AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, INC.

 AGREEMENT between the American Canoe Association, Inc (“ACA") and the

ATLANTIC Division of the ACA (“the Division")

 

WHEREAS the American Canoe Association is organized exclusively for   nonprofit public benefit, within the meaning of Section 50l(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended), serving as a national forum for all paddlers, addressing their needs and promoting the benefits of canoeing and other paddle sports as lifetime recreational activities through Safety Education and Instruction, Athletic Competition, Conservation and Public Policy, and Recreation.

 

WHEREAS Divisions are chartered by the ACA to represent the Association on a state or multi-state level.

 

THEREFORE, this Charter is willfully entered into by the ACA and the ATLANTIC Division of the American Canoe Association Inc. on the date recorded below.  This charter is granted in perpetuity, until surrendered or revoked.

 

 

SECTION 1. Regarding the Responsibilities of the Division:

 

A.) General Purposes: The Division is established to effect the purposes of the Association within the geographic areas defined in paragraph C, and to represent and serve the members of the Association residing in that area. The Division shall facilitate communication and cooperation among the ACA, Activity Committees and all ACA Affiliate clubs within its divisional jurisdiction.

                     B.) Divisional Name: The official name of the Division is "ATLANTIC Division of the

American Canoe Association, Inc " Any change to the divisional name must be approved by ACA

Board of Directors

 

C.) Jurisdiction: The geographic jurisdiction of the Division consists of      

Those Counties of New York and New Jersey specified in Article 3 of our Constitution (see attachment).

Any change to this jurisdiction must be approved by the ACA Board of Directors     

 

D.) Divisional Membership: All ACA members residing within the geographic jurisdiction of the Division will also be considered members of the Division and will be entitled to all membership benefits and other privileges offered by the Division without the remittance of

 

                       

additional dues or other payments.  Only ACA members will be members of the Division.  Special provisions may be made for members who move into the geographic jurisdiction of another Division but wish to retain their membership in this Division. New ACA members who reside in the geographic jurisdiction will be assigned to this Division.  The Division will he responsible for producing and distributing (free of charge) to its resident members at least two (2) Divisional newsletters each year, including a schedule of all Divisional events

 

 

                        SECTION II. Regarding the Governance and Financial Responsibilities:

 

A.) Corporate Status: The Division may exist as an independent nonprofit corporation or as a non-incorporated subordinate of the ACA.  Prior to self-incorporating, the Division must have the specific approval of ACA Board of Directors.  The self-incorporated Division will not have independent tax-exempt status but will instead be included as a subordinate under the ACA's Group Determination Letter.

 

B.) Divisional Bylaws:  The Division will submit bylaws defining an organizational structure acceptable to the ACA. Bylaws and any changes to those bylaws must be approved by the ACA Board of Directors.  The purposes of the Division will be specified in its bylaws and will be consistent with and an extension of the purposes of the ACA

 

C.) Governance: The Division will be managed by a board of directors and its officers, including the position of Divisional Chairperson which shall be the chief elected officer of the Division and who shall serve on the Divisional Committee as per Article VIII, Section 2,B of ACA's bylaws.

 

D.) Accounting and Reporting:  The Division will comply with all accounting and other reporting requirements as established by the ACA. The Division's fiscal year will coincide with the ACA, currently October 1 to September 30.

 

E.) Membership Dues:  The Division will receive three (3) percent of all membership dues paid by all ACA members residing in its jurisdiction. These membership dues will be remitted to the Division by the ACA National Office on a quarterly basis.

 

                        F.) Ownership of Property:  The Division may not borrow money nor own real estate, but the

                        National Board of Directors may place the management of Association real property with the

                        Division.

 

                        C.) Name and Service Marks: The Division will use tile unaltered logo and other service

marks of the ACA in connection with the use of its name, and display of names and logos will comply with the ACA graphics standards. Ownership of the name, logo, and other service marks of the ACA will remain entirely with the ACA, and use of these marks by the Division will be permitted only by adoption of this charter.

