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Snapshots of our club’s history |
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Chartering: • The club received its charter in Hamar Cathedral from RD Erling Skjeldal on June 7 1969. See photo
Membership: • Upon chartering the club had 21 members. Today the Club has 42 members.
Extension: Our club has been active in starting new clubs: • Gjøvik YMC was chartered in 1973. • Lillehammer YMC in 1980. • Brumunddal YMC in 1981. • Eidsvoll YMC in 1984. • Stockholm Norwegian YMC in 1984.
Projects: • The first one was a jumble sale at the Hamar YMCA Center. • Sale of sand, for sprinkling on icy roads. • Sale of the Mjøsa Lakeside Calendar. • Distribution of the Hamar Parish Magazine and a local Advertisement Paper. • Sale of photo post-cards for Christmas. • Putting up Christmas decoration street-lights. The project was terminated 2010 • New project Spring 2010: Cleaning up along the main roads in the Hamar Area. See photos The project terminated 2015
Voluntary communal 'bee'-work: • At Budor Camp and Chalet. • Cutting saplings for building up scout-camps. Painting houses. • At the Hamar YMCA building, inside and outside. • Providing teams and local maps for the annual fund-raising campaign on Norwegian TV. • Clearing building-site. • Assistance at national YMCA/YWCA 'Teen Convention' and at National Outer Mission convention. • Sale at annual antique fair in the Hamar Olympic Viking Ship Hall
Friendship clubs: • Varde YMC, Denmark.
Regional conference: • The club was responsible for arranging the Regional Conference at Hedmarktoppen Folk High School in Hamar in 1976. • In August 2018 the club together with Brumunddal arranged the Regional Conference Norway.
Regional leadership: • Regional board in 1980-81. • Together with Brumunddal YMC 1988-89.
Festivities: • Our club's tenth anniversary 1979. • Our club's twenty-fifth anniversary 1994. • Our club's thirtieth anniversary 1999. • Our club’s fortieth aniversary 2009. See photos • Our club’s fiftieth aniversary 2019. See article and photos
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