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Solidarity Activists
Honored on Poland's Independence Day |
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Jerzy Las
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Andrzej Studenny
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At the Poland's
Independence Day celebration at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski in Seattle on
November 15, 2015, Honorary Consul Teresa Indelak Davis decorated Mr. Jerzy Las
with the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity. At a similar celebration in
Washington, DC on November 13, Ms. Wanda Studenny received the Cross of Freedom
and Solidarity on behalf of her deceased husband, Mr. Z. Andrzej Studenny. These honors have been bestowed by the President of
Poland.
Congratulations!
Mr. Las' photo courtesy Gail Ann
Photography Seattle, Mr. Studenny's photo courtesy the Studenny family.
posted Nov 19, 2015 |
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Polish Consul Honors Local
Activists |
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Anna Cholewinska
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John Golubiec
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Ryszard Kott |
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At the meeting
at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski on October 2, 2015, Consul General
Mariusz Brymora decorated three members of the local Polish community. Ms. Anna
Cholewinska and Mr. John (Janusz) Golubiec each received the Gold Cross of
Merit; Mr. Ryszard Kott received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of
the Republic of Poland. These honors have been bestowed by the President of
Poland.
Congratulations!
All photos courtesy Gail Ann
Photography Seattle
posted Oct 12, 2015 |
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Help Making Pierogi for the
Polish Bazaar |
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Make pierogi! |
Ladies Auxiliary invite
everybody to pierogi making sessions before the Fall Bazaar at the Polish Home
on Nov 7-8, 2015. Come to help, or come to learn how to make pierogi first and then help at one of these days:
October 13, 20, 27
All pierogi making sessions
are at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 pm.
More:
Contact
Irena Kulik
for more
info
posted
Oct 9, 2015
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Seattle
Polish Festival Needs Volunteers on July 11, 2015 |
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Polish Festival
at the Seattle
Center needs many volunteers on July 11 – if you would like to
help, sign up now!
Please see the festival
volunteer page or this
memo for more details and info how to sign up, or
contact the PF volunteer coordinator
Monte Bridges.
Among others,
the Festival urgently needs volunteers to present Polish food
making in the cooking demos and artist who could do a workshop
on painting on glass.
Also, Seattle
Polish Film Festival in October needs volunteers. Please email
volunteer@polishfilms.org or contact
Michal Pietrzyk.
posted
June 6, 2015
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Presidential Elections, Final Results |
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Mr. Andrzej Duda,
a lawyer from Cracow, has been elected the next President of the
Republic of Poland. These are the results
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Seattle |
Western
US |
Poland |
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A.
Duda
B.
Komorowski
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55.1%
44.9%
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56.1%
43.9%
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51.55%
48.45%
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In Seattle there
were 271 registered voters and 195 votes cast.
More:
Voting in Seattle,
voting in the western US,
voting by Polonia,
overall results
posted
June 6, 2015
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Presidential Elections, First Round Results |
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The first round
of the Elections was won by Mr. Andrzej Duda, both locally
in Seattle and in Poland. Mr. Komorowski, the incumbent
president, came slightly behind, while Mr. Kukiz came strong on
third, beating handedly all the other professional politicians.
These are the results
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Seattle |
Western
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Poland |
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A.
Duda
B.
Komorowski
P.
Kukiz |
36.5%
28.5%
11.1% |
40.4%
30.7%
14.2% |
34.8%
33.8%
20.8% |
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In Seattle there
were 229 registered voters and 189 votes cast.
More:
Voting in Seattle,
voting in the Western US,
voting
by Polonia,
overall results
posted
May 14, 2015
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GiveBIG to Local Polish Organizations - update |
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On May 5, the Seattle Foundation (SF) hosted the annual GiveBIG
event and the Polish community participated in it through the
Polish Home Foundation (PHF).
So far this year, the PHF received about $10,000 in donations
through the campaign. The bulk of the donations (about $9,000)
came through the SF website, but there were also check donations
sent directly to the PHF. The biggest beneficiaries are: Polish
Festival in Seattle Center ($2,550), UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee ($2,350) and the Herbst documentary movie ($1,700).
Also supported were Seattle Polish Film Festival, the Polish
Home Association, the Young Polanie Group, the Polish School in
Seattle and the PHF General Fund. If you missed it and
want to send a check, please do!
More: info
doc
about
supporting Polish community through GiveBIG
posted May 7, 2015
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Pierogi
Fest Needs Volunteers on May 16, 2015 |
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Pierogi Fest is coming up on May 16 in a new formula
and setup to make pierogi available to more guests. Several
volunteer positions are still open - please contact
John Golubiec.
Next,
Polish Festival
at the Seattle Center has
started the volunteer signups for this year's event that will be
held on July 11. Please see the festival
volunteer page for more details and info how to sign up, or
contact the PF volunteer coordinator
Monte Bridges.
Finally, if film
is your fancy, Seattle
Polish Film Festival in October is another volunteering
possibility. Please email
volunteer@polishfilms.org.
posted
May 7, 2015
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2015
Elections & Changes at Polish Organizations |
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John Golubiec
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Bohdan Raciborski
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At a recent
meeting of the Polish Home
Foundation Board of Directors, the Board appointed Mr. John Golubiec the
President of the Foundation. Mr. Andrew Okinczyc resigned due to taking over a
leading role at the American Legion Lodge in Port Townsend. Congratulations!
