Newshttp://clandouglassociety.org/news/en-US2010-07-31T19:22:30ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Introduction: CDSNA Officers & Regentshttp://clandouglassociety.org/news/2010/6/21/introduction-cdsna-officers-regents.htmlCDSNA2010-06-22T02:20:08ZInterested in discovering more about our CDSNA officers and regents? Share with us which one of our fascinating officers or regents you would like us to interview! We're also taking suggestions on what questions you would like seen answered.

]]>Pleasanton Scottish Games and Gatheringhttp://clandouglassociety.org/news/2010/6/12/pleasanton-scottish-games-and-gathering.htmlMark Peterson2010-06-12T15:54:00ZA call to all of the Clan Douglas members and followers to attend the worlds largest Scottish Games, please mark on your calendar September 3 - 5, 2010. This is the dates of the Pleasanton Scottish Games and Gathering held at the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA

Our host hotel for the games is the Residence Inn by Marriott 1000 Airways Blvd. Livermore, CA 94551, (Phone) 925-373-1800. Please contact the hotel and tell them you are part of The Clan Douglas Society and they will give you the special rate of $ 79.00 + tax for a studio room and if you have a large family or just want to split the cost of a room with friends for $ 129.00 + tax you can get their Penthouse Suite that easily sleeps 6. This rate also includes a full breakfast. We will have our annual BBQ and Potluck starting at 6:30 PM on September 3rd at the hotel pool and BBQ area. Cora & I will provide the meat and pilaf. This is always a great time with wonderful food and yes it includes a wee dram or two. We hope to see all of you there and look forward to seeing you all.

Yours Aye

Mark & Cora Peterson Northern California Regent & Website Editor CDSNA

]]>Call For Clan Douglas Annual Awardshttp://clandouglassociety.org/news/2010/5/4/call-for-clan-douglas-annual-awards.htmlCDSNA2010-05-05T03:08:44Z

Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Clan Douglas Meritorious awards.

Annual Clan Douglas Meritorious Awards

Each year Clan Douglas recognizes up to three members for their meritorious service to our extended family. We have a lot of volunteers who spend numerous hours representing our family at games and Scottish events and we use this award to recognize their dedicated service.

Meritorious Award nominations are solicited annually from the general membership, regents and board of directors via email and article in newsletter. Nominees must be a member of Clan Douglas and current in their dues. Each nomination must be accompanied with a written recommendation of 1 to 2 paragraphs describing the meritorious service of the nominee.

The nominations are reviewed by an Awards Committee appointed by the President. The Awards Committee makes a recommendation of up to three potential recipients to the Board of Directors who make the final selections. The individuals selected are awarded a plaque and recognized at the Annual General Meeting.

Nomination Committee

Once nominees have been received, the committee will review all candidates and make a recommendation to the board for their approval.

PLEASE SEND YOUR NOMINATIONS by May 21, 2010 (using the criteria described above) to:

Leslie Douglass-Walker, Oregon Regent

Leslie.Douglass@Yahoo.com

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Respectfully,

Leslie Douglass-Walker

Oregon Regent

]]>CDSNA Needs Your Event Photos & A Volunteer Editorhttp://clandouglassociety.org/news/2010/3/29/cdsna-needs-your-event-photos-a-volunteer-editor.htmlCDSNA2010-03-29T20:00:34ZAs the highland festivities near, CDSNA would like to see what our members are up to! We would like to encourage members to take photos of your event's clan tent, marches and visitors. Submitting photos is easy, just email them to clandouglassociety@gmail.com. We'll do all the work and upload them to our web site gallery!

The CDSNA Web Team would also like to invite any members who would like to help us. We're looking for any member interested in being a volunteer editor for content. If you're interested in posting current CDSNA information and adding history content; send us an email!

]]>Finding David Douglashttp://clandouglassociety.org/news/2010/3/21/finding-david-douglas.htmlCDSNA2010-03-21T22:36:07ZA Message from Patty McWayne:

A team of historians from the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission are producing a film on David Douglas. It's a work in progress. You probably know that David Douglas is huge in the annals of forestry and botany. The Douglas fir, an Oregon icon, was given his name. During his travels to
places in the Northwest, especially Oregon, he introduced over 200 species of plants and trees into Europe.

There are two gentlemen from Scotland and the United Kingdom coming to Oregon in April to participate in the special screening of Finding David Douglas. They are:

Syd House, FICFor, Forester, Perth & Argyll Conservancy, Forestry Commission
Scotland
Gordon Mason, Ph.D, Botanist, Sheffield, England

We are having a special screening at the Western Forestry Center on April 8.

To find out more information, please contact Patty McWayne at pmcwayne@hevabet.com!

]]>New Events Sectionhttp://clandouglassociety.org/news/2010/3/17/new-events-section.htmlCDSNA2010-03-17T23:21:00ZThe Events section of our website is now a discussion board! Members and Regents may post about upcoming CDSNA events in their respective states. Please make sure you include all available information about your event. Check back regularly to stay up to date on your state's events!

]]>CDSNA Store is now available!http://clandouglassociety.org/news/2010/1/29/cdsna-store-is-now-available.htmlCDSNA2010-01-29T21:47:26ZA new order form and store merchandise gallery is now available. To place an order, please follow the directions in the order form.

]]>Register on the CDSNA website!http://clandouglassociety.org/news/2010/1/9/register-on-the-cdsna-website.htmlCDSNA2010-01-10T00:09:50ZPlease use the Registration page to request a membership login for the new CDSNA website. You may find this link under Navigation to the left of any page. Upon receiving your membership information you'll be able to use all the features of this website. Don't miss out on important discussions, newsletter access and more!

]]>CDSNA on Facebook and Twitter!http://clandouglassociety.org/news/2009/10/13/cdsna-on-facebook-and-twitter.htmlCDSNA2009-10-13T11:21:32ZCDSNA is available on your favorite social networking sites. Please add and follow us!

]]>New CDSNA website!http://clandouglassociety.org/news/2009/10/13/new-cdsna-website.htmlCDSNA2009-10-13T07:06:08ZWelcome to the new Clan Douglas Society of North America official website!

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