July 2009 - the Schwaben Club!

For the Kitchener Schwaben Club & Community
July 2009
www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com
WICHTIGE DATEN 2009
Kitchener-Waterloo
Multicultural Festival
Schwaben Dancers Fundraiser
22-Aug
Schwaben Hall
Tag der Donauschwaben
5,6,7-Sep - Labour Day Weekend
Kirchweih
12-Sep
Main Hall
Detroit
The Golden Keys
Oktoberfest
9-17-Oct All Halls
Halloween Party
30-Oct
Schwaben Hall
Every summer for over 40 years Kitchener has celebrated ethnic diversity and all its wonders. On Saturday
June 20th and Sunday June 21st, 2009, the KitchenerWaterloo Multicultural Festival celebrated, in Victoria
Park, with the family event that recognizes the beginning of summer and all that Canada has to offer.
The Golden Keys
Ladies’ Auxilliary Gründungsfest
21-Nov
Main Hall
The Golden Keys
Christmas Lunch
13-Dec
Main Hall
New Year’s Eve
31-Dec
TBD
The Golden Keys
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
As of the July issue, there are 2 ways to receive the
Nachrichten.
1. It can be mailed to your home at a cost of $10.00
for the remainder of 2009. Please call the office at
519-742-7979 before June 30 to put your name and
address on the mailing list.
2. Pick up the Nachrichten at the Schwaben Club at a
cost of $1.00 per issue.
We hope that our members will help the Club cover the
cost of this valuable newsletter.
Impressum
IMPRESSUM
Für die Inhalte der aktuellen
Druckausgabe:
Anschrift der Redaktion
Schwaben Club
1668 King Street East
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
N2G 2P1
Telefon
519-742-7979
Hauptredakteur
Peter Speckner
Graphische Gestaltung
Catherine Thompson
Please forward all newsletter
submissions to:
Berichterstatterin
Wera Dennis
Telephone (519) 894-6695 or
[email protected]
Our club had its own booth, offering goulash, spaezle and more. The Kindergruppe and the Schwaben
Dancers performed for the crowds and the Donau
Dancers and our groups manned the booth throughout
the weekend.
In spite of a bit of damp weather, the event was said to
be a success.
Manager’s Report
“What’s Going On” July 2009
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What a beautiful summer we are having. The
weather is great, business is steady and we will
be quite busy now until the end of the year. We
will have a couple of exciting events coming
soon and I will tell you more about them when
details are complete.
Oktoberfest tickets are now on sale and they
are starting to sell well, as we look forward to a
fun Oktoberfest with the Golden Keys and the
“Schwaben 6” all the way from Germany.
The year seems to be going fast. Take the time
to enjoy each day, that’s what life is all about.
I hope to see you soon at some of the many
functions at the Schwaben Club.
Don Egley
Manager
Donauschwaben...der Film
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
liebe Donauschwaben,
Was bleibt, wenn die Donauschwaben, die noch
in Ungarn, Kroatien, Serbien oder Rumänien
geboren und aufgewachsen sind, einmal nicht
mehr unter uns verweilen? Wer wird in 20 Jahren
noch wissen, wer die Donauschwaben sind und
waren? Soll das Erbe nur in Fotos und Schriften
erhalten bleiben?
Nur ein umfassender Dokumentarfilm über
persönliche Erfahrungen, Geschichte und Kultur
der Donauschwaben kann die Lebendigkeit der
Donauschwaben für jüngere Generationen erhalten.
Wir, das Produktionsteam von teamWERK,
haben entschieden den Film auf alle Fälle zu
drehen, auch wenn die Finanzierung zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt noch nicht steht! Wir haben bereits
mehrere Letter of Intent, vom SWR Fernsehen
(Deutschland) und von Duna-TV (Ungarn), jedoch ist von den genannten Sendern keine finanzielle Beteiligung am Projekt zu erwarten. Mit
weiteren Sendern in Deutschland, Österreich,
Ungarn, Serbien und Kroatien stehen wir in
Kontakt. Außerdem laufen Förderanträge bei
Stiftungen und anderen Organisationen.
Dennoch ist der finanzielle Aufwand für den
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Geburtstage Für Juli
Allen Mitgliedern des Kitchener Schwabenklubs,
die im Monat Juli Geburtstag feiern
Herzlichen Glückwunsch und das Beste im
neuen Lebensjahr.
Name
Wingrad, Sibylla
Andrechek, Colin
Norlock, Monika
Smith, Marilyn
Hanke, Dieter
Horvath, Heinrich
Klenk, Elizabeth
Kloss, Erich
Pfister, Alois
Hild, Mary
Melcher, Klara
Neidert, Philip
Smith, Glenn
Geimer, Kathie
Neidert, Richard
Hoffmann, Elisabeth
Preissler, Joseph
Reiter, Daniel
Klarner, Elisabeth
Becker, Herman
Clark, Nancy
Geimer, Elfi
Willyung, Franz
Menich, Joseph
Walter, Peter
Schlosser-Hll, Barbara
Neidert, Margarete
Markowiak, Katharina
Frank, Hasel
Hanke, Kirk
Champion, Sue Ann
Neidenbach, John
Orsan, Sophia
Olson, Lisa
Lang, Nikolaus J.
