Swiss Benevolent Society
P.O. BOX 2137
Chicago, IL 60690-2137

Officers

 

PRESIDENT

Hans U. Stucki

VICE PRESIDENT

Daniel Keller

SECRETARY

Marie-Simone Pavlovich

TREASURER

Oliver Ernst

 

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear colleagues and members, dear friends of the Swiss Benevolent Society:

As you may know, the organization has a long and wonderful history, having originally been formed in 1872 to assist Swiss citizens and their descendants in recovering from the great Chicago Fire! While I’m happy to say, we don’t have the many numbers of people to assist today as the Society did then, benevolence remains a primary mission for us and we continue to directly assist persons of Swiss descent with regular financial and social support. In addition, though, the Society also provides sponsorship for Cultural Affairs (including Swiss-American artist exchange programs, special concerts/shows by Swiss artists etc.) and for Educational matters, including scholarships for college students and general language immersion programs for youth. These cultural and educational programs are among the most popular programs we have these days and both help to carry the torch for those of us who remain rightly proud of our Swiss heritage. Your contribution to the Society helps support these very valuable opportunities and we are most thankful to you for your efforts and involvement. We hope that as you have become familiar, you will participate in some of the Society’s programs and good work. If you’d like to keep up with what the Society is doing or have questions, please feel free to call me directly or check out our Society’s web page which is http://sbschicago.org/ . This is the Annual Report Booklet for year ending 2009 and as you can see the Board of Directors and various Committees have again much accomplished in the support of Culture, Education/Scholarships and Benefaction and they deserve my heartfelt appreciation. As 2010 is my first year as your President, I look forward to meeting most of you at one of our events and thank you for your support.

Kind Regards
Hans U. Stucki , President
May 2010