Minutes from the September 13 , 2004 Meeting

President Susan R called the meeting to order at 7:10.

As there were no corrections or addition to the June 7, 2004 minutes, they will stand as printed in the August and September newsletters.

Treasurer's Report

Total net worth as of today is $7,909.94
This consists of the following accounts:

bulletChecking Account - $50.66
bulletSavings Account - $3,831.00
bulletCertificate of Deposit - $3,992.75
bulletPetty Cash - $10.00
bulletStamps - $25.53

Activity since the last report on June 7 was as follows:
Net increase of $164:
Income of $40:

bulletGuest fees - $5 June & July meetings
bulletMemberships - $20 Two memberships
bulletInterest Earned - $15 Interest on CD

Expenses of $204:

bulletCommunity Benefit - $150 Share the Bounty envelope printing
bulletPlant Sale Costs - $23 Reimb for 1 calculator & paper
bulletPostage - $41 July & Sept newsletters
bulletPrint & Copy Costs - $36 July & Sept newsletter production

Year-to-Date vs. Budget:

Income: Gross Plant Sale revenue $1,751 above Plan ($5,601 vs. $3,850).

Expenses: Just slightly above Plan ($57 over). Plant sale split higher due to higher revenue, but Community Benefit expenses $550 below (Share the Bounty, Academy entrance design, and Habitat for Humanity not entirely paid for this year). Plant sale costs are $170 over Plan, due primarily to purchase of calculators, new plastic to cover tables, and storage containers to store supplies.

Year-to-Date vs. Last Year:
Income: Slightly below ($338) due plant sale income $262 less than last year and lower interest on savings and CD.
Expenses: Higher than last year by $418 due to Miscellaneous (2 large smokestack bricks purchased) and higher plant sale costs (primarily purchase of calculators, new plastic to cover tables, and storage containers to store supplies). Lower year-to-date on speaker fees.

No New Business

Old Business

Speaker Topics
President Susan Reese asked for member suggestions for speaker topics in 2005. Topics included the following:

bulletPruning
bulletLand architecture
bulletHealing gardens
bulletHistory of River Falls with respect to the garden club by Ursula P
bulletArborist - tree information
bulletWild edibles such as mushroom
bulletCold-frames in early spring
bulletInformal meeting of garden ideas
bulletA number of members who present gardening ideas
bulletSoil health

Announcement
Please send your gardening tips to add to the newsletter via email to kim@mannfarm.net
Tips can be signed or anonymous!