Joseph, Willi
Lang, Marianne
Betsch, Randy
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Film nicht allein durch diese Institutionen zu
decken und wir bauen daher auch auf Ihre
Unterstützung. Mit Ihrer Spende bringen Sie
uns alle dem Ziel näher, den Film schnellstmöglich in höchster Qualität zu realisieren. Den
aktuellen Spendenstand, das Spendenkonto und
weitere Informationen finden Sie auf unserer
Webseite: www.donauschwabenderfilm.de .
Genaueres zum Aufbau des Films:
Im Mittelpunkt des Dokumentarfilms stehen
drei Zeitzeugen, die auf der Reise zu ihren
Heimatdörfern in Konfrontation mit der
Gegenwart, ihr Leben Revue passieren lassen.
In einer Parallelmontage erläutern Historiker,
Funktionäre und Kulturschaffende kulturhistorische Fakten. Mehrere nachgestellte Szenen
(Reenactment) vermitteln einen Eindruck über
das Leben und besondere Schicksalsmomente der
Donauschwaben: Da wäre zum Beispiel eine Fahrt
auf der Ulmer Schachtel, entlang der Donau, ein
typisches Familienleben in einen ungarischen
Dorf oder die Situation der Unsicherheit während
der Vertreibung in einem Güterwaggon.
Der erste Zeitzeuge steht bereits fest
Michael Kretz, der in Ungarn geborene
Donauschwabe, lebt heute in Mosbach,
nördlich von Heilbronn (Baden- Württemberg,
Deutschland), und ist für uns die ideale Besetzung
des ersten Protagonisten. Er blickt auf eine bewegte Vergangenheit zurück und ist trotz seines
stolzen Alters von 86 Jahren sehr agil. Unser
Filmteam wird sich mit ihm auf die Reise zu
seinem ehemaligen ungarischen Heimatdorf
nahe Budapest begeben. Im Laufe des Films wird
er uns von seinen Erlebnissen aus seiner Jugend
bis zum heutigen Tage berichten. Zusätzlich
möchten wir historisches Filmmaterial in den
Dokumentarfilm einbauen.
Vielleicht existiert auch privates Filmmaterial
bei Ihnen Zuhause, aus der Zeit vor dem Krieg,
gern aber auch während dem Wiederaufbau
nach dem Krieg in Deutschland. In diesem Fall
wäre ich Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie sich mit mir,
Gabriel Beyer von der Firma Teamwerk
(Tel. +49 (0) 711-221614) in Kontakt treten.
Wie auch immer Sie das Filmprojekt unterstützen möchten, ob mit einer noch so kleinen
Heffner Lexus, Heffner Toyota ... moving forward ...
our family continues to grow,
Be a part of it!
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Proudly Partnering with our community since 1960
3121 King Street East
Kitchener, Ontario
N2A 1B1 (519) 748-9666
www.heffner.ca
Geldspende, evtl. altem Filmmaterial oder hilfreichen Kontakten, - ich möchte mich an dieser
Stelle herzlich dafür bedanken.
Spendenkonto
Kontoinhaber: teamWERK. Die Filmproduktion GmbH
Verwendungszweck: Film Donauschwaben
Kontonummer: 144 161 028
BLZ: 600 901 00
IBAN: DE74 6009 0100 0144 1610 28
BIC: VOBADESS
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Unterstützung,
mit herzlichen Grüßen aus Stuttgart,
Gabriel Beyer
Producer: Die Donauschwaben (AT)
teamWERK. Die Filmproduktion GmbH
Olgastraße 83
D-70182 Stuttgart
Tel.: +49 (0)711 / 22 16 14
Fax: +49 (0)711 / 22 16 15
[email protected]
www.team-werk.de
Kindergruppe and
Jugendgruppe
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Our performance at the Multicultural
Festival in Victoria Park, June 20, 2009
went amazing. It was a fantastic way to
finish our year with a performance done
proudly. A big thank you to the parents
that volunteered in our food booth: Tara
McBride, Lea Becker, Johanne Watchorn,
Penny Hanke, Lisa Schaadt, Sharon
Ferreira, Karen Braun, Kathy Beckett and
Marilynn Smith.
Our group is looking forward to a fun
filled day at the club’s annual picnic on
Sunday, June 28, 2009. We will be fundraising to help with our new outfits by a
raffle and a Lemonade Stand. Hope to see you
all there!
Our new outfits are finally in
motion… we are in the process
of having new Tracht’s made!
We have purchased material
and will begin making them
this month. Our hope is to
have the new outfits completed for our trip to Detroit in
September.
Registration for fall semester is
on-going. Summer Camp Day July 16th, 2009 at 6:30pm. If
you are interested in our group
please feel free to contact me for more information.
