GBU Life Districts
What is a GBU Life District?
A district is made up of 20 or more GBU members that get together for service, fellowship and fun! District members enrich the communities they live in by promoting GBU's four Community Pillars—Wellness, Education, Charitable Giving and Hometown Hero Support through events and activities. From volunteering at a pet shelter to sponsoring a little league team, GBU districts give back to the community in a variety of ways. Learn more about existing GBU districts, where they are located, the causes they support, and how you can join one.
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District Events
Click on the downward arrow to learn more about where our districts our located, the causes they support and contact information if interested in attending a future meeting or event.
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Super Districts*
District 818-Orlando, FL
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education
Partner Organizations: The German American Society of Central Florida.
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Ani Braun at 407-234-6511.
District 45-Altoona, PA
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Hometown Hero Support, Wellness
Partner Organizations:
- Unter Uns Club
- GBU Foundation
- PA Federation of Clubs
- SVDP Food Bank
- Sweet Grace Ministries
- Dreams Go On
- Mountain Lion Backpack Program
- Miracle League of Blair County
- Relay for Life
- Brian Morden Foundation.
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Robin Kessler at 814-943-4481.
District 84-Lancaster, PA
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- The Humane League
- Manheim Township Fire Rescue
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Terry W. Suter, Jr. at 717-283-3628.
District 87- Swiss Society of Taylor, PA
Community Pillars: Education, Wellness Charitable Giving
Partner Organizations:
- Community Intervention Center of Scranton
- St. Francis of Assisi Soup Kitchen
- Women's Rescus Center
- Shriner's Hospital
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Bruce Zahornacky at 570-702-7019
District 146-Johnstown, PA
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company
- GBU Foundation
- Circle of Support Child Adovacy Center
- Victim Services Inc.
- Operation Reach Out
- Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center
- Sandyvale Memorial Gardens & Conservancy
- Stackhouse Park
- Needy Children Shopping Tour
- St. Vincent DePaul
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Barbara Weimer at 814-255-4710.
District 171-Pittsburgh, PA
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- Brother's Brother
- Wreaths Across America
- Brentwood VFW
- Autism Speaks
- Meals on Wheels
- Various local food banks
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Donna Brophy at 412-885-5642.
District 291-Summerhill, PA
Communtiy Pillars: Charitable Giving, Wellness, Education, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- Lilly Recreation Association
- Relay for Life
- Summerhill Recreation
- GBU Foundation
- American Legion
- Wreaths Across America
- Adams Township Fire Company
- Cambria County Youth 4-H Club
- Wilmore Sportsmen’s Club
- Local school clubs and parent-teacher organizations
- Portage Food Pantry
- St. Michael Legion Baseball
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Tara McIntyre at 814-472-6830.
District 684-Brentwood, PA
Communtiy Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- Various Food Banks
- Operation Reach Out
- YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee
- GBU Foundation
- Coraopolis Community Development
- Parkinson's Foundation
- Wheels, Wings and Wishes
- South Park Rangers
- South Hills Pet Rescue
- MADD
- Tunnels to Towers
- Whitehall Community Lions Club
- Brentwood Dukes Football
- Drop the Puck on Cancer
- Baldwin Towhnship
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Gary Madison at gmadison1@verizon.net.
District 72- Mens Swiss Society of Toledo, OH
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness
Partner Organizations:
- GAF Society
- Toledo Swiss Singers
- Logan Roberts Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Wings for Ewing Sarcoma Foundation
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Larry Wilhelm at 419-279-6133.
District 73- Ladies Swiss Society of Toledo, OH
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness
Partner Organizations:
- GAF Society
- Jake and Cooper's Bark Park
- Toledo Swiss Singers
- Isaiah 117 House Resource Center
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Fran Tscherne at 419-277-3619.
District 699-Frankenmuth, MI
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- Frankenmuth Police Department
- Pet Angel Adoption and Rescue
- GBU Foundation
- Frankenmuth Jaycees
- Mustard Seed Shelter
- Saginaw County Commission on Aging
- Michigan Heroes Museum
- Hands Across America
- One Week, One Street
- Birch Run Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Dan Pierce at 989-482-9020.
