Annual
Executive
Board Election Meeting
We
are pleased to inform you that the annual P.A.C. Ann Arbor executive
board election meeting will be held on May 1st, Sunday, at 2:00 pm, in
the Wolverine ABC room, Michigan Union building, 530 S. State Street,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1308.
This year we will have the privilege to host Mrs. Joanna Rostropowicz -
Clark as our distinguished speaker. "Mrs. Rostropowicz - Clark came to
the US from Poland in 1971. She received her PhD in comparative
literature from the University of Pennsylvania and taught at Hunter
College and Rutgers University. A regular contributor to “Przeglad
Polski” (the cultural weekly of the Polish Daily), she is the author of
numerous scholarly publications and of two books of fiction." (Polish
Cultural Institute of NY).
A limited number of books written by Mrs. Rostropowicz - Clark will be
available for purchase following her lecture. All members who want to
participate in the election of executive board members NEED to pay
their 2011 membership dues before the meeting. The treasurer will be
present during the meeting to accept last minute payments!
Polish Masses
The next two monthly masses are scheduled for May
7th, at 7 pm. and June 4th, at 7:00 pm.
Polish Mass is held at St. Francis of Assisi
Church (2250 Stadium Boulevard) in Ann Arbor the first Saturday of the
month from September through May. Please come to the Chapel, located
downstairs at the west side of the church (look where all the cars are
parked). Coffee, tea and homemade desserts always follow.
Irena Thiel
Educational Fund
Through the great generosity of our long-time
member, Ms. Irena Thiel, an education fund is available now to benefit
the Polish community in Ann Arbor.
The fund, named “Irena Thiel Educational Fund” is
intended for college students from Polish and Polish-American Ann Arbor
families. It is envisioned as 3-per-year stipends of $500 towards
college tuition/expenses awarded on competitive basis to college
students from our community. Stipends will be awarded and the entire
process administered by the Fund Committee formed from Ann Arbor
Chapter members.
We are pleased to announce that the application form is available now on our website for all
interested candidates to apply. More information about the process,
deadlines and eligibility is included on the form.
Scholarships
Several scholarship grants are available
through the Polish American Congress of Michigan Scholarship Fund. You
can download the application form
for these grants from our website.
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