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<strong>Deutsche</strong> <strong>Schule</strong> <strong>Interessengemeinschaft</strong><br />
<strong>German</strong> <strong>School</strong> Association Newsletter<br />
October 10, 2007<br />
Hello! It’s the second week of October and our Fall Fundraiser is quickly approaching! Please<br />
read this newsletter for details!<br />
SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO FRAU GERDA JUHASZ, GERMAN WOMAN OF<br />
THE YEAR 2007 AND ALSO FRAU KAROLINE LINDENMAIER, PAST GERMAN<br />
WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2006.<br />
FALL FUNDRAISER- Our annual Fall Fundraiser Luncheon will be held on Oct. 21, from 12 to<br />
2:30 PM. Roast pork, spätzle, roteskraut (red cabbage), salad, and dessert will be served. After<br />
lunch, the school children will put on a short program about this year’s theme, “Die Schweiz”. It<br />
is important to stress again that all of the school children are needed for this program, even<br />
those who do not have speaking parts.<br />
The cost of the luncheon is $12.50 for adults, and $5.00 for children. Reservations can<br />
be made by calling our treasurer, Evelyn Klass at 330-725-3350. Because of the need for an<br />
advance reservation count, reservations MUST be made by this Sunday, October 14. Please be<br />
aware that we cannot guarantee last minute requests for seating.<br />
PLEASE VOLUNTEER- We need YOU! We still are in need of volunteers for the coming<br />
fundraiser. We also encourage our students in Gruppe 5, 6, and 7 to volunteer.<br />
We especially need help with:<br />
* FOOD LINE SERVERS * KITCHEN HELP * RUNNERS *CLEAN-UP<br />
A meal discount of $5.00 is available for adults volunteering at least one hour for or<br />
during this event. Student volunteers will also receive a small token of appreciation.<br />
If you’ve been to any of our events, you know that some of the nicest volunteers around<br />
are at our events. Won’t you consider joining them and help make this event a success? Please<br />
contact Corinna Fogwell at 440-846-9925 as soon as possible to volunteer. Also note that you<br />
must still make reservations with Evelyn Klass at school or at 330-725-3350.<br />
Raffle Prizes- Now is the time to bring in your raffle prizes! We encourage all our students and<br />
families of the <strong>German</strong> school to support the raffle by donating items,<br />
even if they cannot attend the luncheon itself.<br />
At the luncheon, two raffle tables (one for adults, and one for children) will be set up with<br />
raffle items and tickets will be sold to win them. If you have any prizes or gifts for these tables, it<br />
would be a very helpful if you could bring them in advance to the <strong>German</strong> <strong>School</strong> office.<br />
A letter from our school is available in the office for you to give to an employer or a place of<br />
business you frequent, if you would like to ask them to donate a service, gift, or gift certificates.<br />
A receipt for tax purposes is also available, as well as our non-profit number for cash gifts. Please<br />
see Frau Hebrank if you need any further information. We thank you in advance for all your<br />
donations, as they bring in additional funds that keep our school tuition cost low.
