Dear Friends, The Kosciuszko Foundation Teaching English in Poland Program is looking for American volunteers who wish to connect with Polish and Ukrainian children and teachers during this summer in Poland. Become a Camp Leader, TEIP Teacher or Assisting Teacher and spend a wonderful summer 2023 in Poland. Application deadline is February 28, 2023. Who
Lira will show you the Poland of your dreams! Poland is perfectly safe – with 10,000 US troops in the country – and is a member of NATO and the European Union. Lira has been organizing tours of Poland for more than 30 years! The 2023 offer includes the two
Registration is starting for a walking soccer team to play at Starfire on Mondays at 10 am. We are coed, mostly over 55, but we also have a few younger players too. Check out ultimatewalksoccerclub.club website for more information about walking soccer. Known as walking football in the United Kingdom,
Polish News looks for contributors! We need editors, graphic designers and web & media wizards. Please join us! The Seattle Polish News is an independent news service serving Seattle and the Pacific Northwest since 2002. It has been published by Ryszard Kott who has also served as the editor-in-chief for
At the annual meeting of the Polish Home Association held on January 29, 2023, Lidia Jasklowska has been elected as the PHA President and Erik Lidzbarski as the Senior Vice-President. Roman Rogalski has been reelected as the Treasurer. Congratulations! A full list of the 2023 PHA Election results for all
The Ka’au Crater-did you know there is a crater above Honolulu? Neither did I! The incredible jungle hike, stream and waterfalls are just the prelude to the vistas above the crater. The Ka’au Crater is a mini Ngorongoro Crater minus giraffes, elephants and zebras-Sir David Attenborough would have been impressed.
Call for applications! Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarships support American students of Polish descent for graduate and undergraduate level studies at colleges and universities in the United States. Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 are awarded on a competitive basis for one academic year. Funding is for full-time studies. Scholarships are for
Mark Studeny, DDS – Mówimy po polsku! Please find us at You can schedule your appointment online on the website
Our loving friend Elzbieta Paprota, a longtime member of the Polish community, passed away on December 20, 2022. We want to give Ela the memorial she deserves to honor her memory and say our last goodbyes. Ela is survived by her husband Wiktor, daughter Monika and son Jarek. The Paprota
The grand piano in memory of Barbara Strutynski has been purchased! On behalf of the Seattle Polish Foundation and the Polish Home Association I would like to express our deepest gratitude to all people whose generosity made it possible. I have never seen such a swift, widespread, and generous support
The winter 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: More: Registration for the
Frank David Wilson, longtime member of the PHA died on November 24, 2022, at his home in Seaview, WA, after a long struggle with brain cancer. He was 72. Frank is survived by his wife Elizabeth, sister Valerie, stepchildren and grandchildren. Services will be held at the chapel of ‘Sunset Hills Memorial
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 winter quarter on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:20 pm Polish 1 Ewa Krawczyk Thu 6:30 – 8:20PM 1/12/23 3/16/23
The grand piano in the picture will be coming to the Polish Hall real soon now! The Seattle Polish Foundation entered into a purchase agreement with a private seller for a 2008 concert-class Steinway grand piano in an excellent condition for the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski. The grand piano
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
Friends have set up a GoFundMe page to help the Mroz family with the medical and funeral bills. Please contribute to this fund if you can. Andre Mroz fell ill early November and ended up in the ICU fighting for his life. Andre lost his fight on November 19,2022. The
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
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
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
Andrzej Mroz, the former Solidarity leader, local community activist and one of the most recognizable members of the Polish community died on November 19, 2022, due to complications after a cardiac arrest. He was 67. Andrzej Antoni Mróz was born on June 21,1955 in Bliszczyce in Silesia, Poland. He obtained