STATE OF ALABAMA

DOMESTIC NON-PROFIT CORPORATION

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

 

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act, the undersigned hereby adopts the following Articles of Amendment.

 

Article I The name of the corporation:  Huntsville Track Club, Inc.

 

Article II            The following amendments were adopted:

 

Articles of Incorporation Article III           This corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively to receive, administer, and expend funds for the following charitable, educational, or fostering national or international amateur sports competition purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code:

 

            The primary purpose of this organization shall be the education, training and support of individuals in and around the community of Huntsville, Alabama, as to the benefits of jogging and long distance running for fitness, health, recreation and competition.

 

            The educational aspects shall include thorough and objective presentations of pertinent physical, mental and nutritional facts associated with conditioning of the body to retard aging, abate injury, increase immunity and improve performance.  These facts shall be supported by the experience of conditioned runners, exercise physiologists, doctors, and professional educators.  This organization will develop documents such as newsletters, flyers, essays, clinical reports, stretching and strengthening programs and other instructional material to be used during instruction and distributed to its membership and other interested individuals in Huntsville.  The collection and dissemination of running/fitness information published in reputable periodicals and books will be reviewed and reported on.  This organization will provide consultation to city and state officials for the design and development of running and exercise courses and parks in around the Huntsville area.  Furthermore, this organization will research popular issues concerning jogging/running and host clinics and seminars, teach specific running and fitness courses and hold guest speaker meetings via direct personal contact or radio and television.  This organization shall also utilize email and provide a website to distribute information to the interested public.

 

            The training aspects shall be conducted in the safest possible manner and be directed specifically toward improving or developing each individual's capabilities to the point that they can in fact enjoy more vitality, longer life, fewer injuries and gain greater immunity from cardiovascular and other degenerative diseases.

 

            The aforementioned educational and training activities will also serve to foster fellowship and bring mutual benefits to its members and all participants.

 

            Additionally, this organization will develop a program for the promotion of jogging, road racing, cross country, and track and field activities in Huntsville.  These activities, and the competition within them, provide the necessary goals and challenges to allow the participants to apply the education and training offered to them through this organization.  The support and propagation of running events in Huntsville is essential to motivate those considering better health and fitness through exercise because the accomplishments of all participants dramatically demonstrates how others have gained significant improvements.  The social and recreational benefits of these community sporting events will be available for everyone to enjoy.

 

            All instructional material, training and events will be used to achieve the primary educational purpose and objectives either directly, or as a motivational stimulus.

 

            This organization shall administer and promote a scholarship fund to support  education and participation in the sport at the university level.

 

            This organization shall acquire the necessary equipment to conduct running events conducted by this organization and provide a means by which this equipment can be made available to schools, local government and other charitable organizations.

 

            The secondary promotional activities of this organization shall include:

 

            (A)  stimulating the interest of the people in healthful participation in scheduled and non-scheduled events,

 

            (B)  establishing an effective means of communication for the transmission of useful ideas, whereby coaches and athletes and citizens will be informed of the latest developments and techniques,

 

            (C)  giving prompt attention to valid suggestions on how to improve the conduct and administration of track and field and running events,

 

            (D)  creating and maintaining research projects that will benefit all interested parties,

 

            (E)  training and certifying competent cross country, road racing and track and field officials,

 

            (F)  financing improvements in the sport of track and field and raising money for that purpose,

 

            (G)  conscientiously planning and preparing athletes for regional, national and international competition through the best available coaching, careful scheduling of workouts and meets, and proper travel (transportation, housing and food) arrangements,

 

            (H)  unifying and coordinating the efforts of all agencies interested in furthering jogging, road racing, cross-country, and track and field in our area and allowing all interested parties to have a voice in the development of the sport in our area,

 

            (I)  aiding and encouraging the establishment of cross country, track and field programs in the area schools,

 

            (J)  aiding in the improvements of established cross country, track and field programs in the area schools,

 

            (K) providing a competitive program for individuals, particularly those who have no other opportunity for competition.

 

Articles of Incorporation Article IV           The corporation shall have four classes of members (General, Family, Subscriber and Supporters), whose privileges and obligations shall be set forth in the by-laws.

 

Articles of Incorporation Article VI           The names and addresses of the Board of Directors:

 

                        David Purinton, 1710 Alm Drive, Huntsville, AL 35811

 

                        David Cain, 3916 Cooper Street, Huntsville, AL 35801

 

                        Richard Rodenhausen, 8002 Brookfield Circle, Huntsville, AL 35802

 

                        Harold Tinsley, 8811 Edgehill Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802

 

                        Kathy Youngren, 1805 Big Cove Road, Huntsville, AL 35801

 

                        Anne Park, 150 Spinnaker Ridge Drive, #I135, Huntsville, AL 35824

 

                        John Roberts, 311 Dell Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35802

 

                        Jim Oaks, 504 Lanier Road, Huntsville, AL 35801

 

                        Malcolm Gillis, 1001 Opp Reynolds Road, Toney, AL 35773

 

Articles of Incorporation Article VIII           Other provisions  (Note:  This article is an addition to the Articles of Incorporation of the Huntsville Track Club, Inc.:

 

No part of the net income of the organization shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its directors, officers, members, or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services actually rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes and objectives set forth in Article III.

 

No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the organization shall not participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the organization shall not conduct or carry on any activities not permitted to be conducted or carried on by an organization exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or by an organization contributions to which are to be deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of such Code.

 

Upon the dissolution of the organization or the winding up of its affairs, after all creditors have been paid, the assets of the organization shall be distributed exclusively for charitable or educational purposes or to organizations which are then exempt from federal tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and to which contributions are then deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of such Code.

 

Article III           The date of the meeting of the members where the amendment was adopted, a quorum was present, and the amendment received at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast:19 May 2003

 

 

Date: _May 2003___________________                          _David C. Purinton_______________________

                                                                                    Signature of President

 

                                                                                    _Anne Park_____________________________

                                                                                    Signature of Secretary

State: ___Alabama___________________

 

County: ___Madison__________________

 

 

            Before me the undersigned authority in and for said County and State personally appeared _____________________________________________________ who being by me first duly sworn, doth depose and say that he/she is the __________________________ of________________________________________________________, an Alabama corporation, and that the foregoing statements contained in this amendment are true, full and correct.

 

                                                                                    ____________________________________

                                                                                    Signature of Officer above

 

Subscribed and sworn to before me on this the ________ day of ________________, ___________, in witness whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of my office.

 

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                                                                                    Signature of Notary

 

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                                                                                    My commission expires