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B U L L E T I N
January 2009
CONTENTS
1. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: ON EVE OF ELECTION, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN McCAIN SUPPORTS VISA WAIVER STATUS FOR POLAND
2. PRESIDENT SPULA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA
3. VISA WAIVER FOR POLAND AND TIME-TESTED AMERICAN POLITICAL MAXIMS
4. LEGISLATORS ON BEACON HILL WORKING WITH THE POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS FOR THE ENACTMENT INTO LAW OF A POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS DAY IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
5. POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS MEMBERS STATE-WIDE ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE ON March 30, 2009.
6. OTHER POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS DIVISIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ARE URGED TO INTIATE THEIR OWN ANNUAL POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS DAYS AT THE STATE HOUSE, OR AS THE CASE MAY BE, IN THE STATE CAPITAL
7. POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH TO BE OBSERVED BY PAC/E. MASS. IN AN OCTOBER 2009 VENUE
8. IT IS TIME ONCE AGAIN TO RENEW DUES FOR THE 2009 CALENDAR YEAR
9. CHANGE OF MAILING ADDRESS FOR PAC/E. MASS.
10. PAC/E. MASS. BULLETIN NOW AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL
10. PAC/E. MASS. BULLETIN NOW AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL
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B U L L E T I N
July 2008
CONTENTS
- MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE PROCLAIMS POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS DAY
- NEW YORK STATE SENATE PASSES MATT URBAN RESOLUTION ON JUNE 3, 2008
- POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS TO ASSIST JEWISH AMERICANS IN RESTORATION OF JEWISH CEMETERIES IN POLAND RAVAGED BY NAZI GERMANS IN WORLD WAR II
- SIXTH ANNUAL KOŚCIUSZKO’S BIRTHDAY – WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY POLITICAL FORUM AND BANQUET ON FEBRUARY 23, 2008 A SUCCESS
- A WORD ABOUT OUR COLORS (Being an Article Submitted by Robert Matusik)
- PAC/E. MASS TO CELEBRATE OCTOBER POLISH HERITAGE MONTH IN 2008 BY SPONSORING A DAY TRIP TO THE POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING AT ELMS COLLEGE IN CHICOPEE, MA
- APPEAL FOR RENEWALL OF DUES FOR 2008
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January 2008
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B U L L E T I N
December 2005
Issue 1
CONTENTS
US Visa Waiver for Poland-An Update
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US Sen. Rick Santorum and PAC Pres. Frank Spula Honored in DC
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Janusz Reiter, Poland Amb. to US and Frank Spula, PAC and PNA Pres. to be featured at our forum/banquet on Feb. 19
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A Memorial Tribute to a Friend, Alicja Altenberger
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A Letter to US Sen. Kennedy
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Changing Times for PAC/E. Mass.
- Calendar
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B U L L E T I N
December 2006
CONTENTS
1. PAC NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ELECTED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
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2. UPDATE: VISA WAIVER FOR POLAND STATE RESOLUTION CAMPAIGN
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3. MAINE STATE REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD J. MAZUREK JOINS PAC/E. MASS.
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4. COMING ON FEBRUARY 18, 2007 A “WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A POLE: EASY OR COMPLICATED? SIGNIFICANCE FOR POLAND AND POLISH AMERICANS IN TODAY’S TROUBLED WORLD”SYMPOSIUM FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL KOŚCIUSZKO’S BIRTHDAY – WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY POLITICAL FORUM AND BANQUET
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5. PAC NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT FOR AMERICAN AFFAIRS BAJDEK OF MASSACHUSETTS IS GUEST AT THE FEBRUARY 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC DINNER FOR POLAND’S PRESIDENT KACZYŃSKI
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6. PAC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES THREE RESOLUTIONS IN SAN DIEGO ON OCTOBER 21, 2006
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7. PAC/E. MASS. DIRECTOR MARK P. SZPAK IS DESIGNATED AMICUS POLONIAE BY THE POLISH GOVERNMENT |
8. POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS HONORS MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND CONGRESS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF POLAND AND POLISH AMERICANS
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9. FRIENDS OF ALICJA ALTENBERGER DONATE $1,500 FOR A COMMEMORATIVE WINDOW IN THE POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING AT ELMS COLLEGE IN CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS HONORING HER MEMORY
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10. ANNUAL RENEWAL OF DUES
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11. CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2007
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12. PAC PRESIDENT FRANK J. SPULA PARTICIPATES IN THE NOVEMBER 20, 2006 MEETING OF THE NATIONAL POLISH AMERICAN – JEWISH AMERICAN COUNCIL HELD IN CHICAGO
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13. A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING POLISH AMERICANS AND POLONIA ORGANIZATIONS IN STATES NOT HAVING DIVISIONS OF THE POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS
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B U L L E T I N
April 2007
CONTENTS
1. UPDATE: VISA WAIVER FOR POLAND STATE RESOLUTION CAMPAIGN
2. PAC/E. MASS. URGES POLONIA TO MEET AND HONOR MEMBERS OF THE NEW
21ST CENTURY “POLISH CAUCUS” IN THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE WHO SPONSORED THE FIRST-IN-THE-NATION VISA WAIVER FOR POLAND JOINT RESOLUTION AND WILL WORK TO SUPPORT OTHER POLONIA ISSUES
3. POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS TO SPONSOR AN OCTOBER 1, 2007 OBSERVANCE IN VIRGINIA OF THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF POLISH COLONISTS IN THE JAMESTOWN COLONY.
4. POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS NATIONALLY TO INITIATE PROCESS FOR BECOMING A 501 (c) 3 ENTITY
5. POLISH EMBASSY ENLISTS LAW FIRM TO PROMOTE ITS INTERESTS ON CAPITOL HILL
6. PAC/E. MASS. BIENNIAL ELECTION FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE 2007-2009 TERM OF OFFICE
7. PAC/E. MASS. URGES ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS, THOSE OF POLISH ANCESTRY INCLUDED, TO REGISTER AND TO VOTE
8. A REMINDER THAT IT IS TIME TO RENEW ANNUAL DUES FOR 2008 |
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B U L L E T I N
September, 2007
CONTENTS
1. Executive Committee Meets with National Security Council Director of
Central and East European Affairs
2. Visa Waiver for Poland Gains Grass-Root Support in State Legislatures, Is
Denied by the United States Congress, but Yet the Battle for Achieving Entry
Into the Visa Waiver Program Continues
3. Recommendation to National PAC President Frank J. Spula that the Polish
American Congress Should Recommend to the United States Postal Service
Issuance of a 1608 Jamestown Colony English-German-Polish Commemorative
Stamp
4. Celebrate Polish Heritage Month on October 27, 2007 at Northeastern
University with a Lecture about the Exploits of Colonel Ryszard Kukliński, Cold
War Spy and Hero
5. Agreement Reached in February to Create a “Polish Caucus” in the
Masschusetts Legislature
6. Election of Board of Directors for the 2007-2009 Term of Office
7. Sixth Annual Kościuszko’s Birthday – Washington’s Birthday Political Forum
and Banquet to be Held on February 23, 2008
8. Renewal of Dues for 2007
9. Historic Moment Approaches in the 5th Congressional District in
Massachusetts
10. Closing Thoughts
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