Founders Day February 21 - William Penn Life

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Branch NewsMembers and friends of Branch 15 Chicago gathered in December for thebranch’s annual family Christmas party.Mary Tirpak and Irene Korpak were among members attendingBranch 18’s election meeting and Christmas party.cultural connection between youngand veteran participants.After the performance, St. Nicholasmade his appearance and surprisedthe children by passing outtreats to all the good boys and girls.Their enjoyment was evident by thesmiles on their faces and laughter inthe hall as they opened their stockingsand relished the sweet goodnessof the candy and chocolates.Finally, as with any Hungarianevent, food, spirits and good conversationwere in abundance. Guestsenjoyed their lunch comprised ofsausages, potatoes and yummyhomemade pastries. Everyone wasthankful for the delicious holidaymeal prepared by members of thechurch.On behalf of Chicago’s Branch15, we wish you and your families abright, happy and healthy New Year.Branch 18Lincoln Park, MIby Barbara A. HouseWell, here we are in Florida. I’mjust a wee bit home sick. Glenn, ourson-in-law, is cooking us some supermeals, which we are really enjoying.We love the time we spend withDebbie, Glenn, Tony and Tina.I am looking forward to the WhiteRose Ball in a few weeks. Maybea few days of snow will help meappreciate being in Florida. Ourweather has been unseasonablywarm, as yours has been also. I hopewe have just a little snow when I amhome for the ball. Hope to see youthere.We received a lot of Christmascards this year. I especially enjoyedthe ones with pictures. I get to seehow wonderful you all look. Specialthanks to the Vargo, Jackson, Walker,Gall and House families.Thank you, Mark Schmidt, for thekind words.Thanks also to Sandra Stocks forthe great pictures, including theone above of her mother with mymother, both 89 years old, at thebranch Christmas party.Congrats, Lori Gross. You lookedgreat. Keep up the good work.Get well wishes to Endre Csoman,Carol Truesdell, Steve Nagy, EmmaPoliska, Al and Olga Wansa, GlennDavenport and John E. Lovasz. Thislist in entirely too long. I hope nextmonth you are all better and yourname will not be here. You are allsuch special people. We send youlots of love and best wishes.Please remember the familiesof our deceased members in yourprayers, especially the families ofRudy Korpak, Helen Fekete andGeraldine Nagy. May they all rest inpeace.Welcome new members Aureneand Ambrielle Stoltz-Bango. Thankyou, Steve.Didn’t you love the January andConvention issues of William PennLife? They both kept me busy for along time. Debbie’s health articlewas especially cute. Thank you, John,for the pictures. Kathy Megyeri dida lovely job on the St. Stephen’sCrown story. Very informative.WPA was instrumental in the Crowngoing back home to Hungary. I alsoenjoyed Tibor’s column on balancingAmerican and Hungarian life. I, too,am proud to be an American, butI’m just as proud to have Hungarianroots. Chef Béla’s article on soupwas great. Soup has always beenan important part of the Hungarianmeal.I thank all of you who made theseissues of our magazine so successful.I have asked all the members of theBoard of Directors to start writingarticles about what their branchesare doing. Perhaps this way wecan learn from each other. You sentsome great pictures for last month’sissue. I enjoyed every one of them.Many branches are taking a breakduring the winter months. Branch18 is one of them. But, you can writeabout what events you have plannedfor the coming year. Looking forwardto hearing from all of you.I am so looking forward to ourtrip to Hungary this year. I hope youall plan on joining us. We are alsospending some time in Prague.Branch 18 meetings will resumeon April 11. Remember, we are nowmeeting at the Hungarian AmericanCultural Center at 7:00 p.m. The CulturalCenter is on Goddard betweenBeech Daly and Inkster Road. Comehungry to this meeting. They are sotickled to have us that they are makinga pot of gulyás just for us. Weappreciate the warm welcome theyhave extended to all our members.Many Cultural Center members arealso WPA members. It is so nice thatwe can support each other. That isthe only way we can all stay in businessand remain good HungarianAmericans.Enjoy the rest of the winter. Havea wonderful Valentine’s Day. I hopeyou spend it with those you love. Iwill....Think Spring!18 º February 2012 º William Penn Life
