Barnebirkie

Barnebirkie will be held on February 19, 2026 in Hayward, Wisconsin

This year all booths were smaller. The Sons of Norway banner and Masse Moro banner
drew attention to our booth and opened many conversations. We had a surprise
donation when Paul Thompson from the Birchlegger’s booth presented Barnebirkie bibs
worn by his late son when he took part in the event as a young child. They were the
perfect decoration to display on the back curtains tying our booth to the Barnebirkie.
Homemade cookies were the favorite: chocolate chip, oatmeal with various add-ins,
sugar cutouts with frosting. People said: We look for your booth every year. Thank you
for being here. Sons of Norway cookies are the best! The parents from our school
district appreciate what Sons of Norway does. Thanks for having no nuts in the cookies.
Thanks for having gluten free cookies. Thank you, Sons of Norway. You don’t look like
SONS of Norway—where are they? Did you bake all these cookies?
Many people placed generous donations in the Masse Moro container and some
families showed interest in the camp. It was a wonderful experience with many
opportunities to promote Sons of Norway and Masse Moro.
Lucy and Judy Ghastin

Barnebirke is only a month away!

We need volunteers to make cookies to be picked up by me and the others that are going to the event and volunteers to be at the event at the registration tent and giving out cookies at the cookie tent.

To sign up to volunteer at the tent follow this link to the website -   https://birkie.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=92865 .

Heading up to Hayward to help?
Volunteers should make their reservations now.

Sports Director Clara Solak also needs to have our Sons of Norway volunteers contact her with their contact information
(name, lodge, email, phone, and address) and where you can help (Thursday- cookie tent; Thursday- high school booth; Friday- high school booth).

Please email her at Clara.Solak23@gmail.com with this information.

If your lodge has cookies and needs to find a way for them to get to Hayward, please contact Clara and we will also start listing volunteers in the FFFN so you can connect with them.

If you have any questions about signing up please contact the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation at 715- 634-5025.
If you have any questions about the cookie pick up please email me at clara.solak23@gmail.com.
Thank you!

 

District 5 earned the Shellie Milford Spirit of the Birkie Award for over 30 years of service to the Foundation. Members from many District 5 Lodges assist with this worthy event each year. Their jobs include: baking thousands of cookies, registering children for the Barnebirke ski event, serving cookies to young skiers and their families, and helping to move materials across Hayward as needed.

 

In addition, other members meet and greet classic skiers at the Expo Center, and they distribute Sons of Norway materials. Cookies are donated to guests, but being frugal Norwegians, there is a charge for a good cup of coffee! Other members are involved in planning and preparing a luncheon for Birke volunteers and for the Ski Patrol staff.

 

We are proud to represent District 5 and the Sons of Norway each year as the Nordic lifestyle is celebrated in the Midwest. The American Birkebeiner has had participants from 49 states and 36 countries over the course of its operation.