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Glögg Holiday Mixer
During the Christmas season it is a tradition in Sweden to welcome people who come to see you with a warm cup of glögg . Glögg in English is called mulled wine and it is made of red wine or white wine along with various mulling spices . It is also popular to add raisins and almonds . Glögg is served hot , often together with lussebullar , which is a sweet bun with taste of Saffron and raisins .
On December 1 , 2016 the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia invited members and non-members to our annual Glögg Holiday Mixer . We wished to celebrate that another successful year has passed and that we have a nice holiday season ahead of us . Around 40 guests gathered at Bistro Romano , an Italian restaurant in Old City , for an evening of networking and festivities . The guests enjoyed warm Glögg , homemade by Britt Apell and a variety of hors d ’ oeuvres such as cheese , meatballs , pasta , grilled vegetable and more . Dessert of gingerbread cookies and chocolate was served . The evening ended with a raffle and an auction on several amazing prices from our sponsors including an overnight stay at Club Quarters Hotel , a signed ice hockey club by Michael Raffl (# 12 ) of the Flyers , a bowl from Orrefors and much more .
For the seventh consecutive year , SACC-Philadelphia presented its annual Business Entrepreneurial Award . This award is for an individual or a company who has made a significant contribution to the exchange of trade and commerce between the Scandinavian and the Philadelphia Region . Additional factors considered are whether the individual or the company has made an important contribution toward innovation and technological advancement , corporate social responsibility , or environmental know-how and sustainable business practices .
This year ’ s recipient was Larsson & Scheuritzel Law firm for their leadership in the area of innovative energy technologies such as helping clients successfully negotiate solar PV energy . They have also shown leadership and service to supermarkets , home furniture and furnishings retailers , toy retailers and many more in the Philadelphia Region . Present at the event were the co-founders David Larsson and Paul Scheuritzel together with Anne Larsson , Elizabeth Larsson and two more representatives from the firm , to receive the award .
Author : Maria Didner
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