Viking Magazine - April 2022 - 5

På Norsk
KONGELIG BESKYTTERSKAP
idligere i år mottok Sons of Norway Foundation en fornyelse av
sitt kongelige beskytterskap fra kong Harald V av Norge. Det er
en spesiell ære at vår stiftelse i flere tiår har blitt anerkjent som en viktig
ressurs for Sons of Norway-medlemmer, våre familier og samfunnet for
øvrig.
Hva er så viktig med en anerkjennelse fra kongen? Poenget med å
være under en kongelig beskyttelse er at den øker bevisstheten og støtter
et verdig formål. Mens en moderne beskyttelse er mest symbolsk, hadde
roten til ordet, beskytte, en ganske bokstavelig betydning i tidligere tider.
For århundrer siden betydde denne betegnelsen at du ville få kongelige
livvakter og økonomisk støtte. På 2000-tallet er det ingen riddere
involvert, men beskyttelsen tjener til å styrke organisasjoner med spesiell
støtte. Et kongelig familiemedlem låner ut navnet sitt til en verdig sak,
og øker den offentlige bevisstheten om arbeidet til en veldedighet eller
organisasjon.
Beskyttelsen gjelder i fem år, hvoretter statusen kan fornyes. En
organisasjon som søker beskyttelse må være veletablert, økonomisk solid
og ukontroversiell. Beskyttelse kan også gis til arrangementer som for
eksempel utstillinger, festivaler og konferanser.
I rollene sine som medlemmer av den kongelige familien er Norges
konge, dronning, kronprinspar og prinsesse Märtha beskyttere av over
3000 organisasjoner og arrangementer. En kongelig kan bestemme seg
for å støtte verdige formål som de er spesielt opptatt av. Kronprinsesse
Mette-Marit er for eksempel en ivrig leser, og hun er beskytter av flere
foreninger med tilknytning til biblioteker og litteratur. Kronprins Haakon
studerte i California for sin bachelorgrad, og han er beskytter av ANSA,
foreningen for
norske studenter i
utlandet.
«Poenget med å være
under en kongelig
beskyttelse er at den øker
bevisstheten og støtter et
verdig formål.»
Som den største
norske foreningen
utenfor Norge er
det viktig at Sons of
Norway har sterke
bånd til Norge
når vi fremmer
våre økonomiske,
broderlige og
stiftelsesrelaterte
aktiviteter. Å ha denne anerkjennelsen fra kong Harald V inspirerer folk
til å finne ut mer om Sons of Norway, søke medlemskap og oppfordrer til
å gi bidrag til Sons of Norways stiftelse.
Min artikkel i mars inneholdt en hyllest til Penny Joseph Knudsen,
vår første kvinnelige internasjonale president. Jeg vil gjerne uttrykke
mine kondolanser i forbindelse med hennes nylige bortgang. Penny var
en inspirerende leder og mentor som var lidenskapelig opptatt av norsk
kultur, spesielt rosemaling. ▼
T
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PRESIDENT RON STUBBINGS ................................ 604-941-0760
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VICE PRESIDENT MARK AGERTER ........................541-685-0115
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SECRETARY MARCI LARSON ..............................904-260-4064
marci.larson@sofnboard.com
TREASURER ELAINE NELSON ...............................701-364-0834
elaine.nelson@sofnboard.com
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS
ERIK BROCHMANN ..................................................604-820-9760
erik.brochmann@sofnboard.com
ROBIN FOSSUM..............................................................715-924-4111
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STEVEN HALVERSON.................................................. 701-293-9217
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CHRISTINE HICKS .......................................................425-766-3537
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MARY BETH INGVOLDSTAD ................................. 707-580-8052
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KEN JOHNSON .............................................................631-289-3580
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CHRISTOPHER PINKERTON....................Chief Executive Offic
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ERICA OBERG ..................................................Chief Financial Offic
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CONNIE O'BRIEN...... ....................Director of Fraternal Development
cobrien@sofn.com .....................................and Marketing Foundation Director
JANA VELO .......................................................................Viking Content Editor
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DANIEL SEYFRIED ..............................................Chief Information Offic
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NICK HENNEN .....................................................................Webmaster
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CHRISTIAN LALAND .............Operations Manager, Insurance Services
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TIFFANY LUKK ..........................................................................Associate Editor
AMY ARMATO .....................................................................Senior Art Director
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