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Your Path to Discovery Sons of Norway Foundation Annual Report

Celebrating culture. Expanding horizons.

When we are born, each of us sets out on a grand adventure that I like to call “The Path to Discovery.” For each of us, this is a unique journey comprised of learning, life experiences and personal growth. All of which the Sons of Norway Foundation is proud to support.

We support students on their Path to Discovery by providing scholarships that enable them to study abroad and learn about different cultures by immersing themselves in new experiences. This also supports the next step in their lives as they prepare to work in today’s global society. Another way we support members on their Path to Discovery is by helping them learn more about their heritage. The Foundation provides funding for many genealogy and heritage workshops annually through our grants to lodges. Every day members throughout Sons of Norway are learning the language and crafts of the past to help them define their identity today. These are all very important steps in our members’ Path to Discovery, and the outcome is amazing. Thanks to the Scholarships and Grants provided by the Sons of Norway Foundation, our recipients are making advancements in the areas of technology, design, science, arts and culture. With your continuing financial support, we can continue to make a positive impact on the paths of students and adults throughout the USA and Norway, making the world better and more vibrant. I invite you to review this annual report and learn of the many ways the Sons of Norway Foundation is playing a role in individuals’ Paths to Discovery. Fraternally, Sons of Norway Foundation Director

The Sons of Norway Foundation was established in 1966 to provide funding for research and promotion of Norwegian heritage and culture. We have grown in our focus and offerings so that in 2012 we had six categories of scholarships and four categories of grants. What is our passion?

• Creating opportunities for success through higher education • Showcasing our unique Norwegian heritage to wider audiences • Exploring cross-cultural exchange • Providing humanitarian support for Sons of Norway members who are victims of natural disasters

We fulfill our mission by:

• Supporting educational goals through scholarships • Showcasing modern Norway and its place in the world • Supporting Sons of Norway lodges to provide quality Norwegian themed programming in their communities • Strengthening the bonds between the U.S. and Norway by promoting cross-cultural exchange • Preserving Norwegian heritage for future generations • Promoting Norwegian cultural opportunities through the arts • Offering Sons of Norway members aid following natural disasters

Contact us at [email protected] or (800) 945-8851 or check us out at www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation. We invite you to join in our efforts by donating your time, talents and assets to help us achieve our goals.

Grant Opportunities Local Lodge Partnership Grants

Offered to Sons of Norway lodges that wish to promote Norwegian heritage through programming in their communities.

General Heritage & Culture Grants

Offered to individuals, groups or organizations that promote Norwegian heritage and culture to wider audiences.

Sons of Norway Foundation Humanitarian Fund

Founded in response to the Red River Floods of 1997 and continues today, offering two kinds of grants:



Helping Hands to Members Grants



Helping Hands to Children Grants

Awarded to Sons of Norway members affected by natural disasters such as tornadoes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes and hurricanes. In 2012 Sons of Norway families impacted by Hurricane Sandy were awarded these grants. Awarded to support Norwegian heritage programming, for children in lodges, schools and for Project Framtid.

Scholarship Opportunities King Olav V Norwegian-American Scholarships

For American students 18 and older wishing to pursue the study of Norwegian topics or Norwegian students 18 and older wishing to study American topics.

Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarships

For women 18-36 enrolled in college as sophomores, juniors or seniors studying specific areas of science and engineering.

Oslo Summer School Scholarships

For students to experience an eight week study-abroad program at the University of Oslo.

Helen Tronvold Folk High School Scholarships

For students 18 or older to study for an entire school year at one of Norway’s 70 folk high schools.

Astrid Cates/Myrtle Beinhauer Scholarships For any post high school study at an accredited school.

Lund Fund Scholarships

For accredited study-abroad experiences.

The Draxten Fund

For youth to attend one of the many Norwegian heritage camps offered throughout Sons of Norway Districts in the United States.

2012 Year in Review Sons of Norway Foundation

Grants Awarded:

43

General Heritage & Culture Grants totaling $13,160 For courses on timber framing, rosemaling and archeology; For Nordic fairs and heritage days all across the U.S.; For lodge programming on the holocaust, music, and Nordic cultural skills.

19

Helping Hands to Children Grants totaling $7,047 For childrens’ folk dancing tours, books for school libraries and Nordic programming in area schools.

21

Local Lodge Partnership Grants totaling $7,050 For bringing speakers into lodges on Nordic topics; For participation in local heritage fairs and presentations on books, for art exhibits and showcasing Norwegian culture in the communities where we live.

