Naeffenfest

Fees

Fees

We would like to finance about half the costs of the Familienfest (around CHF 18,000.--) through donations from the family. We hope that this allows many families with children to attend. Children under the age of 18 do not have to pay a fee.

For adults over 18, the charges will be as follows for Saturday and Sunday:

The drinks reception on Sunday at Castle Grünenstein will be sponsored by the family Custer. You can sign up for wine tasting at the castle with visit to the vineyard and Torkel (CHF 14.-, paid on site)

Please make sure that you always include for who you pay the reunion fee. If you register through our online family tree, please include the 5-digit code with your payment, which you receive after registering (this helps us keeping track of the payments). In case of any concerns or problems, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please also contact us if you need to register further participants or if you need to make changes to your registration.

Please make your payment before May 30st, 2019 to one of the following bank accounts.

We would like to thank sincerely all relatives who have already contributed to the Familienfest fund. We still hope for more donations to make the Familienfest self-supporting (same bank account as above).

Financial assistance

Financial assistance

If you would like to make use of the Naeffen-fund because of financial reasons (for travelling, reunion fee reductions, ...), please contact Andreas Müller by April 20st, 2019.

Dessert buffet

Dessert buffet

We would like you to contribute to our dessert buffet with cakes, sweets and fruits for Saturday afternoon (please packed in containers). You can drop them off on Saturday morning by 10:00 AM at the "Prestegg" parking lot or the courtyard when picking up your name tag. Please indicate on the registration form what you will bring.

Entertainment

Entertainment

As always, we are looking forward to any shorter or longer performances (sketches, plays, music, ...) for Saturday afternoon. If you would like to perform, please inform Kathrin Rinderknecht-Pfister by the beginning of May. If you would like to participate in the collective play, you are invited to join the rehearsal on Sunday, April 14th 2019 at 2:30 PM at the address of Andreas Müller.

Movies

Movies

On Friday June 21st at 8:00 PM, the movies of past family celebrations will be shown at the Hotel Sonne, Altstätten and on Saturday evening in the large marquee. You can order DVD's of the movies at the reunion.

Acommondations

Acommodations

The list of acommodations contains some hotels and camping areas in the area of Altstätten. You should be able to find more accommodations through the internet. Please make your reservation on time.

Parking and shuttle bus to the reunion field

Parking and shuttle bus to the reunion field

Private cars can be parked at the car park "Stossplatz" in Altstätten. The reserved parking spots are marked by the city. The special train of the "Stossbahn" will take you to the reunion site (leaving 10:52 AM). Alternatively, an hurly shuttle bus is available which commutes from the parking lot to the reunion field and back. Parking at the "Alte Stossstrasse" near the reunion field in the woods is not permitted! (we only got the permission with the condition that we do not park any cars there). For emergencies, cars of the committee members are available.

This map shows the location of the "Stossplatz" with the parking.

Host families

Host families

So that as many relatives from abroad as possible can participate at the family celebration, we are hoping for a large number of host families in Switzerland to provide accommodation before and after the celebration. Please indicate in the corresponding section of the registration form if you can be a host family. Thank you very much in advance.

If you come from abroad and wish to stay for a few days before and/or after the celebration with a host family, please indicate in the corresponding section of the registration form, how many nights you need accommodation for.

Family tree

Family tree

To keep the family tree up to date and to create the family tree on the large boards at the reunion, we rely on on your help. Please inform us about changes in the family tree since spring 2014 through the online family tree www.familytree.naeffenfest.ch, write an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or send a letter to Esther Thiebaud. The changes should get to us by April 30, 2019.

Volunteers

Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers which can help about 1-2 hours during the reunion. We need help with setting and cleaning up, in the woods, for the barbecue, on the reunion field, in and around the marquee, to take care of foreign relatives and so on. We are looking forward to many volunteers. Please specify on the registration form if you can help.