Viking Bugle
Winter 2014
Eric Nelson, CEO Michael Ide, Volunteer Coordinator, (206) 789-5707 x12, michaeli@nordicmuseum.org
From the CEO INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Volunteer Coordinator Museum News
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Volunteer News
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Special Recognition
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Volunteer Appreciation
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Winter Calendar
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Happy New Year! I hope you and yours enjoyed a delightful Christmas holiday. It’s been another great year at the Nordic Heritage Museum. Once again, our special events saw record-breaking numbers and our programming continued to draw fantastic audience attendance and press coverage. Both Viking Days and Yulefest had their highest attendance and revenue numbers yet, and the Museum stands in a strong financial position as we look forward to making progress with the plans for the new Market St. facility. Our fundraising efforts for the Capital took us even closer to the new Museum with nearly 3 million in contributions this year.
From the Volunteer Coordinator
share the Nordic spirit with our community. Each and every one of you has helped make a profound impact on the heart and soul of the institution, and nothing we do As we launch into a brand is possible without you. new year, I am still recovering from the last Please be sure to join our staff one! Volunteer support was and Trustees for this year’s behind, if not directly Annual Meeting, which will responsible, for the take place on Tuesday, Museum’s phenomenal February 18th. We will be achievements this year. reviewing highlights from From a handful of amazing 2013, as well as introducing exhibits, to record-breaking the new slate of Trustees for fundraisers, to every day at 2014. the Museum, you volunteers not only make possible It is always a pleasure to be what we do, you make it part of the Nordic Heritage meaningful. As we get As always, 2013’s Museum community, and I ready for another busy year, tremendous success was the look forward to working with full of change and promise, result of the thousands of you this year! I want to extend our hours of hard work heartfelt appreciation for all contributed by our stellar core All the best, that you have done, and of volunteers. I want to Eric Nelson, CEO continue to do for this personally thank you for all of Museum. your support and dedication to the Nordic Heritage Have a happy, healthy, and Museum. Since our inception, prosperous new year! We’ll volunteer support has been the see you soon! essence of our mission to —Michael
Rich Johnson’s beautiful dahlias brightened a very rain day— and always do! Thanks, Rich!