Report of the 17th International Gathering of the Clan Macfie and ...

stop all the arguments. The second duty was to present to The Rev. Dr. Jim McAphee and his sons
with their Arms. Unfortunately the documents were not ready for presentation.
Finally in the little booklet by the late George Roussos, which is available for sale, he quotes from
Dr Earle’s books, which are now available on line, “The spelling of the name coming from the
root name as old as MacDhubhsith is an honour, which few Scots can boast of; certainly the
spelling should not lead to a confrontation as to which spelling was first.”
The Parable of the Talents
You will know of the parable of the talents. I would like to do something similar in order to raise
money for the Clan Trust and Vision. The idea is that every member of a society receives from the
Clan £1.00 or £10.00 and takes that away and within a stated period returns to the Treasurer ten
times the amount originally provided. This would have to be organised at Society level and the
Society would receive a proportion of whatever is collected.
The easy way out, as I have done occasionally, is to stump up all the cash yourself. However, if
you hark back to your Boy or Girl Scout days when you sold cookies or lemonade etc, you were
doing something positive that brought your organisation to the attention of others. So do the same
now. Do something that brings the Clan name to the attention of others, especially possible
recruits and at the same time you will be helping to build the Clan treasury and also its Vision of
the future.
Braemar Highland Games
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