Happy Greetings to All!

We had a wonderful turn out at the Scandinavian Picnic and can all be proud of our job hosting this annual event. We even made a little money from the event! It seems everyone had a grand time and the feedback on Simpson Park was so good that the board has decided to hold Syttende Mai there next year.

Along with this letter, you will find all the information about Christmas Dinner. I truly hope you all will make it and bring your families. We will have great food, entertainment for all ages and a truly special night of fellowship for our club. The last couple board meetings have had lots of conversations about the Society’s future. As your President, it is my mission and hope to bring more members to our club and our stronger sense of membership. Your board has been doing lots of brainstorming about ways to achieve both of these missions.

We have come up with a number of ways to reach out to new members. Our plans include creating a Facebook account, contacting churches and universities, and developing a business card with the Danes and Swedes. This business card would have all three clubs’ information on it and all members would be encouraged to pass it on to people who may be interested in our organizations. Our hope is to have these ready in the coming year. I also would like to reach out to all of you for any other ideas or if any of you would like to be involved in working on our endeavors.

In the announcement that accompanies this letter you will find a section that has some information about fellow members. Consider it something akin to a Celebrations and Concerns section. In the future, please let me know if you or your families have anything you would like to share with the club. I hope to send out appropriate letters to our members who could use a little cheer from us! If you would like to help be a part of this simple correspondence, I would be thrilled and very thankful. Our organization needs a Vice President and I hope one of you would take on this important job. It does not take a lot of time but has great rewards for our future. My husband and your treasurer, Reed Blackman, once told the members of his church that, “the Church is always one generation away from extinction.” It is as true for our group as it is for any church. Many members spent long years building our great group and it is time to take this chance to continue their efforts.

Our constitution requires our dues to be collected at the time of Yulefest. Many of our expenses have gone up and we will need a little money to work on our recruitment efforts. The dues are very little per family and truly will help us continue to offer great events. Please take the time to send in your dues with your Christmas reservation. As your President, I promise to be responsible with our funds and make good use of them in our effort to ensure the future of the organization.

I truly look forward to seeing all of you and thank you so much for the opportunity to serve this organization.

Sincerely,
Annekin Blackman, President
727-8407 home
599-3493 cell