June 2004

President's Corner:

Once again summertime is just around the corner so our thoughts are turning to vacation planning. For right now, though, we look back with much satisfaction on the nice turnout we had for our May Polish Constitution Day celebration. We sincerely thank all our members and friends who participated. Specifically many thanks are due to Aniela and Bruno Klus for the fine Polish meal they prepared. Children of the Mikolaj Kopernik Polish Language School entertained us with inspiring songs as did several members of the Paderewski Choral Society. Warm thanks also are in order to our ladies for the homemade pastries they donated and also to the Europa Bakery for the discount prices we paid for the sixty loaves of bread we had for sale. If you were unable to join us, you missed out on a pleasant afternoon. At our May meeting a speaker from the Hope Research Institute explained its mission in seeking qualified participants to take part in clinical medical research studies. The remodeling committee is currently obtaining cost estimates for upgrading the outside of our building and hopefully a tentative budget for the work will be presented to members for approval at our June l3th membership meeting.

Our 65th Anniversary Banquet set for Saturday October 2nd is in the planning stages. Formal invitations to members and guests will be sent out in the near future. The banquet dinner will be a semi-formal affair and will be catered, so it is very important that your early response and PRE-PAID reservations be made as soon as possible after receipt of your official invitation, since this affair is by invitation only.

Due to press release of the news letter, hope all of you showed your support at our fund-raiser dinner/dance on Saturday May 22nd. The fund-raisers really help towards our remodeling plans so please support us in this. The last membership meeting before the summer break is June 13th at 1:30 PM.

Have a safe and healthy summer and we'll look forward to seeing each other once again on Sunday September l2th at our membership meeting starting at l:30 PM.

-Henrietta Nemecek

Messages from the Board Members

From 1st Vice President - Mary Kiselus: We welcome three new members sworn in at our May membership meeting: Julie Harris, Elizabeth Gillian, and Frances Pawlowski. Please note changes made to our 2004 schedule of events. Copy can be obtained at the Pulaski Club or the website. Enjoy and have fun at the club events.

From 2nd Vice President - Jean Jorgenson: Jean Jorgenson: We had a nice turn out for our Easter Dinner, the food was delicious as all ways and it was nice to see so many people too. Bruno Klus cooked the polish meal and once again did a great job, thank you Bruno. June 13th and June 27th will be our last polka club functions before the summer break and vacation. We do have some private functions as well in June. Hope all of you have a nice vacation and a safe one. Hope to see you all in Sept.

From the Chairman of the Board - Ray Jorgensen: Well the weather is starting to warm up a bit and the club will be taking on a few new upgrades in the next few months. The remodeling of the club will be under way soon with the outside being repainted, a new awning over the doors, shutters on the windows and more. Continue your support, drink less water and more Polish beer! , Also don't forget about your donations for the 65th Anniversary party in October. Take care Ray.

From the Entertainment Committee - Rose Pachura: The steering committee for the 65th anniversary will be meeting at 7:15 pm on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 after the board of directors meeting. We need your help! If you would like to help, please come to the meeting on this date. We need help with advertising in a souvenir commemorative book being published celebrating the 65th anniversary memorative book that will be published celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Pulaski Club. Would you like to advertise in this book the rates are: Full Page $100.00, One-half Page $50.00, One-fourth Page $35.00, and to be a Patron $10.00. On the order form for the 2004 Souvenir Program book, print in the text (information) that is needed for these prices. Contact Rose Pachura 480-802-0775, or Frances Spychalski 623-878-6393 we will mail the form to you for your advertising. You can advertise just your name, or your business.

Fund Raiser is planned for June 8, 2004 to Payson at the Mazatzal Casino., Bus will arrive at 7:00 am and the Bus will pick up first at the Pulaski Club leaving promptly at 7:15 am. The other pick up will be at Sun Lakes Cottonwood Country Club in Phase II at the flag pool with the arrival at 7:45 am, leaving promptly at 8:00 am. The cost is $10.00 per person prepaid. Casino will give a $10.00 certificate refund. Juice and rolls will be served. Bring your own coffee. We will be having games and prizes donated by the casino. Come join in on the fun! Mazatzal Casino will have bingo, slots, Keno, and enjoy their delicious food.

