Annual Membership Meeting

Nr. 540 Februar 2016
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Nachrichten
142 JAHRE
142 YEARS
3 - 2015
ISSN 0384-952X
Concordia Club, 429 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2M 3P6 / Tel. (519) 745-5617, Fax 745-5141
Internet: www.concordiaclub.ca or for e-mail: mail@concordiaclub.ca
Annual Membership Meeting
February 21/2016, 2 pm, Concordia Club, Main Hall
Concordia
Concordia Club
Club Farm
Farm
Your
Your decision,
decision, our
our decision.
decision.
Together,
Together, we
we make
make aa difference.
difference.
Let
Let your
your voice
voice be
be heard.
heard.
CONCORDIA IM FEBRUAR / MÄRZ 2016
Klub Vorschau/Club Events
Concordia in February
6. Schenke
DJ Novak
6. Main Hall Narrenzunft Maskenball
9. Weinstube Advanced Polls for Membership
Meeting 5:00-8:00p.m.
10. Schenke
Ash Wednesday Herring Dinner
13. Schenke
Edelweiss Duo
14. Main Hall Valentine’s Day Brunch Buffet 11:00a.m.2:00p.m.
15. Family Day – CLUB CLOSED
20. Schenke
DJ Novak
21. Main Hall Annual Membership Meeting – 2:00p.m.
27. Schenke
TC Alpine Echo
Concordia in March
5.
6.
12.
19.
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25.
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SUNDAY
Halle
MONDAY
Halle
Jaegerstube
1.00–5.00 Ballroom Dancing
7.00–8.30
8.30–10.00
6.00–7.00
7.00–8.00
TUESDAY
Halle
6.00–8.00
Jaegerstube 8.00–10.00
Schenke
7.30–10.00
WEDNESDAY
Halle
6.00–10.00
Jaegerstube 3.00–5.30
Jaegerstube 7.00 pm
Jaegerstube 7.30–10.00
Weinstube
Schenke
DJ Novak
Farm
Winter Carnival
Schenke
TC Alpine Echo
Schenke
DJ Novak
Main Hall President's Ball 6:00p.m.
Good Friday – CLUB CLOSED
Schenke
Edelweiss Duo
Main Hall Easter Sunday Buffet
12:00-2:00 and 5:00-7:00p.m.
Office Telephone
Extensions & Info Line
Front Office
Membership
Banquet Inquiries
Manager
Payroll
Accounting
Group Events
7.30
19.00
Weinstube 7.00 pm
THURSDAY
Halle
6.00–8.00
8.00–10.00
Jaegerstube 7.00–1.00
Eisstock
7.00–10.00
Schenke
9.00
FRIDAY
Victoria Bowl 6.45
Jaegerstube 8.00
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Gemischter Chor
Männerchor
Kinderchor
Jugendchor
Kinder & Junior Garde
Narrenzunft
Skat-Gruppe
Enzian Group
Senioren Gruppe (1st Wed. of month)
Ladies Group (1. Wednesday of month)
Horticultural Group
(2nd Wed. of month)
Bowlers (3rd Wednesday of month)
Tennisgruppe
(Jeden 2. Mittwoch im Monat)
Tennisgruppe (2nd Wed. of month)
Senioren Garde
Table Tennis Group
Schach/Chess
Eisstock-Gruppe
Fussball/Soccer
Bowlers
“Treffpunkt” (2nd Friday of month)
Reservations
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General Inquiries
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Ticket Sales
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Portier/Doorman
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You can call the extensions or
announcements by using any
touch tone telephone.
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Bericht des Präsidenten
Die Zeit vergeht so
schnell, so auch mein
2. Jahr als Praesident
des Concordia Klubs!
Janice und ich hatten
eine schoene, angenehme Zeit mit den Gruppen und Klubmitgliedern.
Ich versuche noch
mehr zu lernen, inklusive
die
deutsche
Sprache, sodass ich mehr verstehe und den
Concordia Klub bestens repraesentieren
kann.
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Ich moechte Ruth, Martina und Chef
Andreas fuer ihre Muehe und Zeit danken!
Ebenso dem Kuechenpersonal, den Angestellten an der Bar, im Restaurant, Buero
und allen Helfern vom Concordia Klub ein
“Danke”, denn nur gemeinsam koennen wir
alle Arbeiten bewaeltigen.
Nicht zu vergessen sind 3 Personen, Matt
Schuster, Karl Braun und Alfred Kuers, die
das Klubgelaende und auch den Blumengarten bestens versorgen und sauber halten.
Dafuer ein “Dankeschoen” an euch!
Oktoberfest 2015 ist abgeschlossen und wir
koennen zufrieden sein, wenn auch weniger
Verbrauch von Bier und erhoehte Kosten
fuer Sicherheit (Polizei).
Von “AGCO” haben wir keine Beschwerden
erhalten!
Ich danke den Vorstandsmitglieder (und
ihren Partnern) fuer die geleisteten Arbeiten
und den Zeitaufwand, auch fuer die
Unterstuetzung die mir gegeben wurde!
Ich hoffe, alle Klubmitglieder bei der Jahresversammlung am 21. Februar 2016 in der
Halle zu sehen.
Ihr Erscheinen ist wichtig, da von dem Long
Range Komitee, betreff der Farm einiges zu
entscheiden ist!
Ich habe mich entschlossen, als Klubpraesident ein weiteres Jahr zu repraesentieren.
Ich versichere Ihnen, mein Bestes fuer den
Klub zu geben und hoffe auf Ihre Unterstuetzung.
Narrenzunft Kostuemball ist am 6. Februar
in der Halle,
Valentin’s Brunch am 14. Februar in der
Halle.
Danke fuer Ihre Unterstuetzung
Ihr Klub-Praesident
Rob Kerr
Presidents Year End Report
for 2015
As we get older the time seems to pass us by
quicker and quicker each year. As I end the
second year as the President of the
Concordia Club I must thank you, the membership, for having the faith to let me lead
such a great and dynamically diverse group
of people. Janice and I have had such an
enjoyable time getting to meet as many of
you as possible as well as represent the
membership of this club. I hope that you
can see that I am trying to learn more and
more about this club (including the language) so that I represent us in the most
upstanding way when we are either entertaining guests from outside or Janice and I
are representing the Club at external events.
I would like to thank Ruth, Martina and
Chef Andreas for their daily dedication to
the members and patrons that frequent our
establishment. Their daily activities have
led us to see increased traffic and sales for
the past year even in these tough economic
times. I must also acknowledge the staff in
the kitchen, bars, restaurant, office and custodial departments who serve our guest and
are the true ambassadors of the Concordia
Club. It is because of all of you that our
patrons continue to select us as the venue of
their choice for either dinner, drinks or
entertaining.
Three other very important people are the
gentlemen who care for our property and
the look we put forward to the people who
choose the Concordia Club as the place that
they wish to go to for a social event. Thank
you Matt Schuster, Karl Braun and Alfred
Kuers for your dedication to keeping the
grounds here at the Club looking impeccable.
As we wrap up another year of Oktoberfest
we ended up in a good financial position
but down from the very good figures that
were turned in last year. There were many
items that impacted the lower figure with
the draught beer sales down, higher security
costs (policing) and increased food costs
being the largest contributors. The Club did
not receive any charges again this year from
the AGCO and that in turn means any new
measures that were implemented served us
the way that we expected them to.
I would like to thank the board members for
all the time and energy that they have spent
in the past year supporting myself and the
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membership in all the endeavours that were
undertaken this past year. To the spouses or
significant other of these board members,
thank you to all of you who have let me
“borrow” your partner from time to time so
that we can do what is right for our organization.
I ask that all the members of this Club be in
attendance at the Annual General meeting
on February 21, 2016 as there is going to be
a vote on the findings of the long range planning committees’ recommendations regarding the farm. We would like a true cross section of the membership so that the proper
decision can be made on this day.
I have chosen to run for the position of
President of the Club once again this year
and would like to represent the great group
of people that we have here at the Club. I ask
that you support me as we are still in the
development stages of the 2, 5 and 10 year
plans that we have started here at the Club.
There are a few events on prior to the annual meeting and I hope to be able to talk with
you at one or the other. The Mardi Gras
Maskenball is February 6th in the Main
Hall. A new event is the Valentine’s Brunch
on February 14th in the Main Hall. We have
had such success with our brunches that we
thought we would try hosting a brunch for
all those that wish to have an alternative to
traditional Valentine’s dinners.
