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Polonia Appeal
Dear Members and Friends of the Polish American Community: After years of continued hard work of the Polish American Congress on the federal and state levels of government in the matter of securing the admission of Poland to the United States Visa Waiver Program (VWP), our effort has attracted key members of the Illinois Congressional delegation in Washington, DC - notably, Senator Mark Kirk (R) and Congressman Mike Quigley (D) - who pledged to spearhead bipartisan legislation to include Poland in the Program. We must not allow our golden opportunity to become a lost opportunity.
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Kirk/Quigley/Lipinski Push for Poland’s Inclusion in Visa Waiver Program
On the same day the State of Illinois honored American Revolutionary War hero General Casimir Pulaski, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley (D-Chicago) and Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs) pledged today to spearhead bipartisan legislation to include Poland in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
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Scholarship for academic year 2011 - 2012
Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarships support American students of Polish descent for full-time graduate studies in the United States - all majors are supported. Special funding is allocated for law and engineering studies at DePaul University; Bayonne, NJ residents for studies in nursing, teaching and business; and residents of Amsterdam, NY, Chicopee, MA and New Hampshire. The Tuition Scholarship program also supports certain programs including the one-year Masters program at the Center for European Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow and English Schools of Medicine in Poland.
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Petition to stop using term "Polish Concentration Camp"
The Kosciuszko Foundation has posted a petition on its website, demanding that the media stop using historically erroneous terms "Polish concentration camps and Polish death camps to describe Auschwitz and other Nazi extermination camps built by the Germans during World War II."
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Exhibit, "SOLIDARNOSC: Poland's Struggle for Freedom".
Detroit, USA / date: October 27, 2010-July 1, 2011
The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University opened a new exhibit, SOLIDARNOSC:
"Poland’s Struggle for Freedom”. The former President of Poland, Lech Walesa was making an appearance to bring attention to the 30 year anniversary of the Solidarity labor movement.
The exhibit was opened on October 27, 2010 and will run until July 1, 2011.
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872 - Third Chicago's Area Code - 11 digits number
The city of Chicago has a new area code, which started Nov. 7, 2009. The 872 area code is a for the new phone customers in the city. Existing customers are keeping their current numbers.
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Sums of EUR10 000 or more - when entering or leaving Europe have to be declared.
As of June 15, 2007 cash sums of €10 000 or more - entering or leaving Europe - now have to be declared under new EU law. Everyone needs to mention when has that much money with.

Infolinia / Help number available for Tourists in Poland.
As of June 30, 2006 for all tourists in Poland is available special help number called "Infolinia", which was recommended by the Polish Police and Tourist Organization. In cease of safe traveling, robbery, or if lost, get help by calling toll free number 0 800 200 300 or cell users: 48 608 599 999 (some charges by your service provider may apply). Infolinia is offered in languages: English, German and Russian from June 30th to September 30th between hours 10:00 a.m. do 10:00 p.m.

Polonia in USA - U.S. Census Bureau.
According to the last Census taken in year 2000, in the United States of America live about 9,053,660 Polish/Americans. The most Poles live in the states of New York, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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