River Falls Garden Club
September 8, 2003 Minutes

Ursula P called the meeting to order as the President and Vice-President were unbale to attend the meeting.

There were no corrections or additions to the minutes. The minutes will stand as printed in the newsletter.

Treasurer's Report
The club has a net worth of $7589.05, with $3901.01 in the Heritage Park CD, and $3679.04 in checking, savings, petty cash, and stamps.

Since June, the club received income of $95, including $82 in interest earned and $13 in guest fees.

Expenses were $3019, with $2884 in plants sale sale splits (primarily UWRF).  The remaining expenses of $135 were speaker fees ($85), June/September newsletter production ($15), plant sale postage ($31), and $4 Floralife donation to the library.

Old Business
Plant Sale and the UWRF plants
Report from Trudy O:
1) The club should suggest wanted plant varieties and flats.
2) The horticulture classes will insert price labels but the club needs to have the labels ready ahead of time.
3) The club needs to organize our set-up time with member plants more efficiently.

New Business
Contacting speakers
Margaret S will not organizing the speakers next year. Setting up the speakers involves calling the speakers and setting up speaking dates, creating a description of the speakers presentation, giving the speakers a reminder call before the meeting, getting a map to the speakers for the location of the meeting, publishing the speaker info in the newsletter, and sending a thank-you note to the speaker after the presentation.

Someone needs to volunteer to organize the speakers!

During meetings, we need have suggestions and discussion on what type of presentations and topics we want as input for whoever is setting up the speakers.

Share the Bounty
Margaret S reminds us of the Share the Bounty program and its many drop off locations.