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What Did You Think of the Lucia Gala This Year?
Did you attend the Lucia Gala on December 5th?
If so, we would like to get your feedback!
It would be very much appreciated if you could take just a few minutes to fill out our survey, so that we know what you thought of the event, and what we can do better for next year!
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Upcoming Events
Save the Date
January 21st 2015
Nordic Social Mixer
Hosted by WTC with participating chambers SACC-Georgia, DACC & FACC
March 4th 2015
Member Appreciation Reception
& Annual Meeting
June 6th 2015
Sweden Day
December 4th 2015
30th Annual Lucia Gala
(More information about the events will come shortly)
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Holiday Mingle
SACC-Georgia together with Arnall Golden Gregory LLP invited members and friends to a Holiday Mingle on December 11th.
This was a chance for us to thank all of our members, friends and sponsors for yet another successful year.
Now we look forward to a new prosperous year, with lots of exciting events and new opportunities to come!
Happy Holidays!
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Last week, December 10th the annual Nobel prize ceremonies took place in Stockholm, Sweden.
This year marked 50 years since the Georgian Martin Luther King Jr. became the youngest person in history to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
It has never been officially known who nominated King for the Nobel Peace Prize; Nobel documents with details about the awards including nominations, notes and reports are classified for 50 years. But now as they are revealed, it appears he was actually nominated by eight members of the Swedish Parliament together with the American Friends Service Committee (the Quakers).
Read the entire AJC article here.
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SACC-Georgia seeks new
Marketing & Event Trainee
We are currently looking for a new Marketing & Event Trainee.
If you or anyone you know is interested in working with Marketing and Event planning
in an international environment, make sure to apply for the position today!
This is a position filled with possibilities to develop both professionally and personally.
You can read more about the position here.
Contact us directly on
[email protected] with resume and/or questions about the position.
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Are you following us?
Please follow SACC-GA on social media
for any updates or news regarding events and other happenings
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Sponsorship Opportunities!
Are you interested in supporting SACC-Georgia and our activities?
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SACC-Georgia Signature Sponsors
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The Swedish Excellence Award
During the Lucia Gala, SACC-Georgia handed out their first Swedish Excellence Awards. The award was given to one person and one company in Georgia with Swedish connections that has, in one way or another bettered our community.
The company award was given to Elekta;
"Not only have they supported our Chamber without hesitation for many years, but if you research their impact on the community, you will in fact find page after page of charitable organizations that they have supported. Not only is this Swedish company the leader in their field, but the depth of their outreach and what they give back is undeniably impressive. For this reason, we give our first Swedish Excellence Award to Elekta."
The other award was given Swedish Rene McClatchey; "This person is Swedish, but thankfully for Georgia, she brought her knowledge, experience and compassion with her when she moved to Georgia.
20 years ago she started a small camp for bereaved children who have lost a parent or sibling. Today, she serves over 200 children a year with multiple grief camps every year. The kids attend for free and she raises all of the money on her own.
She is truly a shining star and she has impacted the lives of so many children for the better. For this reason, we give our second Swedish Excellence Award to Dr. Rene McClatchey."
Please click here for more information about Camp Magik.
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The 29th Annual Lucia Gala
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Georgia held its 29th annual Lucia Gala on Friday, December 5th, at the beautiful venue Greystone in Piedmont Park, Atlanta. This signature event for the Swedish community in Atlanta, celebrates the ancient tradition of Saint Lucia.
After the success of last year's Lucia performance, it was decided that renowned singer Emily Samson Tepe, also known as IVA would be performing as the Lucia once again this year.
An initiating cocktail hour with the Swedish warm Christmas beverage "gl�gg" and hors d'oeuvres was followed by the Lucia procession, after which a traditional Swedish Christmas Smorgasbord was served.
The evening ended with desserts and dancing to live music by The Francisco Vidal Band. This year, the event attracted around 150 guests from the Swedish-American community in Georgia.
A new addition for this year's Gala was the introduction of the Swedish Excellence Award, given to one person and one company in Georgia with Swedish connections that has bettered our community.
Photos from the Lucia Gala: click here and enter password "Lucia".
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Thank You to our Lucia Gala 2014 Sponsors
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Too Many Projects, Too Little Time?
The SACC-USA Trainee Program provides a unique opportunity in offering U.S based companies' easy access to Swedish Trainees through our J-1 visa program. We are delighted to present a short informational video for you to better understand what we offer, how we do it and what a J-1 visa entails.
 | Understand the SACC-USA
Trainee Program |
Please visit SACC-USAs website for more information.
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