Branch NewsBranch 19New Brunswick, NJby Evelyn B. BodnarDuring Thanksgiving week, ourbranch donated three Holiday Basketsto needy families in our area.On Thanksgiving Day, we served175 people a free dinner at theBayard Street Presbyterian Church.Our guests included several localneedy families, street people, thehomeless and the ill. What a wonderfulday to give thanks to God!Everything served was donated.On Nov. 26, we donated cannedand boxed food, clothes, toiletriesand $5 to adults in need. Eachmonth, we also give three Walgreen’sgift cards. Again, everythingis donated. One time, a woman approachedRev. Joseph Bodnar at ourson’s auction and gave him a checkfor $500 to be given to the poor.On Dec. 11, we held our Christmasparty at the Bayard Street PresbyterianChurch. Everyone enjoyedthe luncheon, and the children lovedtheir gifts from the Home Office andthe ones we bought. Santa was thejoy of the day.We held our business meeting afterthe party and elected the followingas branch officers: Rev. Bodnar,president; Joseph A. Bodnar, vicepresident; Evelyn B. Bodnar, secretary-treasurer;and Albert Suldo andJennifer Orlick, auditors.Jennifer received a WPA scholarshipwhile she was in college andis now the director of children andfamily services at ARC of SomersetCounty’s Jerry Davis Center forChildren and Families. Jennifer isour daughter.Happy New Year to everyone.Call me if you have questionsabout your WPA life insurance orannuities at 732-873-1158.Branch 28Youngstown, OHby Kathy NovakHappy Valentine’s Day!Hoping everyone is all restedup from the holidays because theupcoming months will be filled withmany activities.Officers of Branch 51 Passaic, N.J., for 2012 are (l-r): Marian Rubin, treasurer; John Mozer,auditor; Christine Baldyga, secretary; Ernest J. Mozer Jr., president; and Maria Mozer, auditor.On March 18, the YoungstownAmerican Hungarian Federation willhost an event commemorating the1848 Hungarian War of Independence.Ceremonies will take placeat the Youngstown Hungarian Clubbeginning at 2:30 p.m. Details of theprogram are being finalized.Congratulations to Stephen Dinda,a former WPA scholarship recipient,on earning his master’s degree inmathematics and statistics. He currentlyis a professor at YoungstownState University.Good luck to Jackie and FrankPrologo’s son Corey and his wifeStephanie on Corey’s new job whichwill find him relocating to Switzerland.Happy birthday and anniversarywishes are extended to all thosecelebrating their special day thismonth. We extend special wishesto Helen Hrecska on the occasionof her 90th birthday. And, we can’tforget to send best wishes to WPAon its 126th anniversary.Get well wishes to all thosePhoto (c) Antonprado/Dreamstime.comA date to rememberDeadline for submissions to ourmagazine is the 10th day of eachmonth. If you have any questions,please contact John E. Lovasz tollfreeat 1-800-848-7366, ext. 135.jlovasz@williampennassociation.org.not feeling up to par, especiallyJoan Mauerman, Maria Goda, LeoHrecska, National Vice President-Fraternal Endre Csoman and GlennDavenport.Our deepest sympathy is extendedto all those who have recently losta loved one.For your life insurance and annuityneeds, please call me at 330-746-7704 or Alan at 330-482-9994.Branch 34Pittsburgh, PAby Andy McNelisHope that everyone had a safe andhappy New Year’s Eve and will continueto have good health in the NewYear. The year 2011 really came andwent! Don’t forget to check WilliamPenn Life for this year’s calendar ofevents.Our thoughts and prayers go outto the Cherny and Nemeth familieson the passing of our friend, Ava.We are very sorry for your loss.A special “Happy Birthday” tobranch members Mitzi Berei andCarm DeBlasio. Birthday wishes goout to all branch members celebratingtheir birthdays. May you allhave many, many more.Please take a moment and prayfor all our service men and women,especially those in harm’s way.If you have any news you wouldlike to share, please contact AndyMcNelis at 412-421-6031. For informationabout WPA insuranceand annuity policies, please contactBranch Coordinator Maria Bistey at412-431-6035.William Penn Life º February 2012 º 19
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