The Welsh Society of Western New England (WSWNE)
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The Welsh Society of Western New England (WSWNE) |
PURPOSE:
The Welsh Society of Western New England is dedicated to celebrating
and learning
about all things Welsh.
This site includes general information about the Society, a calendar of
upcoming
events, news and information of interest to the group, a glimpse of
some past activities
including pictures, and links to other web sites of interest.
You are now on the Home page that emphasizes general information about
the group.
Click on menu items at the top of each major page to take you to other
major pages.
Our meetings and activities occur at various locations around New
England depending
on the event. For example, past WSWNE calendars have included annual
Autumn and Christmas luncheon & program gatherings in south Hadley
and Amherst Massachusetts, St.
David's Day celebrations
in Connecticut, a Welsh harvest festival in
Vermont, a
Welsh hymn sing in New Hampshire, . The Past Events page provides some
specific examples
with pictures, including our past participation, with our "Celtic
cousins",
in the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival in Northampton, MA and the Celts
and Currachs festival in New London, CT. Members have also attended
several Celtic music concerts in Springfield, MA.
Membership Information
MEMBER
BENEFITS
By joining, you receive regular newsletters; gain first notification of
all events
and gatherings; preferred pricing on some of these; and the great
satisfaction of
supporting a community of interested and interesting people who are
linked by heritage,
birth, or attraction with a beautiful little country which has
contributed so much
to the culture and framework of the U.S. and Canada.
In addition, members have the opportunity to shape new or improved
activities and
interest groups like those in the list below, generated at a
past strategic planning
session:
WELSH LANGUAGE LESSONS
WELSH GENEOLOGY INTEREST GROUP
WELSH SINGING GROUP
WELSH VIDEO EVENINGS
WELSH BOOK CLUB
BRING A WELSH CHOIR OVER
COMMUNICATION AMONG MEMBERS
MUSIC PROGRAMS - CELTIC, HARP
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
EXCURSION TO MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM
EXTERNAL EVENTS WITH WELSH CONNECTION - PLAYS LIKE "UNDER MILK WOOD"
FESTIVAL OF WALES
JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER GROUPS/CELTIC COUSINS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
WELSH/WSWNE PRODUCT SALES
PUBLICITY
ST. DAVID'S DAY (March 1st) PROCLAMATION
ST. DWYNWEN'S DAY EVENT (Jan. 25th)
SURVEY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP
WSWNE
Board of Directors for the Mar. 1, 2013 - Feb. 28, 2014 membership
year
Susan
Davies Sit (CT)- President
Sherry Williams (CT) - Vice-President and our
Carpool Coordinator
Susan Jenkins Meers (CT) - Secretary/Clerk
Bob Bolgard (CT) - Treasurer
Nancy Bolgard (CT)
Beth Roberts Brown (MA)
Ed Brown (MA)
Glyn Dowden (CT)
Magdalen Dowden (CT)
Shirley Gilmartin (CT)
Photo below shows our previous WSWNE Board for the Mar. 1, 2010 - Feb. 28, 2011 membership year
PAST PRESIDENT - Peter Vickery
FOUNDER - John Dixon
FOUNDING CHAPLAIN - Arvel Steece
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