German American Society Inc

“Expenses insurance 905 christmas dinner 4,170 meals 52 meeting 3,307 membership supplies 4,585 po box rental 170 printing 31 program expense 20,341 rent 275 supplies 56 misc 498 equipment 704 board meeting 47 total 35,141”

“The purpose of the society is to encourage the use of the german language, to identify and preserve the valuable elements in our texas culture contributed by the germans in this great state, to encourage german american exchange, and to promote activities within the community that reflect cultural values of german origin.”

“The german american society, inc. Is continuing to be a thriving group of volunteers in the community who work diligently to promote the german heritage. We had a successful year in 2024 in membership retention and outreach while engaging others in the community with active outreach and educational activities. Our membership records have been revised and updated showing 212 paid members and 38 unpaid (memorial, board) members. Our booth at wurstfest was vibrant and manned by our membership who enjoy meeting and helping people purchasing items from germany. The society had great sales in 2024 for the 11 day celebration. Our proceeds were outstanding and will be well used for charities in the next year. We also sold pretzels at the renaissance faire and made a small profit as well as met many prospective members. Many volunteers participated in both ventures. The adult german classes were held at cross lutheran for 10 weeks with beginner and intermediate classes with over 37 students enrolled. We hosted the german masken ball at the elks lodge which is a great tradition. Our young singers entertained several of our meetings with the edelweiss kinderchor. And we were able to present a graduating senior with a scholarship for college. We also support the kinder tanzers by suppling hats and dirndls/lederhosen to the young dancers for performances. Society was a major donor for the annual folkfest at the heritage village, a celebration all the different heritages that have settled in this region. In an effort to continue our german heritage and language, we sponsor the children's german language camp every summer by donating the funds to the heritage society to cover the cost for the building to hold the camp classes. There are approximately 100 kids that participate in the classes every summer. We also support and sponsor the german choir, gemischtichor hamonie with performances at our meetings and donations to their group. We also sponsored the beethovan damanchor ladies choir for an event they were participating in to raise funds.”