The Kosciuszko Foundation - New England Chapter

Up Coming Event

10th Anniversary Gala Banquet & Concert for the NE Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation.

Springfield Symphony to honor the Kosciuszko Foundation Saturday, April 26, 2008.

Celebrate our 10th anniversary with a gala banquet at the Springfield Marriott Hotel. We will congratulate the Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarship winners, the 5th Annual Distinguished Polish American Joseph Kszepka, founder of NE Chapter (posthumously), and Carolyn Czaja Topor, President with the Knights Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. For banquet reservations call Jane Bielski (413-592-0859).

Following the banquet there will be a concert at nearby Springfield Symphony Hall featuring Claire Huangci, the 2006 laureate of the KF Chopin Piano Competition who as guest artist will perform the Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Opus 21 with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO). Tickets can be purchased from the SSO box office (413-733-2291) which is offering a 25% discount to Kosciuszko Foundation members and 50% off for children under 17.

Both events offer convenient parking and are near I-90 and I-91.

Click here to visit the Springfield Symphony Orchestra website.

Click here to visit the Springfield Marriott Hotel website.

Click here for Banquet Invitation and Mail-In Reply.

Claire Huangci

Greetings!

Welcome to the website of the New England Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation!

The New England Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation was established in January, 1997 to promote the Foundation's mission of fostering relations and understanding between the United States and Poland and increasing American understanding of Polish culture and history through cultural events, scholarships and educational grants.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko
The Public Garden, Boston

This significant event was enabled through the generosity of the late Joseph Kszepka of Three Rivers, MA, who established a fund at the Kosciuszko Foundation with the sole purpose of forming a Chapter of the Foundation centered in Western Massachusetts. The goal was realized in May of 1997 with an inaugural concert by the Elsner Quartet, a group of young musicians from Poland, before an enthusiastic audience of over 400 at Elms College, Chicopee, MA.

Elms College also has been instrumental in the formation of the new Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation by offering the expertise of their faculty and staff, and the use of their facilities for events. We look forward to a long and productive relationship in collaborative efforts in arranging and presenting Polish educational and cultural programs.

Since then our members and friends of the Kosciuszko Foundation in New England have enjoyed numerous cultural events, and witnessed our support of social events and our successes.