PNA COUNCIL 122'S ANNUAL PICNIC

Hamtramck, Michigan - Every year, on the last Sunday of July, the Polish National Alliance Council 122 hosts a picnic for its members and friends at Wanda Park in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

This year, Council Vice President Roman Lopacki organized a wonderful day for all. With the help of his wife, PNA Council 122 Vice President Janina Lopacki, who organized the kitchen with all its wonderful meals, PNA Council 122 Director Zbigniew Przybyl who made sure the bar was well stocked, and Club Manager Krystyna Chodorowska who organized the games for the children, the day was filled with what Wanda Park will be fondly remembered for. Of course these were not the only people who made the day a success. Many other volunteers worked tirelessly in the 90 plus degree heat to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Several times during the day, new comers reminisced how they had come to the park with their parents when they were young, but had lost that connection as they grew up. The PNA Council 122 Picnic brought many of the same feelings they remembered. They all said that they will be coming back.

What made the picnic different from others was the fact that they also included many things for the children to do. Parents could enjoy the bar and dance music knowing that their children were safely occupied. The children were taunted by two pinatas, cooled off by a water slide, tossed about in a bounce castle, they tried their skills at the water balloon toss, hula-hoop contest and showed who was the strongest with a tug o' war. Each child, winners and losers, all received numerous prizes and loads of candy from the pinatas.

So, if you want to join in on the fun, mark your calendar for next year's PNA Council 122 Picnic, on Sunday, July 29, 2012, or come to Wanda Park on most Sunday's for good food, music and liquid libations and revisit those memories.

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Barbara J. Gronet

 

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