Thank you for your support and belief,
Rob Kerr
YOUR COMFORT
IN RETIREMENT
483 and 507 OTTAWA STREET SOUTH, KITCHENER, ONTARIO
Mailing Address: 483 Ottawa Street S., Kitchener, Ontario N2M 5H1
Tel. (519) 745-1200 • Fax (519) 745-0467
Attraktive
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Call the office for
information
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From the Manager’s Desk
Membership and Annual
Campground
Contract
Fees
Please remember to come
by the office to pay your membership for
2016. It is essential to have your payment in
before the Annual Meeting on February 21,
2016 so that you can attend the meeting and
cast your vote!
The seasonal campground contracts will be
mailed out in the next few weeks for all
renewals for 2016. The seasonal fees for
2016 will be as listed:
Lot Fee
$800.00 plus HST for a total of
Hydro Fee
$175.00 plus HST for a total of
TOTAL
$ 904.00
$ 197.75
-------------$1,101.75
With the introduction of our new gate at the
Farm we have new cards for the gate card
reader.
The procedure of the issuing of the new
cards will be reported on in the next addition of the bulletin.
Advanced Polls for the Annual
Membership Meeting
The advanced polls for the Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Tuesday,
February 9th in the Weinstube from 5:00pm
to 8:00pm for those of you who can not
attend the Membership Meeting on Sunday,
February 21st.
Ash Wednesday Herring Dinner
As tradition has it, we will be serving a
Herring Dinner Special on Wednesday,
February 10th starting at 5:00p.m. for Ash
Wednesday. Please call the office to make
your reservations now. We will not be serving our regular dinner buffet on that night
due to the special, but will be offering the
buffet as usual at lunch time.
Valentine’s Day Sunday Brunch Buffet
We will be having a special Sunday Brunch
Buffet in the Main Hall this year to celebrate
Valentine's Day! A day typically for sharing
a special meal with your partner but since it
falls on a Sunday why not come together
with your entire family for Brunch! It will
run from 11:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. so please
make your reservations early! Chef Andreas
and his team will be preparing a great selection of items. The cost per person will be
$22.50 with children between 4 & 12 for 1/2
price and children under four being free.
President’s Ball
Our annual President's Ball will be held on
Saturday, March 19, 2016. This event is a
definite highlight on our Club calendar! A
wonderful evening including a champagne
cocktail hour, a great selection of hors
d'oeuvres followed by a 4 course dinner
including a glass of wine! On this evening
we invite all of our community leaders to
join us in the swearing in of our new Board
of Directors for 2016. Tickets for President's
Ball will be available in the office at the
same cost as last year....$48.00 per person
including tax starting January 19, 2016.
With best regards,
Ruth Rajna, Manager
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Concordia Kegler
Here are the results from our Turkey Roll in
December. CONGRATULATIONS to the following winners: Linda Klein, Peter Bergen,
Stan Gaysek, Ron Klein, Carol Bergen,
Angie Zimmerriemer, Nick Zeis, Helmut
Fritz, John Reinhardt, Sandy Adamson,
Ingrid Kauck, Wilma Schmidt, Gerald
Gottvald and Jochen Missfeldt.
Our Annual Meeting has yet to take place as
I write this report. News items will be
reported in the next bulletin.
Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers
who are celebrating a birthday this month:
A visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus
February/Februar
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7.
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23.
Lilli Neu
Sandy Adamson
Ingrid Kauck
Beverley Gottvald
Ron Klein
Upcoming Events/Vorschau:
Cosmic Bowl – February 12th
Last Day of Bowling – April 29th
Closing Banquet – May 6th (5:30p.m.)
*Please Note: This is a Friday!
Until next time, HAPPY VALENTINE’S
DAY!
Monica Kauck
February Birthday Babies
Wir gratulieren den Gewinnern unseres
Turkey Rolls (Bitte lesen Sie diese Gewinner im englischen Bericht).
Als ich diese Nachrichten schreibe, steht
unsere Jahreshauptversammlung noch vor
uns. Die Ergebnisse werden im nächsten Bericht mitgeteilt.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an alle Kegler die
im Monat Februar Geburtstag haben.
Bowlers’ Christmas Party
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Bis zum nächsten Mal,
Monica Kauck
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Seniorengruppe
Outdoor Group
Our Winter Karneval will be held at the
Home on the Range (Concordia Farm) on
Sunday March 6, 2016 starting at about 11
a.m. Everyone is welcome - so dress warmly, bring all your friends, ski’s, snowshoes,
snowmobiles – whatever you have and
make a day out of it – there will be hot food,
cold beer and games for all ages!
Transportation to and from Christner Road
will be provided.
Mark your calendars as well for the Home
on the Range cleanup on Saturday April 23,
2016.
Bruce Emmerson
Seniorenhaus Administration
For Treffpunkt
The Senioren Haus and Villa Concordia would like to thank the
Treffpunkt group for once again coming to entertain our tenants. We
enjoyed some great skits, singing
Christmas carols and some wonderful
treats.
Thank you for spreading Christmas
cheer, Happy New Year to all.
For Choir
The Senioren Haus and Villa Concordia would like to thank the Men’s
Choir for coming out to sing at our
Gluhwein event.
Our tenants enjoy listening and participating in singing Christmas carols
with you to ring in the festive season.
We wish you a Happy New Year.
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Am 6. Januar 2016 bei unserem Treffen in
der Jägerstube – wählten wir einen neuen
Vorstand für unsere Gruppe.
President
Ursula Missfeldt
Vice-President
Danuta Grigaitis
Treasurer
Rotrud Schaar
Schriftfuehrer
Rotrud Schaar
Joachim Nanders legte sein Amt als
Präsident Ende Dezember 2015 nieder –
Danke für die Führung unserer Gruppe, wir
wünschen dir alles gute für die Zukunft.
Unsere Weihnachtsfeier fand am 9. Dezember 2015 in der Jägerstube statt, das Essen
war wie immer sehr gut – unser Dank an
Andreas und seine Crew, sowie der netten
Bedienung. Auch Danke für den Besuch von
Rob Kerr. Wie immer ging der Nachmittag
zu schnell vorüber.
Danuta am Akkordion und Sofie mit der
Gitarre begleiteten uns beim Singen der
Weihnachtslieder.
Geburtstage
Jan. 09. Danuta Grigaitis
Feb. 11 Monika Neumann
Auch Fritz Richter, der im Krankenhaus ist
– wünscht die Gruppe alles Gute und baldige Genesung.
Rotrud Schaar
goligerstravel.com
Contact: Mike Doersam,
519-622-7777 | 1-800-294-0656 | 1425 Bishop St., Cambridge
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Treffpunkt
Our annual election takes place in January
to decide our upcoming executive committee for 2016. I will announce the new executive members in the next bulletin. Thank
you to all the executive members of the
Treffpunkt for your hard work in 2015! We
are very fortunate to have a great group of
friends who all work hard to make the
Treffpunkt a wonderful success!
Till next time,
Andrea Schilha
1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia
Hello Club members and friends,
We wish everyone well and hope the first
month of 2016 has treated you well. As our
Karneval season comes to an end we are
looking forward to seeing many of you at
our Maskenball/Closing ceremonies. Break
those February blahs and come out on
February 6th, Roaring 20’s is the theme! If
you have a costume for this theme that is
great if not don’t worry! Dress up however
you wish and enjoy a night full of dancing
and entertainment. Our Garde Girls are
excited to perform their new Garde, Solo
and Show dances. Prizes will be awarded
for best costume, couple and group.
Maskenball: Saturday February 6th, 8pm.
Doors open at 7:30pm.
For information, contact: Tom Mennill, Partner KPMG LLP
115 King Street South, 2nd Floor Waterloo, ON N2J 5A3
Tel: 519-747-8800 Fax: 519-747-8830
www.kpmg.ca
AUDIT • TAX • ADVISORY
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$12 tickets at the door. Come early to get
your favorite seat!
Until next time…Alaaf und Helau
Peter Trautrim
Campers
Winter has finally arrived but has only
added to the beauty of the farm. I recommend to all members to go for a walk, crosscountry ski or snowshoe in the winter wonderland of the Concordia farm during the off
season. Prepare yourselves for the Outdoor
group’s “Winter Karneval” happening
March 6 at the home on the range. With the
camping season around the corner we look
back to 2015 and thank our hard working
campers committee as we recorded another
successful Oktoberfest. Our booth was
remodeled and enhanced to a beer pong
themed game which became a hit very
quickly with many positive reviews. Steve
Zimmer and Jesse Turner, your efforts were
outstanding as your perpetual commitment
and dedication towards building and oper-
ating the booth are always recognised and
appreciated by myself and the entire club.
