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Gareth Cordiner holding the Scotland flag (Saltire) and David Cunningham with the ASF flag at the ING March of Nations on Friday 1 November.
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This past weekend, thousands of runners arrived in New York for the New York Marathon. It is now a year since Sandy devastated and turned upside down so many lives.
The Archie Foundation, who are head quartered at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, have for the past five years brought a contingent of runners to New York for the marathon, raising money for the children's hospitals they support throughout the north and west of Scotland.
Last year the Archie runners arrived to news of the Marathons cancellation. Their days were filled not with running Manhattan streets but going out to Staten Island, to Harlem, to the outer boroughs trying to find a way to help.
They are here once again in New York for this years race. ASF wishes them a great stay, in a great city. And to all our visitors from afar we are glad you are back here with us.
Sincerely,
Camilla G. Hellman, MBE
Executive Director, The American-Scottish Foundation
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Join us for ASF's 19th Annual Burns Night Celebration
Friday 17 January 2014 - Save The Date!
Join us as ASF, in association with the University Club, New York holds our 19th Annual Burns Night Celebration. Guests will be joyfully piped into supper where a traditional Burns Night Dinner - inluding haggis, neeps and tatties (haggis, turnips and potatoes) - will be served. Orator Kenneth C. Donnelly will be introduced and will present Burn's "Address to a Haggis." In addition, there will be musical entertainment from Mike Ogletree and Maureen McMullan who will do the "Toast to the Lad and the Lassies". Hannah Read & Friends will bring a blend of celtic root music to the evening and lead in the Scottish Reels and dancing.
Reserve tickets online or call ASF Events Office: 212 605 0338 x 4
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Come and join ASF Friends for Glasgow International Comedy Festival Live! in New York for one night only...
Thursday 7 November 2013 - 8pm
236 West 78th Street (btwn. Broadway & Amsterdam), New York, NY 10024
* Comedy powerhouse Gary Little ('born raconteur' Scotsman)
* The brilliantly satirical Vladimir McTavish ('gleefully indulgent, highly appealing' Guardian)
* And the wonderfully dark Charlotte Macdonald ('wickedly funny' Evening News)
$15 advance, $20 on the door
Please book directly with the venue on 212 595-0850 and mention you are with the ASF group.
If you have questions call ASF Events : 212 605-0338 ext 4
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ASF and the Daughters of the British Empire host a Talk and Book Signing with Christina Murray for 'A Taste of Mey: Recipes and Memories Inspired by the Castle of Mey'
Monday November 18, 6pm
ASF, Scotland House, 575 Madison Avenue, 8th floor, New York NY 10022
The book is filled with affectionate stories of the Castle, from a host of contributors, encounters and fond memories of The Queen Mother; never-before-seen photographs of life on the Royal Estate; and delicious dishes - many of which were favorites of The Queen Mother, and the recipes for which are divulged for the very first time.
Compiled and edited by Christina Murray, with forewood by HRH the Prince Charles Duke of Rothesay, A Taste of Mey will guide one through a castle banquet of starters, meats, fish, poultry, puddings, vegetables, savouries, baking and hoosh-mi*,
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A Remembrance Day Observance in honor of Veteran's Day will take place at 10.30am at the Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Garden, Hanover Square, Lower Manhattan.
A reservation is required for the luncheon following at Harrys Bar. Please make reservations for the luncheon directly to St Georges by clicking here.
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 The 11th Annual Scottish North American Leadership Conference was held near Chicago over the weekend October 25-27th hosted by founding members the American-Scottish Foundation and Chicago Scots.  | | Photos courtesy of Celtic Life |
Amongst those that attended and took part in the weekend of panel discussions were Robin Naysmith, Scottish Government Counsellor in NA, Brig. David Allfrey,Chief Executive and Producer of the Edinburgh Tattoo, Niamh King, VP Programs The Chicago Council of Global Affairs, George MacKenzie, Chair of Ancestral Scotland Tourism, Lord Sempill on behalf of the Standing Council of Scottish Clan Chiefs,and also MacDonald & Rees Ancestral Tourism, Gus Noble, President Chicago Scots and ASF Chairman Alan Bain. Dr. Ceann MacEwan Harrell and Dennis Napier of the Scots' Charitable Society, the oldest charity in the United States, attended the Conference for the first time, noting how in 1837 a donation was made to the Chicago Scots after the Scottish Home was destroyed by fire. Gus Noble, President of Chicago Scots took the opportunity to thank them again for their help at that time. The conference is an opportunity for leading members of the Scottish-North American community to share views, values, experiences and best practices. To address shared issues and look to strengthening the future of the diaspora. 
