FINN CAMP NEWSLETTER MARCH 2019

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1 DETROIT FINNISH COOPERATIVE SUMMER CAMP ASSOCIATION FINN CAMP NEWSLETTER MARCH 2019 CALENDAR Mrch 2 Fmily Fun Night, 7:00 p.m., Clubroom 7 Future Plnning meeting, 7:30 p.m., Bordroom 10 Forest Mngement committee, meet t the pole brn. 10:00.m. 15 Soup de jour Fundriser Dinner, 6:00 p.m., Clubroom 16 St. Urho s Prty, 7:30 p.m., clubroom 17 Bord meeting, 9:00.m., visitors t 11:00.m. 29 Crft Night, 7:30 p.m., clubroom Kyl Jokinen nd Luri Tipl ht fshion t Winterfest UPCOMING EVENTS Note: Not ll events re listed on this nd other DFCSCA clendrs. If re plnning n event check vilbility of the specific fcility on certin dte, plese cll St. Urho s Prty Sint Urho s will be celebrted on Mrch 16 t 7:30 p.m. in the clubroom. This yer St. Urho s is on the third Sturdy of the month. We will hve pizz, sncks, dncing, free pool nd the crowning of the 2019 King nd Queen. The 1 st nnul St. Urho s drt gme competition begins t 7:45 p.m. So get r purple nd green on nd get out r grpes nd grsshoppers nd come celebrte with us. This function cn t continue without r support! We hope to see ll the previous Kings nd Queens. The cost is $6.00 per person. If hve ny ides or wnt to work hours plese contct Ginger Wing wing.ginger@yhoo.com Thnks! April 4 Future Plnning meeting, 7:30 p.m., Bordroom 14 Bord meeting, 9:00.m., visitors t 11:00.m. 28 Annul Membership Meeting, 12:00 noon, registrtion begins t 11:00.m., clubroom Clubroom: Open Fridy nd Sturdy, 7:00 p.m. to close Future Events: Spring Tlkoo, My 5 Sun Hours: Wednesdy - 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sturdy - 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All newsletter mteril is due on the 15 th of the previous month. 1

2 Fmily Fun Night On Mrch 2, 2019 the Br Committee is sponsoring fmily Free Clssified Ads friendly gme night in the Clubroom. Come ply, lugh, et nd drink with r fellow Finn Cmpers! The clubroom opens t 7:00 p.m. A Euchre Tournment will begin promptly t 7:30. Plese bring ny bord nd crd gmes tht re willing to shre nd snck for the food tble. We look forwrd to seeing there! All members re invited to list here ny services for py or brter tht they would like to dvertise, whether it s service such s hndymn or semstress or pet cre or sesonl ctivities like grge sles. All hve to do is provide the following informtion: The type of service offered; description of just wht do s the service provider; r price (hourly rte, job rte, to be negotited, or whtever); r nme; nd r contct informtion (preferred method nd times: phone, emil, etc.). Totl length, including spces, should not exceed 50 words, not counting the hedings. (Overlength copy will be edited for fit.) The dedline is the sme s the dte for newsletter copy: the 15th of ech month. Crft Night On Mrch 29, 2019 the Br Committee is sponsoring crft night. We will be mking romtherpy necklces with Lurie from Kiss My Glss. The workshop begins t 7:30 p.m. Plese contct Lind Gooden to register gooden_71@hotmil.com. More detils to come. Free Clssified Ads All members re invited to list here ny services for py or brter tht they would like to dvertise, whether it s service such s hndymn or semstress or pet cre or sesonl ctivities like grge sles. All hve to do is provide the following informtion: The type of service offered; description of just wht do s the service provider; r price (hourly rte, job rte, to be negotited, or whtever); r nme; nd r contct informtion (preferred method nd times: phone, emil, etc.). Totl length, including spces, should not exceed 50 words, not counting the hedings. (Overlength copy will be edited for fit.) The dedline is the sme s the dte for newsletter copy: the 15th of ech month. Photogrphy Services Crete A Sign - PAINT PARTY! We hd so much so much fun mking signs we re going to do it gin! Come join r Finn Cmp friends nd get crfty on Fridy, April 26, 2019 t 7:00 p.m. in the clubroom! Crete one-of--kind sign for rself or mke it gift for someone else. All mterils wills be provided. Cost is $25.00 for one 4 x 24 inch sign nd $17.00 for one 4 x 12 inch sign. Spce is limited so must pre-register to prticipte. To pre-register for this event my comment on the Fcebook event or contct Joni t (text messges preferred) Pre-registrtion is first come, first serve so don't wit - this event will fill up fst! See there! Personl, or Fmily Photogrphs tken outdoors t Finn Cmp. Or in Sun with pprovl nd privte. Wtch the wether reports nd buy r color coordinted pprel. Flexible schedule. Price cn be coordinted depending on wht wnt, how mny people, dogs, etc. Usully strts t $50.00, but own the photos nd will be provided CD. Conniecclynny@ol.com

