St Petersburg Polish American Society (PAS) - Oct 20, 2022
Club Website: www.polishsociety.org -- Club Email Address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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WOW! What a Year! We Reopened The Polish Club & Our Beautiful Walter Walsek Memorial Hall The 1st Sunday Of Feb After Being Closed For Nearly Two Years Due To Covid With 155 Attending & 116 Polish Dinners Served! Each Sunday Was a Success In Its Own Way with Paczki And Dyngus Days Being The Highlights Before We Stopped Sunday Dinners & Dances At The End Of April! One Of The Great Unexpected Things That Happened During These Three opening Months Was That 62 New Members Joined The Club.
We Then Decided To Stay Open For The Summer For The 1st Time In Over 15 Years With Thirsty Thursdays & Club Rentals Paying The Bills! We Can Say The Summer Opening Was Also Successful! We Also Continued To Gain New members During This Time Period.
Now We Are Preparing To Restart Our Sunday Dinners & Dances On Nov 6 For The 2022/2023 Season!
You Will Find Our Band Schedule At The End Of This Newsletter!
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" We Will Have A Club Meeting On Monday, Oct 31 at 12 Noon To Prepare For
The Opening Of Our Sunday Dinner & Dance Season"
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We will be making plans for our Club's Sunday Dinner & Dance Opening Day. Please join us if you are able. We continue to need volunteers to help with the many functions necessary to support the ongoing activities of the club. Hope to see you at the meeting.
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"On Sunday, Nov 6 We Will Have Stan Simms &
The Nu Soundz Restart Our New Sunday Season"
"Stan & his Group Have Been Playing For Us For Over 15 Years"
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Doors will open 1:30 PM. Admission is $6.00 for members and $8 for non members. Dinner is $10. Our Dinner will consist of Kielbasa, & Sauerkraut, Golompki, Perogies, Dessert and Coffee which will be served from 2:15 to 3:30 PM. Please call Wilma Walsek at 727-348-4244 or Alice Kohler at 301-639-8553 to make reservations for dinner by noontime Thursday, Nov 3.The only way you can be sure there will be a meal for you is to make dinner reservations. The Band will be playing from 3 to 6 PM. Non Members Are Always Welcome!
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"Before You Enter Our Club,
Look To The Right And You Will See A
Beautifully Engraved Sign Signifying
The Historic Landmark Status Of Our Club"
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"We Continue To Hold Our Weekly Thirsty Thursdays "
"5:30 To 9 PM - Enjoy Polish Beer & Polish Food"
Neighbors from the Old Southeast Community as well as Club Members enjoy Thursday evenings at The Club. Polish food is prepared by Kaitlin Baker and served from 6 to 8:30 PM.
For more information contact Jim Grinaker at 727-214-8972.
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"UKRAINIAN REFUGEE RELIEF FUND"
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Under the leadership of Roger Telschow we are handling our donations thru www.GlobalGiving.org as they are highly rated and recommended by the US State Dept among many others. When donating online, you can click on "Donate in honor" and put in the name of the "Polish American Society of St. Petersburg" if you like.
The Polish American Society has received credit for donating $6,600 to date to the Ukrainian Refugee Relief Fund toward our goal of $10,000.
Contact Roger at 301-509-9371 with any questions.
Thank you for your interest and generosity--we want to continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends at this desperate time.
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Club Activities
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We think you will be surprised with the selection of Polish memorabilia that we have for sale including Polish Dolls, Polish T-Shirts, Polish Caps, Polish Aprons, Polish Paintings, Polish Ladies Blouses, Polish Auto License Plate Holders, Crystal, Polish Vests, Polish Dishes, Polish Men's Shirts, Polish Paintings, plus other arts and crafts. See Bernie Yencha to purchase any of these items.
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"Please Keep The Following Club Members In Your Thoughts And Prayers"
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We want to share our sadness with Monika Smolarczyk as her father, Zygfryd Smolarczyk passed away on September 23. Monika and her father came to to the United States in 1984. Monika is healing and please share your thoughts and prayers with her.
Joann Mercer suffered a heart attack. She is recovering nicely, however, she continues to need our thoughts and prayers. Joann was a key contributor to our most recent Dyngus Day this past April.
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*PLEASE RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND BOOSTER DONATION NOW FOR 2023*
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Annual Membership is $25.00 per person per year. If you have not been a member, please consider becoming a member. Contact Tom Rokosz, our Club Membership Chairperson, when you are at The Club or contact him at 912-401-5758 or email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions or concerns. You can make out your check to "Polish American Society" and send it to Tom at:
Tom will send the membership cards to you at your home address if you can not pick them up at the club.
If Tom is not available at the club, contact any officer or member of the Board to renew your membership or open a new membership.
You can also send a check made out to "Polish American Society" for your annual Booster Club donations to Tom Rokosz. Pat Caldwell, our Booster Club Chairperson, will be notified of all donations that are sent in. THANK YOU!
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"HALL RENTALS"
Our Beautiful Hall is available to rent and use for Personal, Family, Group, Business, etc, functions. Please contact Jim Grinaker at 727-214-8972 or for information.
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"OUR WEBSITE"
Please visit www.polishsociety.org to get up to date Club information. Our beautiful website is maintained by our Web Master, Mark Opyd, who is a Computer Specialist. If you have a computer problem, please contact him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for any help.
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Please contact us with any questions or concerns via email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or our cell phone, 301-639-9045. Please make us aware of any errors.
Following is our Band schedule for the 2022/2023 Season.
Don & Alice
---Fall Band Schedule for 2022----
NOV 6 – Nu Soundz DEC 4 – Jasiu's Polka All Stars
NOV 20 – Florida Generations DEC 11 – Nu Soundz
__ WINTER & SPRING BAND SCHEDULE FOR 2023 __
JAN 1 – New Years Day - Closed MAR 5 – Buffalo Touch
JAN 8 – Florida Generations MAR 12 – Jasiu’s Polka All Stars
JAN 15 – Northern Sounds MAR 19 – IPA All Stars/ NS
JAN 22 - Florida Generations MAR 26 – Frank Moravcik Band
JAN 29 - Jasiu's Polka All Stars
FEB 5 – Gerry Kryk's All Stars APR 2 - Northern Sounds
FEB 12 – Northern Sounds APR 9 - Easter - Closed
APR 10 - DYNGUS DAY
FEB 19 - PACZKI DAY Nu Soundz - 5-8 PM
Florida Generations APR 16 – Jasiu’s Polka All Stars
FEB 26 – Nu Soundz APR 23 - Florida Generations
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