GERMANIA EXECUTIVE BOARD President: Bill Reuter 914-882-0307 VP: Gary Schonmann 845-454-9324 Newsletter Secretary: Karen Rose 914-489-8344 Treasurer: Robb Rose 845-471-7442 Financial Secretary: Oktober 2018 Dave Yearack 845-452-6360 __________________________________________________________________ TRUSTEES Karl Brill, Maria Bruhmuller, Liz Calabrese, Jim Gallagher, Kevin Kieran, Sue Koppenhaver, Helga Nowak-Razey, Jason Powell, Sylvia Reuter and Joe Ulrich DAUGHTER CLUBS & COMMITTEES Singers President & Wed. Lunches: Helga Nowak-Razey 845-797-7519 Soccer Club President: Joe Ulrich 845-380-7925 Germania Almrausch President: Karen L Rose 914-489-8344 Newsletter Editor: Karen L Rose 914-489-8344 or [email protected] Membership: Sylvia Reuter 914-882-0200 or [email protected] Buildings & Grounds: Kevin Kieran 646-523-2828 Kitchen: Gary Schonmann 454-9324 Bar: Sue Koppenhaver 389-0351 25-Week Club: Carol Ann Fischer Rentals: Dori Licis 845-255-7616 or [email protected] Webmaster: Jason Powell [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS Oct 12 Biergarten (Joe Unger) 6:30pm Oct 16 Membership Meeting TUE 7:30pm Oct 19 Pub Night (John Mueller) 7-10pm Oct 28 International Dinner 1pm Nov 09 Biergarten (Joe Unger) 6:30pm Nov 11 Singers Fall Concert 3pm Nov 16 Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market) 4-8pm Nov 17 Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market) 10-4 Nov 30 Rouladen Dinner 5:30pm Dec 08 Christmas Party (Maria & John) 6pm Dec 15 Children’s Christmas Party 10am SEE FULL CALENDAR WITHIN Club Bar is Open 7 - 11 pm Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays Looking for a night out with some American music... save the date for our next Pub Night featuring our very own members: John Mueller (acoustic covers and originals) with Vince Jaehnert on the box drum on Friday October 19, 2018 at 7pm. No cover charge for members; ala carte menu. Wednesday Lunch Please help keep the clubhouse open on Friday nights and patronize the 11:30 am - 1:30pm bar. Germania of Poughkeepsie, Inc., 37 Old DeGarmo Road, Poughkeepsie, New York 12603-2062 Phone (845) 471-0609 Fax (845) 471-0720 Germania Singers Proudly Present Their Fall Concert “Dance” November 11th, 2018 at 3 PM at Germania of Poughkeepsie 37 Old DeGarmo Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Followed by a choice from a large variety of appetizers, Rouladen Dinner, Bread Dumplings, Vegetables and Dessert. The cost is $30 per person. Music for your dancing and listening pleasure performed by Paul Slusar. ========================================================= Reservation deadline is November 4th. Please send your check made out to Germania Singers along with your reservations to: Patricia Kemmerer, 173 Rothenburg Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Name:_______________________________ Telephone_______________________ How many_____________ For information call Pat at 454-8192 or George at 452-2905 or Helga at 797-7519 Page 3 of 17 Fellow Members, Thanks to those Germania Members who gave up their personal time to plan and volunteer for Oktoberfest 2018. We should all be very proud of how we pitched in together as one team to make our major fundraising event wonderfully successful yet again! Our purpose at Germania has always been to further the understanding of German and German American History and Culture. We represented our mission well, along with presenting a very positive image of our club to the community. Thank you for a job well done! Let’s keep our momentum going by continuing to volunteer as fully active Members. We are all in this together, so we must participate equally going forward. Please help each other by joining any one of our Committees, Volunteering to lead or help with a Dinner, Biergarten, or any other event. By working together, we can ensure our club retains a strong financial posture while having lots of fun! Contact Sylvia Reuter or Karen Rose today for information on how you can help. Thanks to you, our Festivals have grown to record numbers over the past two years, and we are looking for ways to continually improve. Please email me: [email protected] anytime with suggestions. Your input is very valuable. I will also be hosting Club Open Hours, 7pm, First Tuesday of every month, beginning October 2nd. Come out to discuss any subject, for as long as it takes…..and don’t forget the Bar will be open. Thank you and congratulations once again on our continued success. It is truly a blessing to be a part of our Germania family. The Festival Committee will have a full and complete Oktoberfest 2018 report available at our October 16th Membership Meeting. See you all there! Sincerely, Bill Reuter ****************************************************************************************************** WAITERS, WAITRESSES AND COOKS NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY