ICON NEWS UPDATE

Save the date for Party Time!

Following the success of the last ICON Cocktail Party another ICON member has kindly stepped forward to host the next event!

Mark your calendars for 7:00pm, Saturday, April 20. 

To be hosted at a Central Location Downtown (Bygdoy).

An invitation is winging it`s way to you by email at the   time of writing!





News From Last Week`s ICON Member`s Meeting at Hovik

Thank you to everyone who attended our meeting this month at Hovik. We had about 40 attendees. The NorwegianTrekking Association gave us some valuable information and brochures regarding trekking in and around Norway. Hopefully you have all been motivated and inspired to organise your spring and summer breaks! Basia Lipska Larsen WOWWWWWED(!!!) us with her agility in her fantastic yoga demonstration.  It was fascinating watching her! Look out for her classes.

Message from the Marie on the Charity Team:


Dear ICON members


Wow..the raffle numbers are in from Tuesday`s meeting. We raised 1725 nok from the Raffle and 210 nok from book sales. Simply outstanding! Thanks to all for your continued support and making this happen for our charities.  The raffle goal was surpassed on Tuesday (thank you Ali, Leanne and Julia). The raffle ladies are high on life and doing a little celebration!

It`s Coffee Time!

Tuesday 26th March: The Grand Hotel from 11am

Join us at the roof top Etoile Bar for a wonderful view over the city centre.

Outside Roof Top Terrace

The Etoile Bar at the Grand

Come along and catch up with everyone......

Cross Country Skiing News

The cross country skiing group set out on their last tour last week. Thank you to Kerstin for organising.

Cross Country Skiing

Next Member`s Meeting: 16th April

Look out for details coming up about our next meeting on Tuesday 16th April.

We will be having a presentation and demonstration about the Norwegian traditional costume - the Bunad.  We will also have our Elections that day for our new ICON Committee for 2013/14. A form will be winging your way by email in the next few days.  Please give any position your consideration and drop a note to our President Vivien Black at icon.oslo.president@gmail.com if you are interested in joining the Committee.  We`d love to have you!

ICON Secretary Leanne Jensen-Daines, President Vivien Black, Treasurer Lisa Turner
Vice President Alair Brown

It`s Chocolate Time! Explore Oslo: 
Friday 19th April

By popular request the next explore Oslo tour will be of the Freia Chocolate Factory at Grunnerlokka, Oslo on Friday 19th April at 9. 30am (2 hours). A highlight of the tour will  be to see the 12 Munch paintings which are displayed in the Hall...however don`t panic, we will also see the chocolate production process and get to eat some chocolate!  The factory is only open to booked groups!  If you have not already signed up to the Explore Oslo Group, please contact janet.maybank@gmail.com

ICON Upcoming Events

ICON Member`s Meeting: Hovik  on Tuesday 19th March

Norwegian Trekking: Connecting with the Great Outdoors

With the snow quickly melting...why not take time to find out where to spend your time outdoors?  Please join us at the ICON meeting on Tuesday 19th March to hear suggestions about trekking in this beautiful country.  Back by popular demand, The Norwegian Trekking Association (Den Norske Trekking) will highlight for our members, some of the most popular places and excursions for trekking in Norway.  Den Norske Trekking is Norway`s largest outdoor activities organisation.  For more than 140 years they have been promoting trekking and improving conditions for everyone who enjoys the country`s broad range of outdoor activities.

Come and be inspired by the Great Outdoors!!

Yoga Demonstration: Immediately after the meeting 12.15-12.45pm

Madonna does it..the Crown Prince of Norway does it ...so does Natalie Portman, Christy Turlington, Sting, Spiderman...along with hipsters, actors, billionaires and other assorted gorgeous people.. Ashtanga yoga which is another form of Hatha yoga, is a physically demanding workout, with breathing exercises, that pushes the body to build up strength and stamina.  Ashtanga, at its base level, can feed a desire for accomplishment—you can’t move on to the next posture until your teacher says you’ve mastered the one you’re doing—it tends to attract the linear-thinking, type-A person. And though for many, the primary focus is yoga’s physical benefits, some become interested in the spiritual side of the discipline as well.  Perhaps one of the most attractive features of yoga is that it helps to quickly relieve pressure and provide new energy into your life.

Basia Lipska-Larsen

So here is your chance to sit back and practice Ashtanga Yoga vicariously as Basia Lipska Larsen (the highest trained yoga teacher in Norway) presents a demonstration of postures from Ashtanga`s primary, intermediate and advanced sequences.  Come along, watch and enjoy!! You needn`t bring anything or even DO anything!! She will end the demonstration by doing a few breathing exercises together, that can be interwoven immediately into your daily routines....ahhhhh...see you there!

Join the ICON Committee!

We will be very sad to say
goodbye to some of our wonderful Committee who are
moving on to pastures new at the end of this ICON year.

If you would be interested in serving on the ICON Committee, for 2013/14 please contact our President, Vivien Black by email: icon.oslo.president@gmail.com   Every member shall have the opportunity to place his or her name into consideration for any open seat on the ICON Committee and Board.  Nominations and elections are made at the AGM in April. A full description of the composition of the Committee and Board, Terms of office, and Duties can be found on the ICON website in the Members Only section (www.icon-oslo.com) 

Board and Committee Positions Available commencing August 2013:

1. Vice President  2.Treasurer  3. Activities Coordinator  4.Blog Editor  5. Hospitality 



Fancy a Coffee?

Tuesday 26th March: 

The Grand Hotel from 11am

Join us at the roof top Etoile Bar for a wonderful view over the city centre.

Outside Roof Top Terrace

The Etoile Bar at the Grand

Come along and catch up with everyone......see you

there!

A Special Thanks! 

We are delighted to announce that ICON has received a generous donation of 10,000 NOK from FMC Technologies.  This welcome donation has and will provide support for ICON and its members during the 2012/2013 season.

FMC is a leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry and has approximately 18,400 employees in 16 countries. 

Explore Oslo: Friday 19th April

Freia Chocolate Factory! - 

By popular request, the next explore Oslo tour will be of the Freia Chocolate Factory
at Grunnerlokka, Oslo on Friday 19th April at 9.30am (2 hours). A highlight of the tour will be to see the 12 Munch paintings which are displayed in the Hall....however, don`t panic, we will also see the chocolate production process and eat some chocolate! The factory is only open to booked groups! If you have not already signed up the The Explore Oslo Group, please contact janet.maybank@gmail.com

      

Knitting Knews!

Knitting

The knitting group got together last week at Diane`s home. Vivien is seen here sporting Pamela`s fantastic hat which she has just finished to donate to her Church Raffle. Vivien is still working on her scarf which may yet be donated to the ICON Raffle around 2014 at this rate!! However knitting is not all about the knitting....it`s about the chat! All welcome!

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