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[Volunteers identified: (front) Eileen Quiring, Peter Siemens, Irene Baergen, Viola Schmidt, Betty Epp, Ruth Friesen, Hilda Voth, and Esther Patkau.On June 3, 2012, the MHSS Board invited all the volunteers and workers to Sunday afternoon Faspa at Bethany Manor, so they could be honoured and thanked for their hidden services to the organization.
Before they were presented with gold certificates of thanks, President, Jake Buhler invited Leonard Doell, and Victor Wiebe to tell some stories. Jake told a few himself, and pointed out the young man, Peter Siemens, who designed our unique logo last year.
With Elmer Regier, treasurer, at the microphone to call up the volunteers, Jake Buhler kept busy going to meet the volunteers and to present to them their certificate of thanks from MHSS.
Not all volunteers and workers were present to receive their token of gratitude, but here is the list as complete as Board members could get it.
Archives: Mary Leoppky, Helen Fast, Hilda Voth, Jake Wiebe, Alan Guenther, Esther Patkau, Helen Dyck, Viola Schmidt, Elmer Neufeld.
Artisan Day: Eileen Quiring, Pat Epp.
Cemetery Site: Helen Fast, Al Mierau
Construction: Werner Falk
Low German: Chris Cox
Photography: Linda Doell, Henry Harms, Bob Wahl (and sound)
Saskatchewan Mennonite Historian: Verner Friesen, Deanna Krahn, Victoria Neufeldt, Esther Patkau, Rosemary Slater
Former MHSS Board Members: Abe Buhler, George Dirks, Margaret Ewert, Verner Friesen, Henry Penner, Ed Schmidt, Victor Wiebe (and archivist)
Special recognition:
The late Ernest Baergen for work on the Polish records,
(Irene Baergen receiving for Ernie),
The late Dick Epp former board member and SMH editor,
(Betty Epp receiving for Dick)
Particular mention was made of the amazing amount of research Helen Kornelsen, who died very recently, had done. Esther Patkau is working on Helen's story and she will be honoured later when that is completed.
After the presentations and the group photo op on the platform, everyone was encouraged to go by the food table and fill their plates for a faspa of sweet buns, kringle, and fresh fruit plautz - three kinds!
Afterwards some of the Board members who worked unsung in the kitchen to get the lovely faspa ready - and then cleaned up, were caught, for the record, on camera. Members might do well, to thank Board members individually when you meet them for the countless hours they put in for our society!