Join us this coming year at farm clean up
and begin our fresh camping season with
lots of leaves, laughs and of course inviting
fires..
Campers President, Andrew Saur
2016 Campers Calendar of events
includes:
Apr. 24 Farm Clean up
June 4
Soccer tournament/
Opening picnic
June 5
Semi-annual meeting 11 am
July 2
Canada day Picnic/Fireworks
July 3
Concordia Olympics
Aug 13 Choir Picnic
Aug 14 Annual Campers meeting 11am
Sep 3
Halloween Picnic
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Concordia Chöre
Hope everyone is enjoying the mild winter
we seem to be experiencing. Its already
February and the snow shovels haven’t
made an appearance.
February is the month when we celebrate
Love. Songs have been written about every
topic imaginable, but the best ones from
swooning 50’s ballads to contemporary club
songs have been penned about being in
love. For example “To Know Him Is To
Love Him” 1958 by the Teddy Bears“, “Aber
dich gibt’s nur einmal fur mich'' Pit. “We
Found Love” Rehanna, 2011. It’s sonic
proof that while musical fads will change
with every generation, Love, and the songs
inspired by it will never go out of style. So,
on Valentine’s Day February 14th share a
little musical love with your special someone. We all know a song that brings back a
special memory, time or place, that's the
beauty of music. Enjoy !
Recently the Sänger des Jahres for the men
of the choir was chosen. It is FRANK
KAUCK. Frank joined the choir in 2012 and
has been a dedicated member of both the
Male Choir and Mixed Choir.
Congratulations Frank on joining this prestigious group of gentleman.
I was honoured to be chosen as Sängerin des
Jahres for the ladies. I joined the choir in
2009 and it has been a great adventure into
the German language and culture. I too am
pleased to join such an illustrious group of
singers. I am sincerely grateful to have
received such an honour. Thank you for
your help and acceptance. It means a great
deal to me.
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Plans for our European trip are well under
way. We will be giving three concerts during our tour. Our first is with the “Geesthacher Liedertafel” on the outskirts of
Hamburg. The second with the “Concordia
Choir Berlin” in Berlin. The third “Chor der
Volkschochschule” in Leipzig. Excitement
is mounting.
By the time you receive this bulletin we will
have held our annual general meeting. At
this meeting we discuss all things pertinent
to the life of our choir. Music, finances,
membership etc.
All choir members are encouraged to attend
the ANNUAL CLUB MEETING to be held
FEB. 21, 2016 at 2p.m.
Another event to mark on your calendar is
March 19th. President’s Ball, the Mixed
Choir will be singing at this event
I think that’s all the news for now. Remember to show a little love this Valentines Day,
and every day for that matter. “What the
world needs now, is Love sweet Love, that’s
the only thing there’s just too little of”.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Keep a song in your heart, Beverley
Children’s Choir
Children's ChoirAs the new
year begins the Children's
choir is starting up again. We
would love to see more kids
from the ages of JK to Grade 8
join us. We meet on Mondays
at 630 at the club (in the
Schenke). Both boys and girls
are welcome. Come see what
we are singing!!
Long Range Planning
The Long Range Planning Committee’s recommendation on the
future of the Farm was accepted by
the Board of Directors on December
10, 2015. At the Annual General
Meeting on February 21, 2016, all
members will be asked to approve the
Board’s motion that the sewage system at the Farm Pavillion be replaced/updated as required by the
Ministry of Environment. The current
estimated cost is $300,000.
The current campground operation
would continue mostly unchanged.
The campsites would not have any
water supply or sewage disposal services.
Ladies Group
Winter has finally come in with some cold
Arctic Air. I hope it is not as bad as last
year.
As we have not had our meeting yet this
month, there is not much to report accept
that our February meeting will be held on
Wednesday, February 10th at 2 pm.
I would like to remind everyone that the
months seem to fly by fast and the next
thing you know it is April. Bockbierfest is
on Saturday, April 9, so please mark that
day on your calendar.
Wishing you all a safe winter.
Elisabeth Rowsell
Oktoberfest 50th
The Finance Committee will be meeting before the Annual General Meeting to review and discuss the results
of the membership survey, the recommendations of the Long Range
Planning Roundtable Discussion
Group and the Long Range Planning
Committee on where the money
should come from. The Finance Committee will make a recommendation
to the Board of Directors in advance
of the Annual General Meeting.
Hello everyone the clubs 50th
anniversary for the home of Oktoberfest is coming in two years .
This group is looking for help
from our members in (some have
already said they would help)
assembling a committee to promote and cordate some special
events. Hey we only have one
50th ! Lets show them why we are
still no 1.
Looking forward to seeing you on
February 21st, 2016! Please speak
with me if you have any questions.
This should lots of fun.
Here is my contact info
malthaner1015 @rogers.com
or 519 998 4203
Ali Nowak, Long Range Planning
Committee Chair
Prost, Rolf
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Concordia Club
130 JAHRE
130 YEARS
7 3 - 2003
Miss Concordia 2016
Wieder ist es Zeit um unsere jungen Damen vom Concordia Klub
aufzufordern, sich für die “Miss Concordia”-Wahl zu bewerben
Die Bewerbungs-Unterlagen sind im Klubbüro erhältlich und sollen
auch dort wieder abgegeben werden.
Bei den Bewerbungen ist folgendes zu beachten:
 Bewerberin muss für ein Jahr Mitglied im Concordia Klub
sein
 Bewerberin darf nicht verheiratet oder geschieden sein
 Bewerberin muss 18 Jahre oder älter sein und möglichst die
deutsche Sprache sprechen.
 Miss Concordia 2016 sollte bei Klub- sowie öffentlichen
Veranstaltungen den Concordia Klub repräsentieren.
Mit dem Anmeldeformular sollte ein Passbild sowie eine kurze
Erklärung mit dem Thema: “Warum ich Miss Concordia werden
möchte” abgegeben werden,
Die Bewerberinnen werden zu einen Treffen eingeladen um die
Details auszuarbeiten.
Für mehr Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an das VergnügungsKommitee.
It’s time once again to choose a young lady to be our Miss Concordia.
If you feel you could represent the Concordia Club, we ask that you
fill out the application form and forward it to the Club office.
Please be advised of the following:
 Applicant must have been a member of the Concordia Club
for at least 1 year.
 Applicant may not be married or divorced.
 Applicant must be 18 years of age or older and if possible
speak the German language.
 Miss Concordia 2016 should be at club functions as well as
other functions throughout the year to represent the club.
 A short statement should be attached to this application
"Why I want to become Miss Concordia".
With the Application there should also be a short essay answering
the question
“Why I want to be Miss Concordia” as well as a passport picture.
Applicants will be invited for a meeting to work out all the details
If you would like more information, please contact the Entertainment
Committee.
Name ______________________________________
Tel. ______________________________________
Strasse/Street ________________________________
Ort/City __________________________________
Province/Postal Code ________________________
Geburtsdatum/Date of Birth: __________________
Schule/School ____________________________
Klasse/Class ________________________________
Beruf/Occupation __________________________
Alter/Age ______________
Hobbies: ________________________________________________________
Unterschrift/Signature: ______________________________________________________________________
Why I want to be Miss Concordia
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(please use an additional sheet if required)
DEADLINE MARCH 15, 2016
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Tagesordnung der Mitglieder-Jahreshauptversammlung 2016
Am Sonntag, den 21. Februar 2016, um 14:00 Uhr
Die Sitzung wird nach der folgenden Tagesordnung durchgeführt
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Eröffnung und Feststellung der Legalität
Gedenkminute
Annahme der Tagesordnung
Annahme des Protokolls der
Halbjahresversammlung 2015
Bericht des Präsidenten
Bericht des Geschäftsführerin
Bericht des Langfristigen Planungskomitees und
Antrag zur Farm
Komiteeberichte
Bericht des Nominierungs- und
Satzungskomitees
Gruppenberichte, sind nicht mehr pflichtig
Finanzbericht
Annahme des Finanzberichtes 2015 mit dem
Bericht des Rechnungsprüfers
Ernennung der externen Rechnungsprufer
Haushaltsplan für 2016
15. Annahme des Haushaltsplans 2016
16. Bericht der Kassenprüfer
17. Erholungsgelände
18. Ernennung des Wahlkomitees
19. Entlastung des Vorstandes & Genehmigung der
Handlungsmassnahmen des Vorstandes 2015
20. Durchführung der Wahlen
21. Kaffee und Kuchen
22. Bekanntgabe der Wahlergebnisse
23. Wahl des Präsidenten
24. Übernahme der Versammlung durch den neu
gewählten Präsidenten und Vorstand
25. Entlastung des Wahlkomitees
26. Zum Wohl und Besten
27. Schluss der Versammlung
Agenda Annual Membership Meeting 2016
Sunday the 21st of February 2016, at 2:00 pm
The meeting will be governed by the following Agenda:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Opening and determining the legality of the
meeting
Moment of Silence
Acceptance of the Agenda
Approval of the Minutes of the Semi Annual
Meeting 2015
President's Report
Manager’s Report
Long Range Planning Committee Report &
Motion on Farm
Committee Reports
Report of the Nomination and Bylaws Committee
Group Reports, no longer mandatory
Finance Report
Acceptance of the 2015 Finance Report &
Chartered Accountants Reports
Appointment of External Auditors
Presentation of 2016 Budget
15. Acceptance of the 2016 Budget
16. Report of the Internal Club Auditors
17. Concordia Farm
18. Appointing of Election Committee
19. Discharge of the Board and approval of Board
Actions in 2015
20. Election
21. Coffee and Cake
22. Election Results
23. Election of the President
24. The new President chairs the meeting with the
newly elected board.
