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The District 5 Lodge Meeting and Convention will be held June 9-12, 2010 at the Milwaukee Marriott West in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Your lodge should have elected delegates to represent your lodge by this time.
The Sons of Norway District 5 By-Laws, Article 111, Paragraph 2 states: Every local lodge in the District shall be entitled to two representatives for the lodge. and one representative for every 100 members or major fraction thereof, based on the last Semi-Annual Report prior to the election of delegates. All members in good standing are eligible representatives. Delegates should be elected using the formula above based on December 31, 2009 membership figures. You should also elect a corresponding number of alternates, on a priority basis, that will serve should any of your delegates be unable to attend. These elections must take place in the month of February 2010. Each lodge secretary is receiving a Report of Election which is to be completed and returned to the District Secretary immediately following the election. The Secretary of the Local Lodge shall prepare a report of election giving names and addresses of the duly elected Delegates and Alternates. This report shall be signed by the Local Lodge President and Local Lodge Secretary and forwarded to the District Secretary no later than five days after the election. Please be sure the names are written plainly and spelled correctly! Please include their membership number, address, city, state, zip, phone and email address on the form and return it postmarked no later than March 5, 2010. Please send it to Darlene Arneson at 2056 Skaalen Road in Stoughton, WI 53589. Your lodge may wish to propose resolutions to· be considered at the District or International Lodge Meetings. These resolutions, along with any proposed changes to the District 5 By-Laws or International Constitution, must be submitted to the District Secretary no later than April 1, 2010. If your lodge is interested in hosting the 2012 District Lodge Meeting, you are asked to send a written notice of your intention to the District Secretary prior to April 1, 2010. Should your lodge wish to present a bid please make arrangements for a "walk through" of the facilities to include a District 5 Board Members. This would be done prior to the June lodge meeting in an effort to alleviate any problems that might arise at a later date. Thank you for your prompt attention to this convention call!
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