Clan Cunningham

This Blog is not just members of Clan Cunningham – it for all who share the Scottish/Irish/Celtic heritage. It is a place to share research, inform all about upcoming events, to ask questions, and yes sometimes to get something of your chest. Please keep your post clean and non-judgmental. We can debate and take issue with one another – but please do it respectfully.

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Name: Steve Cunningham
Location: New Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

I am a second generation American/Scot. Both of my grandparents were born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in early 1900 and settled in Maine. My grandfather worked in the mills along the Saco River and my grandmother was a cook in a private home in the Saco area. They had 5 children – my father was the youngest. Today this branch of Clan Cunningham finds members in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, North Caroline, Florida, Alaska and Washington D.C. Today I find my self in New Fairfield, CT and working in Sleepy Hollow, NY at Phelps Memorial Hospital, my wife is a Special Education teacher and we have two grown daughters. Clan Cunningham USA – I am the Membership Coordinator as well as the New England/New York Regional Director. I joined CCUSA in 2004 after carefully considering my options. I found the leadership of CCUSA to be honest, open and accepting of new members – it felt right. Clan Cunningham USA is an established and dynamic organization formed by a group of innovative leaders from across the USA.

Sunday, June 01, 2008

INTEGRITY IMPUGNED

On another Clan Cunningham sight, the individual who currently leads this organization has chosen to attack me personally by impugning my integrity. Because he is incapable of have an intellectual debate on the topic of why one Clan Cunningham organization is better, or is more capable of representing Clan Cunningham here in America as well as at gathering in Scotland he is forced to the lowest form of debating/attacking – Name Calling.

In this individual attempt to justify his own organization he quickly loses sight of the issues and his tirade falls into name calling. I see clearly now we members of Clan Cunningham can never have an open and honest debate about our competing Clan Cunningham organization as long as this individual remains in absolute and unchallenged control of his organization, where decent is met with being expelled.

Now to the assassination of my character: Any one who knows me personal or professional knows me as a hard working ethical and honest individual. My professional career demands it. I have spent my entire career helping those who could not help them selves. I am an institutional advancement officer working in the non-profit world. Simply put I am a fund-raiser, rising funds primarily for healthcare organizations. Currently I just completed a $20 million Capital Campaign for a community hospital, so that the citizens of that region will have accesses to the most up-to-date Emergency Department. Over the past 30 years I have helped to raise funds for a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, a free standing Cancer Center, a Hospice house, a Cardiac Case Institution, funds for three different Emergency Departments. Not to mentions millions of dollars for other hospital’s programs and services.

To be a successful Development Officer, one’s reputation is as important as one’s skills. So when someone impugning my integrity, simple for self gratifications as this individual has, I take such attacks very seriously. Even against my legal council’s advice I have chosen to make this response.

Ethics, my personal and my professional ethics are at the core of who I am. When those who know me on either level are asked to give a one word answer of who I am, the word ethical comes up the most. That is why when the town of Hampstead, NH asked to me to chair the town’s Ethic’s Commission and to rewrite the towns Ethic’s code, they turned to me. The new Ethic Code that our committee passed was overwhelming accepted by the town’s citizens at our annual town meeting.

On this persons web-site he questioned my true fullness, and yes he did catch a math mistake I made in regard as who on the board of directors were once members of his organization. We have 12 elected members of our Board of Directors, 7 or 58% were once members of another Clan Cunningham organization and 5 or 42% to my knowledge were never members of that other organization. I stand corrected, and I apologies for my mistake. At least I will admit when I am wrong and will make the necessary corrections.

I guess this individual has to vilify me and other to maintain his autocratic control over his organization. He has zeroed in me, because I tried at least three times over the fours to try and start a dialog between these two Clan Cunningham organizations, something this individual fears. The only way disputes can be settled is by having an open and fair dialog. Not one where one of the individual can not raise his argument above level of name calling.

It time to move on, and that is what I plan to do. I enjoy representing Clan Cunningham at Scottish and Celtic events throughout the Northeast. And I plan to do so for many years to come. I have learned so much about my families its heritage over these past four years, that I have even greater respect for what our ancestors have done both for this great nation as our as well as for Scotland. I learned recently that a great Uncle of mine broke the speed record for trains in Scotland by being the engineer of the Flying Scotsman. I have so much more to learn.

Your,

C. Stevens Cunningham

Friday, May 30, 2008

A Busy Year for Clan Cunningham USA

The Scottish Highland Games and Festival Season is well under way here in the Northeast, and Clan Cunningham will be well be attending events in ME, NH, MA, CT RI and NY.

