Gauverband Announcement

Here's another update to help us prepare for the upcoming Trachtenfest that's occurring in conjunction with our Bayerischer Löwe event in Haldenwang later this year.

Some of you may have discovered that there is more than one Haldenwang in Germany. Please check your hotel reservations to be sure you have a room in or near the correct town. The event is in the Haldenwang very close to Kempten. The Postleitzahl (ZIP code) for the correct Haldenwang is 87490.

This is a reminder to the members of the Gau-Vereine Flag Committee about paying their 2018-2019 dues. Please send your $100 dues check (payable to Gau Vereine Flag Committee) to Paul Stanavage at 58 Melvin Drive, Leola, Pa. 17540. Official dues notices will be sent to the member Vereine by the end of January, but due to club Officer changes, sometimes it is hard to track down the proper contact in the member Vereine. There are currently 13 member Vereine in the committee.

Has your Verein ever had an interest in hosting a Gaufest? Was the idea of being a Gaufest host something that your members kicked around over a Weißbier? Now may be a great time to think about that again. The Gauverband Meetings Committee is actively searching for a Verein (or Vereine) to serve as the host of the 2021 Gaufest. The Meetings Committee has a wealth of knowledge in preparing for a Gaufest and can assist with determining the feasibility of serving as the host, putting together the bid, and all planning for the big event.

I am happy to announce that the Schranktüren for the Gauverband Nordamerika Zimmer are installed. I received an email from Wolfgang Gensberger who is the Archivar for the Bayerischer Trachtenverband and Curator at the Trachtenkulturzentrum in Holzhausen that the doors are installed and ready for viewing. The only item left is installing the locks and hardware. Now when people stay in the room and take a tour through the Bildungshaus, they will see the doors proudly displayed to tell the story of the Trachtler in Nordamerika.

This is the third update about the Bayerischer Löwe that Gau-NA will be hosting with the help of our friends D'Wageggler in Börwang-Haldenwang (near Kempten) in the Allgäu on June 2, 2018. Five days of activities are planned; the Löwe is one of them as is participation in a Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) procession, sightseeing, a Gauheimatabend, and the Allgäuer Gaufest.  More details are available in the attached update.  Here's a summary of what is in the update:

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Jan. 31, 2018 Deadline for Nominations!

During the 2016 Delegates Meeting, a vote was made to change our nominations process. A committee, appointed by the Gauvorstand, was tasked with developing a process that would allow potential candidates to announce their interest in running for a Gauausschuß position prior to the Delegates Meeting. Armed with this information before the Delegates Meeting, the Gauverband Vereine would now have an opportunity to discuss the candidates and make an informed choice.