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August 2019
Swiss National Day Celebration – August 3rd 4pm
Join us for our National Day Celebration August 3rd from 4pm to 9pm. We will offer Swiss Specialties: Brat- and Knackwurst, various salads, breads and a variety of famous Regional Swiss cakes for dessert. Our famous Lampion Parade for the kids: Moonwalk, Lampion Parade around 8 pm (lampions available for sale or bring your own) Location: American Legion Memorial Civic Center Outdoors – On the Lawn 6140 W. Dempster, Morton Grove, IL Admission: $25/member / $30 guest of member /…
Find out more »October 2019
Serata Ticinese 2019
Serata Ticinese Our serata Ticinese will be held for the 7th time this year. As Swiss we represent all of our regions and therefore we decided 7 years ago to introduce a Ticino Night. Our Menu: Insalata Mista (mixed salad) Luganighe Ticinese (Italian sausage) Risotto ai Funghi (risotto with mushrooms) Desert Member $25 Guest of member $30 Non-member $40 Children <11 $12
Find out more »November 2019
Jass Night at Gideon Welles
Come jass, learn how to jass or just socialize at this informal gathering of friends of Switzerland. There are no strings attached. You can just join us for a drink / dinner at your own expense. If you tell us that you will show up (RSVP below), we’ll make sure to reserve enough room for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there! Gideon Welles, 4500 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL Friday, November 15 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Find out more »December 2019
Swiss Christmas Cookie Baking – Guezle
Please join the Swiss Club for the 4th Baking event to create & bake your own traditional Swiss Christmas Cookies. December 7th, 10am until 4pm Where: Edgebrook Lutheran Church, 5252 W Devon Ave., Chicago, IL, 60646 Variety of traditional Swiss Christmas Cookies $20.00 member/$25.00 guest $30 non-members (to cover the cost for the ingredients) Space is limited and only 12 first registrations can be accepted. Reserve your spot early! No Walk-ins! Member $20 Guest of member $25 Non-member $40
Find out more »Samichlaus 2019
Come and enjoy our traditional Samichlaus Celebration. He will tell a story to all the children and hand out our Samichlaus Bags! Please bring your homemade cookies or treats to share amongst everybody! In order to receive a Samichlaus Bag for your child, please RSVP by listing the name and age on or before Nov 22, 2019. You may also write a short note about your child for Samichlaus and send it in together with your reservation and payment. Child…
Find out more »February 2020
March 2020
Canceled: Raclette 2020
To you - valued member of the Swiss Club of Chicago family, Our club is about interaction, laughter and good times, enjoying people who are like minded and love our little country in the heart of Europe. While Switzerland, is taking drastic measures and here locally measures are put in place almost minute by minute basis, the health and well-being of our Swiss Club of Chicago members, volunteers and board is our highest priority. Therefore we have decided to cancel…
Find out more »July 2020
Global Celebration Platform
Visit the multilingual interactive website for our fellow Swiss around the world and all lovers of Switzerland! You will find Swiss music, fun facts about Switzerland and Do-it-yourself activities: traditional recipes, yodeling classes, table decorations, a tutorial on how to make your own lantern, initiation to flag throwing, cervelat cutting! Share the results of your do-it-yourself activities directly on missione1agosto.org. Presented by Presence Switzerland, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, FDFA .
Find out more »August 2020
Federal celebration on the Rütli meadow to be broadcast live
On 1 August, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Simonetta Sommaruga, and the Swiss Society for Common Good (SSCG) will hold the federal celebrations on the Rütli in an unusual setting. The President of the Swiss Confederation will honour one woman and one man from each of the 26 cantons and from the "Fifth Switzerland" (Swiss citizens living abroad) for their commitment on behalf of countless people who were committed to other people and to society during the Corona period.
During the lockdown, the 54 people honoured worked in public transport, in supermarkets or pharmacies, in cantonal crisis management teams, in intensive care units in hospitals, in centres for the elderly and day-care centres for children, in the police or fire brigade, in psychological counselling or IT support for home offices, developed digital apps, disposed of rubbish or cleaned offices, gave distance learning or home schooling, delivered tons of postal parcels or distributed food to people living in poverty.
Find out more »August 1st Product Pick-up Instructions
The August 1st curb-side pick up will be held the American Legion, at 6144 Dempster St. in Morton Grove, IL 60053 from 10AM-12:30PM This will be a socially distance curb side pick up with zero gathering. Drive up, have check‘s for open payments ready and we hand you your bag. There is no need to exit your car. There will not be a possibility for additional purchases as all product ist packaged to order. Stay safe and…
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