Official Publication of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America - The Oldest Polish American Fraternal 1873-2009

No. 15 - Vol. CXXIII September 1, 2009 - 1 Wrzesnia 2009 PRCUA Announces Two New Insurance Plans

SEPTEMBER - Dear Current and Prospective Members: Life Insurance The year 2010 marks the Polish Roman Awareness Month Catholic Union of America’s 137th year of Awareness Month service to our members and the greater Polish These are unsettling times. Over the past American community. Additionally, our 60th year, almost every pillar of our financial security has been Quadrennial Convention will take place in shaken, one by one. The bursting of the real estate bubble, 2010 from August 8th to August 11th in the precipitous decline in the stock market, a rapid spike in Rosemont, Illinois. job losses. Now more than ever, Americans are searching for ways to maintain basic financial security. At this time, it is my esteemed pleasure to One source of financial security still stands strong, officially announce the Polish Roman Catholic however, and that’s life insurance. It continues to do what it Union of America’s 137th Anniversary was designed to do – serve as the foundation of your family’s Special. This is a 20-Year Limited Payment financial security. Whole Life Insurance Plan that contains cash If you own a term life policy, the death benefit it would value and no anticipated dividends. With the utilization of a $137 discount pay if you died tomorrow is unchanged from last week, last voucher, you will receive a credit of this amount towards the first year’s annual month or even last year. If you own a whole life policy, your premium payment. To maintain the certificate in force, 19 years of the death benefit is also guaranteed, and over the past year additional regular premium payments are required before the certificate your cash values have actually grown, not declined. In this becomes fully paid-up. Complete details about the 137th Anniversary Special tumultuous economy, you can take comfort in knowing that can be found on page 3 or on our website: www.prcua.org/go/specials. life insurance – whatever type you own or intend to buy – can provide some certainty and stability at a time when In conjunction with our upcoming convention, the Polish Roman Catholic Union both are in short supply. of America’s 60th Convention Special is also presently available. This is a To make sure Americans are reminded of the need to Single Premium Whole Life Insurance Plan that has been specifically tailored include life insurance in their financial plans, the nonprofit to promote the 60th Quadrennial Convention. This special plan contains cash LIFE Foundation co- values and dividends are anticipated. ordinates Life Insurance PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT CHICAGO, IL Awareness Month. Each The 60th Convention Special provides a $60 discount voucher which will be September, LIFE is joined credited towards your one-time premium payment for the Single Premium in this educational Whole Life Insurance certificate. I urge you to take advantage of the low rates initiative by more than 100 that the 60th Convention Special Plan has to offer. This life insurance special of the nation’s leading provides you with a needed benefit now, as well as into the future, without any insurance companies and additional premium payments required. Complete details about the 60th other industry groups. Convention Special can be found on pages 10 and 11 or on the PRCUA Almost everyone knows website: www.prcua.org/go/specials. they need life insurance, but almost no one wants to If you are currently a member of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, I buy it. That’s understand- thank you. If you are considering becoming a member of the Polish Roman able. No one likes to think Catholic Union of America, then we are looking forward, with great about dying, so we anticipation, to servicing your financial needs while providing you with the procrastinate, make benefits of belonging to a growing fraternal. excuses, or hope that we’ll be one of the lucky ones who Fraternally, lives a long life. But what if you’re not one of the lucky ones? What if you haven’t planned properly? The amount of life insurance Wallace M. Ozog, FICF PERIODICAL POSTAGE you own is likely to National President PAID AT CHICAGO, IL (Continued on page 5) Page 2 Narod Polski September 1, 2009

Calendar of GO GREEN! YOU can make a huge difference - every PRCUA Events member who signs up to get the digital computerized Narod Polski and cancels SEPTEMBER their “paper” newspaper will save dozens

8 ADAMS, MA - ST. MICHAEL SOC. #259 MEETING on Tues., Sept. 8 at 7 pm, American of trees and, together, we will save whole Legion, Forest Park Ave., Adams, MA. Members are urged to attend and voice their forests of thousands of trees! Go to: opinions. M. Mikuszewski will inform us about the Task Force. Contact: (413) 743-1170 www.prcua.org/narodpolski 10 LANSING, MI - WHITE EAGLE SOC. #2342 MEETING on Thurs., Sept. 10 at Federated Polish Home, 1030 W. Mt. Hope Rd., Lansing, MI. Pot luck dinner at 6 pm; meeting follows at 7 pm. Contact: Tom Croff (517) 627-0222 INSTRUCTIONS 15 JOHNSTOWN, PA - ST. CASIMIR SOC. #531 on Tues., Sept. 15 at 7:30 pm at the Club, Go to: www.prcua.org 306 Power St. Send premiums to: Lenny McClain, 306 Power St., Johnstown, PA 15906 Click on “News and Events” Click on “Narod Polski” 16 CHICAGO, IL - THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO GUARDS SOC. #475 MEETING, Wed., Sept. 16 Scroll down to “Start your digital Narod Polski at 7:30 pm in Social Hall, 984 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL. Contact: B. Jura (773) 685-3134 subscription” and click it. Click on “Register for the digital Narod Polski.” 17 CHICAGO, IL - ILL-IND WOMEN’S DIV. MEETING on Thurs., Sept. 17 at 10:30 am at An email page will pop up with the word “Subscribe” PRCUA Social Hall, 984 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. Contact: Irene Rush 630-295-5607 in the subject line. Just hit SEND.

20 ARLINGTON HTS., IL - DISTRICT #7 FISHING DERBY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Please Note: Subscribing to the Digital Narod on Sun., Sept. 20, 10 am to 2 pm at Busse Lake Fishing Wall - take Arlington Hts. Rd, go Polski WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY take your west on Biesterfield to Bisner Rd, turn north. Prizes for the most fish caught in each age name off the mailed newspaper list. (Some members group. Refreshments provided. Bring your pole, camera and lawn chair. Bait will be want the paper version and the digital version.) If you want to STOP RECEIVING your “paper” version provided; some poles available upon request. Contact: Wally (847) 577-7274 evenings of the newspaper through the mail, you need to complete another step as instructed below: 20 TOLEDO, OH - TOLEDO SOC. #1584, #1633, #1617 and #719 MEETING on Sun. Sept. 20 at 1 pm at PRCUA Hall, 5255 N. Detroit, Toledo, OH. Contact: Tom (419) 470-8710 After you click on SEND, click on the red Stop your mailed Narod Polski subscription at the bottom of 20 WYANDOTTE, MI - SOC. #162 MEETING on Sun., Sept. 20 at 1 pm. at PRCU #162 Hall, the page. Scroll down and fill in the information 1430 Oak Street, Wyandotte, MI. Dues can be paid before and after the meeting requested. Select “I agree” and then hit SUBMIT. or send to: Linda Alexander, Fin. Secy., 1059 Molno, Wyandotte, MI 48192 Your “paper” newspaper will be stopped. You may receive one more “paper” newspaper before the stop 22 WARREN, MI - POPE JOHN PAUL 11 SOC. #1593 MEETING on Tues., Sept. 22 at 7:00 request takes place. pm at St. Anne’s High School, behind the church, 36000 Mound Rd., Warren, MI. Contact: Bernice Adamkiewicz (586) 573-7510 OCTOBER NOTICE 4 CHICAGO, IL - SACRED HEART SOC. 308 MEETING on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., at PRCUA Social Hall, 984 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL. Contact: Mary Clark (773) 582-5835 All PRCUA Offices will be closed 5 ANNUAL POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE LUNCH AND MASS - Society #1593 Mass for living on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. and deceased members on Sunday, October 5 at 11 am. Mass at Historic St. Albertus Church. All PRCUA Societies welcome. Contact: Ralph Raczynski (586) 754-0411.

8 LANSING, MI - WHITE EAGLE SOC. #2342 MEETING on Thurs., Oct. 8 at Federated October Polish American Heritage Polish Home, 1030 W. Mt. Hope Rd., Lansing, MI. Pot luck dinner at 6 pm; meeting Month Essay Contest follows at 7 pm. Contact: Tom Croff (517) 627-0222 for Children and Adults

18 TOLEDO, OH - TOLEDO SOC. #1584, #1633, #1617 & #719 MEETING on Sunday, Oct. The PRCUA First Lady Joann Ozog is inviting all 18 at 1 pm at Misiuda Hall, 5255 N. Detroit, Toledo, OH. Contact: Tom Krasniewski (419) members to celebrate “Polish American Heritage Month” 470-8710 with an Essay Contest, as a way of encouraging Polish Americans to become involved in the celebration and 18 WYANDOTTE, MI - SOCIETY #162 MEETING on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1 pm. at PRCU #162 appreciation of their heritage. In 50 words or less, write Hall, 1430 Oak Street, Wyandotte, MI. Dues can be paid before and after the meeting or about your favorite Polish custom that you celebrate with send to: Linda Alexander, Fin. Secy., 1059 Molno, Wyandotte, MI 48192 your family. Deadline for entries is October 15, 2009. A 1st prize of $50 and a 2nd prize of a Polish artifact 20 JOHNSTOWN, PA - ST. CASIMIR SOC. #531 on Tues., Oct. 20 at 7:30 pm at the Club, will be awarded in each category: Grades 2-5; Grades 6-9; Grades 10-12 and Adults (18 years and up). The prizes are 306 Power St. Send premiums to: Lenny McClain, 306 Power St., Johnstown, PA 15906 sponsored by First Lady Joann Ozog. Entries must be typed. Include your name, address, city, state, zip, phone 22 WARREN, MI - POPE JOHN PAUL 11 SOC. #1593 MEETING on Tues., Oct. 27 at 7:00 number and category. Send to: PRCUA Essay Contest, 984 pm at St. Anne’s High School, behind the church, 36000 Mound Rd., Warren, MI. N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642-4101. Winners Contact: Bernice Adamkiewicz (586) 573-7510 will be announced in the Narod Polski newspaper. Good luck and have fun with it! Narod Polski Page 3 September 1, 2009

Plan (Class) Female 2920 Plan (Class) Male 2820 F E M A L E M A L E Age Insurance Annual 1st Premium Age Insurance Annual 1st Premium Amount Premium (with voucher) Amount Premium (with voucher) 137th Anniversary

