Viking Magazine - July 2019 - 4

Velkommen
Increasing Visibility
In
Øke synligheten
my March Velkommen, I promoted participating in parades and
community festivals for visibility. But, don't stop there. Think about what
can be done as a group and as an individual to bring attention to your lodge
throughout the year.
I have found that wearing my Norwegian sweater and Norwegian T-shirt
seems to usually generate a question or comment from a bystander. The same
happens when I wear my membership pin. Recently, I was traveling to a lodge
event and was met at the airport by members wearing their red lodge vests.
They really stood out!
At the District 1 board meeting a few months ago, time was
spent brainstorming ideas to increase visibility. They came up
with quite an extensive list that included both large and small
activities. For instance:
* Have your city proclaim a " Sons of Norway Day. "
That can usually be accomplished with a simple
request, such as a proclamation that can be tied
to the 125th anniversary of Sons of Norway. A
presentation of the proclamation, with numerous
lodge members in attendance, is an excellent photo
opportunity that can be used in your community
paper, on your lodge's Facebook page and on the
city's website.
* Host a community walk for a worthy cause.
* Attend a sporting event as a group and have your
attendance announced.
* When doing a community service activity, wear
something to identify your group as Sons of
Norway members. Display a lodge banner or sign
for additional attention. As an individual member,
wear your membership, sports medal and/or
recruitment pin when you are out and about.
Wearing Norwegian or Sons of Norway-themed
clothing is another great conversation starter.
What does your lodge do to be visible in your
community? Perhaps you might want to have a
brainstorming session, like District 1, to expand
your bag of tricks. Then, share your ideas with me:
ron.stubbings@sofnboard.com. Let's not be the best
kept secret anymore.
mars-utgaven av Velkommen foreslo jeg
å delta i parader og lokale festivaler for å
få mer synlighet. Men stopp ikke der. Tenk
på hva som kan utrettes som en gruppe og
individuelt for å bringe større oppmerksomhet
til lodgen din gjennom hele året.
Jeg har merket at når jeg bruker min norI
ske
genser og norske t-skjorte får jeg ofte
spørsmål eller kommentarer fra forbipasserende.
Det samme skjer når jeg har på meg
medlemskapsmerket mitt. Jeg reiste nylig til
en lodgebegivenhet og ble møtt på fl yplassen
av medlemmer som hadde på seg sine
røde lodgevester. De stod virkelig ut!
På styremøtet i distrikt 1 for noen måneder
siden ble det brukt tid til brainstorming
av ideer for å øke synligheten. De kom
opp med en ganske omfattende liste som
inkluderte både store og små aktiviteter. For
eksempel:
Få byen din til å erklære en " Sons of
Norway dag. " Dette kan vanligvis oppnås
gjennom en enkel forespørsel, for eksempel
en proklamasjon som kan knyttes til Sons
of Norways 125-årsjubileum. En presentasjon
av kunngjøringen, med mange av
lodgemedlemmene til stede, er en utmerket
fotomulighet som kan brukes i lokalavisen,
på lodgens Facebook-side og på byens nettside.
Arranger
en folkemarsj for en verdig sak.
Delta som gruppe på en sportsbegivenhet
og sørg for at deltagelsen blir annonsert.
Når dere utfører en samfunnstjeneste,
ha på dere noe som identifi serer gruppen
som Sons of Norway-medlemmer. Vis frem
en lodgefane eller plakat for å få ekstra
oppmerksomhet. Som enkeltmedlem, ha på
deg medlemskapsmerket, idrettsmedaljen
og/eller rekrutteringsmerket når du er ute og
farter. Å bruke temaklær fra Sons of Norway
er en annen god måte til å starte samtaler.
Hva gjør lodgen din for å bli synlig i
Ron Stubbings
International President
4 VIKING JULY 2019 sonsofnorway.com
lokalsamfunnet ditt? Kanskje du har lyst
til å bruke brainstorming, som Distrikt 1
gjorde, for å øke utvalget av triks. Del ideene
dine med meg etterpå: ron.stubbings@
sofnboard.com La oss ikke være den best
bevarte hemmeligheten lenger.
http://www.sonsofnorway.com

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