November 2004

President's Corner:

Our hugely successful 65th Anniversary Banquet is now history. A very sincere thank you to all those wonderful volunteers who put it all together, donating much of their personal time and expertise.

Slowly, but surely, hall improvements are taking place. To date we now have new awnings donated and installed by our treasurer Casimir Kosinski with help from his employees; the outside of our building has been repainted with donated paint by member John Gacek; the trim work was painted by Trustee David Bonczkiewicz, his son and son’s friend; and new barstools were obtained and donated by Board of Director Bruno Klus.

In addition to the above, we also now have new outdoor and indoor lights donated and installed by member Andrew Czerski. Much of the needed repair work on our new padded chairs was done by Ray Jorgensen, Henry Spychalski, Tom O’Loughlin, John Twarog and Jerry Masyga. Board of Director Tom O’Loughlin also had to do repair work replacing damaged (by renters) of the front paneling on the stage. Jean Jorgensen and Frances Spychalski (our ladies back-up crew) saw to it that all the volunteers were fed. Additional upgrading work is yet to be done. All volunteers will be greatly appreciated. So many of our members are skilled workers so please volunteer your help if you possibly can. Together we can work miracles!

At our November l4th membership meeting we will be voting for our 2005 officers. All members are urged to attend this important meeting. This is your opportunity to voice your opinion as to who you think will make good officers. Looking forward to seeing you in November,

-Henrietta Nemecek

Messages from the Board Members

From 1st Vice President - Mary Kiselus: Welcome new members Cindy Lofgreen, Ernest Henry, Robert Henry, Helen & Scott Lockhart, George Ybarra and Alice Foster. See you at the November 14th meeting we need your Vote!

From 2nd Vice President - Jean Jorgenson: The 2004 year will soon be behind us , time sure flies when your having fun, and fun we do have at the club. I would personally like to thank all the ladies that help me in the kitchen including our president Henrietta Nemecek. We all make one great team! Hope to see all the members and friends at the Open kitchen and Thanksgiving Dinner, all the food will be home made.

From the Chairman of the Board - Ray Jorgensen: We’re all done with the 65th Anniversary party and getting ready for another party, it really turned out nice everybody had fun. The bar made a nice return, sold out of our polish beer and vodka. We have a new look here at the club, new stools which were donated by Bruno Klus, the west awning donated by Case Kosinski and outside lighting by Andy. So everything is really looking up at the club, thank you all for the good work. Don’t forget drink polish beer save the water.

From the Entertainment Committee - Rose Pachura: VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!! The Nominating committee is: Rose Pachura, Chairperson, Casmier Kosinski, committee, Helen Lewy, committee. The election is on November 14th at the membership meeting. WE NEED YOUR VOTE!

For casino reservations and voting info call Rose Pachura, Social Director, at 480-802-0775.
Email: roselp1@msn.com

From the Publicity Committee - Dorothy Twarog: The year is winding down, the Elections for 2005 new Officers is at hand, hope to have a good turn out for this November meeting.

My e-mail address: Dorothy@orbitelcom.com

From the Treasurer - Casimir Kosinski: no report.

From the Sunshine Committee - Shirley Sztuk: no report.

From the Financial Secretary - Diana O'Loughlin: Membership dues are $24.00 a year, there are still a lot of delinquent past due members out there please pay your dues. Don’t forget you must be a current paid member to vote in the Pulaski Club elections on November 14th, so please pay up we need your vote!!

News & Notes

• “65 YEARS”, THANK YOU, for your kind attendance, participation and support. My sincere thanks and appreciation to all organizing committee members and participants whose combined efforts made this event a success. Bog Zaplac and God Bless. Henrietta Nemecek-President
• VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, We need your support Pulaski club members, lets have a strong showing at the club. Elections will be on Sunday November 14, 2004. Remember you must be a current member of the club to vote, if you have any questions call Diana O’Loughlin for more info. The nominating committee is,
  Chairperson; Rose Pachura (480) 802-0775, roselp1@msn.com
  Committee; Casimir Kosinski (623) 487-9821
  Committee; Helen Lewy (480) 895-9743
  WE NEED YOUR VOTE!!!
• Nicolas Copernicus Polish Language School is having a RUMMAGE SALE to raise operating funds for the school. This will be held at the Pulaski Club parking lot on November 6, 2004, starting at 7:00 AM. Anyone wanting to donate items to support the Polish Language School can bring them to the Pulaski Club on Friday evening, Nov. 5th, between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
  Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated.
• PODHALE Polish Folk Dance Company of Los Angeles, California presents From Poland, With Love a Showcase of Polish Folk Dances. This wonderful dancing group who entertained us at the 65th Anniversary Banquet is presenting a two hour extravaganza on November 13th, 2004, at the Phoenix College, John Paul Theater. The address is 1202 West Thomas Road, in Phoenix. The group consists of 32 performers, who will change their colorful costumes several times during the performance and will dance and sing their hearts out for you. The show starts at 7:00 PM and the tickets are $20.00 per person. You can purchase your tickets at the Pulaski Club’s November meeting on Nov. 14th. or call Halina Kosinski at 602-909-4965.
• MARY ANN ARVAY of “DPR REALTY” MARYSHIA WOULD LIKE TO HELP THE PULASKI CLUB! AND DONATE $700.00! TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO LIST OR SELL WITH MARYSHIA. THE POLISH CLUB WILL RECEIVE THE DONATION OF EACH CLOSED ESCROW. LET'S ALL HELP! HURRY OFFER EXPIRES DEC 31,04
• "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.
  $$$ GOOD LUCK $$ 40.00 $$ GOOD LUCK $$
• DID YOU KNOW “Polish Doll Rhinelander” (S. Przasnyski) though the Rhinelander, as a dance, is German in origin; it is an all-time favorite of polka fans throughout the Western New York area. Rarely will one experience a Polish American wedding reception in Buffalos sans Rhinelander. This Rhinelander was written by Stas Przasnyski, leader of the famous Connecticut Twins Orchestra, one of the most influential bands in the history of polka music. Known for their outstanding musicianship, it was not uncommon to find Big Band, Jazz, and Blues musicians at Connecticut Twins performances in the 1950s and ‘60s. Accordionist Stas and brother drummer Jas created a sound that is marveled to this day, and one that has been copied by hundreds of bands across the country. (Steel City Brass inlay).
• RENT THE HALL , The Pulaski club is available for all your social events. 602-275-9329
• REMINDER; The club e-mail address is pulaskiclubaz@yahoo.com, The club web site is www.PulaskiClubAZ.org
• 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 December, let’s keep our dance floor packed; see you at the next dance.