[Igofastr]

Well gang, we're rapidly approaching that time of year.

For those of you who don't know, Sutter Memorial Hospital (where we used to go) is no longer. Patients and services have been transferred over to Sutter Medical Center (Sutter General has been essentially expanded to create a much larger complex). Unfortunately, the new location is quite a bit more urban, and there really doesn't seem to be a place close to the hospital that could accommodate 20 something cars.

This was a concern of mine, so I took a recon trip yesterday. Sure enough, I seriously doubt that we can park near the entrance unless we get the fire marshal to allow us to park in a fire lane (very doubtful), AND the Sutter admin to allow us to park in the Valet area (slightly less doubtful).

That said, I can place a call to my contact at Sutter and see what they think. In the mean time, I think we need to consider alternatives. Perhaps the easiest would be to throw in with a group that already has something set up. I see that the Euro Sunday group has an event going on at the Shriner's hospital, food donations and everything (not that any of you need an excuse to eat). I'm sure they'd welcome our attendance. And, we could always meet for breakfast like we've done in the past.

Another option would be to go somewhere completely different. The woman's and children's receiving home has been mentioned in the past. We could consider UC Davis. or? I'm open to anything, but we'll have to act fast if I'm going to set up something de novo.

Ron