St. Helena Wedding, 2003

Support the Band

Are you looking for a way to support a community based cultural organization that may entitled you to a tax deduction?  Supporting the Stewart Tartan Pipes & Drums helps bring the music of ancient Scotland and Ireland to the Greater Bay Area.  Moreover, the Stewart Tartan Pipes & Drums trains students, young and old,  some who have never played a musical instrument before, in the playing of the pipes and drums. 

Your support helps take the Stewart Tartan Pipes & Drums to many civic oriented functions, providing a memorable and unique experience to those who otherwise would not be exposed to or enriched by the inspirational sounds and sights of a bagpipe band.

The Stewart Tartan is a non-profit organization, classified by the IRS under code 501(c)(3), and is funded solely through appearance fees and donations.  All members and officers of the Stewart Tartan Pipes and Drums are volunteers and do not receive payment or stipend from the band for rehearsal or appearances.

Bringing this rare form of music to the public is not without cost.  The Stewart Tartan Pipes and Drums is one of the few pipe bands to wear the traditional military uniform of the Scottish regiments.  Each uniform costs approximately $2500, a set of bagpipes start at $1000 per set, and a drum costs approximately $500.  Maintenance of the uniforms and instruments runs to several thousand dollars per year.

In 2005, the Stewart Tartan has been invited to represent the United States at the Victoria Cross Tattoo to be held in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada in September.  This will be quite an undertaking for a band that has not ventured past the Bay Area since 1980.  We are looking for Donations and Sponsors to assist in sending the Band to Canada.  May we count on you for your support? 

Please complete the below form with your contact information and the amount that you would like to donate.