0 $20,000 171.00 $ 34.00 0 $20,000 185.00 $ 48.00 1 $20,000 173.00 $ 36.00 1 $20,000 188.00 $ 51.00 S P E C I A L 2 $20,000 176.00 $ 39.00 2 $20,000 191.00 $ 54.00 3 $20,000 179.00 $ 42.00 3 $20,000 195.00 $ 58.00 4 $20,000 183.00 $ 46.00 4 $20,000 199.00 $ 62.00 Permanent Life Insurance 5 $20,000 186.00 $ 49.00 5 $20,000 203.00 $ 66.00 6 $20,000 190.00 $ 53.00 6 $20,000 207.00 $ 70.00 Limited Pay Whole Life Plan 7 $20,000 193.00 $ 56.00 7 $20,000 211.00 $ 74.00 The rate tables to the left represent the 8 $20,000 197.00 $ 60.00 8 $20,000 216.00 $ 79.00 amount of permanent life insurance 9 $20,000 201.00 $ 64.00 9 $20,000 220.00 $ 83.00 available for your age with payment of the 10 $20,000 205.00 $ 68.00 10 $20,000 225.00 $ 88.00 required annual premium for the 137th 11 $20,000 209.00 $ 72.00 11 $20,000 230.00 $ 93.00 12 $20,000 214.00 $ 77.00 12 $20,000 236.00 $ 99.00 Anniversary Special. This is a Limited 13 $20,000 218.00 $ 81.00 13 $20,000 241.00 $104.00 Payment Whole Life Plan for which the 14 $20,000 223.00 $ 86.00 14 $20,000 246.00 $109.00 premiums are payable for a guaranteed 15 $20,000 228.00 $ 91.00 15 $20,000 252.00 $115.00 maximum of 20 years. Your first year’s 16 $20,000 233.00 $ 96.00 16 $20,000 257.00 $120.00 annual premium will be discounted by $137 17 $20,000 238.00 $101.00 17 $20,000 263.00 $126.00 18 $20,000 243.00 $106.00 18 $20,000 268.00 $131.00 with the voucher below. The plan contains 19 $20,000 249.00 $112.00 19 $20,000 274.00 $137.00 cash values and the death benefit remains 20 $20,000 254.00 $117.00 20 $20,000 280.00 $143.00 level for the life of the certificate. This plan 21 $20,000 260.00 $123.00 21 $20,000 287.00 $150.00 is not dividend participating. Final approval 22 $20,000 267.00 $130.00 22 $20,000 293.00 $156.00 is subject to PRCUA’s underwriting process. 23 $20,000 273.00 $136.00 23 $20,000 300.00 $163.00 24 $20,000 280.00 $143.00 24 $20,000 307.00 $170.00 To apply, follow these 3 easy steps: 25 $20,000 287.00 $150.00 25 $20,000 315.00 $178.00 1. Use the rates to the left to determine the 26 $20,000 294.00 $157.00 26 $20,000 322.00 $185.00 amount of life insurance that is available to 27 $20,000 301.00 $164.00 27 $20,000 330.00 $193.00 you according to your gender and age. 28 $20,000 309.00 $172.00 28 $20,000 339.00 $202.00 2. Go to the PRCUA website at 29 $20,000 317.00 $180.00 29 $20,000 347.00 $210.00 30 $20,000 325.00 $188.00 30 $20,000 356.00 $219.00 www.prcua.org/go/specials. Download, 31 $10,000 187.00 $ 50.00 31 $10,000 203.00 $ 66.00 print and fill out the life insurance 32 $10,000 191.00 $ 54.00 32 $10,000 208.00 $ 71.00 application that is appropriate for the state 33 $10,000 196.00 $ 59.00 33 $10,000 213.00 $ 76.00 in which you reside. Or you can obtain an 34 $10,000 201.00 $ 64.00 34 $10,000 218.00 $ 81.00 application by calling your PRCUA deputy 35 $10,000 206.00 $ 69.00 35 $10,000 224.00 $ 87.00 36 $10,000 211.00 $ 74.00 36 $10,000 230.00 $ 93.00 or one of the PRCUA offices listed on page 6. 37 $10,000 216.00 $ 79.00 37 $10,000 236.00 $ 99.00 3. Write out a check made payable to 38 $10,000 222.00 $ 85.00 38 $10,000 242.00 $105.00 PRCUA for the first premium and send it, 39 $10,000 227.00 $ 90.00 39 $10,000 249.00 $112.00 together with your completed application 40 $10,000 233.00 $ 96.00 40 $10,000 256.00 $119.00 and the 137th Anniversary Special voucher, 41 $10,000 240.00 $103.00 41 $10,000 263.00 $126.00 42 $10,000 246.00 $109.00 42 $10,000 270.00 $133.00 to: 43 $10,000 253.00 $116.00 43 $10,000 278.00 $141.00 Sales & Marketing Department 44 $10,000 260.00 $123.00 44 $10,000 285.00 $148.00 PRCUA 45 $10,000 267.00 $130.00 45 $10,000 294.00 $157.00 984 N. Milwaukee Avenue 46 $10,000 275.00 $138.00 46 $10,000 302.00 $165.00 Chicago, IL 60642-4101 47 $10,000 283.00 $146.00 47 $10,000 311.00 $174.00 48 $10,000 291.00 $154.00 48 $10,000 320.00 $183.00 49 $10,000 300.00 $163.00 49 $10,000 330.00 $193.00 50 $10,000 308.00 $171.00 50 $10,000 340.00 $203.00 51 $10,000 317.00 $180.00 51 $10,000 351.00 $214.00 52 $10,000 327.00 $190.00 52 $10,000 362.00 $225.00 53 $10,000 336.00 $199.00 53 $10,000 374.00 $237.00 54 $10,000 346.00 $209.00 54 $10,000 386.00 $249.00 55 $10,000 357.00 $220.00 55 $10,000 399.00 $262.00 56 $10,000 368.00 $231.00 56 $10,000 413.00 $276.00 57 $10,000 379.00 $242.00 57 $10,000 427.00 $290.00 58 $10,000 391.00 $254.00 58 $10,000 442.00 $305.00 59 $10,000 403.00 $266.00 59 $10,000 457.00 $320.00 60 $10,000 415.00 $278.00 60 $10,000 474.00 $337.00 61 $10,000 429.00 $292.00 61 $10,000 492.00 $355.00 62 $10,000 443.00 $306.00 62 $10,000 511.00 $374.00 63 $10,000 458.00 $321.00 63 $10,000 531.00 $394.00 64 $10,000 473.00 $336.00 64 $10,000 552.00 $415.00 65 $10,000 490.00 $353.00 65 $10,000 574.00 $437.00 66 $10,000 508.00 $371.00 66 $10,000 599.00 $462.00 67 $10,000 527.00 $390.00 67 $10,000 625.00 $488.00 68 $10,000 547.00 $410.00 68 $10,000 653.00 $516.00 69 $10,000 569.00 $432.00 69 $10,000 685.00 $548.00 70 $ 5,000 316.00 $179.00 70 $ 5,000 379.00 $242.00 71 $ 5,000 329.00 $192.00 71 $ 5,000 398.00 $261.00 72 $ 5,000 343.00 $206.00 72 $ 5,000 418.00 $281.00 73 $ 5,000 357.00 $220.00 73 $ 5,000 440.00 $303.00 74 $ 5,000 374.00 $237.00 74 $ 5,000 464.00 $327.00 75 $ 5,000 391.00 $254.00 75 $ 5,000 490.00 $353.00 76 $ 5,000 410.00 $273.00 76 $ 5,000 519.00 $382.00 Cut along the dotted line. 77 $ 5,000 431.00 $294.00 77 $ 5,000 551.00 $414.00 78 $ 5,000 454.00 $317.00 78 $ 5,000 585.00 $448.00 79 $ 5,000 479.00 $342.00 79 $ 5,000 622.00 $485.00 80 $ 5,000 507.00 $370.00 80 $ 5,000 662.00 $525.00 81 $ 5,000 536.00 $399.00 81 $ 5,000 705.00 $568.00 82 $ 5,000 568.00 $431.00 82 $ 5,000 751.00 $614.00 83 $ 5,000 603.00 $466.00 83 $ 5,000 801.00 $664.00 84 $ 5,000 640.00 $503.00 84 $ 5,000 855.00 $718.00 85 $ 5,000 680.00 $543.00 85 $ 5,000 912.00 $775.00 86 $ 5,000 724.00 $587.00 86 $ 5,000 972.00 $835.00 87 $ 5,000 770.00 $633.00 87 $ 5,000 1,035.00 $898.00 88 $ 5,000 818.00 $681.00 88 $ 5,000 1,100.00 $963.00 89 $ 5,000 868.00 $731.00 89 $ 5,000 1,168.00 $1,031.00 90 $ 5,000 922.00 $785.00 90 $ 5,000 1,236.00 $1,099.00 Page 4 Narod Polski September 1, 2009 PRCUA Partners with Census Committee On July 2, 2009, Census Bureau repre- sentative Carmen Velez visited the PRCUA to meet with the Executive Officers regarding Census 2010. She asked the PRCUA to join the Census Bureau’s Partnership Program which combines the strength of community-based organizations, churches, schools, businesses, the media etc. to ensure that a complete and accurate count will be made in all census tracts in the 2010 Census. Census tracts are small, statistical subdivisions of a county. The Census Bureau YOU & YOUR MONEY: HOW TO PROTECT WHAT YOU HAVE publishes data at many different geographical levels, including at the tract level. A tract is By: William P. Seranko - Supervisor, District 1 Carmen Velez meeting with Secretary-Treasurer Joyce an area of about 4,000 inhabitants that usually Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Szarowicz, Resident Vice President Anna Sokolowski have similar population characteristics, and President Wallace Ozog at the PRCUA economic status, and living conditions. "YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DREAM" By using the Census 2000 mail response rates for each tract, towns and cities can Will those you love be able to accomplish the great things they pinpoint areas that will most likely have a low mail response rate in Census 2010. Tracts are dreaming about if something should happen to you? Maybe with over 50% of the inhabitants not responding to the census are being targeted for they are dreaming about studying Math or Sciences, or being an Architect, Engineer, Brain Surgeon, etc. If you are not around to outreach programs. help them with the staggering cost of higher education, will they A Community Complete Count Committee in each tract is conducting a grassroots be able to fulfill their dreams? Or will they have to settle for campaign to encourage people to respond in Census 2010. If a household does not return something less becausethey cannot afford the cost to attain a their census form, an enumerator will have to "follow-up" in person to collect the higher-level education? You never know when an accident will information from that household. happen or when it’s time to leave this earth to meet your Maker. Each 1% increase in the nationwide response rate will save taxpayers between Make sure that you are spiritually prepared for yourself and $80,000,000 to $90,000,000 in the “Non Response Follow-Up Phase” of the Census. financially prepared with enough life insurance for those you leave Partners, like the PRCUA, will promote census participation. behind. Life insurance proceeds left to your beneficiaries are ALL income tax free. Maybe you are planning your retirement dreams of traveling or a special get-away place to relax and enjoy the good life with which you have been blessed. With the change in our economy and SEPTEMBER - people losing their jobs, will you still be able to accomplish the great things that you were dreaming about before the recent Life Insurance Awareness Month change in our economy? Having enough Life Insurance could help in both of these cases. Also, perhaps our PRCUA annuity programs can help your retirement dreams come true. (Continued from page 1) determine whether those you love will have a financially secure Maybe you have heard that September is Life Insurance future or be confronted with years of financial hardship. Awareness Month. Reviewing your life insurance portfolio needs Our website is the leading source of objective information about life insurance. We AND ACTING NOW could allow you and/or your loved ones to encourage you to spend a few minutes learning more and trying our interactive tools like fulfill these dreams. our Life Insurance Needs Calculator. If you determine that you have a need for coverage, In a recent question and answer communication, Terry we strongly urge you to act by contacting an insurance professional who can help you Savage, a Personal Finance Columnist for the Chicago Sun- Times, answered the following inquiry: safeguard your family’s financial future. - The Life Foundation Q. How long can I postpone buying life insurance, and The PRCUA is here to help you with our 60th Convention Special and our 137th what kind should I buy? Anniversary Special, as well as other low cost life insurance plans! A: "You can postpone buying life insurance as long as you are certain you can postpone your death! Seriously, life insurance isn't pleasant to think about - not only because it tends to be JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ complicated, but because it forces us to think about our own mortality." Regina Poltorak The next step to take is to "ACT" and buy Life Insurance for yourself and/or for those that you love so that your dreams and PRCUA Member theirs can be fulfilled. Now the question is: WHERE to buy it? for 90 Years From a Fraternal Insurance Organization or a Commercial Anniversary Company? In my July 21, 2008 article “Where to Buy” (www.prcua.org - News & Events -"You and Your Money") I discussed the history and many differences between insurance Congratu- providers. One notable difference is that commercial life lations are insurance companies are beholding to the stockholders but when extended to you belong to a Fraternal, the long-term interest and well being of President the member is the most important objective. Emeritus A July 20, 2009 Press Release from the national Fraternal Edward G. Congress of America stated: Consumer Trust Fuels Fraternal Sales - Fraternal Life Insurers were the only industry sector to Dykla and post sales increases in the first quarter of 2009, according to a former First recent study published by the Life Insurance Marketing and Lady, Happy Birthday! Research Association. Fraternal Life Insurers offer the bread-and- Loretta (nee Congratulations to Regina butter products that people can rely on. Moreover, we're finding Gorski) Poltorak (nee Kotowski) of that consumers want to be part of organizations that are dedicated Dykla, on to doing good works in communities across the country. These Loretta & Edward Dykla celebrating Jamaica, NY who celebrated the occasion her 90th birthday on August factors combine to make fraternal life insurers an attractive their Golden Wedding Anniversary of their 50th 23, 2009. She has been a alternative in uncertain times. wedding anniversary on August 15th. They were originally member of PRCUA St. Theresa The next step is to CALL your local PRCUA agent/deputy to work together as a team. Act NOW to ensure that you will help married at St. Tarcissus Parish in Chicago by Rev. Soc. #1187 since birth! Regina provide for the future of those you love. Your local agent will assist Walter Wilczek, C.R. on August 15, 1959. is the mother of Holly and Alan, the grandmother of you in CUSTOMIZING A PLAN that will work for your life A private family Mass of Thanksgiving was Michele, Donald, Gabrielle, situation. Remember, life insurance can help those whom you celebrated by Bishop Thad Jakubowski at St. Mary of Michael and Vincent and leave behind to cope with and eliminate some of the financial Providence Chapel in Chicago on the Feast of the great-grandmother of Justin, pressures. Place that CALL NOW. Assumption and the couple renewed their vows before Anthony, Nicholas, Jenna, Contact your local deputy/sales representative or one of the Rev. Walter Wilczek C.R. A reception dinner followed for Taylor, Haylee, Kayla, Michael PRCUA offices in OH (800) 318-8234, PA (800) 558-8792 or WI immediate family and close friends . Sto Lat! and Aidan. The PRCUA, family (877) 690-5827 or the Home Office Membership Dept. (800) 772- & friends wish her “Sto Lat”! 8632. We are here to help you today and for the future. Narod Polski Page 5 September 1, 2009

Dearly Departed PRCUA 70th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II Brothers POLAND WAS THE FIRST TO FIGHT and Sisters BY ROBERT STRYBEL, OUR WARSAW CORRESPONDENT

The pre-war Polish Military Transit Depot MEMBER SOC. STATE at Westerplatte was aptly chosen as the venue of ADAMKIEWICZ, BEATRICE 308 IL Poland's central observances of the World War II BACIS, WILLIAM 424 MA anniversary. It was on September 1st, 1939, at BASEY, MICHAEL 105 KS precisely 4:45 a.m. that the German battleship BISHOP, DOROTHY 1423 WI Schleswig-Holstein, allegedly paying a “courtesy BOCHENEK, WALTER 317 IL visit” to the then largely German-controlled Free BOGACZ, THERESA 593 IL City of Gdansk (Danzig), opened fire on the Polish BOGUCKI, JADWIGA 2002 PA depot, thereby launching the bloodiest war in BRONIAK, HELEN 87 MI human history. BUJNOWSKI, SOPHIE 671 IL From East Prussia and Germany in the CAMPELL, GEORGE 621 PA north and Silesia and Slovakia in the south, CHMIELEWSKI, MARVIN 283 WI German units, with over 2,000 tanks and 1,000 CHODZINSKI, CHESTER 234 IN planes, broke through Polish Army defenses along CIESLAK, RAYMOND 2303 WI the border and advanced on the capitol of Warsaw CRONGEYER, ANGELINE 1111 MI in a massive encirclement attack. The Nazis heavy DAVIS, KATHRYN 2388 NJ shelled and bombed Warsaw, which surrendered to DOMANOWSKI, SIGMUND 1580 IL the Germans on September 28, 1939. Germany DOMBORWSKI, BERNICE 499 IN then crushed Denmark, Norway, Belgium, DOMINIAK, HELEN 283 WI Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and France within DRISSEL, FRANK 2001 PA 3 months and later conquered Yugoslavia and DROBICK, SOPHIA 943 IL Greece. By mid-1940 only Britain was left fighting. FAZZINI, DOMINIC 418 IL Just 17 days after the German invasion of FIELDS, ELEANOR 2033 & 572 NJ Poland, the Russian Army invaded Poland from the east. Implementing a secret agreement GARDON, EDWARD 540 NY between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. Hitler and Stalin divided Poland down the GESEK, JEAN 1175 NJ middle. Poland was the only Allied country to fight from the first to the last day of the war. GUTKOWSWKI, HELEN 84 IL A symbol of the anniversary is the "Poland - First to Fight" poster. It has been updated JAKIEL, STANLEY 1000 IL to include the dates 1939 and 1989. Poland was the first country to stand up to Hitler 70 JEZIURSKI, CHESTER 29 PA years ago, and half a century later it was the first country to throw off the Communist JONCZAK, CHARLOTTE 36 OH yoke. That triggered a domino effect which led to the collapse of one Soviet satellite after JUSCO, HENRY 428 MI another and eventually to the disintegration of the USSR itself. KACALA, HEDWIG 540 NY Russian leader Vladimir Putin was among those invited to the Westerplatte KAMINSKI, MARY 810 IL observance, but Moscow has insisted that the ceremony must concentrate only on KIELISZEWSKI, PELAGIA 426 MI Germany's September 1st attack on Poland. There can be no mention of the Molotov-von KOWALEWSKI, ANTHONY 2248 OH Ribbentrop Pact in which Germany and Russia agreed to partition Poland between them. KROL, WALTER 412 IL The Red Army's encroachment, which led to the Soviet annexation of the eastern half of KUMITIS, DENNIS 934 PA Poland, must also be ignored. Russian propaganda claims that Stalin was forced to sign a LEWICKI, JOHN 419 NY non-aggression pact with Hitler after Poland had rejected a Soviet proposal to join forces MATEJA, THEODORE 573 IL with Russia against Germany. And the Kremlin calls the annexation of one-half of Poland's MICHON, JULIA 1552 MI pre-war territory as the liberation of Ukrainian and Belarussian "brother-Slavs" from MOTTO, DELPHINE 2303 WI Polish subjugation. MUMAW, IRENE 247 OH But as the World War II anniversary approached, the Kremlin really outdid itself by MURAWSKI, HARRY 786 OH concocting some truly outrageous examples of historical fiction. The website of the Russian MUSNICKI, JANE 1441 NY Defense Ministry stated that Poland was actually to blame for the outbreak of the war. NEBUS, REV. VINCENT 1580 IL That was because Poles refused to accept Germany's "moderate and justifiable demands." NOWACZYK, BERNADINE 1000 IL After all, all Hitler wanted was to annex Gdansk and build an extraterritorial highway and PADUCH, JENNIE 907 NJ rail-line across Poland to connect East Prussia to the rest of the Third Reich. PIENTA, IRENE 308 IL In addition, the main state-owned Russian TV station aired a prime-time report PLUTZ, BERNICE 105 KS alleging that in 1939 the Polish government had forged a secret alliance with Nazi POLAK, JEAN 1597 IL Germany and Japan to invade the Soviet Union. In a strongly worded protest, the Polish POLITOWSKI, JOSEPHINE 72 MO Embassy in Moscow called the report "deceitful and unreliable - a striking example of the PTAK, CASEY 988 IL falsification of history." PUGH, CECILIA 593 IL While it is difficult for today's Germans to deny the atrocities masterminded by Hitler, REGULA, STASIA 896 RI there have been attempts to spread the blame, thereby taking some of the heat off ROGOWICZ, MARY 181 NY Germany. The news weekly Der Spiegel ran a report attempting to show that Germans ROSTKOWSKI, PAUL 527 MD were not the only ones responsible for the Holocaust. It listed "Polish farmers" as SCHAB, MICHAEL 549 MA collaborators and pointed the finger at Ukrainian police, Latvian auxiliary policeman, SIEBOLD, ALICE 519 & 1027 NY Rumanian soldiers, Hungarian railway workers, Dutch land-register officials, French SILICKI, JOSEPHINE 1437 DE mayors, Norwegian ministers and Italian soldiers. STAL, JOHN 234 IN To Jews, WWII was mainly about the Holocaus but even they are helping to diminish STRACH, MICHAEL 78 MI Germany's responsibility for that atrocity. In gratitude for West Germany's bankrolling the SYNOS, EDWARD 766 MO State of Israel after the war, the word "German" rarely appears in Holocaust exhibitions or SZCZEPANSKI, HELEN 237 & 343 PA literature. It’s always the “Nazis" who are blamed without referring to them as “German.” SZYMANSKI, JOSEPH 540 NY In time, young people even won’t know who Nazis were. But Jewish accounts often allege TAYLOR, EMILY 1493 MI Polish complicity in the Holocaust and use the words "Polish", "Poles" and "Poland" in that VERDRAL, IRENE 707 PA context. It will be no surprise if younger Americans soon ask: "Not all Polish people were WOZNIAK, FRED 540 NY Nazis, were they?" It is up to us to make sure this doesn’t happen. YARNISH, JOHN 1472 PA Other ethnic groups are spending lots of money to maintain this historical distortion. ZAKOWICZ, JOSEPHINE 525 NY The questions remains: Are the people of Poland and Polonia concerned enough to do ZGORKA, ALEXANDER 234 IN something about it? Are there enough activists to create websites, set up exhibitions, write May they rest in eternal peace. books and articles or write letters to the editor correcting distortions. Yes, that takes time, effort and money. Will Pol-Ams spend some money to let the truth be told? 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the audience. There was much applause and standing ovations as our dancers took their bows. The memories of this performance will last a lifetime as the lights dimmed, and as we all held hands, we dow... could see sad tears on the faces of everyone. he Win This Festival could not happen without the hard work and rough t effort of many people. A special BIG THANK YOU to the Polish king th Senate, Wspolnota Polska and to the Festival Director, Mariusz Loo Grudzien, and his committee for bringing together so many dancers from all over the world. We thank you for your hard work and by Resident Vice President Anna Sokolowski efforts for the success of the Festival and for making this festival enjoyable, unforgettable and fantastic! Thank you to the PRCUA organization for sponsoring our dance groups. Dear Readers, I should not forget our dance instructors and choreographers, "There's a country dear to my heart, that's my mother's native land" especially Misia and Richard Jaminski. It was under Misia’s and Song words from: "My Mother's Homeland" by Tadeusz Mikucki Richard’s skillful direction that our dance groups performed so In July 2009 the International Children's Festival of Polish Folk Dance Ensembles was held in well. They inspired and motivated our dance instructors and the "My Mother's native land". Nestled in the Southeastern part of Poland is the small and picturesque dancers with the ever-expanding diversity of choreographic resort town of Iwonicz Zdroj. Iwonicz Zdroj is one of Poland's oldest health resorts and spas, dating invention. They encouraged them to aim for excellence and ignited back to 1578, which was famous outside Poland already in the 18th century. Three of the PRCUA the spark that made them work to achieve the expressive potential dance ensembles attended that Festival: "Wesoly Ludek" and "Wesole Ludki" from Chicago with of Polish dancing. They also reinforced the enjoyment of dance, the dance group Director Krystyna Lech, dance instructors Anna Kraszewski, Danielle Lech- helping children grow into informed, open minded and appreciative Kroplewski and choreographers Misia and Richard Jaminski and "Polanie" from Lemont, Illinois, students. They showed that Polish folk dancing indeed enriches the under the choreographic and artistic direction of Misia Jaminski and group coordinator Krysia lives of our youth. We thank Misia and Richard for their invaluable Rozwadowski. contribution to Polish dancing and to the PRCUA. So many The Festival was one-of-a-kind experience for our youth. Not only are they fun, the attendees wonderful choreographers and dance instructors who have devoted quickly melted into a group of friends enthusiast--ically sharing the common experience. Many of the much of their lives to the promotion and preservation of the beauty dancers have established long lasting friendships extending beyond the Festival. They learned how to of our Polish folk dancing have blessed our organization. embrace their strengths as well as weaknesses and applauded the strengths and achievements of On a personal note, it was such a pleasure to be at the Festival others. This experience inspired and encouraged them to work as a team, challenging them to do their with our dancers, instructors, choreographers and parents and be own personal best. To our dancers this trip was a hugely enriching experience and all of the dancers one of the family members. It was pure pleasure traveling with hope to have an opportunity to participate in the Festival again. Many of them had never been to such a well-behaved group of children. I took over 500 photos to Poland before. Over 500 dancers traveled halfway around the world to share their song and dances share with readers on the PRCUA website: www.prcua.org - click and experience the Polish culture and traditions with others. All the dancers had the same mission - on News & Events - Looking Through the Window. to preserve and promote the Polish heritage through singing and dancing. CONGRATULATIONS - Congratulations are in order to the After our arrival in Iwonicz Zdroj, there was no time to get adjusted to the time change or to this PRCUA new choreographers who graduated this summer from the year's unusually hot Polish summer. We had no air-conditioning, but cold showers did help. There Choreographers Course in Poland. Kalina Dziadkowiec, Renee were plenty of cool refreshing juices or local spa water to drink and mouth-watering, cooling and Bober, Natalia Grabowski and Andrew Lech graduated in Rzeszow exciting locally made ice cream. Oh, my gosh, that ice cream was the best ever! The dancer's time was and Jaclyn Krysinski and Krzysztof Ptaszek graduated in Lublin consumed with activities, many hours of busy practice and concert schedules. Many of the after taking very demanding courses under the direction of very performances were in the nearby towns, but the most important concerts were held in Iwonicz Zdroj. talented and world known choreographers and dance specialists for The Festival started on July 16th with a Mass at St. Iwona Church with Rev. Andrzej Chmura the past 4 summer months in Rzeszow and Lublin, Poland. officiating. Later that day, the official opening ceremony started with a parade through the people- Congratulations on passing the very difficult exam and your lined streets of Iwonicz Zdroj. Imagine the excitement of this moving spectacle as over 500 smiling perseverance and commitment - a job well done! There are not dancers dressed in the colorful Polish costumes walked, sang and danced their way through the enough words to express how proud our organization and I am of streets toward the main stage in the center of the town. After welcoming speeches and presentation of you. You all have accomplished so much and we have no doubt that the Keys to the City the opening concert started, where each dance ensemble presented their favorite you will continue to do great work in our organization as certified dance of Poland. All of the dancers were very well prepared, energetic, and light on their feet as they choreographers of Polish traditional folk dancing! As you set on presented dances from different regions of Poland. It was a joy to see distinctive styles and pattern of your journey as choreographers in the PRCUA dance schools dance movements, not to mention the beautiful singing on the stage. They were just wonderful! (Kalina and Andrew at the "Southwest Center of Polish Dancing", The two main concerts were: "Performance of Nations" (Tance Krajow Zamieszkania) and the Renee at “Polanie", Natalia at "Slask" and Jaclyn and Krzysztof at Gala Concert. At the "Performance of Nations" Concert each dance group performed dances "Polonia Ensemble") keep your eyes focused on your goals, your highlighting a bit of culture that the dancers experience in their own country. "Wesole Ludki" danced values and your talent. Teach our children the interactive dance and kicked their heels to the beat of western style music as they performed the "Square Dance". steps of traditional folk dances from various regions of Poland. "Wesoly Ludek" danced the "Charleston Polka" from the Roaring Twenties with a fast-paced dance to Enhance in our children an appreciation of Polish culture, a Polka melody, which was characterized by outward heel kicks combined with an up-down traditions and enjoyment of dancing. Best wishes to all of you! movement and bending and straightening of the knees with elaborate arm movements, not to HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Let's all sing loudly Happy Birthday mention the colorful costumes. That dance made all of us feel that we are 10 again, where you can and Sto Lat to everyone with birthdays in September and October. just let your limbs go crazy! "Polanie" on the other hand put us in a relaxing mood. They danced in September birthdays: PRCUA President Wallace Ozog; colorful Hawaiian costumes "Dances from Hawaii" and sang the Don Ho classic song "Tiny Bubbles" PRCUA National Chaplain Rev. Walter Ptak; my efficient and gracefully with their various hand motions and basic patterns leg steps and rhythms took us to secretary Mary Jane Robles; Philadelphia office employee Elaine the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. I may add that many people remarked about how much fun and Burkhardt; PMA guide Richard Kujawa; Jolanta Tatara, Director refreshing it was to see something new and different. of John Paul II Polish Language School; Chicago Archdiocese The Festival ended with a Gala Concert and introduction of many special guests: RP Speaker of Polish Youth Director Jacek Chaba; very hard working and the Senate Bohdan Borusewicz and President of "Wspolnota Polska" Maciej Plazynski; also present talented artistic choreographer Misia Jaminski; Bernice were Senators from different regions of Poland, officials and VIPs including the Mayor of Iwonicz Adamkiewicz, Ralph Raczynski. Happy Name Day to my Mother- Zdroj Pawel Pernal and Festival Director (our "Guardian Angel") Mariusz Grudzien. The concert was in-Law Rena Sokolowska. very beautiful. Each dance group performed one of the dances from their repertoire. October: Mariola Wysocka who works in the accounting "Wesole Ludki" performed the department; Judy Hoffman who works in the membership suite and songs from the Eastern department; Helena Glinczak who does maintenance work in our Krakow region, which is a rich and offices; Leonard Kurdek, PMA employee; Joan Sylak PRCUA vibrant center of rich folklore, historic National Director District #5; Jolanta Wisnicki, Treasurer, John traditions and arts. The dance has Paul II Polish Language School; Richard Ciesla, husband of the many steps and figures. "Wesoly PMA President Maria Ciesla; Martha Kwiatt, past PRCUA Ludek" presented dances and songs National Director District #8; Insurance Supervisor Ted Klamerus from the southeastern part of Poland - and also to Janusz Frankowicz, and Henryka Jablonska. Rzeszow and Krosno region. The We wish you all many happy and healthy years to come. dances are dynamic and rich in form HAPPY ANNIVERSARY - Happy Wedding Anniversary to and some dance steps are unknown in Frieda & Kaz Zabek, Irene & Ralph Raczynski, Elaine & Ronald other regions of Poland. "Polanie" Burkhardt and all couples celebrating their wedding anniversaries presented Scenery of Warsaw with an in September and October - may your love last forever! array of early 20th century working Dear Readers, due to the new Narod Polski format, a decision class Warsaw dances - waltz, szajerek, was made that my English articles can only appear every other tango and polka all with humor, month and I must shorten all the news that I would like to share romance, song and music. with you. However, the entire text of my article and many more The Gala ended with the great photos can be seen at www.prcua.org. My article in October will Anna Sokolowski with Speaker of the Senate B. Borusewicz and dance and song finale featuring all the be in Polish. Until next time, keep in touch: dignitaries at the Gala Concert in Iwonicz Zdroj participants including the officials and [email protected] Page 8 Narod Polski September 1, 2009 P H I L A D E L P H I A N E W S Y - N E W S

