Fraternal Fun

 Members of Slovenian fraternals AMLA http://americanmutual.org,  SNPJ www.snpj.org, KSKJ www.kskjlife.org and AFU www.afu-life.com celebrated summer with a Balina Beach Party at the Slovenian Workmen's Home on Waterloo Road in Cleveland, Ohio. Players and partiers enjoyed rounds of balina, as well as button box beach music and Slovenian fast food from the courtside kitchen. Charlie and Karen Shaver coordinated the event with input from each organization. Everyone involved had so much fun, they hope to host another balina bash soon.          

Left to right: AMLA President Al Amigoni, Balina Boss Charlie Shaver, Cleveland SNPJ officers President Joe Valencic, Treasurer Pat Nevar, Secretary Sophie Matuch, Vice President Dick Tomsic, Auditor Agnes Turk and Karen Tomsic.

AMLA officer Vida Zak led a family team against SNPJ Federation VP Dick Tomsic and his sons at the Balina Beach Party. Left to right: Matthew, Milan, Michael and Dick Tomsic, Anita Zak, Cindy Smith, Vida Zak and Joe Horay.