Events and Activities at the Vennekretsen Sons of Norway Lodge No. 678

2013 Lodge Events

• Lodge Meeting (2/3/2013)
  Guest speakers: Sons of Norway 3rd District Officers
  Discussion Topic: Vennekretsen Lodge
  All Members Please Attend !
• Norwegian Film Fest in Atlanta (3/3/2013)
• Strawberry Festival at the Loganville Farm (4/27/2013)
• Syttende Mai celebration and parade (5/18/2013)
• Plan for "Taste of Norway" to be held in September (8/4/2013)
• "Taste of Norway" for Atlanta (9/8/2013)
• Soup Supper and Norwegian Crafts (10/6/2013)
• Lutefisk and Meatball Supper (11/3/2013)
• Christmas Party (12/7/2013)

2012 Lodge Events

• Soup Supper, krumkake and lefse making (1/8/2012)
  • Meeting Minutes for 8 January 2012
• Norwegian Film Fest (hopefully with subtitles or in English) with popcorn and usual snacks (2/12/2012)
  • Meeting Minutes for 12 February 2012
• Genealogy Research | News from Norway (3/4/2012)
• Strawberry Festival (4/28/2012)
• Syttende Mai celebration and parade (5/19/2012)
• No regular meeting – District 3 Convention in Virginia Beach (June 2012)
• No meeting (July 2012)
• The Future of Our Lodge (August 2012)
• Viking Re-enactment with Sons of Loki (Seth Raney)—meet inside then watch reenactment
  outside (September 2012)
• Soup supper and rosemaling (need to find someone to teach us) (October 2012)
• Julefest 2012

Additional ideas for 2012:

Have a Call-a-thon to confirm members and recruit new members

Encourage Service Projects—Tubfrim (collecting used stamps from envelopes and send them to Norway); collect at each meeting and we'll send the lot over.
Inter Scandinavian Soccer Tournament—contact other local groups and see if we can get a tournament together for the spring (we need to get a team together and have at least one or two practices)
Book Club - Read books written by Norwegian authors and discuss

2011 Lodge Events

• February Monthly Meeting (02/13/2011)
  • Announcement
  • Program Information
• April Monthly Meeting - Soup Supper (04/03/2011)
• Norwegian National Day Festival (05/14/2011)
• Christmas Party from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.; pot
  luck, silent auction, and sing carols (12/10/2011)

2010 Lodge Events

• December 11, 2010 Julefest 2010 - Sons of Norway Atlanta
• Saturday May 8, 2010 LARSON: Norwegians celebrate in the true Viking spirit
• May 1, 2010 Stawberry Festival - Sons of Norway Atlanta

2009 Lodge Events

• Officer's Weekend in Charlotte, "Norsk Carolina"
• Winter Soup - Stew Supper
• Piano Concert by Norwegian Pianist Knut Erik Jensen in Atlanta (Friday, March 20, 2009)
• Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt at Theater Emory, Atlanta (April 16 - 26, 2009)
• Second Annual Strawberry Picnic (Saturday, April 25, 2009)
• Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure (Saturday, May 9, 2009)
• 17th May Norwegian Independence Day Parade and Festival (Sunday, May 17, 2009)

2008 Lodge Events

• First Annual Strawberry Picnic
• Søttende Mai - 17th of May Festival
• Scandinavian Festival Atlanta - ScanFest
• Fall Retreat in the north Georgia mountains
• Christmas Party
• Meeting Agendas
• Vennekretsen Lodge Instituting Meeting

2009 Scandinavian Events in Georgia

• Fastelavn er mit Nava - Carnival is my Name in Atlanta
• Hotlanta Cool Cats Show - Featuring Norwegian Forest Cat (April 4th & 5th)