Viking Magazine - April 2021 - 4
Velkommen
Sons of Norway: Bygget for stabilitet
Sons of Norway:
Built for Stability
ike the three legs of a stool, the three branches
of Sons of Norway-Fraternal, Foundation and
Financial-work together to give our organization
its enduring strength, stability and effectiveness. Each
branch depends on the other two for its success, and each
contributes to the success of the others in turn.
In this column, I write a lot about the Fraternal side of our
organization: our vast network of lodges and members who come
together to celebrate their shared love of Norwegian culture. Not only do
these social opportunities help further our mission of sharing, promoting
and preserving Norway's rich heritage, but also they also help us grow
our community by bringing in new members who join our Fraternal
lodges, support the Foundation, and purchase our Financial products.
I also write fairly often about the Foundation, Sons of Norway's
philanthropic branch. With help from our many generous donors, the
Foundation supports our members, lodges and local communities with
scholarships and grants. These awards serve many purposes: Among
other things, they provide opportunities for members of all ages to pursue
higher education and cross-cultural exchange with Norway; they enrich
and expand our communities by supporting lodges and cultural events;
and they provide relief to members struggling with fi nancial setbacks
from natural disasters or major illness.
Compared to the other two branches, I don't often discuss the Financial
side of Sons of Norway-but that's not because it's less important. In fact,
it is every bit as essential as the others, and in many ways it can be seen
as the very backbone of our organization. There are two reasons for this:
One is that it serves the original mission of Sons of Norway's founding
members, which was to provide a way for members to support their
families in case of death or disability. The other reason, which is often
overlooked, is that each and every purchase of Sons of Norway fi nancial
products helps support our lodges and local communities, because a
portion of those sales goes directly back into the Fraternal side of the
organization.
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The elegance of this system is easy to overlook, especially for members
whose involvement with Sons of Norway occurs mostly in just one or
two of these branches. But that's all the more reason to understand how
it functions as a whole-because we all benefi t from the three-branch
structure, regardless of the role Sons of Norway plays in our lives.
om de tre bena på en krakk jobber de tre grenene
i Sons of Norway−brorskapet, stiftelsen
og fnansielle tjenester−sammen for å gi vår organisasjon
langvarig styrke, stabilitet og effektivitet.
Hver gren er avhengig av de to andre for å lykkes,
og hver enkelt bidrar til suksessen til de andre i
gjengjeld.
I denne spalten skriver jeg mye om brorskapet
i organisasjonen vår, det utstrakte nettverket av
losjer og medlemmer som kommer sammen for
å markere sin felles lidenskap for norsk kultur. Ikke
bare hjelper disse anledningene for sosialt samvære
til å fremme vårt formål om å dele, fremme
og bevare Norges rike arv, men de hjelper oss
også til å utvide samfunnet vårt ved å verve nye
medlemmer til losjene, støtte opp om stiftelsen,
og kjøpe våre fi nansielle produkter.
Jeg skriver også ganske ofte om stiftelsen
(Foundation), Sons of Norges fi lantropiske gren.
Med hjelp fra våre mange gavmilde bidragsytere
støtter stiftelsen våre medlemmer, losjer og
lokalsamfunn med stipend og gaver. Disse tilskuddene
tjener mange formål. Blant annet gir de
muligheter for medlemmer i alle aldre til å søke
høyere utdanning og tverrkulturelle utvekslingsprogrammer
med Norge; de beriker og utvikler
samfunnet vårt ved å støtte losjer og kulturelle
arrangementer; og de gir lettelse for medlemmer
som sliter med økonomiske tilbakeslag fra naturkatastrofer
eller alvorlig sykdom.
Sammenlignet med de to andre grenene
Ron Stubbings
International President
4 VIKING APRIL 2021
sonsofnorway.com
diskuterer jeg ikke ofte den økonomiske siden av
Sons of Norway−men det er ikke fordi det er mindre
viktig. Faktisk er det like viktig som de andre,
og på mange måter kan det betraktes som selve
ryggraden i organisasjonen vår. Det er to grunner
til dette: Den ene er at den tjener det opprinnelige
hovedformålet til Sons of Norways grunnleggere,
som var å gi medlemmene en måte å forsørge
familien skulle det inntreffe død eller uførhet. Den
andre grunnen, som ofte blir oversett, er at hvert
innkjøp av Sons of Norways fi nansielle produkter
hjelper til med å støtte våre lodger og lokalsamfunn,
fordi en del av salget går direkte tilbake til
brorskapssiden av organisasjonen.
Elegansen i dette systemet er lett å overse,
spesielt for medlemmer hvis engasjement i Sons
of Norway foregår hovedsakelig i kun en eller to
av disse grenene. Men det er desto større grunn til
å forstå hvordan foreningen fungerer som helhet
fordi vi alle drar nytte av tregrenstrukturen, uansett
hvilken rolle Sons of Norway spiller i våre liv.
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