Hosting the Clan Cunningham tent at these wonderful events is a great way to met fellow Clan Cunningham members and to share family stories, find connections and sometime filling in some missing links.

Recently at the RI Scottish Festival, which kicks off the festival season in New England I had the opportunity meet new and old friends. Some were members of CCUSA; others were members of CCSA while other were attending a Scottish for the first time. All were greeted with a friendly smile and a firm hand shake.

The RI Scottish Festival is a mid-size gathering allowing visitor and participate alike to get involved in the activities or just to soak in the music. It’s had been six months since I had a meat-pie, and yes I enjoyed it, every last bite.

The next stop for our Clan Cunningham Tent will be The Round Hill Highland Games in Norwalk, CT on Saturday, July 5th. So celebrate the 4th on Friday night and than explore your Scottish heritage on the 5th, you do not even have to be a Scot to enjoy the day.

Yours,

Steve Cunningham

Sunday, May 25, 2008

NOT CUNNINGHAM ENOUGH?

Let’s be honest the dispute between Clan Cunningham USA and the Clan Cunningham Society of America, is really between Larry Augsbury, High Commissioner of CCSA and select members of CCUSA. I am sure the Board of Directors of CCSA does not want impugn reputations of all the members of CCUSA. But when they continue to allow there High Commissioner to continue make personal attacks, false and misleading statements, that is exactly what they are doing.

Now Larry Augsbury has recently attacked me on his web-site. This splinter group's founders, along with Mr. C. Stevens, and the circumstances upon which CCUSA was established and continues to operate, are a boil on the face of Clan Cunningham, which they attempt to hide, behind the cosmetic of their web site and blog. Indeed, it is an insult to our long-standing society, and…I do take umbrage to this personal unjustified attack.

It would seem that I am not Cunningham enough for Mr. Augsbury. I am proud of my Cunningham heritage, my family; our Clan has been observing and partaking in our Scottish long before Mr. Augsbury learned of his connection to this historic Scottish clan, Clan Cunningham. I am second generation American/Scot. Both of my grandparents immigrated to this great land early in the 20th Century. They raised there children, my father to be proud of their Scottish heritage. This tradition has been passed down to my generation and continues today with our children.

The question is why has Mr. Augsbury zeroed in on me, my web-site and my blog? Could it be that I have tried on several occasions to bring to end this dispute? I have offered on several occasions to meet with members of the CCSA Board of Directors to start a dialog that could lead to the unification of CCSA and CCUSA, something Mr. Augsbury profoundly opposes. Why is Mr. Augsbury afraid to a have an open dialog with CCUSA?

Could it be Mr. Augsbury once demanded that I take a loyalty oath to him, not CCSA and I said no. Could it be Mr. Augsbury, does not like to see his words here on this blog or the questions that I have asked of him? Could it be that I have pointed out Mr. Augsbury lies and misleading statements?

Not once on this blog, my web-site or the CCUSA web-site have I attacked or maligned Mr. Augsbury or anyone associated with CCSA. And you will never see a personal attack on Mr. Augsbury or on CCSA.

I have spoken with several members of CCSA over the years; they have often expressed their concern with the rhetoric of Mr. Augsbury toward CCUSA. Including an individual that was there at the start of CCSA, this individual remains a member of CCSA because as this individual puts it, he/she worked to hard to bring CCSA about, that he/she can not bring his/her self to live the organization. I have great respect for this individual as well as I do for the several CCSA members who have sought me out. When speaking to CCSA members I do not and will not encourage them to leave CCSA. Some have asked can they join CCUSA and remain a member of CCSA? And the answer to this question is yes.

I have the greatest respect for all my fellow clansman/women. And I hope one day soon I hope we can all march under one Clan Cunningham banner here in America as well as in Scotland. And yes Mr. Augsbury, I look forward to the day you and I can march together under that banner and into a bright new future for Clan Cunningham.

C. Stevens Cunningham

Monday, March 24, 2008

Is Larry Augsbury Calling Lord Sempill, The Office of Lord Lyon and Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs - Bozo the Clown, or Mickey Mouse?

Larry Augsbury High Commissioner of the Clan Cunningham Society of America wrote in a recent e-mail, Mr. Augsbury referring to the recent decision by the organizers of The 2009 Gathering in Scotland that Clan Cunningham USA be the host of the Clan Cunningham tent at this prestigious event.

