February 14, 2008 

A Joyous, Healthy and Happy 2008 to Everyone!

Sorry for not being in touch since our December meetings in Alexandria, VA, however, I did have some medical situations that I had to attend too during the holidays.  I also apologize to all for the delay of the national Newsletter not being distributed as yet.  Our Editor is having problems with the printers and that situation should be resolved real soon.

Our first big event of the year is the, 2008 New York City, Tartan Day Parade scheduled for Saturday, April 5^th, 2008, 2pm.  We are again looking forward to this event with much enthusiasm; it is always exciting to be part of the group when we march up 6^th Ave, also known as The Avenue of The America’s.

 

December 2007 Alexandria, VA, Drum Major Tom King of The Shamrock & Thistle Pipe Band, Ocean City, NJ

  Many of our National Council members are planning on being there, to mention a few, John Norman & Judy MacLeod, Vice President, Richard & Cindy MacLeod, Treasurer, Steven and Mary MacLeod, RVP Mid-Atlantic Region, William C and Irene Macleod, Past National President, of Chicago and William G & Pat MacLeod USA Website Manager.  We will be forming at the corner of 44^th St and 6^th Ave; we hope to be marching behind The Shamrock and Thistle Pipe Band of Ocean City, NJ, with Tom King, their famous Drum Major.  We are looking for a large turn out of members and non-members a like that will make it a full day of Scottish fair with our clan.  Immediately following the parade I have reserved the upper room to the

Old Castle Pub and Restaurant on 56^th St and Seventh Ave.  Please join us for a WEE bit of lunch, refreshments and social enjoyment.

 Please log onto our web-site www.macleodnortheast.org for the latest news concerning the parade. During the full week of March 30^th through April 6^th there are many Scottish events being scheduled by the St Andrews Society which you may be interested in attending?  So visit our web-site where we have a link on our index page direct to their Parade web-site.  

John Norman MacLeod our new National Vice President from Naperville, IL.

 During our meetings in Alexandria the clan officially awarded me the Clansman of The Year Award.  This recognition is the highlight of my tenure serving the clan.  Kathy and I were invited out for dinner that evening by my DNA Cousin, Bill G and Pat MacLeod of Chicago.  Bill is our USA Website Manager and Pat is our roving photographer while we are at parades.  Well it turned out to be a big surprise to us because about ten of our council members and their wives showed up and we had a long table at the Stardust Restaurant.   The other surprise was one of the managers had taken the time to write a Congratulations greeting on the side walk just outside the main entrance and gave me my own Star in three colors.  How great is that?   My very own side walk Star.

That greeting brought on many laughs and started a very enjoyable evening.  They also invited a very dear friend of ours to join us, Brenda Fletcher, our previous Migration Director, originally from Marietta, GA, now living on Marco Island, FL.  This dinner was a wonderful surprise to Kathy and I, we thank all that were involved.

 John B Macleod President from Silver Springs MD, Robert E MacLeod Sr, Northeast RVP, 2007 Clansman of the year, William C MacLeod Past President from Naperville, IL.

 My Side Walk Star!!!!

I would like to welcome our new members since our last communication; Owen McClure, Plainfield, CT; Laura Terry McLeod Maliawski, Willingboro, NJ: Jo Terry Maliawski, Southampton, NJ; Janet M MacLeod, White Plains, NY: Jacob McCrimmon, Canterbury, CT; Patricia A McLamb, Old Bridge, NJ;  Jean MacLeod-O’Leary, Liverpool, NY; Diane Phimister, East Lyme, CT; and Peter R MacLeod, Bronx, NY;

Recent Happy Birthday greetings to the following; Coralie Granfield, William J MacLeod, Jacob McCrimmon, Owen McClure, Paul A Lewis, John A

McLeod, Carol Gerritson, Wallace McLeod Jr, Kendra Lee MacLeod, Josephine MacLeod Carles, Jean MacLeod Lewis, Laura Margaret McLeod,  Peter R MacLeod, Janet M MacLeod, Mary MacLeod Friedman, Jean MacLeod Moore, Frank McLeod Stout Jr, and Steven K MacLeod.

 

 William C & Irene MacLeod, from Naperville, IL

 

 DNA Cousin, William G MacLeod, USA Internet Editor, from Brookfield, IL with members of Pipe Band.

Don’t forget that the clan is now Non-Profit and your membership dues are Tax Deductible.  Why not give your family members, gift memberships?  This is the time to get your younger family to learn the history of the Macleod clan.  This is also a great time to get more involved with the clan if you have some spare time to spend with us.  Please visit our website; www.macleodnortheast.org  and contact anyone of our officers for more information.  We welcome family members and friends to join us

Please visit our website for more current news.  Watch for changes to schedules of events and please do not forget to join us at the Tartan Day Parade.

HOLD FAST, NY BOB