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- Dolf Herger Scholarship Program
The Dolf Herger Scholarship (DHS) was established as a joint initiative by the SBS Philadelphia, the New Helvetic Society, and the Maurice Rohrbach Fund, to honor Dolf Herger’s more than four decades of exemplary service to the three societies and the Swiss community of the Delaware Valley Region at large.
- Dolf Herger Gala
The Dolf Herger Gala was held on April 2, 2025, at the Union League in Philadelphia to honor Dolf Herger’s more than four decades of exemplary service to this Society, as well as the New Helvetic Society, Pennsylvania Chapter (NHS), and the Maurice Rohrbach Fund for Swiss American Cultural Exchange (MRF).
- Annual Meeting 2025
The 2025 Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, March 22nd, at the Vereinigung Erzgebirge in Warminster, PA. Members unable to attend received the 2024 Annual Report by mail. See the Gallery for pictures from the event.
Meetings
- Annual Meeting 2025
The 2025 Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, March 22nd, at the Vereinigung Erzgebirge in Warminster, PA. Members unable to attend received the 2024 Annual Report by mail. See the Gallery for pictures from the event.
- Annual Meeting 2024
The 2024 Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, March 23rd, at the Vereinigung Erzgebirge in Warminster, PA. Members unable to attend received an absentee ballot (upon request) and the 2023 Annual Report by mail.
- Annual Meeting 2023
The 2023 Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, March 25th, at the Vereinigung Erzgebirge in Warminster, PA. Members unable to attend this first post-pandemic annual meeting received the ballot and the 2022 Annual Report by mail.
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- Mr. Joerg Eichelberger (1943 – 2024)
Joerg had joined our society in 2009 and was a member up to 2016. He also served as President of the Swiss Club in Washington. He moved to Switzerland where he passed away on September 22, 2024.
We extend sincere condolences to the Eichelberger families.