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11/12/2010

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Clan Hannay Society West now dormant!! (Dec, 2007)

 We lack the volunteer help to attend the highland games of that this is too large of a geographic area to get any kind of camaraderie going that would encourage a strong branch. And as small as this clan is, when we do set up at a gathering, that usually means one member, sitting in a tent for 2 days, hoping to see one, maybe two Hannas. It is dispiriting and it has lead all of those who have been excited about the clan in the past to drop away. You may recall when Ted Hanna was involved, most of the stalwart members lived within a somewhat close range of each other. I live in Southern California. Dick Cloutier lives in Oregon, at least 1,000 miles away, and Michele lives in Washington, another state even further north. When we had a newsletter editor, she lived in Arizona, probably 500 miles from me. It is absolutely impossible to have the events in between highland games to create cohesion and friendships to build the branch. I have asked for new volunteers to take leadership positions and it has not produced any results.

 

Therefore, we will be closing up our books in the coming weeks, and sending a letter to the members (about 125) telling them that--while I won’t call it disbanding (mainly because I don’t have a board willing to vote on it)--but going dormant for the time being. We will not be accepting new applications for membership at this time, and I will direct those members to send their annual dues to the Clan Hannay Society. That way your group won’t suffer from a loss of funds—hopefully. I would like to keep our web site up, with basic Hannay history, but with a link to the Clan Hannay Society’s. We will no longer be offering any clan wares. When someone steps up to take on the management of Clan Hannay Society West, you may direct them to me and I will send them the wares I have on hand, and any printed materials they may need.  

 Convenor,  Georgeann "Gigi" Hanna-Barber

 

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Wanted:

History, News articles, Factual accounts and stories of the Hanna, Hannah, Hannay, Hanney, etc families from around the world.  I have very little information of the family in Ireland.  Perhaps, the writings of Patrick Hanna or other notable family members.

The Clan Hanna Society West would like to record and share this information through this website. 

Richard "Dick" Cloutier

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