The Officers for 2011 are as follows.
Robert Ritchie – President
Victor Swackhammer – Vice President
Renee Campbell – Treasurer
Anita Billig – Secretary
Directors as follows:
David Campbell
Eddy West
Susan Abel
Michael Slavin
Ronald Wier
Currently our Fundraising Committee is made up of the following people:
Susan Molnar
Robert Ritchie
David Sheridan
The Scottish American Society of South Florida is an organization dedicated to the furtherance of Scottish culture through Scottish dance, music and art. We hold many events throughout the year including the Southeast Florida Scottish Festival and Games.
The Society encourages all members and those interested in being members to attend our monthly meetings.
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PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THE “FESTIVAL AND EVENTS” PAGE FOR ANY UPCOMING SASSF EVENTS AND NEWS, INCLUDING:
Saturday Sept 18 – BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Location: The Little Flower Catholic Church 1805 Pierce St Hollywood, FL 33020
Your new Board is in place and many of the new committee heads have been appointed (please see the column on the left for details).
Every individual on the 2010 / 2011 Board wishes to thank each individual from the 2009 / 2010 Board. In addition, a special thanks to all of the members that showed up and voted and participated in the Annual General Meeting.
We believe that had the weather not been a factor, we should have had at least a near record number of people in attendance. All of the festival committees did their part. Just to mention a few: Park Set-up and Break-down, Hotel, Competition and Bands, Music, Entertainment and Sound System, Vendors, Dancers and Athletes, Runners, Ticket Printing and Gate Collectors, Electric Generators, Clans Coordinator.
The fundraising process has begun. We have agreed to work a concession booth at the Bank Atlantic Center on March 15th. That is a Monday. This is an all-day event which will require us to maintain at least 11 people and as many as 14 people at the booth from 7:00 AM. Until 5:00 PM. If we can do this our minimum fundraising for the day should be $1,000.00. That is a good start.
Susan Molnar has agreed to be our Volunteer Coordinator. Please contact her at suzefm@msn.com or (954) 581-6577
The Fundraising Committee has scheduled their first meeting for Friday night March 5th, at 7:30 PM to be held at The Plantation Presbyterian Church. Everyone with an idea or interest in the continuing success of the Scottish American Society of South Florida and our ability to promote our Scottish Heritage is cordially invited to participate. For those who have never been to our regular meetings please visit the Meetings Page for directions.
This first meeting is to kick around ideas and strategies and perhaps implement some of the ideas for fundraising during the next few months. Some examples are below.
a. Battle of the Pipe Bands
b. Ceilidh
c. Pub Crawl
d. Carwash
e. Golf Tournament
f. Grant Writing
g. Working Bank Atlantic Concession
h. (YOUR IDEA COULD GO HERE)
You are also encouraged to participate in one or more of the other committees. A complete list of some of the individuals that have been appointed can be found on the Contact Us Page.
Sincerely
Robert Ritchie
President, Scottish American Society of South Florida, Inc.
The Scottish American Society of South Florida is an organization dedicated to the furtherance of Scottish culture through Scottish dance, music and art. We hold many events throughout the year including the Southeast Florida Scottish Festival and Games.
