The Official Bylaws for
I Am
Your Child-BMFC Manilow
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I. Purpose of the Fan Club
The purpose
of the I Am
Your Child-BMFC Manilow Canada Fan Club (hereafter referred to as the Fan Club) is to honor Barry
Manilow by celebrating together his many talents and by actively supporting the
charitable organizations which he endorses.
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II. Charitable Works of the Fan
Club
The Fan
Club supports War Child
Article III.
Membership
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IV. Rules of Conduct of Fan Club
and its Members
Membership
in the Fan Club requires that member’s
exhibit good conduct, and act in
a professional and courteous manner at all times. This includes Fan Club gatherings, events, chat
sessions, etc. Under no circumstance will any member act in such a manner as to
cause embarrassment to any other Fan
Club member or to Mr. Manilow. Members have the privilege to uphold
and support the aims, principles, and purposes of the Fan Club.
Fan Club members wearing
Fan Club clothing/memorabilia
or presenting themselves as Fan Club
members in any public place shall not act in such a manner that would
negatively reflect on the Fan Club
or Mr. Manilow.
No member, at any time, may act
on behalf of the Fan Club, or sign any co
The Fan
Club is prohibited from answering letters on Mr. Manilow’s behalf.
The Fan
Club is prohibited from pretending to offer the official word regarding Mr.
Manilow, his plans, or his career.
Article V.
Fan Club Officer Meetings
The Fan Club shall hold monthly meetings
of its officers, at a date, time and location to be announced. Due to
geographic location of the officer, the meeting will be held via chat room on
the internet. Attendance at these meetings is strictly optional but recommended.
The main purpose for a Fan Club
meeting is to cover any issues that arose since the last meeting, potential
activities, fundraiser idea/progress, etc. At these meetings topics to be
covered in the monthly email newsletter will be discussed and finalized.
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VI. Officer Roles and Responsibilities
The Fan Club will have the following officers: Founder/Director, Fundraiser Coordinator, Public Relations Liaison, and News Coordinator.
The following
is a list of their Roles and Responsibilities with respect to the Fan Club:
Founder/Director (Allayne
Pelletier)
The Fan Club Founder/Director
has ultimate approval of decisions that are made with regard to the Fan Club or any matter which even
peripherally concerns it, including, but not limited to, what is posted on the Fan Club website, the monthly newsletters/bulletins,
chatrooms, Fan Club gatherings
and fund-raising activities.
The Fan Club President
has the sole and final say in what constitutes “professional and courteous
behavior,” should there ever be a dispute as to the meaning of this term.
The Fan Club President
has the sole and final say in what constitutes behavior “that would negatively
reflect on the Fan Club or Mr. Manilow,”
should there ever be a dispute as to the meaning of this phrase.
The Fan Club President will be the point of contact regarding any
complaints or suggestions related to the fan club or to the fan club website.
Fundraiser Coordinator (Debbie
Giese)
The Fundraiser Coordinator will hold an annual fundraising event for War
Child and be responsible for collecting donations for the fundraiser and
fundraiser packages, maintaining accurate records, and providing the officers
with a report regarding the final results of the fundraiser.
The Fundraiser Coordinator will provide each person donating with an
email confirming receipt of said donation and a form that can be used as a tax
receipt if requested.
Public Relations Liaison (Ki
The Public Relations Liaison is responsible for advertising and
promoting all fan club events and fundraisers on the Manilow Network and the
Barrynet Message Board.
The Public Relations Liaison is responsible for all communications related
to charity donations received from members and non-members that are not
fundraiser related; including corporate donations, individual donations and
donations made through the fan club website.
News Coordinator (Linda Madden)
The Fan Club News Coordinator
will find out everything new referring to Mr. Manilow, items of interest also
relating to Mr. Manilow and our fanclub in some way.
As news/items are gathered, the News Coordinator will send an email to iamyourchildbmfc@hotmail.com to be
posted on the website by our website administrator.
The Fan Club News Coordinator will also collect all Hotline Messages
and forward to the fan club email account to be posted on the website by the
website administrator.
All Officers
Fundraisers/Raffles
All officers are expected to set an example by supporting the
fundraiser either financially or with a prize donation for the raffles. No officer will be placed in the drawing
for prizes, since this would be unethical and unfair to participants.
Joint Responsibilities
All officers are recommended and encouraged to: help other officers as
needed and participate in promoting all events and fundraisers if it appears
there has not been a notice or post about an event or fundraiser on our usual
sites recently.
Article VII. Termination of Member of Board of Directors:
Any officer may resign from
office at any time by delivering a written notice of resignation to the Founder/Director
of the Fan Club. The acceptance of such
resignation shall not be necessary to make the resignation effective.
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VIII. Causes for Corrective Actions and/or Dismissal of Fan Club Members
Members of
the Fan Club are expected to
comply with both the letter and spirit of these Bylaws. The Fan Club has the right to suspend or
dismiss any member from the Fan Club
who cannot or does not abide by these Bylaws.
The
following actions will cause i
Article IX.
Sanctioning
The fan
club is sanctioned on January 1st each year for twelve months. The
BMIFC requires an update in order to sanction the club annually. The following
items/documentation is required (annually) and must be sent to BMIFC to be an
“approved local club”:
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X. Reservation of Rights
The official I Am Your
Child-BMFC Manilow Canada Fan Club reserves the right to change or amend these Bylaws at any time.
Acceptance
Signed/Accepted
via Email
Allayne Pelletier
Founder/Director
Debbie Giese
Fundraiser Coordinator
Signed/Accepted
via Email
Ki
Public Relations Liaison
Linda Madden
News Coordinator
Signed/Accepted
via Email
Suzanne Shaffer
Website Administrator