William Penn Life, 2016 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2016-06-01 / 6. szám
Branch News was voted first place catcher in their baseball team's section. Many Branch 226 members are looking forward to International Village, an ethnic food and music festival held every year in McKeesport. The William Penn Association Magyar Folk Dancers will be performing on Aug. 16 at 6:00 p.m. on the main stage. If you know of a recent Branch 226 grad, call 412-751-1898 so he or she can be recognized. You can also call this number to get your news published. Branch 249 Dayton, OH by Mark Schmidt Play ball! By the time you read this, the Branch 249 May 15 outing at the Dayton Dragons baseball game will have come and gone. We hope everyone had a wonderful time as the Dragons played the Great Lakes Loons and that we all went home happy sharing a fun, fraternal afternoon at the ball park. An extra-large thank you to the Home Office for the matching funds that keep this annual event affordable for WPA members and friends. The eagerly awaited World A'Fair International Festival was held at the Dayton Convention Center May 20 to 22. Some 31 ethnic groups from the greater Dayton area showcased their culture, food, dancing, music, and traditional costumes. Hungary was well represented by the Dayton Festival Club Dancers, a local group keeping their Hungarian culture alive through traditional folk dances. The group was scheduled to dance several times daily in their beautiful Hungarian costumes—and with the help of other Hungarians, including WPA members-sold cabbage rolls, kolbász and homemade pastries. Countries that may be at odds with each other in the outside world come together in friendship at the Convention Center. This event showcases international fraternalism, and we, as WPA members, are proud to support it. Congratulations to all graduating seniors. May you have great success in the next stage of your life, whether working, joining the military or planning for higher education in the fall. Don't forget to apply for a WPA scholarship to help defray those college costs. And to you graduating collegiate seniors, please remember to "pay it forward" and make a contribution to the WPFA Scholarship Foundation so others can be helped as you were. Remember to fly the U.S. Flag proudly on June 14, Flag Day. Happy birthday to all you June babies, especially to my beautiful wife, Anne Marie. June always has lots of anniversaries to celebrate, especially Steve and Michele LaFlame. I wish you many more years of happiness. Summer is finally here and local events are wrapping up until the Aug. 21 chicken paprikas dinner for branch members celebrating St. Stephen's Day. See you next month at the WPA golf tournament. Until then, stay safe and enjoy the warm weather. Branch 296 Springdale, PA by Mary A. Kelly-Lovasz As summer nears, it brings what the warmer months have to offer: graduations, weddings, baseball games, yard work—the fun and the not-so-much-fun. June is a lovely month. Go out and enjoy it! We welcome our newest members to Branch 296 and look forward to seeing you at one of our branch events. Spirited birthday greetings to all of our members celebrating their special day in June, including Mary Ann Slaninka and Branch Vice President Marge Kosheba. And, since this is such a popular month for weddings, we wish those who were married in June happy anniversary wishes, too. We're remembering all those who are recuperating and sending you encouraging thoughts for each of you to feel better soon. For our members who have recently lost a loved one, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Tremendous Father's Day wishes to all of our dads, paps, step-fathers, and those who have acted in place of a father in our lives. We love you and honor you. Special greetings to my own husband and father-in-law. When I think of my dad, who is no longer here, I cherish the memory of him, and I wish the same for those of you whose fathers have passed. I'm writing this just prior to our branch Join Hands Day event and will tell you more about it next month. Szalonna sütés, anyone? Mark your calendars for the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 25, at Riverside Park in Oakmont for our branch's annual bacon roast. We've reserved the same pavilion, the one closest to the Hulton Bridge (which is now new and improved). Those joining us last year really enjoyed themselves. Visitors from other branches joined us, and it was a fantastic fellowship. Great seeing all of you! Not only was it nice seeing familiar faces, we also met some new folks. Guests brought a covered dish or dessert to supplement the hot dogs and kolbász-and bacon, of course. It was quite a feast. We'll keep you posted with more details in the coming months. Summertime means vacations, and Branch 296 will be taking its break, too. Mark your calendars to join us at our next regular meeting, Thursday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m., at King's Family Restaurant in New Kensington. You may reach Noreen Fritz, FIC, LUTCF, our helpful and friendly agent, who can answer your insurance and annuity questions for WPA's outstanding products. Reach Noreen at: 412-821-1837 or at noreenbunny.fritz@verizon.net. Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA by Dora S. McKinsey Summer is finally here! Officially, summer starts June 20 this year. It's hard to believe that the year is half over. Where does the time go? Branch 352 will once again be planting flowers in the planters at the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society. If you are interested in helping, please contact me for details. Come and join us; we would love to 28 0 June 2016° William Penn Life
