Reaching
Higher
Sons of Norway Foundation | 2010 Annual Report
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Sons of Norway
Foundation
We Are…
We are a 501 c (3) charity established in 1966, dedicated to promoting Norwegian
heritage & culture to our members, lodges and their communities through scholarships & grants and to provide humanitarian relief when natural disasters strike.
Our Passion
The people who are associated with the Sons of Norway Foundation are some of
the most passionate people you will ever find. This manifests itself in a number
of ways, including:
• Making higher education possible for individuals & creating educational opportunities
• Showcasing Norwegian heritage and culture to wide audiences
• Exploring the potential for cross cultural exchange and understanding
Achieving this is no small task, it takes the gifts, participation and contributions of
hundreds of individuals and lodges throughout Sons of Norway. Thanks to them we
are able to award $100,000 annually in grants and scholarships.
This, in turn, makes a huge difference in hundreds of communities across two continents. Thanks to the efforts of those who support us, communities benefit because
the Foundation brings cultural exhibitions, helps local students reach new academic
heights and assists community members who have been affected by natural disasters.
It’s also our goal to make the communities we serve a more vibrant place to live and we
achieve this by promoting cross-cultural and educational exchanges, preserving Norwegian heritage and culture for future generations, encouraging the study of modern
Norway and all it is doing on the world stage – diplomacy, world health, green technology, natural resource management, etc. – and by supporting youth programs in lodges
and schools across North America and Norway.
Through our mission we believe the Sons of Norway is making the world a better place
and we invite you to join in our efforts by donating you time, talents and money to
help us achieve our goals today, tomorrow and for generations to come.
For information on donation opportunities go to
www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation.
Reaching the pinnacle, reaching for the
stars, reaching new levels of success, however you phrase it , the Sons of Norway
Foundation is reaching new heights.
Our Sons of Norway lodges are reaching new heights in their promotion of
Norwegian culture and heritage in their local communities, creating great
programs on historic and modern Norway. Examples of 2010 grants include
Norwegian music concerts, Scandinavian Fairs, Norwegian genealogy workshops and a children’s choir trip to Bergen, Norway.
In addition the 2010 Sons of Norway Foundation has helped scholarship
recipients reach their educational dreams throughout the U.S. and Norway.
This is evidenced by the thanks we receive every day for the opportunities we
are helping them experience.
We are volunteering in our local schools to help children reach higher with
new experiences and learning opportunities. In 2010 the Foundation funded
concerts, barneløpets, books for libraries and hands on enrichment programs supplied by Sons of Norway volunteers. Thanks to the Foundation
and its supporters we are laying the groundwork for another generation of
children to have a solid understanding of Norwegian heritage and culture by
offering camp scholarships and funding study abroad opportunities.
Last, but certainly not least, even our bottom line has climbed to near pre2007 asset levels, a very positive sign. With so much accomplished in 2010,
it will be no small task to reach even higher next year, which is where you
come in. If you’ve given to the Foundation in the past, please continue. It’s
contributors like you who make a huge difference every year. If you have not
dontated previously, I invite you to do so in 2011. With your help we can
reach even loftier goals and continue to reach for the stars.
Vennlig hilsen,
We invite your feedback. Contact us at [email protected] or
call Cindy Olson, Foundation Director at 1-800-945-8851.
Scholarship
Opportunities
King Olav V Norwegian-American Scholarships
The fund welcomes applications from 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 sophomore, junior and senior college women, 18-36, 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 seventy 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 through Sons of Norway Districts
in the United States.
To view the guidelines, deadline dates
and applications for all of our grants
and scholarships, please visit
www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation
Ida Jaarvik
Hetland
King Olav V Scholarship Recipient
“I am very excited to be immersed in Norwegian culture, speak
Norwegian everyday and discover life in Norway as a resident
instead of as a tourist.
While in Norway I will be participating in a program called
Reis! at Rødde Folkehøgskole near Trondheim. In this program, students research a topic of interest. I plan to explore
how Norwegian schools teach the English language, how immigrants learn Norwegian and about Norway’s education system.
As part of my project, I hope to also volunteer as an English tutor in a Norwegian grade school classroom.
I am very grateful to the Sons of Norway and the Sons of Norway Foundation for their support. I know that this experience
as a foreign student in Norway will be a valuable asset when I
someday teach immigrant students here in the U.S.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
Peter F. Drucker
Olivia Lenz
Nancy Lorraine Jensen Recipient
“I would like to thank the Sons of Norway Foundation for the
Nancy Lorraine Jensen Scholarship that has allowed me to
pursue my two passions, Science and Service to my community.
I currently serve as the President of the Seattle Pacific University
(SPU) chapter of the American Chemical Society, as a member of
Lateria (a student community service organization), a member
of the Falconettes (a campus women’s group) and as one of the
co-service chairs of the SPU chapter of the Ivy Honorary National
Mortar Board Society.
I was able to pursue my passion for science by studying the
synthesis of ZnO nanowires during my internship at NASA
Ames Research Center. Because of this, I decided that I would
like a career researching nanomaterial fabrication.
Whenever I have spare time, I also enjoy taking classical ballet
classes, a hobby I have pursued since I was young.”
“Success happens when preparation
meets opportunity.”
Amanda
Sorensen
Nancy Lorraine Jensen Recipient
“I am is a fourth-generation member of Sons of Norway, Nordahl Grieg Lodge 6-052. When I am in California I work with
my lodge to serve at the Lutefisk Dinners and participate at
the District Kretsstevene at Camp Norge.
I am currently a junior Honors Program Aerospace Engineering major on the Dean’s List at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Nancy Lorraine Jensen
Scholarship I was awarded from the Sons of Norway Foundation
is helping me gain the science, mathematics, and engineering
education that I will need to start my own company once I graduate. I want design more efficient and beautiful airplanes that
bring the fun back into flying.
