- Concordia Trust

September 2012
Concordia Trust
Cultivating and promoting the German language and cultural experience
Volume 9, Issue 1
Celebrating A Decade of Service
The Concordia Trust marks its tenth year of
promoting and supporting German language education, scholarship and cultural
programming. This newsletter reports on
the Trust’s activities of the past year and
offers a summary of the projects, individuals and institutions it supported since 2002.
I most sincerely thank all who have embraced the vision of Concordia Trust with
their generous gifts and talents. With this
partnership and Zusammenarbeit, we were
able to collectively cultivate many German
initiatives and programs in greater Philadelphia that benefitted many.
With gratitude,
Marlene H. K. Stocks, President
Concordia Trust proudly supported the following:
• 42 AATG Awards for Students of German
• Central Bucks High School West German
Cultural Evening
Inside this issue:
Supporting Students
2—3
of German
Ten Years of Service
Our Benefactors
Support of Cultural
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5
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• 6 Awards for Immanuel German School
Students who also actively pursued
German folk dancing
• Danube Swabian Foundation
• 2 Karlsruhe Konzertduo Concerts at
Immanuel Lutheran Church
• Danube Swabian Heritage Exhibit
• Keystone State Boychoir German repertoire
• German-American Day 2007:
promoted 19 events from 10/5—10/7
• Liederkonzert Fundraiser
• German-American Day 2008:
Commemorating the 325th anniversary
of the founding of Germantown.
promoted 27 events from 9/21—10/6
• German-American Mural at the German
Society of Pennsylvania
• 9 Awards for Lower Moreland High School
German Students
• Muhlenberg Tercentenary
• Barbara Simon Memorial pins for Gaufest
youth participants
• Immanuel German School
• United German Hungarian Grant
commemorating 100th anniversary
• 18 Awards for Immanuel German School
Students
• 2 Awards for Washington Township High
School German Students
Programs
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Supporting Students of German
Excellence in German Award
Benjamin D. Gastfriend, a graduating senior at Lower Moreland High School, received the Concordia Trust Excellence in
German Award during Lower Moreland’s
Senior Award Night on May 21. To express
his thanks for his $250 gift, Benjamin wrote
“I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for being selected as a recipient of the
Concordia Trust Excellence in German
Award. Please share my thanks with the
directors and members of your organization.
When asked to choose a language to study
at the end of the sixth grade, German, to me
was the clear choice. My paternal ancestors
emigrated from the Prussian region of
Europe, thus the name ‘Gastfriend’ which is
likely an Anglicized version of ‘Gastfreund’.
I would also like to thank you for your support of the Immanuel German Language
School.”
Sincerely, Benjamin D. Gastfriend
Certificate of Achievement Awards
On May 12, the American Association of
Teachers of German (AATG) honored 126
students from 39 public, private and parochial schools throughout the greater Delaware Valley for their outstanding performance on this year’s AATG exam.
The Concordia Trust partnered with the
AATG by presenting $100 cash awards to
the following deserving middle and high
school students of German:
Arun Balaji—Tredyffrin/Easttown Middle
School
Diana Oborna—Wissahickon High School
Cecilia Padilla - Lionville Middle School
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Award Recipients Express Their Thanks
“Letzte Woche habe ich im Cannstatter
Volksfest Verein eine Auszeichnung für
meine Leitung in der AATG National
Deutsch Prüfung bekommen. Vielen Dank
und danke zur Concordia Trust für das
freigiebig Geschenk. Ich plane Deutsch fortfahren in der Hochschule.”
Mit besten Grüßen, Arun Balaji
“Thank you for the generous award! I feel
really honored being one of the Concordia
Trust award recipients. Having my efforts in
German recognized is very motivating and
encouraging as I continue to learn German.
Hopefully, the next time I visit Europe, I’ll be
able to make use of this knowledge and as I
further my German studies, I’ll remember
the great feeling of earning this award, so
for that, danke schön!
Diana Oborna
“Thank you very much for giving me such
a prestigious award in recognition of my
efforts in studying the German language.
The German language has been very important in my life and I am planning on
continuing studying it and perhaps one
day I can go to Germany to pursue an advanced degree in science or technology. It
is also my goal to continue studying German in High School, get certified in German, and to participate in the German exchange program next year!