LUNCHES If you enjoy working with people and can spare a few hours on Wednesday once in awhile, please consider volunteering to wait tables or work in the kitchen. The time commitment is from 10:30 - 2:30. We also need cooks and food prep assistants! Don't be afraid that your cooking experience cannot be utilized; we serve approximately 30-40 meals from a standard, simple menu, and feature a chef's choice special. We are willing to train. Interested? Please call Bobbie Gordon at 845-797-8102. IF WE DO NOT BRING ON ADDITIONAL COOKS, PLEASE BE AWARE GERMANIA WILL NEED TO REVERT TO A BI-WEEKLY LUNCH SCHEDULE IN THE NEAR FUTURE... PLEASE HELP. www.GermaniaPok.com Germania Christmas Party Saturday, December 8th, 2018 at 6pm Celebrate Christmas at Germania! Enjoy a festive gathering of friends and a well deserved night out during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Make your reservations early or you may not get a seat! Doors open at 6 PM, Dinner is served at 7 PM, Cash Bar ♪♫ Music by Maria & John ♫♪ Reservations are required no later than Wednesday, November 28th MEMBERS: $30 per person NON-MEMBERS: $35 per person Dinner: Roast Beef, Salmon or Vegetarian served with Salad, Mashed Potatoes and Vegetable; followed by Coffee or Tea and Dessert. CHRISTMAS PARTY 2018 RESERVATION FORM * PLEASE PRINT NEATLY Prepaid RSVP must be received by Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Mail to Germania, ATTN: Christmas Party, 37 Old DeGarmo Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Name: ___________________________ Tel #: _________________ Email: ___________________ Guest Names Included with this RSVP: _________________________________________________ #___ Vegetarian #___ Salmon #___ Roast Beef / Payment Total: __ @ $30 __ @ $35 = $________ If possible, I/We would like to sit with _________________________________________________ Please include Payment: Checks payable to Germania, or Visa/Mastercard/Discover accepted. Name on Card: ____________________________________________________ Credit Card Number: ____________________________________________________ Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY): ___/___/_____ Card Security Code (CSC) aka CVV or CVC on back of card: ____ Signature: ____________________________________________________ Celebrate NEW YEAR’s EVE at Germania! Ring in “2019” with good friends, great food, wonderful music and dancing past midnight! Doors open at 7pm on New Year’s Eve Dec. 31st Complimentary beer and wine from 7pm-8pm. Complimentary soda throughout. 8pm Dinner: Salad, Choice of Prime Rib with Horseradish Sauce or Shrimp Scampi Served with Baked Stuffed Potato and Green Beans Amandine Dessert: Crème de Menthe Parfait 11pm Assortment of Cheeses, Fruit and Pastry Dancing to music by the Gregory and the Brauhaus Band until 12:30! Champagne toast at midnight to ring in the New Year 2019! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $65pp members - $75pp non-members Name: ________________________ Beef ___ Shrimp ___ Tel.________________ email________________________ RSVP by: 12/22/2018 Mail check made payable to Germania to: Helga Nowak-Razey, 58 High Hill Rd., Catskill, NY 12414 For information call Helga at 797-7519 or Maria at (518) 470-2158 Page 6 of 17 Thank You to Our 2018 Oktoberfest Sponsors DUTCHESS BEER DISTRIBUTORS 100.1 WDST Radio Woodstock 101.5 WPDH The Home of Rock ‘N’ Roll and WRRV The New Rock Alternative Gold Gemütlichkeit Prosit Freund Hans and Phil Franzen- Germania Almrausch Germania Singing Society Adams Fairacre Farms Nicholson Schuhplattler Verein Horst Schaffner Alto Music The Steuben Society of Hudson Valley Carol & Eberhard Fischer America Unit #167 Volkswagen Matt’s Auto Body Traditional Okinawan Mill House Brewing Bill & Sylvia Reuter Karate of Pleasant Valley Company Schaller & Weber In kind and Raffle gifts We wish to thank our many members, vendors, and the businesses in our community that donated a prize to our raffle. Your support is appreciated. Special Thanks Festival Committee, Board Members and Volunteers The Germania Singers and the Germania Almrausch Schuhplattler Verein for their performances Mike Killmer donation in Memory of Babe & Margarethe Killmer If you would like to sponsor the 2019 festivals, please ask any Board member for a Sponsor Form. Sponsor donations range from $100 - $600. Germania welcomes its newest members Felicitas Cebollero, Ronald and Tarryn Valverde, Joshua Stevens, Christopher and Theresa Devens, Joan Bei, Jeffrey Basch, Ted DeAngelo, Carol Bruns Rosati, Jacqueline Putland, Jeffrey Borst, Manfred Schomann, John & Tracie Schueren, Emilie Koepke Gibbs, George & Jeanette Kreiner, Adam & Sofia Wise, Margaret Kist, Amanda Marie Müller Belena, Larry Stock, Marie Kuhnle, Robert Wood, Gerard Stein, Ralph Emmons, James Gallagher, Gertrud Klassen, Paul Steiniger, Derek Strothmann, Fen-Lan Bohan,