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sports medal program

SportS Medal prograM….at a glance

•ASonsofNorwaymemberbenefit

•Agreatwaytostayfit

•Earnpinsaseachgoalleveliscompleted

•Formoreinformationandtodownloadrecordcardsgo

towww.sonsofnorway.com

SportS directorS

SportsMedalpinsandrecordcardscanbeorderedfrom:

Sons of Norway

Attn:SportsMedalProgram

1455WestLakeStreet

Minneapolis,MN55408

(800)945-8851

culture@sofn.com

SonsofNorway’sSportsMedalProgramisawayfor

membersandtheirlodgestostayactiveandsharetheir

enthusiasmfortheNorwegiantraditionoffriluftsliv

(outdoorlife/outdoorrecreation).Nomatteryourage

orability,theSportsMedalProgramoffersafitness

programforallSonsofNorwaymembers.

TheSportsMedalProgramhasfivedifferentpins,each

withfourdifferentlevelsofachievement:Bronze,Silver,

GoldandEnamel.

•Gangmerke(walking)

•Skimerke(skiing)

•Sykkelmerke(biking)

• Idrettsmerke(sports/fitness)

•Svømmemerke(swimming)

MembersmustworkthroughtheSportsMedalProgram

inasequence,beginningwiththebronzepin,complet-

ingtherequirementsforeachlevelwithin365days.

[Note:Ifthemembercompletestherequirementsina

shorterperiod,she/hecanimmediatelybeginworking

ontherequirementsforthenextlevelinthesequence.]

Whenonelevelhasbeencompleted,themembermay

wanttocontinueworkingtowardsthenextlevel.In

ordertoearnthenextlevel,themembermustbegin

againatzero(forexample:ifamemberhasearned

abronzesykkelmerkebybiking125miles,theymust

startoveratzeroandbikeatleast250milestoearn

thesilversykkelmerke)

sports medal program

earning Your SportS Medal

First:Decidewhichpinyouwouldliketoearn.

Downloadtherecordcardforthepinyouwouldlike

toearnfromourwebsite(www.sonsofnorway.com)

orcontacttheSportsMedalDirector/Programat

(800)945-8851.

Second: Findyourageontherecordcardandset

youryear’sgoals. Recordyouractivityontherecord

cardsandhavesomeoneinitialyourrecordedefforts.

Third: Whenyourrecordcardiscomplete,submititto

yourlodge’sSportsDirector.Theywillorderyourpins,

freeofcharge,fromSonsofNorwayHeadquarters.

Thepinswillbepresentedtoyouatalodgemeeting.

idrettSMerke - general FitneSS

(EE-drEtts-mErk-Eh)TheidrettsmerkeistheSportsMedalPro-gram’sgeneralsportsandfitnesspinthatrewardsavarietyofactivities.Anyactivitycancounttowardsanidrettsmerke,soifyoudonotseeyouractivityofchoiceonthecard,contactyourSportsDirectortocreateaprogramthataccommodatestoyouractivity.

SkiMerke - Skiing

(shEE-mErk-Eh)TheskimerkeistheSportsMedalProgram’scross-countryskiingpin.Cross-countryskiing,asportintroducedtoNorthAmericabyNordicimmigrants,isawaytoenjoytheoutdoorsduringthecoldwintermonths.Logyourdistanceinordertoearntheskimerke.

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Bronze Silver Gold Enamel (Silver Base Metal)

PMS: 307

PMS: 306

WHITE

PMS: 209

PMS: 485

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PMS: 173

PMS: 129

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PMS: 369

PMS: 389

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PMS: 5275

PMS: 5295

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Sons of Norway Sports Medal Pins

Pin Size: .99” W X1.08” H

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Bronze Silver Gold Enamel (Silver Base Metal)

PMS: 307

PMS: 306

WHITE

PMS: 209

PMS: 485

WHITE

PMS: 173

PMS: 129

WHITE

PMS: 369

PMS: 389

WHITE

PMS: 5275

PMS: 5295

WHITE

Sons of Norway Sports Medal Pins

Pin Size: .99” W X1.08” H

SvøMMeMerke - SwiMMing

(svum-uh-mErk-Eh)ThesvømmemerkeistheSportsMedal

Program’sswimmingpin.Flutter

kick,freestyle,backcrawland

breaststrokecanallpropelyou

throughthewaterandtowardsa

bronze,silver,goldorenamelpin.

SYkkelMerke - Biking

(sick-El-mErk-Eh)ThesykkelmerkeistheSportsMedal

Program’sbicyclingpin.Ifyoucycle

indoorsoroutdoorsforrecreation,

transportationorcompetition,use

thateffortovertheyeartoearn

apin.

gangMerke - walking

(GahnG-mErk-Eh)ThegangmerkeistheSportsMedalPro-

gram’swalkingpin.Onaverageittakes

2000stepstowalkamile–logevery

mileyouwalkbecauseeachstep

bringsyouclosertoearningapin.

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Bronze Silver Gold Enamel (Silver Base Metal)

PMS: 307

PMS: 306

WHITE

PMS: 209

PMS: 485

WHITE

PMS: 173

PMS: 129

WHITE

PMS: 369

PMS: 389

WHITE

PMS: 5275

PMS: 5295

WHITE

Sons of Norway Sports Medal Pins

Pin Size: .99” W X1.08” H

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• SKIMERK

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• SKIMERK

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• SKIMERK

E •

• SKIMERK

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Bronze Silver Gold Enamel (Silver Base Metal)

PMS: 307

PMS: 306

WHITE

PMS: 209

PMS: 485

WHITE

PMS: 173

PMS: 129

WHITE

PMS: 369

PMS: 389

WHITE

PMS: 5275

PMS: 5295

WHITE

Sons of Norway Sports Medal Pins

Pin Size: .99” W X1.08” H

• SYKKELMER

KE •

• SYKKELMER

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• SYKKELMER

KE •

• SYKKELMER

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• SVØMMEM

ERK

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• SKIMERK

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• SKIMERK

E •

• SKIMERK

E •

• SKIMERK

E •

• SKIMERK

E •

• SKIMERK

E •

Bronze Silver Gold Enamel (Silver Base Metal)

PMS: 307

PMS: 306

WHITE

PMS: 209

PMS: 485

WHITE

PMS: 173

PMS: 129

WHITE

PMS: 369

PMS: 389

WHITE

PMS: 5275

PMS: 5295

WHITE

Sons of Norway Sports Medal Pins

Pin Size: .99” W X1.08” H

Note: The Sports Medal Program can be adjusted to accommodate any sport or activity. If you do not see your desired sport/activity listed, consult with your lodge’s Sports Director to find a program that will best fit your needs.

We advise you to get permission from your physi-cian before beginning any exercise program.