Our Polonia | May 2010 (EN)
President’s Message
On behalf of your newly elected officers, I wish to thank you for your support. Let’s work together to help make PAC~WI an even more effective organization. Your involvement is crucial in this effort. Please attend meetings, as well as other events and activities in the Polish community. The executive officers met on April 6th to focus on the coming year including establishing a budget, setting meeting dates, and discussing ways to spread the good news of the PAC~WI.
Meetings (Please circle your calendar . . . and plan to attend!)
General Membership Meetings will be held at the Polish Center on the following dates:
- Thursday, June 3rd – 6:00 p.m. (Executive Committee Meeting – 5:00)
- Saturday, September 18th – 10:00 a.m. (Executive Committee Meeting – 9:00)
- Saturday, December 4th – 10 a.m. (Executive Committee Meeting – 9:00)
Upcoming SPECIAL Events
Sunday, May 2, we celebrate Polish Constitution Day (May 3rd) with a beautiful and delicious luncheon at the Polish Center. This annual event is sponsored by the Pulaski Council. Cocktails begin at 12:30 with the luncheon at 1:30. Special honoree is Ada Dziewanowska. Please contact Sharon Haberski for more information including tickets. Sharon’s phone number is (414) 282-2473.
Friday & Saturday, June 4-5, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Polish Studies Department are hosting “The Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences Conference.” This is the first time this important meeting of scholars will be held in the Midwest and Milwaukee! Please be alert to information about this meeting and make plans to attend. Feel free to contact Don Pienkos at (414) 332-6289 for more information.
Friday-Sunday, June 18-20, Polish Fest (Summerfest Grounds – Milwaukee) takes place with tremendous opportunities to share delicious food, wonderful entertainment, and great fellowship. Share the pride of our heritage! Attend Polish Fest!
Edmund Banasikowski
Past PAC~WI President Edmund Banasikowski passed away April 3rd at the age of 96. Mr. Banasikowski heroically served Poland during WWII fighting for freedom against the Nazis. Later, as he immigrated to the United States, Mr. Banasikowski lived a long life of service to the Milwaukee Polish community, including seventeen years as President of PAC~WI. Several PAC~WI members were present at the wake and funeral held on April 7. A beautiful tribute to his life was published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also on that day.
Kościuszko Monument Restoration
In February, PAC~WI pledged $500 to the Kościuszko Monument Restoration project. We support this effort and encourage others to get involved in this civic project. Attorney Claude Krawczyk is spearheading this effort. For more information, please call him at (414) 276-5000.
Website
Work is underway to improve our PAC~WI website. We want to have an attractive, informative, and up-to-date website for visitors seeking information. Living in the electronic age, we want to serve as many people as possible, especially those surfing the internet.
Membership
A big thank you to all members who have paid their dues for 2010! If by chance you still have not paid your dues, we gently remind past members to pay their dues. Individual dues are $25.00. A check made payable to “PAC~WI” is to be sent to: Luanne Landgraf (Treasurer) 12232 W. Holt Avenue, West Allis, WI 53227. Many thanks!
Executive Officers
Waldek Biniecki, President
Nina Nowakowski, Woman Vice-President
Tadeusz Cisek, Man Vice-President
Mark Pienkos, Secretary
Luanne Landgraf, Treasurer
Ryszard Zuzanski, Sergeant-At-Arms
Donald Pienkos, National Director PAC
John Pienkos, National Director PAC
Directors
Judith Free
Clare Gaouette
Carole Gillette
Sharon Haberski
Jeanette Holmquist
Robert Kaminski
Neal Pease
Hedy Rabiega
Diane Reeve
Ron Witkowiak
Archived Posts
- 2023 Merry Christmas
- 2023 Lighting the Light of Freedom on Dec 13 at 7:30pm
- Independence Day and Veteran Day invitation
- 2023 Wianki Festival
- 2023 May 3rd Constitution Day Celebration
- 2023 Lecture on Polish Borders by Prof. Don Pienkos
- 2023 REMEMBER THIS: Jan Karski movie premieres on PBS Wisconsin
- 2023 Upcoming lectures in the Polish Center of Wisconsin
- 2022 Polish National Independence Day
- 2022 Independence and Veteran Day Luncheon (invitation)
- 2022 Wianki, Polish Celebration of Noc Świętojańska (St. John’s Night)
- Celebrating Constitution of May 3, 1791 in Polish Center of Wisconsin
- 2022 Polish Constitution Day, Polish Flag Day and the Day of Polonia
- 2022 March Bulletin
- 2022 Polonia For Ukraine Donations
- 2022 Polish American Congress Condemns Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 PAC-WI State Division Letters to WI Senators and Representatives
- 2021 Polish Christmas Carols
- 2021 Panel Discussion: Martial Law in Poland 1981-1983 (REPORT)
- 2021 Panel Discussion: Martial Law. Poland 1981-1983 (invitation)
- 2021 Solidarity: Underground Publishing and Martial Law 1981-1983
- 2021 Polish Independence Day and Veterans Day
- 2021 Polish Independence Day and Veterans Day Luncheon
- 2021 Prof. Pienkos lecture: Polish Vote in US Presidential Elections
- 2021 POLISH HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS
- 2021 “Freedom” Monument Unveiled in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- 2021 PCW Picnic and Fair
- 2021 Remembering Września Children Strikes (1901-1903)
- 2021 May 3 Constitution Day
- 2021 DYKP Contest Winners and Answers
- 2021 DYKP CONTEST EXTENDED and CASIMIR PULASKI DAY
- 2021 February announcements
- 2021 Polish Ministry of Education and Science oficials visit Wisconsin
- 2021 DYKP Contest, KF Gallery and Dr. Pease lectures
- 2020 Help Enact Resolution commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Katyn Massacre
- 2020 Independence And Veterans Day
- 2020 Remembering Paderewski
- 2020 POLISH HERITAGE MONTH
- 2020 Solidarity born 40 years ago
- 2020 Battle of Warsaw Centenary
- 2020 The Warsaw Rising Remembrance
- 2020 June/July News: Polish Elections, Polish Films Online and more
- 2020 Poland: Virtual Tours
- Centennial of John Paul II’s Birth
- 2020 Celebrating Polish Flag, Polonia and Constitution of May 3rd
- 2020 Polish Easter Traditions
- 2020 Census and Annual Election
- Flavor of Poland (Update 3)
- 2020 Copernicus, Banach & Enigma talk
- 2020 Do You Know Poland and other announcements
- 2020 Flavor of Poland (Update 2)
- 2020 People and Events of the Year
- 2019 Holidays
- 2019 December Medley
- 2019 Independence Celebration
- 2019 Independence Invitation
- 2019 WI Study in Poland Reports
- Lecture: Poland’s Entry Into the NATO
- August 2019 anniversaries
- 2019 Polish Fest
- Celebrating Polish Constitution and Ignacy Paderewski
- WSIP 2018 Reports (Wisconsin Study in Poland)
- 2018 Christmas Carols
- 2018 Polish Independence and Veterans Day
- November 2018 events
- October 2018 Events
- 2018 Kashube Lecture Notes
- September 2018 events
- 2018 Polish Fest Report
- Upcoming 2018 Polish Fest
- Celebrating Polish Constitution Day
- Poland 1979-1989 (panel discussion)
- Protest the Passage of S.447 in the U.S. House of Representatives