 

A.) Term of the Charter:   This Charter is granted in perpetuity, until it is surrendered or revoked.  The ACA reserves the right to revoke the Divisional charter or ask that it be surrendered at any time should the Division, in the ACA's judgment be found to be in material breech of its charter or operating in a fashion contrary to the best interests of the ACA.  Further, the ACA reserves the right to change or otherwise alter the terms of this charter in any fashion and at any time, provided that the affected Divisions are given sufficient opportunity to comment on such changes before their enactment, and with the provision that the Division may elect to surrender its charter should it find such a change unacceptable

 

B.) Reaffirmation  of Charter:  Each newly installed Divisional Board of Directors will review the Divisional charter upon taking office, and reaffirm through resolution its understanding and acceptance of this document and any amendments thereto

 

C.) Dissolution of the Division: The Division shall use its funds and other assets exclusively for the effectuation of those purposes and objectives stated in this charter Upon surrender or revocation of this charter, any remaining funds or assets shall he returned to the ACA to further the ACA's purposes

 

WITNESS IN WHEREOF, The parties hereto have caused this Charter to he executed by their duly authorized representatives all as of the date below written.

 

 

 

 

AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION DIVISIONS

AB        ABROAD: All foreign countries except Canada

 

AT   ATLANTIC: The extreme southeastern portion of New York (NY) and the

northeastern half of New Jersey (NJ)

             New Jersey

              07000-07004           07006-07007          07009-07033         07035-07045           07047-07053           07055-07058

                  07061-07066           07068-07079          07081-07094         07096-07099           07100-07199           07200-07299

                  07300-07399           07400-07404          07406-07415         07417-07421           07423-07459           07462-07499

                  07500-07599           07600-07699          07842                     07886-07899           07900-07919           07921-07923

                 07964-07999

                 NewYork

                 10000-10899           10900-10917           10920-10932           10950-10962           10964-10972        10974-10997

                 10999                       11000-11999           12401        12404    12409        12410     12411       12412      12416      12417

                 12419        12420    12426        12428    12429        12432    12433        12435     12440       12441      12443      12446

                 12447        12448    12449        12453    12456        12457    12458        12461     12462       12464      12465      12466

                 12466        12471    12472        12475    12477        12479    12480        12483     12486       12487      12489      12501

                 12504        12506    12507        12507    12510        12511    12512        12514     12515       12518      12520      12522

                 12524        12525    12527        12528    12531        12532    12533        12537     12538       12540      12542      12543

                 12545        12546    12547        12548    12549        12550    12560        12561     12563       12564      12566      12567

                 12568        12569    12570        12571    12572        12574    12575        12577     12578       12580      12581      12582

                 12583        12584    12585        12586    12588        12589    12590        12592     12594        12600-12699          12701

                 12725        12733    12738        12740    12742        12747    12748        12751     12753       12754      12758      12759

                 12761        12762    12763        12768    12769        12771    12775        12776     12779       12781      12782      12783

                 12784        12788    12789        12790

 

DV  DELAWARE VALLEY: Portions of New Jersey (NJ) portions of New York (NY)

          and portions                   of Pennsylvania (PA)

                          New Jersey

                  07005        07008    07034        07046    07054        07059    07060         07067     07080     07095        07405

                  07416        07422   07460         07461   07801-07841           07843-07885             07920      07924-07963

              08000-08999          07700-07799         

              NewYork

                 10918-10919           10933-10949            10963      10973      10998     12719       12720      12721      12722      12723

                 12724        12726    12727        12728      12729      12732      12734     12735       12736      12739      12741      12743

                 12745        12746    12749        12750      12752      12760      12764     12765       12766      12767      12770      12777

                 12778        12780    12785        12786      12791      12792      13732     13745-13749            13754      13756      13762

                 13774        13783    13790        13795      13827      13865

                 Pennsylvania

                   17820     17857       17870                    18000-18599           18601-18612           18655-18699           18701-18707 18834

                                  18900-18999          19001-19012              19015-19099  19100-19199  19301                     19312-19317

                                  19333-19343          19353-19355                                                                                           19375  19380-19382   19500-19599                                  19601-19611