Clan
Grant Annual General Meetings
Event Highlights
October 17-19, 2008
Lord Strathspey and Judy are making plans to visit the Stone Mountain Highland Games just east of Atlanta, Georgia, which will beheld in Stone Mountain Park October 17-19, 2008. The US Clan Society will be reserving a bank of rooms at the Hilton, the host hotel, for several days around the games weekend. We plan to participate in the games activities on Friday, including genealogical seminars, a whisky tasting, and several receptions for honored guests and patrons and sponsors of the games. The games themselves will be both Saturday and Sunday at the park, with massed bands (more than thirty this past year), demonstrations, dancing, music, traditional foods, and the Parade of Tartans, usually held about 1 PM on Sunday. This year there will be representatives from about 120 clans and organizations like St. Andrews societies and Burns clubs.
Saturday night we plan to have a catered dinner and US Society AGM at our local Burns Club. The cottage is an exact replica of the Burns Cottage in Alloway, and will provide a most appropriate venue for the evening.
The host hotel will have special games rates of $79 per night for rooms and $99 for small suites. We’re also studying various options for transportation for our visitors. Much more information about the games and accommodations can be found on the games website www.smhg.org. Feel free to e-mail Games Commissioner David Grant directly at dgrant18@comcast.net or telephone (770) 704-6273 if you have any questions.
Hilton Atlanta Northeast has provided us with our own link to their website so you can make your own reservations. Just pick your room type and dates for your schedule and go for it! The web page address is: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/ATLHPHF-CLN-20081015/index.jhtml. Group Name: CLAN GRANT ROOM BLOCK, Group Code: CLN Check-in: 15-OCT-2008, Check-out: 20-OCT-2008 Hilton Atlanta Northeast, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Norcross, Georgia 30092-3416, Phone Number: 770-447-4747. Please call Mike Hanmer at the hotel if you have any problems.
So please make your plans early, while there are still rooms available.This is the host hotel for the games, so our little group is just a small part of the games-connected folks who will be using the hotel over the games weekend.Please let us know of your plans! Remember to ... Stand Fast!
2002 AGM - Loch Prado, California
2005 International AGM - Aviemore, Scotland
2006 AGM - Enumclaw Highland Games, Washington
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