New Partnership

New Partnership Opens Door of Opportunity

Danish Sisterhood lodges can list lodge events and contact information on the National Foundation of Danish America’s website.

Imagine if, every single Sunday, an email appeared in your inbox listing all events taking place in Danish America over the next week (including your own Lodge events). You could find online Danish language lessons, virtual gatherings, live online concerts and exhibits, and, of course, in-person events in your area. You could call your cousin in Florida to tell her about an upcoming event you saw in her town and ask if she planned to attend. You could plan to watch an online concert with your Lodge sisters. Or, you could plan a virtual visit to a museum with your grandchildren.

Luckily, such an email does exist, thanks to the Foundation for Danish America (NFDA)! Every week, founding president Bruce Bro of Phoenix, Arizona curates a list of events from over 40 organizations to be sent out to subscribers. The current subscription list is over 700 people

across the country, with the list growing every week.

When the Foundation of Danish America was founded late last year, Bruce and his colleagues (Linda Steffensen, Katrine Wange and Karin Schoen Wasler) wanted to bring more cohesion, coordination and cooperation to the Danish American community. In addition to the events listings, NFDA now provides small club and chapter info-pages on its website and can serve as a web-based event registration clearinghouse. All of this is free of charge to Danish-American organizations, including the Danish Sisterhood of America.

Request an Info-Page for your Lodge. Some Sisterhood lodges have been clamoring for dedicated website space, and thanks to a new partnership with the NFDA, we can now offer that to you. While still in its infancy stages, this new program will seamlessly link the DSS website to individual, dedicated spaces for each DSS lodge, hosted on the NFDA website. National DSS Vice President, Karin Schoen Wasler, is working with NFDA board members to solidify the delivery of these info-pages. If your lodge is interested in reserving space, please reach out to Karin at vicepresident@danishsisterhood.com.

Announce your Events; Build Your Success. If you would like your upcoming events listed on the NFDA website and in their weekly email events calendar, send an email to info@DanishAmerica.org. Remember, even virtual events can be listed. The idea is to spread the word about your lodge.

Learn What Else is Happening in Danish America. Don’t forget to visit the Foundation for Danish America’s website and sign up for the weekly events and special announcements (danishamerica.org). During this unprecedented time, we are reminded even more of the importance of family, traditions and culture.

Questions? Contact Karin Schoen Wasler (vicepresident@danishsisterhood.com) or Bruce Bro (bruceabro@icloud.com or 702/704-4703)

RECIPE CARD

Country Oat Loaf

(Havregrynsbrød)

2 cups milk, boiling 1 cup uncooked rolled oats 2 Tbsp butter 1/4 cup molasses 1 tsp salt 1 envelope dry yeast 1/4 cup warm water 5 to 5 1/2 cups white flour Egg glaze and rolled oat

In a large bowl, pour boiling milk over oats, stir in butter, molasses and salt. Let stand 30 minutes. In a small bowl, stir yeast into warm water, let soften for 5 minutes. Stir in oats mixture. Add flour, one cup at a time, to make a stiff dough. Turn out on lightly floured board, cover with dry cloth, let stand 5-15 minutes.

Cut along the border for your very own recipe card! (Back of recipe card found on next page.)

Emil Nolde

by Lynne McEachern, Lodge 21, Denver, CO

Emil Nolde was born Emil Hansen on August 7th, 1867. He was born in Nolde, Denmark. Since 1920 Nolde has been part of Burkal in southern Jutland. His parents were devout Protestants. Emil began studying woodcarving and illustrating in 1884. He was accepted into the School of Applied Arts in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1889. He was a student there for three years. From 18921898 he was an instructor at the Museum of Industrial and Applied Arts in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Emil left his job to pursue his dream of becoming an independent artist in 1898. In 1902, he married Danish actress, Dana Vilstrup. It was that same year, he began calling himself Emil Nolde, rather than his birth name of Emil Hansen. Emil was one of the first Expressionist painters. Expressionists used their art to convey an emotional response to the scene that they were capturing. Many of Emil’s paintings had flowers as their subject. Emil also continued producing his woodcarvings. By the year 1912 he was able to support himself with his art. Emil was initially a supporter of the National Socialist German Workers Party. Adolf Hitler rejected all forms of modern art. The Nazis removed and destroyed 1,052 of his paintings from museums. After the end of World WI he was once again esteemed for his talent. He remained married to his wife for the rest of his life. He continued creating his art until his death in 1958. In recent years, a number of his paintings have sold for several million dollars. His work is exhibited across the world, including at the Guggenheim, The Hermitage and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. I was surprised when doing genealogical research to discover that Emil was my 2nd Great Uncle.