25. Discharge of the Election Committee
26. For the well being of the Club
27. Adjournment
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2016
JahresHauptversammlung
Annual
Membership Meeting
Sunday, February 21, 2016
2:00 p.m. Concordia Hall
Concordia Schenke
Sunday Brunch from 11.00 a.m.
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FOLLOWING 9 (NINE) CAN
NOMINATED FOR ELECTION
THE MAIN BOARD OF T
AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHI
KATHY SCHERTZER
ANDREW
Nominated by:
Rita Allmendinger and Karin Kruse
Nominated
Michael Mat
Club activities:
Bowling Group
Occupation: Property Administration
(Senioren Haus Concordia)
Club activit
President of
camper, Out
Committee,
ALEXANDRIA THOENE
ROLF MA
Nominated by:
Heidi Nowak and Karl Braun
Member since 1994 (ab 1975 m. Familie)
Club activities: Member of the Outdoor
Group, Campers, Treffpunkt, Main Board
since 2008
Occupation: Pharmacy Technician
Nominated
Eckhard Mic
Member sin
Club activiti
K.K.G, Enzia
Member of t
Occupation
MARTIN PATZOLD
MIKE BR
Nominated by:
Fred Trautrim and Peter Trautrim
Member since 1995
Club activities: Tennis, Choir, Treffpunkt
and past Board member
Occupation: IT Director
Nominated
Elaine Keller
Member sin
Club activiti
on the Main
Occupation
NDIDATES HAVE BEEN
N AS DIRECTORS OF
THE CONCORDIA CLUB
P MEETING 2016
W SAUR
HELMUT KRUSCHAT
by:
tich and Peter Trautrim
Nominated by:
Uwe Werner Schlueter & Horst Beyerle
ies:
Campers Group, Long time
tdoor group director, LRP
11 year active member.
ALTHANER
Member since 1982
Club activities:
President of the Choir
Occupation: Stukkateur (Drywaller)
MICHELLE ZIMMER
by:
chalski and Hans Malthaner
nce 1978
ies:
an, Campers, Table Tennis,
he Main Board
: Real Estate
Nominated by:
Karl Braun and Fred Trautrim
Member since 2008
Club activities: Chair of Membership,
Campers, Mom to Enzian Dancer
Occupation: Flight Attendant
RASCH
MARCUS DRASDO
by:
& Helmut Kruschat
nce 1995
ies: Concordia Dance Society,
Board 14 years
: Cabinet maker, self employed
Nominated by:
Walter Marzinko and Hans Malthaner
Club activities:
Table Tennis Group
Occupation: Contractor
BERICHT DES NOMINATIONS KOMITEES
Die auf der Bildseite aufgeführten Mitglieder haben sich als Kandidaten zur Wahl bei der Jahreshauptversammlung 2016 als
Directoren in den Hauptvorstand gestellt. Die Antragsformulare wurden vom Nominations-Komitee geprüft und für richtig
befunden. Die Reihenfolge der Kandidaten wurde mittels einer einfachen Auslosungsmethode ermittelt.
Directoren für den Hauptvostand 2016: Zur Jahreshautversammlung 2016 stellen sich 9 Kandidaten um die 7 frei werdenden Hauptvorstandsposten zu besetzen. Eine Person von den neu gewählten Vorstandsmitgliedern welche die wenigsten
Stimmen erhält, verbleibt nur ein Jahr im Hauptvorstand.
Buchprüfer : Für das kommende Geschäftsjahr benötigen wir vier (4) Buchprüfer. Elisabeth Rowsell und Eckhard Michalski
bleiben noch ein Jahr. Wilma Schmidt und Fred Trautrim stellten sich für zwei Jahre zur Verfügung and daher ist eine Wahl
unnötig.
***
Jedes Mitglied kann nur seinen eigenen Wahlzettel in die dafür bestimmten Wahlurnen einwerfen.
Vorauswahlen sind am Dienstag, den 9. Februar zwischen 17:00 und 20:00 Uhr in der Weinstube.
Wahltag: Die Ausgabe der EIGENEN STIMMZETTEL wird an der Haupteingangstür zur Festhalle nach Überprüfung der
Mitgliedschaft vorgenommen.
Zum Abschluss der Nominationen waren zwei (2) Kandidaten für das Amt des Prasidenten bekannt, Rob Kerr und Rolf
Mathaner.
***
Das Nominations-Komitee und Satzungskomitee besteht aus den Klubpräsidenten, den beiden amtierenten Vize-Präsidenten,
den Präsidenten sämtlicher Untergruppen und den Alterspräsidenten.
Karl Braun, Vorsitzender
REPORT OF THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
Members pictures on the reverse side have agreed to be nominated at the Annual Membership Meeting 2016 as Directors for
the Main Board. The applications have been verified and approved by the Nominations Committee. The sequence of the following candidates was optained by applying a simple selection method.
Directors for the Main Board: Nine (9) members have agreed to be nominated to fill seven (7) positions that will become
vacant. One (1) newly elected Board Member with the lowest number of votes will stay on the Board for only one (1) year.
Auditors: For the current fiscal year we require 4 auditors. Two (2) for one year and two (2) for two (2) years. Elisabeth
Rowsell and Eckhard Michalski have one year remaining on their term. Wilma Schmidt and Fred Trautrim have agreed to
serve for two (2) years. Therefore an election is not necessary.
***
Every member can only cast his own ballot in the ballot box at the elections.
Advance Elections are being held on Tuesday, February 9th 2016 inside the Weinstube just outside the Club office between
5:00 and 8:00 pm.
Election Day: Ballots for members will be handed out at the door of the Main Hall upon entry, after verifying your
membership status.
At closing of the Nominations we have two (2) candidates running for the position of President, Rob Kerr and Rolf
Malthaner.
***
The Nominations and Bylaws Committee consist of the Club President, both Vice Presidents the Presidents of all Groups and
the Past Presidents of the Club.
Karl Braun, Chairperson
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JAHRESBERICHTE / ANNUAL REPORTS 2015
Jahresbericht der
Geschäftsführerin
Wenn ich so auf das vergangene Jahr zurückblicke, kann ich fast gar nicht glauben, dass ein
ganzes Jahr verflossen ist. Es scheint wie gestern,
als ich meinen Jahresbericht für 2014 verfasste!
Zum Jahresanfang hatten wir besonderes Augenmerk darauf gerichtet, so gut wie möglich für den
Klub zu werben. Wir nahmen am ersten Wochenende an einer Brautmodenschau im Waterloo Inn teil, wobei es uns möglich war, einige
Hochzeiten bei uns zu buchen und auch gleichzeitig Werbung für unsere eigene Brautmodenschau zu machen. Ein ansässiger Hochzeitsdekorateur hatte uns an diesem Tag unsere Halle
entsprechend dekoriert – und es sah wirklich
wundervoll aus! Das wiederum bescherte uns
weitere Buchungen für weitere Hochzeiten.
Selbstverständlich werden wir weiterhin stark
bei Brautmodenschauen vertreten sein, damit
Brautpaare sehen können, wie wunderbar die
Halle für eine Hochzeit hergerichtet werden
kann.
