Clan Donald FL Summer 2017 Newsletter

ClanDonaldUSA.org Volume V Issue 1 Summer 2017 of 10

An Gainmheach Piobaire

The Sand Piper VOLUME V ISSUE 1 SUMMER 2017

Official Newsletter of Clan Donald USA Florida Region

Commissioner’s Corner . . . . . . 1

Letter from the Editor . . . . . . . 2

Officers & Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Hide & Seek Contest . . . . . . . . 4

The Clan’s Clown . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Flowers of the Forest . . . . . . . . 5

The Kilted Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . 5

Heathered Isle Heritage . . . . . . 6

A Song from Skye . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Members’ News & Photos . . . . 7

Games Reports & Photos . . . . . 9

Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . 10

Membership Renewal Form . . 11

Inside this Issue Summer’s greetings to all and I hope this finds everyone in good health and spirit. I would like to make every-one aware that our AGM is being hosted in Savannah, Georgia from August 24 through the 26th. There is a lot of histo-ry in this beautiful coastal town and I am looking forward to attending my first AGM. You can visit the Clan Donald Website (clandonaldusa.org) for the agenda, registration and all infor-mation on the AGM and the hosting hotel. If you have not done so already, please visit the website and create an account so that you can see what is go-

ing on in all of the regions. All of the upcoming games and events for our re-gion are listed, but if we have missed something, please e-mail me at [email protected] In 2017 Clan Donald was repre-sented at the Central Florida Highland Games, Sarasota, Green Cove Springs (Jacksonville), S. Florida (Plantation), Panama City, St. Augustine and Dune-din. A very heartfelt thank you to our Conveners, Paul & Elle Hazuach, Randy Thurston, and Hope Catherine Ball, as well as our State Commissioners, Rich-ard King and Jeff & Edna McConnell. These are the folks that got up early, set up tents and manned them for the dura-tion. Without them, we would not have a presence at all these games. A special thank you to our editor Jamen Brock. He is doing a fantastic job in his new role. As always, if you have anything you would like to share with the CD Florida family, please let your State Commis-sioners or myself know so that we can make it available for our next publica-tion. I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can. Yours Aye, Mary Anne Wolfson

Commissioner’s Corner

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Please submit any material for its inclusion in the next newsletter by email to the Editor at [email protected]. I eagerly solicit your

contributions that are of interest to Clan Donald Florida.

Events — Games, festivals, dinners, picnics, parties, ceremonies, reen-actments, etc. News — Appointments, happenings, births, marriages, deaths, gradu-ations, etc. Comments — Praise, suggestions, or criticisms of your newsletter, officers, tents, etc. Photographs — Of any relevant/acceptable subject. Art — Paintings, drawings, poems, short stories, songs, etc. of any subject relevant to our heritage. Homemaking — Recipes, DIY projects, or otherwise relevant topics to our heritage.

*Final form & content is the sole discretion of its Editor.

An Gainmheach Piobaire (The Sand Piper)

Published by CLAN DONALD USA—FLORIDA

As a service to its members Jamen Brock, Editor

SUBMISSION DEADLINES: Winter — Nov. 30 Summer — May 31

For those of you who have not al-ready paid your annual dues, the Member-ship Renewal Form is available at the end of this newsletter.

Remember that your annual dues are $30 for a family (or $500 for an individu-al life membership). $2.50 of your annual dues goes to the Clan Donald Foundation, Inc. (a tax-exempt charitable foundation).

Make your $30 check out to Clan Donald USA. Mail both the check and Membership Renewal Form to:

*Questions and inquiries can be directed to Mary Anne Wolfson, Richard King, or

Jeff & Edna McConnell.

ANNUAL DUES

Mary Anne Wolfson Florida Regional Commissioner

Clan Donald USA 5855 N.W. 47th Place

Coral Springs, FL 33067

Dear Kinfolk, I had the pleasure of going to the Panama City Scottish Festival back in early March with my family. The event was the first Scottish event I’d ever attended, and I had such a pleasant time getting to see every-one’s cultural expression, try some delicious food, and watch the differ-ent games taking place. I couldn’t believe how many people turned out! For those of you who have not had a chance to attend any of this year’s Games thus far, I insist that you go to the Mount Dora Highland Games this upcoming November (see the schedule on page 10).

Games aside, I implore you once more to take part in the creation of our newsletter. Please submit any-thing (especially pictures!) that you would like to see in our Winter 2017 publication—I want this news-letter to reflect all of us here at Clan Donald Florida!

