Special Information
Clan Appointments Commissioner Appointments July 2011 I am pleased to announce the following appointments: Laurie Scott Mahaffey as Convenor for Salado Scottish Clan Gathering & Highland Games in Texas Hilary "Skip" Scott as Commissioner for Vermont Robin Scott as Convenor for Greenville Scottish Games and Highland Festival in South Carolina Kelly Scott Davis Chieftain April 2011 To all, It is with pride and appreciation that I am able to announce that I have elevated Deputy Maine Commissioner Ben Scott to the position of Clan Scott Society Commissioner for the State of Maine. This fills a vacancy created by former Maine Commissioner Nix Scott stepping down. I am further pleased to announce the appointment of James L. Scott to the position of Clan Scott Society Commissioner for Northern Florida. Jim has been a member of Clan Scott since its early days and recently renewed his contact with the Clan. He was serving as our Convenor for the Dunedin Florida Highland Games and has agreed to expand the scope of his responsibilities. Both Ben and Jim are assets to the Clan and will serve the members well. One of the responsibilities of the Chieftain is overseeing the smooth and efficient operation of the Clan through the appointment of commissioners and convenors. Sue Leenders has been one of our best Clan representatives. She has served as Commissioner for West Virginia and North Carolina as well as Convenor of the Clan Scott Tent at the Greenville, South Carolina Games where HRH Prince Edward visited last year. Sue earned the honor of being named as the Clan Scott Society Commissioner of the Year in 2010. To be closer to family, Sue recently moved to Florida. The distance is now too great for the Clan to expect her to travel to serve her former States. It saddens me to announce that we now have Commissioner vacancies in West Virginia and North Carolina. Kelly Scott Davis Chieftain March 2010 To all, I am please to appoint Tony Christian Scott of Baltimore as the Clan Scott Society Commissioner for Maryland. I believe his knowledge, experience, and most important, his enthusiasm will serve the Clan well long into the future. Tony has had the experience of working to learn the job with Patti Carlen when he lived in Central Florida and his predecessor, Russell Scott, in Maryland. Please welcome Tony to as a Clan Scott commissioner. Kelly Scott Davis Chieftain January 2010 To all,
It pleases me to announce that I have appointed Ian Scott
from
Prince Edward Island to the position of Atlantic Canada Regional
Commissioner with jurisdiction over Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Ian is a very talented and
intelligent individual. I was very impressed with his contributions to
the Border Gathering Planning Committee. Meeting him in Selkirk
convinced me that he would be an assetto Clan Scott Society. I know
that several of you share this opinion. I wanted to wait until the
first of the year to contact Ian and discuss the possibility of making
this appointment. While his attendance at festivals may be
limited due to several factors, including the number of available
venues and work, pitching a clan tent is not the only way of promoting
the success and growth of our organization. If you get a chance, drop
Ian a line and welcome him to the ranks of our commissioner family.
Chieftain Annual General Meeting Information Congratulations to our the new Board of Directors elected to office at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Pleasanton, California, in September 2011. Our new Board is as follows: Charles Sherwood, Chieftain (2011-2015) Patti Patten-Carlen , Deputy Chieftain (2011-2015) David Scott, Membership Secretary (2011-2013) Forrest Shields, Corporate Secretary (2011-2013) Christine Tondrick, Treasurer (2011-2015) Bryon L. Scott, Member at Large (2011-2015) Eugene Tucceri, Member at Large (2011-2013) 2012 AGM will be held at Grandfather Mountain in early July. Return here for information as it become available. Sir Walter Scott's Connection to the Da Vinci Code Abbotsford, the historic home of Sir Walter Scott, has unexpectedly found itself on the Da Vinci Code trail after fans of the blockbuster discovered its library is a remarkable copy of Rosslyn Chapel. According to Scotsman.com: Jacquie Wright, the administrator at Abbotsford, said yesterday: "We have had a number of people try to make the connection between Sir Walter Scott and the Da Vinci Code. "It's been a very interesting time for us here at Abbotsford. Obviously we've known all along that the ceiling of the library is a detailed representation of Rosslyn, but it's only been in the run-up to the release of the film that people have started to call us and suggest there is a link." Needless to say, tourism is expected to be healthy at Abbotsford this summer. Full story: http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=743422006 |