About
The Peggy Scot Foundation is named for the parish of St. Margaret (“Peggy”) of Scotland (“Scot”) in beautiful Arisaig, Nova Scotia.
The Foundation is an incorporated entity completely independent and at arm’s length of the Catholic Church.
Leadership
President
Fr Alexander MacDonald, BBA, LLB, STL
Associate Pastor of the Archdiocese of Toronto
Vice President
Paula MacQuarrie
Medical Administrator
Treasurer
Catherine MacDonald
Financial Services Property Manager
Secretary
Brenda MacDonald
Ret’d President and CEO, Arisaig Fisheries Ltd.
Important Dates
September 14, 2015
Founding Meeting – Seventeen residents of Arisaig and parishioners of St. Margaret of Scotland unanimously pass a resolution to launch the Peggy Scot Society.
November 9, 2015
The Peggy Scot Society is incorporated under the laws of Nova Scotia and Canada respectively.
July 26, 2017
The Peggy Scot Society is granted Charitable Tax Status by the Canadian Revenue Agency.
August 20, 2019
The Peggy Scot Society receives its first major gift from an anonymous donor to begin its endowment.
August 12, 2020
The Peggy Scot Society officially changes its name to The Peggy Scot Foundation.
The Seventeen Founding Members
Dolorosa Kelly
Fr Alexander MacDonald
Allister MacDonald
Brenda MacDonald
Cathy MacDonald
Mary (Collie A) MacDonald
Tom MacDonald
Ronald MacDougall
Mary MacLellan
Cabrini MacQuarrie
Marcie MacQuarrie
Paula MacQuarrie
Blaise Ross
Emily Ross
Rosemarie Samson
Claire Smith
Mary Smith