At a recent annual meeting of the
Polish American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest, Mr. Bohdan Raciborski was
re-elected
President and Ms. Mirka Nakovski re-elected Vice President of the PACC PNW.
Congratulations!
At a recent annual meeting of the
Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association,
Mr. Sebastian Niziol has been elected President, taking over from Ms. Gail
Wodzin, and Mr. Paul Griffin was elected Vice President of the SGSCA.
Congratulations!
posted Apr 16, 2015 |
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Volunteers / Mentors Needed
for a Summer Business School in Poland |
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Washington Business Week
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Seattle-Gdynia
Sister City Association
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PACC Pacific NW
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Volunteer as a Company or
Student Advisor at one of the international Washington Business Weeks summer
schools for high school students in Poland! Weeklong sessions to choose from
are: June 28 - July 3 in Gorzow, July 5-10 in Boleslawowo, July 19-24 in Gdansk,
August 9–14 in Wloclawek and August 16-21 in Gdynia.
The next
Advisor orientation
will be held on May 9, 2015, from 9 am to noon at the Polish Home in Seattle.
More:
Washington Business Week Polish school info
posted Apr 16, 2015 |
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GiveBIG to Local Polish Organizations on May 5, 2015 |
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On May 5, the Seattle Foundation (SF) hosts the annual GiveBIG
event – a one-day, online charitable giving event to benefit
local nonprofits. The reason
this is important to us as the Polish community is that every
donation given during this event gets additional bonus money
from "angels" working with the SF.
You can support all local Polish causes, events and orgs in the
Pacific Northwest by donating during this event. The Polish Home
Foundation partners with the SF for this event. You can support
your favorite cause by donating to the PHF through the Seattle
Foundation PHF Profile Page and providing a comment where
the money should go. More info about
More: info
doc
about
supporting Polish community through GiveBIG
posted Apr 15, 2015
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2015
Elections at the Polish Home |
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Pawel Krupa
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John Golubiec
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Irena Kulik |
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At the Polish
Home Association elections on January 26, 2015, Mr. Pawel Krupa was re-elected the PHA President.
At a later meeting, Mr. John Golubiec was re-elected as the Chairman of the
Board of Trustees. Congratulations!
At a recent meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary, Ms. Irena Kulik was elected
the President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Polish Home.
Congratulations!
More:
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski
posted Feb 19, 2015 |
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Help Making Pierogi for the
Spring Bazaar |
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Make pierogi! |
Ladies Auxiliary invite
everybody to pierogi making sessions before the Spring Bazaar at the Polish Home
on March 28, 2015. Come to help, or come to learn how to make pierogi first and then help at one of these days:
February 24, March 3, 10 & 17
All pierogi making sessions
are at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 pm.
More:
Contact
Irena Kulik
for more
info
posted
Feb19, 2015
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Fat Tuesday Paczki! |
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Consular Visit to Seattle on June 2 & 3, 2015 -
Reservations Needed |
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The Consulate General of the Republic
of Poland in Los Angeles kindly informs that the consular visit
to Seattle to process passport applications only is scheduled
for June 2 & 3, 2015. The Consul will be available at the Polish
Cultural Center from
9 am to 5 pm both days by reservation only. To make a reservation send an email to
losangeles.kg.paszporty@msz.gov.pl
stating your name, DOB, the PESEL number and a preferred time.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski in Seattle, WA reservations required.
M ore:
the
Consulate passport info
posted Feb 12, 2015
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The Stranger Touts the Polish Home Restaurant & Its Chef
Barbara Patrick |
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Chef Barbara Patrick
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Pierogi and other Polish dishes never fail to make a great
impression on the visitors to the Polish Hall! The Stranger
has just run a story highlighting local places to eat in
different parts of the City with the Polish Home
Restaurant PB Kitchen as the place to eat on Capitol
Hill. The story comes with a big pictures of the PB Kitchen
chef, Mrs. Barbara Patrick, too. Congratulations!
More: the article
Eat Like a Local at the Stranger.
posted Feb 5, 2015 |
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Mrs. Krystyna Balut Recognized Among the Inspiring People by
The Huffington Post |
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Grazyna Ostrom, Krystyna Balut and Casey Ostrom
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Mrs. Krystyna Balut has been chosen by The Huffington Post
as one of the 12 Ordinary People Whose Lives Can Inspire Us
in 2015. This is a follow up to a long article
on Mrs. Balut’s family story published by The Huffington Post
in 2014. Mrs. Balut is a survivor of the massive deportations of
Polish citizens to the Soviet gulag camps during WWII. She has
been spreading the awareness of this events through A Trip To
Nowhere film and book based on family documents and
interviews with several survivors from the Seattle area.
Congratulations!
More: the article
the 12 Ordinary People,
the original article on
Mrs. Balut’s family story. Buy and watch the animated
film, visit
Trip to Nowhere site to learn more.
posted Jan 28, 2015 |
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