IN SYMPATHY - On August 11, 2009 LORETTA C. Birthday MARILYN, here's hoping your special birthday is special in every GUTOWICZ of SOCIETY 2001 passed away. She is way. Always remember, you're never too old to set new goals or to dream a survived by her husband, Hon. Theodore S. Gutowicz, a new dream. daughter, a step-daughter and 7 grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on August 17th at Our ARE YOU INTERESTED? - The Polish American Cultural Center at 308 Lady of Calvary Church with interment at Resurrection Walnut Street in Philadelphia is once again offering Polish language Cemetery. Condolences are extended to the entire classes for the fall/winter semester. Two levels of the Polish language Gutowicz Family on their great loss. focusing on conversation will be offered. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 PM until 8:30 PM and the cost of the twelve week HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Best Wishes for a program is $135.00 plus book fee. If you are interested and for further wonderful birthday are extended to UPWA's information, kindly call 215-922-1700. Honorary President General, ALFREDA PLOCHA of SOCIETY 2009 who will be celebrating her MARK YOUR CALENDAR, PLEASE - THE ANNUAL PULASKI DAY special day on September 29th. MRS. PLOCHA, PARADE in Philadelphia will be held on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009 here's wishing you the best and the loveliest day beginning at 12:30 in the afternoon from 20th and the Benjamin Franklin on your birthday and always. Parkway. There will also be television coverage on WPVI TV-6. If you are interested in being a part of the Pulaski Day Parade, please call the HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CONGRATULATIONS - SOCIETY Philadelphia Satellite Office at 215-425-3807 or 1-800-558-8792. 2022'S CAROLINE BOREK of Fairfax Station, Virginia graduated with honors IT'S SEPTEMBER - Where did the summer go? They say "time flies when from South County Secondary School in you are having fun" and how true it is. So, sooner than later it will be time Lorton, Virginia on June 18th. CAROLINE to put your Summer gear away and get prepared for the Fall. While you was an active member of her high school's are making your Fall preparations, be sure to look into your files and make Marching Band, Symphonic Band and Jazz sure that everyone in your family is adequately insured. There is no time Ensemble. She was a member of Xanthus, a like the present to do this. Stop by the PRCUA Philadelphia Office and literary publication at her school and was an give us an opportunity to explain our various plans of Life Insurance as active member of FBLA, Future Business well as our popular Annuity Series. We look forward to seeing you or even Leaders of America. CAROLINE also hearing from you by phone. In the meantime, have a great September and volunteered with community programs remember that "Life isn't about how many breaths you take but about the outside of school and has been a girl scout moments that take your breath away." since 4th grade. She is a member of Flutopia Elaine, PRCUA Philadelphia Satellite Office Wind Ensemble at George Mason University. She will be attending Old Dominion University in the fall and will be a Marching PRCUA Education Fund Inc. Raffle Winners Monarch. CAROLINE is the sister of ANDREW, MATTHEW AND THOMAS The nationwide raffle that was recently held by the PRCUA for the BOREK all members of SOCIETY 2022 as Congratulations Caroline Borek! PRCUA Education Fund, Inc. was very profitable. The net raffle profit was well. Her godmother, SOPHIE CLARK, $7,287.46. PRCUA societies, individual members, friends, scholarship Financial Secretary of SOCIETY 2022 is so very proud of her goddaughter's recipients and fraternal organizations from California, Connecticut, fine achievement in high school. Your future holds great opportunities, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Caroline, so dream no small dreams - only big dreams - and move Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Ohio, confidently in the direction of success. Congratulations. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin came together and generously supported this raffle MAY EACH DAY OF THE WEEK BE A GOOD DAY for the youth of Polonia and America. It is very heartwarming to see such - A big hearty hello to ANNA BRENNAN, Secretary- interest from so many members in so many states. Deep appreciation is Treasurer of SOCIETY 2026 of Frackville, PA who is extended to all those who donated prizes or purchased tickets. recuperating here in Philadelphia. Just want you to The drawing was held on Thursday, August 6 at the “We Love Our know that we're all thinking of you and are sending our Scholars” Luncheon at the PRCUA Home Office Social Hall in Chicago, best regards. Illinois, to benefit the PRCUA Education Fund. The lucky winners were: (1) Pat Stevens-Michigan, (2) Fr. Timothy Whalen-Michigan, (3) R. Szydlo- HOW ARE YOU TODAY? - Cheerful wishes are Illinois, (4) E. Nizienski-Michigan, (5) Grabowski Family-Indiana, (6) Paul extended to our friend JIMMY KINSLOW of SOCIETY Kuhar-Michigan, (7) Camille Ozog-Michigan, (8) Elizabeth Bubacz-New 2040 We're delivering special thoughts from our hearts York, (9) Sharon Zago-Illinois, (10) PRCUA St. Stan’s Society #718- to yours. Michigan, (11) Camille Ozog-Michigan, (12) Wallace Ozog-Illinois, (13) Felicia Krupinski-Illinois, (14) Robert Williams-Illinois, (15) Al Salatowski- GET WELL WISHES - We’re saddened to hear that Michigan, (16) Ron Korajczyk-Illinois, (17) Southwest Center of Polish SOCIETY 2055’s EMILIA ROSYPAL of Doylestown, PA Dance-Illinois, was recently hit by a car as a pedestrian and was badly (18) Barbara hurt. She is in Thomas Jefferson Hospital. EMILIA is a Toboy- former President and Financial Secretary of SOCIETY Michigan, and 2059.She is the sister-in-law of KASIA ROSYPAL, (19) Barbara PRCUA Executive Editor of the Narod Polski. “Emilia, we’re sending you Pawlowski- sunshine to chase the clouds away and kind thoughts to cheer you while you Indiana. are recuperating.” Congratul- ations to one SPECIAL BIRTHDAY WISHES - SOCIETY 1538's Financial Secretary, and all! MARILYN TRZASKAWKA is celebrating a "very special" birthday on September 19th. MARILYN is also a member of SOCIETY 2001. She's the (A full article wife of LEO and mother of LEON (Nancy) and MARK (TARAJEAN) will be in the TRZASKAWKA, SOCIETY 1538 members. She takes great pride in being a next issue of Babci and enjoys spoiling her 4 grandsons and 3 granddaughters; her (L-r) Kenneth Gill, Paul Odrobina, VP of PNA, PRCUA President Narod Polski.) mother, MARY BUZIAK is the President of SOCIETY #1538. Happy Wallace Ozog supervising the raffle and Dorothy Bialek Narod Polski Page 9 September 1, 2009 Angeline H. Crongeyer Junior Bowling Tournament News 1925 - 2009 Detroit, MI - Angeline H. (nee Tylutki) Crongeyer passed The 2009 PRCUA Junior Bowling Tournament was held on Saturday, June 27, at away on July 11, 2009 after a Stardust Lanes, in Addison, IL. The bowlers arrived ready to bowl. This house has 84 lanes long battle with Parkinson and is the largest bowling establishment in the state. disease at the age of 83. She Tournament participants included 55 children and 7 grandparents. They were "cheered was a member of PRCUA on" by 24 proud parents, grandparents, as well as officers and directors of the Polish Roman Society #1111, where she held Catholic Union of America. various offices for many years. The tournament began promptly at 9:45 a.m. When the tournament was completed and She was also a delegate to many the results were being tabulated, everyone present were served refreshments of pizza and PRCUA national conventions. soda. Afterwards, the winners were announced. Each winner received a trophy and all the Angie was born in bowlers were awarded a participation trophy. Dearborn, MI in 1925 and grew Special "thanks" go to the Stardust Lanes staff for their assistance, to PRCUA President up in St. Barbara’s Parish. In Wallace Ozog and his wife, Joann, Resident Vice President Anna Sokolowski, her husband 1948, she married Jerry Mark, District 7 Director Lillian Stempinski, District 8 Director Krystyna Lech, and District Crongeyer and they moved to 9 Director Elizabeth Grabowski. Also, thank you to Julie Prado for her assistance with Detroit, near Gesu Church, Angeline H. Crongeyer setting up and keeping tabs on the bowlers' scores. where she was very active. Jerry Resident Vice-President Anna Sokolowski, voiced her appreciation to the parents and often helped Angie in her many projects for the church and children that participated in this event and invited them to join us for next years' the community. Last year, Angie and Jerry proudly tournament. The winners are: celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Angie raised six children and was deeply dedicated to 4 to 6 age group: Boys - High Game and Series Kyle Allen her husband and family. She worked in the office of the Girls - High Game and Series Allison Kaldon dealerships of both General Motors and Ford. She also sold Mary Kay cosmetics to help put all their children through 7 to 9 age group: Boys - High Game Bartek Szumiec twelve grades of Catholic school. High Series Maciej Brzyski Angie was an energetic woman, an eternal optimist, Girls - High Game and Series Alexandra Raycroft always happy, and never said a bad word about anyone. 10 to 13 age group: Boys - High Game and Series Nicholas Stanek She was well known for her continuous involvement in the Girls - High Game and Series Megan Richardson Polish American community, various ethnic organizations 14 to 16 age group: Boys - High Game and Series Christopher Zawora and for helping Polish immigrants obtain American Girls - High Game and Series Kelly Piacenti citizenship, employment and a place to live. She and her Grandparents: Men Mark Sokolowski husband were always ready and willing to help anyone Women Kathy Mulvihill who needed their assistance. For over 20 years, she was a singer in the Polonaise Ralph Stempinski, Tournament Director Chorale, where she served as President for 10 years, and in the Polish Singers Alliance. Her beautiful voice earned her many solos and she sang at numerous weddings. At many public occasions, she was asked to sing her favorite song “Blue Spanish Eyes,” so Jerry called her “Angie ‘Blue Spanish Eyes’ Crongeyer”. Often Angie was asked by the Mayor of Hamtramck to sing the national anthems at parades, festivals and at Tiger Stadium in Detroit on Polish Night. Angie had many friends and was well liked and highly respected by all who knew her. She will be missed by all because she set an example for others of a life well lived. Angeline Crongeyer is survived by her husband, Jerry; children Robert, Jerry P., Annette (Stewart) Collins, Jane Adkin, Jim, and Mary Angela Leonard; grandchildren Casey, Colleen, Robyn, Andrea, Madelyne, Martin, Brandon, Stuey; great-grandchildren Alden and Dean; siblings William, Walter, Rosalie and the late Lillian, Norbert and Alphonse. Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Crongeyer was held at St. Barbara Church in Dearborn, MI with interment in St. Hedwig Cemetery. May she be (Above) Participants in the 2009 PRCUA Junior Bowling Tournament rewarded for her great kindness and rest in eternal peace. (Right) Joann Ozog and Director Elizabeth Grabowski (Lower right) Mark Sokolowski, Iwona Piacenti, President Wallace Ozog and Director Lillian Stempinski serving pizza Blanche Popp Passed Away