Mark your calendars and plan to join us in Edinburgh for the International Scottish North American Leadership Conference 2014 - July 7th and 8th.
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The Holidays are approaching and the gift giving season is upon us...
 Brooks Brothers have just introduced a range of Scottish products in their own wonderful signature tartan. Recently they hosted friends and members of the Scottish American community to enjoy a great evening of true scottish style in their stores in New York, Boston and Washington DC.
ASF enoyed discovering a great variety of products Brooks Brothers have created, from tweed, to tartans, to gifts and clothing in their new signature tartan.
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20% ASF discount for Walkers Shortbread US
Save 20% on Walkers Shortbread, excluding sales items. Expiring 12/31/13. The code to receive this discount is ASFHOLIDAY - quote when purchasing at www.us.walkersshortbread.com
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'We Are Northern Lights' Nominated for BAFTA in Scotland Award!
ASF are delighted to report that We Are Northern Lights, Scotland's first ever crowd sourced documentary film, which ASF assisted in arranging preview screenings of during Scotland Tartan Week 2013, has been nominated for the prestigious BAFTA in ScotlandAudience Award!! The award is decided by a public vote (which closed on October 28). We Are Northern Lights was made produced by Edinburgh University with footage from 121 members of the Scottish public. Powerful and raw, the documentary shows Scots and Scotland refracted through a myriad of different lenses - those of the Scots themselves.
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New York Tartan Day Parade 2014
Saturday April 5, 2014
Mark Your calendars and plan to join us on the Avenue. Registration is now open for New York Tartan Day Parade!
If you would like to march with ASF please click here.
ASF is a proud founding member of the National New York Tartan Day Parade organizing committee.
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Thursday, November 7
Glasgow Comedy Festival at Stand Up New York(see article)
Sunday, November 10
Remembrance Day Observance Hanover Square (see article)
Talk & Book Signing
A Taste of Mey
(see article)
Friday, January 17 ASF's 19th Annual Burns Night The University Club (see article)
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The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc., Scotland House �
575 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor,
New York, NY 10022-2511
Tel (212) 605-0338
Fax (212) 605-0222
Email: asfevents@wwbcny.com
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About ASF
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The mission of The American-Scottish Foundation�, an international not-for-profit organization, is to establish links and strengthen ties between Scotland and the United States, through the pursuit of contemporary social, cultural, educational, and business activities.
The mission remains as relevant today as when ASF was founded in 1956 by Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton - to champion the extraordinary relationship between the peoples of Scotland and the United States - a bridge between the two great countries - seeking to strengthen & support the future of the Scottish American diaspora, and its legacy.
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New Children's Book by Scottish Author Helping New Orleans Charity
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Later Tartan Gator is a new children's book by Scottish author Lorraine Johntson. The 'New Orleans Tale' is a Scottish/American fusion about an Alligator that gets fed some haggis, goes for a snooze and wakes up Tartan! A portion of all book sales will be donated to St.Thomas Community Health Centre in New Orleans.
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2014 in Scotland
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Next year is going to be a big one for Scotland! Here are some of the up coming events and celebrations:
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New Chicago - Edinburgh Flight
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We are delighted that United Airlines are establishing a new direct service - just in time for 2014's Year of Homecoming, Glasgow's Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles and our own Scottish Leadership Conference (co-hosted with the Chicago Scots) in Edinburgh, July 2014!
The scheduled flights will operate five times weekly from May 22 to June 11, daily between June 12 and Sept 1, and four times weekly between Sept. 2 and Oct. 5, 2014.
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