Magyar Örökség Alapítvány
San Franciscói Öböl Környéke

Az Alapítvány küldetése és célkitűzései:

A Magyar Örökség Alapítvány küldetése,
hogy a San Francisco Öböl  környéki
magyarság együttműködésében és
összefogásában rejlő erőkre építve,
megőrizze és tovább adja a magyarság
értékeit, illetve megismertesse azokat
a nagy nyilvánossággal. 

Fő célunk és elkötelezett szándékunk, hogy
előkészítsük egy olyan épület megvételét,
amely egy magyar kulturális központ
megalapítására és működtetésére alkalmas.

Address:

The Hungarian Heritage Foundation
of the San Francisco Bay Area

PO Box 5383
Redwood City, CA 94063-3108

Email address:
info@hhf-sf.com

Website:
http://hhf-sf.com

* The following organizations have worked in conjunction with
the Magyar Jövő Alap and the HHFSF:

• Berkeley "Magyarok" List
• Corvinus Hungarian Cultural Group
• Eszterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble
• First Californian Hussar Regiment
• Free Magyar Reformed Church,
San Francisco and Vicinity
• Honorary Consulate General of the
Republic of Hungary - San Francisco
• Hungarian American Chamber of Commerce
• Hungarian Catholic Mission
• Hungarian Cultural Center
• Hungarian Engineers, Scholars and Technicians
Friendship Society
• Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation Inc.,
S. F. Area Chapter
• Hungarian Scout Troops 77 & 43 -
San Francisco
• Kővirág Ensemble
• MHBK - Hungarian Veterans' Association
• San Jose Magyars - Hungarian Soccer Team
• Stephaneum Szent István Ház
• United Hungarian Fund

Hungarian Heritage
Foundation
of the
San Francisco
Bay Area

Magyar Örökség Alapítvány
San Franciscói Öböl
Környéke

Hungarian Heritage
Foundation
of the
San Francisco Bay Area

About HHFSF

 The Hungarian Heritage Foundation
of the San Francisco Bay Area (HHFSF)
is an established, 501(c)3, non-profit
organization of  the Hungarian-American
community of  Northern California.

Historical Background

Hungarian refugees arrived in the SF bay area
in great numbers after the Hungarian Revolution
and Freedom Fight in 1956, and swelled the number
of Hungarians already living here. Soon they began
to organize and eventually bought a property to serve as a Hungarian House in San Francisco, in 1969.

As Hungarian-Americans dispersed around the Bay Area, leaders of the Hungarian House decided in 1991 to sell the Geary Street property, which needed major renovations and a seismic retrofit. With the sale of the property the Magyar Jövő Alap  (Hungarian Future Fund) committee  was formed from Hungarian House leaders and representatives of  several other Hungarian organizations, to promote Hungarian cultural activities until a new center could be established. Over the years other Bay Area
Hungarian groups*  joined or worked with the
Jövő Alap  to keep our heritage alive for us and our children. The Jövő Alap has now inspired the creation of  the Hungarian Heritage Foundation
of the San Francisco Bay Area.
A non-profit organization was established and
formally registered in California, in March 2009.

* Please see list on back page.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Hungarian Heritage
Foundation of the San Francisco Bay Area is
to promote, share and educate the public about Hungarian culture, language and art, by
building on the cooperative and creative
energy of the SF Bay Area
Hungarian-American community.

» To organize support for the purchase of a
property for a Hungarian Cultural Center;

» To promote, share and educate the public
about Hungarian culture, history, language,
music, art and dance;

» To engage in charitable activities of
importance to the Hungarian-American
community.

How You Can Help

 » HHFSF is developing a number of
programs as fundraising vehicles to work
toward our first major goal, the purchase of a
property to serve as a cultural center.
By supporting these events you will help in
achieving this goal.

» We welcome private and corporate
sponsorship of our initiatives for partial
funding of our plans.

» Financial contributions will be
acknowledged and can be made in your own
name, the name of a  company, or in memory
of a loved one.

All financial contributions are tax deductible
(501c3) to the extent allowed by law.
Make your donation to HHF-SF on our website:  http://hhf-sf.com

Governance

According to the Bylaws registered with the
California Secretary of State,
the Hungarian  Heritage Foundation of the
San Francisco Bay Area is governed by
the Board of Directors and the Officers:
President, Vice President, Secretary,
and Financial Officer.
Term of service is four years.
Current Board and Officers, all serving
without compensation, are:

President: Victoria K. Szab?-Lengyel,
San Ramon
Vice President: Szilvia Gilbert, Belmont
Secretary: Dr. Gergely T?th, Berkeley
Treasurer: John Rácz, Redwood City

Board Members
Árpád Kovács, Redwood City
Rev. Gábor Magyari-Köpe, Sunnyvale
Ilona Örly Magyary, San Mateo
Rev. Maurus Németh, O.S.B., Portola Valley
Anna Ordasi, San Jose
Magdolna Ordasi, San Mateo
András Rékay, Oakland
Katalin Vörös, Orinda
Ildikó Zentai, Mountain View