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Bandera County Sister

Partnership Association

The Mission of the Bandera County Sister
Partnership (BCSPA) is to advance peace
through lasting relationships and international
understanding, friendships, and diplomatic
relations.
We take the United States of America,
Texas, and Bandera County with us when we
go abroad. Our goal is to spread peace and
goodwill through sister partnerships with
international cities, counties, schools, citizens, The world is opening their
and diplomatic exchanges; to promote Bandera arms and ready to embrace
Bandera County and the
as the USA’s best western cowboy culture City of Bandera,
vacation attraction helping to expand economic
development in the city and county of Bandera. “The Cowboy
The BCSPA promotes tourism, culture, Capital of the
and the cowboy traditions of Bandera County,
Texas since first established in 2004. World.”
www.banderactyusa-sopoland.org

Father Leopold Moczygemba

Foundation

In the early 1850s, Father Leopold
Moczygemba, from Pluznica, Silesia, a region
in Europe, now southwest Poland, came to
south Texas. To help his suffering friends and
families in Poland the new priest encouraged
them to move to Texas, settling in Panna Maria
and many other Texas communities. Their de-
scendants continue to call South Texas home. Msgr. Frank Kurzaj, Sister Martha Janysek, Darlene and Hilmer
The Foundation hosts musical perform- Wagener, Lorraine and Larry Ibrom accepting their 2017 Out-
ers from Poland, annual trips to Poland and a standing Service Awards.
large annual Gala; presents service awards and Congratulations to the winners of the
essay contest scholarships, and maintains two 2017 Outstanding Service Awards:
websites, resulting in the building of bridges Regina Bochenek – Barbara Jendryczka –
and relationships between Poland and Texas. Loretta Dziuk Niestroy – Janysek and Wagener Families
ANNUAL GALA Loretta Dziuk
Niestroy
received the
December 2, 2018 Outstanding
Service Award
for 2017 from
Msgr. Kurzaj,
www.FLMFoundation.org FLMF Presi-
dent.
www.silesiantexans.com
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