JULY 2019 BEACON

The NCYC season is officially in full swing - hard to believe it is July already! June was a very busy month, packed with extraordinarily successful events. Thanks to R/C Randy Pagel and Linda for hosting the ABYA Dinner Dance. I unfortunately was out of town and not able to attend, but understand it was well attended as always. Our Fleet Captains Leslie Leitch and Patty Mok did an outstanding job hosting our first rendezvous in Detroit at Milliken Harbor. The bike tour was a great idea - really fun…even with the breakdown! It is amazing and heartwarming to witness the rebirth of the city. I did not think I would see it happen in my lifetime. Don Ruma did a great job hosted his always well organized "Big Smoke" event and P/C Brian McEvoy hosted his very popular Surf & Turf dinner. Everyone be aware the Surf & Turf dinner sells out early - unfortunately I learned that myself this year. Thanks to Dianne Martin for hosting Ladies week. All the ladies have been suspiciously quiet on the details - must have had way too much fun! Huge thank you to Janet VanDeWinkle for organizing and hosting Kid's Weekend. The weather was awesome and all the kids had a great time. Really nice to see so many people enjoying our Club. I also want to mention Lou Garofalo did a great job handling the OD responsibilities on Kid's Weekend. It is one of the busier and more difficult weekends to manage. Please let Lou know you appreciate the extra work and dedication.