Announcements

Norwegian-American Defense Conference, April 4, 2024

The 10th Anniversary Norwegian-American Defense Conference, themed Industry as Deterrence, will take place on Thursday, April 4 at House of NADIC in Arlington, VA. This will be on the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 1949. See the draft conference program and register at https://www.nadic.us/conferenceprogram2024 

Save the Date: June 20-24, 2024

Next District Six Convention will be June 20-24, 2024, at the Tuscany Suites and Casino, Las Vegas, NV. It will be hosted by Vegas Viking Lodge #152 and the District Six Board.

Check the Sons of Norway Foundation for Scholarships

Early in the Fall is a good time to check opportunities to receive scholarships from Sons of Norway. Information about these scholarships is available from https://www.sofn.com/foundation/scholarships/. Applications for scholarships that support international travel are due on January 15. Other scholarship applications are due on March 1. Go to the above website to find out about these scholarships. The sooner you investigate them before application deadline, the better chance you will have to get one. Many Sons of Norway members fail to realize the benefits available from the Foundation. By investigating what the Foundation offers, you will have an advantage. Visit our FOUNDATION page for more information about the Sons of Norway Foundation.

Information is available in a grid listing of available scholarships and in a brochure.

Digital Vaccination Record for Californians

The State of California now offers a way to record on your mobile phone evidence of COVID vaccination. You get a record that has:

  • A QR code
  • Your name
  • Your date of birth
  • Date of each vaccination
  • Manufacturer of each vaccination

To get this record, go to https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/ . Enter your first and last name and date of birth. Choose to provide your e-mail address or cell phone number that you used to schedule your shot(s). Enter a code that will be used to decrypt your record. Choose the code so that you will remember it. Click the box that asserts under penalty of perjury that you are authorized to receive the record for the person whose name you entered and then click SUBMIT. You will receive either an email or a text message that has a link to view your vaccine record. That link is good for 24 hours. When you click on it, you will see the record that you want to have in your phone. I am a user of Apple infrastructure, so I put my record into Notes. You can click the FAQ link in the above-mentioned website to find out what you can do with this record.

Update: Be sure to get an image of the certificate to store in your phone. The passcode works for only 24 hours.

Norwegian Heritage Meetup Group

A Meetup group has been created for Norwegian oriented events that take place in the San Diego area and are known by the person who runs this Meetup group. Lodge members are encouraged to join this Meetup group. Instructions are on Page 10 of the May 2021 Valhall Viking.

Sons of Norway Grants for Members in Need

Sons of Norway Foundation has humanitarian relief funds available for Sons of Norway members. The funds cover unreimbursed expenses of up to $5,000. One fund covers medical expenses and another covers natural disasters. In this time of COVID-19 and fires in California, it is nice to have these funds.

Details are at https://www.sofn.com/foundation/grants.  Scroll down to Humanitarian Grants for Disaster Relief. EVERYTHING is done on line these days so forms cannot be printed and sent out to be completed.

Many Sons of Norway members fail to realize the benefits available from the Foundation. By investigating what the Foundation offers, you will have an advantage. Visit our FOUNDATION page for more information about the Sons of Norway Foundation.

Camp Norge

You can follow activities at Camp Norge here.