Socorro, NM - Blanche V. Popp, a resident of the Socorro Good Samaritan Village in Socorro, NM passed away on July 24, 2009 at the age of 91. Blanche was born Blanche Virginia Kozdron in Chicago, IL on July 24, 1918, the daughter of Catherine and Joseph Kozdron. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John, in 1969. Blanche owned her own beauty shop in Chicago and later worked for Trans World Airlines, from which she retired in 1980. Blanche also lived in Tucson, AZ, Glendale, CA and Van Nuys, CA before moving to Socorro, NM. Blanche loved family parties, ballroom dancing and traveling. Mrs. Popp was a member of PRCUA Society #795. She is survived by her son Carl of Socorro, NM and daughters Theona Hartman of Placentia, CA and Bonnie Caravantes-Popp of Burbank, CA, as well as seven grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren. Blanche also has two sisters, Eveline Magnowski of Denton, TX and Florence Dunworth of Plano, TX and many Winners of the Junior Bowling Tournament friends and relatives in her extended family. May she rest in eternal peace. Page 10 Narod Polski September 1, 2009 PRCUA 60TH SAVE $60.00 NOW! 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PLAN (CLASS) MALE 2101 The rate tables to the left are for the single premium PRCUA 60TH CONVENTION SPECIAL 60th Convention Special! Cut out and use the $60 voucher on page 10 to reduce the cost of your premium. Single Premium Whole Life Insurance Plan Find your current age, go across to the “Your Payment” column to find your premium with the voucher. This is a Single Premium Whole Life Plan and it contains cash $5,000 INSURANCE - MALE values. The initial death benefit remains level for the life Special Your Payment Special Your Payment Special Your Payment of the certificate. This plan is Dividend Participating. AGE AGE AGE Premium (With Voucher) Premium (With Voucher) Premium (With Voucher) To apply, please follow the instructions given on page 10. 0 - - 31 $ 939 $ 879 62 $ 2,657 $ 2,597 1 - - 32 $ 973 $ 913 63 $ 2,730 $ 2,670 2 - - 33 $ 1,008 $ 948 64 $ 2,803 $ 2,743 3 - - 34 $ 1,044 $ 984 65 $ 2,877 $ 2,817 PRCUA Awards 113 4 - - 35 $ 1,082 $ 1,022 66 $ 2,950 $ 2,890 Scholarships 5 - - 36 $ 1,122 $ 1,062 67 $ 3,025 $ 2,965 6 - - 37 $ 1,163 $ 1,103 68 $ 3,100 $ 3,040 7 - - 38 $ 1,205 $ 1,145 69 $ 3,175 $ 3,115 This year PRCUA received one 8 - - 39 $ 1,249 $ 1,189 70 $ 3,252 $ 3,192 hundred thirty four Scholarship 9 - - 40 $ 1,294 $ 1,234 71 $ 3,329 $ 3,269 Applications, however twenty-one were 10 - - 41 $ 1,341 $ 1,281 72 $ 3,407 $ 3,347 disqualified. The Scholarship 11 - - 42 $ 1,389 $ 1,329 73 $ 3,483 $ 3,423 Committee that consisted of Felicia 12 - - 43 $ 1,439 $ 1,379 74 $ 3,559 $ 3,499 Krupinski, Kenneth P. Gill and Iwona 13 - - 44 $ 1,490 $ 1,430 75 $ 3,635 $ 3,575 Piacenti selected recipients from the 14 - - 45 $ 1,543 $ 1,483 76 $ 3,710 $ 3,650 PRCUA Education Fund, Inc. 15 - - 46 $ 1,597 $ 1,537 77 $ 3,785 $ 3,725 awarding twenty-six approved 16 $ 596 $ 536 47 $ 1,653 $ 1,593 78 $ 3,859 $ 3,799 scholarships for a total of $12,000.00. 17 $ 613 $ 553 48 $ 1,711 $ 1,651 79 $ 3,932 $ 3,872 Jessica Mock was the recipient of 18 $ 630 $ 570 49 $ 1,770 $ 1,710 80 $ 4,002 $ 3,942 the scholarship In Memory of Adele Szumilus 19 $ 647 $ 587 50 $ 1,830 $ 1,770 81 $ 4,070 $ 4,010 Sularski. This scholarship is part of the PRCUA 20 $ 665 $ 605 51 $ 1,893 $ 1,833 82 $ 4,136 $ 4,076 Education Fund, Inc. Perpetual Fund. Patricia Cyran 21 $ 684 $ 624 52 $ 1,957 $ 1,897 83 $ 4,198 $ 4,138 was the recipient of a scholarship In Memory of 22 $ 703 $ 643 53 $ 2,022 $ 1,962 84 $ 4,257 $ 4,197 Eugenia Miczko and Jessica Paduchowski received a 23 $ 724 $ 664 54 $ 2,089 $ 2,029 85 $ 4,313 $ 4,253 scholarship In Memory of Dr. Frank Ozog. There also 24 $ 746 $ 686 55 $ 2,157 $ 2,097 86 $ 4,365 $ 4,305 was a donation of $2,500.00 from an anonymous donor to 25 $ 769 $ 709 56 $ 2,226 $ 2,166 87 $ 4,415 $ 4,355 the PRCUA Education Fund, Inc. 26 $ 794 $ 734 57 $ 2,296 $ 2,236 88 $ 4,463 $ 4,403 There were 87 PRCUA members who received a total 27 $ 820 $ 760 58 $ 2,367 $ 2,307 89 $ 4,510 $ 4,450 of $45,000 from the PRCUA Scholarship Fund. They were 28 $ 848 $ 788 59 $ 2,440 $ 2,380 90 $ 4,556 $ 4,496 grouped in the following categories: 4 at $1,000, 15 at 29 $ 877 $ 817 60 $ 2,513 $ 2,453 $750, 53 at $500 and 15 at $250. 30 $ 907 $ 847 61 $ 2,584 $ 2,524 These are difficult times for students. President Copyright © 2009 Polish Roman Catholic Union of America • All Rights Reserved Form R012-60.5M Wallace Ozog encourages continuous donations to the PRCUA Scholarship Fund, and to the PRCUA Education Fund, Inc. Establishing a scholarship, or contributing to the fund in general, is a wonderful way of honoring and $10,000 INSURANCE - MALE memorializing a relative or a friend. For further Special Your Payment Special Your Payment Special Your Payment information, contact President Ozog at 773-782-2602. AGE AGE AGE Premium (With Voucher) Premium (With Voucher) Premium (With Voucher) We thank the three scholarship reviewers, Felicia 0 $ 685 $ 625 31 $ 1,779 $ 1,719 62 $ 5,215 $ 5,155 Krupinski, Kenneth P. Gill and Iwona Piacenti for taking 1 $ 685 $ 625 32 $ 1,846 $ 1,786 63 $ 5,360 $ 5,300 the time to read all of the applications. This is a very 2 $ 702 $ 642 33 $ 1,916 $ 1,856 64 $ 5,507 $ 5,447 time-consuming job because each applicant must submit 3 $ 721 $ 661 34 $ 1,989 $ 1,929 65 $ 5,654 $ 5,594 an essay, in addition to the application information. 4 $ 741 $ 681 35 $ 2,065 $ 2,005 66 $ 5,801 $ 5,741 We also congratulate all of our scholars! May they 5 $ 762 $ 702 36 $ 2,144 $ 2,084 67 $ 5,950 $ 5,890 have a prosperous and educational school year. 6 $ 785 $ 725 37 $ 2,226 $ 2,166 68 $ 6,100 $ 6,040 7 $ 810 $ 750 38 $ 2,310 $ 2,250 69 $ 6,251 $ 6,191 AROUND POLONIA 8 $ 836 $ 776 39 $ 2,398 $ 2,338 70 $ 6,405 $ 6,345 9 $ 864 $ 804 40 $ 2,489 $ 2,429 71 $ 6,559 $ 6,499 Polish Genealogical Society Conference - The PGSA 10 $ 894 $ 834 41 $ 2,583 $ 2,523 72 $ 6,714 $ 6,654 will hold its 31st annual conference on September 18-19, 11 $ 925 $ 865 42 $ 2,679 $ 2,619 73 $ 6,867 $ 6,807 2009, at the Marriott Schaumburg, 50 N. Martingale 12 $ 957 $ 897 43 $ 2,779 $ 2,719 74 $ 7,019 $ 6,959 Road, Schaumburg, IL. It will feature: Don Litzer of Allen 13 $ 991 $ 931 44 $ 2,881 $ 2,821 75 $ 7,171 $ 7,111 Co. Library, Ft. Wayne, IN, - the mysteries of PERSI; 14 $ 1,024 $ 964 45 $ 2,987 $ 2,927 76 $ 7,321 $ 7,261 Kahlile Mehr of LDS Family History Library in Utah - 15 $ 1,058 $ 998 46 $ 3,095 $ 3,035 77 $ 7,471 $ 7,411 online Polish databases & maps; Dr. Michael J. Mikos of 16 $ 1,092 $ 1,032 47 $ 3,207 $ 3,147 78 $ 7,619 $ 7,559 U of WI - partitions of Poland; Cynthia Piech - Polish 17 $ 1,126 $ 1,066 48 $ 3,322 $ 3,262 79 $ 7,764 $ 7,704 regional folk costumes; Craig Pfannkuche of Chicago & 18 $ 1,160 $ 1,100 49 $ 3,440 $ 3,380 80 $ 7,905 $ 7,845 NW Historical Society - Cook Co. Records; Juliana Szucs 19 $ 1,195 $ 1,135 50 $ 3,561 $ 3,501 81 $ 8,041 $ 7,981 Smith, editor, Ancestry.com newsletters - a case study; 20 $ 1,231 $ 1,171 51 $ 3,686 $ 3,626 82 $ 8,173 $ 8,113 Loretto Szucs of Ancestry Magazine - how to jumpstart a 21 $ 1,268 $ 1,208 52 $ 3,814 $ 3,754 83 $ 8,297 $ 8,237 family history project, find naturalization records and 22 $ 1,307 $ 1,247 53 $ 3,945 $ 3,885 84 $ 8,414 $ 8,354 explore hidden sources. 23 $ 1,349 $ 1,289 54 $ 4,078 $ 4,018 85 $ 8,526 $ 8,466 Non-PGSA members are welcome. Register at 24 $ 1,393 $ 1,333 55 $ 4,214 $ 4,154 86 $ 8,631 $ 8,571 www.pgsa.org. A block of rooms is reserved at the 25 $ 1,439 $ 1,379 56 $ 4,352 $ 4,292 87 $ 8,731 $ 8,671 Marriott Schaumburg at a special rate of $89. Call 1 (847) 26 $ 1,488 $ 1,428 57 $ 4,492 $ 4,432 88 $ 8,827 $ 8,767 240-0100 to make room reservations. 27 $ 1,541 $ 1,481 58 $ 4,635 $ 4,575 89 $ 8,921 $ 8,861 Polish Museum of America Exhibit Opening - 28 $ 1,596 $ 1,536 59 $ 4,780 $ 4,720 90 $ 9,013 $ 8,953 The PMA, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642 will 29 $ 1,654 $ 1,594 60 $ 4,926 $ 4,866 present Judgment, an exhibition of paintings by Krzysztof 30 $ 1,715 $ 1,655 61 $ 5,069 $ 5,009 Wasko and sculptures by Marta Wasko of Poland at an Copyright © 2009 Polish Roman Catholic Union of America • All Rights Reserved Form R012-60.10M Opening Reception on Friday, September 4, 2009, 6:00- 9:00 p.m. Cost: $5 donation. All are invited to attend! Page 12 Narod Polski September 1, 2009

Echoes of Poland Presents Concert

On Sunday, May 31, 2009, at the Ohio Theatre in Toledo, Ohio, The Echoes of Poland Folk Song & Dance Ensemble of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America presented it 41st Annual Concert to an enthusiastic audience. A slide show showing 41 years of dancers was presented, along with a display of beautiful artifacts and photographs in the lobby. Dignitaries in the audience included District 5 National Director Joan Sylak and District 10 National Director Tom Lisiecki, who were treated to a performance of Polish song and dances. A four-piece Podlasie - Dania Gniada, Alyson Krajewski., kapala consisting of: accordionist, Randy Krajewski; and Grace Rutkowski Echoes of Poland Ensemble bassist, Kevin Hermes; clarinetist, Jeanne Mc Ginnis; and violinist, Rev. Paul Kwiatkowski provided the music for the Ensemble’s live performance. The audience was taken on a musical journey back in time with dances such as: Mieszczanskie-Zywieckie, Kaszuby, Podlasie, Wroclaw, Krakowiak, Hejnal Krakowski, and Lajkonik. The hosts for the program were: Rob Wiercinski from WSPD Television, and Barbara Toboy, PRCUA National Director, District 10. The Children’s Ensemble performed dances from the regions of: Cieszyn, Lublin, Przepioreczka, Tramblanka-Opoczno Polka, Zabawy Dziecice, and Krakowiak. Our vocal soloists were: Robert Szczublewski, Maria Szkudlarek, and Lidia Ebersole. Rob performed Kraj Rodzinny and Gorlu czy ci nie zal then Rob and Maria performed To i Hola. Rob also performed a duet with Lidia Pod Borem and Szla Dzieweczka. Podlasie also featured solos by Kammie Pietras, Lidia Ebersole, Rob Szczublewski, Alyson Krajewski, Tance Mieszczanskie-Zywieckie Grace Rutkowski and Dania Gniada. This year we had a special treat - a trumpter - Justin Martyniak-Rhoades, who performed Hejnal Krakowski and also in Tance Mieszczanskie-Zywieckie. Walter and Teresa Gibala came on stage to help the Ensemble with Lajkonik, which gave a new dimension to the performance. Both of the Ensembles finished with a Lajkonik finale and received a standing ovation from the audience. The Echoes of Poland are directed and choreographed by Paulina Tul Ortyl. Mrs. Ortyl founded the Ensemble 41 years ago when asked to prepare a group of young people to perform a Polish Christmas celebration. From the adult Ensemble, the Children’s Ensemble was added, and the Kapala. Kaszuby The Echoes spend a great part of the year performing; this summer was no exception. The Ensemble performed in July at the Lagrange Street Polish Festival. August sent the Ensemble to various festivals, then back to Wyandotte, MI for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel’s Church Festival. The Echoes have traveled and participated in festivals in Los Angeles and San Francisco CA, throughout the Midwest and Canada and the Triennial Folk Festival in Rzeszow, Poland where in 1980, the ensemble won the highest honor for authentically portraying Folk Culture in the Dozynski- the Polish Harvest Celebration. Thanks for a great performance and wonderful afternoon of song and dance and a little taste of home. Sto Lat to Paulina Ortyl and The Echoes!!

Lajonik Walter & Teresa Gibala and dancers Submitted by Christine & Greg Forbes, Mary Pat Teresa A. Antoniuk performing Podlasie Gibala

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CLEVELAND CAPERS September Saints

