Acknowledgements

 

This event is being presented through a collaboration between three San Francisco Bay Area
German-American non-profit organizations: 
 

The Deutscher Musikverein of San Francisco

The Excelsior German Center

and the United German-American Societies of San Francisco

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The event is free to the public due to generous financial donations from the Excelsior German Center of Oakland and the United-German American Societies of San Francisco.

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Planning Committee Members

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Alto Rechenauer – President, United German American Societies of San Francisco (UGAS SF)
Bill Bates – President Emeritus, Deutscher Musikverein of San Francisco (DMV)
Debora Kraft – Press and Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Germany, San Francisco
Fanny Jasper – President, German American School Association of Northern California (GASANC)
Franciska Obermeyer – Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Germany, San Francisco
Heike Feltes – Bay Area Kinderstube, Am. Assoc. of Teachers of German, North CA Chapter
Jeannette Kiessling – German American Business Association (GABA)
Karl Pfeiffer – Treasurer, Excelsior German Center at the Altenheim in Oakland (EGC)
Petra Kubler – EGC Board Member
Petra Specht – EGC President and German Day Co-lead
Sam Hedrick – East Bay German International School (EBGIS) and German Day 2024 Marketer
Thomas Kronemeyer – EGC Board Member
Walt Keller – Deutscher Musikverein President and German Day Co-lead

 

Supporters
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Thanks to Sam Hedrick, Operations Manager for the East Bay German International School, for stepping up and creating a spectacular marketing plan for the event and also helping to manage the website!

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Special thanks to Standard Deviant Brewery

for their generous sponsorship of the Biergarten

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Thomas Kronemeyer for our layout designs

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Deborah Kraft and Michael Hoch for helping manage the website

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the Deutscher Musikverein for sponsoring the performance of Steffen Kuehn

and to the

Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany

for sponsoring the performance of Frank Muschalle.

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Thanks also to all of the volunteer performers and organization members for bringing their unique version of German music and culture to this event.

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Thanks also to Rozana Ceballos from San Francisco Park and Rec for her enthusiastic collaboration to help make this event happen.

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And finally, thanks and much appreciation to the over 100 community volunteers without whom this free public event could not occur.

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