3 Recretion Committee News Fridy, Mrch 15, 6:00 p.m. in the clubroom Soup de jour Fundriser Dinner. The br will open t 6:00m p.m. We wish to thnk Connie York for donting pot of spghetti suce for our dinner in Jnury. Kiittos!! 3/15/19 Soup de Jour Fundriser Dinner. $5. So fr on the menu delectble mushroom soup, Spnish rice soup, ben soup nd split pe soup. If hve fvorite soup nd would like to donte pot, plese RSVP r soup t recretion@finncmp.org or with Kristen t Oyster crckers, Nino s fresh bked bred nd sld br will lso be vilble. Affinity Promotions Do hve n upcoming fmily reunion tht need t-shirts or little gifts? Are business tht hs trde show coming up nd need booth givewys or unique item to hnd out to prospective clients? We cn help with ll of the bove nd more. Give me cll t or visit my website nd let me help with r mrketing needs. Denise Niemsz The new seson is shortly upon us. If re interested in running or helping out with ny of our regulr events plese contct us t recretion@finncmp.org. Events include: -Fishing Derby (24 hours), Sundy, June 9 -Swim Mnger (5 10 hours), primrily July 5 through Aug 3 -Children s Weekend, August 3 nd 4, Sturdy dinner, Children s Ply, Bke Sle, Sundy Dd s Brekfst nd Trck Meet -Children s Ply (24 hours), strt nytime now through Aug 3 nd Finn Fest, August We hve notes nd knowledge nd support to help nyone through running these events, so plese don t feel dunted! The more hnds tht re involved, the less work there is ll round. And to remind those new members, get 8 hours just for being on the committee. This is to cover the meetings nd plnning. You lso get the ctul hours for the time put in helping with events. Winterfest 2019 ws gret success! Kittos to ll tht helped to mke Winterfest 2019 gret sucess. It ws beutiful dy. We hd 69 polr dippers nd 18 chili entries. Cook-off winners were 1st plce Willim Allen, 2nd Plce Kthy Zewtsky nd 3rd Plce Robyn Jokinen. We pprecite ll of the hrd work put into this event by the volunteers. Thnk - Luri Tipl nd Lind Gooden 3

4 Edwin Elkhill Scholrship Recipient businesses. I m lso going to be involved with PRSSA, (Public Reltions Student Society of Americ) where I will hopefully gin rel world experience nd work connections. This scholrship hs nd will continue to be huge support in my journey to cdemic success nd it hs been very helpful for my fmily nd I. - Gin O Neill Gin O Neill The pst scholrship I received hs been extremely beneficil to my college creer. As most people know, college books re very expensive, so I typiclly spend lot of money on them ech semester. The money from the Edwin Ekhill scholrship hs nd will continue to go towrds books to help me chieve my gol of cdemic success! The pst yer of school ws my best cdemic yer yet, nd I received my personl highest grde point verge. I lso mde the best of friends. I m in sorority on cmpus where I dedicte lot of my time to rising money for our philnthropy, mrch of dimes. I lso got involved with n RSO on cmpus clled bring bck the tp, which is n environmentl group where we tlk bout wys to conserve wter, the plnet, nd our crbon footprint. One of the biggest responsibilities I took on this pst yer ws holding the position of socil chir for my sorority, where I ws responsible for plnning socil events with other orgniztions in the Greek life community t CMU. This yer, I pln on joining CMlife, student rn newspper orgniztion on cmpus. I m looking to join their PR tem, where I will work on strengthening the brnd wreness of CMlife in the eyes of CMU students, fculty, the community, nd locl Kiss My Glss Nightlight Workshop - Spring Flowers The Br Committee is sponsoring nother nightlight workshop on My 4, 2019 t 6:00 p.m. in the clubroom. The cost is $23.00 nd the clss is limited to 30 people. Plese sign up with Lind Gooden if re interested. You cn confirm vi Fcebook or emil sisugoodie@gmil.com. Cords of Firewood For sle $55 for members, $65 for non-members. Delivery is extr. Cll or text Mike Honk t to schedule loding nd pick up. Plese do not help rself to the firewood. 4

