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2008
The 2008 Wilfrid L. Bitzer Awards Event
Annually $20,000 Awarded to German Language Students
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German-Canadian Education Fund (Waterloo Region)
A Charitable Organization and Division of

German-Canadian Business and Professional Association
of
Kitchener-Waterloo
presents the:

GERMAN LANGUAGE AWARD 2008

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Alpine Club
464 Maple Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario


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PROGRAM
   
1) Introduction of Guests of Honour:
Vorstellung der Ehrengäste
2) Welcome Addresses
Harry Drung
Dr. Marga Weigel 		President - German-Canadian Business & Professional Association
President - German-Canadian Education Fund
3) GREETINGS:  
Dr. Robert Luck 
Consul and Trade Commissioner of Austria
Ernst Friedel 
President, German-Canadian Congress 
of Canada (Ontario)
Ken Seiling 
Chairman, Region of  Waterloo
Carl Zehr Mayor of the City of Kitchener
Gerhard Griebenow Chair - Co-operative Council of Germ.-Canadian Clubs
Director, Waterloo Centre for German Studies, Dept. of Germanic & Slavic Studies, University of Waterloo
 
4) Introduction of Guest Speaker:
Harry Drunk
Address:    Mr. Holger Raasch, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany
5)SONG:  “Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit“

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

6) Students of 1st and 2nd - Year German - sent by mail
7) School Trophy - "Wanderpokal"
8) High School (OAC) Students and University German Clubs
German Language School Concordia receives School Trophy"Wanderpokal"

REFRESHMENTS catered by Werner Kuehlenborg's
Pear Tree Catering Inc. (free of charge)
Cash Bar

Sponsors and Award Recipients
(please click on name of Sponsor to see photos)

For 2008 photos please click here

Presented by:
Sponsors:

Recipients:
Heinz Nowak Heinz Nowak Family Endowment
Ryan Smith
Wilhelm Pfenning
Daniela Hahn
Andrew Friedel Friedel Family Award
Jared Shamrock
Christina Rooney
Alex Callaghan
John Heffner Sr.
Michelle Caudle
Marcus Kallweit
Pam Gruetzmacher
Gerhard Griebenow
Justin Reis
Gord Crosby

Shannon Rea

Michael Alkier
Elizabeth Renaud
Charlotte Mikolaiczyk Erb & Erb Insurance Brokers Inc. Florin Tudor
Paul Tuerr
Megan Funkenhauser
David John
Emma Torbicki
Willi Ristau
Gerdi Laepple
Ernst Friedel

Marcel Szabo
Dietrich Look
German Club of WLU
Manfred Conrad The Cora Group Inc.
German Club WLU
Joerg Stieber
Dawit Debssou
Michael Stork
Alyssa Skopnik

                    

GEWINNER DES O.A.C. SPRACHWETTBEWERBS
WINNERS OF THE WILFRID L. BITZER – GERMAN LANGUAGE CONTEST
for O.A.C. STUDENTS

REGULAR CATEGORY:

Dawit Debssou - German Lang. School Concorida
$1,000
Ryan Smith - Glenview Park S.S.
$   750
Daniel Hahn - Bluevale C. I.
$   500
Jared Shamrock
$   500
Alex Callaghan - Bluevale C.I.
$   500
Michelle Caudle - Forest Heights C.I.
$   500
Pam Gruetzmacher - Bluevale C. I.
$    500
Justin Reis - Waterloo C.I.
$    500
Shannon Rea - Bluevale C.I. 
$    500
Elizabeth Renaud - Bluevale C.I,
$    500
Florin Tudor - Forest Heights
$    500
Megan Funkenhauser - Waterloo C.I.
$    500
Emma Torbicki - Waterloo C.I.
$    300

ADVANCED CATEGORY:

Alyssa Skopnik   - German Language School Concordia
$1,000
Gerdi Laepple - German Language School Concordia
$   750
Marcel Szabo - German Language S. Concordia
$   500

University of Waterloo - German Club  ($  500) 
Wilfrid Laurier Unviersity - German Club ($  500)

Wanderpokal - TROPHY AWARD 2008

German Language School Concordia

(Last Year:  German Language School Concordia)

URKUNDEN UND GELDPREISE FÜR DIE JEWEILS ZWEI
KLASSENBESTEN
DES 10. UND 11. SCHULJAHRES 

CERTIFICATES AND CASH PRIZES
FOR TWO GRADE 10 AND 11 STUDENTS
RANKING AT THE TOP OF THEIR CLASSES

Schule 1. Jahr Deutsch 2. Jahr Deutsch
School 1st Year German $ 100 2nd Year German $ 150
Bluevale C. I. Vanessa Frey
Andrea Mendler		 
Curtis Girvin
Lisa Horn
Cameron Heights C.I. Dylan Mc Murray
Lauren Bullo		  
Eastwood C.I. Luca Peveroni
 Nicola Capindale
Jessica Stickel
Elmira S.S. Dianne Martin
Maurine Njunge		  
Forest Heights C.I. Adam Mihailov
Richard Marchment		 Glendon Marshall
Matilda Mikulski
Galt C.I. Caroline Down  Morris Chiang
German L.S. Concordia Joseph Huber, Gr. 9
Chantal Berier, Gr. 9
Rebecca Friedel
Peter Zug
Nicole Rygowska-Sieczkowski
Kim Morris

