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
Parade of Nations @ Aurora Fest
Saturday June 13, 2026
3:00pm
Aurora Municipal Center
Walk with us in the Parade of Nations. This is a short walk around the Municipal Center Lawn as we waive the Swiss flag. After the Parade, enjoy the food trucks, international marketplace and musical and dance performances on the main stage.
We have a special gift for members that join us for the Parade of Nations!
Get a special edition SAFS trucker hat at the event.
Individual memberships will receive one hat.
Family memberships can receive two hats.
Additional hats can be purchased for $20 each.
Please REGISTER HERE so we know who to expect.
Please Note: Only those with active memberships can receive the free hat incentive.
We will also send out more information closer to event such as exact time and meeting place. The Aurora Fest takes place from 3:00pm to 10:00pm, the Parade of Nations marks the opening of the event and they usually ask us to show up a little bit early to make sure we are ready.
Visit the event website for more information on Global Fest, including parking.
Father’s Day Hike
Sunday June 21, 2026 @ 9:00am
Mt. Falcon Park- West Trailhead
Indian Hills, CO
More info to follow.
SAFS Camping Trip
Registration Open
July 17-19
YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch
Granby, CO
Join us again this year at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch for an epic camping weekend! This is a free event for current SAFS members. Spend two nights camping with us at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, CO. We have reserved campsites that can accommodate multiple tents (camper vans or small trailers are welcome but space is limited so please let us know if you are interested in bringing one). Camping sites will be shared. We will be asking each party to provide bring a dish to share.This event will be free for SAFS Members. Register by clicking the link below, but you can reach out to us by email if you have questions or want to bring a trailer.
If camping isn't your thing you can reserve a spot at the nearby lodge or yurts and join us for all activities. If you make one of these reservations, these will be at your own expense, the club is only paying for the reserved campsites. You can see other lodging options here at the Snow Mountain Ranch website. Make sure that you reserve at the Snow Mountain Ranch location in Granby. The website is shared with YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park.
Register Here!
Registration is limited and based on a first come, first served basis. Don't delay!
SAFS First Wednesday
Stammtisch South
Wednesday June 3, 2026
Location TBD
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Third Wednesday North
Wednesday May 20th, 2026
Mudrocks Tap & Tavern
585 E South Boulder Rd,
Louisville, CO 80027
5:30 - 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