FINN CAMP

Party in you PJ’s!
Adult Pajama Party in the Clubroom, Saturday, September 4 at 9 p.m. Fun, Food and Prizes!  Come and kick back in your pj’s!  Bring a dish of food for the table would be appreciated. This is an adult party, so please no children.

Adult Pajama Party Flyer

On Saturday, September 25, join the laughter and musical fun at this year’s Autumn Fest and Mojakka Cook-off! The festivities begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Dance Hall with the Suomalainen Sisters— Kris, Sherry and Linda Kyro—performing their hilarious Finnish comedy and music routine, “Nyt Naura— Now Laugh!” The trio has been performing to sold-out audiences throughout the UP and at international Finn Fests since 2005. After the performance, stick around to meet the Sisters and visit with friends before heading down to the Clubroom about 5:00 p.m. for the annual Mojakka Cook-off. There you’ll be able to dine on a variety of hearty mojakkas while being entertained by the music of the strolling musicians Soittoniekat.

3:00 p.m: “Nyt Naura— Now Laugh!” With the Suomalainen Sisters Advance tickets are $15 for adults and teens, $10 for children 12 and younger. (At-the-door tickets are $20 and $15, respectively.) For advance tickets, send an email to the following: FinnCulture@Yahoo.com. Include your name, contact information and number of tickets of each kind. Or leave a message with your name and contact information at 248-624-2550.

5:00 p.m: Mojakka Cook-off, featuring the strolling musicians Soittoniekat At-the-door only, adults are $5, children 5 to 17 are $3 and families are $15 (parents and children ages 5 to 17).

Enter the Mojakka Cook-off by sending an email to FinnCulture@Yahoo.com no later than Friday, September 24. Include your name, contact information, and the type of mojakka (e.g., beef, fish, pork, chicken, vegetarian). Your mojakka must be in a crockpot or microwave- and oven-safe container and be dropped off at the Clubroom by 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 25.

This event is sponsored by the DFCSCA, Finnish Center Association, Finnish American Historical Society, Finnish American Cultural Corporation, and The Knights and Ladies of the Kaleva. All Finn Camp proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund.

Camper’s Picnic will be Saturday, September 18 from 7 to 9 p.m., Ravintola. Everyone is welcome to the hot dog roast along with two drink coupons per membership.

Our third annual camp crawl is scheduled for, Saturday, August 28. Registration for the scavenger hunt starts at 6:00 p.m. at the Ravintola. If you are going to open your camp to the crawlers, please preregister, to be included on this year’s map. For details, call Tammie King at 248-624-6691 or email her at tammie@tammieking. com. —Sponsored by Sisterhood Committee

Our Third Annual Wine Tasting is scheduled for Friday, October 8, from 8 to 10:00 p.m. in the Clubroom. There will be a variety of red and white Michigan wines, light appetizers, piano music by Bruce Foxworthy and a white elephant raffle.  This event is limited to 50 people, so please reserve your spot early, by calling Joni at 248-882-4626 or emailing her at jsennhenn@comcast.net.  Ticket prices are $17 per person. Reservations must be made by October 1. Note that this is an adult event; no children please. —Sponsored by the Sisterhood Committee


August 13 -15.

It’s time for the festival and with everyone’s help and support it will be another fabulous weekend at the Finn Camp!! Make plans to come out to work some hours, visit and catch up with members, family, and friends and join us in cheering on our Voima Boys softball team!!

The festivities begin on Friday, Aug 13^th with the kitchen and beer truck opening at 5pm.  The Home Run Derby will get started around 6:30pm.  Come out and watch the big hitters knock ‘em into the woods!!  The DJ will be getting the dance floor moving in the Clubroom beginning at 9:30pm.

On Saturday, Aug 14^th the kitchen will open at 8am for breakfast with food available all day in the ravintola or the food tent. The softball tournament also begins at 8am with games on our “A”field and the Gilbert Willis Park fields. Flag raising ceremonies by the Wixom VFW post will be at 11am.  There will be music/entertainment from the dancehall porch plus 50/50 raffles, the pitching booth, dunk tank, a round-robin horseshoe tournament, bocce ball, kids’ activities, and the sale of Finn Camp/Finn Fest merchandise all day.  Save room on your dance card for Saturday night beginning around 9pm with live music in the Dancehall!!

For Sunday, Aug 15^th the kitchen will open for breakfast at 8am with food available all day.  Softball will continue on all 3 fields with the championship game on the Finn Camp “A” field and trophy presentation in the late afternoon/early evening. Music, raffles, and other activities will continue as well.

This is our major fund raising event and many workers are needed in all areas through out the weekend.  As a cooperative association, please give a few hours of your time and pitch in to help make our festival successful! Work hours signup sheets are posted at Sun Lake Beach.

For further information or questions, contact Robyn Jokinen, Finn Fest Chairman by e-mail at rbjokinen@gmail.com or by cell phone at 810-287-4591.

Saturday, August 7

1 p.m.: Swim meet at the Sun Lake beach

5–7 p.m.: Dinner—hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches and a salad bar at the Ravintola (outdoor kitchen).

8 p.m.: Children’s Program/Play at the Dance Hall. Bake Sale/Desserts: Immediately following the program.

Sunday, August 8

8–11 a.m.: Breakfast at the Ravintola, cooked by the dads.

11:30 a.m.: Track meet. Sign up at the A Field.

Noon: Track meet; A Field.

Many volunteers are needed on Children’s Weekend to make it a success! Kitchen help is needed for breakfast and dinner. We also need volunteers for the Children’s program/play and the track meet.

The Recreation Committee appreciates your continued support of the Finn Camp Children’s Weekend traditions! —Kathy Bretschneider

On Saturday, July 24, at 8:00 p.m. in the Dance Hall, the Finn Camp will be honored to have Vesa Oja, presenting some of his work at a special event slideshow and talk. Mr. Oja has worked as a photojournalist for the leading Finnish national newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, since 1978.

Mr. Oja is visiting the United States gathering material for a major photography project with the title of Finglish—Photographs of Finns in North America. The full project includes a book, a photo exhibition and a Web site that will document through photographs, videos and interview material the experiences of Finns in North America. In a previous photo book, Toinen Eurooppa (The Other Europe) Mr. Oja documented the disintegration of socialism in eastern Europe and the civil wars in the Balkans.

During the years 2004 to 2009, Vesa Oja spent a total of a full year on tour photographing the United States and Canada under grants from the Finlandia Foundation National, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, the Patricia Seppälä Foundation and the Institute of Migration, as well as an Eero Erkko scholarship. During his travels, the author has visited the most important regions with Finnish inhabitants on the North American continent, from Sointula on Vancouver Island to Florida, meeting hundreds of descendants of Finnish immigrants. —Sponsored by Newsletter/Web site Committee

ALOHA!  Get your grass skirts, Hawaiian shirts, coconut bras and come to the clubroom for an adult Luau!  There will be fun, food and prizes! Saturday, July 31, 9:00 pm. A dish for the food table will be appreciated.  Come and get lei’d!

Please note: this is a adult party and no children allowed.  Also, there has been a change of date. In the Sisterhood calendar the event is schedule for the 17th of July, the date for the Luau is Saturday, July 31 in the clubroom. Sponsored by the Bar Committee.

Some photos from 2009 Luau.