The President’s Notes

Teresa N. Wojcik, President




Greetings!





Szczesliwego Nowego Roku…..HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that the new year will bring with it many blessings.

As 2008 drew to a close, the Polish Heritage Society was quite busy with events. During the summer, the American Council for Polish Culture held its annual conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Many Polonia organizations, including ACPC, joined together at Jamestown, VA to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the first Polish settlers in America. In August and September, the Adam Styka Art Exhibit and Sale once again contributed much to the Polish-American Festival at the American Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. As the summer breeze gave way to autumn, our organization participated in the Pulaski Day Parade on the beautiful first Sunday of October. The fall film series presented two excellent Polish films, which enhanced our knowledge of history. The weekend before Thanksgiving, we gathered at Fisher’s Tudor House in Bensalem to host our Jamestown 400 Celebration. Reports concerning all of these events can be found within the pages of this newsletter and also on our website.

In December, I had the pleasure of meeting the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York, Mr. Krzysztof Kasprzyk while attending the PIASA awards ceremony for Dr. Frank Wilczek. Dr. Wilczek, a 2004 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, received the Casimir Funk Natural Sciences Award from the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America.

Please save the date for our Annual Chopin Concert, which is scheduled for Sunday, April 17. I hope that you will be able to join us for this wonderful event. Spread the word to your family and friends. Why not bring them along?

With sincere best wishes,

Teresa N. Wojcik, President

Panstwo Wojcik with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Frank Wilczek at the Polish Consulate in New York City.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Teresa Wojcik with Consul General Krzysztof Kasprzyk at the Polish Consulate in New York City.

Pictured on the Left, is Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Teresa Wojcik with
Consul General Krzysztof Kasprzyk at the Polish Consulate in New York City.


Pictured on the Right, is Panstwo Wojcik with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Frank
Wilczek at the Polish Consulate in New York City.