March 2017
Newsletter

Join us this coming Tuesday the 7th!

Join us for SACC-Seattle's Financial Planning Event at the Consulate of Sweden this coming Tuesday, March 7th!

Attorney Colin Ley from LayRoots law firm will be present to answer your queries about estate planning. Martin Lundgren, Northern Lights Advisors Inc., will help tie the conversation into the planning process for Swedish citizens living in the US.

Colin Ley, LayRoots

Light appetizers and refreshments will be served.

We hope to see you there!

When: March 7th at 6.30 pm
Where: Swedish Consulate, 5350 Carillon Point, Kirkland, WA 98033
$10 for SACC-Seattle and SWEA members, and $20 for non-members
RSVP by paying through PayPal:
Member fee Non-member fee

We encourage you to send any questions you may have for Colin and Martin to info@sacc-seattle.org. Kindly send your questions by the end of this week.

In collaboration with Consulate of Sweden and SWEA.

Immigration event - questions?

This April SACC-Seattle will be hosting a Q&A event in collaboration with SWEA on employment-based immigration to the US. During this event, immigration attorney Kirsten Taniguchi will be present to answer immigration-related queries.

In collaboration with SWEA

If you have questions for Kirsten, please send us an email to info@sacc-seattle.org. Invitations for the event will be sent out closer to April, with the chance to RSVP for members and non-members alike.

Welcome Helly Hansen and LayRoots!

SACC-Seattle would like to welcome Helly Hansen and LayRoots as our newest corporate and business members, respectively. We look forward to welcoming all members, new and old, to our social and business events this year!

Helly Hansen, our newest Corporate Member

LayRoots, our newest Business Member

Recap Annual Meeting

SACC-Seattle would like to thank those of you who joined us for the Annual Meeting at Hilleberg the Tentmaker's Offices on February 9th. Highlights from the evening included a presentation by the CEO of Hilleberg Group, Petra Hilleberg, before outgoing President Robert Quaak and outgoing VP Kirk Brewer were thanked for their hard work and commitment to SACC-Seattle.

Hilleberg the Tentmaker

The Election of Board of Directors for 2017 resulted in the appointment of the following officers:

Martin Lundgren – President
Petra Hilleberg – Vice President
Anna Assarsson – Secretary
Tor Jernudd – Treasurer
Rebecka Churchill – Branding & Marketing Director
Tina Bergman – Member at Large

SACC-Seattle at IKEA opening

On Wednesday February 22nd, SACC-Seattle President Martin Lundgren had the honor of raising the Swedish flag at the opening ceremony of the new IKEA Renton. Branding & Marketing Director Rebecka Churchill and Operations Assistant Julie Linden were also present. SACC-Seattle wishes the store and its staff all possible success in times to come!

President Lundgren raises the Swedish flag at IKEA Renton

Save the date!

... for our May event, an evening of wine tasting at the Gård Vintner tasting room in Woodinville! Please join us on May 9th for this popular spring event, that will teach you more about winemaking and this winery's Scandinavian heritage.