I am a member of the national award-winning Eagles Flight
Team. This summer I am studying for my Private Pilot’s license. I
also serve my Society of Women Engineers chapter as Fund Raising and Conference Chairs.”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the
beauty of their dreams.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anya
Zach
Tronvold Folk High School
Scholarship Recipient
“I am writing to thank you for the help I received from the
Sons of Norway Foundation toward my time at Toneheim
Folkehøgskole. Toneheim is a music school where, as a harp
player, there were many opportunities to get involved. I had
the amazing opportunity to take harp lessons in Oslo from
two Norwegian professionals as well as ear training classes,
music history and guitar.
I arrived one of only six non-Scandinavian students at the
school. Gradually I gained more prowess in Norwegian, and
learned more about music than I could have ever imagined. I
also discovered many things about myself and what it’s like to
live on my own. I am so grateful to have had such an incredible year, and I know that I am a different and better person
because of it.
I had a wonderful experience that I will never forget.
Tusen takk igjen for alt!”
Melissa
Plakke
Astrid G. Cates
Scholarship Recipient
“I am a Sophomore at Colorado State University where I am
double majoring in Zoology and Biological Sciences. I am a
member of the Honors Program and enjoy participating in
undergraduate research involving the conflict between humans
and elephants in Africa. With my degree I hope to pursue a
career in either genetic or conservation research.
In my spare time I enjoy volunteering at the Denver Zoo, reading and spending time with my friends and family, whether it
be around town or at a Sons of Norway event. Being born and
raised in Colorado, I value the beautiful scenery and as such
never pass up an opportunity to hike, camp and fish or just be
outdoors. I love to travel and hope one day to visit my family
in Norway.
Thank you so much again!”
“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.”
Victor Hugo
Tyler
Klingfus
Myrtle Beinhauer
Scholarship Recipient
“I will be attending my sophomore year of college at the University of Minnesota Duluth with a major in Chemical Engineering. I am very passionate about the outdoors and hope to
someday use my degree to work with environmental technologies and research. Also, I really enjoy being involved in the
community and have done many different volunteer projects
in both high school and college.
I have taken great interest in my Norwegian heritage and Sons
of Norway activities. In the summer of 2007, I was able to
travel to Norway with my family to visit relatives and to see
the beautiful country. I also skied the Barnebirkie for 10 years,
attended Masse Moro Norwegian Heritage Camp for 6 years,
returned to Masse Moro for one year as a counselor and have
presented my experiences at numerous lodge meetings.”
Grant
Opportunities
Local Lodge Partnership Grants
Invites applications from 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 1997 in response to the Red River Floods of 1997, this fund
offers two kinds of grants:
Helping Hands to Members Grants
Awarded to Sons of Norway members who lose their homes
to natural disasters.
Helping Hands to Children Grants
Awarded to Sons of Norway lodges to support, Project Framtid
(Adopt A School ) and children’s heritage programming.
To view all the qualifying information and download
applications, please visit www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation.
Advancing Norwegian
- American Genealogy
in Texas
General Heritage & Culture Grants
Naeseth Library/Blaine Hedberg
“One of our goals for 2010 was to bring news of the Norwegian
American Genealogical Center (NAGC) & Naeseth Library to
members, friends and prospective members in Texas. It had
been close to twenty years since our last trip to visit with Norwegian Americans in Texas.
Our seven days in Texas won many new friends for the NAGC
and confirmed the close relationship between the Center and
its Texas members. This trip and its successful programs would
not have been possible without the great support of the Sons
of Norway Foundation.
The Board and Staff of NAGC & NL express gratitude to the
Sons of Norway Foundation and all those who supported and
partcipated in the special outreach effort.”
Fjelldal Lodge,
4-543
General Heritage & Culture Grants
Norwegian Everyday Bunad Class
“Thank you so much for the 2010 General Heritage and Culture
Grant to Fjelldal Lodge. We had so much fun getting together
and researching where our families came from and what
bunads they would have worn.
Members researched their ancestral family history, ancestral region in Norway and proper Bunad style and created a scrapbook
of the information. We then obtained Norwegian woven cotton
fabric from the oldest mill in Norway and accessories needed to
complete the bunad. This was a week long workshop and we look
forward to seeing the new bunads being worn soon.
Leif Erickson
Lodge, 1-032
Helping Hands to Children Grant
Leif Erickson Lodge 1-032 Parade Float
“For the first year with our own float we were able to raise the
awareness of Sons of Norway by participating in parades in
four communities in Minnesota: Battle Lake, Henning, Parkers
Prairie and Vining. We are using the float to involve youth in
our lodge, we had young people ages two to sixteen joining with
adult members in walking alongside and riding in the float.
We know that the memories that were created by our participation in these Nordic cultural experiences will stay with the
children, our members and the communities we visited and help
them get close to their Nordic Culture and to Sons of Norway.
Our participation in these events would not have been possible
without the generous grant from the Sons of Norway Foundation. Mange tusen takk!”
Norskfødt
Lodge, 1-590
Helping Hands to Children Grant
Troll & Trolldom Program
“Jan Smith of Norskfødt Lodge had a great time using the Helping Hands to Children Grant from the Sons of Norway Foundation to entertain elementary school children in the Morris area.
The children loved listening to her tell her stories about Trolls
and Trolldoms.
This program was very well received and everyone involved had
an amazing time. We would like to say thank you to the Sons of
Norway Foundation for helping us to put on such a great program. We look forward to doing additional community outreach
programs in the future.”
Vidda Lodge,
4-663
Local Lodge Partnership Grant
Lodge Programming featuring weaving, carving and genealogy
“On behalf of Vidda Lodge 4-663, we would like to thank the
Sons of Norway Foundation for awarding us a local lodge partnership grant. We are using these funds to provide interesting
and engaging programming for our lodge which in turn creates
an active lodge.
Vidda lodge worked with the Meadowlarks Council to bring
“Sam Ting” to Crosby, MN. He is a humorous speaker and his
presentation entitled “Why wouldn’t a Norwegian want to go
green?” He spoke about saving the environment and told Norwegian stories.