Stefanie Lantik
Sylvia Morrel
Adriana Richard
Pablo Zapata
Glenview Park S.S. Carly Gray
Rebeka Snow		 Shannon Crezel
Alex Robinson
Grand River C.I. Laura Hannah
Kristen Heinitz		 Sarah Bossey
Jennifer McLean
Preston H. S. Ryan McKay-Flemming
Nick Tossell		 Heidi Burton
Josh Martin
Rockway Mennonite C. Amy Willms
Leanna Wigboldus

Hattie Gilbert
Sara Anderson
Sir J.A. Macdonald S.S. Jane Park
Sayali Dighe
 Mike Qu
Lena Coleman
Southwood S.S. Daniel Pepper
Leanne Eichel		  
Waterloo C.I. Tania Johnson
Hannah Kunert		 Melissa Brandt
Nidhi Handa

Examination Committee
For the O.A.C. Language Contest

Dr. Alexandra Zimmermann
Wilfrid Laurier University
Dr. Herminio Schmidt
Vice-Pres. German-Can. Education Fund
Helmuth Fischer Wilfrid Laurier University
Dr. Karin Barton
Wilfrid Laurier University
Gerhard Griebenow German L.S. Concordia
Linda Jung
Bluevale C.I.
Ron Rhodes
Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
Stephanie Mueller-Winkelhage
Eastwood Collegiate Institute
Nancy Pauls
Glenview Park S.S.
Marion Hensel Waterloo C.I.

German-Canadian Education Fund
(Waterloo-Region)

President:   Marga Weigel, Ph.D
Vice-President:  Herminio Schmidt, Ph.D.
 Secretary-Treasurer: Manfred Richter, Ph.D.
Directors: Karen Scherl, LL.B, Willi Ristau


Supporters of the Wilfrid L. Bitzer Event

Top Award Sponsors:  ($ 3,500)
German-Canadian Business & Professional Association

Award Sponsors ($ 1,500)
Heffner Lexus Toyota ($ 500 & Newspaper Ad $ 1,200);
The Co-operative Council of German Clubs in the Region of Waterloo

Award Sponsors ($ 1,000)
Helmar Holdings Ltd.
Mercedes Benz Canada
Pfenning's Organic Vegetable Farms
W. Ristau Construction Ltd.
Joer and Renate Stieber
F.J. Stork Holdings Ltd.
Paul Tuerr Construction Ltd.

Award Sponsors ($ 500)
The Cora Group Inc.
Crosby Volkswagen Inc.
Erb & Erb Insurance Broker Ltd.
Friedel Family Award
Friedel & Guderian Holdings Ltd.
Georg Guenzler & Sons Ltd.
Henry and Margaret Heidt
Krebs Restaurants Inc.
Marcus Kallweit Century 21 Home Realty Inc.
Pear Tree Catering Inc.
Piller Sausages & Deli. Ltd.
Sherwa Investments Inc.
Sowa Tool & Machine Co.Ltd.
Victoria Star Motors
Viessmann Manufacturing Co.
Volkswagen Waterloo Limited
Reinhard and Cathy Weise

Event Sponsors ($ 50 - $ 300)
Hermann and Anna Becker
Tony and Brigitte Bergmeier
Manfred and Hilde Blum
James and Jane Breithaupt, QC, LLD
Peter Bufe
Gray Property Management
H.H.D. Imports Inc.
Klaus Koeppen
Manfred Richter
Ulrich and Gail Roetsch
Hilde Scheid
Eric Schuele Construction Ltd.
Silesia Holdings Ltd.
H.L. Staebler Insurance
Waterloo Centre for German Studies
Paul and Elisabeth Weigel

W.L. Bitzer Event Foundation
Heinz Nowak Family Endowment $ 1,700
Seniorenhaus Concordia $ 3,000

We thank the above Companies and Individuals for sponsoring this Event.
We also thank Heffner Lexus Toyota Ltd. for fanancing the large ad in the RECORD;
Pear Tree Catering Inc. for providing the marinated shrimp free of charge;
Willi and Marga Ristau for providing the pastry.

Musical Entertainment

Mezzo Soprano Nelli Scholtes
String Trio
Department of Music Wilfrid Laurier University
Jeremy Bauman - violin
Adam Nelson - violin
Lucas Tensen - cello

Special thanks to 1st Impressions Inc. for the printing of this program.

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