Donate nonperishable food items to Hospitality House, please note the following:
Donation drop off is in the Clubroom.
When donating products, please check the expiration date on the box or can.
Expired items cannot be accepted. A $1 donation would allow Hospitality House to purchase one case of food from the Gleaners Food Bank.
Come join us for the annual Finn Camp Winter- fest. This midwinter event will be held on Saturday, February 6. Festivities start at Sun Lake at 1 p.m. Activities include polar dipping, fishing, lasso golf, and a human sled pull. Of course, there will be a bonfire, hot beverages, hotdogs, and bratwurst provided. The fun continues at the Clubroom at 6 p.m. with the Chili Cook-off and entertainment. All day, 50/50 raffle tickets will be sold.
Admission Buttons:
Adults: $5
Children ages 5-17: $3
Seniors 65 and older: $3
Family Pass: $15 (parents and dependent children only)
There is an extra charge for the sauna.
Hospitality House Food Drive
Board of Directors
Donate nonperishable food items to Hospitality House through Winterfest, please note the following:
Donation drop off is in the Clubroom.
When donating products, please check the expiration date on the box or can. Expired items cannot be accepted.
A $1 donation would allow Hospitality House to purchase one case of food from the Gleaners Food Bank.
Many people are needed to help. Put in some work hours or just lend a helping hand. Donations are needed for the raffle: the more we have, the better. Maybe you, your committee, your workplace, your friends, and the businesses you like to go to would make a donation. It would all be appreciated. For ideas, questions, workers, donations, etc., please call Jody.
The Recreation Committee is sponsoring a pancake breakfast, Sunday, February 14, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Grab a friend or your sweetie and meet us in the Clubroom for an all-you-caneat breakfast. For only $6 (adults) and $4 (children) you will enjoy pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs and coffee, juice and milk. If you missed the chance to drop off your donation for the food drive, we will still be accepting donations to help Hospitality House. Thank you for supporting the children of the Finn Camp!
Hospitality House Food Drive
Board of Directors
Donate nonperishable food items to Hospitality House, please note the following:
Donation drop off is in the Clubroom during Ystävänpäivä/Friends Day Breakfast.
When donating products, please check the expiration date on the box or can. Expired items cannot be accepted.
A $1 donation would allow Hospitality House to purchase one case of food from the Gleaners Food Bank.
With the 2010 census around the corner, here is some interesting information about where Finnish American’s are living. Here is a larger Finnish American settlement diagram in PDF format.
Diagram indicating Finnish American settlement in the United States. Image as based on the census 2000 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Maria Lund was born as Maria Alexandra Aspasia Ionita in Munich, Germany. Her parents are both opera-singers, Tamara Lund and Alexandru Ionita. At 16 she started a jazz-singing career in Finland and she had the luck to work only with the best there. Heikki Sarmanto, Jarmo Savolainen, Sakari Kukko, Ted Curson, etc.
She started acting seriously in 2003, on well-known Finnish stages. She is at her best doing musicals, that show her multiple skills of singing, dancing and acting.
The board sponsored annual adult Christmas Party is Saturday, December 12 in the clubroom. The party begins at 8 p.m. The board will supply deli trays, bread and condiments. Please bring a dish to pass. Join us for a Christmas season celebration at the Finn Camp!