The Annual Election Meeting of the Officers and Trustees of the Polish Home Association will be held at the Polish Home, on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 3:00 PM. Complimentary dinner for members of PHA from 2:00 PM. According to our Election Procedures, members interested in running for an Officer or Trustee position will need to declare her or their candidacy in writing no later than by December 16, 2022 (postmarked) addressed to Polish Home Association, 1714 18th
LAST CALL TO SIGN UP FOR KILIMANJARO AND SAFARI! Please, join us on a seven-day journey to the “Roof of Africa” via Machame Route, This is fully supported climb with guides, porters and kitchen staff. Our success rate is in the upper 80% and this year we summited in quite difficult conditions. We will be assisted by guides, porters and kitchen staff. Due to strong and experienced guides, Crew Treks has high success rate and
As usual in the season, Sebi’s Bistro has just announced that it is taking pre-orders for Christmas. You can order all Polish Christmas food favorites from borscht & uszka, through different kielbasas and blood sausage (kaszanka), cabbage rolls (gołąbki), hunter stew (bigos) and different kinds of pierogi, to gingerbread (piernik świąteczny) and Polish apple cake (szarlotka). Deadline for orders is Dec 10, 2022. Please see the Sebi’s holiday order form for details on what you can order
Dear Members and Friends of the Polish Community, By the end of November, we have received about $49,000 in donations from over 170 donors, which is way more than we expected, and donations are still coming in. We continue fundraising as we’d like to buy a good-quality used concert-class instrument during the sale season after Thanksgiving. (a brand-new grand piano costs $80k-$100k or more). Thank you for your incredible support for this fundraiser in memory of Barbara
The Tour de Mont Blanc (TMB) is one of the great hiking tours in the world. On this guided TMB tour, we’ll cross countless passes and trek through three countries – France, Italy, and Switzerland – as we circumnavigate Mont Blanc, at 15,781 feet, the highest mountain in the Alps. Previously, I was unable to assemble enough people to run this trip-partially due to covid and partially due to lack of commitments-why is that? So, join
Asia Filipek zaprasza na Sesje Jogi po polsku w Domu Polskim w Seattle w sezonie 2022/23. Sesje są bezpłatne, dla każdego – niezależnie od poziomu zaawansowania w jodze (lub jego braku ). Wystarczy zabrać matę, ubrać się w wygodny strój i przyjechać do DP w czwartek wieczorem o 19. Yoga classes at the Polish Cultural Center are free of charge and open to everybody, regardless how advanced (or not) you are. Just bring a mat, wear a comfortable attire
The Polish Swing Dance Club produces accessible and fun swing dance classes and events. Classes Learn the joy of swing dancing! No partner or experience is necessary. We rotate partners throughout the class. Class sessions run every 5 weeks. 18+ New session begins November 7th. Learn the original swing dance, Lindy Hop! Classes are taught by Polish Swing Dance Club managers Katie & Mark Kihara. Prices: Early registration $89/person, late Registration $99/person Weekly: Monday classes
Crew Treks has opened bookings for the 2023 season, and it starts with Mt. Kilimanjaro! We are going back to Kilimanjaro! Join our Jan 14-23, 2023, climb! As always, we will be taking Machame Route to the TOP! We will be assisted by guides, porters and kitchen staff. Due to strong and experienced guides, Crew Treks has high success rate and even a rare snowstorm will not stop us! After seven days on the mountain
Update: About $33,000 has been raised as of 11/3/2022, so we are getting there! Please donate to the fundraiser, if you haven’t done so yet! Also, SPF is still matching up to $5,000 in new donations to get the fundraiser to the $35,000 – $40,000 level! Dear Members and Friends of the Polish Community, The Seattle Polish Foundation and the Polish Home Association have launched a fundraiser for a new grand piano in memory of Basia
There are several places where you can still sign up for a Polish language course in the fall. Please check out the following opportunities if they fit your schedule and wallet. Seattle City University info – deadline to sign up is September 25, 2022 Polish School in Seattle info – the first week of school is the week of September 25, 2022, but you can still sign up Polish School in Bellevue info – the
The fall quarter at the University of Washington brings courses that can draw people interested in Polish language and culture. As usual, seniors 60+ can register to listen to these courses for a token fee through the UW Access Program. Notable courses include: Introduction to Slavic Literature 200: War Literature with Prof. Piotr Florczyk First Year Polish 401 A with instructor Krystyna Untersteiner More: Registration for the current quarter through the Access Program opens on September 30, 2022; the
The Fr. Twardowski Polish School in Bellevue accepts new students for the 2022/2023 academic year for classes 0 to 8. The enrollment is based on demonstrated language skills, not on age, and the new students can enroll in person on September 14, 2022, at 7 pm or contact the school for a later date. More: For more information, please visit the school website or their Facebook page or contact Principal Anna Cholewinska at twardowskischool@gmail.com.
