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Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday August 19, 2004

THE 44TH LONG ISLAND SCOTTISH GAMES AT OLD WESTBURY GARDENS

Contact:  Kristen Matejka  
Director of Communications
LICVB&SC
631 951-3900

THE 44TH LONG ISLAND SCOTTISH GAMES AT OLD WESTBURY GARDENS

Annual Competition and Culture-fest Takes Place Saturday, August 28th
HAUPPAUGE, NY, (August 19, 2004) Presented by the Long Island Scottish Clan MacDuff 81 Ltd., The 44th Long Island Scottish Games will be held on Saturday, August 28th at Old Westbury Gardens in Old Westbury, NY from 8AM until 5PM. Admission costs $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children.

We welcome once again the Scottish Games to Long Island as it is one of the seasons most culturally enriching events, remarked Moke McGowan, President of the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission. The heritage and history of Scotland is one of the most interesting in the world and I am glad that each year we can spend some time on Long Island learning more about it.
Among the exciting competitions will be world-famous Highland Dancing, drumming, pipe bands, solo piping and a short bread contest. There will also be contests for children including tug-o-war and caber toss as well as tossing the sheaf and putting the stone.

Entertainment will include a variety of pipe bands throughout the day as well as massed bands at the events official opening and closing ceremonies. Fiddlers, harpists, Scottish singers and Scottish country dancing will also be a part of the festivities. Antique British automobiles will be on display as well as Scottish historical weapons, birds of prey and a Sheepdog exhibition. There will also be a raffle with a trip to Scotland and other prizes up for grabs!

Traditional foods will be offered such as fish & chips, Scottish pies and other delicacies. No alcoholic beverages will be sold on the grounds.
Free parking is available on-site and at the nearby Westbury High School with a free shuttle bus linking the school with the grounds. For further information on the Long Island Scottish Games contact: www.liscots.org or call 516-731-1300 (day) or 516-883-9396 (evenings).

The Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission (LICVB &SC) was established in 1979 as a marketing arm for the destination’s nearly $5 billion travel and tourism industry. Based on Long Island in Hauppauge, NY, the LICVB & SC contributes to the economic development and quality of life on Long Island by promoting Long Island as a world-class destination for, and by attracting individuals, tours, meetings and conventions, trade shows, sporting events, related activities and business to Long Island. For more information about Long Island, contact the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission by calling 1-877-FUN-ON-LI or visit the web site at http://www.funonli.com.

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