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Our members
are:
Swedish Cultural
Society Membership Fees:
- $20.00 individuals
- $25.00 families
Here's what you get
as a member:
- Newsletter
- Take part of many
traditional Swedish get-togethers all through the year.
- There are two Book
Clubs that meet regularly.
- The Christmas Fair.
Is but one of the numerous events sponsored by the Swedish Cultural
Society. This traditional pre-Christmas "Julmarknad" held
at the Scandinavian Centre, complete with glögg and all the Swedish
baked goods, food and Christmas decorations you can dream of.
- Valborg is celebrated
at the end of April with a gigantic bonfire, speeches and song.
- Many of the Swedish
events take place at the Scandinavian Centre in Burnaby where the Sweden
Room always is the venue for membership meetings. It was the Swedish
Cultural Society that took the initiative to create a meeting place
for all Swedes in the Lower Mainland
- The Swedish School
takes care of the young members of the Society. The children, ranging
from age 3 to 13, meet once a week at the Center for lessons in Swedish
conducted by Swedish-trained teachers.
The children also celebrate all the Swedish traditions and learn more
about their heritage as part of the school program.
Once a year a fun theme camp is organized during which the children
spend two days together to work on a special Swedish project.
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