District 701-Pontiac, MI
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education
Partner Organization: The D.A.S.V Foundation
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Richard DeArment at 248-709-4949.
District 707-Grand, Rapids, MI
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, Community Rebuilders
- GBU Foundation
- DABlodgett Home for Children
- Mary Free Bed Foundation
- Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan Foundation
- West Michigan Jazz Society
- Blue Star Mothers of America
- The Hope Project
- Mid-Michigan Honor Flight
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Judy Cwiklinski at 616-454-6026.
District 510-Toledo, OH
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- GAF Society
- Oregon Health and Welfare
- Ohio Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star
- GBU Foundation
- The Gary Sinise Foundation
- Tunnels to Towers
- Toledo Holzhacker Buam (THB)
- The Old Newsboys Goodfellow Association
- Lucas County D.A.R.T.
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Jacqueline Martin at 419-350-6684.
District 810-Cleveland, OH
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness
Partner Organizations:
- Tapestry Partners International
- Creative Living Coffee
- Feed My Starving Children
- Cornerstone of Hope
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Lynne Powers at 216-441-1040, ext. 2.
District 815-Dayton, OH
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness
Partner Organizations:
- Relay for Life
- GBU Foundation
- East End Community Services
- Five Rivers MetroParks Foundation
- Kettering Childern's Choir
- Dayton Liederkranz-Turner
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Chris van Breukelen at 937-885-4784.
District 821-Sterling Height, MI
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- Saxonia Rheingold Chorus
- German American Cultural Center
- Local senior centers
- VFW
- Michigan Military Museum
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Marianne Krenzer at 586-776-7058.
District 43- Swiss Society of Milwaukee, WI
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education
Partner Organizations:
- Swiss Turners
- Swiss Society of Milwaukee
- Swiss Singers
- Milwaukee School of Languages
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Deanne Clare at 414-852-0876.
District 1000-Lutheran Fraternities of America (LFA)
Community Pillar: Charitable Giving
Partner Organizations:
- Lutheran Heritage Foundation
- Compassion Pregnancy Center
- Macomb Charitable Foundation
- Forgotten Harvest
- Leader Dogs for the Blind
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Glenn Penzien at 586-944-5004.
District 2000-United Lutheran Society (ULS)
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- Shared Blessings Mission Store
- GBU Foundation
- Operation Troop Appreciation
- GBU Foundation
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Lynn Kostelnik at 412-464-1488.
District 3000-Hungarian Reformed Federation of America (HRFA)
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education, Wellness
Partner Organizations:
- Bethlen Communities
- Hungarian Human Rights Federation
- American Hungarian Foundation
- Franklin Township Food Bank
- The Latrobe Foundation
- GBU Foundation
- Humane Society of Ohio Valley
- Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
- American Hungarian Friends of Scouting (AHFS)
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Melissa Pepin at 732-668-2602.
District 4000-Sokol USA
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Wellness, Education, Hometown Hero Support
Partner Organizations:
- New Jersey Food Bank
- Toys for Tots
- GBU Foundation
- The Special Olympics
- The Liver Foundation
- Greater Chicago Food Depository
- Push for Empowered Pregnancy
- The University of Pittsburgh
- The American Red Cross
- The American Cancer Society
- Wounded Warrior Project
- The Salvation Army
If you would like to attend an event, please contact John Kennedy at 203-948-5693.
District 5000-Independent Order of Vikings (IOV)
Community Pillars: Charitable Giving, Education
Partner Organizations:
- Concordia Language Villages
- Illinois Fire Safety Alliance-Camp “I Am Me”
- Arthur C. Luf Children’s Burn Camp
- Great Lakes Burn Camp
- GBU Foundation
- The Hope Project
If you would like to attend an event, please contact Jennifer Thissell at admin@iovikings.org.
*A super district is defined as a district that is created as a result of a fraternal merger/acquisition/other transaction or a regional district approved by the GBU Board. They typically have lodges or assemblies located throughout the United States.