Chicago Society
of the Polish National Alliance
The mission of the Society is to share a leadership role in the improvement of life of Polonia institutions, groups, and individuals; promote public awareness, especially among youth, of Polish and Polonia history and culture; and support and nurture the business and civic endeavors of its members.
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Upcoming Events
The August General Meeting will take place on the 18th
IN PERSON at 7pm
(6:45 happy hour)
The Great Escape
9540 W. Irving Park
RSVP to Chuck Cwiakala at cecwiakala@aol.com
President's Message
It is with great pride and appreciation that I am able to report the Chicago Society golf outing went off without a hitch on July 9th, at Gleneagles Country Club in Lemont. The event was made special by the 100 attendees, 84 golfers, willing volunteers and generous sponsors. I encourage our entire membership to thank and support the below listed individuals, as they made all of this possible and allow us to continue to fulfill our organization’s mission as we support Polonia and each other.
Special thanks to Polvision who was there and did a segment which is available at the following link if you could not make it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vue-oAtZEIs).
My sincere thanks to the following for their help leading up to and executing the event: Rich Ciesla, Rick Wiermanski, Zenon Kurdziel, Peter Dykas, Ted Makarewicz, Andy Haszlakiewicz, Jan Plachta, Stan Nowak, Ken Stellon, Artur Jaworski and Chris Grzadziel.
Donations help keep the costs of the event down and thank you to those that donated items including: Walgreens (gift bags/water/beer provided by Artur Jaworski – Bensenville Store Manager), TK’s Live Edge (Ted Kozelka donated live edge cherry wood bench), Andy Haszlakiewicz (grill set), Rich Ciesla (vodka and wine), Adam Konopka (Kindle Fire and Belvedere Vodka), Jan Plachta (Polish Eagle gobelin and books), TEAM Concept Printing (Tony Rouse who donated a $100 visa gift card and signage for the event), Dowd & Dowd, Ltd. (Adam Konopka who donated golf balls for winners), Matt Thomas (donated $100) and Representative Brad Stephens (donated $100).
One of the highlights of the night was when attendee Sam Lapinski won the 50/50 raffle, worth $1,000, and on the spot decided to donate all of it to our youth fund!!! Thank you Sam for your incredible generosity!!!
Our VIP hosts allow all of us to have a truly fun experience with beverages and entertainment (thanks to our accordion player Dennis Motyka!), while keeping attendance costs reasonable. Special thanks to all of them, including our Host Sponsor Dynamic Safety, Event Sponsors B & M Auto Collision (Bogdan Trytko) and Dowd & Dowd, Ltd. and Beverage Cart Sponsors Frontline Performance Group and Hart Dental!!!
Dziekuje to the following tee sign sponsors for supporting our organization and event, even while most of you could not even attend! We received tee sign sponsorships from, Ted Makarewicz, Legion of Young Polish Women (x2), Representative Brad Stephens, Polish American Police Association (PAPA), Troy Realty, Copernicus Center, PRCUA, Frank Czaja, Polish Museum of America, Pietryka Funeral Homes, Beacon Tap, Chapekis Law, Shield Insurance, Kasia’s Deli, Cioromski Law, Dziennik Zwiazkowy, Gordon and Pikarski, Polish American Chamber of Commerce, Senator Rob Martwick, Polish Scouting Organization and Skaja Funeral Homes.
All of the above deserve our thanks, gratitude and support. My personal and heartfelt thanks to all of them and all attendees. Hope to see everyone next year!!!
Adam Konopka