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Teresa Perez

NY Branch RSCDS

Aug. 10, 1997, 6:02 p.m. (Message 8490)

On Saturday August 2nd ,the NY Branch held  its annual event  "Summer Dance" at
the United Nations  in New York City. The proceeds  are for the benefit of
UNICEF
.
The day started off around 1pm with many dancers dancing in that wonderful
entrance hall at the UN.  People from around the world  were  asking the dancers
if they were here from Scotland ? They were very suprised to find out that we
were from around the area.

The dancing was a lot of fun (as it should be)  It really was a spectacular
picture watching the dancers. All the ladies wore white dresses with sashes and
the men of course were in their finest kilts.	
 (Miss Milligan would have been real proud of the group)

Around 4pm the dancers were piped through the streets of New York to the  Armory
were dinner was served. Of course we did more dancing. !!!!. We also bade
farewell to one of our dancers who was returning back to Holland after spending
a year in the NY/NJ area.. 
This is a wonderful event and we would like to see more dancers join us August
1998

Louis Perez

For anyone interested the next big event in this area  is an event put on by the
New Jersey Branch.   "The Alpine Boat Basin" on  Sunday Sept 14th  starting at
1pm This is a benefit to support  "Teacher Development" 
Come and have lots of fun!