Are you holding your calendar to come to the 49th annual Nordic Fest?
In reviewing photographs in the Nordic Fest archives, I came across the above undated photo of one of the incredible Norwegian dinners at Decorah Lutheran Church.
It struck me that this photo is a good visual representation of what it really takes for Decorah to make Nordic Fest happen over nearly five decades:
- There are lots of needs and many seats to be filled.
- Year in and year out, those seats are filled by incredibly dedicated volunteers. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who's lived in Decorah for any length of time who hasn't filled at least one volunteer chair to make Nordic Fest happen.
- Of particular note is the very behind the scenes, very dedicated members of the Nordic Fest board across the nearly five decades. They're much like the cooks unseen in the kitchen at the very back of this photo. You may not always see them, but none of this would happen without them. To each and every Nordic Fest board member, thank you for your leadership!
- The yummy church meals and all aspects of Nordic Fest create forever memories in the minds of all the people who enjoy them - the volunteers, the guests and everyone.
- A list of everyone who's volunteered either directly for Nordic Fest or for one of the many nonprofits who are official vendors at Nordic Fest would make for a big, heavy book in and of itself.
- Although the exact names and faces of people sitting in specific chairs have changed over the years, the core experience of Nordic Fest has remained the same.
Congratulations to the many, many volunteers who made the 48th annual Nordic Fest (and each event prior) a tremendous success!
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