American Council for Polish Culture

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About the American Council for Polish Culture - ACPC

President's Annual Report
History and Mission
Organizational Structure (executive committee, affiliates & supporting organizations)
The President's Message November '07 by Ted Mirecki
Membership (information & application)
Contributions (supporting the organization's mission)
Approved for United Way (full information - new for 2008) updated

Events

60th Annual Convention, Williamsburg VA, Aug. 6-9
Spring Board Meeting, Trenton NJ, Apr. 25-26
Report from 2007 Convention - Dearborn MI, July 10-14
Report from Spring '07 Board Meeting - Cleveland, OH
Youth Leadership Conference 2005 Photos and Report
Report on Pulaski Commemoration, Oct. 8-10, 2005 in Savannah, Georgia
Listing of Activities (summaries of national level initiatives, events, and projects)
Adam Styka Art Exhibit and Sale 2008 (annual arts competition and exhibit)

Ongoing Projects

Promotions Committee (creating a film about ACPC)
Gen. Casimir Pulaski Documentary Film (now available on DVD) updated
Touring Poster Exhibit (your group can host a poster show)
Book Promotions - information about and reviews of interesting books

Scholarships and Competitions

ACPC grants the following scholarship awards and competition prizes:

Pulaski Scholarship: $5,000 for graduate students of Polish descent enrolled at an accredited university in the United States, who have completed at least one year of studies at the graduate level.

Skalny Scholarship for Polish Studies: $1,000 for students pursuing some Polish studies (major may be in other fields) at universities in the United States, who have completed at least two years of college or university work at an accredited institution.

ACPC Summer Study Scholarship: $2,000 for American students of Polish descent to participate in a SUMMER STUDY program at any one of Poland's fine universities that offer such programs.

Polish American Arts Association Scholarship: $2,000 for residents of or students in District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia

Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia scholarship: For students accepted to or already enrolled at a college or university, either of Polish descent or pursuing courses in Polish or Slavic language, history or culture.

Marcella Kochanska Sembrich Vocal Competition

All grants and prizes for 2008 have been awarded. Information for 2009 will be posted in due time.

Other Items of Interest

Lesson Plan - The Polish Experience at Jamestown
Ralph Modjeski Marker Unveiling - in Philadelphia Sept. 15, 2007
Information about Poland - courtesy of SUNY Buffalo
Commentary on the play "Polish Joke" - by Marek Czarnecki

Inquiries & Comments - Communications Page (e-mail addresses and links to related sites)

This entire site is being continously revised and updated.
Last revisions uploaded on August 17, 2008
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