Gauverband Announcement

As the youth of our Vereine grow into teenagers and then adults, there seems to be a growing demand for them to complete a mandatory amount of community service hours.  Either as part of membership in school organizations such as the National Honor Society or religious sacraments such a Confirmation, our youth need these community service hours in order to fulfill their requirements.

As a reminder, the next Delegates Meeting will be hosted by the Enzian Volkstanz Gruppe of Newark, Delaware and will take place from May 3 – 4, 2014 at the Delaware Saengerbund Clubhouse in Newark, Delaware.  To prepare for this meeting, please:

The summary of the responses to the 2013 Gaufest questionnaire is available at the link below. Comments have been summarized and arranged to provide a better flow and eliminate redundancy. A number at the beginning of each comment indicates that the particular comment (or similar comment) was submitted by multiple respondents.

The Bayerischer Trachtenverband held its annual Landestagung last weekend in Reit-im-Winkl in the Chiemgau. The link below goes to 249 pictures of the event which included meetings, church service, Heimatabend, and cultural exhibit. Jerry and Marie Hugel from New York’s Schlierachtaler Stamm attended and are included on #210, a photo of representatives of all 22 Gauverbände that belong to the Trachtenverband.

If you have not already registered your intent to participate in the Trachten- und Schützenumzug on September 21, 2014, the end-of-August deadline is fast approaching. Please let Michael Olk know your intentions as soon as possible at Michael Olk, 21848 Harrison St., Gretna, NE 68028   Or send an email to  m_olk@msn.com.

Fifty Trachtler and Trachtlerinnen from the Dreiflüsse Gauverband and the Oberer Lechgau Gauverband attended the Gaufest this year. They also traveled and participated in Heimatabende in New York, Washington, D.C., Montreal, St. Catharines, and Ottawa. Members of Maple Leaf-Almrausch, Ottawa, traveled with them at various times and arranged their trip for them. The August 15 edition of the Heimat- und Trachtenbote has a full-page article in it about the trip. The travelers had a great time everywhere they went and especially enjoyed the Gaufest.