The 7th Annual
Oktoberfest Twilight Cruise on the Detroit River
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

- sponsored by
the German American Heritage Foundation International (GAHFI)*

Mrs. Marge Strobel Donofrio, president of GAHFI, welcomes nearly 200 guests aboard the Diamond Belle for the 7th annual Oktoberfest Twilight Cruise on the Detroit River.

Proceeds benefitted the Eugene C. Strobel Memorial Scholarship Fund at Wayne State University which provides financial assistance to students on the Junior Year in Munich program - America's oldest study abroad program in Germany (founded 1953).

 

The Diamond Belle departed at 4:00 p.m. from Stroh River Place, located at the end of Joseph Campau St. along the Detroit River.

Mrs. Germaine Strobel, widow of Dr. Eugene Strobel and vice-president of GAFHI, and Prof. Mark Ferguson, program director of the Junior Year in Munich, surrounded by former JYM students on the top deck of the Diamond Belle.

 

 

 

Prof. Hans-Peter Söder,, resident director of WSU's Junior Year in Munich, flew in from Germany to meet some of his former JYM students.

 

 

 

 

- Bavarian Dinner by Karl Kurz' Dakota Inn Rathskeller
- Dickie Wagner's Rhinelander Band & the Strolling Accordionist Karl Peters

 

- Prizes for the Best German Costumes (Adults & Children!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Singing - Dancing - Gemütlichkeit

Family Fun for Children & Grandchildren!

For information about the German American Heritage Foundation International, contact:

GAHFI
20278 Old Homestead Rd
Harper Woods, MI 48225

* The German American Heritage Foundation International (GAHFI) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational organization.

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In Germany, contact:

Hans-Peter Söder, Ph.D.
Pres. German Bridge, Ref. II
Junior Year in Munich
an der Universität München
Richard Wagner Str. 27
80333 Munich, Germany

Tel (089) 52 35 08 33
Fax (089) 52 30 26 38

email:
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lrz.uni-muenchen.de

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