Im April hatten wir dann einen Ausstellungsstand an der hiesigen „Food and Drink
Show“ um hauptsächlich auf unsere Schenke
aufmerksam zu machen. Immer wieder bin ich
darüber erstaunt, wie viele Menschen in
Kitchener Waterloo immer noch nicht wissen,
dass wir das ganze Jahr über und auch für jedermann geöffnet sind!
Unser Gesamtumsatz lag etwas unter dem des
Vorjahres, obwohl die Hochzeitssaison sehr gut
war und die Halle jeden Samstag seit Anfang Mai
bis nach Oktoberfest hinaus gebucht gewesen ist.
Aber, da sind eben so viele andere variable Faktoren, die sich auf das Endergebnis auswirken.
Zum Beispiel hatten wir zwei Hochzeiten im
Juni, welche keinen Barservice hatten – was sich
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wiederum wesentlich negativ beim Umsatz auswirkt.
Während der Sommermonate arbeiteten wir vor
allem daran, die Schenke und die Patio zu vermarkten. Wir verwirklichten ein paar neue Ideen
und werbetechnische Maßnahmen. Die Bierservierlöffel erfreuten sich besonderer Beliebtheit vor allem bei denjenigen, die einige unsere
verschiedenen Faßbiere ausprobieren wollten.
Ebenso hatten wir eine Warsteiner Werbeaktion
im Herbst, wobei ein 48“ Flachfernseher mit dem
Erwerb eines 0,5l Warsteiner Bieres gewonnen
werden konnte. Unser Warsteiner Vertreter war
so freundlich, uns so ein Fernsehgerät zu diesem
Zweck zur Verfügung zu stellen. Die Ziehung des
Gewinners fand Anfang Oktober statt. Ebenso
hatten wir eine kleine Band auf der Patio an
jedem Freitagabend im August. Selbstverständlich konkurrierten wir mit so manch anderer
Veranstaltung in der Stadt, weshalb sich die
Teilnehmerzahl in Grenzen hielt und nicht ganz
so war, wie wir es erhofft hatten. Hoffentlich
können wir unseren Kalender in diesem Jahr
besser koordinieren.
Das Oktoberfest kam sehr plötzlich in diesem
Jahr! Unter dem Strich hatten wir ein gutes
Oktoberfest, obwohl unser Faßbierverkauf seit
Jahren rückläufig ist. Jedoch kam unser Verkaufsumsatz dem des Vorjahres ziemlich nahe.
Wir machten einige Veränderungen in der Halle
hinsichtlich der Jägerbar. Die Resonanz war durchaus positiv und ich bin mir sicher, dass wir die
neue Disposition beibehalten werden.
Die Weihnachtssaison war wie immer sehr
geschäftig. Unglücklicherweise verloren wir eine
unserer größeren Firmen-Weihnachtsfeiern, weil
diese eine Halle suchte, wo die Beschäftigten
auch gleichzeitig Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten
hatten. Glücklicherweise fanden wir gleich
Ersatz, denn eine andere Firma übernahm diesen
Tag für ihre Weihnachtsfeier.
Herausforderungen in diesem Jahr gab es vor allem im Küchenbereich. Es scheint, als dass dies
ein übliches Problem für die gesamte Gastronomie in unserer Gegend ist. Trotz allem, unser
Team in der Küche arbeitete schwer und hart
daran, auch diese Personalengpässe zu meistern.
Zum Schluss möchte ich mich noch beim
Vorstand für die gewährte Unterstützung während des ganzen Jahres bedanken. Ebenso ein
aufrichtiges Dankeschön unserem Personal für
ein weiteres großartiges Jahr!
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Ruth Rajna, Geschäftsführerin
MANAGER’S YEAR END REPORT
FOR 2015
As I look back on 2015, I find it hard to believe
another year has come and gone. It seems like
just yesterday that I was reporting on the year
2014!
The focus at the beginning of the year was primarily on promoting the Club as best we could. We
attended a Bridal Show at Waterloo Inn on the
first weekend where we were able to book a few
weddings and advertise for our own Bridal
Showcase. One of our local wedding decorators
came in to decorate the Hall for us on the day of
the show and it looked fabulous! We were able to
secure a few more wedding bookings on that day
as well! Needless to say, we will continue to
attend more Bridal Shows to ensure that brides
have an opportunity to see how wonderful the
Hall can be for a wedding.
In April we had a booth at the Food and Drink
Show in an effort to showcase the Schenke as
best we could. I am still amazed at the number of
people within the Kitchener Waterloo area that
do not know we are open to the public for dining
throughout the year!
Our overall sales were down slightly from 2014
even though the wedding season was very good
with the Hall booked every Saturday from the
beginning of May straight through until Oktoberfest and beyond. However, there are so many
variables that influence the bottom line. For
example, we had two weddings in June that did
not have bar service at all. This, of course, effects
our sales significantly.
During the summer months we worked at trying
to market the Schenke and patio. We introduced
a few new ideas and promotional strategies. The
beer paddles became very popular for guests who
wanted a taste of a few different import beers we
offer. We ran a promotion with Warsteiner in the
fall were you could win a 48" flat screen TV with
the purchase of a .5 Warsteiner. Our Warsteiner
rep was kind enough to donate the TV which we
gave away at the beginning of October. We had
live entertainment on the patio every Friday for
the month of August. We had to compete with a
few other events happening around the city so
attendance was not what we anticipated.
Hopefully we can better coordinate our schedule
this summer.
Oktoberfest came very quickly this year! Overall,
we had a good Oktoberfest even though we continue to see our draft sales decrease over the
years but our sales overall came very close to last
year. We made a few changes with the set up in
the hall in the hope of drawing more attention to
the Jagerbar. The feedback was favourable so I
am sure we will continue to keep the new layout.
The Christmas season was a busy time for the
Club. Unfortunately we lost one of our bigger
company Christmas parties due to a relocation to
a venue that could provide overnight accommodations for their staff but were able to secure a
new company party in its place.
We have had a few challenges in staffing for the
kitchen this year. It seems that the restaurant
industry as a whole is having its difficulties in
this area. However, our kitchen team worked
very hard to overcome these staffing issues.
In closing I would like to thank the Board of
Directors for their continued support throughout
the year. A sincere thank you also to our staff for
another great year!
Sincerely, Ruth Rajna, General Manager
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Club Mietobjekte 2015
Das Jahr 2015 fing sehr ruhig an, das erste
groessere Projekt war die Renovierung das
Badezimmers in dem Haus an 479 Ottawa St.,
diese war dringend noetig um zu verhindern das
sich Feuchtigkeit in der Aussenwand verbreiten
kann, ein Resultat des undichten Daches das wir
bereits 2014 reparierten, wie sich sicherlich viele
erinnern koennen.
Die anderen Objekte benoetigten lediglich normale kleinere Instandhaltungs-Arbeiten, eines
sollte an dieser Stelle angemerkt werden: einen
herzlichen Dank an Rob Kerr, der die Reinigung
der Regenrinnen an 455 Ottawa organisierte.
Ronny Horvath
CLUB RENTAL PROPERTIES 2015
The year 2015 started very quiet, the first larger
project was the renovation of the Bathroom at
479 Ottawa St., which was due to avoid spreading moisture throughout the outside walls as the
result of the leaking roof which got fixed in 2014,
like most of you will remember.
The other object’s required only normal maintenance, one thing to say at this place is: a big
thank you to Rob Kerr, who organized the cleaning of the eavestroughs at 455 Ottawa St.
Ronny Horvath
Christkindlmarket 2015
Christkindlemarket started December 3rd and
ended December 6th, and as it goes, it is a busy
time for me and my committee.
We offered Warsteiner Beer again this year, but
we were not as successful in beer sales as we
were with our gluhwein sales.
We are continuously making attempts to tweak
our gluhwein recipe to keep it tasting delicious
for our customers.
We ended the market with a profit and we gave
the Children’s Wish Foundation $505.00 from
our collected tips.
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In closing, I would like to thank my committee
and the rest of the Board and those that came out
to help with setup, takedown, and volunteering
their time in the booth.
Director,
Peter Bergen
Oktoberfest chair
Well let me start by thanking Karl Braun for all is
guidance and knowledge. Also my dad (Hans
Malthaner) for the use of his tools and weekly
inspections to keep us on time and budget. 2015
created a few challenges. Painting all the tables
was a bigger job than I thought. Some of us needed to get our fall arrest training which is now
law. In order to work at heights. Many pictures
were taken this should help the process for this
year. I am already recruiting for the Set-up crew
(Any takers?). We will be looking to make a few
improvements this year. And don’t forget…..
