Latvian Welfare Association, Inc.,
DAUGAVAS VANAGI in New York
The purpose of the Latvian Welfare Association - Daugavas Vanagi
- New York Chapter (DV-NY) are:
- To provide places and opportunities for Latvians to come together, thus preserving a common Latvian community;
- To promote and maintain the Latvian nation's unity and moral bearing;
- To strengthen faith in the Latvian state, human rights and liberty;
- To secure the enduring freedom and independence of Latvia;
- To provide support and assistance of various kinds to all Latvians in need, especially to war invalids,
orphans, widows, families of Latvian soldiers killed or missing in action, the sick and the elderly;
- To further the development of Latvian education, youth organizations, and all kinds of cultural endeavors,
on which the future of the Latvian nation is based;
- To honor all soldiers who have fought for Latvia's freedom and independence.
The DV-NY has provided large amounts of aid to former Latvian
Legionnaires & national partisans, to the widows of former freedom fighters,
to the sick, to large families and to school children in the USA and
Latvia. The DV-NY has donated large sums for the restoration of the
Latvian Liberty monument in Riga, for the building of the Brothers' military
cemetery in Lestene, in Kurzeme, to the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and
to many endeavors that further the education of Latvian youth.
The DV-NY organizes functions, commemorations and other activities
such as: DV members' evenings; Latvian Legion Day (Mar. 16) & Kurzeme
salient remembrance Day (May 8) and Lāčplēšis Day (Nov. 11) commemorations; Novuss
tournaments, Christmas celebrations (together with the New York Latvian
Society), and various types of concerts, poetry readings, lectures,
video showings, and other activities. Many of these functions also serve as
fundraisers to provide monies for charitable work. The DV house is also for
events organized by other not-for-profit organizations such as the annual Cultural
Days in New York which is organized by the Council of American-Latvian
Organizations of NY..
The DV-NY Women's Auxiliary Daugavas Vanadzes group
provides the catering for DV functions; organizes charity fundraising functions
such as the Valentines Day dinner & Christmas Fair; raffle drawings
and flea markets. The Daugavas Vanadzes offer for purchase by the public
food and other products from Latvia. At present the NY Vanadzes
group has about 60 members.
 Daugavas
Vanagi House in New York
The DV-NY owns and manages the DV House,
in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. In the DV House are several rooms
and halls where DV-NY and other organizations' functions take place, the
DV-NY and UBA-BATUN offices, a library,
a social club and other rooms. Outside there is an enclosed parking lot. The DV
House facilities may be rented for private functions. In the DV House there
is also a gallery of paintings being offered for sale. To see photos of the
paintings offered for sale click on: DV Paintings for sale.
Please visit our DV house page which has the address, travel directions
(driving and public transit) and photos of interior rooms: DV House page.
Visit the page "Daugavas Vanagi Latvian Assn New York" on Facebook
 .
Latvian Folk Dance Group Jumis
 The
Latvian folk dance group Jumis has now come under the wing of the DV-NY.
Please visit www.jumis.org .
The DV organization in the USA and Worldwide
The DV-NY, together with other local DV chapters across the USA belong to the
Latvian Association Daugavas
Vanagi ASV, Inc. (DV-USA). The DV-USA is part of the Daugavas Vanagi Central
Board
(DV-CV), which unites all the Daugavas Vanagi organizations the USA, Canada,
Australia, South America, Western Europe and Latvia.
The DV-NY is a member of the Council of American-Latvian Organizations of New
York and of the American Latvian Association (ALA) www.alausa.org
Information about upcoming DV-NY events may be found in the DV-NY
Newsletter (DV-Ņujorkā Apkārtrakstā), the Latvian-American
newspaper LAIKS and on the New York Latvian Community calendar: www.nylatvian.org
(on the site you are now viewing).
Please also visit the DV-USA web site: www.daugavasvanagi.org
and the DV-NY web page: www.nylatvian.org/edvny.php
(which you are now viewing).
Come and join the DV's ranks!
Membership in the Daugavas
Vanagi chapter of New York is open to all those you support the goals,
ideals and activities of the DV.
Voting members are those at least 18 years of age; DV Youth members are those
at least 13 years of age; and Vanadzēni (the little Vanagi) are those
younger than 13. To be accepted for membership in the DV-NY you must be
nominated by at least two DV-NY members in good standing and be approved by the
DV-NY board
Membership dues:
There is a one-time initiation fee for new members of : $1. DV-USA membership
dues are $15 annually or you may become a DV-USA life member for a one-time
donation of
$150. In addition the DV New York chapter assesses an annual $10 for upkeep of
the DV House, irrespective of whether you are an annual or life member of the DV-USA.
All members receive the DV-NY Chapter newsletter DV Ņujorkā Apkārtraksts.
Members also have the option of subscribing to DV Mēnešraksts
which is published quarterly by the DV Central Board. Annual subscriptions are $31.
To view a printable membership application, please click: DV Membership application.
Officers of the Daugavas Vanagi chapter in
New York
NY
Chapter President & Charity coordinator
Imants Kalniņš - Tel. (201) 933-8234, E-mail: kimants@aol.com
Vice-president & Social club manager
Marģers Pinnis - Tel. (914) 631-5725, E-mail: pinnis@banet.net
Secretary
Kārlis Vanags Tel. (516) 678-3540
Treasurer
Jānis Ērglis Tel. (845) 837-1180
Womens Auxiliary President
Marija Lidija Maher - Tel. (908) 277-1251, E-mail: marijaldm@gmail.com
Membership coordinator
Ludvigs Keggi - Tel. (914) 968-7556, E-mail: luke9@optonline.net
Information coordinator
Events coordinator
Andris Krūmkalns - Tel. (212) 744-2970, E-mail: AKrumkalns@aol.com
Sports coordinator
Building manager
Arnolds Avotiņš Tel. (718) 585-4491
Librarian
Dr. Vilnis Vīksne Tel. (718) 220-8191, E-mail: vilnisv@verizon.net
Audit committee
Kārlis Salmiņš - Tel. (201) 845-8327, E-mail: rigaboy611@aol.com
Alvis Šterns - Tel. () , E-pasts:
Uldis Stepe - Tel. (631) 835-6574, E-pasts: stepins@optonline.net
Tautas deju kopa Jumis / Folk dance group Jumis
Kristīne Varik - Tel. (917) 951-4767, E-mail: kristinite@earthlink.net
Andris Krūmkalns - Tel. (212) 744-2970, E-mail: AKrumkalns@aol.com
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