MAY 2006
*President s Corner*
Dear Members and Friends,
Ahhh, aren’t we all happy it’s May time again? Spring is in the air, a time of renewal and a time of planning on how I am going to spend my summer vacation. Oh, sorry, that was in high school. Well, last summer was sure full of fun and adventures, when we ripped out the interior of our club house and started from scratch. Good thing that things turned out well but we still have many unfinished odds-n-ends from that fun old time so we will have to just keep on plugging away until all done.
We only have a few events left before our summer break in June so check your calendars and come have some fun to the tunes of your favorite band or just tap your heels while hanging out at the bar sipping a cool and refreshing drink served by our smiling volunteer bartenders, who try very hard to have all the selections you may desire.
Most of the winter visitors have departed for cooler climates and only the core group is staying to keep the fires burning – so to speak. If those of you who spend the summer away from Arizona, when you return to find those who stayed behind a little slimmer and a little tougher and a little darker than just think of us as that beef jerky which has been drying out in the summer heat. But we all love it anyway!
The first event of May is our annual “May 3rd Polish Constitution Day” Dinner and Dance, which will be held on Sunday, May 7th. Stan Maczka and his Accordion Magic will entertain from 2 to 6 PM. Because of this event our monthly Membership Meeting will be held on May 21st from 1-2 PM and the Jolly Timers will entertain from 2-6 PM and the Executive Board Meeting will be held on Friday, May 19th, at 6 PM.
Our hall rentals are doing well and our treasury is recuperating at a nice steady pace to where we can feel comfortable.
I wish to thank Carol Ann & Norm Fritchie for accepting the duties and responsibilities of publishing our monthly Newsletter. David Bonczkiewicz has taken on many more time consuming responsibilities with the Board of Directors and needed some help with the time consuming task of compiling, printing, folding and sending out the monthly issues. Thank you David for your time and effort and to Tony Kiselus for licking all those stamps each month.
Please come out and support our events. We love to see your smiling faces. Have a great month of May.
Casimir Kosinski
President
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Messages from the Board Members
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT - Rose Pachura: A committee has been set up to help hire the bands, and we are working on the dance schedule for 2007. My committee is Stanley Mardeusz and Wayne Trinka. If you have any questions on the bands, please contact me, Rose Pachura, 480-802-0775. Don't forget Sunday, May 7, 06 is Constitution Day Dinner & Dance. Dinner is 1 to 2pm. Dance is 2-6pm to the music of Stan Maczka & "Accordion Magic". The following list of people are to be inducted for membership on Sunday, May 21, 1-2pm: Ewelina Jedryczka, Bartosz Jedryczka, Maurice Marciniak, Adam Malek, Gerald Kozak, Francine Kozak, and Glen Schisel. We will have Open Kitchen!! Dance 2-6 pm. Dance to the music of the Jolly Timers. We hope to see all of you on May 21, 06 at the Membership Meeting. Please pick up a 2006 Dance Schedule, so you can keep track of the upcoming dances.
ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR - Rose Pachura: We are planning a Fashion Show, with Stein Mart Fashion, of Scottsdale. They are in the process of hiring a new coordinator to hold fashion shows as of May 1, 06. I will know after that date on the time and date. We would like to do the fashion show on Saturday afternoon, because Stein Mart's Coordinator does not work on Sundays. I do need around ten models. If you are interested please contact me so I can put your name down, or I will call you. Models are for Members Only! Now is the time to let me know! The committee is pushing for Saturday, November 4, 06, just before the Holiday's. This date is not yet confirmed. They have beautiful fashions at that time for Christmas and New Year's Eve parties. I will keep you posted on this event. I am hoping by the next newsletter, I will have more information to share. Every member will have to sell tickets to make this a success. I don't know the price as yet, but in May I should know.
FROM THE TREASURER - Mary Kiselus: We had another good month at the club in March. March Financials report was approved pending future audit. March Income: $10,821.80 (Generated from Hall Rentals, Dinner Dance 3/4/06, St. Patrick Day Dance, Dinner/Dance 3/26/06, Dues Collected, and Newsletter Ads.) March Expenses totaled $6,506.83 (Includes Utilities, Band Service, Bar and Kitchen Exp., Maintenance, Remodeling, Postage, and Misc.) This gave us nice profit for March in the amount of $4,314.97. Thank you to all members and patrons of the Pulaski Club for the support. Please join us for our May events and have a great time. Best wishes and
HAPPY MOTHERSDAY TO ALL MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS.
