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The duties of Polish Honorary Consuls include: protection of the rights and interests of the Republic of Poland and its citizens, fostering the development of friendly relations and cooperation between Poland and the U.S., fostering the bonds between Poland and Polish Americans, promoting the Polish economy, science, culture and language, and providing consular assistance.
The Polish Cultural Council’s mission is to showcase the finest achievements in the Polish arts and sciences and helps to promote unity among the regions’ Polish-American community.
PCC achieves its mission by presenting Polish themed cultural events, programs, lectures, and exhibits. Often, we accomplish this by partnering with community institutions such as WQED Multimedia, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, and the Carnegie Science Center.
The PCC also acts as conduit for Pittsburgh organizations working with official Polish delegations, professors, musicians, artists, etc. who call upon us to help in hosting these distinguished guests.
The PCC, as a non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation and is an outgrowth of The Central Council of Polish Organizations (CCPO), which was founded in 1930. The PCC was born out of the need to coordinate the numerous activities of dozens of Polish cultural and fraternal groups active at the time. Today, under a new and expanded mandate, the PCC acts as the source for most of the Polish cultural activity in western Pennsylvania.
Polish Falcons of America (PFA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven, community life insurer with 20,000 Members nationwide. We have solutions for your top-of-mind financial concerns, such as protecting your family’s future, saving for your future, your child’s education and more. In accordance with our Falcon motto, we also offer a variety of adult and youth programs to keep our Members active. And, we are proud to be a society that encourages Members to support their local chapters and community.
The very first Falcons group was established in 1887 as a youth-focused gymnastic society on Chicago’s near north side. Its creation came with the blessings of the leaders of the fledging Polish immigrant community of the day.
In 1894, several Chicago-based Falcons’ groups, or “Nests,” came together as the Polish Falcons Alliance and with a mission having national scope. After 1905, the Polish Falcons Alliance entered into a new arrangement with the large Polish National Alliance fraternal, whose leaders envisioned the Falcons as a sort of youth-oriented adjunct operating within and supported by the PNA, but at the same time retaining the organization’s powerful patriotic thrust.
In 1912, the merger with the PNA was terminated and the Falcons Alliance was re-established as a reunified and fully independent organization with its National Headquarters moved from Chicago to Pittsburgh, Pa.
