author: IRENA FRACZEK

With hot summer weather upon us, and traditional PHC picnic still weeks away (mark August 28, 2022 in your calendar), why not embark on a fun trip to Milwaukee and join two Polish-themed events upcoming in June:

After two long years, POLISH FEST returns on June 10, 11 and 12. Welcome back the three great days of Polish food and drink, polka and/or Chopin music, colorful folk costumes, and much, much more.

Just 10 days later comes the festivity called WIANKI, with name deriving from the wreaths being placed on water in tradition going back to the ancient Slavic elebrations of the summer solstice.

VISIT OUR CALENDAR FOR MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

...

POLISH CONSTITUTION DAY
Polish Flag Day and Day of Polonia

Celebrations in Milwaukee and Chicago:

May 2 at 12pm Polish Flag Day and Polonia Day Celebration (Uroczystości Dnia Flagi RP oraz Dnia Polonii i Polaków za Granicą), Polish Flag Raising in Daley Plaza in Chicago, IL.

May 2 at 6pm The 1791 Constitution Celebrated through Words, Music and Imagery (Konstytucja 1791 świętowana słowem, muzyką i obrazem), Polish Center of Wisconsin (PCW) in Franklin, WI.

All are invited to this free event sponsored by the Milwaukee Society of the Polish National Alliance in cooperation with the Polish Center of Wisconsin and support of the Polish American Congress – Wisconsin Division. Speaking at the event will be David R. Zepecki and Donald Pienkos, Prof. Emeritus of Political Science. Highlights will include the music of Fryderyk Chopin performed by Francis T. Wasielewski and the showing of beautiful posters created by the Polish Center to tell the May 3rd Constitution story.

.........
May 7 at 11:30pm – Polish Constitution Day Parade under the motto “Freedom and Peace for All!” (“Wolność i Pokój dla Świata!”) will march down the Columbus Drive in Chicago.

VISIT OUR CALENDAR FOR MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Polish Spring Festival..

Hundreds joined us on Palm Sunday to celebrate Polish Easter traditions and shop for Polish amber jewelry, Bolesławiec pottery, books, various goods imported from Poland and Polish food (mostly from Chicago). Many also enjoyed Polish lunch with a choice of pierogi, kielbasa, gołąbki (cabbage rolls) and more. To see the photos, click on the image above or the red text below.

2022 SPRING FEST PHOTO GALLERY

Gloria Welniak, welcoming visitors with an inviting smile at the picture above, spoke also at the video clip aired on the Channel 3000 news.

To see again other videos related to our club's activities, please visit the
PHC playlist on youtube.

Unleashed on February 24, 2022, the Russian invasion on Ukraine created a humanitarian crisis of immense proportions. As of April 29,  over three million refugees - out of six million that left the country - are finding shelter in Poland.

Poles responded with an astounding generosity. Ukrainians fleeing the war have been welcomed with compassion and assistance offered by all branches of government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, and individual citizens – many housing the refuges in their own homes. But the task is enormous, the resources are running dry and more help is needed. Here are some options to make donations for the refugee relief back in Poland:

The POLONIA FOR UKRAINE fund was established by the Polish American Congress (PAC) to collect donations for serving medical needs in Ukraine and refugee needs in Poland. The funds will be distributed through the Council on Aid to Ukrainians and the Polish Red Cross. Here is a link for donating over the internet by credit card, debit or PayPal.

This campaign has raised so far about $238,000 and was closed on April 15, 2022.

Another option is the POLAND'S UKRAINIAN ASSISTANCE FUND established in the Polish Center of Wisconsin in Franklin WI. Avoiding the overhead costs, all monetary donations to this fund (by credit card or Paypal) will go directly to the trusted people providing relief "on the ground zero" in Poland.

The HELP UKRAINE NOW fund, set up by the NYC-based Kosciuszko Foundation under the motto "Stand With Ukraine: For Your Freedom & Ours, " adopted a similar mode of funds distribution. In fact, the foundation's president is working in person on the Polish-Ukrainian border and among other deeds, has opened to the refugees his own house located close to the border.

RECENT EVENTS

On December 13, 2021, four PHC members participated in the panel discussion held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of martial law imposition in Poland.
Visit the PAC-Wisconsin website for the detailed account of this evening.

November 7, 2021 in Franklin, WI

On the gorgeous fall day, a group of the PHC-Madison members joined guests gathered in the beautiful Polish Center of Wisconsin to celebrate the Polish Independence and Veterans Day and one of the 2021 Congressmen Zablocki Civic Achievement Awards going to another member of our club.

Click here to see photos

....Visit the PAC-WI website for the bios of all honorees.
.......