VOLUNTEER NEEDED!!!-Tricia Hiss is no longer able to continue to be in charge of the<br />
Campbell’s Labels for Education and the BoxTops for Education programs. If you are interested<br />
in helping out with these programs, please contact her at 330-666-3557, or by email at<br />
Tigerlilyrealty@hotmail.com, for more information. A BIG THANK YOU, TRICIA, FOR ALL<br />
YOUR HELP IN STARTING THESE PROGRAMS AND FOR YOUR TIME AND<br />
DEDICATION!<br />
Advent Calendars- The school will be selling Advent Calendars at the Fall Fundraiser,<br />
on Wednesdays during <strong>German</strong> <strong>School</strong> and at the Friday Night Fish Fry. The price is $2.00 each.<br />
These calendars are from <strong>German</strong>y and contain chocolates. Please consider buying one or more<br />
for your family and friends. They make nice gifts and the proceeds support our school. If you<br />
could help with selling the calendars at the Fall Fundraiser, or possibly at other times at<br />
Donauschwaben club functions (mostly Saturday evenings), please return the volunteer form or<br />
contact Evelyn Klass at 330-725-3350. We would especially like to thank Mr. Richard Kolefar<br />
for again volunteering to sell the calendars at the Friday Fish Fry. Mr. Kolefar sold Advent<br />
Calendars last year when he was a student here and graciously told us that he would be willing to<br />
sell them at the dinners this year, even though he is currently not able to be a student! When you<br />
see him at the Fish Fry, please stop by and say hello!<br />
Continuing Education Seminar for Teachers of <strong>German</strong>- Frau Hebrank and five teachers from<br />
our school attended a continuing education seminar for teachers of <strong>German</strong> in New York last<br />
weekend. Frau Heike Gombar gave an in-depth presentation on <strong>German</strong> Summer Day Camp so<br />
other schools around the country could start similar programs.<br />
Frau Hebrank reports that among other <strong>German</strong> Language <strong>School</strong>s, ours is truly unique<br />
and awe inspiring. Besides having a Sprachdiplom program, our school has also been<br />
able to provide five levels of instruction for adult students (many schools have only one<br />
or two). We have various activities during the school year and a successful summer day camp. We<br />
also receive outstanding support from the Donauschwaben <strong>German</strong> American Cultural Center,<br />
including free use of the facilities every Wednesday night. No other school has facilities like these!<br />
Because of this, we do not have rent, insurance, or janitorial expenses. We are also able to keep<br />
our equipment, including computers in a dedicated room, on site. This tremendous support allows<br />
us to offset our tuition cost, which is extremely low in comparison to other schools. We are able<br />
to further keep our costs down by various fundraisers during the year (which we could not do<br />
without your support!)<br />
We sincerely encourage everyone to take advantage of and support the various opportunities and<br />
activities here at Donauschwaben’s <strong>German</strong> American Cultural Center. And we take this<br />
opportunity to once again thank them all for their support.<br />
The Donauschwaben Youth Group- will be selling giftcards on Wednesday nights during<br />
<strong>German</strong> <strong>School</strong> to help finance their upcoming trip to <strong>German</strong>y.<br />
Notes from the <strong>Deutsche</strong> <strong>Schule</strong> <strong>Interessengemeinschaft</strong> Meeting Sept. 26, 2007-<br />
Parents are asked to immediately notify the school administration of any problems or questions<br />
pertaining to school related situations and concerns.
Because of its length, we are considering changing the name of our parent support group,<br />
“<strong>Interessengemeinschaft</strong> zur Pflege der <strong>Deutsche</strong>n Sprache” to “<strong>Deutsche</strong> Sprachschule Cleveland<br />
und Beirat”. This notice will appear again and will be voted on during the next meeting in Sept.<br />
2008. A Beirat is defined as a advisory council or committee.<br />
The school has requested the administration at Lenau Park to prepare a fire exit plan for the sake<br />
of the safety of the students in case of an emergency. Plans are being considered and reviewed at<br />
this time. More information will be coming soon.<br />
It was again noted that the code of conduct is mandatory and therefore it must be signed by a<br />
parent or guardian before minor children will be accepted as enrolled students of <strong>German</strong><br />
Language <strong>School</strong> Cleveland.<br />
As noted last year, singing is a vital part of <strong>German</strong> language instruction and culture. Parents are<br />
strongly encouraged to support the time set aside on Wednesday nights for singing. The school<br />
has purchased new songbooks for the children. These songbooks<br />
are enjoyable, with illustrations reminiscent of Hummel figurines. The adult classes<br />
also have new text books, complete with a CD.<br />
The profit for the Fall fundraiser was $1935. The raffle profit was $614.<br />
The profit for the Easter Bunny Brunch was $1152 and the raffle profit was $503.<br />
Our Advent calendar sale raised $1,094. The total for BoxTops was $173.30.<br />
As you can see from the figures above, fundraisers provide substantial moneys for<br />
our school operating expenses. Thank you for volunteering and for your support!<br />
Campbell Labels and BoxTops for Education-Please save and bring in your boxtops and labels<br />
as soon as possible for the turn in this month. And encourage your family and friends to save<br />
them, too. Thanks for helping!<br />
Inclement Weather- PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE DONAUSCHWABEN GERMAN<br />
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER! At this time,<br />
we would like to explain the way we inform the public about school closings in case of inclement<br />
weather. The school is part of the “iAlert Instant <strong>School</strong> Alert System” which will make<br />
announcements on local radio and TV. <strong>German</strong> <strong>School</strong> is not definitely closed<br />
if the Olmsted Falls schools are closed in the morning and could possibly be closed even<br />
if Olmsted Falls schools were open because of inclement weather. Information about the stations<br />
that air the school closings will be posted soon on the bulletin board in the lower level of the<br />
building and also in the Service Bldg.<br />
A newsletter copy for the current month is posted on the bulletin board across from the school<br />
office (located in the basement, across from Kindergarten 2 for your reference. Additional<br />
newsletter copies are available at the school office. Past and current newsletters are also posted<br />
on the school website.
