April 21st, 2016
Members and Friends of the American-Scottish Foundation, Today is environmentalist John Muir's birthday, founder of the Sierra Club and regarded as the "father of the National Parks" and ASF would like to share with you two projects we are undertaking that celebrate the legacy of Muir. As part of the National Parks Centennial celebration in New York this week, Scottish photographer Ken Patterson's exhibit "In the Footsteps of John Muir" has opened at Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York. The exhibit will be on view through July 8th and takes one on a journey from Muir's birthplace in Dunbar, Scotland, to Yosemite and many of the places he loved and wrote about in his essays. For further information visit our website HERE 
And on this day when we celebrate Muir, the American-Scottish Foundation would like to introduce you to Scottish Waterways Trust "canal college" program which was first introduced in 2015 and was such an outstanding success.
Scottish Waterways Trust are looking to expand the program, with the ability to accept up to 300 participants if all funding goals are met.
"Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." - John Muir
Students, from the ages of 16 to 30 yrs old, work on a wide range of practical projects learning how to conserve and protect the country's rich canal heritage, gaining vital life-transforming environmental, heritage and waterway skills.
Upon completion of the course, participants are awarded certificates, including the prestigious John Muir Award.
The project looks to support young people who most need help and who face the kind of challenges and chaotic backgrounds at the start of their lives which can set a pattern for life.
Camilla G Hellman
Executive Director
American-Scottish Foundation
t. 212 605 0338 e. americanscottishfoundation@gmail.com
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 Scotland's first ever canal college, the Trust's most successful project to date, helped 116 young people across Scotland into work, further education or training between 2013 and 2015. The charity is now fundraising for the $1.9 million needed to open canal college 2 in North Glasgow, Falkirk and the Highlands and run it for a further three years.
For further information about the American-Scottish Foundation (ASF) and the American Friends of Scotland's Canals & Waterways contact
Camilla G Hellman, Executive Director
American-Scottish Foundation
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