October is Polish Heritage Month; a great time to learn more about your Polish Heritage. Knowledge is power! Read these books to learn more about your local Polish heritage and customs. Learn interesting facts about the people who settled in the Toledo and surrounding area. Honoring Our Polish Ancestors, donated by Toledo Polish Genealogical Society Toledo‘s Polonia, Rev. Richard Philiposki with the Toledo Polish Genealogical Society Treasured Polish Christmas Customs and Traditions My Homemade Polish Recipes, Anna Zaremba Adam Grant, Figure Master, A collection of painting by Toledo’s Adam Grochowski…
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Dozynki Harvest Celebration
Call 419-841-2902 to purchase tickets for Dozynki or for more information. Or send your check payable to Toledo-Poznan Alliance to Rosalie Hinde, 7402 Caracole Ct., Sylvania, Ohio, 43560.
Read MorePACT/TPA 2017 Scholarship Winners
The Polish American Community of Toledo and Toledo Poznan Alliance are proud to announce the 2017 Scholarship winners. Each winner will receive $1,000.00 toward their college tuition. This year’s winners are: Alexander Zuchowski. Alex will be a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati this fall. Alex is the 2017 recipient of an Engineering and Applied Sciences Freshman Scholastic Award and the 2017 President’s award for Educational Excellence. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the Marching and Concert Band at the University. Alex dances in the famous Echoes…
Read More2017 Schedule of Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament
Here is the schedule for the remaining 2017 Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament: Friday, June 23 Friday, July 21st Friday, August 18th Friday, September 15 Friday, October 20th Friday, November 17th Any changes in these dates will be sent to all participants and posted on our facebook pages and on our website.
Read More2017 Kielbasa Cook-Off
Get your taste buds ready for another great Kielbasa Cook Off sponsored by the Polish American Community of Toledo. This year the cook off will be held on Saturday, May 6th at St. Clement Community Center, 2990 Tremainsville Rd. Proceeds from the cook-off will benefit the PACT/Toledo Poznan Alliance Scholarship Competition, which has awarded more than $17,000 to students over the past five years. Proceeds will also help the capital campaign to develop a Polish community center in the Toledo area. There is still room for more contestants. If you…
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Kielbasa Cook Off Call For Contestants!
Matt Zaleski / 2016 Board President January 18, 2017 Office: 419-691-5058 / Mobile: 419-345-5206 PACT to Host Kielbasa Cook-Off Saturday, May 6, 2017 Call for Contestants (Toledo, OH) — The Polish-American Community of Toledo (PACT) has announced that the organization is looking for contestants and sponsors for the Sixth Kielbasa Cook-Off, to be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the St. Clement’s Community Center, 2990 Tremainsville Rd., Toledo. The hours for the event will be announced at a later date. The Kielbasa…
Read More2016 Kielbasa Klassic
Sign Up is now open for the 2016 Kielbasa Klassic 4-Man Golf Scramble! Sunday, August 7th at Whiteford Valley (blue Course) 7980 Beck Road, Ottawa Lake MI 10:00AM start time $75 per man/ $300 per team Includes golf, cart, food, beer, pop, team skins, door prizes, challenge holes, and the famous “Kielbasa Klassic” t-shirt. **Proceeds used to fund PACT scholarships and Child Help, an organization dedicated to helping abused children** Deadline to enter is July 30, 2016. There are 2 ways to register for the Kielbasa Klassic: 1 Register Online Register…
Read More60 Years Ago; Uprising in Poznan, Poland
Sixty Years Ago–Poznaǹ June 1956 and its Significance in Polish and World History excerpted from a longer study by David Gwidon Chełmiǹski, Ph. D. Not even a year after the formation of the “Warsaw Pact” mutual defense alliance in 1955, Poland suddenly made it into the world news headlines with the first significant uprising of the workers voicing dissatisfaction with the centrally-controlled Marxist economic system which had been imposed upon them in the decade since the Second World War, and remarkably, Poznaǹ, was at the center of what was happening. After the Minister of…
Read More2016 PACT/TPA Scholarships
Polish-American Community of Toledo (PACT) and Toledo Poznan Alliance (TPA) Annual Scholarship Competition ends May 31, 2016 The Polish-American Community of Toledo (PACT) and the Toledo Poznan Alliance (TPA) have announced that their Sixth Annual Scholarship Competition to award $4,000 to area Polish-American students is currently underway. Over the past five years over $13,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to students of Polish-American heritage in the Toledo area. The competition is divided into two categories — High School and College. Applicants must fill out an application form and…
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