Re: MCM - Digest V1 #131

[Dorothy Reimer <dreimer@wwdc.com>]

At 04:12 AM 8/8/99 -0700, you wrote:
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>MCM - Digest          Sunday, August 8 1999          Volume 01 : Number 131
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>In this issue:
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>   non-profit status
>   Re: non-profit status
>   Re: non-profit status
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>Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 13:13:23 -0400
>From: Neil Frank <nfrank@mindspring.com>
>Subject: non-profit status
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>I make a motion to make AGA non-profit status. 
>I move to allocate up to $1000 to hire a lawyer, do the paperwork and make
>it happen. If we know or can find an AGA member to do it for free, then the
>allocated money does not have to be spent. 
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>Any seconds?
>Then we should have discussion, followed by a vote.
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>This motion is contingent of someone volunteering to choose a lawyer and
>oversee the process to its completion.
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>I want us to have tax status so we can do a number of things, not just sell
>plants.
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>Regarding plant sales....I don't think we have anything to loose.
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>Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:38:45 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
>Subject: Re: non-profit status
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>On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Neil Frank wrote:
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>> I make a motion to make AGA non-profit status. 
>> I move to allocate up to $1000 to hire a lawyer, do the paperwork and make
>> it happen. If we know or can find an AGA member to do it for free, then the
>> allocated money does not have to be spent. 
>> 
>> Any seconds?
>> Then we should have discussion, followed by a vote.
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>I will second, though I cannot help find a lawyer here.
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>> Regarding plant sales....I don't think we have anything to loose.
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>My 2 cents on this issue: Since Mike Trzonkowski got out of the plant
>business, our aquarium society, which holds an annual plant auction in
>February, has not been able to get a good bulk shipment of exotic
>plants... their choices are to go through a local wholesaler (ironically,
>one of the ones that uses FAN but never gets anything interesting) or via
>consumer mail-order outlets (which charge us retail).  I've been trying
>for the last 2 years to find some way to "supplement" the supply of
>standard plants we order with some interesting ones, maybe even fill a few
>requests for particular crypts, etc.  
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>  - Erik
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>- -- 
>Erik Olson
>erik at thekrib dot com
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>Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 16:09:22 -0400
>From: krandall@world.std.com
>Subject: Re: non-profit status
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>At 01:13 PM 8/7/99 -0400, Neil wrote:
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>>Any seconds?
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>I'll second.
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>>Then we should have discussion, followed by a vote.
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>I think we've discussed this into the ground.  Let's just vote on the
>proposal of $1000, and then discuss who, if anyone has contact with an
>attorney (or CPA... I think they can do it too) who can make it happen.
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>Karen
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>End of MCM - Digest V1 #131
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I vote yes for the allotment of funds for incorporation. I'm sure this is
the right way to go. We could then sell plants and other things the lawful way.
I don't think we are going very far with this plant project but nothing
ventured, nothing found.

Dorothy Reimer