I am also excited to announce that I am moving to Washington, D.C. this month. I’ve been accepted

into a four-year program with Urban Teachers, where I’ll spend one year as a co-teacher and three years in charge of my own classroom teaching Eng-lish at a charter or public middle or high school. During the first two years, I am also required to get my Master’s at Johns Hopkins. I plan on continuing to be Clan Donald FL’s Newsletter Editor as long as I can, but if you (or someone in your family) know a few things about editing & publishing, and would like to take over, please let me, Mary Anne Wolfson, and Richard King know so that we can have a smooth transition!

Le gach deagh dhùrachd, With every good wish, Jamen Brock Newsletter Editor [email protected]

Letter from the Editor



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Clan Donald USA’s national news magazine,

BY SEA, BY LAND, is named from the Latin translation of the motto of Clann Dhòmhnaill,

PER MARE, PER TERRAS. The Gaelic translation is

AIR MUIR S'AIR TIR.

High Chief of Clan Donald The Right Honourable

GODFREY JAMES MACDONALD of Macdonald

Isle of Skye, Scotland

High Commissioner of Clan Donald USA

DIANE CAREY-SCHMITZ Pasadena, California

Get to know our CLAN DONALD OFFICERS

HOPE CATHERINE BALL 408 Austin St.

Lake Helen, FL 32744 321-544-1074

[email protected]

PAUL & ELE HAZUCHA Milton, FL

850-995-0790 [email protected]

ALFRED MACDONALD Tampa, FL


STEPHEN & DARLENE MACEACHERN North Port, FL 941-423-5239

[email protected]

DAVID MCDONALD Panama City, FL 850-849-3868

[email protected]

RANDY THURSTON Jacksonville, FL 904-687-8557

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CONVENERS

Regional Commissioner & Regional Treasurer

MARY ANNE WOLFSON 5855 N.W. 47th Place

Coral Springs, FL 33067 954-755-2875

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor JAMEN BROCK Tallahassee, FL

[email protected]

State Commissioner RICHARD KING P.O. Box 4534

Clearwater, FL 33758 207-475-6999

[email protected]

State Commissioners JEFF & EDNA MCCONNELL

16630 Crosandra Lane Spring Hill, FL 34610

714-318-1185

[email protected]

Florida Regional Officers & Staff

Do you or someone in your family have editorial experience? Are you, your kid, or your grand-kid studying English/Journalism in college? Do you have a passion for Clan Donald FL and have computer skills? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should consider becoming

our new Newsletter Editor! Whether it’s to improve your résumé & expand your portfolio, or just to pass the time & stay involved in Clan Donald FL, this is the perfect opportunity!

CONTACT US TODAY! See Mary Anne Wolfson’s contact info above.

WANTED: NEW NEWSLETTER EDITOR







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New & Returning Members

Ceud Mìle Fàilte A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

Spot a Problem? Let me know!

If you spot a mistake an-

ywhere, let me know so it doesn’t get repeat-

ed in the next newsletter!

Thanks, Jamen Brock

Renée Bailey, of Sarasota, FL Lilly Beach, of Jupiter, FL Trudi & William Carson, of Pensacola, FL Donna, James, & Justin Cuomo, of Naples, FL John Dixon & Janet McQueen Jr., of Graceville, FL Jack & Terry Franks, of Venice, FL Gina Kaye Griswold, of Tallahassee, FL Shawn & Bethany Hall, of Sarasota, FL Christa Hull, of Palm Harbor, FL Matthew Hutchinson, of Apopka, FL Jennifer Jones, of Jacksonville, FL Samuel & Karin Kennard, of Amelia Island, FL Kathy & Bill Knee, of Port Charlotte, FL James MacDonald, of Jacksonville, FL Dr. John & Karen MacDonald, of Fort Lauderdale, FL Kenneth MacDonald, of Fort Walton Beach, FL Nigel MacDonald, of Plantation, FL James MacKay, of Tampa, FL Jon McBride, of Ocala, FL David McCallister, of Temple Terrace, FL Daniel McConnell, of Fountain, FL Christopher McDaniel, of Monticello, FL Jim, Tracie, James III, & Ross McDonald, of Fort Walton Beach, FL Mark, Jacquie, & Caitlin McDonald, of Middleburg, FL John & Janet McQueen, of Graceville, FL James O’Neal, of St. Johns, FL Bill Peterson, of Tampa, FL Gary Scott, of Palm Bay, FL Regina Shepler, of Jacksonville, FL Rebekah & Oscar Snead, of St. Augustine, FL Will & Leo Stickles, of New Port Rickey, FL Randy Thurston, of St. Johns, FL Jimmie & Bina Weigel, of Jacksonville, FL Bill & Emma Lou Weldon, of Gainesville, FL

Winters can be extremely cold in northern Scotland, so the owner of the estate felt he was doing a good deed when he bought earmuffs for his farm worker, Archie.

