Gratulerer! Edmonds Sons of Norway named “Lodge of the Year”

Edmonds Sons of Norway Lodge President, Yvonne Heindel (center)
holds the prestigious award. Also pictured are board members
Loren Krusenstjerna and Waldo Bueing (back row),
Jane Bueing (middle) and Vicki Nelson and Bob Stevenson (front row).

The Edmonds Sons of Norway Lodge #2-130 was awarded the 2011 International Lodge of the Year award from among 200 Tier 1 lodges (more than 100 members) across the United States, Canada and Norway.

The award was presented at the annual Sons of Norway International Convention, which was held this August in Fargo, North Dakota. In order to qualify for the award each lodge must submit an application detailing all adult and youth activities including sponsorships, sports and cultural skills achievements and community events that promote and preserve Norwegian heritage and culture.

“This is truly the highest award a local lodge can hope for,” says Bob Stevenson, Edmonds Lodge Vice President. “Among our 200+ members at the Edmonds Lodge are many non-Norwegians who participate in the work we do, the fun we have and the culture and heritage we honor. We welcome new members regularly,” says Stevenson. Visit the website for more information about membership and current events.

The largest community events organized by the lodge are the Pancake Breakfasts held 7:30am – 12pm on the first Saturday of the month in March, May and October at the Edmonds Masonic Center, 515 Dayton Street. Accompanying each breakfast is a bake and craft sale. Proceeds from the events go to support scholarships, youth camps, the Edmonds Food Bank, “Ski For Light” and the Sons of Norway Foundation, a world-wide organization that supports disaster relief and educational opportunities.

The Sons of Norway is the largest Norwegian organization outside of Norway with a mission of preserving and promoting Norwegian heritage and tradition through cultural and social activities offered at local and district lodges. For more information contact Bob Stevenson at 425-712-9788.