You be the judge is Mr.
Augsbury referring to Lord Sempill, The Office of Lord Lyon and the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, "we see how the choice of Bozo the Clown, or Mickey Mouse over Oliver North or G. Gordon Liddy could be made." It certainly sounds that way to this writer, but you be the judge.

Recently on the CCSA web-site
Mr. Augsbury referred to the Clan Cunningham USA in the following manner, "This splinter group, CCUSA, is a boil on the face of Clan Cunningham." Are these word of a leader?

It is time that the membership of CCSA stand's up and take back there organization. Mr.
Augsbury words and action are an embarrassment for Clan Cunningham Society of America as well as to every member of Clan Cunningham.

Steve Cunningham






Sunday, March 23, 2008

Clan Cunningham Society of America – Shuts the Door on Unification Talks with Clan Cunningham USA

Over the past several weeks I have tried to open the door to talks between Clan Cunningham USA and Clan Cunningham Society of America, only to have the door slammed in my face. Below are the e-mails send and received, only the names of some of the CCSA members have been removed to protect them from being expelled by the High Commissioner of CCSA, one of his favorite ways of dealing with CCSA members who dare to have independent thoughts about bring CCUSA to CCSA closer together for the sake of Clan Cunningham as a whole.
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March 4, 2008

To a Member of CCSA Board of Director (Bill Cunningham)

It has been some time since we last corresponded, and much has take place. For one thing we have moved from New Hampshire to Connecticut, as I have taken a position with a community hospital close to New York City. And for another thing, at our last tri-annual meeting of CCUSA I was elected the national Vice President for CCUSA. It is interesting to note that 7 members of our Board of Directors were never involved with CCSA.

CCSA Member Name, I am concerned about the state-of-affairs with in our Clan, Clan Cunningham. I was shock to read on the CCSA web-site th
at "This splinter group, CCUSA, is a boil on the face of Clan Cunningham". Bill as you well know name-calling has never settled anything. It is clear that if Clan Cunningham here in the US is ever to travel under a unified banner, it will take cooler-heads than Larry Augsbury, to bring us together.

We have an opportunity to travel under one banner that is coming up in 2009, The Gathering in Edinburgh. Unlike Larry's sentiment, we will welcome all Cunninghams regardless of their affiliation be it CCSA, CCUSA or unaffiliated. Larry is putting the organizers in a no-win situation. If they honor our reservation, which was made prior to Larry's reservation, they will incur the wrath of Larry Augsbury.

CCSA Member Name, I am contacting you as I see that you are listed Virginia State Commissioner for CCSA and as such you may be in a position to work with me to try to bring a resolution to the current state of affairs. I am writing to you not as an officer of CCUSA but as Steve Cunningham a proud member of Clan Cunningham. We need to bring to an end this vendetta that Mr. Augsbury has toward CCUSA and those who were once officers in CCSA. Mr. Augsbury, forgets he threw these individuals out of CCSA and so he in many ways is fully responsible for the formation of CCUSA. In short he brought CCUSA upon himself.

I am willing to travel to met with you to discuss unofficially discuss a plan that would bring both Clan Cunningham groups under one banner. I even offer to meet Larry Augsbury on neutral ground, say a Scottish Festival. Before you do anything at this point I ask you to read the latest posting by Mr. Augsbury on the CCSA web-site "What the upstart splinter group, CCUSA, doesn't want you to know!" and ask your self, are you comfortable with what is being said? Does this promote CCSA let along Clan Cunningham?

We can do better and the members of CCSA and CCUSA deserve better.

I look forward to hearing from you, and I hope that I have not put you into a difficult position.

Yours,
Steve

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March 8, 2008

To a Member of CCSA Board of Director (Brian Cunningham)

Congratulation on being the CCSA XXXXXXX, I know how tough it can be to keep a XXXXXXXX, as I too have a web-site that I manage, here in the Northeast.

I know that you do not know me, let me first introduce my self, I am Steve Cunningham and currently I am serving as the National Vice President for Clan Cunningham USA. I have been a member of CCUSA for nearly 5 years, I enjoy meeting and talking with my fellow Clan members be they CCUSA, CCSA or unaffiliated. Each you I travel to 5 to 6 Scottish gatherings throughout the Northeast, I have not gotten to Maryland yet.

Brian, I am very concerned about the rhetoric being direct by
Mr. Larry Augsbury toward Clan Cunningham USA. First you should know that more than 60% of the leadership CCUSA has never held any leadership positions in CCSA, including myself. In fact Mr. Augsbury rejected my membership application after it had been approved by the CCSA Membership Chair.

