Count Down to District Conference May 2-5, 2013
Past District Governor Harlan Wichello, of Northville, addressing the Feb. 4 luncheon meeting, discussed the District 6400 Conference to be held May 2-5 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania.This year will be the 40th consecutive District Conference Harlan has attended. 
This year's conference will be a rare treat in a 5-Star resort made possible by Nemacolin's generous package price of $1,286 per couple, which includes three nights lodging and eight meals. For those who wish to extend their stay, the district is being granted a special rate $189/night for up to 3 nights before or after the conference. For those who do not wish to drive the 370 miles to Farmington, Penn., the district is picking up half the round-trip bus cost. Rotarians will wish to ride will pay only $50 per person round-trip. (Tolls alone come to $40 if you drive, Harlan said.) The district has also secured a special $15 rate for taking a bus trip/tour to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater 11 miles away. "I've been trying to get a conference here for 15 years," Harlan said, but the price was always too high. "Now you can have a 5-Star, 5-Diamond resort for the price of a 3-Star. "Or a 2-Star," added Harlan wife, Sharon, also at the Grosse Pointe Rotary luncheon. She added that Rotary business only takes up 3 hour of the day — 9 a.m. to noon — leaving plenty of time to enjoy the spa, golf, swim, fish, shoot, go horseback riding and much more. More information may be found at the district's website, www.rotary6400.org, or at the Nemacolin website, nemacolin.com.