{"id":440,"date":"2021-02-18T15:23:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T20:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/?page_id=440"},"modified":"2021-05-03T11:38:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:38:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||9px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Master-header-banner2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Master header banner2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring2016_2-standard-scale-4_00x-gigapixel-1-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1604 aligncenter size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring2016_2-standard-scale-4_00x-gigapixel-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring2016_2-standard-scale-4_00x-gigapixel-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><br \/>American-Scottish Foundation Members and Friends<\/h3>\n<p>Welcome to our website where we look to keep you updated on the ASF, and our partners, news, projects and events, as a portal of information for lovers of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Through our platform of projects and events ASF helps share and strengthen<br \/>the heritage and cultural message of Scotland&#8217;s past and future.<\/p>\n<p>With your support we have a vibrant platform on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/americanscottish\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASFevents\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/americanscottishfoundation\/\">Instagram<\/a> and our regular <a href=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/news\/index.html\">news bulletins <\/a>to the Scottish American Diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to become involved and help support all that we do.\u00a0We invite you to become a Member and enjoy the many benefits our members enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details of <a href=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/membership\/index.html\">Membership<\/a>, both individual and corporate, are available. Membership is annual, from the date you join us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We invite all to attend ASF Events &#8211;\u00a0Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/events\/index.html\">Events\u00a0Page<\/a> often where our Events are listed. Members enjoy special event ticket\u00a0prices as a benefit of membership.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not already receiving our newsletters you\u00a0may\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:AmericanScottishFoundation@gmail.com?subject=Please%20add%20me%20to%20the%20ASF%20Mailing%20List&amp;body=Thank%20you.%20I%20look%20forward%20to%20receiving%20email%20updates%20of%20ASF%20activities.\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">Register Here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for them.<\/p>\n<p>If you have specific questions\u00a0or ideas you would like to share please call us at the ASF Office on\u00a0(929) 499-9025\u00a0or email us directly at\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:AmericanScottishFoundation@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:AmericanScottishFoundation@gmail.com\">AmericanScottishFoundation@gmail.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Camilla G Hellman, MBE<br \/>President<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Highlights from the American-Scottish Foundation&#8217;s Annual General Meeting<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZJgZrGoq9Pk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Monday October 5th, the American-Scottish Foundation Annual General Meeting was held virtually.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duly elected to serve for the upcoming year<\/strong><br \/>were officers:<br \/>Kenneth Donnelly &#8211; <em>Chairman<\/em><br \/>Camilla G Hellman, MBE &#8211; <em>President<\/em><br \/>Elizabeth De Forest Scott &#8211; <em>Vice Chairman<\/em><br \/>Robert Thompson &#8211; <em>Treasurer<\/em><br \/>Heather Quist &#8211; <em>Corporate Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>and to serve on the Board:<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Chateauvert, David Disi, John Kinnear, Olivia McLaren, Michael Reid, The Lord Sempill<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>A Look Back On The ASF In 2019 &amp; 2020<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/embed?cid=F27455CFC42FE975&amp;resid=F27455CFC42FE975%21126&amp;authkey=AN_q9e2CsQw_kzY&amp;em=2\" width=\"450\" height=\"366\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Our Mission<\/h3>\n<p>The American-Scottish Foundation\u00ae, was established in 1956 as a bridge between Scotland and the United States. Its mission is as important today as when founded by Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>ASF seeks to strengthen &amp; support the future of the Scottish American community, its heritage and cultural legacy through social, cultural, educational, and business activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>LORD AND LADY MALCOLM<br \/>DOUGLAS-HAMILTON ARCHIVE<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hamilton-archive-wall.jpg\" width=\"1020\" height=\"499\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-449 aligncenter size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hamilton-archive-wall.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hamilton-archive-wall-980x479.jpg 980w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hamilton-archive-wall-480x235.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1020px, 100vw\" \/><br \/>On the 46th Anniversary of the first New York Scotland Week organized by the American Scottish Foundation in New York during November 11 &#8211; 19 1974, the Foundation proudly announced the deeding of a sizable trove of letters, photographs, manuscripts (unpublished), books, newspaper clippings, documents relating to the work of our founders Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton and his wife, Lady Natalie Douglas-Hamilton. <a href=\"..\/Initiatives\/LDHarchive.html\"> Learn More . . .<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>THE SCOTS WHO BUILT NEW YORK<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"..\/Initiatives\/landmarks50.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scots-who-build-new-york-header2-1024x403.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-450 aligncenter size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scots-who-build-new-york-header2-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scots-who-build-new-york-header2-980x386.jpg 980w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scots-who-build-new-york-header2-480x189.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the earliest days, Scots have contributed much to the growth of New York City, and our series of talks titled \u201cThe Scots Who Built New York\u201d illustrated this.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve now been developing a series of walking tour maps &#8211; the first one around Lower Manhattan and Midtown East &amp; West was launched in April 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2020, working with the Carnegie Corporation we added a second map to our series of Walking Tour Maps.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021 we look to develop an additional map to the series covering Upper East and Upper West NYC &#8211;\u00a0 leading to our full mobile app so that over 90 locations around the city can be spotlighted.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to support this project, please <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"..\/Initiatives\/landmarks50.html\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>LORD AND LADY MALCOLM DOUGLAS-HAMILTON ARCHIVE<\/h3>\n<h3>CORPORATE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/business\/corps\/clan_hannay.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/clan-hannay-sorbie-1024x403.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-451 aligncenter size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/clan-hannay-sorbie-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/clan-hannay-sorbie-980x386.jpg 980w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/clan-hannay-sorbie-480x189.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>News and Updates on<br \/>the Clan Hannay Sorbie Tower Restoration Appeal<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/magazine\/?cat=6\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"..\/business\/corps\/clan_hannay.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"138\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/business\/images\/clan_hannay_header_450.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>CORPORATE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"..\/kidsor.html\"> News and Updates for<br \/>Kids Operating Room<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kidsOR-generic-banner-1024x403.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-452 aligncenter size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kidsOR-generic-banner-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kidsOR-generic-banner-980x386.jpg 980w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kidsOR-generic-banner-480x189.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/Initiatives\/images\/2020-images\/KOR.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Support The American Scottish Foundation<\/h3>\n<p>There are many ways to support the Foundation, including: attending <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"..\/events\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>events<\/strong><\/a>; being a <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"..\/membership\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a><\/strong>; making <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/Initiatives\/ASF_giving_form.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">donations<\/a><\/strong>; and serving on a <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"..\/contactUs\/contactUs.html\" rel=\"noopener\">committee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Our programs are varied and our<strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"..\/Initiatives\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Initiative<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"..\/Initiatives\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">s<\/a><\/strong> section showcases particular areas of ASF&#8217;s work, enabling gifting to programs which you specifically wish to support.<\/p>\n<p>Listen too <strong>David Cunningham<\/strong> CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidsor.org\">Kids Operating Room<\/a> as tells about his work with this Scottish charity which is bringing children access to life-changing and life-saving surgery from Africa to Latin America, transforming the lives of vulnerable children. 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