FROM THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY - Diana O Loughlin: Thank you for all the renewals this past month. Membership dues are $24.00 a year, please check your membership card and send a check to the Pulaski club to update your membership. I have updated my address roster w/David, and we should have accurate addresses and phone numbers now. If you know of any one with a change, please have them fill out the change of address form in this newsletter or contact me with the changes.
FROM FRANIA S KITCHEN: To all who donated pastries for our Easter dinner and to Helena Tantala for the delicious paczki THANK YOU and DZIEKUJE . To my wonderful ladies who help in the kitchen - Henrietta, Diana, Pat, and Beverly, my most sincere thank you . Without you ladies I could never have done our Easter dinner. Now that Easter is gone, we are looking forward to another celebration, CONSTITUTION, on May 7th. Our Chef Bruno will be cooking up a storm. Dinner is from 1-2pm, and RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, call Frania at 602-275-9329. Our Menu: pork loin, polish sausage, sauerkraut, potatoes, bread, butter, dessert and coffee. My May 21st Open Kitchen from 2-3pm will serve baked ham, potato salad, cucumber with sour cream salad, roll, dessert and coffee.
FROM THE SUNSHINE COMMITTEE - Shirley Sztuk: Get well card was sent to Mary Jane Witt.
PULASKI CLUB ACTIVITIES
M A Y 7, 2006
POLISH MAY 3rd CONSTITUTION DAY
Dinner 1-2pm
Reservations are required; call Frania, 602-275-9329
Menu: Pork loin, polish sausage, sauerkraut, potatoes, bread, butter, dessert & coffee.
DANCE 2-6 PM
DANCE TO STAN MACZKA & ACCORDION MAGIC
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MAY 21, 2006
MEETING 1-2PM
OPEN KITCHEN
WITH FRANIA, 2-3pm
Baked Ham, potato salad, cucumber with sour cream salad, roll, dessert & coffee.
DANCE 2-6 PM
with
JOLLY TIMERS
Something of interest about our new Newsletter editors.
FROM THEIR WEBSITE
"WE LOVE TO DANCE SO CAN YOU"
DANCE BIOGRAPHY OF
CAROL & NORM FRITCHIE
5757 East Hermosa Vista Drive, Mesa AZ 85215-2030
Phone 480-924-4305
Email:
cfritchie@usfamily.net or
WeLoveToDance@hotmail.com
Carol taught Social Dance in the Minneapolis and St. Paul MN area for over 25 years. She continues to teach Ballroom, Country Western, Hop Polka, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Hustle (disco), Latin, Cha Cha, Argentine Tango, Prom Dances, Wedding Dances, and Nite Club Two Step.
Carol and Norm have taught in the Community Education Departments of the St. Paul Public Schools, Hasting Schools, Forest Lake Schools, Spring Lake Park Schools, South Washington County Schools, Roseville Schools, Centennial Schools, Majestic Ballroom, Bel Rae Ballroom, and Medina Ballroom (all past), currently in the Stillwater Schools, and for the 3M Dance Club. Norm and Carol also have taught the "Hop and be Happy" Polka classes at Mayslacks Restaurant and Lounge in NE Minneapolis.
Carol has taken extensive training in California and is a Registered Teacher with the Golden State Dance Teachers Association of California. She is past State Director and Zone Director and past President of the NTA (National Teachers Association for Country Western Dance). Both of these organizations are worldwide. She also is a past member of the Minnesota Ballroom Dance Teachers Association. Norm is past President of the Minnesota West Coast Swing Dance Club. Carol and Norm are former members of the World Swing Dance Council, Anoka County Arts Alliance, and the United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC). They have traveled worldwide judging and teaching.
Carol and Norm have produced three-day dance events for over 10 years. The STAR OF THE NORTHLAND Country Western Dance Festival and SWINGING IN THE NORTHLAND Swing Dance Fest. They are no longer producing dance events and are concentrating on teaching social dancing only.
In the past Carol has choreographed for and directed several dance teams. Norm and Carol were also the first instructors locally in Minneapolis/St. Paul to produce Country Western dance instructional videos. Carol has written articles on dance for the following publications: Music and Dance News, Dancing USA, Country Calendar, NTA Newsletter, Australian Country Western News, and England's Country Western Dance publication.
Their focus now is on teaching social dance classes. Their main objective for students in their classes is to be able to social dance comfortably and have FUN, FUN, and more FUN!!! Their motto is, "We love to dance, so can you". We are your Social Dance Instructors.