There are a number of factorial and incomplete disclosers being made by Mr. Augsbury on the CCSA Web-site. For instance he talks about a trailer havening been taken from CCSA. Mr. Augsbury fails to report that a court Las Vegas, Nevada disagreed with Mr. Augsbury and CCSA and dismissed the case. The fact and truth here is that no trail was taken with out authority; no crime was committed by any CCUSA member in relationship to the trailer issue. I am sure you and any other member of CCSA can look into the Las Vegas, Nevada court records and find the ruling.

Brian, I am American of Scottish Clan Cunningham heritage first and a member of CCUSA second. I and the majority of the CCUSA Board, even those kicked out of CCSA to want a unified Clan Cunningham organization. In fact two years ago we submitted a plan to Mr. Augsbury which called for Board to Board talks. We offered to exchange our By-Laws as well as our Board list complete with address, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for CCSAs'. Mr. Augsbury, rejected our proposal, and stated he could do so without even informing the CCSA Board. I bet even to this day Mr. Augsbury has never informed the CCSA Board of our proposal. While I am talking to you as Steve Cunningham, not as the CCUSA Vice President, I can say with confidence our proposal to holed Board to Board talks still stands. Additionally our current President, David Pickens has offered to resign as the CCUSA President and sign a letter of intention, stating he will hold no Board Office in the new Clan Cunningham organization if Mr. Larry Augsbury is willing to do the same.

David and we believe that the success of a Clan Cunningham organization in America is bigger than one person. The question is does Mr. Larry Augsbury believe in the same values, that the success of a Clan Cunningham organization is more important, than his position and leadership of CCSA, something to ask him.

We have a great opportunity to bring our two organizations to gather, and to celebrate with our fellow Scots in Scotland in 2009 at The Gathering. Clan Cunningham will be their, under one banner, that is up to Mr. Larry Augsbury and the Board of CCSA.

I am offering to travel to meet you, any other CCSA Board member and even Mr. Augsbury in an open and public setting, providing an open and honest dialog can be had.

Brian, it is not my intention to but you in the middle of this, but I am sincere in reaching out to any CCSA member I can locate and ask him or her to at least listen.

There is an old saying there are always three sides to an argument, his, there and some where in the middle the truth.

You’re Kinsman
Steve

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March 12, 2008

To a Member of CCSA Board of Director. (Jack Cunningham)

XXXXX Cunningham forwarded me your e-mail concerning the 2009 Gathering in Edinburgh. Let me first introduce my self, I am Steve Cunningham the Vice President for Clan Cunningham USA and I have been on the details of our trip to Scotland in 2009, this is why Kelly sent me your e-mail address.

We, Clan Cunningham USA would welcome the participation of our brothers and sister of the Clan Cunningham Society of America. Unfortunately this is not a sentiment of your
High Commissioner & Chairman, Larry Augsbury. On the CCSA Web-site refers to our organization as”a boil on the face of Clan Cunningham."

In conversations with Lord Semphill, he has requested that we CCUSA and CCSA do are best to bring these separating issues between our two organizations closer together or at the very least bring an end to the hostilities. Something we in CCUSA would love to see happen.

Jack, two-years ago we approached CCSA, through its High Commissioner, a plan that would have led to a possible reconciliation or the formation of a new Clan Cunningham organization. One that both members of CCSA and CCUSA would join together and work on behalf of all Cunningham's here in America. We proposed Board to Board talks, and to start the process we proposed that we exchange our organization By-Laws' and a complete Board of Directors list, so that all could be involved in the process. Mr. Augsbury rejected our proposal, and when asked if he had brought it to the CCSA Board, he said he did not have to, and he would not. Our proposal was fully discussed and debated at two Board Meeting, every member of the CCUSA Board of Directors was involved in the process, I can make these minutes available to you and any other members of the CCSA Board if it means we could move the process forward.

I have heard stories about the split that brought about CCUSA, both Mr. Augsbury and Mr. Pickens have given me their sides of the issue. I was not a member of CCSA at any time, and only joined CCUSA after carefully looking into both organizations. In fact over 60% of the members of CCUSA Board of Directors have never held a leadership positions in CCSA, and most have never been members of CCSA.

