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Annual Wigilia dinner ...
Annual szopka workshop ...
Christmas traditions
The PHSR organizes a variety of programs and activities to celebrate Polish
culture such as:
- Scholarship awards, stipends of $1000 given annually to
students of Polish descent to help support their college education
- Performances of Polish music
- Exhibits of the work of Polish artists
- Lectures and presentations
- Concerts featuring young Polish Americans
- A traditional Polish Wigilia
- Contributions toward special projects within Rochester's Polish community
- Underwriters of the second edition of Kathleen Urbanic's Shoulder to
Shoulder: Polish Americans in Rochester, NY, 1890-2000
We are filled
with enthusiasm for continuing and expanding our work, anticipating activities
such as :
- An oral history project to preserve the memories and experiences
of Rochester Polonia's senior members
- Restoration of sites that figure in the Polish community's story, such as the
sgrafitto of Copernicus at St. John Fisher College and the tombstone of
Franciszek Salezy Wolowski at Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Adding a work created by a polish artist to the permanent collection of the
memorial Art Gallery
- Publicly acknowledging works of art on display in the Rochester area that were
created by Polish Americans
- Expanding our programs for youth
- Serving as a supportive, unifying force in Rochester's Polish community
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Polish language instruction and links
Polish Literature Club
Polski Klub Literacki przy Polish Heritage Society of Rochester
The Polish Literary Club of the Polish Heritage Society of Rochester
Watch this space for future programs.
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