5

Helping Hands to Members Grants totaling $5,000 Hurricane Sandy Humanitarian Relief Five Sons of Norway families received $1,000 grants to aid in their recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy. They thank all who made these grants possible by giving to the Humanitarian Fund

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Opportunities funded for

$32,257

We funded scholarships totaling

$80,593 in 2012

Scholarships Awarded:

2 1 2 6 9 4 1

Oslo Summer School Scholarships totaling $3,000 Carl M. Saltveit Scholarship to Oslo Summer School totaling $3,855 Myrtle Beinhauer Scholarships totaling Astrid Cates Scholarships totaling

$6,000

$6,000

King Olav V Norwegian-American Scholarships totaling $9,000 Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarships totaling $38,917 Lund Fund Scholarship for

$1,500

$9,509 Evenson Heritage Camp Scholarships totaling $1,812 Eikevik Ski for Light Scholarship $1,000 Draxten Heritage Camp Scholarships totaling

In 2012 the Sons of Norway Foundation

$112,850

Awarded in Grants and Scholarships!

Funding Our scholarships put an emphasis on education. In 2012 we awarded more than $80,593 through nine scholarship funds. Our scholarships are awarded from the interest earned on our endowment funds, and in

this way our scholarships can benefit students for decades to come. Below are examples of recipients from each scholarship category offered by the Foundation.

King Olav V Norwegian-American Heritage Fund Kali Goblirsch: A native of Minnesota, Goblirsch is pursuing a master’s degree in the anthropology of development at the University of Bergen. She is thrilled to be studying in the hometown of her great grandparents, who immigrated to the United States 100 years ago. Upon completing her master’s, Goblirsch plans to return to the United States and the field of social work.

Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarship Amanda Sorensen: Sorensen graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, with a degree in aerospace engineering in December 2012. She recently completed the Boeing 2012 Summer Co-op Internship, and upon graduating, she expects to work full-time at Boeing where she hopes to contribute to advances in the science of intelligent flight.

Carl M. Saltveit Scholarship Megan Wehe: Wehe graduated with majors in Norwegian and Scandinavian studies. While attending Pacific Lutheran University, she spent a semester studying in Telemark, Norway. She returned this past summer with the goal of becoming fluent in Norwegian so she can work in Norway teaching English as a second language.

Scholarship to Oslo International Summer School Kirsten Haas: A senior at the University of North Dakota, Haas studied Norwegian life and society, Scandinavian government and politics, and Norwegian at the Oslo International Summer School. Haas is pursuing an international studies major as well as three minors.

Astrid G. Cates Scholarship Fund Mary Roll Bittner: Bittner attends the University of Chicago where she is pursuing a major in economics. While traveling to Norway with her grandparents, she climbed the Preikestolen and visited the NorwegianRussian border. Two of the hundreds of photos she snapped on that trip won first and second place in the 2010 Sons of Norway International Folk Art Competition.

Myrtle Beinhauer Scholarship Fund Rachel Knapp: An accomplished violinist, Knapp hails from Missoula, MT., and has been involved in Sons of Norway since she was in elementary school. She is a freshman at Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass., where she plans to pursue a degree in government with a focus on international relations.

Lund Fund Scholarship Fund Ainslie Avery: Avery is pursuing a master’s degree in migration and refugee studies at American University in Cairo. She was selected to participate in an international student conference in Istanbul and is now participating in an internship to assist refugees applying for resettlement through the United Nation’s Refugee Agency.

OurCulture Celebrating

Grants funding cultural exchange & community outreach.

11th Annual Nordic Heritage Festival Maihaugen Lodge #1-665 - Lawrence, Kansas

“The Nordic Heritage Festival is a great way for us to share our passion for our heritage with others and promote cultural exchange. The grant provided by the Sons of Norway Foundation was used to expand our musical experiences by introducing the Hardanger Fiddle to the Lawrence community. Dr. Andrea Een shared stories about Norway’s remote mountains and valleys and performed music on her beautiful folk violin.”

