William Penn Life, 2019 (54. évfolyam, 2-5. szám)

2019-05-01 / 5. szám

For Starters

General Convention Ufa*

The General Convention, WPA’s governing body, will convene Oct. 12 to 14, 2019, in Pittsburgh. In preparation for this event, WPA members across the country will be gathering in June to elect delegates who will represent them at the Convention. This month’s William Penn Life contains information concerning these elections that we believe all members should read. First, turn to Pages 10 and 11 and read the “Notice of Qualification for Delegates, Establishment of Delegate Districts, Number of Delegates and Delegate District Elections.” This notice contains excerpts from WPA’s By-Laws outlining who is eligible to serve as a delegate and how such delegates are selected. If you wish to serve as a delegate to the Convention, or if you wish to have your say by voting in your district’s delegate election, turn to Pages 12 and 13 of this issue to learn when and where your district’s election meeting will be held. Results of the Delegate District elections will be published in the September issue of William Penn Life.

Home Office spring food drive nets 300 pounds of donations

WPA LIFE BENEFIT members graduating from high school may be eligible for our Graduating High School Seniors Benefit. This benefit provides free limited-term life insurance.

To be eligible, at least one of the graduate's parents also must be a WPA life benefit member. This benefit provides $5,000 of life insurance coverage if one parent is a WPA member and $10,000 if both parents are members.

The coverage begins immediately upon our receipt of written notice

that you have graduated from high school and ends six months from the date of graduation. This coverage may be continued after six months, subject to submission of a satisfactory application and payment of any required premiums.

Written notice, including verification of your graduation date, must be submitted to our Home Office within 30 days of graduation.

For more details, contact Mary Ann Kelly-Lovasz at our Home Office at 1-800-848-7366, ext. 128.

PITTSBURGH - While WPA's members and branches were answering the call for our Join Hands Against Hunger campaign (see pages 14 and 15), the employees at the Home Office conducted their annual spring food drive. This year, our employees donated a total of 300 pounds of food (pictured above) and an additional $30 in cash, all of which was delivered to Northside Common Ministries in Pittsburgh.

We thank our staff for their generosity and for once again demonstrating their fraternal spirit.

1AST CAII FOR 2019-2020 WPFA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

WPA members interested in applying for grants from the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation for the school year 2019-2020 must submit their applications and essays to the Home Office by the end of this month. All first-time and renewal applications and essays must be mailed and postmarked no later than May 31,2019. Submissions postmarked after that date will not be considered. For more information, a complete list of eligibility rules and an application form, turn to pages 24 to 26 of this issue, or visit our website at www.wpalife.org.

A benefit for graduating high school seniors