Greetings

Plans are moving for an eventful year.

Coming up are events to help educate people about who we are, where we came from, and why we like plaid. First, for Tartan Day (April 6), we will be playing at McClatchy Park. This is the small rose garden across the street from the McHenry Mansion, the location of our piping competition in January. In addition to some wonderful bagpipe music, we will have information about tartans and why we use them. Later in the month, we will be joining Denair Elementary Charter Academy and their International Day of the Child. Here we will be teaching the little ones about Scotland.

Summer brings a few entertaining events. First, a mini-golf tournament that will help fund our new Campbell Scholarship, named in honor of our founders Herb and Betty Campbell. This will be on June 1 at Funworks in Modesto. Details can be found shortly at the link on the side. In July, we will be hosting a concert.

And with Fall we welcome back our signature event, the Highland Games. On October 19, we will open the games at our new venue, the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, in Turlock. Plans are still in motion as far as entertainment and activities. Please look forward to what we will be able to do.

Thanks much, Charles Palmer, 2nd Chief