Grindbygg Timber Framing Peter Henrikson Research in Voss, Norway

“The Grindbygg framing course I attended in Voss, Norway was a huge success. The course was very ‘hands-on’. It gave me the knowledge needed to teach a course on this framing style to build a shelter to cover a historic fishing skiff at North House Folk School in Feb. of 2013” - Peter Henrikson

Sonja Lodge Heritage Day Sonja Lodge #2-038 - Eugene, Oregon

“Sonja Lodge held its first heritage day and welcomed many people from the community to share the foods, displays and demonstrations of Norwegian heritage and culture with us. This event has gone a long way to increasing the visibility of our lodge in the local community. Thank you for the grant, you helped make this possible.” - Patti Jo Meshnik

Dalamaling Class with Donna Benson First Lutheran Folk School, Quad Cities, IL

“Donna is a Vesterheim Gold Medal rosemaler. We were very happy to be able to offer the first class of this type in the Quad Cities area. She presented a class project that involved all elements of Swedish folk painting, Dalamaling.” - Linda Shoesmith, Storelva Lodge

Viking Boat Archeological Dig Jess McCullough, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

“I wish to thank the Sons of Norway Foundation heartily that allowed me to participate in Ardnamurchan Transitions Project Excavations in 2012. This project is the first mainland excavation of a Viking burial boat. This find has led the team to broaden the search for Viking/Norse occupation. Your Grant has allowed me to further my career goals and also contribute to our Viking heritage. Further excavations are planned for next summer which I will attend as staff rather than a student!” - Jess McCullough

Jews Escape from Nazi Occupied Norway Irene Berman lecture, Music City Vikings Lodge 5-681

“Our event lecturer Irene Levin Berman was born and raised in Norway. As a young child in 1942 she escaped to Sweden to avoid annihilation. Seven members of her father’s family were among the 771 victims who were unable to escape and were sent to Auschwitz. Her examination of being Norwegian and a Jew was very inspiring. Growing up Jewish in Norway when the Nazis invaded and losing family was unthinkable. It’s a story that needs to be told to bring better understanding and more tolerance.” - Karen Sizemore, Lodge President

Skål Klubben Concert Tusenvann Lodge 1-659 - Isle/Lake Mille Lacs, MN

“Skål Klubben Spelmanslag is a traditional Scandinavian folk orchestra who play the ‘gammaldans’ music of Norway. They have been featured on the PBS television broadcast of ‘River of Song’ and have toured Scandinavia. Our budget for hosting this concert was very tight, the grant we received from the Sons of Norway Foundation allowed us to have this cultural event and share this amazing music with lodge and community members. Again thank you! ” - Gary Heimark, President

The Kennsington Runestone Vennskap Lodge #1-554 - Canby, Minnesota

“Vennskap Lodge has made a commitment to provide quality special community events for education, culture and family entertainment. Our participation in bringing the presentation by Scott Walker to Canby was made possible by the grant we have received from the Sons of Norway Foundation. The name of our lodge, Vennskap, means friendship and our group extends the hand of friendship to the community through these events.”

helping hands to members humanitarian relief

HURRICANE SANDY Since 2004 the Sons of Norway Foundation has offered “Helping Hands to Member” grants for current Sons of Norway members who lose their homes due to natural disasters. These grants have helped our members with their recovery efforts from floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. Five families received these grants following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. An additional $5,000 grant was given to the Red Cross to help the victims.

the importance of

CHARITABLE GIVING Making charitable gifts at any point throughout the year helps non-profits, churches or foundations that you feel passionate about continue to do good work. It’s our hope that when you consider making a charitable gift this year, you will think of the Sons of Norway Foundation and all its efforts to make the world a better place in which to live. Thanks to the charitable gifts of many Sons of Norway members, like yourself, the Foundation has been able to fulfill its mission of awarding scholarships and grants to promote the heritage and culture of Norway and other Nordic countries, and providing assistance to our members, lodges and their communities. Over the years these gifts have made a significant and meaningful impact ($2.5 million as of 12/31/2012) in the lives of students, lodges and members throughout the organization.

CONTRIBUTIONS BY PROGRAM totaling:

$752,603

HUMANITARIAN

GENERAL

$40,538 SCHOLARSHIPS

$565,515

$117,298 WHAT YOU FUND

GRANTS

$29,252

how can you make

A DONATION? There are a number of ways that you can make a gift to the Sons of Norway Foundation from a one time gift, to a yearly gift, or a gift by will or life insurance. Your gift, in any amount, makes a difference.

• Hold a Fund-raiser - Get your lodge or community involved in supporting the Sons of Norway Foundation by raising money for a great cause.



• Give Online - Visit www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation and click ‘Donation’ in the right-hand menu





• Charitable Giving - Make a Gift by Will, Donate Life Insurance or Annuities, Make a Gift of Cash or Appreciated Stock.

