The first group of young Polish Americans left for Poland on Sunday, July 18, 2010. Here is a group photo taken at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport shortly before departure. The group has arrived safely in Warsaw and will be sending us updates and photos from their trip.

 

 


Youth Group gathers at O'Hare International Airport on July 18, 2010

 

 

ANNOUNCING THE

KOSCUISZKO FOUNDATION

JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY

SUMMER PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP


SUMMER 2011 - KRAKOW POLAND

 


APPLICATION PERIOD

AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2010


The scholarship includes attendance at a four-week Summer Program at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, plus a roundtrip airline ticket to Poland to attend the program. The scholarship will be awarded in 2010.


The Application Period begins August 1, 2010, and continues to the

deadline which is postmark September 30, 2010.


All Koscuiszko Foundation Jagiellonian Summer Program rules, regulations, and requirements associated with this program apply to this award.

Applicant must be a member in good standing of PWA for at least five years, and have at least $3,000 in insurance coverage with PWA.

Term certificates, endowments, annuities, lapsed or suspended certificates,

and certificates with outstanding loans are EXCLUDED from eligibility.

 

to download the requirements and application form.

Call 1-847-384-1208 for more information or send email to vpres@pwaa.org.

 



 

PWA YOUTH CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA
JULY 14 - 18, 2010


 

For PWA Members Ages 14 - 16
Join us this summer for a memorable experience!
Have fun! Travel! Learn! Make new friends!

See Itinerary Below!

 

You and other PWA members from around the country will get a chance to explore your American and your Polish heritage in Philadelphia and its surroundings. A busy and fun-filled program has been prepared for you.

The itinerary for the five days of the Conference is printed below.

to download a more detailed itinerary. Please note that the itinerary is subject to change.


July 14 - Arrive in Philadelphia, check into downtown hotel, Ride the Ducks boat tour, dinner at City Tavern, Independence Hall Light Show

July 15 - Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Polish American Cultural Center, Kosciuszko House, Betsy Ross House, Dinner and Murder Mystery

July 16 - Battle of Brandywine battlefield tour, Constitution Center, IMAX movie in Franklin Institute, pizza and movie night

July 17 - Battleship New Jersey tour, Trip to Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Ghost Tour of the historic haunted town of New Hope

July 18 - Check out; fly home.


Letters of invitation and registration forms were mailed to all eligible PWA members in November. If you did not get a letter or if you or your parents have any questions, please call Youth Conference Chair Sharon Zago at 1-888-522-1898 ext 208.

 

 


SUMMER TRIP TO POLAND

 



TRAVEL TO POLAND THIS SUMMER!
Announcing a Cultural Program for PWA Members
Ages from 12 to 15

 

The Polish American Congress Charitable Foundation (PACCF), in cooperation with Wspolnota Polska, is offering a great opportunity for PWA members to explore the country of their heritage this coming summer. You'll join other young Polish Americans on a trip that will offer unforgettable experiences, great memories, and lasting friendships. Have fun as you travel through Poland, visiting her beautiful cities and historic sites and meeting her friendly people.

The Cultural Program encompasses a two-week period and the cost per participant is being equally underwritten by the PACCF and the PWA, with the balance of $500 being the responsibility of the participant's family. In addition, Wspolnota Polska has generously agreed to underwrite the land portion of the Program. Included is round-trip airfare from Chicago, lodging, all meals, travel in Poland, as well as tours and admissions. Participants should bring their own spending money for souvenirs and miscellaneous purchases not included in the above. Adult chaperones will accompany the students while traveling to and from Poland and during their entire stay in Poland.

The following PWA members have been selected to take part in the Program:

 

TOUR I July 18 to August 1, 2010

Group State Name
     
821 IL David Dzik
6 AZ Kendric Knorr
579 KS Nathan Kurtz-Enko
579 KS Robert O'Hanlon
562 IL Elise Schroeder
562 IL Zachary Schroeder
128 CA Angelina Kaniewski
786 MI Michael Guirey
616 MI Casey O'Higgins
481 MI Vincent J Scarfone
114 IL Michael Korta


TOUR II August 1 to August 15, 2010

Group State Name
     
562 IL Julia Schroeder
637 CT Christopher Chorzepa
786 MI Stanislaw Biestek
211 IL Matthew Stadnicki
267 PA Brianna Zawacki
267 PA Victoria Zawacki
821 IL Jacob Dzik
821 IL Carolina Dzik
568 MD Alyson Hartman
568 MD Trent Hartman
579 NE Tyler Jurek
579 NE Steven Jurek

 

You can see photos from the Summer 2009 Trip to Poland here.

Questions? Call 1-888-522-1898, ext 228

 

 

THIRD ANNUAL JUNIOR BOWLING
TOURNAMENT FOR PWA YOUTH

Prizes! Trophies! Fun!

The 2010 Four Fraternals Junior Bowling Tournament is open to all PWA members between the ages of 3 and 18 (as of December 31, 2009). Please download the rules and application form from the links below and send in your score sheets and application postmarked

no later than June 30, 2010.

