What's New?

It is a program where the members can go to purchase ink and toner at a 10-40% savings and 10% of what the members purchase goes back to PWAA.

POLISH-AMERICAN DAY AT SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA SATURDAY JUNE 7, 2008
POLISH-AMERICAN NIGHT AT WHITE SOX PARK MONDAY JUNE 30, 2008
PWA NATIONAL CASH RAFFLE
PHOTOS FROM ART EXHIBIT AND OPEN HOUSE AT PWA HOME OFFICE JUNE 20, 2007
POLISH BOOK READING CLUB 2008
"WARSAW RISING"
NEW JERSEY SENIORS
PWA PRIVACY STATEMENT
DONATIONS OF PWA HISTORY BOOKS TO LIBRARIES
PWA AWARDED HERITAGE GRANT
OUR ADDRESS! NEW PHONE SYSTEM!

PWA Awarded Heritage Grant

PWA has been allocated $3,260 through the Heritage Preservation CAP Program in Washington, DC

to hire a professional conservator to assess our artifacts and library collections.

The assessment will be a “blueprint” for conserving these PWA artifacts, film/sound recordings,

wood artifacts and furniture, metalwork/metal sculpture, historic objects, library/archival materials, photographic materials, stone artifacts and sculpture, textiles and costume, and valuable treasures

such as the original letter to PWA from Madame Curie.

Vice President Sharon Zago and Treasurer Barbara Miller will work together on this project

to ensure its completion.

Our acceptance of the 2007 Heritage Grant and The Conservation Assessment Program

is the first step in obtaining additional funding to begin the actual preservation work. It is a

great privilege to continue the work set forth by our dedicated PWA forebearers. Let’s strive to

leave our PWA legacy to our PWA children, our leaders of tomorrow.

 


Our Address!

Polish Women's Alliance of America
6643 N. Northwest Hwy., Chicago, Illinois, 60631

The phone number will remain 1-888-522-1898.
E-mail addresses will remain unchanged.

Our phone numbers are the same but please note NEW extensions!!

Please note that after our move, the main telephone numbers have remained the same, but the extensions are now a little different. The number "1" has been dropped from the extensions. Please keep a copy of the extensions listed below for your use.


These main numbers are unchanged:

Main Number 847-384-1200
Toll-free Number 888-522-1898
Fax number 847-384-1494
Web site www.pwaa.org


If you would like to reach someone in the office and you know your party's extension, you can dial the extension number right after you hear the "Welcome to the PWA" message.

If you do not know your party's extension but know the name of the person you are calling, then right after the welcome message you should press the pound sign (#) and enter the first 4 letters of the person's last name and you will be connected with that person.
If you are calling to take care of one of the following business matters, please dial the extensions as listed below

New membership and sales Bo Padowski 228 or press 1
Billing & cash withdrawals Teresa Makowski 218 or press 2
Loans or death claims Barbara Ciepiela 227 or press 3
Accounting Wladzia Bula 216 or press 4
For the address and business hours information press 6
For all other inquires Grace Dubowski 226 or press 7


In addition to the above choices you can also contact the following offices by dialing the extension right after the welcome message:

President, Virginia Sikora 201
Vice President, Sharon Zago 208
Secretary-Treasurer, Antoinette Trela-Vander Noot 206
Accounting, Wladzia Bula 216
Office Manager, Maryla Folmer 220
General inquires, Grace Dubowski 226
Secretary to President Sikora 201
Secretary to National Secretary 210
Editorial Office, Glos Polek 217

If the person at the selected telephone extension is not able to answer the telephone within 4 rings, you should leave a voice mail message, clearly stating your name and telephone number and someone will call you back as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.



Komitet Oswiaty Is Looking to Add PWA History Books to Community Library Collections Nationwide
- Please join in the effort -

Komitet Oswiaty has recently taken on the project of finding homes for our cherished PWA history. Available in English is the recently published history book about our organization entitled In the Ideals of Women is the Strength of a Nation, published in 2003 by Donald and Angela Pienkos, ISBN 0880335300, Library of Congress Control Number 2003107565.