For information about making your gift contact Foundation Director, Cindy Olson - [email protected] or (800 945-8851)

2012 Financial Report Sons of Norway Foundation

The financial information contained in this report is a condensed version of the Fiscal Year 2012 audited financial statements for the Sons of Norway Foundation. A complete set of the audited financial statements is available by contacting the Sons of Norway Foundation. The Sons of Norway Foundation is primarily an endowment foundation. Grant and scholarship award payouts are based on a percentage of the total assets, not on annual donations. Our commitment is to maintain and grow the charitable assets entrusted to us. Your financial support helps us reach this goal.

Statement of Activities for the Year Ended 12/31/2012 Revenues Contributions $752,603 Investment Income $112,044 Net Capital Gains $325,275 Other $1,496

Total Revenues $1,191,418

Deductions Scholarship & Grant Awards General & Administration Expenses

$113,034 $123,792

Total Deductions $236,826 Increase in Net Assets $954,592 Net Assets as of 12/31/12 $5,227,923

Member Donations

The Sons of Norway Foundation thanks the 2012 donations of $10 or more from members: Bergerson, Heidi Bergh, Phoebe Bergh, Richard Berkland, Marlys Berntsen, Barbara Bessesen, Barbara Beyer, Eric Bittner, Burton Bjerkhoel, Jo Ann Bjornland, Roger Blom, G Bodal, Trond Boe, Gustav Bomier, Claudia Bonneville, Judith Borgnes, Arne Boro, Elizabeth Borud, Grace Boudreau, Thomas Boyle, Alice Brandvold, Donald Bratland, Garry Braun, Richard Breistein, Elsa Breivik, Erik Bremseth, Christine Brennalt, Nathalie Brevig, Karin Brevig, Ola Bright, Gladys Brinkman, John Broadhead, Teresa Broman, Bruce Brooks, Joy Brooks, William Brown, Greta Brown, Juanita Brown, Virginia Bruening, John Bueing, Margaret Bueing, Waldo Bune, Donald Bunker, Norene

Burbank, Vona Burgeson, Dianne Burghduff, Richard Burreson, Dennis Burtness, Robert Butieb, Jane Buttrick, Clara Callihan, Frances Campbell, Ruth Carella, Joseph Carella, Karen Carey, Connie Carlson, Carl Carlson, Esther Carlson, Leonard Carlson, Norman Carlson, Ronald Carlson, Sharun Carothers, Janet Cazzell, Maryann Chase, Barbara Chi, Esther Chossek, Walter Christiansen Jr, John Christianson, Conrad Christsianson, Pamela Clayton, Samuel Cobb, Patricia Cody, Susan Collins, Judy Colness, La Verne Conover, Diane Conrad, Edward Cooper, Gary Cormack, Ian Coulter, Gloria Cox, Duane Crandall, Bonnie Cretal, Norma Crosby, Linda Cruze, Randi Dahl, Carolyn Dahl, Jan

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Aamodt, John Abbott, Joan Adams, Adrienne Agerter, Regina Agre, Maxine Ahlborn, Zelda Aker, Leroy Alexander, Mark Allen, Nancy Aloia, Gerlinde Amann, Sharon Amdal, James Amundsen, Thorbjorn Andersen, Ellen Anderson, Beverly Anderson, Bruce Anderson, Donald Anderson, Elma Anderson, Harland Anderson, Judith Anderson, Karolyn Anderson, Virgil Andol, Jorleif Arneson, Darlene Aspebakken, John Ausen, Robert Austin, Rodney Bailey, David Baillargeon, Terrence Balija, Evelyn Barstad, Matthew Becker, Eunice Becker, Robert Bender, Solveig Bennett, Mary Bentley, Nan Berg, Beatrice Berg, Erik Berg, Meredith Berg, Ross Berg, Shirley Bergan, Catherine Berge, Lyle

