William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-11-01 / 11. szám
Branch News Branch 8 members serve guests palacsinta (crepes) at the Johnstown Slavic Festival on Sept. 23 at the city's Heritage Discovery Center. Decorations provided by Branch 8 grace the stage at the Johnstown Slavic Festival as Harmonia performs. Branch 1 Bridgeport, CT by Jim Balias Before you know it, the holiday season will be upon us, and we are making plans for our holiday events. First, thanks to all branch members who helped make our food drives throughout the year so successful. The groups that received the food were greatly appreciative of our efforts. We will once again participate in the Holiday Basket program. We are asking members to donate nonperishable food items suitable for families. We hope to give at least three food baskets to needy families in our area. We will start collecting in November. Donations may be dropped off at United Church of Christ, located at 2180 North Ave. (at the corner of Laurel Avenue) in Bridgeport. If we have extra like we did last year, we will donate the excess to one of the local food banks. Our branch Christmas party will be held Saturday, Dec. 9, at noon at Puritan Hall in the church basement. Note the change of location for this year's party. Similar to last year, there will be refreshments and lunch served and the singing of Christmas carols. We may get a surprise visit from Santa Claus for the children, all of whom will receive a gift. Please bring a non-perishable food item for our Holiday Basket to the party. Invitations will be mailed to all branch families with children. Others can contact Branch Coordinator Jim Balias if they would like to come at 203-929-9425 or jamesballas@att.net. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our branch members. Thank you all for your continued support. Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you at the Christmas party. Branch 8 Johnstown, PA by Alexis Kozak We have had a very busy summer. It started with the golf outing in Blairsville, Pa., continued with the Hungarian Heritage Experience in Boswell, Pa. and culminated across the Pennsylvania line at the WPA Picnic in Hiram, Ohio. All these events were wonderful, and the best part of each was uniting with our WPA family and friends. To end the summer and bring in the fall, Branch 8 participated in the 3rd Annual Johnstown Slavic Festival on Sept. 23 at the Heritage Discovery Center in Johnstown. My son and I attended last year's festival, and we could not get over how very nice and ethnic it was. They keep everything very traditional. You will not find a hot dog, hamburger or popcorn at this venue. The music, workshops, speakers and, of course, the delicious food are all ethnic. Branch 8 sponsored a palacsinta (crepe) booth. WPA also had an information booth. We were honored to have WPA Chair of the Board Andy McNelis, his wife Marguerite and Vice Chair Kathy Novak joining us with their wonderful help. Branch 8 members Dorothy Kedves, Judy Grasa, Carol Sipos, Charlotte Sipos and Charlene Hritz were instrumental in making this project a go. We all worked weeks before the event, and I want to thank everyone for their time and talents. We all had fun as these events bring people together in the nicest way. We also thank David Kozak for being our "gofer." Ursula Markovits had taught David well at the Hungarian Heritage Experience. Thanks, Ursula. Mark your calendars and join us for this great fest next year on Sept. 22, 2018. For our Join Hands Day project, we decorated the fest stage with flowers to make the surroundings festive and to get the William Penn Association name out in the community. After the event, we distributed the flowers to local shut-ins and a retirement village. The smiles on the recipients' faces were priceless. Thank you, WPA, for your generosity to make all this possible. We are now in the process of planning our annual Christmas party to be held Dec. 3. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for details. Hope to see you there! Santa will greet all our guests. Branch 13 Trenton, NJ by Marguerite D. Beke It's hard to believe nearly all of 2017 has passed. We are thankful for all the blessings our Lord has given us every day. Our family Christmas party is fast approaching, and we are looking 24 ° November 2017 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE
