Gauverband Announcement

As chair of the Gauverband’s Communication and Education Committee, I’m asking for your input so we can learn from one another. Our request is for your Verein to take some time to go to this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8R5TPL3 and complete the survey as soon as possible. We hope to learn and share best practices around recruiting; Verein structure, purpose, and activities; rehearsal and dance performances; partnerships with other cultural organizations that are helping your Verein.

Planning for a Gaufest starts at least three years ahead of time! At this year's Delegates Meeting in May, the site of the 2019 Gaufest will be selected. Bids for the Gaufest are due by January 30, and so far, nothing official has been received. If your Verein will be bidding or is interested in bidding, contact Meetings Committee Chairman Joe Hubner (sjhubner@verizon.net). The deadline can be extended accordingly. Don't be shy! After all, what would an "odd" year be without a Gaufest to celebrate?

The Gauverband's Beisitzer and the Media and Communications Committees are looking for volunteers to work on improving our social media presence.  If you're interested in helping, please email rjhugel@gmail.com.

Take a look under "Publications/ Gauzeitung" to see the Gauzeitung issues that were published in 2012 and 2013. You can view them online or download them to your own computer. All issues are in color even though they were not printed in color until mid 2013. When you open the link, you'll see an index of each issue with highlights of what is in the issue. Click on the issue link to take you to that issue. Years 2009-2011 have been available for a while already. Any problems with the links, let me know!

The November issue of the Gauzeitung is on its way. Time to turn my attention to the Christmas issue. Please let me know whether you or your Verein would like to take out a greeting to your fellow Gauverband members. The ads will be in color -- you can design your own ad or send me the outline of what you'd like in it.  Prices: $150/full page; $90/half page; $60/quarter page; $30 for 1/8 page. Deadline for notifying me of the space you'd like -- Dec. 15 (even if the actual ad doesn't arrive til Dec.

Thank you to those who took the time to answer the survey about the 25. Gaufest. Here is a link to the results of that survey.