A Curtain Call for Rotary

     In a month filled with curtain calls, it was time for District Governor Al Bonney and fellow Rotarian Kat Philips to take a bow on Tuesday at our weekly meeting.

     They spearheaded the highly-successful district conference that was held last week, only days after our club finished up the four-day Rotary Show at the State Theatre.

     “Thanks to this club – and especially to Kat – you knocked them dead,” said Al about the response he’s received from district Rotarians who attended the conference. “There are so many of you in this club who had a hand in this and we want to thank you all. The planning and the teamwork all paid off.”

     Al and Kat worked for two years planning the event. Not only was the conference itself well received, but the special Traverse City touches were home runs, according to Al. There were home host dinners and a group dinner that Katie McCain played a key role in that included great music and food.

     “As some of the Rotarians left to go home, they called this the finest district conference they had been to in years,” said Al. “That’s what we were hoping for. I’m so proud of this club.”

     And just to make sure his meeting finished on a high note, Al won the 50-50 drawing.