FROM THE ALLIANCE OF POLES As we enter the month of September, the Church’s liturgical calendar is rich in providing DIVISION various saints’s days and feast days for our celebration and reflection. This article will skim- Anthony Dalmagro, 10-year-old son of Beth and through this impressive line-up and give at least Bill Dalmagro of Prospect, PA, made his First a thumbnail sketch for some of them. Communion on May 26th at the Lutheran Church in The month begins with the Feast of St. Prospect. He celebrated the night before at dinner with Gregory the Great on September 3rd. He was his grandparents John and MaryAnn Dalmagro of perhaps the most influential pope of the first Butler, PA, and Steve and Laurel Bansek of Lorain, Christian millennium. With both an impressive OH. After the church service a reception was held in civic and religious body of contributions, he was the church. Anthony has a 7-year-old sister, Alyssa. the first monk to be elected pope. A great unifier, By Fr. Eric Orzech, Steve and Laurel are members of the board of the codifier and reformer, one of the many lasting Chaplain Alliance of Poles of America Division of PRCUA and contributions that he made is that wonderfully Alliance of Poles they are a 100% membership family. distinctive style of church singing that we call Gregorian Chant. Mary has two feasts in September: her birthday on the 8th and Cheryl Bansek of Our Lady of Sorrow on the 15th. Along with St. John the Baptist and, Anthony Dalmagro Lorain, OH, was of course, her son Jesus, she is the only one to have a feast celebrating named the 2009 Lake Erie Conference Girls her birth, or nativity. The latter observance comes the day following Basketball Coach of the year by her peers. the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross and appropriately marks She was also named the Lorain County Mary’s faithfulness throughout Jesus’ public ministry, culminating at Division I Coach of the Year. Her Lorain the foot of the Cross where she was given to us as our Mother. Admiral King High School team advanced to One of the greatest saints of the Eastern Church, St. John regionals but due to injury, they were Chrysostom (Golden-Mouthed), is observed on the 13th. As his name unable to advance any further. Cheryl is implies, he was a renowned preacher and was named their patron by the daughter of Steve and Laurel Bansek, Pope Saint Pius X. He was exemplary as a bishop, reformer and members of the board of the Alliance of theologian and has left such an indelible mark that the primary Poles Division of PRCUA. Cheryl is shown Divine Liturgy of the Byzantine Eastern Rite is known as the Liturgy in this photo with her two children, Ty, age 9 Abby,Cheryl & Ty Bansek of Saint John Chrysostom. Among his axioms is this gem for our and Abby, age 7. reflection: “One man filled with zeal is enough to transform a people”. One of the more interesting celebrations this month is in honor of Abby Carrington, daughter of Cheryl Bansek, Saint Januarus, or “San Genaro” in Italian. This martyred bishop and made her First Holy Communion at Nativity Church in patron of Naples is still much venerated to this day, especially on his Lorain, OH, on May 3rd. She is the granddaughter of feast on the 19th. It is a holiday in Napoli and all gather for a big Steve and Laurel Bansek, members of the board of the Mass and celebrations, which culminate in the Cardinal taking the Alliance of Poles of America Division of PRCUA. The relic of the saint’s blood and turning it upside-down in view of the dress she wore was made by Laurel. Abby has a faithful. It liquefies - as it does on four dates throughout the year- brother, Ty, age 9. They are a 100% PRCUA family. A much to the joy and relief of the people. Those years when it has not celebration was held after Mass at the Cheesecake liquefied, always seems to warn of some impending crisis. This is Factory in Crocker Park with her grandparents and historically documented since the middle ages but the celebrations godmother in attendance. precede even that. Perhaps we can conclude with two additions to the September Krystyna Bienia, member of PRCUA Society calendar given by our late Holy Father of blessed memory, Pope John #2120, and a former recipient of a PRCUA scholarship, Paul II: the Korean martyrs Saint Andrew Kim and his companions Abby Carrington is very pleased to announce that she has completed all celebrated on the 20th and their Filipino counterparts, Saint requirements for the degree of Doctor of Psychology at the American School of Lawrence Ruiz and his companions, observed on the 28th. Canonized Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Washington, D.C. Campus. Her in 1984, 113 Korean martyrs add a rich chapter to the Church’s doctoral clinical research paper is entitled "Ambiguous Loss as a Strategy for martyrology. They remind us of the universality of God’s gift of Families Coping with the Autism Diagnosis." salvation. It is meant for all –provided that we respond to it. To quote St. Andrew Kim, “We have received baptism, entrance into the Weslava Pikous, member of PRCUA Society #2120, has received a second Church, and the honor of being called Christians. Yet, what good will Pinnacle Award from Business Advisors of Cleveland for being the most this do us if we are Christians in name only and not in fact?” successful client of 2009. Business Advisors of Cleveland is a group of retired St. Lawrence Ruiz and his multinational companions were men and women who were successful executives and professionals in the actually missionaries to Japan. Their fervent evangelization and Cleveland area. Their mission is to provide advice free of charge to ultimate sacrifice formed the foundation of the faith in that country. entrepreneurs, small businesses and community organizations. Of their 200 Afterward, following hundreds of years of persecution and no priests clients, Weslava Pikous won the award as the most successful in 2009. or nuns present, when missionaries once again arrived, they found a In 2008 Weslava won their award called "On the Road to Success." And thriving underground faithful community which had survived from successful she has been! In 2009 Weslava's company, called Graceful Living, generation to generation passing on the teachings and examples they moved to new offices. She served 22 clients, and hired 16 employees. Graceful had received from St. Lawrence and his companions. The blood of Living provides in home non-medical services to the elderly who generally can martyrs, as they say, are indeed the seed of the Church. take care of themselves, but need basic assistance that can be provided by an in- This article has only touched upon some of the saints and home worker on a regular basis. celebrations that we will encounter as we journey through this month Weslava's proudest achievement is the purchase of two ambulances, as she of September. Might I suggest to all our readers that, by celebrating adds the medical transport component to her business. With these ambulances daily Mass at your respective parishes, or following along with reading Weslava's company can now transport clients who are non-ambulatory. and reflection as you are able, that you make this the most spiritually Congratulations to Weslava! May your success grow rapidly. fruitful September ever by journeying through this month along with the “September Saints”. You will be glad you did ! 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"POLISH DAY" AT KENNYWOOD singing along with the band when familiar On Tuesday, August 4, PRCUA District #5 Director, Mitchell Bienia, chartered a bus to melodies were played! take proud Poles to Kennywood Park, near Pittsburgh, PA, to attend the 78th annual A grand job was done "Polish Day," sponsored by the Polish American Council of Pittsburgh. Featured performers with solicitation of were the Polka Family Band. ads for the program What a grand day to proclaim a Polish heritage! Thousands of booklet. The 86-page people could be seen wearing the colors of Poland, red and white. T- booklet was organized shirts screamed phrases such as "Kiss me, I'm Polish," "Polish and put together by Princess," "Polish and Proud." In addition, there were tons of t- Irene Addams, Merle shirts with the Polish flag and many varieties of the Polish eagle. Addams and Irene And with Polish music wafting from all the speakers placed Jakubowski, with the throughout the park, it was easy to see that the Poles have taken help of Ernestine over Kennywood. Jeroski, Charlotte Murray and Frania Yakima Urbaniak. The General Chairman of the event was Colonel Merle Members of the Cleveland contingent praised the event. Addams, Ret., president of the Polish American Council, located in Wanda Kamejsza said, "It is wonderful to see 2nd, 3rd and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was ably assisted by his wife, Marie. 4th generation Americans of Polish descent so proud of their According to Marie, "About eight thousand tickets were sold through heritage." "A Polish atmosphere permeated the whole park." Krakowiak dancer the Polish American Council.” Wanda continued. "Everywhere one looked the Polish colors One of the highlights of the event were evident. And everywhere one went there were the was a "Polish Kitchen," staffed by an army of volunteers of the sounds of Polish music." "Americans surely know how to Polish American Council. Co-chairmen of the Kitchen Committee have a good time," she concluded. Wanda's grandson John were Victor Bastecki and James Clark. Food Coordinator was Julian (Jay Jay) Walters had a great time on all the rides at Irene Jakubowski. Among the delicacies served were pierogi Kennywood. It was hard to pull him away when it was time smothered in onions, kielbasa with sauerkraut, golabki (stuffed to go home. He eagerly looks forward to next year's trip. cabbage,) fried potatoes, mizeria (cucumbers in sour cream,) There were many rides for adults, too, including roller kiszone ogorki (dill pickles,) rolls and butter. The Pancake King of coasters, water rides, and gravity defying rides. Pittsburgh, Rev. Miro Stelmaszczyk, was frying potato pancakes It was also grand to see people of on the spot. They were brown and crispy on the outside, and soft all generations dancing. Fathers and tasty on the inside. What a treat to get them hot off the danced with babes in arms; skillet! Food lines lasted long into the afternoon, but there was experienced teen-agers taught novices enough for everyone. Congratulations on a superb job! how to polka; adults danced Various activities took place throughout the day in flawlessly, with grace and charm, Kennywood's largest pavilion. At 3:00 pm Holy Mass was showing years of practice; and the celebrated by Pittsburgh's Bishop David A. Zubik, as Polish clergy Miss Polonia Anna Herold elderly danced at a more sedate pace. served as concelebrants. The choir, called "Karuzela," Even someone in a wheelchair was accompanied the Mass with beautiful hymns in Polish and English. taken to dance, for a spin around the Following the Mass, a program was held in floor. There was no sitting on the which Bishop David Zubik was awarded the sidelines at this event. Those who honor "Polonian of the Year." Children in couldn't dance kept the beat with colorful regional costumes presented the Bishop vigorous toe tapping and cheerful Dir. Bienia dancing with bouquets of flowers. The Bishop was hand clapping. indeed grateful for the honor. Next followed the Kennywood bills itself as a crowning of Miss Polonia - 2009, who is Anna traditional amusement park. Herold. She was crowned by the outgoing Miss With 45 rides, the venue nestles Polonia, Lisa Senkow. Lisa gave a speech that in a park-like setting. Huge highlighted her activities as Miss Polonia, most trees line the walkways; their memorable being her participation in the arching branches provide shade Vintage Bridal Fashion Show. Congratulations from the searing sun. Set among to both girls. the trees, the picnic grove has Youngstown's Krakowiaki Dancers then many pavilions, each filled with Bishop David Zubik accepting bouquets of flowers entertained the crowd with a variety of regional picnic tables. Lights overhead in dances from Poland. Krakowiaki, directed by Enjoying the rides the pavilions make it possible to Aundrea Heschmeyer, is a multi-generational dance troupe, with ages of members ranging use them after the sun sets. from 2 1 years to adulthood. The adults put on a stunning show, while the little ones During the weekdays the lines are almost nonexistent, performed adorably. Very impressive is the live accordion music for the performers. except for the most popular rides. New restrooms have been Featured Event constructed throughout the park, providing a comfortable The featured event of the day was the performance of the Polka Family Band, one of the convenience for all. Both young and old can enjoy most sought after polka bands in the USA at this time. The themselves at Kennywood. man behind the scenes, and the front man as well, is Hank Special thanks goes to Kay Gonet for organizing a large Gruzevich. His boundless energy is the driving force behind group for this trip. Her husband, Larry, brought videos to the band. He certainly knows how to put on a show! Hank is help the bus ride pass more quickly. The group truly the lead on trumpet, but he also plays the guitar, sometimes enjoyed their polka video as well as several copies of best- at the same time! Other band members play multiple loved episodes of Johnny Carson. Thanks also goes to Fran instruments as well. Glenn Dydak plays saxaphone and Lisowski for arranging parking while the participants were clarinet; John Szymczak plays both the bass and the fiddle. away. Rounding out the band are Greg Guzevich on drums, Kevin Let's make this an annual event. Look for our trip to Kurdziel on accordion, and Nick Koryluk on concertina. The Kennywood for Polish Day next year at the beginning of entire park was "hopping" and "rocking" during the Polka August. Family show. What a great atmosphere, with many guests Hank Gruzevich & Glenn Dydak By District #5 Director Mitchell Bienia Narod Polski Page 15 1 wrzesnia, 2009

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6 wrzeœnia (niedziela) - Koncert zespo³u “Polonia” - STYPENDIA W zwi¹zku ze zbli¿aj¹cym siê rokiem sejmowym, zapraszamy godz. 15:00 w Teatrze Fundacji Kopernikowskiej przy czytelników “Narodu Polskiego” do nadsy³ania do redakcji swoich 5216 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL; informacja: ulubionych przepisów kucharskich (w jêzyku angielskim i polskim). Anna Krysiñski (847) 657-0255. Wszystkie osoby, które nadeœl¹ przepisy, wezm¹ udzia³ w comiesiêcznym losowaniu nagrody - naszej ksi¹¿ki kucharskiej pt. 11 wrzeœnia (pi¹tek) - godz. 6:30 wieczorem - “PRCUA Sharing Our Best”, o wartoœci $15.00. Co miesi¹c, a¿ do rozpoczêcie zajêæ szkolnych w "Polskiej Szkole im. sierpnia 2010 r., czyli do miesi¹ca rozpoczêcia 60. Sejmu ZPRKA, Henryka Sienkiewicza w Cleveland, OH. Zajêcia bêdzie przyznawana jedna ksi¹¿ka kucharska. Ka¿dy nades³any odbywaæ siê bêd¹ wbudynku Zwi¹zku Polaków w przepis weŸmie udzia³ losowaniu. Czytelnicy mog¹ nadsy³aæ tyle Ameryce - Dywizja ZPRKA, 6966 Broadway Ave., Zjednoczenie Polskie Rzymsko przepisów, ile zechc¹. Cleveland. W chwili obecnej trwaj¹ zapisy na rok Katolickie przyzna³o 113 Przepisów nale¿y przesy³aæ na adres: [email protected] szkolny 2009/2010. Szko³a przyjmuje uczniów w stypendiów studentom wy¿szych (prosimy o zamieszczenie s³owa “Recipe” w rubryce pt. subject. wieku od 3 lat. Po wiêcej informacji prosimy dzwoniæ: uczelni. Przepisy mo¿na równie¿ nadsy³aæ drog¹ pocztow¹ na adres: Ewa Wiechec (440) 537-1485, lub Miros³awa Suhak - W tym roku nap³ynê³y do Editor - PRCUA Recipes (440) 887-1585. ZPRKA 134 podania o stypendia, 21 z nich zosta³o odrzucone. W 984 N. Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60642-4101 20 wrzeœnia (niedziela) - £owienie ryb - dla dzieci i Komisji Stypendialnej zasiadali: Kathryn G. Rosypal m³odzie¿y - w wieku od 1 do 15 lat - od 10 rano do 2 Felicia Krupiñski, Kenneth P. Gill i Executive Editor po po³udniu, Busse Lake Fishing Wall (Arlington Hts. Iwona Piacenti. 26 studentów, Narod Polski Newspaper Rd. do Biesterfield, skrêciæ na zachód do Bisner Road, którzy z³o¿yli podania, otrzyma³o skrêciæ na pó³noc). Nagrody za najwiêcej z³apanych stypendia z Funduszu ryb w ró¿nych grupach wiekowych; przynêta; napoje; Edukacyjnego ZPRKA (PRCUA zapasowe wêdki; doskona³a zabawa dla wszystkich. Education Fund, Inc.), na ogóln¹ I A D O M O { C I Przynieœ le¿ak i kamerê i baw siê razem z nami! sumê 12 tys. dolarów. W Dodatkowe informacje: Walter Szarowicz (847) 577- Jessica Mock otrzyma³a Z POLSKI 7274 (wieczorami). Gospodarzem jest Dystrykt #7 stypendium imienia Adele Szumilus ZPRKA. Skularski, z tzw. Funduszu Wieczystego, który jest czêœci¹ Nowe przepisy umo¿liwiaj¹ce elastyczne zatrudnienie - Ustawa antykryzysowa, Funduszu Edukacyjnego ZPRKA. która wchodzi w ¿ycie 22 sierpnia 2009 r., zawiera korzystny dla rodziców przepis pozwalaj¹cy na elastyczne ustalanie godzin rozpoczynania i koñczenia Patricia Cyran otrzyma³a pracy. Pracownik opiekuj¹cy siê dzieckiem do 14. roku ¿ycia, lub cz³onkiem Trzej przyjaciele stypendium imienia Eugeni rodziny wymagaj¹cym opieki, mo¿e z³o¿yæ do pracodawcy wniosek dotycz¹cy Miczko, a Jessica Paduchowski ustalenia indywidualnego rozk³adu czasu pracy. Wniosek nie bêdzie jednak dla Jeden jest rodem z miasta Grajewa stypendium imienia Dr. Franka prze³o¿onego wi¹¿¹cy. Powinien byæ uwzglêdniony, chyba ¿e nie jest to drugi z miasta Augustowa Ozoga. mo¿liwe ze wzglêdu na organizacjê pracy lub rodzaj zadañ wykonywanych przez a ten trzeci z centrum Europy - miasta Suchowola. 87 cz³onków ZPRKA zainteresowanego. O przyczynie ewentualnej decyzji odmownej szef bêdzie Chocia¿ w Polsce siê nie znali otrzyma³o stypednia z Funduszu musia³ poinformowaæ dan¹ osobê na piœmie. Jest to przepis roszczeniowy i treœæ w kraju dobrobytu tutaj sie poznali. Stypendialnego ZPRKA (PRCUA uzasadnienia bêdzie badana przez s¹d. Pracownik bêdzie móg³ w s¹dzie Ich pasja i zami³owanie do kraju Scholarship Fund) na ogóln¹ sumê wykazywaæ, ¿e zak³ad ma mo¿liwoœæ wprowadzenia postulowanej zmiany jego godzin pracy, a odmowa ma inne pod³o¿e. jest odbiciem ich przodków do $45 tys. 4 studentów otrzyma³o swego rodzinnego kraju. stypendia w wysokoœci $1 000, 15 - Polska walczy o turystów - Od ubieg³ego roku spad³a liczba turystów w Polsce - My tutaj w kraju dobrobytu stypendia w wysokoœci $750, 53 - w 2008 r. ze wzglêdu na wysoki kurs z³otego, w obecnym - ze wzglêdu na oddaleni i zagubieni w wysokoœci $500 i 15 - w kryzys. Zwiêkszono wydatki na promocjê kraju. Jednym z elementów kampanii wœród ludów czarnych i ¿ó³tych wysokoœci $250 ka¿dy. promocyjnej Polski za granic¹ bêdzie ¿aglowiec z ambasadorami polskiej nigdy nie bêdziemy pognêbieni. Prezes ZPRKA Wallace Ozog turystyki na pok³adzie wp³ywaj¹cy do najwa¿niejszych miast Europy - na ten cel Jesteœmy narodem ma³ym zwraca siê do wszystkich, którzy z funduszy UE przeznaczone zostanie ok. 142 mln z³. Wkrótce og³aszane bêd¹ lecz o wielkim duchu chcieliby wspomóc m³odzie¿ w przetargi dla wykonawców innych czêœci programu. W kampanii wykorzystane co i gdzie robimy zdobyciu wykszta³cenia, o zostan¹ wydarzenia maj¹ce byæ pretekstem do odwiedzenia Polski: Euro 2012, prezydencja w UE czy Rok Polski w Wielkiej Brytanii 2009/2010. Wydatki w zawsze jest idea³em doskona³ym sk³adanie donacji na Fundusz czêœci promocyjnej siêgn¹ ok. 103 mln z³. 25 mln z³ przeznaczonych zostanie na Trzej przyjaciele Edukacyjny ZPRKA i Fundusz integracjê systemów informacji turystycznej, a 5 mln z³ – na szkolenia, badania i Jeden z nas pisze i redaguje Stypendialny ZPRKA. W ten analizy. Szacuje siê, ¿e do 2013 r. liczba zagranicznych turystów drugi muzykê polsk¹ komponuje sposób mo¿na te¿ utworzyæ fundusz odwiedzaj¹cych Polskê powinna wzrosn¹æ do ok. 18,9 mln rocznie - zostawi¹ w a ten trzeci pejzarz Polski maluje w imieniu, lub ku pamiêci bliskiej Polsce ok. 5 mld dol. Nap³yn¹ te¿ fundusze na promocjê - np. z programu tak - ich polskie serce dyktuje. osoby. Osoby zainteresowane „Innowacyjna gospodarka” - 580 mln z³ na przygotowanie oferty w regionach. Jerzy Wa³uszko, Cleveland otrzymaniem dodatkowych Na liœcie dotowanych projektów jest 21 pozycji. Prace prowadzone bêd¹ na informacji, proszone s¹ o kontakt terenach zabytkowych, potrzebne s¹ pozwolenia konserwatora zabytków - pod numer 773-782-2602. dlatego te¿ nie podpisano jeszcze ani jednej umowy. W 2010 r. ma tak¿e ruszyæ wart ok. 20 mln. z³. program promocji terenów wschodnich - adresowany do Wewn¹trz tego numeru Przypominamy - turystów krajowych i zza wschodniej granicy. Unijne wydatki na promocjê maj¹ “Narodu Polskiego” znaleŸæ mo¿na poprawiæ kiepskie wyniki turystyki krajowej. Wed³ug szacunkowych obliczeñ Terminy nadsy³ania artyku³ów reporta¿e z tegorocznego lunchu- Instytutu Turystyki - w tym roku liczba turystów odwiedzaj¹cych Polskê spadnie zbiórki funduszy na stypendia dla do 12,4 mln. - najgorszy wynik od pocz¹tku dekady. Spada zw³aszcza liczba do “Narodu Polskiego” m³odzie¿y. turystów z Niemiec, Ukrainy i Bia³orusi. Sytuacja powinna siê poprawiæ w Dziêkujemy cz³onkom Komisji przysz³ym roku: liczba przyjazdów ma wzrosn¹æ o 0,4 mln. choæ bêdzie to i tak mniej ni¿ w 2008 r. Na liczbê turystów ma równie¿ wp³yw dzia³alnoœæ Data publikacji Termin nadsy³ania artyku³ów Stypendialnej za rozpatrzenie samorz¹dów, które niestety, maj¹ za ma³o pieniêdzy. Powiat ¿ywiecki, jeden z 1 paŸdziernika œroda, 16 wrzeœnia nades³anych podañ. Wszystkim studentom, którzy nielicznych reklamuj¹cych siê poza w³asnym terenem, a zarazem najlepiej 1 listopada œroda, 21 paŸdziernika ocenianych pod wzglêdem oferty dla turystów, mo¿e przeznaczyæ rocznie na otrzymali stypendia, gratulujemy i 1 grudnia œroda, 18 listopada promocjê 150 tys. z³ i ewentualnie drugie tyle ze œrodków unijnych i od ¿yczymy wielu sukcesów w nauce. 1 stycznia 2010 œroda, 23 grudnia sponsorów (10 razy mniej, ni¿ wydaj¹ na ten cel podobne regiony za granic¹). Page 16 Narod Polski 1 wrzesnia, 2009

