Viking Magazine - August 2018 - 28

Member Matters
Information + News + Helpful Tips
29 Just for Kids
Charting Our Course
F
30 International
Board of Directors
Minutes
ollowing the District Conventions held earlier this spring and summer, August is our
highly anticipated International Convention month, a two-year culmination of planning.
The 2018 Convention theme, " Sailing for Growth, " was chosen to convey our collective
spirit of determination and resilience, which dovetails beautifully with the theme of our
current membership campaign, Growing to 2020. We are a forward-thinking group!
From lodge to district to our International Headquarters, I cannot stress enough how the
spirit of volunteerism permeates our organization. Building on that, it seemed natural to
focus on volunteerism as the centerpiece of the 2018 Leadership Conference, which kicksoff
the convention on August 15. The day is planned to bring fresh approaches and tactics
to " motivate, maximize and mobilize " delegates and members to make an even bigger
difference in their communities while building widespread awareness
of Sons of Norway.
Recognizing that it is simply not possible for every member to
attend the conference and convention, I offer these ways for you to
be involved.
1 Visit the convention webpages at sonsofnorway.com to
see what is planned. Make a list of questions and topics that
you want to hear more about from your delegates. Invite
them to upcoming lodge meetings to have them share their
experiences, knowledge and take-aways from the event.
2 Tune in to Sons of Norway's Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram feeds to get daily updates from the
convention, and forward them to your circle of friends
and fellow members.
3 Stand by for reports in our Newsletter Service (for
lodge newsletter editors) and E-Post e-newsletters (for
members and others).
A legion of devoted volunteers at the lodge and district
levels have worked hard to ensure a great time of fun and
fellowship while making sure that the business of Sons
of Norway goes forth in an orderly and productive
manner. Congratulations and thanks to the 2018 Host
Committee and volunteers from Synnove-Nordkap
1-008, Syttende Mai 1-517 and Vennekretsen 1-559
lodges and all those who have given of their time and
talents to help chart the course of Sons of Norway as
we point toward our 125th Anniversary in 2020.
34 Foundation Board
of Governors
Minutes
LIGHTS,
CAMERA,
ACTION!
At press time, plans were
underway for fi lming
the 2018 Leadership
Conference. Check the
convention web pages
at sonsofnorway.com for
conference highlights.
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Eivind Heiberg
Chief Executive Offi cer
28 VIKING AUGUST 2018 sonsofnorway.com
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