William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2017-05-01 / 5. szám

Branch News

Suzi Robison of Branch 26 Sharon, Pa., prepares to deliver to the local food bank items donated by members of her branch as part ofWPA's Join Hands Against Hunger campaign.

Branch 14 Cleveland.OH

by Richard E. Sarosi

Spring has sprung! The four inches of snow that fell April 7 and covered the daffodils, hyacinths and other flowers that just started to grow, has melted away, and our May flowers are in beautiful blooms of color.

A group of Branch 14 members and friends went to see a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I" on Feb. 22 at The Palace Theatre, located in Cleveland's Playhouse Square. What an exceptional evening and performance of this classic play. So many familiar tunes were sung, such as "Shall We Dance," "Getting to Know You," "Whistle a Happy Tune" and "Hello Young Lovers." And, you cannot forget those famous words spoken by the King: "etcetera, etcetera, etcetera." It was great to sing those songs as we headed home after the show.

Branch 14 meetings will be held on the following Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the Bethlen Hall of The First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills: May 3, Sept. 6, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6. All Branch 14 adult members and guests are welcome to attend the branch meeting.

Our annual branch Christmas party and Breakfast with Santa will be held Saturday, Dec. 2., at the Bethlen Hall.

Please join us for the annual Hungarian Heritage Night with the Lake County Captains on Saturday, July 1. There will be fireworks after the game. WPA, the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio and the Hungarian Heritage Museum are supporters of this event. More details to follow.

Check William Penn Life each month for the latest information on all WPA programs and activities.

It is important to support all the events and activities hosted by your local Hungarian churches, organizations, groups and clubs. Picnics, lectures, dinners, Hungarian language courses, museum trips and other events take place in many of our communities or just a short drive away. Without your participation and support, we risk losing music, dance, customs and traditions brought to America by our ancestors. If you cannot travel to Hungary, remember that a portion of Hungary was brought to America and is available for our enjoyment.

We also need your continued support of the WPFA Scholarship Foundation, which provides financial assistance to eligible WPA student members. If you or your student were a recipient of a WPA scholarship grant, please pay it forward with donations to the fund, so that other WPA members can enjoy the benefits you or your child did.

Also, as your children mature into young adults, their juvenile life insurance certificates can be converted into adult life certificates when your child reaches the age of 25. Converting their certificates will provide them continued WPA insurance coverage into their adult years and allow them to continue enjoying WPA's fraternal benefits, including this magazine and full eligibility and participation in our fraternal functions.

The officers of Branch 14 extend our sympathy to those Branch 14 and WPA members who have recently lost a loved one. We extend our condolences to the family of

Irene B. Charles, mother of National President George S. Charles Jr., and to the family of Stephen Novak, father of Vice Chair of the Board Katherine E. Novak. Mrs. Charles and Mr. Novak were long time members of William Penn Association. Mrs. Charles was active in the Greater Pittsburgh area, and Mr. Novak was active in Branch 28 and the Greater Youngstown, Ohio, area. May their families find comfort in knowing that they lived a beautiful life and enjoyed the fraternalism that is William Penn Association. May Mrs. Charles and Mr. Novak rest in peace.

Get well wishes are being sent to all of our Branch 14 and WPA members, as well as our friends, who might be feeling under the weather. We send out get well wishes to Michelle Day, Dante Parete, Violet Szabó, Albert Frate, Betty and A1 Vargo, and Arlene Csornán. Please keep them and all of our members in your prayers.

Happy birthday and happy anniversary wishes are being sent to all of our branch members and Home Office staff who are celebrating a May/June birthday and/or anniversary.

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