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Introduction
The grand concept of Canadian multiculturalism which offers all ethnic
groups the chance of survival deserves the support of all of us. The tremendous
possibilities which multiculturalism offers have not been exhausted nearly
enough by Canada's Germans. Seeing the necessity to centralize the efforts
promoting German-Canadian cultural projects and organizations and thereby
forestall the imminent loss of cultural identity of the German-Canadian
ethnic group, some of those prominent for many years in promoting German-Canadian
culture took the initiative in 1981 and established the Friedrich Schiller
Foundation for German-Canadian Culture, not an organization in the usual
sense but rather an all-inclusive association which would like to serve
all German-Canadians and which should, therefore, be supported by all.
An all-out call went forward from the founders for support of this undertaking.
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The Goals
The charter of the Friedrich Schiller Foundation describes the goals of
this organization as follows:
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to receive donations, contributions, and legacies and to invest such donations
according to the Foundation's statute.
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to use the income from such investments for the promotion of German culture
in Canada in general and -- without detracting from the overall validity
of this goal -- to promote the following specifically:
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support of the German-Canadian Yearbook as well as other scholarly
and documentary publications in the area of German-Canadian Studies written
in German, English, or French;
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support of research projects in the field of Canadiana Germanica;
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support of German-Canadian archives, libraries, publishing houses and media;
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promotion of German-Canadian Studies at all levels at institutions of learning;
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support of German-Canadian cultural organizations, especially those with
youth groups, as well as cultural projects which are conducted by individuals;
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financing of travel costs for participants in scholarly or cultural conferences
which pertain to German-Canadian Studies and the German ethno-cultural
groups in Canada.
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Membership and Donations
here are four (4) types of membership:
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Active Membership: A person or an organization donating $200 will be a
member for one year;
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Sustaining Membership: A person or an organization donating $1000 will
be a member for seven (7) years; in the case of a $2000 donation, the membership
will extend over fifteen (15) years;
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Life Membership: A person or an organization donating $5000 or more will
be a member for life;
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Honorary Membership: This type of membership will be granted by the board
of directors for outstanding service on behalf of the cultural foundation.)
DONATIONS
(Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. The charity's registration
number is 0604249-23-25.)
Every person, member or non-member, can be elected to the seven-member
board of directors. Members of all four types have one vote each at all
meetings. An organization holding a membership can be represented officially
by only one delegate. Members can be represented by proxy. Candidates for
the board of directors must be nominated in writing by at least five (5)
members, and the nominations must be received by the chairman of the board
at least ten days (post-marked) before the annual general meeting. The
nomination must be accompanied by the nominee's written acceptance of the
nomination.
Everybody is invited to participate in this endeavour as donee, canvasser,
or director. When all German-Canadians join in to help, our cultural foundation
can become a milestone of the century for the benefit of Canada, Germany
and other German-speaking nations, for the benefit of international understanding,
and, last but not least, for the benefit of all German-Canadians.
Donation/ Memership Form
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Contact Information
Street address
c/o Lothar Zimmermann, Department of Modern Languages
University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
E-mail
zimmermann@upei.ca
Fax
(902)-566-0359
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