On Saturday, February 8, club members gathered at the clubhouse to discuss Ribfest. The assembled group asked that the board consider the matter of whether to proceed with holding our appreciation gala event on May 30 rather than bringing the matter back to the club for further discussion at this week's club meeting. At last week's board meeting, the board decided to not hold the appreciation gala on May 30. Though the board did not prescribe in its motion how the club should proceed to now meet the objectives that event was conceived to meet (primarily fundraising, donor recognition, and community enagement), there has been much talk amongst club members about how Ribfest might help us do these things instead. At this week's meeting, we'll develop these ideas further.