FDNY Pipes and Drums helps fellow NY Pipe Band in need

The FDNY Pipes and Drums has donated money to the Oran Mor Pipe Band to help them through their tough time after their bus caught on fire and they lost a large amount of equipment and instruments. If you are interested in helping them, read the paragraph below with the information on how to do it.

This is from the Oran Mor Pipe Band:

On Saturday, June 28th, 2008, the Oran Mor Pipe Band suffered the loss of uniforms and equipment in a bus fire along I-480 near the Hopkins International Airport in Ohio. Video Link Here

There were thirty-four people on the bus, as well as all the pipes, drums, kilts, glens, ties, hose, ghillies, sporrans ………
We have received an enormous outpouring of support from around the US and abroad, and would like to say thank you for all your concern and generous offers of equipment and uniforms. Much of the past week has been spent assessing our losses, as well as absorbing the true shock of what happened to us, and how close we came to a much worse tragedy. We now have a much clearer idea of where we are and what we need to accomplish before we can successfully continue the competition season and ultimately head off to the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, in less than a month.
The Oran Mor Pipe Band is a 501(3)c (not for profit) organization. As such, we never have large sums of money "on hand". The trip we were on, when the fire struck, was a costly one for us, leaving our financial resources depleted, having just paid our expenses for the upcoming Scotland trip. The claims process is not quick and holds no guarantees. We are not sure how much, if any, reimbursement we will receive for our losses. We must move forward quickly to get our uniforms cleaned and our equipment repaired or replaced.

To that end, we are asking for your financial support in whatever amount that you can manage. Your donations would be tax deductible and would be acknowledged by our treasurer in writing for tax reporting purposes. Our gratitude would be endless.
Checks may be made payable to the Oran Mor Pipe Band and may be mailed to:

Betsy Douglas
3948 US Route 20
Marietta, NY 13110
Any questions may be directed to Betsy at: doug3948@alum.syracuse.edu

Thank you so much for your support.

Oran Mor Pipe Band