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Some pictures ot the day...                 1. August Celebration - Swiss National Day Date: Sunday, 29 July 2012Time: Starting at 11amVenue: COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB Old Petrie Town COUNTRY MUSIC CLUBNorth Pine Country ParkDayboro Road, Petrie Qld 4502Dear Members and Swiss Friends! The Committee from the Swiss-Club in Brisbane would like to cordially invite you to our 1 August celebration on 29 July 2012 in Petrie! The festivities will start at 11am in the morning and conclude with a bonfire at dusk around 5pm. As in previous years, the 4EB Radio-Van will be present to guide us all through the program of the day. We are very honoured to have the Consul General Mr Markus Meli and the Honorary Consul Mr Daniel Gschwind as our Guests of Honour! It will be a spectacular day of entertainment and you will be able to enjoy traditional Swiss Music, Yodelling, Dancing, Face painting, a Colouring-in competition for the kids, and a Lampion Parade with the kids around the bonfire, during which we will be listening to the official National Day speech by Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (via tape)! We will of course also cater for your tastebuds. We will serve some awesome foods including Bratwurst, Cervelat, salads and fresh bread. Your sweet tooth will be satisfied with goodies like Cremeschnitten, Nussgipfel and Öpfelchüchli. Nobody will go home hungry that’s for sure! On the day you will also be able to buy a variety of meats and sausages from Goetzinger, Bündnerfleisch, Cheese, Kirschschoggi and Ragussa. And for the first time we will sell Rivella Rot for approx. $4.50 (please refer to page 3 for condition on the day). We look forward to seeing you at our Swiss National Day Celebration! Program 12.45pm President’s Welcome Speech – Ruth Milwright1pm Official Address by Marcus Meli, Consul, Sydney Address by Daniel Gschwind, Honorary Consul, BrisbaneOfficial Address by Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, President of theSwiss Confederation (via tape)National Anthem, accompanied by the Yodel Choir and all of you1.45pm The Children from Alpenrosen andthe German Folk Dance Group2.15pm Yodel Choir Performance 2.45pm Danish Dancing Group3.15pm Handorgel music by Willi Felder and Peter GerberJokes by Willi Felder and Rita Brändli3.45pm Prices for the children’s competition4pm Draw of Raffle5pm “Lampionumzug” and bonfireWhy not be there a little earlier to spend a relaxing Sunday morning at the Market and enjoy the activities in the North Pine Country Park historical village at Petrie. Visit a real blacksmith, see hear and smell those steam engines at work, or simply enjoy the restored buildings and lively atmosphere before joining us for the Swiss National Day function at noon. North Pine Country Park is a unique heritage village set on grounds selected in 1868 by the English migrant James Foreman. We hope everyone can join in the celebration of Switzerland’s National Day! Showcase your business on the day Do you run your own business or does your business have a connection with Switzerland? If you are interested we would like to offer you the opportunity to have a space to showcase what you are doing. We normally have between 500 – 700 people who come along to the Swiss National Day, so you would get pretty good exposure. Please contact Ruth Milwright for more information: Email: ruthm@swiss.org.au Phone: 32045172 or mobile 0414705255 For you to print out! The Schweizerpsalm  Have a listen to our National Anthem mp3   Directions: North Pine Country Park, Dayboro Road, Kurwongbah, Pine Rivers 26km from Brisbane CBD 2.5km along Dayboro Road from Petrie roundabout and then watch out for the Swiss flags.  The function coordinator is: The Committee Helpers needed - Thank you for adding your name & details along with the preferred time in to the r.s.v.p. form below... We will contact you in due course. |
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