On behalf of the Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association, we would like to thank and acknowledge all the friends of the Games for their generous donations through our 2020 Give Big fundraiser. This year’s drive brought in over $5,000 to help the Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association cover operating costs in this strange year of …
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A MESSAGE FROM THE SSHGA BOARD The SSHGA Board wanted to let our membership, competitors, participants, spectators and volunteers know we are seriously considering canceling the Games this year. We are on the verge of spending 10’s of thousands of dollars on our upfront costs and signing contracts for this years Games. We are afraid …
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING OUR NEW WORLD IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 Read More »
This time of year, what else can you do but have a drink and smile! These folks give the SSHGA and the Scottish community at large a truly amazing gift of their time and talents as they steer our non-profit, self-supporting, all-volunteer organization forward! Front row left to right: Don Fincke; Treasurer, Barb McBride; Trustee, …
GIVEBIG 2019 is here today! Wednesday, May 8 from midnight to midnight (Pacific Time). Help us make this one of our biggest and most important Scottish events of the year! Consider making a donation to help the SSHGA continue to bring Scotland to the Pacific Northwest for another 73 years through the skirl o’ the …
Best wishes for a wonderful Hogmanay from the SSHGA! Hogmanay is the Scottish name for new year celebrations. It is not known exactly where the word comes from, although it is believed to come from the French word ‘hoginane’ meaning ‘gala day’. It is thought to have first been used widely following Mary, Queen of …
Kudo’s to our hard-working Board. We may be short a President and Vice-President but here’s proof they are power sharing and always working to make our Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games & Clan Gathering the best it can be! Hope to see you there! We’ll have a blast!!! July 28 and 29!
As we gear up for the 2018 Games it’s astonishing to realize that this year marks our 32nd year at the Expo Center in Enumclaw. 1987 was our inaugural year at this location and our first stab at a two-day event. Boy, if only we’d known what we were getting ourselves into! The Games committee …
Just like a number of other local and national Scottish Games Associations and all volunteer organizations in general are struggling with numerous leadership, committee chair, volunteer and funding issues we, the SSHGA currently find ourselves in the throes of experiencing these issues as well. A special meeting of the Board has been called to address …