Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia

Officers
Teresa N. Wojcik - President
Stephen Medvec, Ph. D - Vice President
Debbie Majka - Treasurer
Diana Blichasz - Recording Secretary
Jean Joka - Corresponding Secretary
Cynthia Brach - Newsletter Editor
JoAnn Chernis - Membership Secretary

Directors
Eleanor W. Lerke
Marie Hejnosz
Peter J. Obst
Irene Musman
Walter Wojcik

PHS's New Officers

To apply for membership contact JoAnn Chernis

Membership Categories: Student $10 -- Individual $20 -- Family $30

Send to:
JoAnn Chernis
459 Flamingo Street
Philadelphia, PA 19128
Phone: 215-483-7652
e-mail: joacher@aol.com

To view a letter from the Polish Heritage Society's President, CLICK HERE!

To Learn more about the history of the organization, CLICK HERE!

Current Events of the Polonia Calendar

September 27 – 2-6 pm, Pulaski Park, Port Richmond Fishing Tournament, Fish Fry & Potato Pancakes

October 5 – Pulaski Day Parade; parade formation begins at 11:30 am at 19th and the Parkway. For full schedule of Mass, tribute ceremony, see: http://www.polishamericancenter.org/PulaskiObserv08.html

November 2 – Polish American String Band celebrates 75th Anniversary with 12 noon Mass at St. Adalbert’s and Parade in Port Richmond

PHS Awards Annual Scholarships

The Scholarship Winners with Dr. Medvec and Julia Wojcik in traditional Polish costume

On Sunday, May 4, members of the PHS joined for our annual gathering
at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Following the celebration
of Mass, members gathered for an awards luncheon during which Dr. Stephen Medvec,
Chairman of the Scholarship Committee,announced the winners of
this year’s competition: Magdalena Dziopko and Walter Wojcik.
Dr. Medvec commented that both students were deemed first prize winners
for “very well-written essays and virtually equal academic performance.”
Each student received a scholarship award of $1,000.
These funds come from the Scholarship Account and from a donation of
$1,000 made by Mrs. Debbie Majka in memory of her husband, Mr. Henry Majka,
long active in Polish-American affairs in Philadelphia, an executive with
Rohm & Haas, and a veteran of the United States Coast Guard.

About the scholarship winners:

Magdalena Dziopko recently graduated from Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ. Magdalena is the daughter of Polish parents who came to the United States in the 1980s. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish with minors in French and Political Science. Magdalena has also studied Elementary Chinese. She is active in volunteer work including Katrina Relief, Big Brother-Big Sister, Philadelphia AIDS Walk, and Engineers without Borders, among others. She studied in Chomberg, France in summer 2007, and would like to study in Poland. Magdalena hopes to become an interpreter.

Walter Wojcik is currently a junior at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, in Philadelphia. He is scheduled to receive his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in May, 2010 (with majors in Accounting and Business Law). Walter is a business and university honors student. He is Treasurer and Temple Student Government Representative for Phi Alpha Delta, an international law fraternity. He also plays tenor and alto saxophone with his father in the Polish American String Band.

Founders of the Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia

Mr. and Mrs. Mieczyslaw Chwalinski
Mrs. Wanda Kulpinska Dezwol
Mr. Edward Pinkowski
Mr. Walter J. Wadas

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Wnukowski
Mr. and Mrs. John Wojciechowicz
Mr. Joseph L. Zazyczny

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