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Miejscowoœæ Breñ jest so³ectwem nale¿¹cym do gminy Olesno. Le¿y w Powiecie DZIEDZICTWA POLSKIEGO D¹browskim nad rzek¹ Breñ ok. 8 km od siedziby w³adz regionu, D¹browy Tarnowskiej. Wœród charakterystycznych dla miejscowoœci miejsc jest bez w¹tpienia wpisany do Rejestru Ochrony - KONKURS ZPRKA - Zabytków dworek, w którym mieœci siê obecnie Zespó³ Szkó³ Ponadgimnazjalnych w Brniu im. W³adys³awa Reymonta. Pa³acyk pe³ni¹cy dzisiaj rolê szko³y jest czêœci¹ zespo³u dworsko-barokowego obejmuj¹cego: zabytkowy park, dwór myœliwski, póŸnobarokow¹ bramê wjazdow¹ z fragmentami ogrodzenia i klasycystyczn¹ oficynê. Posiad³oœæ przed 1939 r. by³a jednym z piêkniejszych miejsc w regionie. Swym wygl¹dem nawi¹zywa³a do ogrodów z okresu francuskiego baroku oraz parku krajobrazowego. Zjednoczenie Polskie Rzymsko Katolickie w Ameryce pragnie zaprosiæ do Cech¹ charakterystyczn¹ wspomnianych stylów by³o, ¿e ogród wygl¹dem nawi¹zywa³ do udzia³u w konkursie na esej, zorganizowanym z okazji obchodzonego w wnêtrz pa³acu. Materia³ roœlinny formowano w bry³y geometryczne, w których rysowa³a siê oœ paŸdzierniku Miesi¹ca Dziedzictwa Polskiego. uk³adu. Wa¿nymi cechami by³y tak¿e: symetria i powi¹zanie z krajobrazem, partery, aleje, Aby wzi¹æ udzia³ w konkursie, nale¿y napisaæ krótki esej (50 wyrazów lub szpalery (rzêdy drzew posadzone w ten sposób, aby tworzy³y zwart¹ œcianê zieleni), labirynty, boskiety (formacje roœlinne, zwarty masyw drzew wysokopiennych i krzewów), kana³y, baseny, mniej), w którym uczestnicy konkursu przedstawi¹ ulubion¹ polsk¹ tradycjê, która rzeŸby (nawi¹zuj¹ce do mitologii), mury oporowe i schody. Ciekawostk¹, któr¹ warto wiedzieæ jest obchodzona w ich rodzinie. Wszystkie prace musz¹ byæ nades³ane do 15 jest fakt, ¿e obecnie podobne za³o¿enia barokowe i geometryczne nale¿¹ do unikalnych. paŸdziernika 2009 r. Zespó³ dworsko-barokowy w Brniu zosta³ za³o¿ony w latach 1750-1760 z inicjatywy ksiêcia Prace bêd¹ oceniane w czterech grupach wiekowych: klasy 2-5, 6-9, 10-12 Czartoryskiego na podstawie projektu ogrodnika Pfaffngera. Jest po³o¿ony na wysokoœci ok. 180 oraz doroœli w wieku lat 18 lub wiêcej. Zwyciêzcy I nagród otrzymaj¹ $50.00. m.n.p.m. i zajmuje obszar o powierzchni 9 ha. Do 1945 r. by³ w³asnoœci¹ rodu Konopków. Zdobywcy II miejsc otrzymaj¹ pami¹tkê z Polski. Sponsorem nagród jest ¿ona Za³o¿enie parku posiada³o dwie prostopad³e osie uk³adu i by³o podzielone na trzy czêœci. prezesa ZPRKA, pani Joann Ozog. Dwie zgrupowane na wspólnej osi stanowi³y trzon aran¿acji. Oœrodek kompozycji tworzy³o Wszystkie nades³ane prace musz¹ byæ wydrukowane. Na odwrocie prac pó³kole zamkniête œcian¹ szpalerów ograniczaj¹c¹ wielki parter rozdzielony dwoma trawnikami. nale¿y zamieœciæ nazwisko, adres (ulica, stan, kod pocztowy), numer telefonu i W œcianie boskietu znajdowa³y siê naprzemiennie przejœcia do kolistych zielonych gabinetów i nisze na pos¹gi. W g³êbi drugiej czêœci zasadzono lasek z pod³u¿nym zaokr¹glonym na naro¿ach zaznaczyæ kategoriê wiekow¹ autora eseju. parterem-salonem, z którego gwieŸdziœcie rozchodzi siê osiem alei. Trzeci¹ czêœæ stanowi³ Prosimy przesy³aæ prace na adres: PRCUA Essay Contest, 984 N. Milwaukee natomiast labiryntu z grabu otaczany z trzech stron kana³em-stawem. Dziœ wody ju¿ nie ma, ale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642-4101. dawniej jej powierzchnia wynosi³a 1,5 ha. Drzewostan parkowy sk³ada³ siê z ponad 5 000 drzew Nazwiska zwyciêzców zostan¹ og³oszone w “Narodzie Polskim”. i 100 krzewów. Do dziœ przetrwa³y dêby, które zmuszaj¹ do refleksji o tym, jak by³o tu kiedyœ. Zespó³ breñski wybiega³ w otwarty krajobraz dwiema alejkami. Jedna z nich mierz¹ca ok. 2 km d³ugoœci zwana jest Alej¹ Sobieskiego. £¹czy park z kolejnym maj¹tkiem dworsko- GRATULACJE DLA NOWEGO parkowym, Owczarni¹ znajduj¹c¹ siê na granicy nastêpnej miejscowoœci. Najstarsze okazy dêbów w alei licz¹ oko³o 500 lat. Szczególnie cenna jest aleja lipowo-dêbowo-jesionowa, uznana AMBASADORA za zabytek przyrody ju¿ w 1949 roku. Dziœ gêsto rosn¹ce drzewa to w wiêkszoœci samosiejki. Zamaza³y one przejrzystoœæ Kongresman 5. Okrêgu wyborczego w Illinois, Mike Quigley przes³a³ list kompozycji a powojenne zniszczenia i zaniedbania trwaj¹ce kilkadziesi¹t lat dope³ni³y reszty. gratulacyjny z ¿yczeniami powodzenia nowo mianowanemu ambasadorowi USA w Trudno jest te¿ odczytaæ pierwotny plan pe³nej wdziêku i elegancji stworzonej z rozmachem kompozycji. Polsce, Lee Feinstein’owi. W³adze Samorz¹du Powiatowego postanowi³y odnowiæ i wyremontowaæ wyj¹tkowe W swoim liœcie podkreœli³, i¿ 5. Okrêg wyborczy, jest najliczniej miejsce, o którym w 1786 r. hrabia Ewaryst Kuropatnicki a zarazem nieprzeciêtna osobowoœæ zamieszkiwanym przez Polaków i ludnoœæ pochodzenia polskiego Dystryktem w oœwiecenia pisa³, ¿e by³ najpiêkniejszym ogrodem w Galicji. USA. Myœl¹c o wspó³pracy z Poloni¹ z ca³ego œwiata staraniem Starosty Powiatu mgr Wies³awa Zaznaczy³ równie¿, ¿e wa¿ne jest pozytywne pielêgnowanie dobrych stosunków Krajewskiego w breñskim dworku powstaje Regionalne Centrum Polonii. Niezwykle walory pomiêdzy Polsk¹ i USA oraz wyazi³ nadziejê, i¿ wraz z ambasadorem Feinstein’em krajobrazowe, przyrodnicze oraz architektoniczne zespo³u dworsko-parkowego sk³oni³y w³adze bêd¹ mogli rozwijaæ stosunki dyplomatyczne z Polsk¹. Powiatu do podjêcia dzia³añ zmierzaj¹cych do przywrócenia dawnej œwietnoœci jednemu z Lee Feinstein pracowa³ wczeœniej w Departamencie Stanu i Departamencie najpiêkniejszych kiedyœ zabytków Powiœla D¹browskiego. 15 lutego 2008 r. na sesji Rady Obrony i by³ doradc¹ sekretarz stanu Hillary Clinton. Jest z wykszta³cenia Powiatu Starosta mgr Wies³aw Krajewski zaproponowa³ koncepcjê utworzenia Regionalnego Centrum Polonii w Brniu. Inicjatywa ta spotka³a siê z du¿ym uznaniem radnych oraz prawnikiem miêdzynarodowym. W swojej pracy zajmowa³ siê miêdzy innymi zaproszonych goœci, wœród których byli obecni parlamentarzyœci RP. Powstanie wspomnianego sprawami polityczno-wojskowymi, w tym kwesti¹ nierozprzestrzeniania broni Centrum dzia³aj¹cego w formie samorz¹dowej instytucji kultury bêdzie mia³o na celu umiejêtne j¹drowej. po³¹czenie atutów wspania³ej przyrody, kultury oraz walorów historycznych terenu. Dzia³alnoœæ placówki skupiaæ siê bêdzie wokó³ trzech obszarów aktywnoœci: 1. Kulturotwórczej - polegaj¹cej na kszta³towaniu i podtrzymywaniu postaw narodowych i Czy zastanawia³eœ siê nad karier¹ patriotycznych, zacieœnianiu wiêzi z Poloni¹, wymianie osi¹gniêæ kulturalnych terenu z zagranic¹, udzielaniu goœciny grupom polonijnym z ca³ego œwiata, a tak¿e rozwoju oferty sprzedawcy ubezpieczeñ na ¿ycie? kulturalnej poprzez budowê muszli koncertowej oraz usytuowanie Muzeum Powiœla D¹browskiego na terenie zespo³u. Zjednoczenie Polskie Rzymsko Katolickie w Ameryce poszukuje osób, 2 - Gospodarczej - polegaj¹cej na utworzeniu przy oœrodku centrum biznesowego maj¹cego na celu rozwój turystyki biznesowej oraz integracjê przedsiêbiorców z regionu z które chcia³yby zaj¹æ siê sprzeda¿¹ ubezpieczeñ i innych produktów, przedsiêbiorcami przebywaj¹cymi poza granicami kraju, a chc¹cymi inwestowaæ na terenie oferowanych przez ZPRKA. Mile widziane osoby chêtne do wziêcia powiatu. udzia³u w szkoleniu i zdobycia stanowej licencji sprzedawcy. 3 - Turystyczno-rekreacyjnej - polegaj¹cej na utworzeniu przy oœrodku centrum turystyczno- Zainteresowanych prosimy o kontakt z prezesem Wallace Ozog, tel. 1-800- rekreacyjnego dla dzieci, m³odzie¿y i doros³ych pozwalaj¹cego na atrakcyjne spêdzanie czasu 772-8632, w. 2601 lub drog¹ e-mailow¹: [email protected]. oraz rozwój turystyki aktywnej, a tak¿e zachêcaj¹cego rodaków do odwiedzenia ojczystych stron. Podania bêd¹ rozpatrywane poufnie. Prosimy o nadsy³anie podañ na Ideê utworzenia Regionalnego Centrum Polonii poparli dziennikarze polonijni, którzy adres: President Wallace Ozog odwiedzili zespó³ dworsko-parkowy w Brniu podczas XVI Œwiatowego Forum Mediów PRCUA Polonijnych 12 wrzeœnia 2008. Osoby te bardzo pozytywnie odnios³y siê do tego pomys³u. 984 N. Milwaukee Avenue Bylibyœmy wdziêczni za wszelkie sugestie, jakie inne wed³ug Pañstwa zadania powinna lub Chicago, IL 60642-4101 mog³oby spe³niaæ nasza placówka. W zwi¹zku z t¹ spraw¹ prosimy o kontakt i podajemy adres: ZPRKA posiada równie¿ biura w Filadelfii (PA), Cleveland (OH) i Pan Starosta Wies³aw Krajewski Greenfield (WI). W celu zapoznania siê z naszymi produktami, prosimy STAROSTWO POWIATOWE zajrzeæ na stronê intenetow¹ www.prcua.org. w D¹browie Tarnowskiej 33-200 D¹browa Tarnowska ul. Joselewicza 5 Wszystkie biura ZPRKA bêd¹ zamkniête tel (+48)(014)642-24-31 w poniedzia³ek, 7 wrzeœnia 2009 r. e-mail: [email protected] w zwi¹zku z obchodami œwiêta Labor Day Opracowa³a Anna Hudyka Narod Polski Page 17 1 wrzesnia, 2009 Wiadomoœci z Cleveland, Ohio Zwi¹zek Polaków w Ameryce - Dywizja ZPRKA