5 FinnFest USA September 19, 20, 21 nd 22 Updte: Finn Cmp will be the site of pop-up Slolmpi cmps with ll-dy Finnish culturl progrms for dults on Thursdy, Sep. 19, nd for children on Sturdy, Sep. 21. Progrm detils nd registrtion will be provided in upcoming newsletter. For informtion bout Slolmpi, visit Fmily Fun Dy will be on Sundy, September 22. Activities discussed include gme of pesäpllo, wlking while knitting, kyykk, mölkky, lwn skiing, horseshoes, picklebll nd hobby horse rcing. Sun sessions re being offered during non-member hours only. There re tenttive plns for Fridy nd/or Sturdy evening dnces nd/or concerts nd Sundy morning brekfst. All ctivities require registrtion. Wtch for FinnFest USA 2019 updtes in upcoming newsletters, on Fcebook membersonly pge nd t finncmp.org. If would like to work hours or volunteer to work t Finn Cmp during the festivl, plese contct Crol Melncon, finnculture@yhoo.com. Plese Note: FinnFest USA is looking to hire persons who will provide ledership in the development of the festivl. There re lso volunteer nd intern positions. For more informtion plese contct K. Mrinne t or kmrgelin@comcst.net Need Semstress? Cll Cindi Mddick for ll r ltertions, custom work nd mending t Screenwriting Consulting Hve ever wnted to lern screenwriting? One hour consultseverything need to know to begin r story. If enjoy it nd wnt to continue, we cn dd more hours. 15 yers nd 17 screenplys of experience long with former consulting experience for production compny. Could be scheduled on sun dys or done online. Connie - cclynny@ol.com Lkes Are Bit Shop Live Bit. Reloding. Supplies for Fishing, including Bowfishing. Hunting, Cmping, Archery 2600 Benstein Rd., Wolverine Lke (south of Glengry Rd.) Ph.: LkesAreBitShop@ Yhoo.com Suppliers to the Finn Cmp Fishing Derby 5

6 Sisu Sister s Corner Sisu Sister s Corner We re moving forwrd with our cookbook! Plese emil We re r moving recipes forwrd to Denise_Niemsz@tt.net with our cookbook! Plese or give mil them r recipes to Tmmi to Denise_Niemsz@tt.net King when see us. It hs or give been them to me while or Tmmi since King we hve when hd see Finn us. Cmp It hs cookbook. been while It since would we hve be hd nice to Finn preserve Cmp the cookbook. trdionl It recipes will be of nice our to Finnish preserve heritge the trditionl s well recipes s include of our some Finnish new recipes. heritge s Mybe well s include hve some something new recipes. mke Mybe tht hve think is no something big del, well mke others tht might think enjoy is no it too. big If del, well hve others might story bout enjoy where it too. the If recipe hve cme story from bout or wht where it the mens recipe to cme, from shre or tht wht lso. it mens It will be to, included shre tht long lso. It with will r be included nme. Let s long shre with our r culinry nme. Let s skills! shre our culinry skills! BOARD NOTES AND REMINDERS Annul Membership Meeting The Bord 2019 Annul is ccepting Meeting pplictions is scheduled for ll for pid Sundy, April 28 positions; in the Clubroom Cretker, beginning Bookkeeper, t 12:00 Br noon. Mnger, Registrtion Assistnt begins t 11:00 Br Mnger,.m. It is Bech very importnt mnger. tht members ttend the meeting. Mny issues need to be discussed nd The voted Bord on. Plese would come like to to welcome the meeting new nd members prt of the Andre decision nd mking Christopher of our ssocition. Ulrey nd their Lunch children will be provided Ethn, nd free Corbin sun nd will Owen. be vilble to ttendees fter the meeting. Attention ll committees: The Bord would like for to communicte with us regrding projects nd fundrisers BOARD NOTES re AND plnning. REMINDERS We would like to support r endevors nd projects nd would like to mke The Bord sure tht would multiple like to committees welcome new re member not plnning Willim on Allen. tckling the sme re to prevent overlpping, or we cn connect those committees so they cn work together. The Bord is ccepting bids on cmp #82. Bids will be opened t the June Bord meeting. The Assocition is seeking member to tke over s chirperson The Bord is for ccepting the Sound pplictions Committee. for As ll Steve pid positions; Niemi hs cretker, mentioned Bookkeeper, he would Br like Mnger, to trin Assistnt replcement Br nd step Mnger, down. Bech If Mnger. re interested, plese contct the Bord. Attention ll committees: The Bord would like for to No communicte chirs, motorized with us vehicles, regrding sktebords projects nd etc. fundrisers re llowed re plnning. on the We pickle-bll would like court. to support r endevors nd projects nd would like to mke sure tht multiple If committees hve n re ddress not plnning or phone tckling number the chnge sme plese re to emil prevent us overlpping, t bookkeeper@finncmp.org. or we cn connect The those Finn committees so Cmp they cn membership work together. form cn be found t t the top right corner of pge 1. The Assocition is seeking member to tke over s chirperson for the Sound Committee. As Steve Niemi hs mentioned he would like to trin replcement nd step down. If re interested, plese contct the Bord. Finn Cmp Store Come shop t the Finn Cmp store. Lots of new tee shirts, mugs, hts nd bck pcks. For ccess to the store during off hours, cll Ptti Leppi, Ph: , or emil, Store@finncmp.org. Tx Preprtions Services The tx cuts nd jobs ct went in effect on Jnury 1, 2018 nd my impct the mount owe for txes. For ssistnce in prepring 2018 tx returns plese contct Willim Allen. (Fees my vry bsed on tx sttus) Non-member referrls re welcome! Ph: Emil: llenhw@umich.edu 6