Dankeschön! Cecilia Padilla
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Volume 9, Issue 1
Immanuel Student receives Concordia Trust Award
Congratulations to Immanuel German School
student, Valentin King, for receiving the third
annual Marlene H. K. Stocks Award. School
Principal, Dr. Delbert Hausman, presented
the certificate that recognized Valentin’s
“exemplary academic achievement in German, outstanding character, sense of purpose, hard work and loyalty to the Immanuel
German School” during the school’s Abschlussfeier on May 5.
Valentin wrote the following thank you note
to Concordia Trust. “Ich habe dieses Jahr im
April das deutsche Sprachdiplom und im Mai
den AP-Test geschrieben. Frau Haug und
Herr Hausman haben mich sehr unterstützt.
Ich möchte mich bei Ihnen ganz herzlich für
den $500 Award bedanken.
Ich habe mich sehr darüber gefreut. Ich
werde das Geld erst einmal sparen.
Irgendwann kann ich mich dann einen
größeren Wunsch erfüllen.”
Es grüßt Sie ganz herzlich,
Valentin King
Valentin King accepting his
award from Immanuel German
School Principal, Dr. Delbert
Hausman.
Support of Immanuel German School
“On behalf of the students and faculty of the Immanuel German School, we are pleased to
accept the Concordia Trust check in the amount of $1,000, which arrived shortly after
Christmas.” Del Hausman, Principal
Support of the Central Bucks High School— West
German Department
March 7, 2012
“My students and I would like to thank you
for helping make our field trip to the Winterfest celebration at the United German Hungarian Club a reality. We attended the Winterfest with 28 people (strong). The student
presence was exclusively senior high school.
We left the club having received a taste of
not only Bavarian culture and spirit, but we
also received gestures of friendship and
kindness through many wonderful activities
geared to youth which will remain in our
memories.
I thank you for expressing interest in these
young people who seek to learn German.
The appropriateness of the activities and
questions directed at them and the resulting rewards were positive and lend to creating excitement.
Thank you for allowing us to take part in
the German-American community. Together we bring up the next generation of
German learners, enthusiasts, supporters
and thinkers.
Inge Karlberg-Stannik
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C o n c o r d i a Tr u s t : A D e c a d e o f S e r v i c e
Ten Years of Collaboration and Partnerships
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Volume 9, Issue 1
The Concordia Trust thanks its generous Benefactors*
$10,001 +
Dietz and Watson
Marlene and Robert Stocks
Lise and Hans Trustorff
$5001—$10,000
Karin and Dr. Gerhard Kalmus
$2,001—$5,000
Consulate General of Germany—NY
Karen and Robert Eppinger
Gretz Beer Company
Karin and Michael Hazzard
Illg Meats
Doris and Ernst Knott
Gloria and Manfred Schurer
Superfresh
$1,501—$2,000
Ella and Ulrich Both
Kathleen and John Jordon
Starbucks
$1,001—$1,500
ARC Manufacturing Company
Dr. Jean and Rev. Steve Godsall-Myers
Ida and Dr. Frank Macri
Menhardt Construction Company
Fotina Möller
Dr. Bettina Oxenius & Martin Kampfer
William George Shuster
Ingeborg and Hans-Dieter Steinke
Dr. Birgit Wiswe and Victor Trucios
Joan and Hans Wolf
Word Information Services, Inc.
Joanne and Harry Yutzler, Jr.
$501—$1,000
Cynthia and Todd Bertsch
Lynn and Curtis Biehn
Mary Anne and Bernard Freitag
German-American Chamber of
Commerce
Mary and Eugene Grebner
Drs. Jeanette and Delbert Hausman
Erna Grunert de Jacome
Drs. Nikola Juhasz & Michael Vogeley
Elsie Knott
Gottliebe and Erwin Koch
KVInc.
Anita and Bill LaCoff
Rosalie and Ross Matico
Paulaner Beer
Margot and Wilhelm Purucker
Tammy and Alexander Sergeyev
Steuben Society Pastorius Unit #38
Peggy and Glenn White
Birute and Thomas Winberry
$251—$500
Hon. Barbara Afanassiev
Raymond F. Anderson, III
Dorothy Blake
Dr. Frido Buschmann
Karen David and Raman Mahadevan
Dr. Christina Frei & Wolfgang Klepper
Drs. Erica Golemis & Michael Ochs
Bertram Gottbrecht
Susan and Joseph Hartmann
Marianne Haug
Margaret and Thomas Klueber
Helen and Julius Menhardt, Jr.