Najwczeœniej bliski memu sercu by³ pa³acyk pañstwa Krzyszkowskich, w W ROCZNICÊ WYBUCHU którym spêdzaliœmy nasze dzieciêce chwile na beztroskim letnisku. Tam, pierwszy II WOJNY ŒWIATOWEJ raz oklaskiwa³em córkê p. Krzyszkowskich - Marysiê, która by³a ju¿ uczennic¹ Szko³y Baletowej. Jej serdeczny kolega Tadeusz Zawadzki pseud. "Zoœka", uczeñ gimnazjum Górskiego od 1939 harcmistrz w Szarych Szeregach od 1942 r. dowódca "Wspomnienia... echa mg³y jesieni, Grup Szturmowych Chor¹gwi warszawskiej. Poleg³. Jego pseudonimem nazwano Minionych wiosen, z³udo blada. batalion szturmowy Kedywu KG AK "Zoœka". Ksiêgo, na karty twe z kamieni, Po wojnie pani Maria by³a wielk¹ Prima ballerin¹ Opery Poznañskiej i Z powiewem wichru liœæ opada. Warszawskiej. Zwiêd³y, piek¹cy, dol¹ z¿arty, Wojna te zielone, bestroskie lata zamieni³a nam w tragiczne dzieciñstwo. WeŸ go, o ksiêgo, na swe karty... Zamieszkuj¹cy w okolicy niemieccy osadnicy, z którymi utrzymywaliœmy Tego pamiêtnego dnia pierwszego wrzeœnia, ju¿ wczesny œwit zapowiada³ serdeczne relacje, po wejœciu niemieckiej armii ku naszemu zdziwieniu stali siê piêkn¹ s³oneczn¹ polsk¹ jesieñ. Zda³o siê, ¿e ze wszystkich stron ogrodu zagl¹da do naszymi wrogami. Wprawdzie tego nam nie okazali, ale byliœmy zaszokowani, otwartych okien sielanka, ¿e tej cudownej ciszy nie zdo³a zak³óciæ nic, a jednak... kiedy zobaczyliœmy m³odych synów pañstwa Getzenów w czarnych mundurach z "historia - z³ych i wielkich wydarzeñ - sz³a podpalaæ lonty". czerwonymi opaskami, na których w bia³ym kole widnia³y czarne swastyki! Na Niezrozumia³y, dla dzieciêcych uszu huk, kojarzy³ siê z wielk¹ burz¹ z czapkach trupie g³ówki, na ko³nierzu inicja³y SS. piorunami, dopiero w³¹czone radio i g³os p³yn¹cy z g³oœnika rozwia³ w¹tpliwoœci Tych, "nowych" ¿o³nierzy niemieckich, biegle mówi¹cych po polsku, szybko domowników, ¿e to wojna! przeniesiono na tereny, gdzie byli nieznani mieszkañcom. Sprawnoœæ niemieckiej Zapamiêta³em z tego dnia ka¿dy szczegó³ i, chyba tego dnia, bardzo administracji by³a bardzo widoczna. wydoroœla³em. Zadziwiaj¹ce by³y równie¿ plakaty, jakie po wejœciu do Warszawy rozlepia³ "Wszystko, co nasze, Polsce oddamy" pieœñ harcersk¹ i okupant. Dla polskiego dziecka by³o to niezrozumia³e i, mo¿e dlatego tak bardzo "Staæ bêdzie kraj nasz ca³y, staæ bêdzie Piastów Ród, zosta³o zapamiêtane, a mianowicie: na plakacie widnia³a rozbita armata, przy niej zwyciê¿y Orze³ bia³y, zwyciê¿y Polski Lud"... œpiewa³em nerwowo i œwiêcie zabici polscy ¿o³nierze, dalej ruiny i wielki napis: "Anglio to twoje dzie³o". wierzy³em, ¿e tak siê stanie. Dziœ, z perspektywy lat minionych, po tragedii jak¹ przynios³a okrutna wojna, O godzinie 4 po po³udniu byliœmy œwiadkami tragicznej walki powietrznej. nie tylko dla Polski, ale ca³ego œwiata, odkrywamy nowe prawdy, kto, kiedy i Polski samolot brawurowo zaatakowa³ samolot wroga i nagle, nie wiedz¹c sk¹d, dlaczego? nadlecia³y jeszcze cztery samoloty niemieckie. W tê siedemdziesi¹t¹ rocznicê wybuchu II Wojny Œwiatowej, wiele faktów Wiele jeszcze potem w tej wojnie walk powietrznych widzia³em, ale ta prawdy historycznej zosta³o przemilczane, czêsto zadajê sobie pytanie dlaczego?; a pozosta³a w mej pamiêci jako ¿ywy przyk³ad, ¿e "Bóg, Honor i Ojczyzna" by³ przecie¿ i ja jestem jeszcze ¿yj¹cym œwiadkiem tamtych wydarzeñ. Te powy¿ej najwy¿szym przykazaniem dla bohaterskiego polskiego ¿o³nierza. przeze mnie opisane, to zaledwie cz¹stka tego, co dane mi by³o prze¿yæ. Resztê Ten pilot móg³ siê wymkn¹æ niemieckim oprawcom, ale walczy³ zaciekle do spisujê w pamiêtnikach. koñca. Do ostatniego naboju! Kiedy skierowa³ maszynê na pedz¹ce samoloty Takich jak ja jest jeszcze wielu, dlaczego milcz¹? wroga w celu zderzenia, Niemcy siê rozproszyli, potem zobaczyliœmy, jak polski Niezale¿nie od wszystkiego pragnê tym wszystkim ¿yj¹cym, szczególnie samolot zatacza ko³o i stara siê l¹dowaæ na skrawku polanki. Niestety, pilotowi Szanownym Weteranom, z okazji 70 Rocznicy Wybuchu II Wojny Œwiatowej ¿yczyæ zabrak³o ju¿ si³. Kiedy wyci¹gniêto go z kabiny jeszcze oddycha³. Ca³a kurtka by³a d³ugich lat ¿ycia w zdrowiu i pomyœlnoœci i, aby Ich dzieje nie by³y dziejami pociêta od kul. Do koñca ¿ycia nie zapomnê tej m³odzieñczej, zalanej krwi¹ twarzy i znanymi tylko bliskiej rodzinie, lecz aby zosta³y zapisane na kartach narodowych mojej piewszej, w tej wojnie, dzieciêcej rozpaczy nad zabitym polskim pilotem. pami¹tek! Potem dowiedzieliœmy siê, ¿e mia³ 27 lat, nazwisko Piotrowski i pochodzi³ z Andrzej Mirecki Piotrkowa Trybunalskiego. Zgin¹³ na osiedlu warszawskim o nazwie Choszczówka. Tu znajdowa³y siê piêkne letnie rezydencje, które zamieszkiwali - wtedy jeszcze nie wiedzieliœmy, ¿e WRZEŒNIOWE WYDARZENIA bêd¹ to jedni z wielu - wojenni polscy bohaterowie. W bliskim s¹siedztwie z nami mieszka³ p. Maurycy Krawczyk z rodzin¹, HISTORYCZNE którego brat Bogus³aw by³ dowódc¹ ORP "WILK". Patrzy³em z podziwem na tego wspania³ego kapitana okrêtu podwodnego "Wilk", w chwili, kiedy przyjecha³, aby siê po¿egnaæ z bliskimi. Wtedy jeszcze nie wiedzieliœmy, ¿e widzimy go po raz 1 wrzeœnia 1939 roku - o poranku wojska niemieckie bez wypowiedzenia wojny ostatni. Bohaterskie dzieje wojenne kapitana Krawczyka i jego za³ogi opisane s¹ w uderzy³y na Polskê. ksi¹¿ce "Wielkie dni Ma³ej Floty" i innych wydawnictwach. 2 wrzeœnia - zosta³ zatopiony przez niemieckie samoloty polski niszczyciel ORP Po drugiej stronie naszego ogrodu s¹siadowa³ pan dr. Boles³aw Szarecki. Czêsto "Wicher", broni¹cy wybrze¿a polskiego. widzia³em go w rozmowie z moim ojcem. Pan dr. Szarecki mówi³, ¿e chce na tym 3 wrzeœnia - Anglia i Francja w myœl wzajemnych ukladów z Polsk¹, przystêpuj¹ terenie wybudowaæ sanatorium dla chorych na nerki poniewa¿ tu znajduj¹ siê z³o¿a do wojny z Niemcami. leczniczej wody. (Po wojnie "m¹dre" w³adze PRL-u wybudowa³y wiêzienie). 14 wrzeœnia - Wojska niemieckie okr¹¿aj¹ Warszawê. Rozmowa koñczy³a siê jednak zawsze na tematy ewentualnej wojny. 17 wrzeœnia - Wojska sowieckie, bez wypowiedzenia wojny, atakuj¹ Polskê, Kiedy ta wojna wybuch³a, dr. Szarecki wraz ze swym adiutantem, p. przekraczaj¹c granicê na ca³ej jej d³ugoœci. Urbanowiczem po 17 wrzeœnia, uciek³ z konwoju jeñców, których prowadzili do 17 wrzeœnia - Prezydent Ignacy Moœcicki opuszczaj¹c terytorium polskie w obozu sowieccy oprawcy, uniknêli tym samym Katynia, by wreszcie z gen.Andersem miejscowoœci Kuty, mianuje W³adys³awa Raczkiewicza swoim nastêpc¹. i wojskiem polskim wyjechaæ ze Zwi¹zku Sowieckiego. 18 wrzeœnia - internowany okrêt podwodny polski ORP "Orze³" organizuje Tak, to ten sam doktór gen. Szarecki, który podczas bitwy pod Monte Cassino ucieczkê i wymyka siê z Tallina, kieruj¹c siê do Anglii. operowa³ przez 24 godziny rannych polskich i, sojuszniczych armii, ¿o³nierzy! O 19 wrzeœnia - Upada, bohatersko broni¹ce siê Oksywie. czym tak piêknie w swej ksi¹¿ce p.t. Monte Cassino opisa³ Melchior Wañkowicz. 20 wrzeœnia - Polski okrêt podwodny dowodzony przez kpt. Bogumi³a Po wojnie spotykaliœmy siê w tym samym miejscu z naszymi bohaterami. Krawczyka, po trudach wojennych na Ba³tyku szczêœliwie dop³ywa do wybrze¿y D³ugie by³y Polaków rozmowy w owym czasie. Po przejœciach, o których Wielkiej Brytanii. wszystkim wiadomo z tamtego okresu gen. Szarecki, w dowód wiernej s³u¿by odda³ 22 wrzeœnia - wojska sowieckie zajmuj¹ Lwów. swemu adiutantowi swoje posiad³oœci, a sam, jako wspania³y chirurg zosta³ 28 wrzeœnia - kapituluje, oblê¿ona przez wojska niemieckie Warszawa. profesorem Akademii Medycznej. 30 wrzeœnia - w Pary¿u powstaje Rz¹d Polski na wychodŸstwie gen. W³adys³awa Nie opodal, w piêknej willi zamieszkiwali pañstwo Pluciñscy z synem Sikorskiego. Andrzejem, który przed sam¹ wojn¹ ukoñczy³ PIST (Pañstwowy Instytut Sztuki "Po latach wielu - dzieci w zimowe wieczory Teatralnej) i przybra³ na scenê nazwisko panieñskie swej mamy - Szalawski. S³uchaæ bêd¹ ze ³zami dziadów opowieœci Pañstwo Pluciñscy przed wojn¹ posiadali palarniê kawy sojowej. Niezwykle O Polsce Zmartwychwsta³ej; na skrzyd³ach historii czcigodni ludzie, którzy podczas wojny prze¿yli równie¿ moralny dramat. Prze¿yj¹ ow¹ wojnê o okrutnej treœci... Andrzej Szalawski po wojnie zas³yn¹³ rol¹ Juranda ze Spychowa w filmie I kiedyœ, gdy dorosn¹, utrwal¹ w swych pieœniach "Krzy¿acy" w re¿yserii Aleksandra Forda i wieloma kreacjami teatralnymi. ROK TRZYDZIESTY DZIEWI¥TY, DZIEÑ 1 WRZEŒNIA"... oprac. A. Mirecki Page 18 Narod Polski 1 wrzesnia, 2009

spotkaniach). W drodze LUNCH - ZBIÓRKA PIENIÊDZY losowania, 10 panów otrzyma³o NA FUNDUSZ STYPENDIALNY ZPRKA drobne nagrody. Lidia Kowalewicz, red. wykonawczy “Narodu Polskiego” Chicago, IL - W czwartek, 6 sierpnia odby³ siê w budynku ZPRKA lunch - zbórka przeprowadzi³a piêcio-minutowy funduszy na stypendia dla studentów szkó³ wy¿szych. W lunchu wziê³o udzia³ oko³o quiz z wiedzy o Polsce. Osoby, 100 osób, w tym studenci, m³odzie¿, które przy ka¿dym ze sto³ów grupa pracowników ZPRKA i odpowiedzia³y prawid³owo na wolonariusze. Lunch zaszczycili najwiêksz¹ iloœæ pytañ, otrzyma³y równie¿ swoj¹ obecnoœci¹ kandydat w nagrodê znajduj¹ce siê na Trzy panie, ktore wygra³y w konkursie na ubiegaj¹cy siê o nominacjê na sto³ach dekoracje. Wszyscy inni najodpowiedniejszy strój (l-p) Avalon Williams, stanowisko gubernatora Illinois w bior¹cy udzia³ w konkursie Felicia Krupiñski, Mary Jane Draus oraz Lucia wyborach, które odbêd¹ siê w 2010 otrzymali drobne nagrody Seranko. roku Adam Andrzejewski, siostra pocieszenia. Stella Louise Slomka, przedstawiciele O drastycznym bratnich organizacji: m.in. wzroœcie op³at za naukê w wiceprezesi Zwi¹zku Narodowego obecnych czasach mówi³ Przedstawiciele bratnich organizacji Polskiego Teresa Abick i Paul Joseph Boruta. Doda³ polonijnych. Odrobina, prezeska Zwi¹zku Polek w równie¿, ¿e ZPRKA Ameryce Virginia Sikora i dwie poprzez organizowanie cz³onkinie zarz¹du Antoinette Vandernoot i Sharon imprez takich jak ten luch i Zago. Reporta¿ nagrywa³a stacja Polvision. zbieranie donacji, stara siê Has³o przewodnie spotkania brzmia³o: “Kochamy wspomóc m³odzie¿ w naszych stypendystów”, dlatego te¿ królowa³ tego dnia pokryciu kosztów nauki. W podziêkowaniu za udzia³, kilku panów otrzyma³o kolor czerwony i motyw serca. Na zakoñczenie drobne upominki. Program zacz¹³ by³y skarbnik ZPRKA i b. dyr. Dystr. #7 ZPRKA, Joseph Boruta, który przedstawi³ programu odby³y siê loterie mistrzyniê ceremonii, Annê Muszalski Toltzman, która fantowe: tzw. ogólnokrajowa - w jest równie¿ jedn¹ z osób, które w przesz³oœci otrzyma³y której udzia³ wziêli wszyscy, pomoc finansow¹ na pokrycie kosztów nauki w czasie którzy zakupili sprzedawane Prowadz¹ca program studiów, a obecnie jest równie¿ cz³onkini¹ komitetu wczeœniej losy oraz druga tzw. Anna Muszalski Toltzman Task Force ZPRKA. romantyczna, na któr¹ losy i Joseph Boruta. Mistrzyni ceremonii powita³a wszystkich goœci, sprzedawane by³y tylko wœród zaœ p. Boruta odmówi³ krótk¹ inwokacjê, po czym uczestników lunchu. Do wygrania uczestnicy zostali zaproszeni do smacznego posi³ku, by³y bardzo cenne nagrody przygotowanego przez Kasia’s Deli. rzeczowe i ró¿nego rodzaju W czasie lunchu czas umila³ goœciom gr¹ na W losowaniu nagród dla gitarze Frank Nava. uczestników loterii pomaga³ Adam Z krótkim programem artystycznym wyst¹pi³a Andrzejewski. Marlena Dziœ, która tak¿e jest jedn¹ z by³ych wartoœciowe certyfikaty. stypendystek ZPRKA. W swoim programie Dziêki ofiarnej pracy cz³onków zaprezentowa³a dwie pieœni: “Pieœñ lalki” z Komitetu Organizacyjnego z operetki “Opowieœci Hoffmana” Jacques’a przewodnicz¹cymi Joann Ozog i Offenbacha oraz ariê “Frottola Italiana” z opery Luci¹ Seranko, rzeszy wolontariuszy “Zygmunt August” Tadeusza Joteyko. Na i przede wszystkim wielu hojnym M³odzie¿ pomagaj¹ca przy lunchu: (l-p) fortepianie akompaniowa³a jej Jennifer Kelly. donatorom, dochód z imprezy Natalia, Bernadetka, Sonia Grabowskie Marlena Dziœ. Przy fortepianie Prezes ZPRKA Wallace Ozog podziêkowa³ wyniós³ ponad 16 tysiêcy dolarów. i Natalia Kowalewicz. Jennifer Kelly. wszystkim uczestnikom lunchu za przybycie i podkreœli³ jak wa¿na dla studiuj¹cej m³odzie¿y jest pomoc w postaci stypendiów. STO LAT PAÑSTWO O krótkie wypowiedzi na temat jak pomoc finansowa z Funduszu Stypendialnego ZPRKA, pomog³a DYKLA! im w pokryciu kosztów nauki, poproszeni zostali obecni na sali studenci, którzy w przesz³oœci otrzymali Gratulacje i ¿yczenia wielu kolejnych lat w zdrowiu, mi³oœci i wzajemnym stypendia od ZPRKA: Marlena Dziœ, Avalon i Daniel poszanowaniu, przekazujemy dla pañstwa Loretty (z d. Gorski) i Edwarda Dykli, z okazji Williams oraz Anna Muszalski Toltzman. z³otego jubileuszu ich ma³¿eñstwa. Pañstwo Dykla wst¹pili w zwi¹zek ma³¿eñski w dniu Program kontynuowa³a wspó³przewodnicz¹ca 15 sierpnia 1959 roku w koœciele St. Tarcissius w Chicago. Œlubu udzili³ im ks. Walter imprezy, Lucia Seranko, która og³osi³a wyniki konkursu Wilczek, C.R. na najlepiej dobrany do okazji strój. Wybrano trzy W œwiêto Matki Boskiej Zielnej laureatki: Mary Jane Draus (na znak czystoœci uczuæ), w dniu 15 sierpnia 2009 roku, Stypendyœci - rodzeñstwo Felicia Krupiñski (jako wyraz hojnoœci) i Avalon Jubilaci odnowili przysiêgê Daniel i Avalon Williams. Williams ma³¿eñsk¹ w czasie prywatnej Mszy (symbol m³odoœci i radoœci). Wyró¿nione œw. odprawionej przez JE. bpa. panie otrzyma³y drobne upominki. Tadeusza Jakubowskiego w kaplicy Nastêpnie Lucia Seranko St. Mary of Providence w Chicago. Przysiêgê ma³¿eñsk¹ odebra³ ks. podziêkowa³a w imieniu organizatorów Walter Wilczek, C.R. przyby³ym na imprezê mê¿czyznom Uroczystoœæ zakoñczy³ (wiadomo bowiem, ¿e w wiêkszoœci kameralny obiad w gronie kobiety uczestnicz¹ w tego rodzaju najbli¿szej rodziny i przyjació³. Jubilaci Loretta i Edward Dykla Edward Dykla by³ w latach Goœcie: Sabina Logisz i siostra Stella z biskupem Tadeuszem Jakubowskim 1986-1998 prezesem ZPRKA. Louise. i ks. Walterem Wilczek. Narod Polski Page 19 1 wrzesnia, 2009

