Our planning committee has been busy thinking of events for our community this year now that the pandemic has gone into the endemic phase. There may be opportunities to do a wine tasting, a history of Croatian dance with a kolo dance class, and a Zoom event with Croatian authors. The next planned event is a Croatian Sign Paint Workshop where we will stencil a sign with a Croatian saying Dobro došli  (Welcome).  Please join us and bring your friends!  Here is the link to get more information and sign up: Design Gallery (prettylittlesigns.com).  Sign up must be completed by June 20th to get the stencils made in time for our event.

Don't forget about the 2022 Slavic Experience that will be held in Minneapolis at Boom Island on Sat/Sun August 20th and 21st.  It looks like it will be a enjoyable event that will help raise funds for the Ukrainian community.

A big thank you to Jean Dixon and Dianne Kuiti for their recent donations on behalf of the Ukrainian community. The Croatian Cultural Society of Minnesota will be matching their donations and forwarding it to the Croatian Fraternal Union to support the Ukrainians living in Croatia.  

We can't continue this organization without all the wonderful volunteers who help us with the Festivals, the Christmas party, the Friends of the IHRC and many other events as they come up. Jasmine Hoedeman has created a virtual Sign-Up Sheet for you to show a preference where you'd like to help out.  

There is still an opportunity for a paid intern to help us with some of our tasks.   If you know of any young person, let them know of this paid opportunity.

The Croatian Cultural Society of Minnesota is seeking a summer 2022 intern to assist with various communications, marketing/social media projects as well as some general management tasks and event planning.  This internship is ideal for a college freshman or sophomore who is looking to add real experience to their resumes before seeking paid, internships as upper-classmen.

Program dates are flexible with the hope that a general start date of early June through early August (approximately 12 week total with no work the week of July 4th). The majority of the projects are remote based with bi-monthly regular meetings to check progress, etc. We ask candidates to plan for a total of 40 hours over the full 12 weeks; we are open to applicants that are also seeking part-time paid work elsewhere. We offer great flexibility, ownership of projects and a great learning experience. The fellowship offers a $500 stipend.

For more information on this Fellowship, please click here or contact Jasmine Hoedeman at yjhoedeman@gmail.com. This internship could easily be done remotely.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Here is a list of the events coming up this year to participate in.   Please follow us on Facebook for the most up to date information about these upcoming events.

• Wednesday, June 22nd at 5:30 pm - 8 pm Paint Workshop at the Croatian Hall located at 445 2nd Ave, So. St. Paul, MN.  The cost is $30 per person.  We will be making customized stenciled signs in Croatian that say Dobro došli  (Welcome).  There will be other designs in English for your friends if you they would like to join us.  The designs can be found at Design Gallery (prettylittlesigns.com).  Sign up today!  We need at least 10 participants..  Selections must be submitted by June 20th so stencils can be made.
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• Monday, June 27th at 7 pm - 8 pm Zoom Planning Meeting- Croatian Cultural Society of Minnesota monthly planning meeting.  We will be discussing virtual opportunities for everyone to get involved throughout the entire State of Minnesota. We will be discussing events including the Minneapolis International Festival and the Slavic Experience, along with potential virtual events this year.  Contact Andrea Novak Neumann at anovakneumann@comcast.net to get the invitation.

• Saturday and Sunday, August 20 & 21st, The Slavic Experience:  This incredible BRAND NEW festival will take place in Minneapolis, Boom Island on August 20 & 21, 2022! Like the Slavic Experience Facebook page to get updates.  More information will be coming in the summer newsletter.  We would require volunteers and a sponsor in order to participate in this event which we have not received, so our organization will not be participating in this event.