Noticing, however, that Archie wasn’t wearing the earmuffs even on the coldest day, the owner asked, ‘Didn’t you like the earmuffs I gave you?’ Archie replied, not wish-ing to upset his employer, ‘Och, they are a wondrous thing.’

‘Then why don’t you wear them then?’

Archie explained, ‘I was wearing them the first day, but somebody offered to buy me a drink and I did not hear him.’

*Submit your Scottish jokes to the Editor at [email protected]

Congrats to Gloria Nixon of Monticello, FL, for being the hide & seek winner from our last newsletter! The hidden word was “muir,” which translates to “sea.” Inside this newsletter, you will find the Scottish Gaelic word “DHÙRACHD.” To win our Hide & Seek Contest, be the first person to a) find the word, b) email the Editor at [email protected], and c) inform him of both the word’s location & meaning. Our winner will be mentioned in the next newsletter.

Happy Hunting! *Please note that the above word is NOT the hidden word.

Hide & Seek Contest

The Clan’s Clown Just a Jest

MOVING? NEW EMAIL? PLEASE LET US KNOW.

See Mary Anne Wolfson’s contact info on page 2.





Last July, Elizabeth, mother of Nigel MacDonald, passed away at the age of 97 in Dumfries, Scotland. She met her husband of 50 years while serving as a military physical therapist in Kenya during World War II. She worked at many of the S. E. Florida Scottish Games, coming over from Scotland each time only for the weekend. The photo seen here was taken at the S.E. Florida Scottish Games in 1990. Left to right: Elizabeth, Peter (Elaine’s father), Heather, Nigel, Lauren, Elaine (Nigel’s wife).

Flowers of the Forest

Cock-a-leekie Kebab Serves 4

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice • 4 garlic cloves • 1 piece fresh ginger (2 inches) • 2 green birds eye chillies, chopped • 200mls plain greek yogurt • 1 tsp ground cumin • 1 tsp ground coriander • 1 tsp ground turmeric • 2 tsp ground paprika • A few drops of red food colouring • 20g pack fresh coriander, chopped • 3 skinless chicken breasts cut into 5cm pieces (15

pieces in total) • 2 large leeks • 15 pitted prunes

Instructions: In a blender, purée the lime juice, garlic, ginger, and chillies. Add the yogurt, spices and colour and blend until smooth. Mix with the chicken pieces and

leave over night, if possible. If not, your chicken will need at least 4 hours in the marinade. Separate the green and white parts of the leeks. Blanch the whites of the leeks in boiling water. Wrap the prunes in the green parts of the leeks. Thread the chicken, wrapped prunes and blanched leeks onto your prepared skewers. NB: if you are using wooden skewers make sure you soak them so they don’t burn. Heat the grill to a high heat and lightly oil the grates. Place the skewers on the grill. Cover the grill and cook, turning occasionally until grill marks are visible and the chicken is cooked. If you do not have a grill, then you can use a very hot oven. Serve with tamarind sauce.

The Kilted Kitchen

*Submit eulogies to the Editor for them to be included in our next newsletter.

Jeff & Edna McConnell 16630 Crosandra Lane Spring Hill, FL 34610


Richard King (right) P.O. Box 4534

Clearwater, FL 33758 207-475-6999

[email protected]

GREET OUR STATE COMMISSIONERS





Clan Donald comes from the Gaelic “Clann Dhòmhnaill ,” meaning

“children of Donald.” The surname MacDonald comes from “Mac Dhòmhnaill,” meaning “son of Donald.” This pattern is common amongst many of the Highlands’ surnames.

The battle cry of Clan Donald is the Gaelic “Fraoch Eilean,” which translates to “Heathered Isle.”

Heather is the plant badge of Clan Donald. The emblem on the pin used to attach the plant badge became increasingly ornate. Eventually the pin itself became known as the badge or crest worn pinned to the cap. It is not appropriate for anyone, other than a clan chief, to wear eagle feathers pinned to their cap so it is best you just place a sprig of heather in your cap using your appropriate clan crest.

