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Hello NYC Drammers,
Our friends at Glenmorangie are sponsoring this event this Friday, November 1st and have given us 3 free tickets (formal attire — suit and tie for men) — available to Members only (a member can bring a +1, though obviously we’ve only got 3 tickets, so at least one person going solo). Tickets are normally $375/person, so needless to say this is a great opportunity. Details below, first come, first served.
The American-Scottish Foundation's Annual Dinner
6.30 pm Reception & Whisky Tasting
8 pm Dinner & Awards
Friday, November 1, 2024
The University Club
1 W 54th Street, New York City
with Presentation of the
The ASF Wallace Award
Honoring:
Sir Jim Walker, CBE
For His Outstanding Contribution
to Transatlantic Relationships
and to Scotland’s World of Food and Drink
The Young Scot Wallace Award
Honoring:
Siobhan Mackenzie
For Her Exceptional Contribution
to the World of Fashion and Design
In the past 67 years, the ASF has become a leading voice within our Scottish American community, supporting and amplifying our shared love of Scotland, its heritage and its culture. Our Annual dinner allows us to get together, celebrate all things Scottish following the mission set out by our founder Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton that the American Scottish Foundation be a bridge between the United States and Scotland and to present the ASF Wallace Awards and the ASF Young Scots Wallace Awards.
The evening will also celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first Scotland Week, organized by the American Scottish Foundation's co-founder, Lady Natalie Douglas Hamilton. during the week of November 10th, 1974 - a template for the ever-growing New York Tartan Week celebrations of today.AD
The Wallace Award
The American-Scottish Foundation's 2024 Wallace Award is presented to Sir Jim Walker, CBE, for his outstanding contribution to transatlantic relationships and to Scotland’s world of food and drink.
Sir Jim Walker is the grandson of Walker’s Shortbread founder Joseph. Along with his brother Joe and sister Marjorie, he helped to develop the company from being a village bakery selling only in Speyside, Scotland to an international company represented in around 100 overseas markets. Walker’s Shortbread has now become a flagship of Scottish foods and the company has become the largest family-owned biscuit manufacturer in the UK.
In 2022, Sir Jim was knighted in Queen Elizabeth II’s last Birthday Honours list and subsequently was invested by King Charles III at the Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh. The Honour of Knighthood was in recognition of exceptional services to the food industry.
The Young Scot Wallace Award
This year, The American-Scottish Foundation presents it's second Young Scot Wallace Award to Siobhan Mackenzie, for her exceptional contribution to the world of fashion and design.
Siobhan Mackenzie is a self-named authentic Scottish fashion label, founded in 2014, when the designer was twenty-one years old. The company takes its inspiration from its Highland heritage- set up by Siobhan Mackenzie who is a multi-award winning Fashion Designer from The Black Isle.
Siobhan champions a Made in Scotland ethos where traditional craftsmanship and modern design thinking are fused together to create the brand's signature aesthetic.
An advocate for slow fashion and sustainability, the designer is proud to work in contrast to the fast-fashion industry. Mackenzie’s upbringing influenced the choices within her business, her father, an environment officer for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency installed sustainability into her as a child.
The luxury brand has gone on to be featured in the likes of Forbes, GQ, Elle US, WWD, Kobe Fashion Museum Japan & The V&A Museum. Clients include Jared Leto, Justin Bieber, The Royal Family, The Commonwealth Games, Bergdorf Goodman & the LVMH group.