Mesa West Rotarians and their guests enjoyed the warm hospitality of Dan and Colleen Coons in their beautiful Gilbert home Saturday, January 19 at the Post-Holiday Party and Gift Exchange.Delicious appetizers and desserts were abundantly contributed by those in attendance, and the main course - prepared by Chef Chuck Flint was a culinary delight. It was a relaxed atmosphere which made it possible to mix and mingle which allowed the opportunity to get to know each other better both inside the Coons' home and around the fire pit on the back patio.
There was an attempt early in the evening to structure the conversations around subjects like world peace and nuclear disarmament, but there never was a time when those discussions were reported back to the group as a whole...
The gift exchange started out very civilized with those whose numbers were drawn each opening a new gift. It wasn't long, however, until it was clear that hand-crafted items created by Mike Krueger, Jack Rosenberg, and Son Hee Williamson were coveted by many as were some of the spirit contributions such as Pennypacker whisky...