The Ellice and Rosa McDonald Memorial Prize for Pipe Band is a North American prize, first presented annually since 2016. Ellice and Rosa McDonald were major benefactors of Clan Donald Lands Trust. Ellice and his wife Rosa established the Glencoe Foundation as a private charitable foundation oriented toward Scotland, making contributions toward Scottish organizations such as the National Trust for Scotland, the Royal Caledonian Schools in Bushey, and, more particularly, the Clan Donald Lands Trust on Skye. To date, the Glencoe Foundation, funded almost entirely with donations from Ellice and Rosa McDonald, has made over $20 million in grants to the Clan Donald Lands Trust. It is clear that without the force of personality and the financial support of Ellice and Rosa McDonald, the Clan Donald Lands Trust would not be what it is today.
The Robert Burns Society of Charleston Inc. is recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to celebrating and sustaining Scottish-American heritage in the South Carolina Lowcountry. This commitment includes the promotion of historical awareness, cultural expression, and military traditions associated with Scotland. The Society fulfills its mission by hosting educational and cultural activities, supporting the mastery of traditional Scottish arts—such as Highland Bagpiping, Highland Dance, Scottish Fiddle, Scottish Harp (Clàrsach), and the Scots Gaelic language—and by providing grants and scholarships that support academic advancement within the Scottish-American community.
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