Finlay, Janice Finstad, Victoria Fischer, David Fisher, Sandra Fleming, Erik Fleming, Judith Fleming, Lise Flower, Terrence Flynn, Nellie Flynn, Patrick Forde, Julia Fosberg, Theodore Foss, Gale Fosse, Lavonne Fosse, Raymond Fox, Charlene Francis, Carol Franz, Lynn Frazier, Marielyn Freed, Grethe Fruchtl, Janet Fuchs, Jerald Fuglestad, Catherin Gans, Susan Garske, Robert Gauper, Harold Gaustad, Paul Geddes, Brian Goranson, Lee Gordon, Ruth Gorges, Joan Gorse, Sherry Gourley, Deb Grady, Rodger Grande, Greta Grangaard, Luella Granum, Richard Grey, Peter Grill, Colleen Grinde, Jane Grinde, Paul Groe, Jacquolyn Grorud, Marjorie Gross, David Gross, Doris Gross`, Judith Gunderson, Ann Gunderson, Bernice

Gunderud, Hans Gustafson, Duane Gythfeldt, Audun Haaland, C Haase, Andrea Haberlein, Charles Hagen, Donald Haltiner, Karen Halverson, Audrey Halvorson, Diane Halvorson, Susan Hamre, Merlin Hanenberg, Barbara Hanevik, Margaret Hanevik, Robert Hannon, Joseph Hansen, Dirk Hansen, Hans Hansen, Rigmor Hanson, Arnold Hanson, Gordon Hanson, Karen Hanson, Peter Hanson, R Hanson, Ronald Harkness, Kathleen Hassemer, Carol Hasvold, Carol Hatleberg, Rosemary Hatlestad, Arne Hatlevoll, Richard Haug, Douglas Haug, Ralph Haugen, Annie Hausvik, Richard Heavey, Thomas Hedberg, Blaine Hedlund, Carl Heiberg, Eivind Heine, Lois Helgerson, Richard Hella, Karl Henderson, Judith Hendrickson, Kathleen Henke, Linda Henkels, Mary Henricksen, Janice Hermanson, Donald

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Dahl, Katherine Dahl, Leonard Dahl, Liv Dahle, Gardis Dane, Aase Davidson, Ross Davis, Jefferson Dawley, Patricia Dayne, Jeanne Deeb, Agnes Deeb, William Devito, Carol Dibley, Ruth Dieter, Clarice Disbrow, Sissel Dunn, Nancy Durkin, Judith Dutcher, John Dwyer, Sally Eck, Rodney Edwards, Judy Egaas, Jennie Egenes, Ruth Ehlers, Nina Eidbo, Paul Eide, Joel Eidsmoe, Robert Eiseth, Karen Ekloff, Gail Eklund, Harriet Elde, Orvetta Elken, Lori Ellingboe, Richard Ellingsen, Per Elliott, Martha Emory-Hall, Nancy Engler, Gail Erickson, Gerald Erickson, Leland Espeland, L Espeseth, Robert Evenstad, Earl Fagerheim, F Fazio, Ruth Fernandez, Eduardo Fidje, Ester Fields, Virginia Fife, Donald

Johnson, Jonas Johnson, Judeen Johnson, Lawrence Johnson, Linda Johnson, Marilyn Johnson, Marjorie Johnson, Ordale Johnson, Peter Johnson, Richard Johnson, Thomas Jondahl, Thor Jones, Virginia Jorgensen, Keith Kalaba, Carissa Kane, Denarie Kapsak, Cheryle Kauserud, Robert Keating, John Kelly, Betty Kelly, Mary Kensrud, Terry Kerfoot, Scott Kessler, Patricia Kinane, Ruth King, Ellen King, Jack King, Richard Kirkwood, Janice Kittleson, Duane Kjarmo, Carl Kloe, Donald Klotz, John Klovstad, Kaare Klungness, Violet Knudsen, Aulene Knudsvig, Everett Knutsen, Allan Knutsen, Harold Knutson, Earl Knutson, Karl Knutson, Raymond Knutson, Ryan Kolstad, Lynn Krause, Ann Krawczyk, Frank Kreppert, Nilslee Kringstad, Kari Kringstad, Marit

Kristiansen, Marit Kuell, Harry Kvamme, Severt Laber, William Lacy, Sandra Lahren, Lynn Lampley, Bonnie Langley, James Larsen, Louise Larson, Ardath Larson, Barbara Larson, Gloria Larson, Mark Larson, Norman Lechnyr, Celia Lehr, Margaret Leiseth, Robert Lesney, Donald Lincoln, Adrienne Lindberg Jr, John Lindblom, Robert Lindstrom, J Russell Liss, Addie Loustalet, Marilynn Lund, Evelyn Lund, John Lund, Oscar Lutes, David Lutness, Viona Madson, Nancy Magsamen, Ellen Mahle, Kari Malseed, Cheryl Mandsager, Karen Mapstone, Bjorg Markve, Luke Martinsen, Mary Jo Mathern, Judy Mathisen, Cynthia Mathisen, Sigurd Mathison, Robert Mathison, Ronald Mathsen, Gordon Maxson, Thomas Mayfield, Nancy Mc Casland, Arthur Mc Murray, Richard McIntosh, Galen