7 The Finn Cmp hs member s only group on Fcebook. If re not member of the group nd would like to be dded contct Lind Gooden t gooden_71@hotmil.com with r emil ddress nd she will dd to the group. This group will include privte members only events. Work projects nd be nother form of communiction to our members. Committee chirperson nd event coordintors plese submit r event notice by the 15 th of the previous month. The sooner the better so we cn help promote r event. newsletter_editor@finncmp.org You cn now py r Finn Cmp bill online with PyPl by using tresurer@finncmp.org. You must select "Trnsfer to friends & fmily" nd py directly from r PyPl or bnk ccount to void fee. All fees incurred by Finn Cmp will be chrged to tht member's ccount. Fees will be chrged if pying with credit crd or selecting "trnsfer for goods or services." The cmp socil director is Joni Sennhenn. Plese contct her t if would like to mke reservtion for the bech nd sun re, the Kenttä, Dnce Hll or Clubroom. Note: There is no rentl fee for committee sponsored events. You will need to go through the socil director however to ensure the venue is vilble. Members with suggestions, comments or bord-relted business re sked to e-mil bord@finncmp.org. Generl questions my be nswered by visiting BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS Bord of Directors Sundy, Mrch 17, t 9:00.m., visitors t 11:00.m. Finn Cmp Newsletter (ISSN ) is published the first of ech month by the Detroit Finnish Coopertive Summer Cmp Assocition (D.F.C.S.C.A.), 2524 Loon Lke Rd., Wixom, MI Contents copyright 2019 D.F.C.S.C.A. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this publiction in whole or in prt, in ny form, is forbidden without prior written permission. Bord of Directors President: Bob O Brien Vice President: Brd O Neill Tresurer: Michelle Ebel Secretry: Lind Gooden Works Administrtors: Chris Nordin, Kevin Mck, Kevin Homol Editoril Stff: Newsletter Committee chirperson, production, Brin Pelto; Designer, photogrpher nd website mnger, Erick Leskinen; Grphics, Glynn Simmons; Contributors, Belind Arbogst, Mry Burck, Nomi Petinen. Subscriptions: Printed newsletters by regulr mil re $15 per yer. Subscriptions by emil re free. To receive newsletters vi emil (the only version in color) go to newsletter_editor@ finncmp.org nd write Subscribe to Newsletters in the subject field. All mteril for newsletter rticles is due by the 15 th of the month. Plese visit the Finn Cmp website t Future Plnning Thursdy, Mrch 7, t 7:30 p.m., bordroom Forest Mngement Sundy, Mrch 10, t 10:00.m. meet t the pole brn. 7