any club members with banking connections could perhaps solicit donations or loans at favourable rates from local financial institutions, when the time eventually comes. As long as the building were located in a low or moderate income area (of which I'm sure most of downtown would qualify), the bank could not only write off any direct donations or interest subsidies, but it could likely get 'Community Reinvestment Act' credit for its efforts, which could help boost its regulatory evaluation as a good corporate citizen.

Of course I'm just brainstorming here (a scary proposition, in my case ), so such an option might not ultimately prove viable. But it is a possibility. And "As your teacher Mr. Spock is fond of saying, I like to think that there always are... possibilities".

Brent J. Jensen
R-6335
orbis non sufficit