Vennekretsen Lodge Instituting Meeting
Saturday, March 1, 2008, 3:00 PM
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The lodge today has 70 adult members and 22 heritage members. They already are one of our largest lodges and they have one more organizational meeting this month so they will probably gain some additional members before 1 March.
More than 60 members/prospective members attended Atlanta's organizational meeting. I don't believe anyone left the meeting not as a member of some SON lodge. Atlanta has some dynamite leaders, including temporary president Eric Kind. Many members are younger and many are native Norwegians. They already have over 60 members and have solid contacts for at least another 20.
The Instituting Meeting
Area residents who are currently members of other lodges can switch to the new Atlanta lodge by calling 800 945-8851 (SON headquarters), ask for extension 643 (Sherry) and she will move you into the new lodge 3-678. There is also a standard form that can be mailed, but it's much faster and easier to do this by phone.
For those of you who haven’t joined a lodge yet, I encourage you to do so now either using a membership application you have received or doing so online at www.sofn.com. Remember to put the lodge number 3-678 on the application. All dues that are collected for one year after Institution of the lodge will be returned to the lodge to provide operating capital to start with.
Please keep looking for additional members and encourage them to sign up as well. It would be great if we could have 40 members before we hold our first meeting. Over 4,000 people called themselves Norwegian or of Norwegian background in the 2000 census, so there are plenty of prospects. If you have any questions, please contact the Vennekretsen Lodge at 404.934.6942 (Erik Kind) or by email at info@vennekretsen.com