We had about 155 people attend his presentation at our local
school and at the theatre, which was open to the public.
Again thank you!”
2010 Year in Review
Sons of Norway Foundation
Grants Awarded
28 General Heritage & Culture Grants, totaling $10,525
For festival participation, art exhibits, centennial celebrations, cultural classes,
genealogy workshops and musical programs.
15 Local Lodge Partnership Grants, totaling $5,250
For lodge libraries, lodge anniversaries, cultural skills workshops and classes.
22 Helping Hands to Children Grants, totaling $5,370
For books, Norwegian programs in schools, barneløpets and parades.
Total of 65 grants awarded for $21,145
Scholarships awarded
4 Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarships, totaling $24,339
7 King Olav Norwegian-American Scholarships, totaling $8,700
1 Oslo Summer School Scholarship for $1,500
3 Tronvold Folk High School Scholarships, totaling $6,000
6 Astrid Cates Scholarships, totaling $6,000
2 Myrtle Beinhauer Scholarships, totaling $6,000
Bjarne Eikevik Scholarship for $1,000
Draxten Camp Scholarships for Districts 1-6, $9,642
District 4 Evenson Heritage Camp Scholarships for $1,919
Total scholarships awarded for $65,100
Sons of Norway Foundation scholarships and grants are great
Sons of Norway member benefits!
For guidelines and application information go to
www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation or call (800) 945-8851.
Contributions by Program
Totaling $120,220
Grants
$18,308
General
$30,128
$
Scholarships
$52,907
Humanitarian
$18,877
Contributions by Source
Totaling $120,220
963 Members
$57,977
223 Lodges
$55,635
$
Outside
$6,608
Financial Report
Sons of Norway Foundation
Founded in 1966, the Sons of Norway Foundation today has assets of more
than 4.4 million. Our commitment is to maintain and grow the charitable assets
entrusted to us. The financial information contained in this annual report is a
condensed version of the Fiscal Year 2010 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.
Statement of Activities for the
Year Ended 12/31/2010
Revenues
Contributions
Investment Income
Net Capital Gains
Other
Total Revenues
$120,220
$86,521
$238,829
$583
$446,153
Deductions
Scholarship & Grant Awards
General & Administration Expenses
$84,221
$105,295
Total Deductions
$189,516
Increase in Net Assets
$256,637
Net Assets as of 12/31/10
$4,431,889
Your donations make
what we do possible.
Since 1966 we have awarded over $1,000,000 in over 500 grants
and over 2,000 scholarships to our members, lodges and their
communities. As Sons of Norway continues to flourish and create
new initiatives, the Sons of Norway Foundation will be there to
help fund scholarships, grants and provide humanitarian aid to
those in need. This is only possible, however, with your support.
A donation of $100
• Brings a cultural skills specialist to a lodge
• Purchases books for a “Project Framtid” library
• Funds a Barnas Norsk Klubb program for a lodge
• Funds a field trip for a Sons of Norway youth club
A donation of $250
• Prints all of the materials needed to host a
Norwegian weekend camp
• Funds a local genealogy workshop
• Pays for supplies for a rosemaling expert to
teach one class
A donation of $500
• Allows a child to attend one week of heritage camp
• Funds a folk dance workshop
• Pays for books for a college student
• Purchases cross-country ski equipment for a school
A donation of $1,000
• Brings a Norwegian display to a local art museum
• Hosts a Grieg concert in a local community
• Hosts a lecture series at a local college
• Helps a student performing group to travel to Norway
Member
Donations
Victor Aasen
Sverre & Susan Aasgaarden
Joan Abbott
Marvin Adams
Joan Agerter
Mark & Regina Agerter
Maxine Agre
Zelda Ahlborn
Kristina Alcantara
Laurence & Carolyn Allen
Gerlinde Aloia
James Amdal
A Amundson
Douglas Anders
Else Andersen
Beverly Anderson
Bruce Anderson
Gary & Helen Anderson
Virgil Anderson
Marion & Myron Anderson
Peter Anderson
Elma Anderson
Harland & June Anderson
Richard Anderson
Merlin & Lucy Anderson
Christine & Timothy Anderson
Jo Don Anderson
Ruth Anderson
Eric Anderson
Jorleif Andol
Kristine Andre
