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Central Park Monuments

On the south end of New York's Central Park mall is Literary Walk where the Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns monuments stand today. The statues were executed by Edinburgh sculptor Sir John Steell and gifts to the City of New York from the Scottish-American Community. The statue of Robert Burns was a gift from the Saint Andrew's Society. In 1993, the Society raised the funds to restore both statues and established an endowment for their conservation through the Adopt-A-Monument Program, a joint venture of the Municipal Art Society, and the Parks Department and Art Commission of New York City. To learn more go to New York's Central Park Sir Walter Scott Monument and Robert Burns Monument, or visit our archives, Two Hundred Fifty Years.

New York City Tartan Day Parade

The Society is a founding member of the New York City Tartan Day Parade commemorating National Tartan Day which celebrates the contributions made by Scottish-Americans to the United States. In the early beginnings, two pipe bands and a small but enthusiastic group of Scots marched from the British Consulate to the UN. Now over 20 years later, the parade has grown to include hundreds of pipers, thousands of marchers and many more thousands cheering from the sidelines. For more information about the National Tartan Day Parade and Tartan Week festivities, visit the website, NYC Tartan Week.

Search and Care

Search and Care, a non-profit organization providing assistance to the elderly, has been approved for a grant from the Barker Fund each year since 2019. Through Social Work/Care Management and other ancillary services, the organization works to ensure their vulnerable 65-plus older neighbors - regardless of race, gender, religion, creed, or economic capabilities - can age safely in their homes for as long as it is feasible. The Society’s yearly Barker Fund grant to Search and Care is a welcome benefit for our older neighbors and one which would very much please our benefactor, Mr. Charles S.P. Barker. To learn more about their mission, please visit the Search and Care.

Hospital Philanthropy

Broadening our relationships among the Scots community worldwide, the Society has partnered with NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital and The Royal Children's Hospital, Glasgow to enhance health care for children here in New York and in Scotland. Funds raised for these organizations helps to assist them in providing the highest care and services to the brave children of tomorrow. To learn more visit our Hospital Philanthropy on our website.

New-York Historical Society Museum & Library

The New-York Historical Society was selected as a permanent home for the historic records of the Saint Andrew's Society, the oldest charity in New York State. The wide historical reach of the Society makes it unique in the annals of New York City and New York State as well as the country itself. Saint Andrew's members, Scottish-Americans, were instrumental in the development of a young nation from its early days as well as being influential in finance, medicine and the arts. The collection is a valuable resource at the New-York Historical Society for historians and other researchers. Visit the museum and library at N-YHS.

National Trust for Scotland USA
Conserve Culloden Fund

The Battlefield of Culloden is a witness to history, a powerfully emotive place. But the field of battle and the views that surround it are increasingly under threat from development. For the preservation of the Culloden Battlefield, Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York has donated to the National Trust for Scotland USA in honor of Helen E.R. Sayles CBE, former Chair and Treasurer of NTSUSA and the Society’s honoree for its 264th Anniversary Celebration in November 2020. To learn more visit The National Trust for Scotland USA.

The Scottish Flag Trust

The birthplace of Scotland’s flag has many improvements to tackle on the site and has put out an appeal to raise $130,000USD for this purpose. Recognizing the importance of preserving the heritage of the Saltire, in April 2021, the board of managers of the Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York approved a donation to be made to the program of restoration and renewal. The birthplace of the Saltire is of national significance. To learn more visit The Scottish Flag Trust.

Tobar an Dualchais | Kist o Riches

The Saint Andrew's Society of New York is continuing funding support of the Tobar an Dualchais - Kist o'Riches project. Since 2016, the Society has provided yearly grants to this collaborative project that aims to preserve, digitize and make available online material gathered in the Scottish Gaelic and Scots language. The growing index of 40,000 oral recordings consists of folklore, songs and music, local history and other data gathered from the 1930s onwards. The Society is proud to be a sponsor of this impressive community project that aims to preserve the heritage and language of the Scottish people. To learn more and to listen to the recordings, please visit Tobar an Dualchais.

Scholars Network

To foster social and professional connection among the Society’s scholars the world over, we have created a Scholars Network Facebook Group. Current and former St Andrew’s Society Scholars who wish to be a part of the network, may request to join via this link: St. Andrew's Society of New York Scholar Network. We also encourage SAS Scholars to become members of the Society. For recent scholars who are just launching their careers, the Society is offering three years of free membership, in addition to the year during which their studies are supported by the SAS scholarship. To become a member, contact office@standrewsny.org to request a Scholar Membership form.