At the last member admission of the year, we reached 55 newly admitted members in 2024.

Photo: From the left Gao Zhipeng, Henrik Dan Jensen, Kasper Ninn Johansen, Libuse Ellingerova, Jiri Ellinger, Vibeke Riemer, Lars Kolind, Henrik Brandt, Beate Cecilie Stampe-Terkildsen and Dan Stampe-Terkildsen.

Photo: The participants in front of the longhouse at the Viking castle.

Harald Bluetooth's Guild has initiated a collaboration with Skælskør Business Association. This was marked at a fully subscribed member event on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Trelleborg.

The members of the business association arrived with a vintage bus from the Danish Bus Museum.

Photo: The veteran bus from Skælskør arrives in Trelleborg.

Photo: Museum director Anne-Christian Frank Larsen tells.

Harald Bluetooth Guild had the pleasure to welcome our partners in the Danish-Irish Youth Exchange program and took the opportunity to inaugurate the 8 members from Waterford Rotary in the Guild.

Photo: From the left Regitze Siggaard, Søren Hansen, Shefali Ranthe, Per Brix, Qi Savanna Liu, Allan Strudahl og Stig Boisen Fritz-Rasmussen.

The Ambassador of Egypt, Mohamed Karin Sharif and mrs Ola Fahmy had invited members of Harald Bluetooth Guild for a cosy afternoon the 6th of September at his residence, The Egyptian House.

Close to 40 members of the Guild participated with great enjoyment in this event and all highly expressed their appreciation for the kind hospitality of the ambassador.

Photos: Hasse Ferrold

Dear members of the Harald Bluetooth Guild

I would like to warmly encourage you to consider the opportunity to participate in this positive invitation from Ambassador Mohamed Karin Fouad Sherif to a Harald Bluetooth meeting at the Egyptian House, Strandøre 8B, 2100 Copenhagen.

The meeting will be held on September 6 at 16.00-18.00.

We have been given the opportunity to offer free bus transportation from Slagelse and back to our first meeting held in Copenhagen.

Please respond by August 28 to
oldermanden@haraldblaatand.dk

Viking greeting

Finn Berggren
Oldermanden

On 21 August 2024, Harald Bluetooth's Guild admitted 7 new members. The inauguration took place in Hedebyhuset.

Photo: From left Alderman Finn Berggren, Guild Board members Anette Borg and Lis Tribler, guest Hans Hermansen, new members Ann-Katrine Karoff, Ole E Hansen, Kimberly Jensen, Christian Bille, guest Martin Jensen, new members Dorte Jensen and Christen Jensen, and Guild Board member Jacob Stryhn.

The Board of Harald Bluetooth Guild regrets to inform you of the following:

As announced, we have planned a celebration of our 10th anniversary in Harald Bluetooth Guild on Sunday 25 August 2024.

Several of the members in Harald Bluetooth Guild have already shown their positive support and announced their participation.

However, as a result of external conditions over which we have no influence, it has proved impossible to carry out the celebration in a dignified way.

It is with great regret that we must therefore inform you that the event cannot be carried out.

Viking greetings from the Board of the Guild

Finn Berggren, Alderman, Jens Grønkjær, Chairman,
Svend Erik Kristensen, Vice Chairman, Lis Tribler, Treasurer,
Jacob Stryhn, boardmember, Anette Borg, boardmember,
Birgitte Dinesen, boardmember and Knud Vincents, boardmember

At the inauguration on July 15, 2024, we met our member, author Susanne Clod Pedersen, who sold her books about the Viking Arnulf from a Viking stand at Trelleborg. There are now 9 books in the collection.

Photo: Susanne Clod Pedersen and our American member Bruce Bro, whose family originates from the area north of Ringkøbing.

Photo: Locke "Nishhwahnaghuu" Wasler and his wife Karin S. Wasler.

On July 15, 2024, we admitted 2 new members, invited by our American member Bruce Bro, American Vice President of The Rebild Society.

Locke "Nishwahnaghuu" Wasler grew up outside of Pittsburgh and has dedicated his life to community and storytelling. Deeply passionate and proud of his Shawnee/Kickapoo heritage, Locke has over 30 years of promotional experience, managing large cultural festivals and events, developing cable network television shows, and building a comprehensive cable TV advertising system. As a founding member of the Pittsburgh American Indian Center, he has also designed script-writing seminars for faith-based audiences. Locke's 20 years in the film industry have given him a deep understanding of filmmaking's creative and production aspects. With a warm, engaging, and collaborative spirit, Locke is a former president of the Danish Brotherhood of America, California-Nevada District, and is now retired, focusing on projects that feed his passions for storytelling and collaboration.

Karin S. Wasler's passion for education and culture began in her teenage years and has only grown stronger over time. Her maternal grandfather, Ben Stehr, immigrated to the USA from Slagelse, Denmark in 1924, instilling a deep appreciation for her Danish heritage. Karin is a founding member and Vice President of the National Foundation for Danish America, focusing on outreach and education. Known for her kind, playful, and loving personality, she is also a current board member for the Rebild National Park Society and president of the Tivoli Lodge of the Danish Sisterhood. In addition to her organizational roles, she has a strong background in teaching German to children and adults, and loves the challenge of learning Danish.

Photo: From the left are Guild Board members Jacob Stryhn and Anette Borg, member Bruce Bro, Locke "Nishwahnaghuu" Wasler, Karin S. Wasler, Alderman Finn Berggren, and visual artist Susanne Thea, also a member.