Merck Partnership for Giving
Pierre Rausch
Petra and Falk Rieker
Susan and Andreas Scherffel
Marianne and William Sifer
Regina and Andreas Weyershaeuser
$101—$250
Lieselotte and Dieter Ballmann
Marleen Brown-Knaebel
Mary Joan and Joseph Calci
Morgan Churchman
deGrouchy, Sifer and Company
Anna Marie and James Dwyer
Werner Fricker Memorial Fund
Kristin Gardner
Marianne and Siegfried Gauss
Helen and Otto Graf
Lucy and Michael Grosse
GTV Almrausch
Hatboro Beverage
Henkel Corporation
Drs. Deborah Hung & Walter Kraft, Jr.
Immanuel German School Staff
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Roger Johnson
Caroline Juechser & Dr.Gaston Mbonglou
Kristin and David Karcher
Rosemarie and Timothy Laverty
Annie Mayer
Katherine and Zoe McMahon
Barbara and Dr. Wolfgang Mieder
Elisabeth Ott
Ani Parlade
Margret and Fritz Rommel
Monica and Robert Rotzal
Drs. Azalea Sharifi & Ramin Farmand
Kristine Simmons
Jacqueline and Kile Smith
Inge and Harry Tillmann
Trustorff Family Foundation
Debra and Ekkehard Unverdruss
Verizon Foundation
Martha and George Volz
Wachovia Foundation
Lina and Fritz Weber
Agnes Wenstrup
Angela and Walter Wiedemann
Jennifer and Alexander Zbinden
- $100
Bernard Aubert
Bavarian Club
Sibylle and Peter Beck
Robin and Stefan Birkel
Catherine Brown
Helga and Donald Cooper
Ester Eichler
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Joanne and Todd Fabian
Annke Farago
Marlene Fricker and William Galgon
Linda and Bruce Geiger
Renate and Frank Genieser
Anja and Donald Hermann
Donna and Paul Hoffmayer
Rosemarie and Dietmar Kappes
Dr. Robert Koelsch
Lesia and Rev. David Longacre
Renate Losoncy
Drs. Eva Luegmayr & Helmut
Glantschnig
Ellen Brandt McKee
Bernadette and Steve Mulvey
Regina Murray
Eileen and James Offner
Heidy Otto and Steve Olmer
Natalia and Serguei Pavlichine
Jennifer and Kevin Puls
Jürgen Rehnig
Barbara and Joseph Reiter
Dawn and William Ritzler
Anita Routzahn & Dr. Wm. Witwer
Teresa and Jan Ruehlicke
Anne & Rev. Sönke Schmidt-Lange
Rev. Karl Schneider
Dorothea and James Scott
Barbara Shelmire
Linda and William Simon
Krimhild and Günther Thalheimer
Mabel and Elmar Zanforlin
Pablo Zegarra
Fr. Charles Zlock
Evelyn Zurybida
Gifts in Kind
deGrouchy, Sifer and Company
Joseph Hartmann
Helen Menhardt
Marlene H. K. Stocks
Word Information Services, Inc.
* donations received through
September 5, 2012
Experience the German Language and Culture
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invests in the future of German language
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from the Pennsylvania Department of
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Commonwealth 1-800-732-0999.
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Presenting language awards to deserving students of German
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Promoting German cultural events
Mid-Atlantic Jugend Einzelplatteln Competition
“On behalf of the members of the G.T.V.
Almrausch, I am writing to thank you for
your generous donation in support of the
9. Mid-Atlantic Jugend Einzelplatteln
Competition we recently hosted at the
Cannstatter. We enjoyed a very successful day where 29 couples, representing six
Vereine, participated.
Thank you for supporting our efforts to
promote and preserve our German heritage and traditions. It is events such as
these that keep our Jugend interested in
carrying on the traditions that are so
dear to us.
Treu dem Alten Brauch,
Robert J. Eppinger, President
The
Concordia
Trust,
created in 2001, is a notfor -profit,
501(c)(3)
charitable
foundation.
Its
mission
is
to
promote and support
German
langu age
education,
scholarship
and cultural programming.