Over 10,000 and still rising. The Nova Scotians are getting in now.....they are not happy campers!!! ;-))
Royce
Closing in on 12,000
Here is and update for those that have been following the story of Nathan Warmack and his battle to win an apology and the right to wear his kilt to the Senior Prom, in fact, for anyone to wear legitimate formal cultural attire. There will be a school board meeting January 9th, at which the Warmack's lawyer is hoping the matter will be resolved.
Although the lawyer took the case on a pro bono basis, there are still exspences to be covered. If anyone would like to help with this, see the link below.
At this point, the Scottish community has donated almost enough goods and cash to outfit the young man fit to kill. All the big ticket items have been donated, now we are working on the bits and pieces.
One other item of note. The lawyer is asking for letters of support from as many people in leadership positions of as many clans and societies as possible. If you know someone that would be willing please contact me for a mailing address.
Thanks
Royce Perry
Deputy Commissioner for North Texas
Clan Gunn Society of North America
----- Original Message -----
From: Royce Perry
To: Royce Perry
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 2:52 PM
Subject: Fw: [clangunnsociety] Re: HEADS UP, GUYS...for BETH and et al...
----- Original Message -----
From: ntxcousin
To:
[email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:53 AM
Subject: [clangunnsociety] Re: HEADS UP, GUYS...for BETH and et al...
Sent legal funds received at P.O. Box to the Warmack's this morning
along with the Letter of Support from the Clan Elliott of Canada.
https:\\ancestrallineages.com\donation
Website set up to accept credit card donations for the legal fund.
I plan on going up to Missouri to stand outside (legally) if the
lawyers can get a demonstration permit.
Talked to Terry Warmack this morning and gave him an update on the
kilt donation effort.
PAX,
Mike Pearson
--- In
[email protected], "dayzbeth" <bgardner@a...>
wrote:
>
> ...and we need to get this out to people now...I just got off the
> phone with Terry Warmack.
>
> Mike...they are going to need the funds for the lawyer's travel
> expenses next week..so I need to get you Terry's cell phone number
so
> you can be in direct contact with him since you are handling
funds.
> I'll try to email you that number as soon as I finish this post.
>
> We need to see if we can drum up financial support from whatever
> organizations might be willing to back it up abit...so, please
start
> spreading the word..if you guys are on any message boards...pass
the
> word fast..cuz travel expenses are going to run around a thousand
> bucks... for flight, hotel, etc..
>
> Next...the strategy.
>
> Nathan's lawyer WANTS this first meeting to be a closed door
meeting.
> This is because if we are in an open meeting, we sit quietly,
> listen..then leave. We can't say anything...BUT...If we are outside
> and it is a closed meeting...we can carry banners or whatever we
want
> to do.
>
> The lawyer wants to give them a chance to gracefully back down
without
> everyone in there face to face with them...he is planning on making
a
> pretty hard hit in the board meeting, and he thinks they will be
more
> likely to back down if we aren't in there and they can save face
abit.
>
> BUT...he does want supporters outside.
>
> They are taking the petition around to the news organizations on
> Monday and telling everyone that the meeting is that night. If it
is
> a closed meeting, the board members are bound by law not to discuss
> what happens in the meeting..BUT..the Warmacks are not bound by
that
> law..and they CAN meet with the media after the meeting. So..they
are
> going to try to get media out there so they can meet with the media
> directly after the meeting.
>
> Here's the catch..
>
> The lawyer wants support to GROW with each subsequent
> meeting....so...he wants to pace the numbers so that the supporters
> showing up at meetings grows rather than diminishes.
>
> He suggested that whomever makes this trip, try to find someone to
> replace them on the next trip or something so that we rotate our
> supporters there and add a few each time, if possible.
>
> The lawyer is going to take care of any city filings that have to
be
> made for there to be a demonstration outside.
>
> He is hoping that they fold this week...but he wants to be prepared
> for there to be increasing numbers of supporters if they don't.
They
> have blinked. I can't go into it because I have promised that I
would
> not discuss it..but there has been a blink on their part. So, we
may
> have a resolution this coming Monday...but we won't know til they
meet.
>
>
> If Mike and I go this first round..are there any of you who can
make
> it to the next round? or...should I wait and let Mike go and act as
> his replacement on the next round to keep the support numbers up?
>
> Start passing the word..
>
> ~ beth