The clan crest evolved from ant-lers, horns, or a carving of an animal on the top (or crest) of the chief’s helmet. “The cross, crosslet fitchee, gules” is the Scottish Heraldry descrip-tion of the unique cross that is exactly like St. Julian's Cross held by a Right Hand, usual-ly wearing a gauntlet. The belt encircling the crest takes the place of the Gaelic phrase “an cirean ceann cinne-adh” (crest of the clan chief). The “belt” indicates the wearer is a member of the clan symbolized by the chief's crest within the “belt”. The “belted” crest emblem became the pin used to hold a sprig of the plant badge in the clansman's hat.

Armadale Castle, built on the Isle of Skye in the late 18th century, is the clan seat. In 1855, the castle was destroyed by fire but has since been partially restored.

Heathered Isle Heritage

Ballad of Glencoe (Chorus) Oh, cruel was the snow that sweeps Glencoe And covers the grave o' Donald. Oh, cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe And murdered the house of MacDonald

They came in a blizzard, we offered them heat, A roof for their heads, dry shoes for their feet. We wined them and dined them, they ate of our meat And they slept in the house of MacDonald.

Chorus

They came from Fort William with murder in mind. The Campbell had orders King William had signed. "Put all to the sword"- these words underlined, "And leave none alive called MacDonald."

Chorus

They came in the night when the men were asleep, This band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep, Like murdering foxes amongst helpless sheep, They slaughtered the house of MacDonald.

Chorus Some died in their beds at the hand of the foe; Some fled in the night and were lost in the snow; Some lived to accuse him who struck the first blow; But gone was the house of MacDonald.

Chorus __________________________________

The song was written as recently as 1963 by Jim McLean.

__________________________________ *Submit a Scottish song and any information on

it to the Editor at [email protected]

A Song from Skye

The Clan’s Battle Cry

The Clan Plant Badge

The Clan Crest

Bell Heather at Loch Turret in Perthshire.

The Clan Castle

The Clan Name




Members’ News & Photos

Left to right: Amrys, Mischa, & Hayes Bishop; Gloria Nixon; Gina Kaye & Roger Griswold; Katie, Emily,

& Jamen Brock (yes, we are all one big family!)

Above: Newlyweds Heather and Brian, piped out by Heather’s father, Nigel, after the ceremony on Fort Lauderdale Beach on April 29th.

The guests included many family members from Scotland and friends from all over the US and also London, where they are currently living.

All of us here at Clan Donald FL are also excited to wish the

very best to Steve Atwood, as he has recently applied for the

Clan Donald Piping Scholarship!

Check out this photo from the Panama City Highland Games back in March!

Above: Mary Anne at the SE Florida Games back in March.

Middle right: Mary Anne standing next to Di-ane Carey-Schmitz, the High Commissioner of Clan Donald USA (also at the SE Florida

Games back in March).



Members’ News & Photos (cont.)

Top left: Diane Carey-Schmitz (High Commissioner or Clan Donald USA), Marc Wolfson, and Ed West

(President of the Scottish American Society of South Florida) at the SE Florida Games back in March.

Top right: the March of Clans at the Panama City Highland Games back in March.

Middle right: the Clan Donald tent at the Central Flori-da Games back in January.

Bottom two: the March of Clans and the Clan Donald tent at the NE Florida Highland Games in February.



Would you be willing to be a convener in your home area? Clan Donald Florida needs conveners all across the state. Mainly, you would make con-

tact & keep in touch with nearby members. You would be helping your Commissioners stay in touch with CD members & help to nurture their interest in Clan Donald. If you are interested and/or want more information, please call, email, or write to Mary Anne Wolfson.

CONVENERS NEEDED

Northeast Scottish Festival 25 February 2017

The Jacksonville Games, as always, were a tremen-dous success. The weather was beautiful. The Games Committee did an outstanding job in the preparations. An increased number of diversified venders were present, a full complement of athletes participates, and various entertainers were on hand throughout the day, keeping the interests of those visiting at a high. And to top this, 67 clans were present with the music of approximately 150 pipers and drummers. The Clan Donald tent, thanks to our North Florida conveners Randy Thurston and his K-P service dog ‘Louie’ and several Clan Donald members traveling from Milton, FL and Savannah, GA assisted between 100 and 200 visitors to the tent, including many other Clan Don-ald members. Eight members marched in the Parade of Tartans led by Randy Thurston. By the end of the day, six new members were signed up and one member re-newed. It was a super event and a good time was had by all. Close to 20,000 people attended the festivities.

