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FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Dear Drott Lodge Members and Friends, 

It's March and we're only a few days away from our annual Pea Soup and Pancake Dinner. This traditional meal is a favorite of mine. Growing up in Sweden, we ate this on Thursdays. Of course, we had soup or pancakes on other days also, but the combination of pea soup and pancakes was reserved for Thursdays. You'll find this meal on Thursdays in many Swedish restaurants and in school cafeterias. 

Please let us know if you will join us next Sunday.  Signing up on the Drott Lodge website ensures we prepare enough food for everyone. The cost of this event is included in your membership dues, and your guests are welcome for a small cost.

Last month we had fun together making Swedish sandwich cakes and Princess cakes. It was a hands-on event where Eva Dunhem and I demonstrated what goes into preparing and making each cake. Members helped build and decorate their cake preference.  Afterwards we had time to sit down and socialize with fellow members while sampling the delicious cakes.

We have two more events to look forward to this spring. On April 26, along with ASA and SWEA, we will celebrate Walpurgis at Norman's Farm in Woodbine, MD. We're hoping for good weather so we can have fun family activities such as Kubb games and Gunny sack races. In May we will visit IKEA for a behind the scenes tour. We will share a meal at the restaurant and maybe do some shopping. I am excited about both events and hope we can have a good turnout by our members.

Soon we will begin to plan for our fall fundraisers. As you know, they help fund our activities throughout the year. Look for our announcements  and consider joining our committees. We are always looking for help and new ideas. Whether you've been with Drott for a longtime or you're a new member, we appreciate you sharing your time and talent for our organization.

In Generosity, Truth and Unity, 

Karin Weeden

Chairman




Message from District Master

Arne Dunhem was the chairman of Drott Lodge's last year. He is currently as the Master for Vasa District 9. 

Click here to read about Arne's district goals, which include...

  • Increasing membership engagement
  • Enhancing communication through modern tools
  • Fostering collaboration between Lodges
  • Preserving our Swedish traditions through cultural programming


Upcoming Events

2025 Youth Language Camp Scholarships

District Lodge Pennsylvania No. 9's annual youth language camp scholarship to Concordia's Swedish Language Village is open to all youth members and children or grandchildren of adult members of District 9 lodges between the ages of 8 and 18.


Details and application process can be found here.

Deadline is February 15, 2025.

See all our events the next six months


Member Spotlight - Gunnel Hamilton

I joined Drott Lodge in 2018. I had heard so many good things about it especially from Eva and Arne Dunhem. I was even more convinced when I was invited to be the speaker for a program about Vasaloppet the same year. I was amazed to see how well Drott had organized the program. The center pieces on the tables were made like tracks (including hills) in snow(white sheet fabric) and signs of the different control points. My program, speech and video clips, was well received. I felt great!


I am a Swedish citizen born in Stockholm. My mother was born on an island Öland close to Kalmar in Småland. My father came to Sweden as a refugee during the second world war, from an island called Nuckö in Estonia. When my younger sister was born we moved to a house with a wonderful garden outside Stockholm. I had a happy childhood. So many outdoor activities for children those days like, climbing trees, biking, picnics, camping, skiing and skating in the winter.


Later I had many pen pals in different countries, I was interested in languages. So I studied German and English at Stockholm University to become a language teacher. My first job as a teacher was close to a ski resort Idrefjäll. I loved to ski so I did both down hill skiing and cross country. I took part in many ski races like Raiden 110 K in two days, starting in Norway, Drevsjö and finishing in Särna, Sweden. Tjejvasan 30 K, only for women, and Halvvasan 45 K.


I met my American husband Kenneth Hamilton in 1998. We married in 2001 in Länna church outside Norrtälje. I have had a great joy to be Mormor (grandma) to our grandchild Tate. His favorite thing is to bake with Mormor. I am vice chair in the Swedish Lutheran Church of Washington, DC. 


I have met so many interesting people at Drott Lodge and some have told me how their family came to the US. Very touching! I had the honor to serve as Chaplain for some years I enjoyed it very much. There are words from the Chaplain’s closing message that have stayed with me: Generosity, Truth sand Unity.  May these words be a lead star for our organization—not only words but actions.



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