STATE OF
DOMESTIC NON-PROFIT
CORPORATION
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
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
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
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.
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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.
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Article VI The
names and addresses of the Board of Directors:
David Purinton,
David Cain,
Richard Rodenhausen,
Harold Tinsley,
Kathy Youngren, 1805
Big Cove Road,
Anne Park,
John Roberts,
Jim Oaks,
Malcolm Gillis, 1001 Opp
Reynolds Road, Toney, AL 35773
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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:
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
____________________________________
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.
____________________________________
Signature
of Notary
____________________________________
My
commission expires