Pacific Viking Ship Foundation acquires a new ship in the form of a parade float!

First post in a long time.  Status: Old ship dismantled, trailer removed after registration for the trailer located.  then.. (reprinted from the Scandanavian Heritage Foundation Newsletter from June/July 2013: (Pictures of the float later!)

Pacific Coast Viking Ship Foundation
Acquires Parade Float
Judy Gervais Perkiomaki was wearing a grin ear to ear at Portland’s
Midsummer event June 15th at Oaks Park. The reason, she finally has her own
parade float, well sort of, it is actually the property of the Pacific Coast Viking
Ship Foundation and she is its President. Mrs. Perkiomaki found the float in
Olympia were it was owned and operated by the local Norse Hall but for sale.
The Pacific Coast Viking Ship Foundation was formed in about 1997 for the
purpose of building a forty foot Gokstad Viking Ship replica. The hull was
partially finished but the project languished in the elements due to its
President’s regrettable illness. The ship was eventually moved to SHF’s
property where its hull unfortunately separated, with the wood damaged
beyond practical repair.
It was Dr. Bernard Fedde’s dream to have a Viking Ship to promote the
activities of the Scandinavian/Nordic Community. So, when Judy Perkiomaki
saw the opportunity to facilitate this shared vision, she went to work, by asking
the Viking Ship Foundation “How often do you have the opportunity to buy a
turn-key Viking Ship float?” Since she posed her question at the PCVSF
annual meeting, the attending foundation members not only agreed but they
also elected her their next President

Award Ceremony for Fedde Grant and Scholarships on April 10th 2011

This was a combination scholarship awards and Fedde grant award to the Pacific Viking Ship Foundation. Rick Walker is in the back, and Dave Alford holding the certificate shown in the previous post. Kinda blurry, but the best I could do...

Thanks to the Fedde Grant for the generous $500 donation to the Pacific Coast Viking Ship Foundation awarded on April 11th at the 101st anniversary breakfast at the Grieg Lodge.
This will help in the procurements and efforts we need to move forward.

.. and here's the coffee cup!

Thanks to all the board members of the Pacific Coast Viking Ship Foundation for getting this done!

Many were sold at the Scan Fair at Portland State University early in December. Soon we will have them available for sale via Paypal (hopefully!).

At long last, new coffe cup!

Despite delays and other things, the new coffee cup is out and avialable for sale. Details and a photograph will be posted this weekend.

Details for Tomorrow's lecture at 7:30 PM at Room 171 of Cramer Hall: PLUS DETAILS OF RECEPTION PRIOR TO LECTURE, at the FINNISH CLASSROOM, at 6:30 pm

Friday, May 14th - Portland State University:
The talk will be given before the Friends of History group in Room 171 of Cramer Hall, at PSU on May 14th, at 7:30 PM.

PRIOR TO THE LECTURE! Refreshments will be served beginning at 6:30 PM in the Finnish Room, Room 124, across the hall, where attendees can meet members of the Viking Ship Foundation to get an update as to the progress of the ships reconstruction.

Here's the scanned in copy I have to use to show this information:

Newest, correct-est time for Lecture - Friday May 14th, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Day, time and location: May 14, 2010; 7:30 p.m.; Room 171, Cramer > > Hall, Portland State University

The next committee meeting is June 5th at 11:30 a.m., location yet to be determined.