Arnold Andreassen
Martha Andrew
Donald Ansok
Tanya Antonsen
Carol Arends
Tore Arnesen
Darlene & John Arneson
John Aspebakken
Marjorie Atkinson
Faye Auchenpaugh
Randi Aulie
Helge & Jorun Aursland
Robert Ausen
John & Judy Austbo
Rodney Austin
Bernell Bachmeier
Peter & Donna Backlund
Julie Backus
Elenore Bafus
Thomas & Johanna Bagg
Terry & Jimmy Baird
Glenn & Deanna Bakke
Jostein & Lillian Bakken
Louise Bakken
Muriel Bakken
Ann-Mari & Nicholas Baldukas
Perry & Diane Baltazor
George Balzarano
Hector Barbera
S Barden
Joyce Barrett
Eleanor Bates
Stephen Baxley
George & Doris Beck
Eunice Becker
Robert & Janice Becker
Paul Beddoe
Delores Belland
Gloria & Cal Benazic
Lavaughn Bennett
Mary Bennett
Ronald & Carol Bentsen
Leslie & Meredith Berg
Donald & Barbara Berg
Ross & Shirley Berg
Erik Berg
Andrew & Jean Berg
Delpha Berg
Phyllis Berg
Galen & Marleen Berg
Beatrice Berg
Lyle Berge
Lillian Berge
Carol Bergerson
Gilbert & Rita Bergsrud
Roger Berle
Constance Berner
Barbara & Roy Berntsen
Eric Beyer
Peter Bickel
Terje Birkedal
Eileen Bisaillon
Burton & Jean Bittner
Roy & Delia Bjercke
Fred Bjerke
Roger Bjornland
Ronald & Carol Bjorseth
Asta & Howard Blanchar
Carol Blodgett
Trond Bodal
Bernt Bodal
Julianne Bonner
Judith Bonneville
Arne Borgnes
William Borndahl
Elizabeth Boro
Turid Bouchoukian
Thomas & Susan Boudreau
John Boughal
Alice Boyle
Donald Brandvold
Richard & Carol Braun
Clarine & Donald Bremer
Christine Bremseth
Nathalie Brennalt
Gladys Bright
Teresa Broadhead
A Brockert
Elroy Brommer
Loretta Brown
Paul & Lula Bry
Richard & Phyllis Brynteson
Waldo & Margaret Bueing
Beverly Bummer
Norene Bunker
John Burke
Betty Burke
Dennis & Ruth Burreson
Roger Butenhoff
Frances & Joseph Callihan
Ruth Campbell
Bonny Campeau
Connie Carey
Sharun Carlson
Truman Carlson
Colleen Carlson
Mary Carlson
Dana Carlson
Leonard & Kathy Carlson
Norman & Janet Carlson
Arvida Cash
Maryann Cazzell
Earlene Chadbourne
Kenneth Chaplin
Wayne & Bernadine Christiansen
John Christiansen Jr
La Vern Christianson
Conrad Christianson
William & Judith Christianson
Elizabeth & Owen Christianson
Irene Christopherson
Arlene & Robert Christopherson
Eloise Cihos
Delores Cleveland
Helen Clouston
Patricia Cobb
Lorri Cole
Thomas Coleman
Joanne & Randolph Coleman
Marvin & La Verne Colness
Kristine Coon
Gary & Marilyn Cooper
Ian Cormack
De Elda Cotanche
Bonnie Crandall
Norma Cretal
Harold & Randi Cruze
Robert Cummings
Marlene Curley
Julianne Curry
Ole Dahl
Leonard Dahl
Robert & Carolyn Dahl
Katherine Dahl
Liv Dahl
Brenda Dahl
Gardis Dahle
Myron Dahle
James & Phyllis Dalager
Mary Dalbotten
Lorraine & Fredrick Dallmann
Aase Dane
Donald Danielson
Duane & Paula Davick
Robert & Susan Davide
Helen Davison
Ann Day
Madeline Dean
G Dearing
Myrna Demers
Robert Denholm
Carol Devito
John Devries
Carol Dexheimer
Linda Dicey
Janet Dickson
Barbara Dimmitt
Sissel Disbrow
Margaret Doane
Katherine Dollymore
Karen Donlon
Jonathan Dootson
Karen Doty
Karen Drager
Nils Dragoy
Synnove Dragoy
Odd Drange
Patricia Duff
David & Bjorg Dunlop
Judith Durkin
John Dutcher
Marie Eck
Kareen Ecklund
William Ecklund
Phillip Edwardson
Ruth Egenes
Richard Ehring
Marie & Donald Eickholdt
Paul Eidbo
Marie Eide
Roy Eide
Jerry Eidem
Robert Eidsmoe
Karl & Nancy Eikeberg
Paul Eikeberg
Marvin Ekedal
Gerard Ekedal
Gail & Rolf Ekloff
Gunnar Eliassen
Richard & Debera Ellingboe
Martha & Craig Elliott
Helen Emerson
Shirley Engelmann
Beverly England
Leander & Janet Erdahl
Joyce & John Erickson
Joanne Erickson
Leland & Marilyn Erickson
Ramona Erickson
Susan Erickson
Kay Erickson
Marilynn Erickson
Robert & Mary Espeseth
Janet Espinosa
Donald & Mildred Evenson
Earl & Shirley Evenstad
F & Judith Fagerheim
Jack Falcone
Jo Falgren
Leonard Falkingham
Arild Farbrot
Ruth Fazio
Magne Ferm
Thelma Ferrari
Jorgen & Ester Fidje
Philip Fiederlein
Gloria Fiedler
Virginia Fields
Donald Fife
Laila & Bruce Fingerhut
Victoria Finstad
Betsy Fish
Sandra Fisher
Tom & Marjery Fjelde
J Fleischner MD
Lise Fleming
Edward & Judith Fleming
Margaret Flower
Nellie Flynn
Raynold Folland
Glenn Fontaine
Alvin & Julia Forde
James Forseth
Theodore & Helen Fosberg
Erik Fosker
William & June Fosmoe
Peer & Stacey Fossen
Charlene Fox
