2007 was a great year for the Atons. Two wonderful men joined the club, another is currently a pledge, and we welcomed several new associate members to our ranks. We added new events to our schedule, such as the bimonthly Men's parties and our special MAUL party (in conjunction with the MN Storm Patrol) during the Leather Leadership Conference last April. We also had our biennial Campout, and of course we continued our Spring and Fall play parties and our monthly L&L Dinners.</p>

Of course 2008 looks to be as busy. Our first event will be our January 19th L&L dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory, immediately followed by our monthly Bar Night at the Eagle. The following week will be our first Atons Men's Party of 2008. And less than a month later will be our annual Atons Anniversary Banquet Brunch on February 17th at Pi Bar.

Skipping ahead to July will be our biennial Atons Run: A Close Encounters (think leather and sci-fi). We're expecting a great turn out for this run and expect all of you to fly your saucers and starships over to New Ulm for this other-worldly weekend.

So that you can plan ahead for the year, we've listed all of our planned events for the year on the Atons Calendar. Of course, some of this could change, but that's the nature of all schedules.

2008 is going to be another great year for the Atons and our fellow sisters and brothers in the Minnesota leather community. A warm kinky Happy New Year to all of you!

Yours in leather,
Andrew Bertke
President
Atons of Minneapolis