Thank you to our
members for their
continued support!
Lisa Schaadt
Kindergruppe and
Jugendgruppe
President
[email protected]
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DIRECTIONS TO
ANNA TUERR
MEMORIAL PARK
Memorial Service
Thursday, July 23,
2009
4:00 p.m.
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Parking is available along
the curbside. There will be
some chairs available, but
feel free to bring a lawn
chair.
From Waterloo travelling on Ira Needles:
Take Ira Needles
Boulevard and continue
onto Trussler Road.
After you have passed
the Conestoga Parkway,
turn right onto Rickert
Way. At the top of the
hill, you will find the entrance to the Anna Tuerr
Memorial Park.
Donauschwaben...the movie
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
Dear Danube Swabians,
What would happen if the community of the
Danube Swabians doesn‘t exist anymore?
Imagine, the memory of their culture and their
history would die. Their story has to be passed
on to the next generation. Thus, we decided to
make a documentary, to keep the stories and the
experiences of the Danube Swabians alive.
The film team consists of the director Gerhard
Weber who is Danube Swabian as well and the
German filmproduction company teamWERK.
Die Filmproduktion GmbH. Gerhard Weber has
been fighting many years to tell this chapter of
European history.
My name is Gabriel Beyer, the executive producer. I‘m concerned with the planning of the
shooting, the funding and the search for protagonists. The producers are Günter Moritz and
Monika Agler.
We are already in contact with Danube Swabian
Associations from Germany, Austria and the
USA, some broadcast stations, foundations and
subsidies. The German broadcaster SWR and
DUNA-TV from Hungary intend to broadcast
the documentary. Regrettably they aren’t going
to fund the project. Therefore we count on you!
Your donation will help us realizing the documentary in the best quality. On our website you will
get further information and the current state of our
film project: www.donauschwabenderflm.de
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About the structure of the film:
The documentary is based on three different
parts: First of all, interview situations with
three witnesses to history. One protagonist is yet
known: Michael Kretz has Hungarian roots and
is nowadays living in Mosbach, in the federal
state of Baden-Wuerttemberg/ Germany. We
will accompany him and the other two Danube
Swabians to their native towns. Furthermore,
reeanactment scenes will narrate some important incidents of the history and the life of the
Danube Swabians. Besides, some historians and
other witnesses to history from Hungary, Serbia
and Rumania will extend the historical facts.
We are looking forward to your support. Maybe
you have private footage of the expulsion.
If you have further questions, just call me or
write an e-mail.
Sincerely yours,
Gabriel Beyer
Producer: Die Donauschwaben (AT)
teamWERK. Die Filmproduktion GmbH
Olgastraße 83
70182 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone.: +49 (0)711 / 22 16 14
Fax: +49 (0)711 / 22 16 15
[email protected]
www.team-werk.de
Donation account
Account holder: teamWERK. Die Filmproduktion GmbH
Reference text Film Donauschwaben
IBAN: DE74 6009 0100 0144 1610 28
BIC: VOBADESS
Donations towards the newsletter:
H. Brattan
$10.00
Vielen Dank für die Spende.
Ein recht herzliches Willkommen an alle neuen
Mitglieder des Kitchener Schwabenklubs:
A heartfelt welcome to the new Member of the
Kitchener Schwaben Club:
Mary Harvey
SCHWABEN CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE
BINGO SUPPLIES, Magnetic wands with 100
chips-$9; 100 magnetic chips $3.50; 200
magnetic chips-$5 CALL Cathy Thompson
at (519) 569-7824
To add an item please contact the
Schwaben Club at 519-742-7979. or send
an email to [email protected]
Volunteers Needed
The Schwaben Club is looking for volunteers
is who would want to help to distribute the
Nachrichten newsletter. Options for distribution would include attaching stamps and mailing labels and dropping off at the post office,
OR perhaps physically delivering/dropping
off the newsletter to the house of people on the
mailing list.
People interested in volunteering should give/
leave their name and contact info either at the
Schwaben Club office, or sendtheir information it to Wera at
(519) 894-6695 or [email protected]
Picnic
The annual Schwaben Club picnic took place on
Sunday, June 28th, at the Wilmot Rod and Gun
Club. This event was organized by the Schwaben
Dancers - and the proceeds went to our dance
group. Despite the heavy rain, there was a great
turn out! There was fresh goulash and spaetzle
- thanks to the amazing assistance from some of
the Fraueungruppe - as well as salad, hot dogs,
popsicles and delicious crepes with ice cream.
The Kindergruppe and Jugendgruppe served
lemonade and held a raffle. Luckily the horseshoe pits had a roof, so the outdoor tournament
was able to proceed! As the day continued, the
sun came out! There were lots of fun games for
the children to play and win prizes, as well as
face painting and a colouring station.
The Schwaben Dancers would like to thank everyone who came out and supported our dance
group - it is always very much appreciated. Also,
thanks to everyone who helped run and organize
the picnic - we look forward to next year!
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Unser
Piknik
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