Its statement of purpose adopted in 1880 remains relevant 100 years later: To lay a foundation for material and moral growth of the Polish element in the United States through a development fund which is to be the sole property of the Alliance and from which Polish Homes. Schools and other welfare projects are to be financed. To provide protection for the Polish immigration. To provide political enlightenment to the Polish immigrants as citizens of the United States. To commemorate Polands historic anniversaries. The influx of Polish immigrants in Americas 19th and 20th centuries has provided our Nation with thriving communities of families dedicated to the preservation of Polish culture and tradition. The PNAs efforts in civic. cultural. and educational affairs has made its past its pathway to its future and has truly brought its people into the mainstream of American life. We congratulate the entire national membership on this milestone in its history.*
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