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Hälsningar!
Svea Lodge #296 WELCOMES YOU to our website. It is a work in progress. There is so much information shared on our website, we know you'll need to visit it several times.
Scholarship information and applications will be available soon for 2024 for Youth AND Adults.
Scroll down toward the bottom of this page and you'll see what is possible through PA District Lodge #9 Adult Scholarship Program. Drott Lodge member, Karin Weeden, used her Scholarship funds to visit National Parks in Sweden in 2022! What a wonderful opportunity to visit this beautiful country with the bonus to visit family and friends as well! Another Adult Scholarship will be awarded for 2024. What would you do with the $3,000 scholarship? Check out the Scholarship tab to find out more about this District program.
We sincerely hope you find some fun, inspiration, and camaraderie in the Svea Lodge #296 website. Our events will be updated regularly. We will strive to make this informational and interesting, whether it is about Viking lore, Scandinavian traditions, what to bring to a Kraftskiva party, or how to properly wear the Brudkronan. We have many members in our District 9 who regularly visit Sweden and share their photos of beautiful Scandinavia!
Because of our website, we now have friends from a Sister Lodge #452 Goteborg, Sweden! Click on the News tab above for photos of their District #19's convention, held in May.
You can also see who's new to Svea #296!
If there is something that you would like featured in our News or a program you would like to see, please let us know through Contact Us or better yet - join in at an event! We would love to see you.
Sköt om dig!
Pat
Chair, Svea Lodge #296
Erie, PA
Next Vasa Lunchformerly known asVasa Breakfast October 2, 2023 11:30 AM Butch's Restaurant 3330 West 26th Erie, PA (in deference to Labor Day holiday, no lunch in September)
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OTHER INTERESTING EVENTS TO DO WITH SVEA FRIENDS IN NWPA
Bayfront Maritime Center's 11th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta - September 16, 9AM-5PM. Great fun for all ages, build a boat or watch the fun! Get a team together to create your best cardboard boat made of only corrugated cardboard and sealed with any of the following: tape, caulk, glue, latex paint, or varnish. Teams will compete in races, two by two, and vie for the Fastest Time trophy in four divisions – Children (under 12), Teen (13-18), Adult (19 and up), and Mixed Ages. There are also judge’s awards for Most Creative and Most Dramatic Sinking!
Asbury Woods - Drop In & Discover - Looking for something wild to do? Stop in each Saturday from 1-2PM to discover something new about the natural world. Each week, Asbury Woods will offer a new experience that could include an animal meet-and-greet, a science experiment, a nature art project, a guided hike, and more.
Phrase of the Month:
A Swede is not “hungover,” their “hair hurts”: Ont i håret.
From: Matadornetwork.com
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The Annual Crayfish Party - Kräftskiva! A crayfish party is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration in Scandinavia. The tradition originated in Sweden in the 1500's, where a crayfish party is called a kräftskiva. Crayfish are to be eaten outdoors, and gaily colored paper lanterns should be hung round the table. The most popular type of lantern shows a smiling full moon. Both the tablecloth and the colorful plates are also supposed to be of paper. People wear bibs round their necks and comic paper hats on their heads. On August 12th, 27 of our Svea members and friends gathered at Lorraine Johnson's home in Waterford for our annual Kräftskiva party. Once again, Lorraine out-did herself with this annual celebration. We enjoyed a fantastic smorgasbord of delicious food. Many thanks to Lorraine's friend, John, who supplied us with Lake Erie walleye. We were regaled with music, compliments of Clark and Cindy Parry! They brought their dulcimer, bass, guitar, and great music to sing along with. As always, Cheryl supplies us with pickled herring - it wouldn't be a Svea party without Cheryl's pickled herring! Party goers brought their own beverages but when it was time to have our annual toast to Svea Lodge #296, we enjoyed some traditional and/or blackberry Mead, purchased from the local Iron Stone Meadery! Even though the weather did not cooperate for the whole afternoon, we were able to start outside and then move indoors when the thunder got too loud. There are specific instructions on how to eat the crayfish, so if you'd like to learn, you'll need to join us next year for this annual August celebration. For more crayfish traditions, see website sweden.se!
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