The Juliusz Słowacki Polish School in Seattle is starting enrollment for the 2022/2023 academic year. Classes for adults will be online on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the evening, children’s classes will take place at the Polish Home on Saturdays mornings. Sign up online here. The fees for the classes are as follows: $500 for adults and $390 for children with 10% discount for the PHA members.First week of school is September 25th, 2022 Everything you need
Washington Academy of Languages at the City University of Seattle has a native Polish instructor and has been offering Polish classes. Dr. Ewa Krawczyk will be teaching Polish 1 in the fall quarter on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:20 pm Polish 1 Ewa Krawczyk Thu 6:30 – 8:20PM 10/6/22 12/15/22 in-person class You can register for the language classes at the Washington Academy of Languages without being admitted as a student of the City University
Update: This is the first live Polish Festival after the pandemic, and it needs many more volunteers! Please help if you can. Hello friends, We would like to invite you to help us create the ultimate Seattle Polish Festival experience. The event will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2022, from noon to 7 pm, at the Seattle Center Armory and Mural Amphitheatre. 2022 is our first-in-a-while opportunity to celebrate Polish traditions like we used to. The event
Update: This is the first live Polish Festival after the pandemic, and it needs many more volunteers! Please help if you can. The Polish Festival will be serving a lot of great Polish food, but that needs a lot of preparation! The Polish Home Association and the Culinary Workshops ask for assistance in food prep before the Festival. Please come to the Polish Cultural Center to one of these sessions: Tuesday, July 5 from 2
Dear Friends, After a pandemic delay of over two years, we have said the final farewell to our beloved Isia. She wanted to be buried with her parents in the family grave in Poland. The funeral took place on June 1, 2022, at the small church and its cemetery in Krzynowłoga Wielka in northern Masovia. This is the farewell that Ryszard delivered at another mass in Warsaw: Pozegnanie-Isi, Farewell-to-Isia. And below are the two songs
There has been several fundraisers for Ukraine that our local Polish communities have been involved with; this is an update for the recent ones. The dinner and auction with Gov. Jay Inslee at the Polish Cultural Center on April 22 raised over $55,000 for the Ukrainian Association of Washington State The Polish Fundraiser to Support Ukraine run by the Seattle Polish Foundation raised over $53,000 as of 5/6. More info in the above article The Polish School
Komisja Spraw Emigracji i Łączności z Polakami za Granicą Senatu RP prosi o opinie Polonii dotyczące priorytetów i kierunków polityki państwa polskiego wobec Polonii i Polaków za granicą. List Senat RP zachęcający do wypełnienia ankiety na ten temat. Link do ankiety Termin zgłaszania uwag jest 15 maja 2022 r. More: strona Senatu RP
The 18th Avenue Theatre and Magdalena Gustowska-Kucharska invite all children and youth to an art contest related to its first play scheduled to have a premiere on June 24, 2022. The play in Polish is Przygody pchły szachrajki / The adventures of the Flea of a Chess Game” and hence the contest theme “What Hisses and Chirps in the Grass / Co w trawie piszczy” is to illustrate insects. The contest is open to all