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Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 1 Febrúar 2002 • 3
Establishment of the Snorri
Alumni Association
Ásta Sól Kristjánsdóttir
Reykjavík, Iceland
and Tricia Signý McKay
Selkirk, MB
The Snorri Program representatives
Almar Grímsson, Chairman of the
Foundation and Ásta Sól Kristjánsdóttir,
Project Manager were in Gimli last sum-
mer to introduce the program. At their
booth past participants distributed
brochures, application forms and
answered questions about on their expe-
riences in Iceland. They also distributed
brochures in the parade, running along
with the Lögberg-Heimskringla car in
Photo courtesy ofÁsta Sól
From left to right: The beautiful cousins:
Tricia Signý McKay, President, Ásta Sól
Kristjánsdóttir, Project Manager and and
Leslie Bardal, INL Culture and Youth.
the heat of the Monday.
An important accomplishment was
the establishment of the Snorri Alumni
Association. It was formally announced
on festival Sunday when a special cere-
mony was held in Gimli Park. Harley
Jónasson, President of the Icelandic
Festival, Hjálmar W. Hannesson
Ambassador of Iceland in Canada, and
Eiður Guðnason, Consul General of
Iceland in Winnipeg were present.
Sixteen participants took part, eight
from the year 2000 and eight from
2001. Helgi Gunnar Thorvaldson from
Edmonton (2001) and Adam
Sommerfeld from Ottawa reflected on
their experiences of the program, and
Helgi did so, very impressively, in
Icelandic. Tricia Signý McKay, presi-
dent of the newly formed association,
spoke of the aims and objectives of the
group. They are:
1. To foster and main-
tain cultural links and
family ties between
youth of common cul-
tural goals and interests
in Iceland and North
America.
2. To promote aware-
ness of the program
itself and the opportuni-
ties it offers.
3. To build a stronger youth presence
in the North American Icelandic
Community beginning with the
Icelandic National League.
We hope that the formation of this
association will provide an informative
and accessible resource for young peo-
ple who wish to become involved with
and find out more about the cultural
relationships between Iceland and
North America, while, at the same time
uniting past participants and serving as
a means of preserving our shared expe-
riences and to foster communications.
These objectives are not carved in
stone and amendments to them will be
made as soon as communication has
been made easier between all forty-four
members. A website is now in progress,
and this will involve some live web
chat. The address is:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/snorri_al
umni
The board of the Snorri Alumni
Association is made up of:
President: Tricia Signý McKay 2001
(Selkirk, MB)
Vice President: Jake Guttormsson 2000
(New York, USA)
Secretary/ Web Mistress: Gaia Grace
Willis 2001 (Edmonton, AB)
INL Liaison: Sally Rae Olafson 2000
(Winnipeg, MB)
Aquila M. Oddný Samson 1999
(Winnipeg, MB)
Shawn Bryant 2000 (Nanaimo, BC)
Colleen Howard 2001 (Montreal,
Quebec) (as possible special events co-
coordinator)
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Scholarship
Photo courtesy ofÁsta Sól
Almar Grímsson Chairman handing over a
hand carved "fundarbók" to President
Tricia.
Awarded
THORVALDSON SCHOLARSHIP
AMY FINLAY
Amy has been accepted into the
School of Medical Rehabilitation at
the University of Manitoba having been
placed on the Honours List with a GPA
of 3.88. Her previous studies at Douglas
College in British Columbia and her
high school average of 92% attest to her
pursuit of academic excellence. While
maintaining these marksB Amy compet-
ed nationally in badminton, playing at
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the 1999
Canadian Winter
Games and eam-
ing numerous
provincial titles.
She is ranked as
one of the top 5
players in
Canada. With her
athletic interests
--------------------- over the years
including participation in softball, soc-
cer, basketball and volleyball, it is no
wonder that she would like to pursue a
career in physical therapy. Amy is the
granddaughter of Clara Stefanson.
more scholarships in next issue
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