April 6, 2004

Ties That Bind

Executive donates £5,500 to New York memorial

With six days of promotional events under way in the Big Apple, George Reid, the Presiding Officer, has announced a $10,000 (£5,467) donation from the Scottish Executive to a New York memorial garden in honour of the 67 Britons who died in the 11 September terrorist attacks.

Speaking at a reception yesterday hosted by the Executive in New York’s Central Park, he said the donation was an expression of the close ties between Scotland and the United States currently being celebrated during Tartan Week.

He said: "We are delighted to announce a $10,000 donation from the Scottish Executive for this memorial garden which has Prince Charles as its patron.

"It is especially apt that while a lot of Scottish people are currently out here in New York for the Tartan Week celebrations we honour the close links between our two countries."

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