Carol Francis
Lynn Franz
Terry & Vicki Franzen
Karl & Bonnie Frederickson
Bruce & Jennifer Frizen
Else Froehlich
Janet Fruchtl
Delores Fuchs
Berit & Eivind Funnemark
Thomas & Margy Gabrielsen
Judith Gambrel
Virginia Gammons
Robert Garske
Ronald Garsteig
Henry & Norma Gates
Paul Gaustad
Robert & Peggy Gerding
Robert & Bonnie Gjerde
Mary Glasenapp
Carol Goral
Lee & Jo Goranson
Ruth Gordon
Sherry Gorse
John Graff
Luella Grangaard
Ernst & Astrid Granly
Art Greenberg
Marilyn Greene
John & Vera Ryen Gregg
Colleen Grill
Dee Grimsrud
Paul Grinde
Jacquolyn Groe
Garry & Marjorie Grorud
Pamela & Frank Groth
Kenneth & Agnes Gundersen
Christopher Gundersen
Bernice Gunderson
Oben Gunderson
Mike Gunderson
Hans & Henrietta Gunderud
Linda Gutierrez
Audun & Margaret Gythfeldt
Ellen & Charles Haberlein
Marvin & Ruth Hagen
Donald Hagen
Audrey Halverson
Michael Halvorsen Sr
Mark & Cindy Halvorson
Jane Hamilton
Osa Hammarstrom
Ingrid Hammen
Jane Handel
Wenke Hansen
Rigmor Hansen
Nancy Hansen
Russell Hansen
Rodger & Linda Hansen
Donald & Sandra Hanson
Lowell & Joan Hanson
R Hanson
Michael & Geraldine Hanson
David Hanson
Karen & Peter Hanson
La Rue & Dorothy Hanson
Ernest Hanson
Thomas & Frances Harders
Margaret Harten
Halfrid Hartley
John Hartz
Carol Hassemer
Carol & Paul Hasvold
Gale & Rosemary Hatleberg
Arne Hatlestad
Selmer Hatlestad
Richard Hatlevoll
Wayne Haug
Arland Haugen
Rexford Haugen
Richard & Debra Hausvik
Marjorie & Gary Havens
Larry & Dorothy Hayden
Carl & Lois Hedlund
Eivind & Stephanie Heiberg
Elsie Height
David & Yvonne Heindel
Richard Helgerson
Hjordis Helgestad
Karl Hella
Solveig Hellstrom
Bruce Heltne
Mary Henkels
Eric Herem
Donald Hermanson
David & Patricia Hermundson
Sonja & Joel Hernes
Ivar Hestad
Susan Hiatt
John & Laurel Hill
Neil Hillesland
Ole & Lully Hillestad
Larry Hjelle
John & Aud-Helen Hlivyak
Anne Hoalst
Rachele & George Hockert
Verla Hodgson
Jeanne Hohmann
Paul Holbo
Darlene Holien
Lorraine Holland
Timothy Holmen
Linda Holmstrom
Jan & Susan Holt
Elaine Homan
Keith Homstad
Hugh & Eva Hopkins
Melvin Hopland
Leslee & George Hoyum
Dennis & Karen Huck
Kevin & Beatrice Humann
Ann Hunsaid
Marie Huntington
Erling & Martha Husby
Jordis Hutchins
Thomas Hyland
George Iliff
Mildred Ingebo
Carl & Mary Beth Ingvoldstad
Marilyn Iversen
Nancy Jacobsen
Alan & Margie Jacobson
Gjermund Jansen
Carol Jehle
Dr Arthur S Jensen
Kjell Jensen
John Jensen
Sara Jerpseth
Lillian Johansen
Liv Johansen
Ken Johansen
Peter & Barbara Johanson
Arnold & Ragnhild Johnsen
John Johnsen
Ordale & Charlotte Johnson
Kristine Johnson
Dick & Irene Johnson
Gladys Johnson
John & Duane Johnson
Ardell & Barry Johnson
Richard & Laura Johnson
Kenneth & Renee Johnson
Richard & Ingri Johnson
Harlow Johnson
Joan Johnson
Glenice Johnson
Barbara Johnson
Terence Johnson
Thor Jondahl
Virginia Jones
Duane & Faye Jones
Marilynn Jones
Jens & Marcia Jorgensen
Lois & Robert Jorstad
Luana Josvold
Geraldine & Juri Jurisson
Eugene & Tordis Kaczmarek
Thea Kalthoff
Evelyn Karpack
Charlotte Keasey
Steven Keech
Janis Keith-Redman
Andrea Kelly
Terri Kennedy
Greta Kenny
Terry Kensrud
Scott & Gina Kerfoot
Patricia Kessler
Carol & Mette King
Duane & Nancy Kittleson
Richard Klev
Svein Klinge
John Klotz
Vidette Knain
Penny Joseph Knudsen
Everett & Karen Knudsvig
Shirley Knutsen
Harold & Carol Knutsen
Allan Knutsen
Raymond & Sally Knutson
Karl Knutson
Maurice Knutson
Earl & Elizabeth Knutson
Lorene Knutson
William & Luke Koens
Jill Kolberg
Ruth Kornbrekke
Carol Koscik
Ann & Skip Krause
Louis & Nilslee Kreppert
Astrid & Robert Kriege
Kjell Kristiansen
Alfhild Kronborg
Harry & Lillian Kuell
Sonja Kuell
Ronald Kvaas
Anny Kyrk
Geraldine Lachman
Margaret & Asbjorn Lageraaen
Olger & Lucille Langheid
David & Sherri Lanham
Therese Laos
Gary & Turid Larsen
Gloria & Darrel Larson
Barbara Larson
Bonnie Larson
Laverne & Kathleen Larson
Richard Larson
Keith & Adrine Lavin
Elaine Leach
Ronald & Celia Lechnyr
Gregg Leduc
Orin Lee
Lawrence Legard
Margaret Lehr
Robert Leiseth
Martina Leonard
William & Edith Lerstad
Darlene Levy
Karin Liebaert
Daniel Lien
Duane & Elaine Lindberg
Robert Lindblom
Richard & Marlyce Lindeke
Tulle Lindsey
Jan & Edward Link
Joe Liss