Websites- Since our Fall Fundraiser features Switzerland, we thought it would be appropriate to<br />
feature some Swiss sites.<br />
Culture, history, transportation, hiking and other topics about Switzerland<br />
http://www.myswissalps.com/switzerland/switzerland-vacation.asp?lang=EN<br />
About the famous knife<br />
ht.//www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/swissknife.htm<br />
The Rhone Glacier and other views of Switzerland from space<br />
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17443<br />
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/search.php?q=switzerland<br />
View short online videos to learn <strong>German</strong>- 4 groups, 10 lessons each, for kids and others<br />
http://www.knowitall.org/instantreplay/content/LanguageIndex.cfm<br />
If you have any questions or concerns about anything in this newsletter please<br />
call either of the <strong>German</strong> <strong>School</strong> Association Presidents- Petra Sullivan at<br />
440-716-0747 or Diane Beargie at diane@gsp-ind.com or 216-228-5929.<br />
Www.deutschesprachschule.org www.germanlanguageschoolcleveland.org
Advent Calendar Volunteer Sheet<br />
We need 1 person per shift to sell advent calendars at the Fall Fundraiser.<br />
FALL FUNDRAISER, Oct. 21 o 11:45- 1:00 o 1:00- 2:15<br />
I would possibly be available at other times, including Sat. Evenings- o<br />
Name__________________________________Telephone_____________<br />
Volunteer Contact for Advent Calendars - Evelyn Klass 330-725-3350<br />
Advent Calendar Volunteer Sheet<br />
We need 1 person per shift to sell advent calendars at the Fall Fundraiser.<br />
FALL FUNDRAISER, Oct. 21 o 11:45- 1:00 o 1:00- 2:15<br />
I would possibly be available at other times, including Sat. Evenings- o<br />
Name__________________________________Telephone_____________<br />
Volunteer Contact for Advent Calendars - Evelyn Klass 330-725-3350<br />
Advent Calendar Volunteer Sheet<br />
We need 1 person per shift to sell advent calendars at the Fall Fundraiser.<br />
FALL FUNDRAISER, Oct. 21 o 11:45- 1:00 o 1:00- 2:15<br />
I would possibly be available at other times, including Sat. Evenings- o<br />
Name__________________________________Telephone_____________<br />
Volunteer Contact for Advent Calendars - Evelyn Klass 330-725-3350<br />
Advent Calendar Volunteer Sheet<br />
We need 1 person per shift to sell advent calendars at the Fall Fundraiser.<br />
FALL FUNDRAISER, Oct. 22 o 11:45- 1:00 o 1:00- 2:15<br />
I would possibly be available at other times, including Sat. Evenings- o<br />
Name__________________________________Telephone_____________<br />
Volunteer Contact for Advent Calendars - Evelyn Klass 330-725-3350
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