Hvad er nyt?
(What's new?)
2019 for Ellen Lodge #21 started off at the annual Board Meeting with all members present. President Gitte began the meeting with the announcement that she is moving. She will join her husband, Jeff, who moved one year ago for a new job. She has graciously continued her duties as President and Craft Chairperson for the last year as well as all the duties of home owner and head of family. We appreciate her dedication to the Sisterhood! A review of 2018 accomplishments followed. The Trollheim Lodge Christmas Fair yielded the largest profit ever made from our craft fairs. Memberships – We were excited to welcome two new members but will miss three members due to moves and saddened by the loss of three long-time members, one member of 62 years, who passed away. Attendance has been good averaging 12-18 members per meeting. The website has been very successful due to a major face-lift by Sister volunteers. Charity donations totaling almost 4-figures in addition to donations-in-kind were given to the Windmill and several local organizations. Areas designated for improvement are financial processes, increased social activities, and more Heritage presentations. To minimize financial and physical expenditures for meeting hosts, the Board will recommend to membership that members bring a sack lunch with the hostess(es) providing beverages and dessert. Goals for January to July 2019 were discussed. Actively seek new members. Consider selling crafts at the National Convention in Omaha in October. Continue charity donations. Complete the repair and addition of pages to the Membership Book. Find replacement(s) for Gitte as Craft Chairperson. Find additional volunteers for the DSN and Danish Pioneer articles. At the February meeting find and appoint delegates to the District Convention to be held in Omaha just prior to the National Convention. Also needed is an alternate delegate to the National Convention. Encourage non-compliant members to submit their biographies for the Heritage Book so it can be completed quickly. An audit of financial records is scheduled for the February membership meeting. Past President Chris brought the February meeting to order in the absence of the President with 18 members present. A thank-you letter from one of our members who had undergone major brain surgery was read. She is doing remarkably well and thanked everyone for their cards, flowers and prayers. The Trustees reports showed that Sisters ill or in need were making progress. Sisters continue to visit them. Two new members were welcomed and initiated – Joyce and Merrily. Two of our newer members, Pia H. and Mindy, have volunteered to take over the Craft Chairperson duties. The sessions will be held at Mindy’s home with the first session March 12 and proposed every two weeks. The members extended our gratitude for stepping up and contributing with crafts, heritage, hosting and Sunshine Committee. Members were reminded to complete bios for the Heritage book and volunteer to present Heritage or show-and-tell. Thank-yous for the 2018 charity contributions were shared with the Lodge. Linda, delegate to the 2019 National Convention, Pia E., Chris, and Gitte prepared proposals for changes to the National By-Laws including several housekeeping items. These were presented and approved by the Lodge. District and National Convention delegates were discussed and proposed. Past President Chris also reported that the National Board may be contacting the NE/CO District Lodges to help with convention duties. The 2019 Directory was distributed. We thanked Kathy for doing such a great job with publishing. It looks great! The Past President presented a 10-year pin to Violet. Scholarship applications were approved for David and Bergen. The camp scholarship for Brenna was also approved. The Museum of Danish America’s traveling exhibition on Scandinavian Spirits will be at the Greeley Historical Museum through July 20. Members agreed on future discussion for a road trip. The meeting was closed as usual and our first brown bag lunch followed. Our hosts, Kathy and Glenda, as well as members thought it worked out very well and members look forward to more. After lunch Theresa gave an interesting Heritage presentation on the family history including interesting frescos at the local church where many of her family are buried. Our first craft session was held March 12. Pia H. and Mindy not only had several new types of crafts to show us but had organized a new process to allow members to work on multiple types of craft projects and even take some crafts home to work on. They are certainly following in President Gitte’s footsteps but also forging ahead with a lot of new ideas. Go, Ladies! The March meeting was called to order by President Gitte followed by the usual traditions and housekeeping processes. Old Business included an update on the Heritage book including reminders to turn in delinquent biographies, Birthe volunteering to co-host the August meeting with Anna, and Glenda, Linda, and Lynne volunteering to host the Christmas luncheon. New Business included discussion on the National Convention alternate with Chris stepping up to that position. Pia E. gave an update on the Artifact inventory project. Sisters Tita and Gitte were presented 10-year pins. Paula will receive her 25-year pin at a future meeting. Out-going President Gitte gave a quick review of her memorable times as an officer of the Lodge and her time with the members. The Lodge thanked Gitte for her service and friendship and presented her with a silver necklace in the shape of a heart enclosing a silhouette of the mountains and an antique Lodge membership ribbon. Gitte reciprocated by presenting the Lodge with a beautiful vase and candle holder. It was a tearful goodbye. The meeting closed with the usual activities and another brown bag lunch hosted by Tita and Ethel who provided drinks, crab and Caesar salads, cookies and brownies! Ellen Lodge #21 is off to a good start in 2019! Respectfully submitted, Joanna Christensen, 3rd Trustee
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Oh my, our first crafting day of 2019 took place yesterday - talk about going "Above and Beyond". Mindy and Pia H. hosted our first crafting day of 2019 and it was a huge success with 12 Ellen Lodge members attending. Beautiful, unique and very organized projects were ready to go and all dived in with enthusiasm. In addition to getting things done, there was of course social time and lunch to which Dorthe contributed a delicious apple cake, yum! There was a surprise in store for all as well, Arlene and Glenda had made very cute needle-keeper ladies for all the crafters - thank you to both for taking the time and effort, we are all very grateful! Please see the pictures from craft day on this blog!
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