Carl & Judith Listug
Loretta Litke
Rolland & Iona Loken
Erik Lokken
Clara Loorence
Arne & Sally Lorentzen
Marilynn Loustalet
Eloise Lovgren
John & Evelyn Lund
Ivan Lund
James & Beverly Lundeen
Jane Lunder
Terry & Joann Lykken
Matthew Lystad
Nadine Mader
Nancy & Rex Madson
Ellen Magsamen
Cory & Kari Mahle
Jody Manning
Joni Marshburn
Claudia Martin
Vern & Wanda Martin
Ronald & Gail Martinsen
Louise & Sidney Martinson
Jessica Massey
Judy Mathern
Del Matheson
Avis Mathis
Sigurd & Cynthia Mathisen
Gordon Mathsen
Frieda Mathson
Alice Mc Hugh
James & Joan Mc Killop
Richard Mc Murray
Karin & Michael McCadam
Kathryn & W McHugh-O’Brien
Elizabeth Melander
Harold & Estelle Melby
Kenneth & Ruth Melby
Gary & Cathryn Melby
Sylvia Melin
John Meshnik
Olive Messenger
Donald & Kristine Meyer
Timothy Midboe
Per & Marit Mikalsen
Kenneth Mjoen
Jan Mjovig
Jerry & Birthe Moe
Barbra Mogil
Michael Mogil
Diane Molter
David & Marguerite Monson
John & Ruth Monson
Jane Montgomery
Joyce Montplaisir
Carol Moore
Stuart & Laura Mork
Ardis Morton
Verlin Morton
Adele Mossberg
James Mostrom
Cora Muench
Sandra Myers
Ronald Myrom
Sharon & Duane Myron
Jeaunette Nall
Tony Nazzal
Edel Neff
Newman & Elinor Nelson
Donald Nelson
Helen Nelson
Lyle Nelson
Elaine & Signa Nelson
Sylvia Nelson
Terry & Terry Nelson
Carol Nelson
Marvin & Sandra Nelson
Vick Nelson
Lowell Nelson
David & Vicki Ness
Patricia & Milton Nesse
John & Carol Neverdahl
Albert Newberg
Doraine Newland
Lloyd & Donna Newland
Frank Nilsen
Timothy Nilsen
Randi Nilsen
Michele Nilsen-Wasson
Leland Nitteberg
Betty Norby
Edna Nordby
Inger Nordskog
Jerome & Esther Nygaard
Leslie O’Brien
Joan O’Bryan
Vi Obert
Olav Odegard
George & Jeanice Officer
Michael Ofjord
Ronald Oftebro
Jeff Ohe
Mary Ohnemus
Robert Olsen
Sven & Joyce Olsen
Alf Olsen
Odd & Anna Olsen
Winifred Olsen
Woody Olsen
Robert Olsen
Louis & Lenora Olsen
Cindy & Ray Olson
Esther Olson
Karen Olson
Gladys Olson
Sharon Olson
John Olson
Warren Olson
Phyllis Omer
Donald Orr
Donald Oss
Karen Oswald
Robert Otteraaen
Donald & Diane Overby
Barbara & Harold Palm
John Pape
Raneid Patrick
Loretta Paulman
Dorothy Paulsen
Clemet & Liv Paulsen
Betty Peary
Alfred & Marlene Pease
James Pederson
Raymond & Arlene Pederson
Linda Pederson
Harry Peters
Erik & Julie Peters
Astrid Petersen
Julius Petersen
Ralph & Annegrete Peterson
Ruth Peterson
Tammy Peterson
H Petre
Gerhard & Marilee Pietsch
Bruce Pitzler
Donna & Alma Pitzler
Karin Plagens
Karon & Michael Plasha
Siri Poehls
Deb Pollio
Patricia Ponnay
Lisa Portelli
Edith Porter
Charles & Barbara Presser
Mark Quam
Timothy & Letitia Quigley
Susan Rachmiel
Greg & Jayne Ragan
Russell Randall
Brian & Wendy Rase
Christine & Alf Rasmussen
Kristin Rasmussen
Donna Rauschke
Howard Reese
Margaret Rehberg
Donald & Joan Reinertsen
Lucinda Reynolds
James Rhude
Joe Riederer
Else Rike
Edward Ringness
Sheldon Rio
Greg & Carolyn Rismoen
Nancy Risser
Nancy Roach
Barbara Robb
Aaron & Mary Rogness
Lynne & Glen Rommesmo
Curtis Rooman
Karin & Darrell Ropp
Asbjorn & Barbara Rostad
Doris Rove-Stevens
Gerald Rucks
Dan & Betty Rude
Virgil & Geraldeen Rude
Leroy Ruetz
Rena Rutlin
Ralph Rygg
Harris & Dianne Saele
Karen Saenz
Per & Eleanor Sagaard
Claire Sagen
Lloyd Sand
Naomi Sande
Enid Sande
Else Sanzone
Jon Satrum
D & Patricia Schafer
Helen Scherer
John Schey
Harold Schick
Donald & Clarice Schieck
Scott Schiermeister
Loranne Schmidt
Freya Schmus
Elenore Schofield
Robert Schulte
Norma Scott
Marian Seaholm
Roger & Janice Sean
James & Kathleen Secora
Anne Seddon
Martha Seibel
Carl Selnes
Dale & Sharon Severson
Anne Shabez
Benedicta Shaffer
Betty Shaw
Thomas Sherry
Sohng & Sandi Shin
Margaret Shuler
Arlon & Suzan Sibert
Janice Sievert
Grace Simmons
Greg & Pam Simonson
Turid Sinagra
Gaylord Sisk
Oddvar Skadberg
David Skei
Ronald Skifton
Sven Skjolberg
Doris Slaaten
Percy & Linda Slattenow
Rolf Smeby
Emiley Smekofske
Ron & Linda Smestad
Carol & William Smith
James & Florence Smith
Barbara Smith
Tony & JoAnne Smith
Clarice Smith
Janelle Smith
Howard Smith
Dianne Snell
Robert & Marjorie Sogn
Oystein & Carol Solheim
Allan Solheim
Irene Solie
Eugene Somdahl
Jerome Sorensen
Dennis Sorheim
Howard Soroos
Kenneth Sorteberg
Vernon Spangrud