Lasst euch das bier schmecken
Rolfie
Annual Report - Sarah Fretz
1ST SECRETARY
As 1st Secretary I am responsible for minutes
from the Semi-Annual and Annual Meeting. I am
also responsible for responding in writing to any
inquiries to the board and writing any letters to
members. When our 2nd secretary is unavailable,
I would take our weekly meeting minutes.
As 1st Secretary, I also try to keep the board in
line with the by-laws and regulations during
weekly meetings and keep track of our monetary
motions for the auditors.
1. SCHRIFTFÜHRERIN
Als 1. Schriftführerin bin ich für die Protokolle
der Halb-Jahresversammlung und HauptJahresversammlung verantwortlich. Ich habe
auch Briefe an den Vorstand beantwortet, und
Briefe an Mitglieder geschrieben. Wenn unsere 2.
Schriftführerin nicht da war, habe ich auch das
Protokoll von unserer Vorstandssitzung
geschrieben. Ich versuche auch immer während
unseren Sitzungen, die Satzungen und Statuten
zu berücksichtigen.
Am Presidentball haben wir auch etwas neues
probiert und ich glaube die Dekoration ist gut
angekommen.
ENTERTAINMENT
Ich möchte mich bei meinem Komitee bedanken
für die Mitarbeit und auch bei alle anderen die
mitgeholfen haben. Es ist nicht immer einfach
neue Sachen zu finden und auszuführen.
The entertainment committee has been quite
busy this past year. We started by Boxing week
shopping for some new Christmas decorations.
Hopefully all the members appreciated the
update in decor. We did receive some feedback
throughout the holiday season and will continue
to work on improving the atmosphere next
Christmas.
The committee also tried something new for
Presidents Ball this year and the peacock feathers and fish centre pieces were enjoyed by all.
For Stiftungsfest we stuck to the basics and had
a very simple yet elegant decorating scheme and
once again positive feedback and comments
came to us.
It is exciting to plan for decoration and entertainment for various events and I hope we have succeeded in bringing new and old together.
I would like to thank my entertainment committee, and for the most part their spouses as well,
for all the brainstorming, crafting and hours
spent decorating. Also a big thank you for all
those who help with the clean up afterwards. It
isn’t always easy to coordinate schedules when
so many of us work different kinds of hours but
in the end we always pull through and get the job
done!
VERGNÜGUNGS KOMITEE
Wir waren im letzten Jahr sehr beschäftigt! Nach
Weihnachten fing es gleich an da wir neue
Dekoration für die Schenke und Jägerstube
kauften. Ich hoffe, es hat allen gefallen. Wir werden für nächstes Jahr noch ein paar andere
Sachen erneuern.
Beim Stiftungsfest haben wir es schlicht und elegant gehalten und auch wieder positive Kommentare bekommen.
Honorary Member
The honorary member committee consisted of
the following members: Elisabeth Rowsell, Horst
Beyerle, Karl Braun, Wilma Schmidt, Ursula
Dressler, Martin Patzold, Ali Nowak and Rob
Kerr. I would like to thank the committee for
their work this year! Honorary member for 2015
was Murray Taylor.
EHRENMITGLIED
Vielen Dank an die Mitglieder des Ehrenmitglied
Komitees: Elisabeth Rowsell, Horst Beyerle, Karl
Braun, Wilma Schmidt, Ursula Dressler, Martin
Patzold, Ali Nowak and Rob Kerr. Ehrenmitglied
für 2015 war Murray Taylor.
Annual Report - Elaine Keller
2ND SECRETARY
As Second Secretary, I am responsible for taking
the minutes at our weekly Board Meetings. This
is my second year taking the weekly minutes and
I am starting to feel like I have a greater understanding for the position.
When I am not available to attend Board meetings, I am thankful to have Sarah Fretz our First
Secretary available at a moment’s notice to help
me out. Thank you Sarah.
I have recently started audio taping our meetings
so we don’t miss out on any important details.
I look forward to a great 2016 as your Second
Secretary.
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BULLETIN
Kultur Komitee 2015
I’d like to thank all of the group’s representatives
whom I had the pleasure of receiving reports
from this past year. Great job getting your reports
in on time. We all worked together to keep our
Nachrichten news worthy for all to read.
Liebe Freunde und Mitglieder,
I would like to send a big thank you to Sarah
Fretz for helping with all the language translations. Your assistance was greatly appreciated.
Im Concordia Club haben wir diesen Meilenstein
der deutschen Geschichte natürlich auch ein
bisschen gefeiert. Mat Schulze vom Waterloo
Centre für Deutsche Studien, der 1989 in Leipzig
gelebt hat, konnte die politischen Entwicklungen
mit seinen persönlichen Erlebnissen dokumentieren. Wir vom Concordia Club sind sehr
dankbar, dass selbst unser Generalkonsul Walter
Stechel es sich nicht hat nehmen lassen, dieser
Gedenkfeier beizuwohnen. Die Mitglieder aller
deutschen Klubs waren eingeladen. Unser Chor
umrahmte die Veranstaltung feierlich mit einigen Liedern.
Our bulletin offers an entertaining and up to date
read for all our members to enjoy. A well
deserved thank you to Jake Liebel for all the time
and dedication he puts in with preparing and
publishing our bulletin. It has been a pleasure
working with you this year.
I wish everyone a safe and happy 2016,
keep those reports coming!
Elaine Keller
Email: bulletinelaine@outlook.com
Festzug Komittee
Die Arbeit an “unserem” Float, das alle
deutschen Clubs vereint, gestalltete sich 2015
eher ruhig da wir einfach nicht wirklich an den
Umzugswagen herankommen konnten.
Es waren von vornherein nur kleinere
Auffrischungen geplant, so das wir am Ende
rechtzeitig vor der Oktoberfestparade fertig
waren.
Ronny Horvath / Mike Brasch
FLOAT COMMITTEE
The maintenance on “our” Float, which combines all German Clubs, began rather slow, we
could just not get to the Parade-vehicle.
There were only minor adjustments planed, so
that in the end we finished just in time before the
Oktoberfest Parade.
Ronny Horvath / Mike Brasch
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Kaum zu glauben, dass schon wieder ein Jahr
vergangen ist. Wenn ich an das vergangene Jahr
denke, fällt mir natürlich zuerst das 25jährige
Jubiläum der Deutschen Wiedervereinigung ein.
Wir Deutschkanadier können uns glücklich
schätzen, dass unser jetziger Konsul ein reges
und aktives Interesse daran hat, die deutsche
Kultur für uns hier in Kanada mit zahlreichen
Initiativen aufrecht zu erhalten. Bei seinen
zahlreichen Besuchen hier in Kitchener-Waterloo, wie dem Pioniertag, dem Volkstrauertag am
Woodland Friedhof und bei Veranstaltungen in
der Deutschen Schule boten sich viele Gelegenheiten für unsere Mitglieder ihn persönlich
kennenzulernen. Wir vom Concordia Club
danken ihm und seinem Team für die große
Unterstützung.
So hat er beispielsweise im Juni ein Treffen im
Hansa Haus in Mississauga einberufen, zu dem
er Abordnungen aller Deutschen Klubs in
Südwestontario eingeladen hat. Es sollte, unter
anderem, über die Zukunft der Deutschen Klubs
diskutiert werden, und Ideen ausgetauscht werden wie die Klubs jüngere Mitglieder für sich
interessieren und anwerben können. Ein zweites
Meeting ist nun für den 30. Januar diesen Jahres
angesetzt worden, zu dem ich auch hingehen
werde. Ich hoffe, Sie alle haben sich die Zeit
genommen und vorher die Umfrage des Konsulates ausgefüllt.
Das Problem jüngere Mitglieder anzuwerben ist
schon lang bekannt. Die Deutschen Klubs altern,
manche sterben schon aus. Geliebte Traditionen
unserer älteren Mitglieder geraten in Vergessenheit, und es kristallisieren sich neue Sitten
und Gebräuche heraus, mit denen die ältere
Generation nicht viel anfangen kann. Das hat es
aber schon immer gegeben. Es ist, wie man so
schön sagt, der Zahn der Zeit.