It seems with the 2009 Gathering in Scotland that we have an opportunity to bring our two organizations closer. I am sure that this will met resistance from Mr. Augsbury, and I must point out, he is a major road-block to the reconciliation process. Mr. Pickens has offered to step aside and pledge to take no formal roll in a new Clan Cunningham organization if Mr. Augsbury agrees to do the same. David believes the success of a unified Clan Cunningham organization is more important than him. The question is, does Larry Augsbury believe that a successful and unified Clan Cunningham organization is more important than his position as High Commissioner & Chairman of CCSA?

Jack, I believe a first step in bring to an end of the current situation, is to remove from the CCSA web-site all reference to CCUSA. Your web-site belongs to you, and all members of CCSA. Do the negative attacks posted on the CCSA web-site represent your views and those of the members of CCSA or are they one individuals view.

I have made this offer to others in your organization, I am willing to travel and to meet with meet with members of the CCSA Board of Directors, and yes, even with Mr. Augsbury, in a public neutral setting, I am sure we can find a fellow Clan organization that would host such an event.

Let's all work together, so we can all proudly march down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh with our Clan Cunningham Tartan flying high and proudly.

You’re Kinsman
Steve

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March 20, 2008

Mr. Stevens Cunningham,

I was forwarded your email message to Jack. If you sincerely wish "to bring
these separating issues between our two organizations closer together or at
the very least bring an end to the hostilities," and if it is true that "CCUSA
would love to see this happen," then you must begin by effecting the return
of our property in Mr. Lester's possession."
In the meantime, do not contact our officers directly, regarding CCUSA. All
email correspondence regarding CCSA should be addressed to
query@clancunningham.us.
 Sincerely,
Larry Augsbury, High Commissioner Elect
Clan Cunningham Society of America, Inc.

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March 20, 2008


To a Member of CCSA Board of Director. (Jack Cunningham)

I received the attached e-mail from the High Commissioner Clan Cunningham Society of America today, as to the issue of the trailer, this is an issue between CCSA and Mr. Lester, which by the way has been settled by a court of law in Las Vegas, Nevada last year I am not sure what more I can do.

I want to give my response to your High Commissioner, serious thought as I truly believe we do have an opportunity to bring to end the friction between our two organizations. For this reason I will take the appropriate time to reply to him.

Let me concluded by saying it is not my intention to but you or any other member of CCSA Board member or not in a difficult spot. I feel that an open and free dialog between kinsmen is the only way we will solve this situation.

As to the 2009 Gathering in Scotland I can assure you that every member of Clan Cunningham will be welcomed at the Clan Cunningham Tent, including members of CCSA.

Yours,
Steve

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March 21, 2008

Mr. Stevens Cunningham,

Since you have chosen to ignore my request not to harass our CCSA officers personally, but rather to direct all matters involving the splinter group to CCSA's email address of query@clancunningham.us, Jack has taken the action to block your address from his email account. If harassment from you or any other splinter group officers to any CCSA officers continue, appropriate action will be taken.

I do sympathize with your cognitive difficulties, but don't call 911 when your next email bounces back. Simply refer to my previous email for instructions for contacting CCSA.

Don't flatter yourself with the gathering's business decision. With the objective of attracting tourism, we see how the choice of Bozo the Clown, or Mickey Mouse over Oliver North or G. Gordon Liddy could be made. Well..., then again..., probably not, but we understand the tourist attraction motivation.

We’ll warn any Cunningham’s we know making the trip to watch their back.

Have our trailer delivered to:
4575 West 111th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80031

and maybe we'll do lunch.

Larry Augsbury, High Commissioner
Clan Cunningham Society of America

March 23, 2008

C. Stevens Cunningham,
We at CCSA do not wish to engage in any further dialog with you or any other
CCUSA officer about a Clan Cunningham unification which will only lead to
more insults from both sides.
CCSA is about principles, and the celebration and propagation of those
principles that make us proud to be of Scottish Cunningham descent.
CCUSA was founded by unprincipled quitters, failures and users (not all -
but most) to further their best interest, not Clan Cunningham. What they
are really doing is seeking a convenient return on their investment - to
which you admitted to yourself early on in our previous futile dialog -
at the expense of Clan Cunningham.
Therefore CCSA will never be associated with the name of CCUSA, or with
any merger that even recognizes its existence.
We have welcomed many former CCUSA members, and always will. But what
CCUSA
STANDS FOR will never be acknowledged or associated with CCSA.
It mocks the core purpose of our society. Perhaps some day you will
come to understand this.
This is the final message you will receive from CCSA regarding any unification.
If you wish to atone for the damage you have done to Clan Cunningham, you can
resign from CCUSA and join the upstanding Clan Cunningham Society of America,
as others before you have done.
Larry Augsbury, High Commissioner Elect
Clan Cunningham Society of America, Inc.