Shirley & Carl Spinti
James & Gisela Spires
Kirsten Spreck
Bette & David Stahl
Rupert Stangroom
Lydia Starck
Tyrone Steen
Audrey Stelson
Nikolas Sten
Thomas Stenvig
Deloris Stenvold
Robert & Erlene Stevenson
Dean Stiller
Orma Stiltz
James Stobie
Leona Stockwell
Janice Stocz
Lois Stolts
Else & Charles Storm Rodrigues
Susan & Ronald Stow
James & Janet Strandlie
Dorrine Strandrud
Sonja Strutz
Ralph & Grace Sulerud
Ralph Sunde
Harold & Dorothy Sundet
Lorraine Sundquist
Joanne Suri
Norman Svea
Arnold Svedjan
Njaal & Alice Svege
Erik Svenkerud
Margaret Swanson
David & Judith Swanson
Richard Swee
Murray Swenson
Sherrill & Dolores Swenson
Philip & Julie Swenson
John Syrdahl
Marilyn & Myron Syverson
Jerome Takle
Recca & Robert Talmadge
Sharon & Rolf Tandberg
Christine Taylor
Jon & Gloria Tehven
Ernest Templin
Frank Tepper
David Tesdahl
Joann Thompsen
Eddie & Lynn Thompson
Martin & Gwendolyn Thompson
Janice Thompson
Kathryn Thomsen
Richard Thorgrimson
Robert & Nancy Thorkildson
Darla Thorland
Michael & Sonja Thorpe
Eric Thorsen
Timothy Thorson
Deloss Thue
Helen Timoney
Lowell Tjentland
Duane Tollefson
Richard & Ellen Tonnesen
Judith Torgersen
Kenneth Torsoe
Kelsey Torstveit
Sylvia Tow
Thomas Tow
Raymond & Carol Tranby
John Trangmoe
Karen & Ritch Triplett
Elaine Troseth
Roscoe Trout
Philip & Nancy Tschumperlin
Lorraine Tucker
Lorna & Robert Turcott
Gary & Corinne Turcott
Kimberly Twesme
Neva Twite
Dolores Uhlman
James Ulversoy
Jamie Utter
Anne Vaagen
Donald Vadset
Leo & Randi Valdok
Stuart Vamstad
Inger Van Doozer
Norma Vanderpan
Gordon & Dorothy Vangsnes
Curtis Vangstad
Joan Varty
Bonnie Vastag
Peter Vatne
Anne Vatshell
Marion Vedell
Christine Vehstedt
Joanne Verdi
Karl & Janet Vetter
Dennis Vettrus
Margaret Vikestad
Shirley Vincent
Barbara Vinnem
Evelyn Vinnem
Cynthia Vitt
Marie Von Seggern
Eva Vonheim
Sherman & Betty Waage
M Wade
Arnljot & Dorothy Wagsholm
Eva Wallen
Josephine & Joseph Wallschlaeger
Audrey Walsh
Dorothy Walsh
Mike Wammer
Astrid Warner
Edward Waters
Robert Weaver
Otto & Audrey Wedul
Donna Weis
Myrle Welhaven
Shirley & Dennis Wendlandt
Thomas Werge
Floyd Wergeland
Phyllis Westby
Thomas & Karen Wickie
Harry Widman
Sheila Widner
Russell & Alison Wiigs
Sharon Wikan
Ada Wikoren
Virginia & Loyd Wilcox
Edvin Wilhelmsen
Kari Williams
Diane Williams
Barbara Wilson
Trude Wilson
Wendy & Bill Winkelman
Norma Winters
Margaret Wittrock
Melvin & Romelle Wojahn
Robert Wold
Connie Wolfe
Susan Wollack
Dorothy Wood
Robert & Martha-May Woodman
Jerry & Susan Wright
Sandra Wu
Sandra Wyman
Robert & Burnette Young
Maria Zakrzewski
Laurine Ziemke
David & Cathrine Zimmerman
Richard Zinn
Rodger & Mary Zurcher
Lodge
Donations
Aasgaarden, 6-112
Andrew Furuseth, 6-049
Arctic Viking, 2-117
Askeladden, 5-610
Aspelund, 4-571
Bergen, 8-013
Bernt Balchen, 2-046
Bernt Balchen, 3-566
Beverhode, 4-589
Birkebeiner (Disbanded), 5-611
Bitterrootdalen, 4-656
Bjarne, 4-086
Bjorgvin, 1-010
Bla Fjell, 2-163
Bondelandet, 3-612
Borgund, 1-532
Bothell, 2-106
Breidablik, 2-27
Brooklyn, 3-243
Christian Radich, 5-568
Christiania, 8-004
Circle City, 5-614
Cleng Peerson, 5-525
Dalbuen, 8-022
Desert Fjord, 6-133
Desert Troll, 6-165
Dovre, 5-353
Draxten, 1-464
Edmonds, 2-130
Edvard Grieg, 5-657
Eidsvold, 8-009
Elvedal, 5-556
Elvedalen, 2-129
Elvesund, 5-593
Elvidal, 1-509
Epledalen, 2-096
Faerder, 3-109
Fagerlund, 4-203
Fagernes, 5-616
Fedraheimen, 1-059
Fedrelandet, 2-023
Fjell Heim, 4-524
Fjelldalen, 6-162
Fjellheim, 6-107
Fjordland, 1-508
Fosselyngen, 5-082
Fossen, 5-534
Fram, 3-564
Freya, 6-062
Fridtjof Nansen, 6-009
Gjoa, 1-065
Glitne-Sioux Viking, 1-167
Grønnvik, 5-632
Grays Harbor, 2-004
Grieg, 1-578
Grondal, 2-122
Gulfstream, 3-514
Gulldalen, 6-128
Gyda-Varden, 4-021
H R Holand, 5-549
Haarfager, 1-040
Hampton Roads, 3-522
Hardanger, 4-652
Hartford, 3-474
Haugaland, 8-018
Henrik Ibsen, 3-393
Henrik Ibsen, 4-565
Hjemkomst, 1-599
Hovedstad, 2-094
Hovedstad, 4-528
Hudson Valley, 3-432
Hundreårsjubileum, 1-671
Idun, 5-074
Island Viking, 2-145
Jaabæk, 1-264
Jotunheimen, 4-499
Kenyon Viking, 1-487
Kong Olav V, 1-483
Kristiania, 1-047
Løven, 5-029
Leif Erikson, 1-032
Leif Erikson, 2-001
Leif Erikson, 5-97
Lillehammer, 3-636