Hier im Concordia Club stehen wir vor den gleichen Herausforderungen wie alle anderen Klubs
auch. Wir haben aber auch eine dynamische
Jugendkultur mit der Garde, den Schuhplattlern
und dem Kinderchor. 'Was du ererbt von deinen
Vätern, erwirb es um es zu besitzen', schreibt
Goethe in Faust I. In meinen Augen ist es überaus wichtig, dass die ältere Generation den
neuen, -zugegeben oft befremdlich wirkenden-,
kulturellen Eigenheiten und Kommunikationsmethoden offen gegenüber steht und sie nicht
abweist. Wir möchten doch, dass sich die jungen
Leute das deutsche Herzstück, die Werte und
Sitten, auf die es wirklich ankommt, selbst zu
Eigen machen. Ein Kulturwandel dieser Art geht
nie ganz nahtlos vonstatten, aber generationenübergreifende Offenheit und Akzeptanz für
alle Beteiligten unterstützt das Ganze.
Im Concordia Club engagieren sich viele ehrenamtliche Helfer, vorwiegend unsere Senioren,
die ein großes Ausmaß an Zeit, Fähigkeiten und
Dienstleistungen unentgeltlich zur Verfügung
stellen. Viele scheinen das oft nicht anzuerkennen oder es wird als selbstverständlich vorausgesetzt.
Zu guter Letzt, versucht doch auch bitte mehr
deutsch zu sprechen. Ich bin immer wieder
verblüfft, wie wenige Leute im Club deutsch
miteinander sprechen, obwohl sie die Sprache
beherrschen. Für mich ist die Sprache ein
wichtiger Grund für die Klubmitgliedschaft. So
nehme ich beispielsweise meinen Sohn zum
Skatabend mit, damit er auch außerhalb der
Familie mit deutschsprechenden Menschen in
Verbindung bleibt.
Aus persönlichen Gründen habe ich beschlossen, dieses Jahr nicht für den Vorstand zu
kandidieren. Ich bedanke mich für das
Vertrauen, das die Mitgliedschaft in den vergangenen zwei Jahren in mich gesetzt hat und wünsche allen Mitgliedern ein erfolgreiches und
glückliches Neues Jahr 2016!
Marcus Kallweit
GERMAN CULTURE COMMITTEE
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Dear Friends and Members,
It is hard to believe that another year has gone by
already.
Looking back at 2015, the first thing that comes
to mind is the 25 year anniversary of Germany's
reunification. We here at he Concordia Club did,
of course, celebrate this milestone of German history with a semi-formal commemoration gettogether.
Mat Schulze from the Waterloo Centre for
German Studies, who lived in Leipzig in 1989,
commented with personal accounts on the political developments. The Concordia Club and the
Board of Directors are grateful that our German
Consul General Walter Stechel attended this
event. In fact, he supports and has supported
many other German events in our area with his
attendance be it on Pioneer's Day, Volkstrauertag
at Woodland Cemetery, and events at the
German School Concordia.
We German-Canadians can consider ourselves
very lucky that our acting Consul General
demonstrates a keen and active interest in trying
to help us keep the German culture alive and
flourishing. He and his team have launched a
number of initiatives. Last June for example, the
Consulate invited all Presidents from all German
clubs in southwestern Ontario to the Hansa Haus
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Radio Herz, German Broadcast Inc.
63 Hoffman St., Kitchener, Ont. N3M 3M8
Radio Herz können Sie folgendermaßen hören:
Übers Internet für $7.00/Mo. www.radioherzclub.com unter
Abonnieren erhältlich. Über Bell-TV, auf Kanal 986 als Abonnent
erhältlich und über NexTV, Deutsches Internet TV
auf Kanal 1252 als Abonnent erhältlich Tel: 1-866-365-6724
in Mississauga to discuss the future of German
clubs, as well as to exchange ideas on how to
attract younger members, and to keep up our traditions. A second meeting is scheduled for
January 30th which I also plan to attend. I hope
all of you took some time to fill out the survey
sent around by the consulate.
The old problem as to how to attract a younger
membership is well known. Our German clubs
are aging or dying out slowly. Loved traditions of
our older members are often challenged and no
longer cultivated by younger generations. Some
fear they will be forgotten. New customs are
starting which our older members have difficulty
to accept.
At the Concordia Club we face some challenges,
but we also have a vibrant youth culture with the
Garde, the Schuhplattler and the Children's
Choir. What's bred in the bone, the values and
customs of centuries, may have to be adapted in
their appearance and will have to be enriched
with modern ideas, rhythms and technology. It
has to, if we want the German core to remain
accessible for our children. While this kind of
cultural change never occurs smoothly, openness
and acceptance for all groups involved fosters
the process.
The Concordia Club is made up of many people,
especially seniors, volunteering a lot of their
time, skills and services. Many often seems to
take this for granted.
Last but not least, please try to speak German. I
am always amazed how few people in our club
speak German to one another, although they
know the language. I take my son to play Skat so
he stays connected with German speakers.
For personal reasons, I have decided not to run
for the Board this year. I appreciate the trust
placed in me by the membership the last two
years.
Wishing everyone a prosperous and happy New
Year 2016.
Membership
Marcus Kallweit
Rolf
Happy New Year to everyone!
I'd like to welcome all our new members to The
Concordia Club also.
We had 80 new members join in 2015, plus an
additional 8 that joined during the Oktoberfest
membership drive.
Each year we are growing and each year we will
have more and more people enjoying what our
club has to offer.
Once again, congratulations to our members who
had anniversaries as club members this year. Just
a reminder that we still have pins that need to be
picked up from the club. Please come to the front
desk and ask for them.
All the best to you and your family in 2016.
Michelle Zimmer
Sales and Marketing
Last year we had several meetings (more like a
gettogether) usually once a month. With the help
of staff and volunteers we were able to come up
with some great ideas. Ideas that bring in fresh
faces as well as our members. One of the many
ideas that came from one our meetings was the
bridal open house. This is now our 2nd annually. Other ideas include a wine pairings evening,
patio entertainment beer paddles and much
more.
Anyone can join us. Bring your ideas and what
you would like to see at our club.
The next meeting is February 16. 2016 at 7:00
pm. Contact myself malthaner1015 @rogers.com
or 519 998 4203. We would love to have you.
Thanks to all who took the time last year . There
are many to thank. Can’t wait to see what we do
in 2016.
See you soon
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February 9, 2016 - 5-8 pm
Advanced Polls
for Annual Meeting
2015 Yearly Report from
Ali Nowak
TREASURER’S REPORT 2015:
2015 was my second year as First Treasurer of
the Concordia Club, and Peter Bergen’s second
year as Second Treasurer. We lost a valuable fulltime staff member when Fiona Gilbert decided to
work closer to home. Her replacement, Silvia
Minka is doing an admirable job of filling her
shoes. Special thanks to Ruth Rajna for her help
and support throughout the year.
As the First Treasurer, I also chaired the
Economic Affairs Committee (myself, Peter
Bergen and Rob Kerr) and the Finance
Committee (myself, Peter Bergen, Rob Kerr and
Sarah Fretz).
Although not all of the numbers are in from our
busy holiday season, I am pleased to report that
it appears that we have met our overall budget.
Our Oktoberfest was not as successful as last
year, with decreased sales and increased expenses. Our sales revenue from all sources decreased
from last year but is slightly higher than budgeted. Our total expenses are higher than last year,
but lower than budgeted. There were many
building repair expenses which were dealt with
in 2015 including the installation of our new fire
alarm system, kitchen food heaters and coolers,
and the beautiful Halle floor repair. Given the
results of the HST Audit in late 2014, we also
self-reported for uncollected 2014 HST and made
the necessary payment in 2015.
Members of the Finance Committee and
Economic Affairs Committee attended a seminar
on Not For Profit Organizations – Facing Indirect
Tax Challenges presented by KPMG. Various
committee members also met with our RBC
investment advisor, Chris Emms and our commercial account manager, Phil Jones to review
our Line of Credit, investments, and future
expenses. The limit on our Line of Credit will be
increased in early 2016 and the cash monies in
our accounts invested.
Looking forward to your questions at the
Annual General Meeting,
Ali Nowak
EMPLOYEE LIASON:
As Employee Liason between our staff and the
main Board, it is my responsibility to deal with
any problems with our staff. There were no significant problems in 2015. Please contact me if
you have any concerns.
ANGESTELLTE DES KLUBS:
Als Verbindungsperson fuer das Personal zum
Vorstand, versuche ich bei Problemen fuer beide
Seiten gerecht zu vermitteln. Da waren keine
Probleme in 2015. Wenn Sie Fragen haben, Sie
können mit mir sprechen.
Ali Nowak
LONG RANGE PLANNING
COMMITTEE
In 2015, the Long Range Planning Committee
had a very busy year and will continue to have a
busy year in 2016 in assisting the Vorstand in
implementing the membership’s decision on the
future of the Farm.