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Hernes, Sonja Hertzog, Ise Hesse, Christian Hey, Charles Hicks, Billy Higley, Ruth Hill, John Hodgson, Verla Hodne, Jan Hodne, Lois Hogan, Jayne Hollen, Jennifer Hoover, Robert Hoovestol, Etheleen Hopland, Melvin Horan, Julie Hornnes, Barbara Hoyum, Leslee Hughes, Ronald Huvaere, William Hyland, Gladys Immel, Judy Ingebo, Mildred Ingvoldstad, Carl Ingvoldstad, Mary Beth Iverson, Ronald Jacob-Forseth, Bonnie Jacobs, Randi Jacobsen, Eric Jacobsen, Nancy Jacobsen, Severin Jacobsen Jr, John Jacobson, Alan Jacobson, Cynthia Jacobson, Jerry Jacobson, Lois Jensen, Arthur Jensen, Patricia Jeskey, Elizabeth Johansson, Verna Johnsen, John Johnsen, Ragnhild Johnson, Bette Johnson, Charlotte Johnson, Darryl Johnson, Dennis Johnson, Edgar Johnson, Gladys

O’Brien, Phyllis O’Reilly, Jennevie Odden, Robert Ofjord, Michael Ofstedal, Sylvia Oftebro, Ronald Ohe, Jeff Ohnemus, Mary Olsen, Claire Olsen, Robert Olson, Allen Olson, Barbara Olson, Charles Olson, Cynthia Olson, E Olson, Gene Olson, James Olson, John Olson, Marne Olson, Olaf Olson, Paul Olson, Robert Oro, Mariko Oseid, Larry Osmonson, Glenn Osnes, James Oss, Donald Ostlie, Cindy Oswald, Karen Otteraaen, Robert Overton, Helen Pape, Carolyn Parmenter, James Paulson, C Payton, Bobby Pearson, Madalyn Pederson, James Pederson, Linda Pederson, Pauline Pelton, Marlene Peters, Erik Petersen, Ruth Peterson, Joan Peterson, Ralph Petrovsky, Karin Phillips, Richard Pierce, George Poehls, Siri

Porter, John Powers, Dorothy Pratt, Linda Ramberg, Osa Reinholtzen, Ray Rhude, James Rice, Edward Richards, Joseph Richards, Ryan Ringness, Edward Robb, Barbara Robson, Chad Roehl, Francis Rohrback, Sharon Rooman, Curtis Rosenthal, Stephen Rowe, Gerald Rucks, Gerald Rude, Dan Rudh-Jones, Vicki Ruff, Lola Saltveit, Carl Sando, Hazel Sather, Charlotte Sather, Robert Satrum, Jon Schaefer, Karen Scheevel, Janet Scherer, Helen Schey, John Schlemmer, Norma Schlesser, Cheryl Schmus, Freya Schoenfeld, Shirley Schultz, Evangeline Schwierske, Beverly Seaholm, Marian Selje, Bonnie Serkland, John Serumgard, John Severson, David Severson, Donna Sherry, Thomas Shuler, Margaret Sibert, Arlon Sibert, Suzan Simonson, Greg Simonson, Pam

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Meade, Rose Melby, Gary Meshnik, Patti Midthun, Glenn Millard, Mary Miller, Lilli Miller, Tove-Lise Mitby, Jean Moller, Florence Molter, Diane Monger, Vernon Mons, Molly Monson, John Moore, Carol Moore, Carol Morgenthaler, Herbert Mork, Stuart Morrow, Roberta Morton, Verlin Moson, Anne-Lise Mossberg, Adele Mostrom, James Motzkus, Nancy Muench, Cora Mullery, Sherri Munski, Douglas Mutchler, Lisa Mutchler, Mary Beth Myrom, Ronald Nash, William Nelson, Charlotte Nelson, Dean Nelson, Elaine Nelson, Gloria Nelson, Janet Nelson, Kay Nelson, Marvin Nelson, Sandra Nelson, Sylvia Nelson, Vick Ness, David Neston, David Niehans, Karen Nitteberg, Leland Nordal, Reidar Nordby, Edna Nordby, Eugene Nordnes, Robert

