STAYING AFLOAT AMIDST A PANDEMIC
North Carolina
By Jeff Price, Master Commander
The North Carolina Chapter of the Brotherhood of and restoring it to its former status as one of the largest the Knights of the Vine began the 2020 calendar year KOV Chapters in the nation. Alas, if only we knew what poised for a stunning year! The Chapter was coming lay ahead – for us and for the rest of the Nation! off an exciting year in 2019 when the Chapter, like the Phoenix bird, had reemerged from the ashes to be Plans were made in January for the NC KOV Chapter to reborn with enthusiastic members dedicated to pre- begin the 2020 NC KOV season with a grand wine tastserving the Chapter’s mission and with the full support ing at the home of Master Knight Jeff Price and Gentle of KOV leaders and members from Lady Lisa Tillis, the Chapter’s Master across the nation. The Chapter reCommander and Master Scribe, versed the flow of attrition and, for respectively. A grand tasting of some the first time in years, acquired new of the world’s most amazing and members, allowing the Chapter to stunning wines was just days away in hold its first Grand Assemblage in late March when the COVID pansix years. Chapter members closed demic hit, forcing the nation to shut out 2019 with several additional down and sending everyone inside to wine related events and Chapter shelter at home. Hosting such events leaders had laid out an ambitious plan for the chapter to grow in 2020, planning a number of events Jeff Price and Lisa Tillis attending the Titanic Dinner for the membership. First off, several NC KOV members accepted the Houston’s Chapter’s invitation to attend that Chapter’s Grand Assemblage in January. Commander Jeff Price and Gentle Ladies Lisa Tillis, Holly Tillis, Kathleen Conn and Denise Hill all traveled to Houston in January 2020 for what can only be described as a spectacular Assemblage! There was so much food, so much fun and so much wine. The NC Chapter has decided that what the KOV offers to its members more than anything is FAME – Friends Are Made Everywhere! The NC KOV made many new friends in Houston and we all returned determined to continue building our own Chapter
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The Arbor