 

Questions? Call 1-847-384-1208 for more information.

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR 2009 - 2010


Congratulations to the following Special Scholarship Winners.


Academic College Scholarships

Kaitlin Kowynia
Schaumburg, IL
District 1 Council 27 Group 202

Rachel Walker Black
Crown Point, IN
District 1 Council 27 Group 211

Bernadette Miszczszyn
Propsect Heights, IL
District 1 Council 27 Group 440

Lauren De Metro
Summit, NJ
District 10 Council 15 Group 598

Joseph Stanek
Ashley, PA
District 14 Council 40 Group 267

High School Academic Awards

Matthew Kosovec
Gibsonia, PA
District 2 Council 2 Group 182

Tiffany Senkow
Pittsburgh, PA
District 2 Council 2 Group 182

High School Athletic Awards

Matthew Kosovec
Gibsonia, PA
District 2 Council 2 Group 182

Michael S. Brand
Hackettstown, NJ
District 10 Council 38 Group 677


 


 

 

FOUR FRATERNALS YOUTH BOWLING TOURNMENT WINNERS

 

PWA Youth Bowlers took second place this year in the Four Fraternals Youth Bowling Tournament, behind Polish Falcons (first place), and ahead of Polish National Alliance (third), and PRCUA (fourth). Photo above shows, from left: Paul Odrobina, Vice President of Polish National Alliance; Anna Sokolowski, Vice President of Polish Roman Catholic Union; and Sharon Zago, Vice President of Polish Women's Alliance of America; in back: Robert Gorny, 2nd Vice President Polish Falcons. All four Vice Presidents proudly display the tournament team plaques.


PFA was First
PWA was Second
PNA was Third
PRCUA was Fourth


The PWA members listed below placed in the top three highest scores among the four Polish fraternals and won trophies in addition to their medals and certificates. The number of points bowled appears following the names.

3-5 Year Olds
   First Place Jimmy Carter - 204
3-5 Year Olds
   Third Place Sam Blackburn - 188
9-11 Year Olds
   First Place Thomas Augenstein - 345
9-11 Year Olds
   Second Place Tanner South - 322
12-14 Year Olds
   Third Place Landon South 373
15-18 Year Olds
   First Place April Baylor - 653
15-18 Year Olds
   Second Place Ashley Johnson 531

 
Plaques and trophies for winning PWA members surround the Second Place Award won by PWA members in the Youth Bowling Tournament.

 


You can see the names of all the winners and participants in the PWA Bowling Tournament 2009, by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

 

 

 


 

 

2006 PWA YOUTH CONFERENCE PHILADELPHIA

Youth Committee: Sharon Zago, National Vice President and Chair
Barbara Miller, National Treasurer, Grazyna Migala, National Secretary
National Directors: Helen Simmons, Jennie Starzyk Benton, Antoinette Trela-Vander Noot,
Marcia Mackiewicz Duffy, Felicia Perlick
Virginia Sikora, National President and Ex-Officio

Co-Chairs of the 2006 PWA Youth Conference :
Vice President Sharon Zago and
National Director Marcia Mackiewicz Duffy and Robert Duffy
Chaperones: President Virginia Sikora and Ray Sikora, National Directors: Helen Simmons, Felicia Perlick

Special Thanks to Volunteer Dr. Michelle Commercio, Assistant Professor of Political Science at U of VT, who assisted in chaperoning the All Day Walking Tour


Video Produced By: Chaperone Robert Duffy

 

Polish Eagle

“The Polish White Eagle” – The Emblem of Poland

The crowned White Eagle has been the Coat of Arms of the Polish State for over 700 years. It is one of the oldest State Coat of Arms in the world. There are very few other countries, which have kept their coats of arms for such a long period of time, There are many legends about the origins of the White Eagle, but one of the favorite ones is connected with Poland’s first capital, Gniezno, where Lech, the legendary ancestor of the Piast kings was to find an eagle’s nest (in Polish “gniazdo”), and thus took the eagle as his coat of arms.

As the king of all birds it was one of the earliest symbols of power, victory, force and kingship. Because of these reasons, many kings in other countries also wanted the eagle in their coats of arms.

The Polish Constitution is second only to the United States Constitution in stressing human rights, freedom and tolerance, and it was Europe’s first written Constitution – May 3, 1771.

Read More! Read about the 1771 constitution.

Read More! Read the entire May 3, 1771 constitution.

Read More! Read the Constitution of The Republic of Poland as adopted by the National Assembly on 2nd April 1997.

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'Emblem of Good Will' A Polish Declaration of Admiration and Friendship for the United States of America

Perhaps there has never been a more extraordinary gift given by one nation to another than the 111 volumes presented to the United States by Poland on the 150th anniversary of American independence. These volumes consist of a declaration of admiration signed by an estimated 5,500,000 Polish citizens, representing more than one-sixth of the total population of Poland in 1926.

 
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