Panama City Games 4 March 2017

Panama City Games has evolved and has grown over the past three years mainly due to the new venue. There are many more clans and venders and more room for the athletes and entertainers. The approximate attendance approached 6,000. Clan Donald was one of 18 Clans participating and the tent remained busy throughout the day with a host of visitors. Again, Randy and ‘Louie’ did an outstanding job of setting up our tent and meeting/greeting our visitors. Two new members were added and many took applica-tions home for future action. Twelve members marched in the Parade of Tartans.

Games Reports & Photos



AUGUST 24 – 27TH Annual General Meeting

Savannah, GA

NOVEMBER 18TH – 19TH

Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival

Gilbert Park 310 S. Tremain St.

Mount Dora, FL 32757

Upcoming Events & Games

INFORMATION & OTHER COURTESIES Pg. 4 — NEW MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Anne Wolfson — THE CLAN’S CLOWN . . . . . . . . Humoropedia.com Pg. 5 — FLOWERS OF THE FOREST . . . . Nigel MacDonald — THE KILTED KITCHEN . . . . . . . . . . . . Scotland.org Pg. 6 — HEATHERED ISLE . . . . . ClanDonald-Heritage.com — A SONG FROM SKYE . . . . . . RampantScotland.com Pg. 9 — GAMES REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eleanor Hazucha Pg. 10 — CORRECTION 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas McEachren

(Great Lakes Regional Commissioner; National Webmaster)

— NOW AVAILABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edna McConnell

IMAGE COURTESIES Pg. 1 — FLORIDA STAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iStockPhoto.com — SILHOUETTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TheWallWorks.com — SEASCAPE (Naples, FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamen Brock — PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Anne Wolfson — CLAN CREST . . . . . . . . . . . . . ClanDonaldUSA.org Pg. 2 — PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamen Brock Pg. 4 — BAGPIPES . . . . . . . . . EntertainmentGuide.local.com Pg. 5 — PHOTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nigel MacDonald — COCK-A-LEEKIE KEBAB . . . . . . . . . . . . Scotland.org — PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard King Pg. 6 — HEATHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WalkHighlands.co.uk — ARMADALE CASTLE . . . . . . . . . BritainExpress.com Pg. 7-9 — PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Anne Wolfson, ... Eleanor Hazucha, Nigel MacDonald, & Gloria Nixon Pg. 10 — NOW AVAILABLE PHOTOS . . . . . Edna McConnell

COURTESIES Thank you for your contribution to

An Gainmheach Piobaire!

The previous newsletter made use of an outdated version of the clan crest. The version published on pages one,

six, & eleven is the correct crest.

CORRECTIONS FROM WINTER 2016

$20 T-Shirts (green or black; 2X-3X are $2 extra).

$5 Patch (great for sewing on a shirt or baseball cap!)

$5 Pins (Ranald & MacDonnell)

Please contact: Edna McConnell 714-318-1185

[email protected]

NOW AVAILABLE


http://humoropedia.com/funny-scottish-jokes/

http://www.scotland.org/recipes/cock-a-leekie-kebab

http://clandonald-heritage.com/

http://www.rampantscotland.com/songs/blsongs_index.htm

https://www.instagram.com/jamen.brock

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Clan Donald USA Membership Renewal Form

Florida Region

Annual Dues — $30.00 per family Annual Youth Dues — $1.00 per youth

To become a Life Member (one payment of $500.00), please fill out a Membership Application.

Membership Application & Membership Renewal Form can both be found at ClanDonaldUSA.org.

Please check all that apply: □ Renewal □ Life Membership □ Change of Address

□ Change of Phone □ Change of Email □ Name Change

Please print clearly: Name: _______________________________ Spouse’s Name: _______________________________ Street / Apt. # / P.O. Box: _______________________________________________________________

City: ______________________________ State: ____________________ Zip Code: ____________

Phone: __________________________________ Email: ____________________________________ Dependent Children (under 18): Name: DOB: Name: DOB:

________________________________________ ________________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________

I understand that $2.50 of my annual dues will go the Clan Donald Foundation, Inc. (a tax-exempt charitable foundation).

Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________

Remarks: ____________________________________________________________________________

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Please make your check out to: Clan Donald USA

Mail Renewal Form & Check to:

Mary Anne Wolfson Florida Regional Commissioner

5855 N.W. 47th Place Coral Springs, FL 33067

Questions & Inquiries:

Mary Anne Wolfson 954-755-2875

[email protected]

Richard King 207-475-6999

[email protected]

Jeff & Edna McConnell 714-318-1185

[email protected]




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