The Long Range Planning Committee members
in 2015 included Karl Braun, Kathie Dowswell,
Marcus Kallweit, Rob Kerr, Andrew Lehman,
Arne Michalski, and Eckhard Michalski.
After the April 6, 2014 Special Meeting, the Long
Range Planning Committee Roundtable
Discussion Group was formed and the following
subcommittees were formed: Income Generation
at the Farm; Fundraising Events; Rental Properties; Trillium Grant/Member and/or Group
Investment; Farm and Campsite/Usage Fees &
Expenses and Farm Property Manager.
In 2015, all subcommittees of the Roundtable
Discussion Group completed their reports to the
Long Range Planning Committee. A Special
Membership Meeting was held May 24, 2015 to
provide a summary report to the membership. A
Survey/Questionnaire was distributed to all
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interested members for their input on the future
development of the Farm, and the memberships’
willingness to donate or invest monies in the
Concordia Club. The results of the Survey /
Questionnaire were shared with the membership
at the Semi Annual Meeting on August 26, 2015.
The Roundtable Discussion Group met and made
a recommendation to the Long Range Planning
Committee. As printed in the January 2015
Nachrichten Blatt, the Long Range Planning
Committee’s recommendation on the future of
the Farm was accepted by the Board of Directors
on December 10, 2015. At the Annual General
Meeting on February 21, 2016, all members will
be asked to approve the Board’s motion that the
sewage system at the Farm Pavillion be
replaced/updated as required by the Ministry of
Environment. The current estimated cost is
$300,000.
The current campground operation would continue mostly unchanged. The campsites would
not have any water supply or sewage disposal
services.
The Finance Committee will be meeting before
the Annual General Meeting to review and discuss the results of the membership survey, the
recommendations of the Long Range Planning
Roundtable Discussion Group and the Long
Range Planning Committee on where the money
should come from. The Finance Committee will
make a recommendation to the Board of
Directors in advance of the Annual General
Meeting.
Please do not hesitate to contact any member of
the Long Range Planning Committee, the
Roundtable Discussion Group, the Finance
Committee or the Vorstand to discuss your
thoughts on this important motion.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO COME
TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING AND VOTE! Ali Nowak
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Security department
Report for 2015
We once again had a successful year in the security department as no major charges were laid
against the club and the president and the board
of directors are still here to guide the club. The
staff had a somewhat harder time as a few people
experienced some bumps and bruises. Nothing
seems to keep these ladies and gentlemen away
as they returned to work for their next shift.
Thank you to all the staff in the security and
parking department for a job well done.
This was our second year with the new liquor
inspector and John Misener was able to give us
the guidance that was needed to have a successful year. A new approach that we enlisted this
year was pro-active messaging at entry points
and bars, which alerted the patrons that their
attendance here and the ability to consume alcohol was a privilege not a right. This message
enabled the bar and wait staff to have a talking
point if the patron decided to dispute any facts.
The overall make up and training of the staff for
the security department is shaped by the supervisors and administrator for the security department. A heartfelt thank you goes out to John,
Randy, Chesley and Candace for their hours of
behind the scenes work which helps prepare this
department for the busy 9 days we experience
every year.
Thank you to all the board members and members of the Concordia club that stand behind the
internal security that we have had here at the
club for many years. We did need to supplement
our numbers this year with some outside help
but they worked very well with our staff. We are
looking into how we can obtain the numbers for
the security course in a more efficient way so
that we can run our own courses again. Our security force is getting older and we see the need to
get the next generation of security guards trained
to help re-inforce our numbers.
We had the luxury of having Staff Sgt. Tom
Berczi return to run the Oktoberfest policing
unit. Tom has been a great mentor for the security department as he provides us with information to help better how we provide security every
year.
We look forward to the next years challenges and
the preparation work for 2016 will begin very
soon so that we may serve our patrons better.
Rob Kerr/ Alexandria Thoene
Security Department
Farm Report 2015
The season started out on April 26, 2015 with
farm clean up, we had an amazing turnout of
eager helpers plus great weather so we were able
to accomplish a lot of leaf removal and chipping
of trees and branches that had fallen over the
winter.
Originally the pool looked as if it had survived
the winter with minimal damage, however the
more we inspected it, the more areas that we
found needed significant repair to the point that
a large section of the ledge in the deep end had
to be completely rebuilt. Because of this we
missed our goal of having the pool ready by
Canada Day weekend, but the health department
was quite happy with it when it did get up and
running.
The kitchen wasn’t open again this season due to
no one being interested in running it, however
we got some help for the group picnics by having
the Fritter Haus provide cooking assistance
instead.
Our volunteers and maintenance crew once
again worked very hard to keep the farm looking
good, plus we were able to get some overdue
projects completed such as replacing a couple of
broken underground hydro wires and a long section of main water line by the pool by digging
several hundred feet of trench.
Part way through the season our Gate card reader
decided to stop working and needed to be
replaced. Rather than trying to swap out everybody’s farm card in the middle of summer, we
decided to hold off until spring. Sadly we lost a
few campers but then gained a couple of new
ones, keeping our numbers pretty much balanced.
The frequent testing of our well water had no bad
lab results, and we needed only minor repairs
and upkeep to the system.
Thanks go to Bruce E. for once again looking after
the visitor and guest camping fees – we even
have an online reservation system now! Thank
you to the Campers committee and all the
Campers who volunteered their time out at the
farm.
The 2016 Camping season will start Sunday
April 24, 2016 at 9 a.m. with Farm Cleanup.
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Wichtige Veranstaltungen
Important Events
FEBRUARY / MARCH 2016
Feb. 6
Feb. 9
Feb. 10
Feb. 14
Narrenzunft Maskenball Main Hall, 7:30 pm
Advanced Polls for
Annual Meeting Weinstube, 5-8 pm
Ash Wednesday Herring
Dinner Schenke 5:00 pm
Valentines Brunch Buffet
Feb. 15
Main Hall 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Family Day (Club closed)
Feb. 21
Annual Membership Meeting
2:00 pm, Halle
Winter Carnival Farm
March 19 President’s Ball 6:00 pm
March 6
March 25
Good Friday (Club closed)
March 27
Easter Sunday Buffet
Main Hall 12:00 am - 2:00 pm + 5.00 - 7.00 pm
Bitte reservieren Sie ihren Tisch und besorgen Sie die Eintrittskarten zu den Veranstaltungen rechtzeitig.
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Concordia Club Board of Directors 2014/2015
President:
1st Vice President:
2nd Vice President:
1st Secretary:
2nd Secretary:
1st Treasurer:
2nd Treasurer:
Directors:
Manager
Committee Members
Arbeitsgemeinschaft
Archives
Bulletin
Christkindlmarket
Club Buildings
Club Historian
Club Ombudsman
Club Rental Properties
Concordia Seniorenhaus
Economic Affairs
Employee Liaison
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Rob Kerr
Michael Brasch
Alex Thoene
Sarah Fretz
Elaine Keller
Ali Nowak
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Rolf Malthaner
Helmut Kruschat
Michelle Zimmer
Marcus Kallweit
Mike Matich
Ruth Rajna
Rob Kerr
Mike Brasch
Alexandria Thoene
Elaine Keller
Sarah Fretz
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Elaine Keller
Mike Matich
Mike Brasch
Helmut Kruschat
Leo Tukums
Harald Schwegel
Ronny Horvath
Helmut Kruschat
Rob Kerr
Mike Brasch
Peter Bergen
Ali Novak
Rob Kerr
Peter Bergen
Ali Nowak
Entertainment
Sarah Fretz
Michelle Zimmer
Alexandria Thoene
Farm Committee
Mike Matich
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Finance Committee
Ali Nowak
Peter Bergen
Rob Kerr
Sarah Fretz
Float Committee
Ronny Horvath
German Culture
Marcus Kallweit
Honorary Member
Sarah Fretz
Ali Nowak
Rob Kerr
Long Range Planning
Ali Nowak
Marcus Kallweit
Rolf Malthaner
Rob Kerr
Membership
Michelle Zimmer
Miss Concordia
Alexandria Thoene
Nominations and
Bylaws
Karl Braun
Rob Kerr
Oktoberfest Chair
Rolf Malthaner
Oktoberfest Inc.
Ali Nowak
Marcus Kallweit
Rolf Malthaner
Sales and Marketing
Rolf Malthaner
Marcus Kallweit
Ronny Horvath
Security
Rob Kerr
Alex Thoene