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Clan Cunningham USA will always stand ready to have a meaningful and productive
dialog with our fellow sisters and brothers associated with CCSA. One of the
principle differences between CCUSA and CCSA is that we are a democratic
organization in all of our dealings. CCSA is an autocratic organization with
only one person makes all of the decisions.
CCUSA stands ready, willing and able to unite Clan Cunningham under one banner
and will always work toward that goal; we invite all Clan Cunningham members
to join us in this pursuit.
Steve Cunningham
March 23, 2008

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Scotland's Gathering in Edinburgh 2009 - Cunningham Representation

Larry Augsbury would have the organizers of the 2009 Gathering throw out the accepted application from Clan Cunningham USA or he will take his bat and ball and go home. Go home; you are doing irreparable harm to Clan Cunningham Society of America as well as to Clan Cunningham as a whole.

I wonder what it will take for the membership and the Board of Directors of Clan Cunningham Society America, to but to an end the rantings and bombastic statements that Mr. Augsbury has made in the name of Clan Cunningham Society of America.

I am not sure why Mr. Augsbury carries so much anger and hatred toward some of his fellow kinsman.

Now for some interesting facts:

1) Clan Cunningham USA was the 3rd Clan organization to submit its application to host the Clan Cunningham tent at the 2009 Gathering in Scotland.

2) Mr. Augsbury talks about the theft of a trailer, what he does not what you to know is, when he and CCSA took Mr. Lester to court in Nevada, Mr. Augsbury and CCSA lost, that right they LOST the case. The court ruled in favor of Mr. Lester. In a since the Court in Nevada said the trailer was not stolen.

3) CCUSA has spoken with Lord Lyon and has followed the recommendations, something Mr. Augsbury has not. The Lord Lyon’s Office has told Mr. Augsbury and CCSA to stop holding them selves out as "the Official" Clan Cunningham organization. Such a statement is misleading and is untrue.

4) Most, 60% of the current members of the CCUSA Board of Directors have never held any positions within CCSA. In fact most have never been members of CCSA at any time.

4-A) Apology - I stand corrected - somewhat

There are currently 12 elected members of the Board of Directors CCUSA. They are:
President - David M. Pickens - A former member of CCSA
Vice President - C. Stevens CunninghamNever a member of CCSA
Secretary/Treasurer - Margie Cheatham - A former member of CCSA
Membership Chairman - Patricia A. Paisley - A former member of CCSA
Historian - Carole Bishop - A former member of CCSA
Newsletter Editor - Bonnie CunninghamNever a member of CCSA
Genealogist - Jon Czarowitz - A former member of CCSA
Webmaster - Beverly B. Lueke - A former member of CCSA
Great Plains Regional Director - LTC Bartley Payne – Never a member of CCSA
Midwest Regional Director - Robert P. Cunningham - A former member of CCSA
Southeast Regional Director - Dave Cunningham – Never a member of CCSA
West Coast Regional Director - Kelly Cunningham – Never a member of CCSA

The following are non-voting positions and are not Officers of CCUSA
Parliamentarian - Jerry Lester - A former member of CCSA
Special Advisor - Dr. William A. Cunningham - A former member of CCSA

By my count 7 members of the current CCUSA Board of Directors are former CCSA members and 5 have never been members of CCSA. I stand corrected 42% of currant CCUSA Board Members are not former CCSA members and 58% are former members. At least I am man enough to acknowledge my mistakes, unlike some others.

5) Mr. Augsbury has never brought to the attention of the Board of Directors of CCSA, a proposal made by the Board of Directors of CCUSA to have Board to Board discussions as to how these two worth organizations can work together for the common good of Clan Cunningham.

I have meet members of CCSA and I have even spoken with CCSA Board Members, they are good and decent folk and I am proud to call the kinsmen. One day Mr. Augsbury will be history, the question is will CCSA survive under his leadership?


Steve Cunningham

Friday, February 15, 2008

Clan Cunningham USA - Northeast Region has a new home

To better serve the members of Clan Cunningham USA as well as the Scottish, Irish and Celtic communities Clan Cunningham USA - Northeast Region has moved to (http://ccusane.org) or just click on the link to the right.

The Clan Cunningham USA - Northeast Region has the most up to date information on Scottish, Irish and Celtic Festivals and events as well as performance dates for your favorite band in the Northeast and Eastern Canada.

Stop by take a look and let us know what you think.