NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT
Greetings! It’s been a busy past few weeks. For starters, it was wonderful to see such a great turnout for our DAC Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting provides a great opportunity for us to review what we’ve done, who we are, and where we’re going as an organization. It was a pleasure to see everyone who joined us for the meeting, and I hope that all who attended appreciated the presentation and discussion of the status of our organization. As we prepared for the annual meeting, we reflected on our many significant organizational changes over the past year. We’ve hired a full-time facilities manager, and an office manager. We successfully negotiated with the city to renew our Rental Hall Permit. Our bylaws were reviewed by committee and significantly updated. We made a large investment into the building, in the form of a major boiler replacement. We had board members who resigned, and our board composition was subsequently restructured so that we can have appropriate rotation of the members’ terms.

Along with all these organizational changes, we hosted many functions during the holiday season, had a very successful Danish Day, and our groups and clubs are as active as ever. It’s been a good year, and we should feel proud of the successes we’ve had. Another significant part of an annual meeting is planning for the future. This is the perfect time for us to evaluate what our plans look like, and decide how we want to prioritize our future initiatives. We have received many suggestions for new activities. Our development committee is working on plans for fundraising opportunities. We have a number of new events that we are hoping to add to the calendar for 2025. There are definitely opportunities for us to grow our membership, and even collaborate with other organizations. We are also excited to have new board members join us! The past year has been a busy one for all of us, but we have risen to meet our challenges. I am confident that our organization is well positioned to grow and thrive.
Pete Gantriis