Dear Members,
What a fabulous Fall season here in Buffalo! I wanted to share some important club information. This January we will be restoring our wood floors on the second floor. It has been discussed for many years and the time has finally come!
With the approval of the Past-Presidents, the Endowment Fund will contribute $30,000 to help complete the project. The Club’s operational accounts will cover any remaining costs. This project has been approved by the Finance committee and the Board of Directors. It will consist of restoration of the wood floors in the Court, Glenny, Gallery, Magazine, and Directors rooms. We will also restore the second-floor landing area leading to the third-floor staircase. The Main Dining-room will have a light sanding and a fresh topcoat to ensure further protection.
We hope to begin furniture removal just after the Candlelight Dinner. It will take us some time to relocate and store many of the items on the second floor. We will work with the contractor to figure out the items that may need to stay in the area, such as rugs and the concert grand piano. We are hoping it will only take two weeks for the actual work to occur followed by drying time and significant cleaning and moving all the items back into place.
Due to this project, we will be closing the club for the month of January. I have been working with the Saturn Club to secure 3 dates for our Programs in January. On January 15, 22 and 29th we will hold our normal program luncheon at the Saturn Club. Unfortunately, we will not hold coffee hour prior to the program on those days. The Saturn Club is located just down Delaware and has a large parking lot which will accommodate our group. They have graciously extended this courtesy to us, and we are grateful. Once the details are confirmed I will provide more information.
In addition, we have been discussing the practicality and ability to allow credit card payments for your monthly billing. If we allowed this option, it would come with, at minimum, an additional 3% fee to the member, if you choose to pay with credit card. To assess the Membership’s need for this service, could you kindly answer the question below? We appreciate your time and opinion.
October 23rd 2024