Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America

Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America
The seat of the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America along Archer avenue just northwest of its intersection with Pulaski

The Polish Highlanders Alliance of America (pl. Związek Podhalan w Ameryce Północnej) was founded in 1929 in Chicago as an organization that unites all other Góral organizations in the United States. Most of Chicago's Góral community is concentrated on Chicago's Southwest Side along Archer Avenue where the headquarters, also known as the 'Highlander Home' {Dom Podhalan" in Polish} is located.

The Highlander Home is styled as a Carpathian chalet in the traditional Zakopane Style of Architecture. Located at 4808 S. Archer Avenue in Chicago, the structure is currently undergoing renovation under the eye of famed artist Jerzy Kenar.

The Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America is run by an executive board. Its current members are:

Stanisław Zagata - president
Joanna Para - vice president
Antoni Plewa - vice president of economic affairs
Marek Ogorek - vice president of cultural affairs
Stanisław Trojaniak - vice president for the East Coast
Maria Rafacz - general secretary
Zofia Wolny - financial secretary
Zofia Zaborska - treasurer
Franciszek Bielanski - marshall
Waclaw Pilat - standard-bearer
Wojciech Dorula - public relations
Fr. Wacław Lech - chaplain

Chicago's Góral community publishes its own weekly newspaper, The Podhalan Weekly, "Tygodnik Podhalański", in addition to transmitting radio programs such as "Gawędy", "Poezja i muzyka góralska", or "Na góralską nutę", broadcasting from WPNA 1490 AM. The Polish language Chicago area daily Dziennik Związkowy publishes a section titled The Highlander Chronicle "Kronika podhalańska".

http://www.ligapodhalanska.com - Oficjalny Portal Internetowy Najstarszej Polskiej Ligi Piłkarskiej w Chicago

Member organizations (circles) within the Polish Highlander Alliance of North America

  1. Jan Sabała's memorial circle
  2. Władysław Orkan's memorial circle
  3. Morskie Oko
  4. Władysław Zamoyski's memorial circle
  5. Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer's memorial circle
  6. General Galica's memorial circle
  7. Armstrong Creek, Wisconsin
  8. Tatran Górals in Passaic, New Jersey
  9. Duch Knapczyk's memorial circle
  10. Literary-dramatic circle
  11. Czarny Dunajec
  12. Maniowy
  13. Odrowąż Podhalański (http://www.odrowazsoccer.com)
  14. Szaflary
  15. Harklowa
  16. Witów
  17. Nowy Targ
  18. Gronków
  19. Ciche
  20. Wierchy
  21. Spytkowice
  22. Dzianisz
  23. Zakopane
  24. Maruszyna
  25. Leśnica Groń
  26. Ludźmierz
  27. Biały Dunajec
  28. Wróblówka
  29. Białka Tatrzańska
  30. Chochołów
  31. Poronin
  32. Stare Bystre [www.starebystre.com]
  33. Babia Góra
  34. Kluszkowce
  35. Pieniny
  36. Ostrowsko
  37. Czerwienne
  38. Klikuszowa parish
  39. Kościelisko
  40. Ratułów
  41. Bukowina Tatrzańska
  42. Ząb [http//.www.zymbianie.com]
  43. Morawczyna
  44. Małe Ciche
  45. Łopuszna
  46. Łowieckie
  47. Waksmund under the patronage of St. Hedwig
  48. Czarna Góra
  49. Ciche Dolne, Miętusowo parish
  50. Dębno
  51. Pieniążkowice
  52. Gliczarów Górny "Wierchowiany"
  53. Skrzypne
  54. Podhalans in Arizona
  55. Nowe Bystre
  56. Ochotnica
  57. Zaskale
  58. Tylmanowa
  59. Dział
  60. Kruszów
  61. Bukowina Podszkle
  62. Zagórzanie of Mszana Dolna
  63. Florida under the patronage of Our Lady of Ludźmierz
  64. Podczerwone - Circle 83

and also the Brighton Park circle, Podhalan Women's Club, The Ski Club, Podhale Soccer Club.

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