There were toasts To Burns, The Queen and To Comrades Departed

Then there was the toast to the Lassies given by our Mayor:


The response from the Lassies from a member of the Ladies Auxiliary:

An explanation of the migratory patterns of the Haggis :-) :


Our piper played the tune “Irish Guards Welcome to Toronto “ by a local piper whose father fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge:


Through out the night we were entertained by two performers from our local colleges theatre arts program. They preformed “Coming through the Rye“,” A Man’s a Man for a’ That”, and “My loves is like a Red Red Rose.” They were very good!


They then preformed Highland Cathedral with an intro from our piper:


The night wrapped up with a group sing of “Auld Lang Syne”:


It was my sisters first Burns Dinner and she really enjoyed it. I really liked the large blown up picture of Burns they had hanging over the stage. It gave the appearance that he was up there watching the festivities.

I had a great Burns week ..it’s too bad I have to wait another whole year to do it all over again.
Thanks for looking,
Sara