Syverson, Marilyn Tehven, Jon Tellefsen, Carol Templin, Ernest Thomsen, Kathryn Thorsgard, LeRoy Thorson, Richard Thorson, Theodore Titland, Kenneth Tobiason, Paul Torgersen, Judith Torsoe, Kenneth Tranby, Raymond Trandem, Steven Troseth, Elaine Trumm, Paul Tschumperlin, Nancy Tuorila, Diane Twesme, Kimberly Vamstad, Stuart Van Berkom, Loris Vandersteen, Paul Vaske, Arlene Vatne, Peter Velline, Chris Vesledahl, Paul Vick, Heather Viken, Kenneth Vikse, Robert Vollen, Jon Vollen, Karen Vollen, Talleiv Vreimos, Hugo Wadsworth, Billy Wagsholm, Arnljot Wakatsuki, Jennifer Wallen, Eva Wallschlaeger, Josephine Walsh, Audrey Walter, John Warum, Sonja Watkins, Denise Watterud, Dorothy Wefald, Robert Wegner, Janis Weis, Donna Wergeland, Floyd Wermager, Jennifer

Werner, Tor West, Nancy Wierenga, Evelyn Wilcox, Loyd Wilcox, Virginia Williams, Kari Windsnes, Lyle Winkelman, Wendy Wister, Owen Wittrock, Margaret Wnek, Michael Wold, Larry Wold, Robert Wolner, James Wooster, Richard Wright, Jerry Wu, Sandra Wyman, Sandra Young, Rita Zwick, Kenneth

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Sinagra, Turid Skinner, Eulalia Skjolberg, Sven Slaaten, Doris Smallbeck, Anthony Smeby, Rolf Smith, Florence Smith, Gail Smith, Sandra Snell, Dianne Soby, Susan Solak, Lisa Solheim, Carol Lee Solomon, Nancy Sorensen, Florence Sorensen, Ingeborg Sorensen, Ivar Sorheim, Dennis Soroos, Howard Souther, Neil Stack, Francis Steen, Tyrone Stein, Robert Sten, Nikolas Stengel, Eva Stensvig, Kirk Steuck, Esther Stevenson, Erlene Stevenson, Robert Stilley, Shirley Stocz, Janice Storlie, Jillellyn Stover, Vergil Stow, Ronald Stow, Susan Strand, M Strandlie, James Strandlie, Janet Stratton, Sherry Sundet, Crystal Svanes, Duane Svendsen, Anne Svendsen, Brian Swansen, Carl Swanson, David Swanson, Margaret Swenson, Philip Syrdahl, John

Lodge Donations

The Sons of Norway Foundation thanks the 2012 donations of $10 or more from Sons of Norway Lodges: 1-665 Maihaugen 1-667 Fjell Syn 1-676 Kråkeelva 2-000 Central 2-001 Leif Erikson 2-003 Normanna 2-004 Grays Harbor 2-005 Tordenskjold 2-011 Harald Haarfager 2-023 Fedrelandet 2-033 Svalbard 2-037 Olympic 2-038 Sonja 2-039 Roald 2-041 Odin 2-042 Thor 2-087 Cascade 2-106 Bothell 2-129 Elvedalen 2-130 Edmonds 2-131 Vesterdalen 2-160 Magic Valley Viking 3-000 Central 3-215 Nordkap 3-252 Loyal 3-393 Henrik Ibsen 3-428 Washington 3-466 Noreg 3-476 Troll 3-506 Norumbega 3-522 Hampton Roads 3-555 Restauration 3-562 Suncoast 3-566 Bernt Balchen 3-572 Norsemen 3-612 Bondelandet 3-643 Norsemen Harbour 4-000 Central 4-025 Kringen 4-067 Thor 4-086 Bjarne 4-107 Sverdrup 4-138 Lodsen

4-178 Heim 4-203 Fagerlund 4-247 Wergeland 4-307 Enighed 4-424 Normanden 4-488 Nordlyset 4-489 Sidney 4-499 Jotunheimen 4-507 Normont 4-524 Fjell Heim 4-553 Dalen 4-557 Smaa Fjell 4-589 Beverhode 4-618 Vennlig 4-649 Prairie Fjord 4-652 Hardanger 4-656 Bitterrootdalen 4-663 Vidda 5-000 Central 5-028 Wergeland 5-029 Løven 5-074 Idun 5-082 Fosselyngen 5-097 Leif Erikson 5-100 Skjold 5-183 Nordlyset 5-206 Hafrsfjord 5-314 Mandt 5-353 Dovre 5-417 Trollhaugen 5-472 Polar Star 5-491 Norse Valley 5-523 Sognefjord 5-525 Cleng Peerson 5-534 Fossen 5-544 Nordland 5-549 H R Holand 5-556 Elvedal 5-568 Christian Radich 5-570 Vakkertland 5-580 Norskeland 5-593 Elvesund 5-600 Scandiana

