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Farewell Garden Party
The Farewell Garden Party of Kathleen and Christoph von Arb on the eve of July 4 was about to begin on the beautiful back yard of the Swiss Residence in Lexington when the thunderstorm hit. In a miraculous team effort of less than 20 minutes, the entire set up for 120 guests - grill, tables, decorations, candles, chairs, bar, buffet, etc - had to be moved inside the house while the guests were arriving. As the first heavy drops fell, the last of 15 tables was moved inside and the party could begin. One would never have imagined possible such a big sit down dinner. But the cosiness just made it that much more friendly and comfortable. After a toast to the two sister Republics - the United States and Switzerland, the guests enjoyed food from the grill including some Swiss Bratwuerste. The Consul General gave a brief run down of all that has happened in the past six years and expressd his heartfelt thanks to the swissnex Team, to the many partners and sponsors and above all to his wife. The great success of the Science Consulate - swissnex Boston is all their doing. This was followed by kind words of appreciation to Kathleen and Christoph von Arb for the service they have rendered in Boston since 2002 by Joe von Rickenbach, CEO of Parexel International and by Prof. Wolfgang Klietmann from Harvard University. Finally, Christoph von Arb introduced his successor, Pascal Marmier who in turn expressed his thoughts and together with Kati Reusche handed Christoph some gifts which will be a great help in his new life back in Switzerland as he moves to the private sector and launches his own consultancy.
