Update 2: The fundraiser gathered 10 boxes of medical supplies, military first aid kits, solar powered chargers etc. by the end of April for the next humanitarian airlift from Seattle. Update: the fundraiser was very popular, and the school decided to continue it. Please help by donating medical supplies for Ukraine from the school’s Amazon wish list! This fundraiser is running till the end of April. The Polish School in Bellevue organized a fundraiser “Pomagamy
Update Over $53,000 has been raised by 5/5/22; $30,000 has been wired to PAH in two tranches, $2,000 granted to the Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Assn to support City of Gdynia refugee relief, and $5,000 to the Ukrainian Association of Washington State for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Donations are still coming in! Please support the fundraiser if you can. The refugee situation in Poland has become very difficult as about 2 million refugees stay in Poland. In support
The Kosciuszko Foundation is looking for Teachers and Teacher Assistants for the Teaching English in Poland (TEIP) Summer Camps 2022. Children under 18 years old can accompany a family member or a legal guardian as a Peer Tutor. Apply and read more about the 2020 TEIP Program, current camp opportunities, dates and locations on the KF website here. Teachers are encouraged to teach English through their areas of expertise. The TEIP has taught conversational English via STEM, cooking, art,
The dining room and the bar at the Polish Cultural Center will be closed on Fridays April 8 & 15. On April 8, this is due to preparations to the Spring Bazaar on the next day. On April 15, by a long-time tradition, the Polish Home is closed for Good Friday and Easter. More: please visit the Polish Home website
It’s no April fool here: the restaurant at the Polish Cultural Center will be now open from 5 pm starting on April 1, 2022. You can check the menu here. You can make table reservation by contacting kuchnia@polishhome.org More: please visit this page
Asia Filipek zaprasza na sesje Jogi po polsku w Domu Polskim w Seattle. 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 18:30. 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 and drop by.
The Seattle Polish News has received some Easter themed booklets in English written by Lawrence Kozlowski. They may be interesting to Polish Americans who would like to have a better understanding of Polish Easter traditions or to follow recipes for traditional Polish food and pastries served at Ester. More: please visit Polish Art Center if interested, or contact Lawrence Kozlowski
Radio Wisła, a Seattle based Polish internet radio station, has just posted a recording with Henryk Wrożyński. Wrożyński is an actor, theater director and a poet who lives in Shoreline. In the mid-1990s, he founded and then ran for a decade the Studio 21 theater in Tacoma. The recording consists of two parts presenting poems in Polish read by the author. Part one includes poems from his last volume titled Cygańska bajka. Part two includes
The spring quarter at the University of Washington brings again 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 (in range of $10) through the UW Access Program. Notable courses include: Introduction to Polish Contemporary Culture: Cinematic Metamorphosis by Dr. Dawid Junke (Polish Fulbright scholar); Polish and American cinema after 1989 First Year Polish 403A with instructor Krystyna Untersteiner East European
The Polish Spring Bazaar is a regular, full-blown affair this year and the organizers, the Polish Women’s Club, are looking for volunteers to help staging the event. The bazaar will be on April 9, 2022. Volunteers are needed to prepare the bazaar, before the bazaar and on the day of the bazaar in the morning, to run it and to close it up / cleanup after the bazaar. If you would like to help, please
The Kosciuszko Foundation accepts applications for scholarships for its exchange programs to Poland. There are two major exchange programs: A Year Abroad in Poland in 2022/2023 An Exchange Program to Poland conducted with the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The program offers scholarships to study Polish language and culture for one semester or one academic year at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow Graduate Studies and Research in Poland in 2022/2023 An Exchange Program to
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 spring quarter on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:20 pm Polish 1 Ewa Krawczyk Tue 6:30 – 8:20PM 4/5/22 6/7/22 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
Following the public announcements from the King County and the City of Seattle about not requiring masks at most businesses, the Polish Home Association (PHA) decided to drop the mask requirement at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle. Effective March 12, 2022, mask will not be required to attend events organized by PHA or to visit the restaurant and the bar at the Polish Cultural Center. Other organizations or groups hosting their own events at
My country is ruined, people are dying, cities are bombed. I get texts from friends asking for prayer because they are bombed right now. I am crying, it hurts so deeply, hard to breathe. Please help Ukrainian people. Ukraine needs your help! Top priorities are medical and tactical supply. Every donation counts. Check for matching funds. DONATE Nova Ukraine – humanitarian aid to Ukraine United Help Ukraine Razom for Ukraine Come back alive PARTICIPATE in rallies in our city Ukrainian
Following the public announcements from the King County and the City of Seattle about changes in COVID requirements for businesses and gatherings, the Polish Home Association decided to relax the rules at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle. Effective March 1, 2022, a vaccination verification or recent test will not be required for entry to the building, including the dining room, and to events and functions held at the Polish Cultural Center. Please note that
Local cinematographer Michal Pietrzyk’s documentary All on a Mardi Gras Day has been added to The New Yorker portal along other notable documentaries. The movie presents a secret 200-year culture of New Orleans African Americans, known as Mardi Gras Indians, and their Mardi Gras Day competition. Michal wrote, directed and produced the film. You can watch it free of charge at The New Yorker here. All on a Mardi Gras Day premiered at the Berlin International
Polish Choir Vivat Musica! invites everybody to rehearsals that are happening twice a month on Wednesdays from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. The choir is currently under a professional direction of Justin Bichell. If you would like to join the choir, please come to a practice at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski on one of the following Wednesdays: February 9 & 23 March 9 & 23 April 6 & 20 May 4 & 18
At the annual meeting of the Polish Home Association held on January 30, 2022, Erik Lidzbarski has been reelected for the PHA President position and Jola Paliświat was elected for the Senior Vice-President position. Roman Rogalski has been reelected as the Treasurer. Congratulations! A full list of the 2022 PHA Election results for all the Officer and Trustee positions can be found on the PHA website here More: for more information, please contact Polish Home
Valiant Integrated Services is searching for Polish language instructors to provide instruction in listening, reading, writing and speaking skills, as well as regional and culture subject using modern communicative methodology. These are fulltime positions in support for the military with posting at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord and in Tacoma. Security clearance is required. More: please see detailed job description and requirements here
Szkoła Polska im. Juliusza Słowackiego w Seattle poszukuje nauczycieli języka polskiego do prowadzenia nastepujacych zajęć: zajęcia dla dzieci w sobote rano zajęcia dla dorosłych w tygodniu wieczorem online. Zgłoszenia oraz pytania prosimy kierować do Dyrektora Szkoły Mileny Dickens na adres polishschool@polishhome.org lub telefonicznie 206 775 5039 Więcej informacji na temat szkoły jest dostępnych tutaj