Polish Women’s Business and Professional Club celebrates Polish Heritage Month
The club visits the Rodman-Fort Taber Military Museum. Source: Lisa Bindas
Members of the club clean up the Polish National Cemetary. 
Lisa Bindas, Kaitlyn Almeida, Michelle Rego, Renee Domagala and Carolyn Brodeur at the Pulaski Elementary School. 
Rita Campoli reads the letter her father wrote during the war. 
The club at the Polish National Cemetary. 
Lisa Bindas, Jaci Barnett and Kirsten Hanczaryk at the soccer game.
The club visits the Rodman-Fort Taber Military Museum. Source: Lisa Bindas
Members of the club clean up the Polish National Cemetary.
Lisa Bindas, Kaitlyn Almeida, Michelle Rego, Renee Domagala and Carolyn Brodeur at the Pulaski Elementary School.
Rita Campoli reads the letter her father wrote during the war.
The club at the Polish National Cemetary.
Lisa Bindas, Jaci Barnett and Kirsten Hanczaryk at the soccer game.
The Polish Women’s Business and Professional Club celebrated Polish Heritage Month this October with a number of fun activities and community outreach projects.
“We are all excited about assuring our Polish Heritage stays alive,” said Lisa Bindas, who does most of the social coordinating for the club.
The club started off their celebration on Thursday, Oct. 8 by visiting New Bedford to clean up the Polish National Ceremony. The cemetery was overgrown with trash and broken gates and headstones.
They are planning to continue their project by fixing the altar at the back of the cemetery, which is where people gather for Easter Mass. They then hope to do a rededication of the ceremony.
The group then attended Polish Heritage Night on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Gillette stadium, where the New England Revolution soccer team played. The Polish captain of the team, Robert Lewandowski, used to play for the Chicago Fire team.
“The special Polish parking lot was packed with people in Polish attire, Polish flags flying and the smell of kielbasa, pierogi and other Polish foods being cooked on grills while Polish music and voices speaking in Polish could be heard in the tailgating section,” said BIndas.
The following day the group received a private tour at the Rodman-Fort Taber Military Museum. During this, members of the museum shared their personal stories. A club member, Rita Campoli, brought a letter her father wrote to her mother during the war. She read it aloud while standing in front of a photo of her father. She clarified he was unable to write everything that was happening due to censorship.
“The heartwarming and tearjerking letter made the visit more real,” said Bindas, “Having heard what the men and women in the military had gone through.”
Another member, Marcia DuPont, donated a Polish cape worn by the auxiliary. The club then made a $200 donation to the museum.
They ended the month by collecting socks, hats and underwear to donate to the Pulaski Elementary School. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, members of the club brought over 350 socks, hats and underwear. They have made it a goal to help with school with what they need.
While Polish Heritage Month is over, the club has many plans to continue celebrating their heritage. They plan to host mushroom picking, pierogi making, a Polish slipper class, a visit to the Polish Museum and much more.
