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The German School Association
of Greater St. Louis honored with the 2007 Carl Schurz Heritage
Award
Kirkwood,
MO -The German
School Association of Greater St. Louis was honored with the
2007 Carl Schurz Heritage Award on Saturday, September 29 at the
German American Heritage
Society of Saint Louis' (GAHS) annual "A Taste of Germany"
Benefit Dinner & Auction held at Westborough Country Club.
The German School principal, Carmen
Freeman (right), received the award and a financial grant
on behalf of the association from GAHS President, Lansing Hecker.
The GAHS award was named for the famous 19th century German immigrant
who served as a Civil War general, newspaper publisher, U.S. envoy
to Spain for President Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Senator from Missouri,
as well as Secretary of the Interior under President Rutherford
B. Hayes. Each year it recognizes an individual or organization
for their "dedication to the preservation of the history
and heritage of our German forebears".
The German School Association of Greater
St. Louis is an independent, not-for-profit organization serving
the St. Louis area for 45 years. The school is dedicated to promoting
the language and culture of German-speaking countries. The German
School provides classes for adults and children, from beginners
through advanced levels. Classes are held Saturday mornings from
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Abiding
Savior Lutheran School in South County. The academic year
runs through the spring with a total of 30 sessions. In 2006 the
school applied for, and received, federal tax exemption, allowing
for solicitation of grants and significant funding from corporations
and private donors. The school's enrollment continues to increase
each year and the school continues to improve and evolve to meet
the needs of current and prospective students. To learn more about
the German School Association of Greater
St. Louis, visit their website at, www.germanstl.org/germanschool/.
The GAHS is a self-funding, not-for-profit organization that provides
both annual and periodic grants to selected area German cultural
programs and organizations including: The
University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) German Culture Center,
Student Study Abroad
Programs at UMSL and Webster
University, the Missouri
Deutschheim, the St.
Louis Strassenfest German Garden in the Missouri Botanical Gardens,
the restoration of German landmarks in the St. Louis area, the
German School Association of Greater St.
Louis, and co-sponsorship of the German Special Interest Group
in cooperation with the St. Louis
Genealogical Society.
The GAHS is actively involved in exploring and preserving German
heritage with other German American organizations in the St. Louis
region, the state of Missouri, the United States of America and
the Federal Republic of Germany.
For more information, contact:
Lansing Hecker
German American Heritage
Society of St. Louis
314-605-5944
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