MARCH 2015
High Spirits at High Tea Foundation Day Celebration Following on from last year’s successful inaugural Foundation Day Celebration which was a glitzy evening dinner, we decided to offer something new and organise an afternoon High Tea event. The idea was to give those members, who may prefer a daytime event, an opportunity to attend this year. However, with only 40 bookings a week from the event, this format seemed definitely less popular – and we, the organisers, began to panic! Some anxious phone calls had to be made to drum-up support and, to our great relief, we were able to convince another 25 members to attend and thus avert a minor catastrophe! With that sorted, we went ahead to transform the 2nd Floor into a lovely garden setting for our High Tea. Arches decorated with rose garlands greeted the guests at the entrance, colourful High Tea posters on the wall all the way up the stairway, floral and ivy garlands hanging down on the walls, tables decorated invitingly and lots of little garden embellishments everywhere. But the centerpiece was the buffet, laden with plenty of delectables such as an array of ribbon sandwiches, delicious cakes, vanilla slices, fresh scones and lots more. To the tunes of the piano man, guests enjoyed a glass of welcome bubbly. The specially labeled sparkling wine for the occasion was available for sale for anyone
wanting to take home a special memento of the Club’s 116th birthday. Whilst it was raining outside, what better way could there have been spending an afternoon celebrating the club’s foundation? Everyone had a good time, and that made all the hard work worthwhile. But questions need to be asked: why was it so hard to get members to attend this social function? There seems to be less and less willingness and interest by the membership to be involved in Club activities. Tell us what format this function should take in future years, we are happy to listen! If functions are not patronised more enthusiastically, soon there will be no-one left willing to spend time, money and effort to organise them. Barbara Kündig, Rita Schwärzler-Abbt, Roland Isler
Dear Roland, Rita and Barbara May we send a special thank-you to you and all those who assisted with yesterday’s Swiss Club 116th birthday High Tea celebration. What a delightful afternoon! We are sure all those who attended will agree with us that the effort and work that you undertook to make it such a success is very much appreciated. Arnold and Jenny Kramer
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