The previous meeting (8/26) was a club assembly to discuss and vote on proposals from the board to make 2 major donations: one to Our Neighbors' Place and one to the River Falls Public Library, both in response to their capital campaigns. Shelly Smith from ONP and Tanya Misselt from the RFPL spoke briefly about their campaigns, and both have submitted request forms for contributions. They also answered questions before exiting to allow for member discussion and a vote. Rick Wilson provided a quick summary of our financial position to indicate that affording the two contributions would be no problem. After members expressed their views on supporting these projects and on future directions for the club, George Ball called for a vote and both contributions passed by a clear majority. In the time remaining, George presented a brief overview of the Club Visioning event planned for the evening of October 14th. He noted that the visioning will be a perfect time to set our club's future direction, and he noted that the process depends on having a good cross section of our membership at the session.