The Kielbasa Klassic is a 4-Person Golf Scramble at Giant Oak Golf Course on Lewis Avenue in Temperance Michigan.  The KK will be held on August 4, 2013.  Starting time is 10:00 AM.This scramble is sponsored by Stanley Meats and The Polish-American Community of Toledo.  All proceeds go to PACT.  

$75 per person/ $300 per team

DOWNLOAD OR PRINT AN ENTRY FORM HERE

Price includes: golf, cart, food, including plenty of kielbasa, beer, pop, team skins, door prizes, challenge holes and the famous "Kielbasa Klassic" T-shirt.

Deadline to enter is July 29,2013.

Mail check with names of players and size of t-shirt for each to:  PACT, PO Box 1033, Sylvania, Ohio, 43560.  Please include team captain's name with phone number and email address and home address.

For more information, or if you would like for us to send you an entry form, contact Tim Paluszak at 419-410-6167. You can also download or print an entry form here.

Last year's Kielbasa Klassic winners.  They were:Terry Desmond, Randy Boratyn, Phil Stebelton and Mike Wisniewski. 

 Once again, PACT will award two $500 scholarships to two high school or college students.  The application can be downloaded from this website.  Any questions can be sent to info@polishcommunity.org.  This scholarship is open to any student who wishes to apply.  Winners will be announced in June.  Last year's winners were awarded the scholarships by representative Marcy Kaptur.  You can download the application by clicking on the scholarship application icon on the upper right hand corner of this page.  All instructions are included in the application.  Send the completed application to PACT, P.O. Box 1033, Sylvania OH 43560 by May 31, 2013.

2012 Scholarship winners Sarah Berendt and Megen Pawlowski

(second and third from left) with Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.

 Also pictured is Jack Sparagowski, Tim Paluszak and Rozanne Nitschke.

 The National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for 2013.  They will be inducted into the hall of fame on Thursday, June 13, 2013.  The event will take place at the American Polish Cultural Center in Troy, Michigan.  This year's Master of Ceremonies is Detroit Pistons play by play announcer, George Blaha.  Tickets for the banquet, which begins at 6 P.M. are $100 and can be ordered by calling 313- 407-3300. Information about the induction ceremony is available at www.polishsportshof.com.

This year's inductees are:

Jim Dombrowski, a unanimous All-American and two-time recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Award, was a standout offensive lineman at the University of Virginia from 1982-1985. A three-time all-ACC selection Dombrowski was equally impressive in the classroom earning first team Academic All-Conference. He was the sixth overall pick by the Saints in the 1986 NFL Draft and anchored the Saints offensive line for 11 seasons from 1986-1996. In 2008 Dombrowski was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame and in 2003 he was elected into the Saints Hall of Fame. 

Polish Village Kielbasa Repeats as “Kielbasa King” 

at PACT’s 2013 Kielbasa Cook-Off

The Polish-American Community of Toledo (PACT) held its Third Annual Kielbasa Cook-Off on Saturday, April 13 at The Blessed Sacrament Community Hall and the team of Polish Village Kielbasa, led by Shawn Zaborski of Toledo, received the most votes and earned bragging rights again as “Kielbasa King”.

Polish Village Kielbasa won the Second Annual Kielbasa Cook-off, making the team a repeat winner. They received a cash prize of $300 and a trophy for the win.  Polish Village Kielbasa also won the celebrity judging.   The celebrity judges were Toledo City Councilmen D. Michael Collins and Tom Waniewski.   Ed Zawadzki, author of the book, “Poles of the New World” was the third celebrity judge.

“We had around 1,000 people show up and we raised an estimated $10,000 for our scholarship fund and other PACT charitable contributions,” said Stan Machosky, President, PACT Board of Directors.   “While Polish Village Kielbasa may have won the competition, the fact is, we were all winners today.   This was an incredible opportunity to display our Polish heritage.   It was a great way to pass our Polish heritage along.”

Finishing second in the Kielbasa Cook-off was the team of Domanski’s Klassic Kielbasa led by Mark Domanski of Toledo.  They received a cash prize of $250.   The second place finish was an improvement from the second-annual kielbasa cook-off where the team finished a close third.

The team of Team Kazlo, led by Phil Majewski, finished third in the 2013 PACT Kielbasa Cook-off.  They received a cash prize of $100.

Thirteen amateur teams competed in the 2013 Kielbasa Cook-off.    Other participants included Elm Pigeon Club Kielbasa, Khuschwantz Kielbasa Co., Krueger's Classic Kielbasa, Murawski's Meats, Nowak's Best, Polska Pryba,

Smith Family Kielbasa, Stefanski's Polska Kuchinia, Three "P's" Kielbasa, and Tri Kounty Kielbasa Kings.

Sponsors for this year’s competition were Reliable Drug Testing, Paluszak Insurance, Fix It Shop, ABC Seamless and Bath Planet, All Nu Construction, and Dr. Steve Pierzchala.

Toledo Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur also helped out donating $250 of her own money to the prize money for the contestants.   This year’s Kielbasa Cook-off also featured a silent auction which raised over $700 for PACT.

Money raised by the Kielbasa Cook-Off goes to fund PACT’s scholarship fund and other charitable donations, as well as fund the eventual development of a Polish Cultural Center.   For more information on PACT or upcoming events, visit www.polishcommunity.org

Check out this great new Polka show: 

http://www.facebook.com/sundaypolka

Sunday Morning Polka Show. 8-10AM, WXUT, 88.3FM in Toledo, and on the web at www.wxut.com. Host: David Jackson. Contact: sundaypolka@gmail.com

 Here is the list of upcoming events for PACT and a short description of each.  To learn more about the events, click on the event on the right of the screen under "upcoming events".  Information about these events will be posted as they develop.  

PACT EVENTS PLANNED FOR 2013

 Kielbasa Cook-Off (April 13):  A competition among local amateur Kielbasa makers to determine who makes the best tasting Kielbasa in Toledo.

 2013 PACT Scholarships (June) PACT to award two scholarships for High School/College students based on essays submitted about “What  having a Polish-American heritage means to me.”  

 National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (June)

Toledo sports fans can attend the induction ceremony to honor and recognize outstanding American athletes, both amateur and professional, of Polish descent.

 The Kielbasa Klassic  (August 4)  Annual 4-Person Golf Scramble held at Giant Oak Golf Course in Temperance, MI co-sponsored with Stanley’s Market.

 2013 Dozynki Celebration  (October 27) Members to support and participate in Toledo Poznan Alliance’s annual Harvest Festival to be held Sunday, October 27, 2013.

 2013 Holiday Parade (November) Create a float that recognizes the Polish American heritage and customs in Toledo and ride in the annual Holliday Parade.

 Wigilia Celebration 2013 (December)  Celebrate a traditional meatless meal and the customs associated with the “Vigil” of Christmas: breaking Opletek, food, prayer and kolendy.