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What a great time we Highlanders We had a couple of health issues arise his Lady plus a couple I didn’t get their
and guests had for our St. Patrick’s Day and Bob Huffman became the lead names accompany us. It gave a whole
activities! We started very early and piper. Pipers select the tune and the new meaning to “We’re with the band”!
marched the parade in Pittsburgh. How Drum Major calls it to the band. Bob is Everywhere we went our Ladies
different it was from last year when our marching in the right front slot now. I collected the donations, helped us
kilts gave us no protection in the single turn to get the tune and Bob is doing a present the certificates and get every-
digit temperatures. Our reward was meteorological check. He looks at me thing to Jerice Stanton, Drew’s
the traditional St. Patrick’s Day fare of and away then looks back and the light fianceé so Matt wasn’t distracted from
hotdogs, sauerkraut, chicken, meatballs went on, the eyes filled with his duties. Thank you so much, Ladies.
and ziti. You were expecting corned apprehension and his realization. “OH! I had to leave due to early travel the
beef and cabbage? HA! Or would that I call the tune…oh crap…” next morning. Chris Covert stepped up
be O’Ha? Anyway…we had help for The next part of our adventure is and did the announcing, thereby saving
the parade. Initially it was thought there what we do best. Going from bar to Matt’s air for piping. Well done, Chris.
would be a small turn out because of bar. Maybe I should rephrase that…Our The drummers did a new presentation
family and business commitments. Matt annual Bar Hop was a great success! and every one put in 110% so not only
Perry, our St Patrick’s Day coordinator Dominic DeNucci accompanied us and would we be invited back next year but
put out the request and many of our performed to the cheers of the the donations would increase. As of this
fellow Nobles from the Jaffa audiences. Matt Perry added a couple writing we collected in excess of $6,000!
Highlanders in Altoona showed up. Big of places that are now working for their As it is said “we march so children can
THANKS to our kilted Brothers from $100,000 Club certificates. Our thanks walk.” We Highlanders take this very
the East. We were also joined by Joshua to Brother Glenn Young who drove our seriously.
Hassan and Richie Diehl was watched bus and safely ferried us to our different
over by our apprentice, Alex Higley. venues. Pappy Patchin, Drum Major
Our ladies helped out our “new to We had our Potentate Bill
Pittsburgh” visitors with information Branthoover and Lady Linda, Ed
and hints about travel and easiest routes. Tanski from the Legion of honor and
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