In accordance with the by-laws of the Polish American Congress, Michigan Division, a call is issued to all members in good standing for nominations of officers, directors, and auditors who will be elected for two-year terms of office at the Annual Meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Polish National Alliance Hall, 10211 Conant, Hamtramck, Michigan.

Written nominations for all elective offices shall be submitted to the Nominating Committee not less than thirty days before the date of the annual meeting.
Nominations must be postmarked (“registered mail” is suggested) or personally delivered by Friday, February 16, 2017, to the Nominations Committee, PAC Michigan Division office at 11333 Joseph Campau, Hamtramck 48212.
Nominations shall have the name of each candidate and the office to which he or she is being nominated and may be submitted by any member or organization in good standing.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The PAC Michigan Division will be electing new individuals to govern, guide and manage the Division locally for the next two years. The offices for which elections are to be held are as follows:
– Executive Officers: President, Executive Vice-President, Vice President for American Affairs, Vice President for Polish Affairs, Treasurer, Recording Secretary for Membership Meetings, Recording Secretary for Executive Board Meetings, Corresponding Secretary.
– National Directors to represent the Division at National PAC meetings around the country.
– Michigan Board of Directors to represent local organizations and institutions and give advice to the Executive Board.
– Audit Committee (5 positions).

The eligibility of candidates for election to all offices in the Michigan Division is as follows:
(1) The candidate – either an individual member or a delegate of an organizational member – must have been a member of the PAC Michigan Division for at least one year prior to the date of the election (i.e., prior to March 18, 2017) and
(2) are members in good standing by having all dues paid through 2016. In addition, candidates for the Executive Offices must have attended at least one quarterly membership meeting during the 12 months preceding the date of the election meeting.
The Nominating Committee shall verify the eligibility and willingness of each candidate nominated. The Nominating Committee shall then make its report and present a list of nominations at the annual meeting where elections are to be held.

PURPOSE:

ENABLES AMERICAN STUDENTS OF POLISH DESCENT TO PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER STUDY PROGRAM AT POLAND’S FINE UNIVERSITIES.

THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR CULTURE, HERITAGE, HISTORY AND LANGUAGE.

AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP:

AWARDEES OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL RECEIVE $2000 TOWARD TRANSPORTATION AND TUITION EXPENSES.

CRITERIA:

APPLICANT MUST BE AN AMERICAN CITIZEN OF POLISH DESCENT.

MUST BE A RISING COLLEGE JUNIOR OR SENIOR AT AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL.

MUST BE AN ACPC AFFILIATE OR BELONG TO A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION.

MUST BE RECOMMENDED BY A MEMBER OF AN AFFILIATE OR SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION.

APPLICATIONS:

COMPLETED APPLICATIONS, TRANSCRIPTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MUST BE

POSTMARKED BY 1 APRIL.

FOR INFORMATION AND APPLICATION, PLEASE CONTACT laning@verizon.net

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W sobotę, 19 października, w siedzibie michigańskiego wydziału Kongresu Polonii Amerykańskiej (KPA) w Hamtramck, odbyło się spotkanie polonijnych nauczycieli pracujących w lokalnych szkołach języka polskiego działających na terenie stanu Michigan.  Podczas spotkania prezeska KPA, Anna Bańkowska, złożyła życzenia wszystkim nauczycielom dalszej owocnej pracy.  Przypomniała także słowa prezydenta RP, Andrzeja Dudy, który w liście do nauczycieli polonijnych pisze m.in.: „Praca nauczyciela w polskiej szkole za granicą  jest szczególną  misją i wyzwaniem.  Oprócz głębokiej wiedzy i wszechstronnych umiejętności wymaga pełnego zaangażowania w kształtowanie charakteru i ducha nowego pokolenia, często urodzonego i wychowanego poza Polską. Niesie wiele wyrzeczeń, wymaga poświęcenia.  Za patriotyczną postawę służby ojczystemu krajowi i Rodakom należą się Państwu słowa najwyższego uznania i wdzięczności.”  Każdy z nauczycieli otrzymał specjalny Dyplom Uznania, a po części oficjalnej zaproszono wszystkich obecnych na smaczny obiad.  Spotkania było okazją także do omówienia zagadnień związanych z odbywającym się co dwa lata polonijnym Konkursem Języka Polskiego (najblższa edycja konkursu odbędzie się w pierwszej połowie przyszłego roku).

Dear Friends, The annual Polish American Congress of Michigan Radiothon is here! It is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th on WNZK Radio (690 AM) from 8:00 – 10 a.m. Donors who pledge through November 5, or call 313-365-9400 with a pledge on that day, will be publicly recognized during the Radiothon.

The PAC-MI is a non-profit umbrella organization, part of the national PAC organization, which brings together organizations and individuals to work toward the civic, social, cultural, and educational betterment of all Polish-Americans.

