The Polish American Community of Toledo and the Toledo Poznan Alliance are pleased to announce the 2015 scholarship winners: Zachary Pylypuik, age 15, will be a sophomore at St. Francis de Sales High School this coming fall. In addition to playing travel hockey, Zack volunteers as a lector at Holy Trinity in Assumption, Ohio and is an announcer for St. Francis KSN Radio. Ethan Collins, age 17, a senior this coming year at Central Catholic High School. Ethan participates in cross country, track and soccer. He volunteers at Hospice of…
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“Agora” sculpture in Grant Park in Chicago
Located along the southwest side of Grant Park, Agora is one of Chicago’s most recent and important sculptural installations. Comprised of 106 nine-foot tall headless torsos made of cast iron, the artwork derives it name from the Greek word for meeting place. The figures are posed walking in groups in various directions or standing still. Internationally renowned artist Magdalena Abakanowicz donated the sculptural group along with the Polish Ministry of Culture, a Polish cultural foundation, and other private donors. Born into an aristocratic family just outside of Warsaw, Abakanowicz (b. 1930)…
Read MoreToledo Polish Genealogical Society Meetings for 2015
The next meeting of TPGS will be held on Saturday, March 21st from 10 am to noon. Meetings are held at St. Michael School, 420 Sandusky Street. This month’s speaker is Donna Christian. All are welcome! The schedule for TPGS meetings for the remainder of the year is: Saturday, April 18 – Monthly Meeting from 10am to 12pm – Show and Tell My Trip to Poland by TPGS Members. Saturday, May 16 – Special Event – Field Trip Calvary Cemetery Tour featuring Prominent Poles Saturday June 20 Monthly Meeting from 10…
Read MoreAlexander Drabik to be inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame
WORLD WAR II LOCAL HERO TO BE INDUCTED INTO OHIO MILITARY HALL OF FAME FOR VALOR World War II hero Sergeant Alexander A. Drabik will be inducted posthumously into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame for Valor on April 24, 2015 in the State House Atrium, Columbus, OH. Drabik was nominated by the Holland Springfield Spencer Township Historical Society (HSSHS), as he attended Dorr Street Elementary School and was a long-time Springfield Township resident. Honoring all who served their county is part of the Society’s on-going Veterans Project. Drabik was…
Read MorePierogi Class
Space for the pierogi class on Saturday, March 28th is full. We are sorry to all who wanted to take this class but were not able to so we are going to schedule another class in October just in time for Christmas. PACT will announce the October date when it is finalized. Thank you to all who wanted to take the March class. We hope you will be able to attend the next one in October.
Read More2015 PACT/TPA SCHOLARSHIPS
2015 Scholarship Awards The Polish American Community of Toledo is happy to announce that along with the Toledo Poznan Alliance of Toledo, we will again be awarding scholarships to High School/College students based on academics, extra-curricular activities and an essay submitted about “What Having a Polish-American Heritage Means To Me”. Last year four area high school or college students each received a $1000 scholarship toward their education. Click on PACT/TPA scholarship application button on the right of the screen to download a copy of the application. After filling it out,…
Read MoreThe Shopka
This year PACT will have a shopka in the Toledo Holiday Parade. (From PolAmJournal.com) by Stas Kmiec Mention the word szopka (creche) or jaselka (nativity play) to someone born in Poland long ago, and you will see a spark of joy light up in their eyes. They recall the live nativity scenes, puppet shows, pageant plays and shimmering fairy tale castle-like scenes of their youth. The Christmas creche is common to all of the Christian faith, but the szopka is unique to Poland. The szopka, once a humble peasant…
Read MoreWigilia Traditions
Wilgilia Tradition When the first star, known as the Gwiazdka, appears in the eastern sky, the Christmas tree is lit and that is when the feast to commemorate the birth of the Christ Child begins.
Read MoreSilent auction items at the Kielbasa Cook Off
PACT will be offering some great items this year for the silent auction at the Kielbasa Cook Off on Saturday, Oct. 4, at St. Clements Community Center. All items are Polish . Amber pieces, Polish pottery, books about local Polish history, Polish beer, liqueurs, vodka, Polish t-shirts, amber cut wine glasses, Christmas pieces and much more will be available. So come out to the cook off and enjoy some great kielbasa and check out our Polish items.
Read MorePolish Cinema Series at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor
Presented with support from the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies. This series of restored classic Polish films has been organized and curated by Martin Scorsese, one of the most recognized and respected filmmakers in the world, and is the largest presentation of restored Polish cinema to date. 9/8: The Last Day of Summer & Innocent Sorcerers 9/15: Night Train 9/22: A Short Film About Killing 9/29: Jump 10/6: The Illumination 10/13: The Saragossa Manuscript 10/20: Pharaoh 10/27: Mother Joan of the Angels 11/3: Ashes and Diamonds 11/10: The Hourglass Sanatorium 11/17: Austeria 11/24: Black Cross 12/1: The Promised Land 12/8: Man of Iron Below are…
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