For information or reservations call Rose Pachura 480-802-0775.
Email: roselp1@msn.com

From the Publicity Committee - Dorothy Twarog: I've been in touch with the AZ Republic Newspaper; I now have an e-mail address to send our listings to. It's to their discretion as to whether the announcement will be published into the papers. Thanks to Helen Swysz Lewy for informing me that she has a new newspaper in Sun Lakes. I checked it out and "Lovin' Life" is the same paper with a name change it was called the "Arizona Senior World".

My e-mail address: Dorothy@orbitelcom.com

From the Treasurer - Casimir Kosinski: First, a financial report from our fund-raiser held on April 24, 2004: After all expenses for bar supplies, kitchen supplies and the band, the total raised was $1650.00, including a $100 donation by Mr. Falkowski. Thanks to all participants and supporters. Our January fund-raiser brought in $2100.00 so our total rose as of May 1, 2004, is $3750.00. Another Pulaski Club fund-raiser to benefit the club house improvements was held on May 22, 2004. This one was not published in the May newsletter because the plans were not finalized until past the deadline for publishing. Attendance was low - only 48 paid tickets, including those of the volunteers who helped with the organizing and the cleanup. Thanks to all who contributed both monetarily and for their efforts. Nela and Bruno Klus performed the kitchen duties with some extra help and the food was delicious. We had broiled smoked sausage, stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes and cooked mixed vegetables with a delicious sauce. For dessert, we had several varieties of pastries from Europa Pastry Cafe (purchased at a great discount). Thank you, Anna and Bruno Makowski, the owners of this fine establishment. Mike Zietal of Silesia Brands and Euro-Arizona monthly, did all the flyers, published a nice advertisement in his magazine and made sure that the dance was advertised on the Polish language radio program, offered twice a week by Mr. Joseph Cudzich and Jan Gacek.

In addition Mike got some great gifts for our raffle, from various supporting establishments who are listed below. Euro Furniture Gallery - offered a beautiful imported vase, Europa Pastry Cafe - provided all the pastry at a greatly discounted price, John's Steakhouse - offered a $50 gift certificate to their beautiful restaurant, Jana's Bakery - offered a gift certificate for one dozen bizmarks (paczkis), Liquor Den - offered two $20 gift certificates, Silesia Brands - Mike Zietal's distribution company offered one bottle of liqueur and two boxes of beer glasses, six to a box. The raffle raised $198.00 - Thanks to the contributors and those who purchased the raffle tickets.

Mr. Zbigniew Galazka and his Trio did a splendid job in entertaining our guests, with a variety of music from around the World. From the classic oldies to today's rock. Everyone was stumping and jiggling to the rhythms and those who wanted and could take the dance floor and boogied 'til 1 AM. Since Mr. Galazka generously agreed to accept his compensation based on the attendance, his group did not do as well as the two previous fund-raisers. So thanks to Zbigniew and his Trio for their effort and sacrifice.

Mrs. Maria Frys, a member and a Realtor, has generously donated $500.00, as promised, when she closed escrow on a house sold through her by one of our members. So if you're buying or selling any real estate, contact Maria for her services and help the Pulaski Club too. Of course, those of our members who could not attend to support this worthy cause - you can just send your tax deductible contribution in the mail, address it to the Pulaski Club of AZ Inc.

From the Sunshine Committee - Shirley Sztuk: 2 sympathy cards sent out to Orlando & Louise Cordova, Sue Flores on the passing of their mother, get well wishes to Eleanor, Diana O'Loughlin's mother.

