The Friendly Fifth

Cultural Arts

Updates from the D5 Cultural Committee Chair

Lucy Ghastin

I want to thank all District 5 lodges who are sending in their Cultural, Sports, and Membership Pins Shipping Grants. They are eventually getting forwarded to me. Last fall the new D5 board decided to put the application forms for Cultural, Sports and Membership Pins Shipping Grants and applications for Small Projects and Matching Funds Grants on the D5 Foundation page under D5 SN District 5 Nordic Legacy Foundation Grants.
I have requested that there be a link to this page under Programs/Cultural Arts to make it easier for District 5 lodges to find the current application forms. The District 5 Vice President no longer manages the pin shipping grants. All grants pertaining to Cultural pins/Small Projects and Matching Funds grants are mailed to the Cultural Committee Chair.
Any grant requests for the new NLF Printing Grant are listed under the D5 SN District 5 Nordic Legacy Foundation Grants tab.

In this week’s FFFNews the Cultural Committee’s Challenge for 2025-2026 is now listed. Our Committee challenges members to try a new Norwegian Cultural Skill they have never done before during the period of May 1 2025 to May 1 2026.