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1-000 Central 1-002 Oslo 1-008 Synnove-Nordkap 1-010 Bjorgvin 1-012 Heimskringla 1-015 Heimsyn 1-016 Nortun 1-017 Terje Viken 1-032 Leif Erikson 1-040 Haarfager 1-047 Kristiania 1-058 Midnatsolen 1-065 Gjoa 1-070 Snorre 1-167 Glitne-Sioux Viking 1-175 Mjosen 1-264 Jaabæk 1-463 Viking 1-464 Draxten 1-483 Kong Olav V 1-487 Kenyon Viking 1-495 Vikingland 1-500 Bemidji 1-505 Nor-Win 1-509 Elvidal 1-511 Trollheim 1-530 Runic Vennskap 1-532 Borgund 1-538 Stavanger 1-546 Vennelag 1-547 Solglimt 1-548 Restauration 1-550 Solskinn 1-554 Vennskap 1-558 Lauris Norstad 1-559 Vennekretsen 1-585 Nordmarka 1-590 Norskfodt 1-599 Hjemkomst 1-601 Vestland 1-638 Nortonna 1-644 Palmedal 1-659 Tusenvann

5-609 Myrmarken 5-610 Askeladden 5-614 Circle City 5-622 Vennskap 5-625 Viking 5-628 Tre Elver 5-632 Grønnvik 5-635 Sjoland 5-642 Ostestaden 5-657 Edvard Grieg 5-677 Vikings Of The Smokies 6-000 Central 6-009 Fridtjof Nansen 6-014 Bjornstjerne Bjornson 6-022 Peer Gynt

6-043 Victory 6-048 Roald Amundsen 6-049 Andrew Furuseth 6-050 Norrona 6-052 Nordahl Grieg 6-064 Solbakken 6-065 Sundfjord 6-067 Soldalen 6-078 Snowshoe Thompson 6-089 Viking 6-107 Fjellheim 6-116 Stillehavet 6-118 Vesterheim 6-133 Desert Fjord 6-134 Sol Byer 6-139 Trolldalen

6-146 Vestafjell 6-155 Vigeland 6-162 Fjelldalen 6-165 Desert Troll 6-168 Sola 8-000 Central International

Friends of the Foundation The Sons of Norway Foundation thanks the 2012 donations of $10 or more from outside organizations and individuals: Paige Armijo Margaret Baker Nancy Bruns Thien Bui Pat Callan Helen Calloway Anastasia Carlone Catrina Ciccone David Clarke Salvatore Collura Linda Demarest Curtis Densmore Mary Eaton Deborah Ellingboe Bekki Flanagan Ken Fleming Jeanne Gahagan Geraldine Goodell Debra Hill Elizabeth Hiser Jack Jackelen

David Johnson Ruth Kautzman Karl Kuester Elwood Largis Patricia Lee Kristen Lehman Eleanor Liljegren Nancy Mishlove Sandy Moir Lynn Moore Benjamin Nemeth Ashley Paul Mary Paul Jeffrey Reed Cindy Reith Stephanie Ruona Anna Savini Dawn Schenk Brenda Sickler Norma Standard T Steinhoff

Kenny Strand Gary Strandemo George Swart Vee Ubel Teresa Vick Terra Vogel Eric Vollen

Sons of Norway Foundation (800) 945-8851 • www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation 1455 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Our Mission The Sons of Norway Foundation awards scholarships and grants to promote the heritage and culture of Norway, and provide assistance to our members, lodges and their communities.

2012 Board of Governors Marit Kristiansen, President Ingeborg Sorensen, Vice President Lee Goranson, Treasurer Blaine Hedberg, Secretary Ralph Haug Thomas Heavey Carl Ingvoldstad Jon Tehven Douglas Warne Eivind Heiberg, CEO David Ness, Legal Counsel Cindy Olson, Foundation Director

Celebrating culture. Expanding horizons.