From the Financial Secretary - Diana O'Loughlin: The By-Laws Revisions of the Pulaski Club of Arizona, Article III, Sec. 6. states; members neglecting to keep up payment of their club dues for three (3) months or longer are subject to suspension. For re-instatement, a member must pay all dues owed in order to continue the member's continuous membership status. As an option, a member may choose to start over again as a new member with payment of one year's dues. Article IV, Sec. 1. states; In compliance with the regulations of the State of Arizona Liquor Commission for social clubs, dues of members are Twenty-Four dollars ($24.00) per year. Call me to make arrangements to pay or to find out when you are due!! (480) 834-5484. Please send a check for $24.00 to the Pulaski Club address or better yet come to the next dance.

News & Notes

• MUSIC FOR THIS MONTH:
  JUNE 13TH, membership meeting/dance: meeting 1:30, music 2:30 - 6:30 by the Jolly Timers
  JUNE 27TH, dinner/dance: dinner 1:00, music 2 - 6pm by Touch of Chicago
• REMINDER: The club e-mail address is pulaskiclubaz@yahoo.com, The club web site is www.PulaskiClubAZ.org
• An added feature to the web page, you will be able to view past articles. ("If this is not the current newsletter then please check here for the most recent updates. For previous issues of the newsletter please check the Newsletter Archive.")
• "MEMBERS RAFFLE" Remember, if you are present at the monthly meetings you have a chance to win a monetary prize if your name is drawn, if you are not present your name goes back in the hat and the monthly prize goes up for the next meeting.
  $$$ GOOD LUCK $$ 15.00 $$ GOOD LUCK $$
• Since January of this year a number of dedicated club members have generously donated money in varying amounts to help keep the club progressing. For this we truly acknowledge them and appreciate there dedication. Most recently the Edwin Lipinski family made a $500.00 donation in honor of his memory. Also, in late May, one of our newest members Maria Frys and her daughter Monika Mandecka, realtors, as promised donated $500.00 to the club as a result of a real estate sale they completed from a club related referral. A warm Polish thank you to all of you. Bog Zaplac!
• DID YOU KNOW? "Roll Out the Barrel", (L. Brown, W.A. Timm, J.Vejvoda/Shapiro & Bernstein Publishing). Call it the polka everyone knows! Contrary to early assumptions, however, the song was never a folk tune. Its origin goes back to about 1927 when Jaromir Vejvoda, a young Czech musician from near Prague, wrote a tune called "Modranska" polka for his father's brass band. It became popular throughout Europe under many different titles. According to University of Milwaukee historian Victor Greene, the song likely arrived in America after Tin Pan Alley lyricist Lew Brown heard it and joined with Vladimir Timm to give it an English title and lyrics. German musette accordionist Will Glahe recorded an instrumental version (victor, V-710) in 1935 or 1936, which sold about a million copies in the United States by 1943. The most popular version of this song was recorded by the Andrews Sisters on May 3, 1939 (Decca 2462), and released in the summer of that year. By September 1939, over 350,000 copies were sold. By 1944, publishers Shapiro & Bernstein sold over one million copies of sheet music for the piece. (Steel City Brass inlay).
• Board members are now taking orders for the 65th Anniversary 2004 souvenir program (pamietnik) book.
  Advertising rates:
  full page: $100.00
  one-half page: $50.00
  one-fourth page: $35.00
  patron: $10.00
• REMINDER: Nominations for all officers of the Pulaski club of Phoenix, AZ. will be held in the month of September. A nominating committee shall be appointed by our President, their duties will be to obtain candidates for all club offices and they shall present the names of these candidates at the nomination meeting in November. Additional nominations may also be made by the membership at the nomination meeting. Any member interested in being nominated for an office may submit his/her name to the Nominating Committee.
• RENT THE HALL , The Pulaski club is available for all your social events.
• ATTENTION BUSINESS CARD ADVERTISERS if you would like your business card in the Pulaski news letter contact Diana O'Loughlin @ (480) 834-5484 for more details.
• REMEMBER we are a non-profit organization and any donations are tax deductible, let's update our club.
• Until September, hope to see ya at the next dance.