Gathering of Former Residents of Dolinsk

Dear fellow countrymen, former residents of Dolinsk,

On September 4, 2010, a gathering of former residents of Dolinsk took place at the Milter Schützenplatz (in the Milter district of Warendorf).

Group photo; click the link for a larger version (2.2 MB)

Programme:

• Address and short prayer (Johann Martens)
• The origins, development and dissolution of the Low German-speaking village community of Dolinsk: a historical overview (Dr. Katharina Neufeld)
• Memories, anecdotes and stories about village life (Elvira A. Nachtigall)
• Photo presentation about life in Dolinsk
• Group photo
• Socializing
• Sports: volleyball, soccer, gorodki, etc. (Alexander Tissen)
• Games

Photos:

Photos from the gathering can be downloaded here as ZIP files (about 45 MB each):

• Photos, Part 1
• Photos, Part 2

Watch on YouTube: Dolinsk gathering video 1 (opens YouTube in a new tab).

Watch on YouTube: Dolinsk gathering video 2 (opens YouTube in a new tab).

Closing Report

A few days have passed since we were all together. We hope your longing for the good times in Dolinsk has been eased a little, and that perhaps you have renewed some of the contacts that were lost over the past 15 to 20 years. We hope you were all pleased with the gathering! We certainly were! And we would like to thank you for turning out in such great numbers and taking part so enthusiastically; for the delicious cakes and salads, the good cheer you brought with you, your attentiveness during the talks, and your patience in the queues at lunchtime. Our heartfelt thanks also go to the volunteers who helped with preparations, grilling, serving the food and cleaning up. Special thanks to Katharina Neufeld, Elwira Nachtigall and Heinrich Dück. Without your excellent talks, the celebration would not have been complete!

Here are a few details:

We managed to eat:

700 grilled sausages,
20 kg of wedding sausages,
113 kg of assorted salads,
40 delicious cakes,
zwieback baked with 8 litres of milk,
15 baguettes,
and countless cups of coffee.

Total donations €1,718
Cost of the gathering €1,143
Remaining amount €575

As announced earlier, the remaining money will be donated to the children's home in Tokskoje. The form of assistance is currently being discussed!

We gratefully accepted the wonderful gifts presented to the members of the organizing committee in appreciation of our work.

We are proud of you, Dolinsk residents, for continuing to stick together.

Your organizing committee.

P.S. An unclaimed blue cake server (Tupperware) can be collected from Jakob Richert.

Organizing Committee:
Gennadi and Maria Fröse
Jakob and Irina Richert
Jakob and Nelly Tissen
Peter and Valentina Neufeld
Andreas Tissen
Peter Bergmann
Johann Funk


October 9, 2010, Warendorf