We also have copies of previously written history books available in the Polish language. Volume II of the History of Polish Women's Alliance of America covers the years 1939-1959. It was written by former editor Maria Lorys and published in 1980. Volume III published in 1981 was written by former National President Helena Zielinska, spanning the years 1959-1981.

If you are involved in your community library or know of a community library that could use these books in their public circulation, please contact Vice President Sharon Zago at 1-888-522-1898 Ext. 1208.

Let's all work together to share our rich history with as many community libraries as possible!

If you are looking for lively conversation and the sharing of ideas - come join us!
Polish Women's Alliance of America (PWAA) is launching its spring series on "Great Polish Books," which will feature the works of James A. Michener on Poland
PILGRIMAGE A MEMOIR OF POLAND & ROME
AND
POLAND

The book group promises lively discussions, good conversations and the sharing of ideas. The books will be read in English and can be obtained through your local libraries or purchased through on-line or traditional bookstores. There is no fee for the book group and participants do not have to be members of Polish Women's Alliance.


Roundtable discussions begin on Monday, January 28, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at
Polish Women's Alliance of America National Headquarters
6643 North Northwest Highway
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60656
For more details call Vice President, Sharon Zago at 1-888-522-1898 Ext. 208 or direct 1-847-384-1208


POLISH WOMENS ALLIANCE
POLISH BOOK READING CLUB 2008

PILGRIMAGE A MEMOIR OF POLAND & ROME

Mon. Jan. 28

Poland

Mon. Feb. 4 – Explanation, The People of Poland and Chapter I


Mon. Feb. 11 – Chapter II and III

Mon. Feb. 18 – Chapter IV and V

Mon. Feb 25 – Chapter VI

Mon. March 3 – Chapter VII

Mon. March 10 – Chapter VIII

Mon. March 17 – Chapter IX

Mon. March 24 – Chapter X

Mon. March 31 - Final Discussion


It's Here!!! Your chance to WIN BIG
with
POLISH WOMEN'S ALLIANCE!


Win $4500 in Prize Money
in
PWA?S NATIONAL CASH RAFFLE

Return your lucky tickets as soon as possible.
The deadline is June 15, 2008.

Entries must be postmarked June 15, 2008, to be eligible.

GRAND PRIZE - $2000
Second Prize - $1000
Third Prize - $500
Fourth Prize - $250
Fifth Prize - $250
Sixth thru Tenth Prizes - $100

Drawing will be held on June 21, 2007,
during the State Presidents? Conference in Illinois.

Proceeds to benefit Komitet Oswiaty, the PWA Education Committee,
promoting Polish culture and heritage.
Please support our 2008 National Raffle.
You could be one of the lucky winners!

Tickets have been mailed to all members.
To request more tickets, please call
V.P. Sharon Zago at 1-888-522-1898, ext 208.


"Warsaw Rising" Video Available at PWA Home Office

Komitet Oswiaty has obtained the DVD and VHS versions of the "Warsaw Rising" documentary and it is now available with a selection of poetry inspired by the War to be used at your District, Council, and Group meetings. A deposit is necessary to use the film. To reserve the film or to obtain the poetry, please contact the office of the Vice President at 888-522-1898 Ext. 1208. A sample poem from the collection follows.

The Girl Scout - Harcerka

When she was dying in the hospital
she told her girlfriends she was ashamed
-after all there was a war on, she was a soldier-
she really was ashamed but could she ask
she really had never been to a party
after she died could they dress her up in the dress with lace.

When she died they dressed her in that dress
and all four came to attention by her bed
and stood there for an hour. Anna Swirszczynska

Recently the New Jersey Department of Insurance approved a new regulation, which may apply to you. If you are New Jersey resident senior citizen (age 62 or older) insured by a life certificate or annuity contract with us, Polish Women's Alliance of America, you have a right to designate a third party to receive a copy of any notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, conditional renewal and lapse.

The Notification form number PWA/N/TP/02 has to be filled out, if you decide to designate the third party to your life insurance certificate or an annuity contract.
The third party must consent to appointment by signing the designation notice. The third party may terminate the designation by written notice to you and us. You may terminate or change the third party by written notice to us.

The Department's requires that the third party election must be returned by certified mail with return receipt requested.

To get form PWA/N/TP/02 click here


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