Welcome to the Swiss-American Friendship Society of Denver
The SAFS is a non-profit organization dedicated to foster and advance friendship and goodwill between the people of the state of Colorado and Switzerland through social and cultural programs. We strive to serve all persons having a natural interest in the two nations.
Scroll down or visit our calendar page for event information including our monthly Stammtisch gatherings and to our membership join page for information on joining our club. Existing members, navigate over to our manage account page to update your membership for 2026. Consular questions and other resources are found on our Useful-Links page and visit our President’s Corner for a message from our new SAFS President Will Currat.
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Thank you for your support as SAFS Members. Bis bald, à bientôt! 🇨🇭
A Message from your New SAFS President
I'm Will Currat and I am looking forward to serving as your President once again. The Swiss Club has been an important part of my life and I have been a member ever since I was a child. My Dad was from Switzerland and moved to Colorado in the 60's because he wanted to climb mountains. He was from the French speaking part of Switzerland from a small town called Corserey in the Canton of Fribourg. My mom is from Versailles, France and my parents met in Colorado when a mutual friend introduced them to each other because they both spoke French. I love conversing in French but my Swiss German is non-existent, sorry!
My dad was killed in an avalanche when I was a child, and some of you may not know this, but the Swiss club helped fund a plaque in his honor at the site of the avalanche at St. Mary's glacier in Idaho Springs, CO, in memory of the three people who died at that site.
My wife Jessica is an active club member and is also a board member, She currently does all the social media, emails and website updates. I have two kids. My daughter Isabelle is a nurse in Grand Junction and my son Martin is an auto mechanic in Denver.
In my day job I'm a Denver Deputy Sheriff, and on the weekends during the winter I coach for a kids ski program at Winter Park resort. I wish that was my full time job but skiing doesn't seem to pay the bills.
I'd love to hear from you, as we are always looking for ways to improve the club. If you have any feedback or suggestions for new events please don't hesitate to contact me by phone at 720-988-9893 or email at info@safs.us .
Á la prochaine.
Willam Currat, SAFS President
Upcoming Events
SAFS Rides the Winter Park Ski Train
Sunday March 15th
Join us on an annual tradition as we ride the Winter Park Ski Train up to Winter Park Resort for a day of winter adventures! The train departs Denver’s Union Station at 7:00am and leaves Winter Park at 4:35pm.
To join us you must book your own train ticket on the Winter Park Express on the Amtrak website. Ticket prices are currently at the lowest of the season, $19 each way. See the below graphic with the details for the station codes, make sure you enter the correct station codes and date when you purchase your ticket. At Winter Park Resort, you will also be responsible for the cost of your lift ticket if you do not have a ticket or a season pass. Please make sure you check the current lift ticket prices on the Winter Park website. If skiing isn’t your thing you are welcome to bring snow shoes to use at the resort or you can take the free bus into town and enjoy a day of shopping and restaurants.
Please send us an email if you have questions. Register HERE so we know who to expect! We will gather on the platform before the train leaves so that we can secure seating together!
SAFS First Wednesday
Stammtisch South
Wednesday March 4, 2025
Location TBD
5:30pm - 8:30pm
SAFS Third Wednesday
Stammtisch North
Wednesday Feb 18, 2025
William Oliver’s Publick House
201 N Public Rd #1C, Lafayette, CO 80026
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Simply show up to our Stammtisches and look for our tables with Swiss flags. Optionally, for more updated information, visit our website's calendar page 🇨🇭 our Facebook 🇨🇭 or email us so we can get an estimated head count. 🍻
Important Information for Swiss Citizens Living Abroad
On Tuesday Sept 16, 2025, the Swiss Consulate aired two Webinars with important information regarding taxes and finance questions for Swiss citizens living abroad: dual taxation, pensions, wealth management, inheritance etc. If you were not able to join the live Webinars the recordings from the presentations can be found here.
See the Swiss Community Website for more information.
Social Media Connections
Follow our Calendar Page for a list of upcoming events and registration information.
Follow our Swiss-American Friendship Society Instagram Feed (last four posts above),
Like and Follow us on Facebook and join our FB group to interact with other local Swiss.
SAFS Membership
Welcome to the Swiss-American Friendship Society!
We welcome all new and renewing Members to update their membership through our website's
New Online Membership Portal
including a new direct, donation based registration payment link.
Thank you and Bis Bald! 🇨🇭
Heidi Tornare
SAFS President