1917-2017 One Hundred Years of White Sox Baseball:

Highlighting the Great 1917 World Series Championship Team

Book published on March 15, 2017 with foreword by Paul Ladewski

“The ultimate read from the most passionate White Sox fan I know. Born on the other side of town’ yet raised on the South Side, White Sox baseball is in his soul” says Doug Calaghan about the recently published book and its author, Dr Mark Pienkos, who we all know so well for his activity in the Polish American Congress.*

There couldn’t be a better time than 2017 for this long-life fan of Chicago’s White Sox to unveil the tale of his favorite baseball team. After all, it was the magnificent 1917 when the team won the World Series, triumphed in 100 games (setting a franchise record that still stands) and had three players inducted into the Hall of Fame. But according to the author, another eight players also deserved the honor and the team had potential to rival the New York Yankees of the 20’s and beyond.

“White Sox fans always come back for more. They are more loyal than a wolf pack.” says Paul Ladewski on the book cover. Such loyalty apparently runs deep in the Pienkos family because the White Sox fans include also Mark’s older brothers and his role models from the early days in South Chicago, Don and Ed.** And surprise, surprise, Mark’s three grown up children, Michelle, Karen and Stephen, are also still cheering for “THEIR” White Sox.

It is clearly a team to remember and a great story to read.

Well done, Mark! Congratulations!
Dobra robota, Mark! Gratulacje!

Visit Mark’s website
to read more about the book, his background and other accomplishments.

TWO COMPETITIONS ENHANCE

the Worldwide Celebrations of

KOŚCIUSZKO BICENTENNIAL>

An Essay Competition for
US high school students:

Celebrating the Life and Accomplishments of
Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Fighter for Democracy

The Kosciuszko Foundation and The Polish American Teachers Association invite American high school students to submit essays (approx. 1,000 words) on all matters related to the life and achievements of our national hero.

Prizes are $500, $300 and $200 for the first, second and third place respectively.

Entries must be received or postmarked no later than
June 5, 2017

Please visit the competition page for more information about eligibility and other submission requirements & guidelines.

Kościuszko Bicentenary International Competition:
Tribute to Kosciuszko: A Friend of Humanity

Kosciuszko Heritage (Sydney, Australia) along with Kosciuszko Mound Committee (Kraków, Poland), The Kosciuszko Foundation (New York, USA) and Polish Kościuszko Foundation (Warsaw, Poland) announce an International Kościuszko Competition with more than $10,000 in prizes.

Individuals in two age groups (adults and high school students aged 12 to 18) can submit up to 3 entries (each related to a different episode of Kosciuszko’s life) in any of the following three categories:

MUSIC – previously unpublished songs or musical compositions (e.g. elegies, hymns, ballads, melorecitations, raps or satires) in English or Polish;

GRAPHIC ARTS – original portraits, paintings, genre scenes, sketches, cartoons, caricatures, collages, memes, logos or posters (all in digital form);

LITERATURE – original short stories or poems (up to 1000 words) in English or Polish.

Graphic works submitted between March 1 and May 30 will be exhibited in Polish Clubs around Australia and compete for the People’s Choice Award.

Final results will be revealed during a gala event in Sydney, Australia on October 3, 2017

Please visit the competition page for forms and information about submission requirements and guidelines – as well as a list of suggested topics and links to competition background notes and images.  

Kosciuszko monument in Milwaukee (recently renovated)

10am on April 29, 2017