October / November 2019, Polish American News - Page 8 During October Polonia in the U.S.A. Celebrates the 38th Anniversary of National Polish American Heritage Month. On Sunday, October 6, 2019, beginning at 12 Noon the 86th Annual Pulaski Day Parade Marches on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadephia, PA. The Parade is a community-wide tribute to General Casimir Pulaski and Saint John Paul II. General Casimir Pulaski Pope John Paul The Great (1745-1779) This year also marks the 411th Anniversary of the (1920-2005) American Revolutionary Pope of the Universal War Hero First Polish Settlers at Jamestown, Virginia in 1608. Catholic Church Father of the American October 16, 1978 to Cavalry See the complete schedule on: PulaskiDayParade.com April 2, 2005

Polish American Congress WPVI TV 6 Will Televise in cooperation with the Philadelphia’s Pulaski Day Parade

Polish American Cultural Center Museum in The PAC encourages you to inform your family Historic Philadelphia, PA and friends that they can view the 2019 Pulaski Day Parade on Sunday, October 6, 2019 Pulaski Observance Schedule 2019, 12:30 to 2:00 P.M. on WPVI-TV 6 ABC serving the You’re Invited to Join The Philadelphia Area Pulaski Day Parade Philadelphia and Tri-State area. and Polish American Heritage Month Celebration Your broadcast hosts, Alicia On Sunday, October 6, 2019, the 86th Annual Pulaski Day Vitarelli, TV 6 Reporter, and Michael Blichasz Parade steps off at 12 Noon from the Parkway in center city Michael Blichasz, host of the Philadelphia and will be televised on WPVI TV-6 ABC. The parade Polish American Radio Program, will narrate the 2019 Pulaski Day Parade in Philadelphia. marches down the Parkway to 16th Street, turns and marches up Alicia Vitarelli the Parkway to the reviewing stands at Logan Circle at 19th Street. Live television coverage on WPVI TV 6 ABC begins at 12:30 PM. For information on how to watch the parade from your mobile device, 2019 Pulaski Day Parade Route download the 6ABC Mobile App. For more information call the Museum during business hours at: (215) 922-1700. The parade will celebrate the history, culture and pride cherished by the Polish American community. During the 2019 Pulaski Day Parade, we will also mark the 411th Anniversary of the First Polish Settlers in America. The first Polish settlers arrived in Jamestown, Virginia on October 1, 1608. They were craftsmen invited by Captain John Smith to establish a glass industry in the Jamestown Colony. They opened a glassblowing shop, which became the first American industry, and the first commercial items to be exported from America to Europe. The first Polish settlers came to America 12 years before the Pilgrims. 400th Anniversary in 1619 – The Polish settlers staged the first labor strike in America after being denied participation in the new Virginia Assembly. Recognized for their vital role in the Jamestown settlement, the Poles were granted the same voting privileges as those enjoyed by the English. General Casimir Pulaski, considered the “Father of the American Cavalry”, was born in Poland in 1745. Pulaski came to America to fight for their independence. He earned a commission as Brigadier General of the entire American cavalry from the United SUGARHOUSE CASINO States Congress. Pulaski and his Legion were then ordered to defend Little Egg Harbor in New Jersey and Minisink on the Delaware; PROUDLY SUPPORTS they then proceeded south to Charleston, South Carolina. It was on October 9, 1779, during the Battle of Savannah, that General Pulaski, charging into battle on horseback, fell to the ground mortally wounded by the blast of a cannon. Pulaski’s enemies were so impressed with his courage, that they spared him the musket and THE PULASKI permitted him to be carried from the battlefield. Pulaski died several days later on October 15, 1779, at age 34. The Pulaski Monument, erected in his honor, is located in Monterey Square, Savannah, DAY PARADE! Georgia. A complete schedule of events will be announced during the daily Polish American Radio Program and listed on PulaskiDayParade.com.

Kindly invite your family and friends to mark their calendars and plan to participate in the 2019 Pulaski Day Parade on Sunday, October 6, 2019. For more information email [email protected].

Download the 6ABC Mobile App for Android or iOS to watch 1001 N. DeLawaRe ave | PhiLaDeLPhia, Pa 19125 | 877.477.3715 the parade on your smartphone or tablet from 12:30 to 2:00 P.M. on sugarhousecasino.com Sunday, October 6, 2019. Go to: https://6abc.com/apps/. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1.800.GAMBLER. Polish American String Band Sunday, October 6, 2019, Tune in to the Weekly Mass at 5:30 A.M. on WPVI-TV6 ABC, Fr. Timothy A Philadelphia Mummer’s Tradition since 1933 Tarnacki, a Pauline Father at the National Shrine 856-287-7845 of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA, PolishAmericanStringBand.com will celebrate this Mass during Polish American Heritage Month. Fr. Timothy Tarnacki Best Wishes for an Enjoyable Polish American Heritage Month PulaskiDayParade.com and Pulaski Day Parade