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Membership
We welcome new members

Are you Finnish / Swedish-Speaking Finnish?  Do you have parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents of Finnish / Swedish-Speaking Finnish heritage?  Would you like to learn & participate in Finnish & Swedish-Speaking Finnish Culture & Tradition, then please join us.
Check our local lodge locations (submenu, under "Lodges").  If you live within commuting distance of a lodge, let us know the lodge of interest to you.  If you don't live within commuting distance of a lodge, we offer the "Associate Member" - an OR member, not in a local lodge - as an alternative to joining a local Lodge.  Membership (local lodge or Associate Member)
brings you a subscription to our quarterly publication "The Leading Star", published for over 109 years!

Below is the electronic form.
After entering information, click the "Send" button

First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State
Zip Code
Country
Daytime Phone() -
Evening Phone() -
E-mail Address
Joining Lodge # (note 1)
Assoc. Member? (Y/N, note 2)
Place of Birth
Runeberg interest sparked by (note 3):
Note 1: We have 7 lodges in the USA and Canada -- Refer to lodge listings on this web site -- if you live within commuting distance of a lodge, specify the lodge (number, or location) you'd like to join.
Note 2: If you do not live within commuting distance of a lodge, we offer the "Associate Member" as an alternative to joining a local Lodge.
Note 3: What sparked your interest in joining "The Order of Runeberg?"  For example, are you, your parent(s), or friend / relative Finnish / Swedish-speaking Finnish?

 
To submit electronically, simply fill-in the membership application / form above, then click "Send" button.  An acknowledgement of your application will be sent (within 2 days) to the email address you provide, and we'll contact you to welcome you, & provide you with more information, such as next lodge meeting / event, etc...  We do not share / sell email addresses

We recommend & prefer using the electronic form above for speed & effectiveness.  Alternatively, you may print  the Membership Pamphlet to the right (Adobe Reader, or Word doc), & mail or bring it to a meeting of a nearby Runeberg Lodge.  If no nearby lodge, mail the filled-in pamphlet form to:
S.F. Lyons, 140 Fire Tower Rd, Guilford, CT 06437

Suggestion to Lodges:  Print a few copies of the Membership Pamphlet to have on-hand for perspective members.

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Membership Pamphlet - Adobe Acrobat
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Membership Pamphlet - Word doc