TWO ACTIONS:

OCTOBER IS "FOUNDATION MONTH" AT SONS OF NORWAY.

WE ASK YOU TO DO TWO (2) THINGS
1. DONATE TO THE SONS OF NORWAY FOUNDATION (Learn More Below).
2. COME TO OUR ANNUAL SKJOLD LODGE FOUNDATION BANQUET

Each helps raise money for the Sons of Norway Foundation.  Any profit we make from the banquet is donated to the Foundation, and of course your tax deductible donation goes directly to the foundation.

If you can only do one thing, we appreciate what ever you do, but we ask you to help if you can.  While we hope you will attend the banquet, we encourage you to donate to the Sons Of Norway Foundation, especially those members who are not able to attend regular meetings.

FOUNDATION NIGHT BANQUET

AN ANNUAL EVENT
Each year we have a foundation banquet to raise funds for the Sons of Norway Foundation.  The money goes for a good cause and we have a fun night together.

THE BANQUET IS NOT JUST FOR LODGE MEMBERS!
Bring your family, friends and neighbors to enjoy good food, fellowship and this fun evening.

THE BANQUET DETAILS:
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Elks Club
495 Lee Street
Des Plaines, Illinois
(847) 824-1526

6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Dinner
Dinner choices: Rib Eye Steak OR Poached Salmon Fillet. Select ONE on your reservation form.
$28.00 per person.

Children's meal:
Children 6 and under can have chicken fingers, french fries and dessert for $8.50 (which includes your tax and tip).  Young children can also eat from their parents' plates for a $2.00 plate charge.

Entertainment

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS

<CLICK HERE> to access our Foundation Night brochure and reservation form. Print the reservation form with your browser, complete and tear off the bottom Reply Form section and include your name, telephone number, number of each type of meal, total number of meals the amount your are submitting. Make your reservation by mailing the Reply Form and your check payable to "Skjold Lodge",  by September 20, 2008 to:

Michael Hanson
Skjold Lodge
Foundation Director
16 South Regency Ct. E.
Arlington Heights,
Illinois 60004-6635
847-398-5882

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SONS OF NORWAY FOUNDATION

THE FOUNDATION
The Sons of Norway Foundation was established in 1966 for the purpose of collecting funds by bequests, donations and gifts to be used for charitable, scientific, literary and educational endeavors in the form of scholarships, grants, and loans.

FOUNDATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS
This board serves without pay, so all funds donated go directly to the work of the foundation.

THE SONS OF NORWAY FOUNDATION HELPS PEOPLE
Whether it is donating money to victims of 911, people devastated by the floods in the Red River Valley, providing scholarships to assist worthy students, or a myriad of other worthwhile charitable activities, Sons of Norway Foundation helps people in need. In 2008, the Foundation recently gave grants to members whose homes had been damaged in the Iowa floods.

The foundation has awarded over 250 scholarships worth over $600,000.  In 2005, Skjold Lodge made one of its largest contributions to the Foundation and 2 people received bronze pins for their individual contributions.  The levels of membership are “Supporter”: $90, “Friend”: $180, “Patron”: $365, “Bronze Circle”: $1,000, “”Silver Circle”: $2,500, “Gold Circle”: $5,000, “Platinum Circle”: $10,000.  You can also donate lesser amounts, and any donation, in any amount, is appreciated.

Should you wish to specifically designate that the money go to the “Barney Jacobson Memorial Scholarship Fund”, please make that additional notation on your check.  Other specific designations can be made.  More details are available on our Foundation Page.