For over 70 years our mission has been to promote and preserve Polish heritage and culture, to protect and defend the good name of Americans of Polish descent and of Poland, to empower Polish-Americans to achieve success in life, to facilitate interactions and information- sharing among Polonia organizations and the community.

The Michigan Division sponsors the Annual Polish Day Parade in Hamtramck, our Scholarship Committee awards thousands of dollars in scholarships, the Charitable Foundation supports events that develop future leaders for Polonia; PAC-MI’s Political Action Committee strengthens Michigan Polonia’s influence on the local political scene.

On a regular basis, PAC provides free legal services with specialized designated attorneys and free health screenings, assists with translations and certain immigration services, maintains a Detroit Polonia events calendar, and showcases our culture and heritage at various venues in the larger community.

We own our own building in Hamtramck since 1978 and retain a paid administrative assistant to facilitate the division’s work.

We truly need your financial assistance to continue and to expand our projects. Your generosity, as in the past, is crucial. We are counting on your support of the Radiothon, but we also ask that you remember the Polish American Congress – Michigan Division in your will.

If you are not a member, please join us by calling the office for an application; annual dues are $35.00. Your interest and talents are most welcome.  For more information please visit our website: www.pacmi.org, like us on Facebook, or call (313) 365-9400.

Thank You and God Bless!

Anna Bankowski, President  

Your monetary contributions can be send to: Polish American Congress Michigan Division, 11333 Joseph Campau, Hamtramck, MI 48212.

NEW YORK, NY – Today after meeting with the Polish American Congress in Chicago, Donald J. Trump is pleased to announce his Polish American Advisory Council. The women and men on the council are grassroots leaders who will engage with the Polish community on relevant issues.

“I am proud to have the support of the hard working Polish American community that shares the American values of love of freedom, independence and respect for family. This council will continue to advise me on how best to maintain and increase the strong ties between Poland and the United States,” said Donald J. Trump.

The Polish American Advisory Council for Trump includes Dr. Lucja Swiatkowski Cannon as chair, seven co-chairs and a growing number of council members, five of whom are announced today and others forthcoming. Polish Americans from 10 states are represented by this council. These leaders have already advised Mr. Trump and Governor Pence on a number of related issues.

Dr. Lucja Swiatkowski Cannon, the council chair, is a scholar/consultant most recently affiliated with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Dr. Cannon stated, “I support Donald Trump’s insistence on a stronger commitment by all NATO members for the common defense. Of 28 NATO members, Poland is one of only five countries fulfilling Mr. Trump’s call for balancing NATO’s budget by meeting the goal of 2% of GDP for defense spending. It is peace through strength.”

Roman Korzan of McLean, Virginia is Co-Founder of the Federation of Polish Americans. Korzan stated, “As a legal immigrant, I see the similarity between Mr. Trump’s common sense refugee vetting policies and those of Poland, where the Chair of Poland’s leading party said in May: ‘After recent events connected with acts of terror, we will not accept refugees because there is no vetting mechanism that would ensure security.”

“As a person of faith, I appreciate Mr. Trump’s policy of creating a safe zone for Christians and other faiths in Syria. Poles understand the dangers of religious persecution” said David Targonski of Gastonia, North Carolina, a Reagan and Bush appointee.

A historian and journalist, John Czop, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, said: “Poland shed blood as our key new NATO ally in Iraq and Afghanistan. Poles were responsible for both the South Central Zone of Provinces (over three million Iraqis) and 9000 square miles of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan. Moreover, Polish Special Forces, known as GROM, won well-merited praise from American army officers for their intrepid raids against enemy positions.”

Former Regional Director for ACTION Eugene Pasymowski of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, says “Every one of our communities is safer right now because Poland is contributing to the NATO antiterrorist efforts by providing fighter planes and Special Forces instructors to fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq.”

“I’m proud that my birthplace of Poland is a stalwart ally of my new country and contributed to peacekeeping missions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the side of the United States,” says filmmaker Witek Rosowski of Glendale, New York; President of Solidarni 2010.

Eve Neterowicz of Portage, Wisconsin, a Reagan and Bush appointee, reminds us: “Poland and America were friends from the beginning. Poland adopted a modern Constitution on May 3, 1791, shortly after the adoption of the US Constitution. Generals Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for freedom and independence of both Poland and the United States.”

Additional members of the council will be added in the future.

Polish American Advisory Council:

Chair:
Dr. Lucja Swiatkowski Cannon, New York

Co-Chairs:
Jerzy Bogdziewicz, Florida
John Czop, Ph. D., New Jersey
Roman Korzan, Virginia
Eva Neterowicz, Wisconsin
Eugene Pasymowski, Pennsylvania
Witek Rosowski, New York
David Targonski, North Carolina

Members of the Advisory Council:
Carolyn L. Bonkoski, Pennsylvania
Ed Baran, Illinois
Denise Kuchta, Maryland
Nancy Ordowski, Arizona
Joe Sliwka, Maryland

Contact Email:  PolishAmericansForTrump@gmail.com