Special recognition to long-serving, outgoing MBNC President
At the February meeting, following the annual presentation of year-end reports that are traditionally given in February by outgoing officers, Virginia Finlay, outgoing President, was not “allowed” to return to her seat in the audience. Barbara Norrish, MBNC Treasurer, asked her to stay at the front of the room where she surprised Virginia with a tribute recognizing Virginia’s two+ decades of selfless volunteer work on behalf of our neighborhood, our City, and in honor of her being one of the founders of the Neighborhood Council. She has held all offices on the MBNC over the years and given thousands of hours of her time to help this special neighborhood we all love and treasure.
The photo here shows her receiving a beautiful Waterford crystal sailboat that symbolizes our stunning coastal neighborhood and beautifully represents our marinas. A gift card specially made by Pat Kiely for the occasion, expressing the sentiments of all the liaisons and officers, was read aloud. The award and card were given on behalf of ALL Neighborhood Council members, and even those who are not members, but nevertheless regularly come to meetings. The card was read aloud to Virginia and the audience and brought forth both tears and applause (the card boasted an exquisite photo taken by Pat Kiely, MBNC VP).