Lin-Hans-Rud, 1-479
Lodsen, 4-138
Loyal, 3-252
Magic Valley Viking, 2-160
Maihaugen, 1-665
Maine Nordmenn, 3-664
Marsteinen, 1-596
Midnatsolen, 1-058
Mjosen, 1-175
Mollargutten, 4-478
Morgensol, 1-458
Morgensolen, 3-545
Myrmarken, 5-609
Nansen, 3-410
Nidaros, 1-001
Nor-Bu, 3-427
Nor-Win, 1-505
Norden, 2-002
Norden, 3-407
Nordic, 1-502
Nordkap, 5-378
Nordland, 5-544
Nordlandet, 5-620
Nordlyset, 4-488
Nordlyset, 5-183
Nordmarka, 1-585
Nordstjernen, 1-563
Nordstjernen, 4-586
Noreg, 3-466
Norge, 3-337
Norge, 6-060
Normanden, 4-424
Normanna, 1-052
Normanna, 2-003
Normont, 4-507
Norrona, 3-467
Norse Valley, 5-491
Norsemen Harbour, 3-643
Norsk Carolina, 3-679
Norskeland, 5-580
Nortonna, 1-638
Nortun, 1-016
Norumbega, 3-506
Odin, 2-041
Odin, 4-087
Olav, 6-082
Olympic, 2-037
Oseberg, 8-001
Oslo, 2-035
Ostestaden, 5-642
Overtro Fjell, 6-153
Palmedal, 1-644
Peer Gynt, 6-022
Polar Star, 5-472
Port Orange, 3-551
Poulsbo, 2-044
Prairie Fjord, 4-649
Restauration, 1-548
Restauration, 3-555
Rib Fjell, 5-496
Roald, 2-039
Roald Amundsen, 6-048
Roguedalen, 2-143
Runic Vennskap, 1-530
Ryfylke, 8-023
Sagatun, 1-018
Sarasota, 3-539
Scandia, 6-075
Scandiana, 5-600
Sjoland, 5-635
Skjold, 5-100
Skogvannet, 1-658
Smaa Fjell, 4-557
Snofjeldet, 4-531
Snorre, 1-070
Snorre, 6-061
Snowshoe Thompson, 6-078
Sognefjord, 5-523
Sol Byer, 6-134
Sol-Land, 2-086
Sola, 6-168
Solbakken, 6-064
Soldalen, 6-067
Solglimt, 1-547
Solheim, 5-278
Solskinn, 1-550
Solskinn, 6-150
Solvang, 5-457
Sonja, 2-038
Stavanger, 1-538
Stein Fjell, 6-114
Stillehavet, 6-116
Strandskogen, 2-138
Suncoast, 3-562
Sundfjord, 6-065
Svalbard, 2-033
Sverdrup, 4-107
Synnove-Nordkap, 1-008
Syttende Mai, 1-517
Tampa Bay, 3-515
Terje Vigen, 8-015
Terje Viken, 2-031
Thor, 2-042
Thor, 4-067
Tordenskjold, 2-005
Tre Elver, 5-628
Troll, 3-476
Trolldalen, 6-139
Trollhaugen, 5-417
Trollheim, 1-511
Trollheim, 6-110
Trygvason, 5-220
Tusenvann, 1-659
Ueland, 4-480
Ulabrand, 6-024
Vakkertland, 5-570
Valdres, 1-503
Valhall, 5-168
Valhall, 6-025
Vegas Viking, 6-152
Vennelag, 5-513
Vennlig, 4-618
Vennskap, 1-554
Vennskap, 5-622
Vestafjell, 6-146
Vesterdalen, 2-131
Vestland, 1-601
Victory, 6-043
Vidda, 4-663
Vigeland, 6-155
Viking, 1-463
Viking, 5-625
Viking, 6-089
Vikingland, 1-495
Vikings Of Lake, 6-166
Vikings Of The Smokies, 5-677
Washington, 3-428
Wergeland, 2-021
Wergeland, 4-247
Wergeland, 5-028
Friends
Donations
John Aasness
Ann Abrams-Carlman
Christopher Aiello
Carol Allyn
Gregory Anderson
Carolyn Anderson
Inge Andreasen
Larry Angeles
Linda Barber
Jeffrey Barber
Lorraine Barber
Hans Bloemink
Kurt Blumenthal
Barbara Bokan
Shirley Brown
Catherine Buchl
Harriet Buckingham
Sandra Bystrom
Christine Cash
Dorothy Chapin
Tom Czaplewski
Thomas Denoto
Jann Dickson
George Engler
Shelly Engler
Kenneth Feinberg
Jacqueline Felling
Kim Fixen
Marilyn Foli
Karl Fossmann
Grace Foster
Caryl Jo Fox
Bruce Franzen
Gilbert Gabrielsen
Nancy Hahn
Dale Hoerauf
Lori Hollenkamp
Cheryl Hoover
Susan Jauquet
Jennifer Johansen
Jens Johnsen
Joseph Kelly
Nickoli Kjos
Doug Klein
Joan Kobielus
Sandra Krueger
Ably Leithe
David Lemoine
Peggy Linden
Barbara Loy
Michael McGovern
Nancy Miller
Eunice Mitchell
Jeff Mueller
Alf Nelson
Patricia Nelson
Kenneth Nordan
Duane Olson
Paul Olson
Stanley Peterson
Robert Polimeno
Deborah Powell
Barbara Radcliff
Teresa Rasmussen
Carol Regier
Denise Robinson
M Roehl
Mae Ruotsinoja
Shawn Ruotsinoja
Kenneth Schlasinger
Elaine Seubert
Karen Skroding
Karen Smith
V Smith
Kathryn Thomsen
Robert Torvik
Denny Tunell
Fred Van Valkenburg
Paul Vil
John Wanke
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.
Sons of Norway Foundation
1455 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
(800) 945-8851 www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation
2010 Board of Directors
Dan Rude, President
Marit Kristiansen, Vice President
Bill Fosmoe, Treasurer
Lee Goranson, Asst. Treasurer
Audun Gythfeldt, Secretary
Jon Tehven, District 1
Erlene Stevenson, District 2
Barbara Berntsen, District 3
Elaine Nelson, District 4
Raymond Knutson, District 5
Janie Kelly, District 6
Ron Stubbings, District 7
Ernst Granly, District 8
Eivind Heiberg, CEO
Cindy Olson, Foundation Director