16th Annual Tartan Day Celebration - 2008
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On April 3rd Pat and I attended the Scottish Studies Foundation's 16th Tartan Day celebration and Scot of the Year Award for 2008, which was sponsored by the HBOS Canada bank and hosted by the Scottish Government as part of Scotland Week events across North America. This year's celebration was held in the Horizons Café at the top of Toronto's CN Tower. I added a photo of MSP Linda Fabiani to the top of the following formal invitation.

INVITATION

COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Pat used her new Canon camera to take the first two pictures . . . the island airport and the "photographer" of the remaining photos.

TORONTO AIRPORT DOUG

RECEPTION RECEPTION


SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS
After the singing of O CANADA, representatives of the various groups participated in the formal ceremonies which included remarks from Michael Corish (Senior Vice-President Scottish Development International), David Hunter (President of the Scottish Studies Foundation), Donald A Stewart (Scot of the Year), and the Rt. Hon. Robert Winter (Lord Provost of Glasgow), plus the introduction of the Scot of the Year and presentation by Linda Fabiani, MSP, Scottish Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture.

The Scottish Studies Foundation provided videos of the main programme at their website. The event proved to be a fine combination of Tartan Day and Scotland Week. You may watch these clips at:
Part 1Part 2Part 3


LINDA FABIANI DONALD A. STEWART THE LINE-UP OF SPEAKERS

DAUGHTERS OF SPONSORS LINE-UP GIFT FOR MINISTER FABIANI

RT. HON. ROBERT WINTER DAVID HUNTER END OF FORMAL PROCEEDINGS

WITH GIFTS OPENING GIFTS


A WEE REUNION

After the formal part of the programme, Pat and I located the table of Linda Fabiani and we recalled our meeting at the Tartan Day dinner in 2006. Her cousin (James Carcary) took the picture of the three of us, and I reciprocated by taking a photo of his family. Photographs were emailed to MSP Linda Fabiani within 24 hours.

LINDA, PAT & DOUG FAMILY OF JAMES CARCARY


ENTERTAINMENT

Live performances were provided by Caledon (the Scottish Tenors) and Scotlandia (the female trio).

CALEDON CALEDON 2/3 OF SCOTLANDIA


THE EVENING DRAWS TO A CLOSE
A Spontaneous Party
The conclusion of the event was announced shortly after 8:30 p.m., but a nearby group was led in a brief dance by a fiddler.

SUPPORTERS

DANCING FIDDLER DANCING

A Fond Farewell
ALASTAIR McINTYRE DAVID HUNTER


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