WYDARZENIA POLONIJNE

Wystawa Muzeum Polskie w Ameryce. Zbiory graficzne po raz pierwszy W podziêkowaniu wolontariuszom MPA prezentowana w Polsce

Chicago, IL - Odkurzone skarby W pi¹tek, 14 sierpnia 2009 r. odby³ siê w sali Zdumiewaj¹ce jest, jak bogat¹ i dot¹d nieznan¹ g³ównej Muzeum kolekcjê grafiki polskiej mo¿na znaleŸæ w Stanach Polskiego w Zjednoczonych, w najwiêkszej metropolii Ameryce wieczór Œrodkowego Zachodu. W Chicago powo³ano w zorganizowany 1935 roku Muzeum Polskie w Ameryce, dziœ jedno przez dyrekcjê z najstarszych i najwiêkszych muzeów etnicznych MPA, w czasie w USA. To bardzo aktywne centrum kultury którego polskiej z unikatow¹ kolekcj¹ sztuki, bibliotek¹ i podziêkowania archiwum. otrzymali Pracownicy Muzeum Polskiego w Ameryce. Kolekcja MPA obejmuje ponad 1000 grafik wolontariusze tej¿e placówki. Dziêki pracy W³adys³aw Skoczylas, £ucznik, datowanych od XVII po XXI wiek, ze szczególnie licznej rzeszy osób, które 1923, drzeworyt barwny, papier. interesuj¹c¹ reprezentacj¹ dwudziestolecia poœwiêcaj¹ swoje talenty i zdjêcia: Przemys³aw Szuba miêdzywojennego. Sporo rycin jest unikatowych w Polsce, tak¿e z tego powodu, ¿e dorobek twórcy czas, na pracê w muzeum i uleg³ zniszczeniu w kraju podczas drugiej wojny œwiatowej. bibliotece, dzia³alnoœæ tej Muzeum Polskie w Ameryce, dziêki wspó³pracy z Muzeum Narodowym w placówki jest sprawniejsza i Krakowie i wsparciu finansowemu ze strony Ministerstwa Kultury i bogatsza o wiele ró¿nych Dziedzictwa Narodowego, przygotowa³o wystawê 120 najciekawszych przedsiêwziêæ. Program prowadzili grafik 65 artystów z lat 1919-1995. Rarytasem s¹ prace z Wystawy wspólnie prezeska Muzeum Œwiatowej w Nowym Jorku 1939-1940, z lat 50. i 60. XX stulecia takich Polskiego w Ameryce mistrzów jak Jerzy Panek, Józef Gielniak, Stanis³aw Wójtowicz, a tak¿e Maria Cieœla, dyrektor MPA wybitnych twórców osiad³ych na emigracji, jak Stefan Mro¿ewski czy Jan Loryœ i przewodnicz¹cy Stanis³aw Szukalski. dyrekcji Wallace Ozog. Obiekty poddano konserwacji i profesjonalnie oprawiono w Krakowie. Wolontariusze, którzy przepracowali najwiêksz¹ iloœæ godzin. Siedz¹ (l-p): Stasia G¹sior, Shelly Morrison, W dowód uznania Adam Bunsch, Ekspozycjê zaaran¿owa³a Ewa Morzyniec. Kuratorami ekspozycji s¹: ze Kasia Derus (wolontariusz roku), Esther Witek. Stoj¹ ka¿dy wolontariusz Pisklêta, 1936, strony Muzeum Polskiego w Ameryce - pomys³odawczyni wystawy - (l-p): Jennifer Crissey, Halina Bieniewska, Mary Jane otrzyma³ ró¿ê i pami¹tkowy drzeworyt Monika Nowak, a ze strony Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie Magdalena Robles, Harriet Bertola, Rosalie Lindberg, dyplom uznania. Wœród barwny, papier. Czubiñska. Pawe³ Opaliñski, Carol Jankowski. wyró¿nionych byli Nie by³o wczeœniej publikacji na temat ca³ego zbioru grafiki Muzeum Polskiego w Ameryce. Tym cenniejsze jest to, ¿e wystawie towarzyszy piêknie przedstawiciele ró¿nych organizacji, wydany katalog, licz¹cy 250 stron bogato ilustrowany album, który jest te¿ prezentacj¹ œrodków masowego przekazu, placówki. Wydawnictwo pod redakcj¹ Magdaleny Czubiñskiej zawiera miêdzy innymi tekst studenci, emeryci. W pracy w Ma³gorzaty Kot poœwiêcony historii MPA oraz Moniki Nowak, po raz pierwszy omawiaj¹cy muzeum pomagali nie tylko tak szczegó³owo kolekcjê grafiki. mieszkañcy Illinois i USA. Poza Ekspozycja zosta³a przygotowana w ramach programu Miêdzynarodowego Triennale wolontariuszami z innych stanów, w Grafiki, Kraków 2009, cyklu wystaw Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie Skarby kultury muzeum pracowali równie¿ polskiej na emigracji oraz serii prezentacji Ameryka, Ameryka. Wernisa¿ - tak¿e z udzia³em wolontariusze z Polski i Francji. goœci z Chicago - zaplanowano na 17 wrzeœnia o 18:00 w Kamienicy Szo³ayskich. Na Specjalne wyró¿nienia otrzyma³a pocz¹tku 2010 roku wystawê zobacz¹ mieszkañcy Wroc³awia, a nastêpnie Chicago. równie¿ grupka wolontariuszy, którzy przepracowali w muzeum najwiêksz¹ Monika Nowak Przedstawiciele mediów: (l-p) S³awomir iloœæ godzin. Wolontariuszk¹ roku historyk sztuki, kustosz Dzia³u Grafiki MPA Sobczak, Lidia Kowalewicz, zosta³a Kasia Derus, która Andrzej Baraniak, Bo¿ena Jankowska. Muzeum Polskie w Ameryce. Zbiory graficzne przepracowa³a wrzesieñ - grudzieñ 2009, Kamienica Szo³ayskich, Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie; wernisa¿: od lipca 2008 17 wrzeœnia 2009, 18:00 do lipca 2009 styczeñ - luty 2010, Muzeum Miejskie Wroc³awia br 781 godz. lipiec - sierpieñ 2010, Muzeum Polskie w Ameryce, Chicago Ogólnie, wolontariusze przepracowali w tym okresie KONKURS POLONIADA 2010 oko³o 4 tysiêcy 800 Fundacja M³odej Polonii (Young Polonia Foundation) i Instytut Piast (Piast Institute) godzin. zapraszaj¹ wszystkich Polaków i Amerykanów Polskiego pochodzenia w wieku 14-24 lata do udzia³u w konkursie Poloniada 2010. Chêtni do wziêcia udzia³u musz¹ napisaæ pracê naukow¹ na temat: “Polak, który wniós³ wielkie zas³ugi do historii Polski lub œwiata i móg³by byæ wzorem dla wspó³czesnej m³odzie¿y”. Praca mo¿e byæ przedstawiona w dwóch formatach: dobrze udokumentowanej pisemnej pracy naukowej lub albumu artystycznego zawieraj¹cego zdjêcia, rysunki lub inne formy artystyczne. Prace musz¹ zostaæ nades³ane do koñca lutego 2010 roku. Prace mog¹ byæ wys³ane do bior¹cych udzia³ konsulatów RP lub bezpoœrednio na adres: Young Polonia Foundation Krakowskie Przedmieœcie 64 00-322 Warsaw/POLAND Zwyciêzcy wezm¹ udzia³ w sypozjum w Warszawie. Autorzy najlepszych prac otrzymaj¹ tak¿e stypendia i mo¿liwoœæ nauki na jednym z najlepszych polskich uniwersytetów. Wolontariusze. Page 20 Narod Polski 1 wrzesnia, 2009 70 ROCZNICA WYBUCHU SPECJALNESPECJALNE PLANYPLANY II WOJNY ŒWIATOWEJ UBEZPIECZENIOWEUBEZPIECZENIOWE

70 lat temu Drodzy Cz³onkowie ZPRKA, - w dniu 1 wrzeœnia 1939 W 2010 roku Zjednoczenie Polskie Rzymsko Katolickie w Ameryce obchodziæ bêdzie jubileusz 137 roku napaœæ lat istnienia naszej organizacji i s³u¿by dla Polonii amerykañskiej. Równie¿ w 2010 roku w dniach 8-11 hitlerowskich sierpnia odbêdzie siê w Rosemont, Illinis 60. Sejm ZPRKA. Niemiec na W zwi¹zku z tym, pragnê podaæ do wiadomoœci, ¿e ZPRKA oferuje Specjalny Jubileuszowy Plan Polskê, rozpoczê³a Ubezpieczeniowy “137th Anniversary Special”. Jest to 20-letni plan ubezpieczeniowy, który posiada II wojnê wartoœæ gotówkow¹, nie przewiduje jednak wyp³aty ¿adnych dywidend. œwiatow¹. II Wykupuj¹c ten nowy plan ubezpieczeniowy, przy op³acie pierwszej rocznej sk³adki, mo¿na wojna œwiatowa otrzymaæ zni¿kê wykorzystuj¹c bon o wysokoœci $137.00. Aby ubezpieczenie zosta³o ca³kowicie Pancernik Schleswig-Holstein by³a najwiêkszym sp³acone, nale¿y uiszczaæ pe³ne op³aty przez nastêpne 19 lat. Dok³adne informacje na temt Specjalnego ostrzeliwuj¹cy Westerplatte. konfliktem Programu Ubezpieczeniowego “137th Anniversary Special”, znajdziecie Pañstwo na str. 3 w angielskiej zbrojnym w historii œwiata. sekcji “Narodu Polskiego”. Atak na Polskê rozpocz¹³ pancernik "Schleswig-Holstein", który o godz. 4.45, ostrzela³ Westerplatte. Równoczeœnie wojska W zwi¹zku ze zbli¿aj¹cym siê Sejmem ZPRKA oferujemy równie¿ Specjalny Plan Sejmowy “60th niemieckie przekroczy³y polsk¹ granicê. Te wydarzenia Convention Special”. Jest to sta³y plan ubezpieczeniowy, przy wykupieniu którego wymagana jest rozpoczê³y kampaniê wrzeœniow¹ - pierwsz¹ kampaniê II wojny jednorazowa op³ata. Plan zosta³ przygotowany specjalnie z myœl¹ o promocji zbli¿aj¹cego siê Sejmu. œwiatowej, która trwa³a do 6 paŸdziernika 1939 r. - do chwili Plan ten posiada wartoœæ gotówkow¹ i przewidywane s¹ wyp³aty dywidend. kapitulacji regularnych oddzia³ów Wojska Polskiego. Wykupuj¹c Specjalny Plan Sejmowy “60th Convention Special”, przy wp³acie jednorazowej sk³adki, 17 wrzeœnia 1939, bez okreœlonego w prawie mo¿na otrzymaæ zni¿kê wykorzystuj¹c bon o wysokoœci $60.00. Zachêcam wszystkich do skorzystania z miêdzynarodowym wypowiedzenia wojny, zaatakowa³y Polskê niskiej op³aty, wymaganej przy kupnie tego planu ubezpieczeniowego. Plan ten daje Pañstwu od wschodu wojska sowieckie. Jako oficjalny pretekst agresji zabezpieczenie z chwil¹ wykupienia oraz w przysz³oœci - bez wnoszenia dodatkowych op³at. Dok³adne zamieszczono niezgodne z prawd¹ oœwiadczenie o rozpadzie informacje nt. Specjalnego Planu Sejmowego “60th Convention Special”, znajdziecie Pañstwo na pañstwa polskiego, ucieczce rz¹du polskiego, koniecznoœci stronach 10 i 11 w angielskiej sekcji “Narodu Polskiego”. ochrony mienia i ¿ycia zamieszkuj¹cych wschodnie tereny polskie Ukraiñców i Bia³orusinów oraz uwalnianiu ludu Pragnê podziêkowaæ wszystkim tym, którzy ju¿ s¹ cz³onkami Zjednoczenia Polskiego Rzymsko polskiego od wojny. ZSRR uzna³ wszystkie uk³ady zawarte Katolickiego w Ameryce. Jeœli chcielibyœcie zostaæ cz³onkami ZPRKA, postaramy siê, aby sprostaæ uprzednio z Polsk¹ (w tym Waszym wymaganiom finansowym i jednoczeœnie zaoferowaæ Wam wszelkie mo¿liwe korzyœci, jakie traktat ryski z 1921 roku i daje przynale¿noœæ do naszej stale rozwijaj¹cej siê organizacji braterskiej. uk³ad o nieagresji z 1932 roku) za nieobowi¹zuj¹ce. Z braterskim pozdrowieniem, Wojna zakoñczy³a siê Wallace M. Ozog, FICF w Europie - 8 maja 1945 Prezes ZPRKA roku (na Dalekim Wschodzie - 2 wrzeœnia 1945 r.). Zasiêgiem WRZESIEÑ - MIESI¥C UŒWIADOMIENIA dzia³añ wojennych objê³a prawie ca³¹ Europê, NT. UBEZPIECZEÑ NA ¯YCIE wschodni¹ i po³udniowo- Wkroczenie wojsk sowieckich do wschodni¹ Azjê, pó³nocn¹ Polski w 1939 roku. Afrykê, czêœæ Bliskiego Wschodu i wszystkie oceany. Poza W obecnej kryzysowej sytuacji ekonomicznej finansowa stabilizacja obywateli zosta³a zachwiana. prawie wszystkimi pañstwami europejskimi, bra³y w niej udzia³ Du¿e bezrobocie, spadki gie³dowe, s³aba sytuacja na rynku realnoœciowym, spowodowa³y, ¿e coraz wiêcej g³ówne pañstwa Ameryki Pó³nocnej i Ameryki Po³udniowej, obywateli amerykañskich poszukuje stabilnej inwestycji. Australii i Azji. G³ównymi stronami konfliktu by³y pañstwa osi i Tak¹ inwestycj¹ mo¿e byæ wykupienie ubezpieczenia na ¿ycie. Nikt nie wie, co przyniesie przysz³oœæ. pañstwa koalicji antyhitlerowskiej (alianci). Podstawowym zadaniem ubezpieczeñ na ¿ycie jest zagwarantowanie okreœlonej sumy pieniê¿nej, a tym Tragiczne wydarzenia z wrzeœnia 1939 roku na d³ugi czas samym czêsto niezbêdnych œrodków do ¿ycia, rodzinie osoby ubezpieczonej, w wypadku jej œmierci. przekreœli³y zdobyt¹ wielkim trudem wolnoœæ i niepodleg³oœæ Ubezpieczenie na ¿ycie - to w dzisiejszych czasach nie luksus, ale koniecznoœæ. Zazwyczaj, wykupiona Polski, zmieni³y geopolityczn¹ mapê œwiata, przynios³y polisa ubezpieczeniowa na ¿ycie zapewni bowiem rodzinie mo¿liwoœæ samodzielnego przetrwania przez nieobliczalne straty materialne i kulturowe, ich ¿niwem by³o pierwsze miesi¹ce po œmierci jednego z ¿ywiecieli rodziny. Czasami, osoby wykupuj¹ce polisê na ¿ycie, ponad 60 milionów istnieñ ludzkich (w tym oko³o 6 milionów chc¹ pomóc osobom nieznanym i przekazuj¹ pieni¹dze na cele charytatywne. obywateli polskich). Ubezpieczenie na ¿ycie, to umowa pomiêdzy osob¹ ubezpieczon¹, a instytucj¹ ubezpieczaj¹c¹, na Naszym moralnym obowi¹zkiem jest zachowanie pamiêci o mocy której ubezpieczaj¹cy siê zobowi¹zuje siê do wniesienia jednorazowej, lub regularnej op³aty sk³adki wszystkich tych, ubezpieczeniowej, natomiast ubezpieczyciel zobowi¹zuje siê do wyp³aty odszkodowania w przypadku którzy przelewali œmierci osoby ubezpieczonej. krew w walce z Wiêkszoœæ instytucji ubezpieczeniowych istniej¹cych obecnie na ryku, oferuje klientom szeroki okupantem wachlarz ró¿norodnych polis ubezpieczeniowych. Ubezpieczaj¹cy siê jest w stanie dostosowaæ swoj¹ hitlerowskim: polisê ubezpieczeniow¹ do swoich indywidualnych potrzeb finansowych. rannych, Kieruj¹c siê potrzebami i mo¿liwoœciami finansowymi, klient mo¿e wykupiæ proste terminowe polisy pomordowanych, a ubezpieczeniowe, na okreœlony okres czasu, po którym, je¿eli osobie ubezpieczonej nic siê nie stanie, tak¿e o tych, którzy sk³adki przepadaj¹. Mo¿e równie¿ wykupiæ polisy sta³e, które s¹ op³acane przez ca³e ¿ycie osoby zmuszeni zostali do ubezpieczonej, lub które bêd¹ aktywne, nawet jeœli po osi¹gniêciu okreœlonego wczeœniej w polisie wieku, masowego nie wymagaj¹ wnoszenia dodatkowych sk³adek ubezpieczeniowych. opuszczenia ZPRKA od ponad 130 lat pomaga swoim cz³onkom w zdobyciu finansowego zabezpieczenia. Gen. Jodl podpisuje w Reims Zachêcamy do zapoznania siê z planami ubezpieczeniowymi ZPRKA i innymi formami naszej dzia³alnoœci. ojczystych ziem. kapitulacjê III Rzeszy.