New York State sets April 20th "Polish American Congress Day"

Delegations from the three Polish American Congress State Divisions based in New York will meet members of both legislative houses at the State Capitol in Albany on that day.
 
President Richard Solecki will lead his Western N.Y. Division to the meeting along with President Theresa Bunk’s Central N.Y. Division.  Representing the Downstate N.Y. Division headquartered in Brooklyn will be a delegation headed by Frank Milewski.
 
The presentation of an official State Proclamation honoring the Congress has been influenced by three Polish American legislators from the upstate area: Senator George Maziarz, Senator William Stachowski and Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak.
 
Also scheduled to participate in the ceremony are several legislators from the New York City area: Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, Senator Frank Padavan and Assemblymen Joseph Lentol, William Scarborough and Mark Weprin.
 
From the Canadian border down to the New York City metropolitan area, the Congress is spearheading a political revival in the State’s Polish American communities and bringing this revival to the attention of New York’s political officials, according to Chet Szarejko who chairs the Downstate’s Political Activities Committee.
 
“Our Voter Registration Committee conducted an extensive registration drive last year and its chairman, Chris Rybkiewicz plans to repeat with another one this year,” said Szarejko.
 

N.Y. Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith (2nd from left) greets the delegation from the Downstate N.Y. Division of the Polish American Congress at a recent reception held in the Senator’s home district in Queens, N.Y. Majority Leader Smith is scheduled to participate in a special proclamation declaring April 20th as “Polish American Congress Day.”  The presentation will be held at the State Capitol in Albany. Shown with Senator Smith are (from left to right) Frank Milewski, president of the PAC’s Downstate N.Y. Division; Senator Smith; Chet Szarejko, chairman of the Downstate Division’s Political Activities Committee; Richard Brzozowski, president of the PAC’s Long Island Chapter and Chris Rybkiewicz who heads the Downstate Voter Registration unit

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