We attempt to set our calendar far in advance to help our membership schedule their busy lives. Despite our best efforts, though, meeting locations and dates may change, and additional meetings, including committee meetings, may be scheduled. Food is always served during our formal meetings, but beverages are charged separately. Informal meetings often include food, but not the sit-down dinner service provided at formal meetings. Informal meetings usually have the club picking up the tab for beverages, but within reason.
Informal meetings are often, well informal.
At these informal meetings, in addition to club business, members have been know to find themselves enjoying a barbecue or a baseball game or being involved in a billiards tournament, games of chance, pool parties, a night at the races, and even night golf. We don't even like them. That's not true, but it made you wonder. Oftentimes, our members volunteer for these events, donate money towards their charities, and offer names of potential new members for their clubs. And this year we are competing in a Football game and will be provided beer for that as well.