Re: Digest for wm7rc@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in 1 Topic

I didn't have all the details. At our meeting on Tuesday I simple
announced it had to be postponed due to scheduled road construction
which is reflective of the email Larry sent out on the Superstition
mailing list.

On 11/28/2012 02:48 PM, nk7t@cox.net wrote:
> Hi Vincent,
> The Superstitution Hamfest has been posponed as ADOT will have Dobson Road closed plus some other glitches
> this up coming weekend so they will try to have another hamfest after the first of the year and all ticket sales for the prizes will roll over to the new date set. Maybe the Scottsdale Hamfest and Superstition Hamfest can work together to work out something? Any way I just wanted to let the WM7RC Club know why the hamfest can't go on this weekend of Dec. 1st.
> Regards to all, Terry Cross nk7t.
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> - Change of Legal Status of Club [1 Update]
> http://groups.google.com/group/wm7rc/t/32acaa0b6cdcb905
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> Topic: Change of Legal Status of Club
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/wm7rc/t/32acaa0b6cdcb905
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> From: Vinnie Chapman <n1lqj@cox.net>
> Date: Nov 26 01:06PM -0700
> Url: http://groups.google.com/group/wm7rc/msg/5cff0e3ec5bb91ff
>
> First:
>
> When the Mesa ARC was started in 2010, my first action was to obtain a
> trade name certificate (DBA) for the Mesa Amateur Radio Club assigned to
> myself as the owner to protect the name of the club. In 2011, the board
> amended the bylaws to change the club to a "member association";
> however, the DBA of "Mesa Amateur Radio Club" was never transferred to
> the Mesa Amateur Radio Club Assoc as intended. This paperwork was filed
> today with a cost of 10$. Although not yet processed, the club now is
> the legal owner of the name Mesa Amateur Radio Club.
>
> Second:
>
> Since the Club legally belong to an individual, namely myself, I did
> want to open a treasury account under my personal Social Security Number
> (SSN) so we never established a treasury. Today, I also filed for a
> Employer Identification Number (EIN) for the Mesa Amateur Radio
> Association so that we can open a bank account. My understanding is we
> are tax exempt if we have less than 5000$ in the back and less than
> 5000$ of annual revenue. Now that the Mesa ARC assoc has a EIN, we are
> legally able to open a bank account for a treasury. Today I am calling
> credit unions to get information so the club can decided tomorrow where
> they want to bank. The EIN states we are "a non-profit community
> volunteer group".
>
> Third:
>
> According to the IRS website, if I understand this correctly, we can
> legally function as a non-profit without a 501(c)3 if we work collect or
> have less than 5000$ at any time. Since out charter bares having
> employees this is not a matter for concern as well. I do believe we
> should file to incorporate and a for a 501(c)3 status within the next
> year to two.
>
> Tomorrow at the meeting we can discuss establishment of the treasury
> account.
>
> See you all tomorrow at 6:30 in the North Conference Room. The city is
> going to open the partition between the two smaller conference rooms for
> this meeting so everyone can fit.
>


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Regards,

Vinnie Chapman,
N1LQJ

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