SWISS NATIONAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Momrow Road, Sand Lake, NY

Saturday, August 1st, 2015

2:00pm (rain or shine)

         Dear Members and friends,

         As announced in our previous mailing, we are breaking with tradition this year and will celebrate our Swiss National Day on a Saturday. We are also getting ready for our yearly gathering and election of officers (President, Vice-President and Treasurer). Please fill out the form below with your suggestions. All members present will vote on the new slate during this meeting.

Paul Tobler, our vice-president, is inviting all members and guests to join him for the Celebration of our Holiday at his beautiful property in the hills near Troy, N.Y. We thank Paul for his continued generosity. 

         The official part of our celebration starts around 4:00pm with the greeting and taped English address to the Swiss Abroad by the President of the Confederation, Simonetta Sommaruga.

         Hot Bratwursts, rolls, coffee and soda will be served and the traditional First of August pin will be available for sale. As usual the funds raised will go to help the Pro Patria organization to  promote Swiss culture and preserve natural areas.

          Please bring a dish to share. We will set up a few tables, buffet style, for the enjoyment of all. Don’t forget to bring chairs and picnic tables and your picnic fork and knives if possible.

         Return your response by July 24th to give us a better idea of how many participants we can expect. This will make our preparations easier. You can also email or telephone me.

                 We hope to see you all at our Bundesfeier. As this is our only official meeting we hope that we will have a great turn out.  

2014 Swiss National Day Celebration at Paul Tobler's house

Here are a few pictures taken at the event on August 3, 2014. We celebrated with Consul Thomas Schneider and his wife and were entertained by our new member Ruedi Frischknecht.

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SWISS NATIONAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Momrow Road, Sand Lake, NY

Sunday, August 3^rd, 2014

2:30pm

We are very grateful to Paul Tobler, our vice-president, for providing his beautiful home in the hills near Troy, N.Y for our celebration. A map with directions is enclosed. 

         We will meet, rain or shine, starting at 2:30pm.This year we will have the pleasure of the visit of Consul Thomas Schneider, Head of the Swiss Culture and Education Department at the Swiss Consulate General in New York City.

We will also be joined by Ruedi Frischknecht and his accordion + alphorn.

The official part of our celebration starts at 4:00pm with the greeting and taped english address to the Swiss Abroad by the President of the Confederation, Didier Burkhalter.

        

Hot Bratwurst, rolls, coffee and soda will be served and the traditional First of August pin will be for sale. This year the funds raised will go to help Swiss Youth abroad connect with Switzerland.   Please bring a dish to share. We will set up a few tables, buffet style, for the enjoyment of all. Don’t forget to bring chairs and picnic tables if possible.

Return your response by July 22nd to give us a better idea of how many participants we can expect. This will make our preparations easier. Also please  inform us of any changes to our member roster by the same date.

        

Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to enjoy our Swiss “camaraderie”.  We hope to see you all at our Bundesfeier.

                                                               For the Organizing Committee

                                                               Marie-Louise McHugh, President

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Name:_______________________ # of participants:_________________________

                       

Donation:                                    $_____________________

Return to  Hudson-Mohawk Swiss Society, ML McHugh, 135 Willow Street, Guilderland, NY 12084  by July 22, 2014- 518-456-8530

Swiss National Day 2011 at Paul Tobler's House

The Hudson-Mohawk Swiss Society celebrated the Swiss National Holiday on July 31, 2011 at the beautiful property of Paul Tobler, Vice-President, in the hills above Troy, NY. Under the watchful eye of beautiful cows in the nearby pasture, we were entertained by Howard Rust and his Sister Trudy. They are the children of late famous entertainer Swiss Trudy, of Rhinebeck, NY.

Swiss Trudy and sons Howard (l.) and Carl (r.)

Thanks in part to the beautiful Summer weather, we had great attendance. After speeches and the traditional Bratwursts grilled to perfection by our chef, Rudy Schaelchli, Howard Rust lead us into singing Swiss folk songs in German, French and Italian. Trudy and Howard even taught us how to yodel! Something for everyone.

Howard Rust, Verena Takekoshi and her grandson Bruce

Rudy at the Grill

Howard Rust and his sister Trudy

Howard and Heinrich Medicus also sang an enthusiastic rendition of “Frau Meier geht go graase”.

Annual Meeting, Sun. April 11, 2010

At our annual meeting we held the election of our officers and after a delicious dinner we had a chance to admire and appreciate the creativity of so many of our members. Here are a few pictures of the event:

Tohru Takekoshi and his work with pressed vegetation. He also showed drawings

and collages by Verena Takekoshi who could not attend

Roland Rickenbach and the miniature houses he builds for his train displays.

Left are works with fabric created by Dolores Rickenbach

Rita Butticker and her paintings

Paul Tobler showing his wood carvings to Suzanne Meier

John Moore presenting his paintings

Heinrich Medicus and his linoleum cut prints

Lois Wilson and her amazing Cinderella doll (montage)

Anita Whalen and her intricate basket weaving

Angela Baggenstoss and her paintings

Annual Meeting, Sun. April 11, 2010

ANNUAL MEETING 2010
SUNDAY, APRIL 11 AT 2PM
Evans Public House Restaurant
5180 Western Turnpike, Guilderland, NY 12009
(518)356-1116


We will hold the annual election of our officers at this meeting. Anyone interested in running for office or wishing to nominate a member for office should contact me as soon as possible. We hope all of you can participate as we need your vote to make our election binding.

The highlight of our meeting is going to be our

Arts and Crafts Show

with works created by members of our Society. Please indicate in the box below if you will participate so we can provide display tables.

Our dinner will feature the Deluxe Buffet with three delicious entrees to enjoy:

Chicken Parmigiana
Pasta and Vegetables
Salmon in Dill Cream Sauce

served with a salad bar, rolls and butter, vegetables and potatoes or rice. The dessert is pastries “Du Jour.” Coffee and tea will also be served.

Dinner is $24 for members and $27 for guests.

Hope to see you there.

News Update

Dear Friends and Members,

I hope all of you enjoyed the holidays and started 2010 on a happy note.

Here is this year’s schedule for our meetings:

April 11, 2010:

Meeting and election of officers. At this time we would also like to feature the creative side of some of our members: wood working, carving, painting, photography, quilting, etc. Please contact me as soon as possible to let me know who wants to bring a few examples of his or her work (one or two pieces). It should be very interesting, fun and certainly informal.
Tentative location: Evans Public House, Guilderland, NY


August 1st, National Day Celebration.

November (meeting date to be announced later) our last meeting of the year.


Please send me your nominations for the April elections. If you so choose, I will accept to serve as president for another year. I will contact Paul Tobler, our Vice-president, Verena Takekoshi, secretary and Lois Wilson, treasurer to see if they would serve another year also. Nevertheless, we need new candidates and I hope that you will have suggestions.