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<strong>The</strong> Pipes and Drums Band at the Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo.<br />

PIPes anD DRUMs<br />

the Band’s performance at the Royal nova scotia<br />

International tattoo was certainly one of the<br />

highlights. By the end of the tattoo invitations<br />

had been received to a number of different tattoos<br />

around the world, including Holland, switzerland,<br />

Usa, and Germany.<br />

Highland Games, parades and events attended:<br />

annual commonwealth Day Parade<br />

Highland Gathering, Bundanoon<br />

schools anzac Day service, Hyde Park<br />

old Boys anzac Day Memorial service<br />

Rose Bay Rsl Memorial service<br />

Remembrance Day Parade<br />

the Royal nova scotia International tattoo<br />

Pozieres Parade<br />

Victory in the Pacific service, Martin Place<br />

combined scottish societies solo competition<br />

Battle of australia service and armistice Day<br />

the leader of the Pipes and Drums for the last<br />

11 years, Mr Ray lee, was awarded an oaM for<br />

services to education and to the community in the<br />

Queen’s Birthday Honours list.<br />

to cap off a wonderful year the Pipes and Drums<br />

‘a’ Band won the australian championships in the<br />

Juvenile Pipes Band and Juvenile Drum corps as<br />

well as the australian championship in the Grade<br />

4 Pipes Band.<br />

cHaRItaBle WoRKs<br />

Bruce House ran a cadbury Fundraising Day<br />

to support their new charity Redkite, which<br />

supports children and young people and their<br />

families through cancer. their enthusiastic<br />

efforts raised $1600.<br />

armstrong House raised $1379 for the Royal<br />

Hospital for Wo<strong>men</strong>.<br />

Brandt House raised $1200 for the cancer<br />

council with a BBQ held in conjunction with the<br />

‘Biggest Morning tea’.<br />

the annual charity concert raised more than<br />

$7000 for the Royal Hospital and the sydney<br />

children’s Hospital. the guest speaker was<br />

world renowned neurosurgeon and old Boy of<br />

the college Dr charles teo.<br />

the 2008 Prefects achieved spectacular<br />

support from the college community for their<br />

World’s Greatest shave initiative. several brave<br />

Prefects and staff lost their locks for charity<br />

and raised over $14,700 for the leukaemia<br />

Foundation.<br />

the annual christmas Hamper appeal<br />

produced a record number of 101 hampers<br />

this year which were distributed by the<br />

Presbyterian church to families in need.<br />

<strong>The</strong> World’s Greatest Shave raised $14,700 for<br />

the Leukaemia Foundation.<br />

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