No. N-7485 Articles of Association of the Abenaki Educational Development. State of Vermont, Secretary of State's Office. Filed on December 16, 1991. The name of the corporation shall be Abenaki Educational Development. The initial registered agent shall be Abenaki Self-Help Assoc. Inc. with registered agent's address at P.O. Box 276 Swanton, Vermont 05488. The operating year shall be starting January 01, 1992. Purpose for Incorporation: To work toward educational and cultural development of the Abenaki Community.
Board of Directors:
Chief Homer St. Francis (President) 44 Liberty in Swanton, Vermont 05488
Michael Delaney (Secretary) RD #1 Box 2430 in Swanton, Vermont 05488
Bernard R. Robtoy (Treasurer) at 17 Greenwich in Swanton, Vermont 05488
Hilda St. Francis at Pine Street in Swanton, Vermont 05488
Dave Cameron at Grand Avenue in Swanton, Vermont 05488
Richard Jordon at 799 Williston Rd. Box 4 in Williston, Vermont 05495
Michael Bluto at P.O. Box 76 in Saint Albans Bay, Vermont 05481
Dated at Abenaki Self-Help Association, Inc. in the County of Franklin this 06 day of December 1991 (December 06, 1991)
Incorporator:
Sherry L. Vance at Apt. #4 at Abenaki Acres in Swanton, Vermont 05488
Abenaki Self-Help hereby certifies that the below listed incorporators, officers, direcotrs and shareholders of the Professional Corporation are duly licensed to practice the profession for which this corporation is to be organized. NOTE: One individual may incorporate, be officer, director and shareholder in a Professional Corporation.
Officers:
Carol Breda (Financial Officer)
Directors:
Suzanne Whedon (Executive Director)
Abenaki Educational Development, a Non-Profit Corporation, having no capital stock, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Vermont. We, the undersigned, certify that: there being no members entitled to vote thereon, the directors of this corporation met on March 21, 1993, and at that meeting a majority of the directors then in office voted to amend the articles of association of this corporation as follows, viz.:
Be it resolved that the statement of purpose in the Articles of Incorporation shall be amended as follows: (See Attached). Dated March 21, 1993.
Homer St. Francis (President/V. President)
Michael A. Delaney (Secretary/ Ass't. Secretary)
The corporation is organized for the purpose of:
A. Training Abenaki in cultural activities such as crafts, dancing, music and spiritual practices. This program is expected to begin in 1993. Abenaki Educational Development will conduct the training with instructors hired as appropriate. Classes will be held on a weekly basis in the Abenaki Cultural Center and tribal offices in Swanton, Vermont.
B. Training Abenaki in business skills such as typing, bookkeeping, computers, and business practises. These program will starting in 1993. The classes will be held daily in the Abenaki Tribal Offices or such other areas as required.
C. Providing Abenaki with classes on history and language. This program will start in 1994. These classes will be held monthly in the Abenaki Tribal Offices in Swanton, Vermont, and other areas as required.
D. Helping Abenaki people to organize and fund economic development activities in order to provide relief to the poor, distressed, or underprivileged members of the Abenaki Nation.
Chief Homer St. Francis (President)
John Lawyer (Director)
Michael Delaney (Director)
Hilda St. Francis (Director)
Joseph Robtoy (Director)
Bernard R. Robtoy (Director)
Richard Jordan (Director)
Abenaki Educational Development, a Non-Profit Corporation, having no capital stock, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Vermont. We, the undersigned, certify that: the following amendment was adopted by a consent in writing signed by all members entitled to vote: Be it resolved that the articles of Incorporation shall be amended to include the following See Attached. Dated July 07, 1993.
Chief Homer St. Francis (President/ V. President)
Michael A. Delaney (Secretary/ Ass't. Secretary)
1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the corporation is organized exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and shall not carry on any activities not permitted to carried on by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under IRC Section 501(c)3 or corresponding provisions of any subsequent Federal tax laws.
2) No part of the net earning of the corporation shall inure o the benefit of any member, trustee, director, officer of the corporation, or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, officer of the corporation or any private individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets on dissolution of the corporation.
3) No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h), and does not perticipate in, or intervene in (including the publication or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any canidate for public office.
4) In the event of dissolution all of the remaining assets and property of the corporation shall, after necessary expenses thereof, be distributed to another organization exempt under IRC Section 501(c)3, or corresponding provisions of any subsequent Federal Tax laws, or to the Federal government, or state or local government for a public purpose, subject to the approval of a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont.
5) In any taxable year in which the corporation is a private foundation as described in IRC Section 509(a), the corporation shall distribute its income for a said period at such time and manner as not to subject it to tax under IRC Section 4942, and the corporation shall not (a) engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in IRC Section 4941(d), retain any excess business holdings as defined in IRC Section 4943(c), (b) make any investments in such manner as to subject the corporation to tax under IRC Section 4944, or (c) to make any taxable expenditures as defined in IRC Section 4945(d) or corresponding provisions of any subsequent Federal tax laws.
Chief Homer St. Francis (President)
John Lawyer (Director)
Michael Delaney (Director)
Hilda St. Francis (Director)
Joseph Robtoy (Director)
Bernard R. Robtoy (Director)
Richard Jordan (Director)
Abenaki Educational Development, a Non-Profit Corporation, having no capital stock, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Vermont. We, the undersigned, certify that: there being no members entitled to vote thereon, the directors of this corporation met on August 16, 1994, and at that meeting a majority of the directors then in office voted to amend the articles of association of this corporation as follows, viz.:
Be it resolved that the name of the corporation shall be changed to Abenaki Development Corporation.
Dated August 16, 1994.
Grand Chief Homer St. Francis (President/V. President)
Michael A. Delaney (Secretary/Ass't. Secretary)
Signed by:
Grand Chief Homer St. Francis (Chief Homer St. Francis, President)
John Lawyer (Director)
Ina Delaney (Director)
Michael Delaney (Director)
No. 74850
Letter from Ms. Sherry Vance, Secretary ASHAI Board of Directors, Swanton, Vermont 05488 Dated August 19, 1998.
"Mr. Homer St. Francis, President
ASHAI Board of Directors
In no way have I supported the actions that you have carried out in the name of the Abenaki community. Because of what I consider to be inappropriate and possibly illegal activities that have taken palce over the past year, I feel that it is necessary at this time to resign from the ASHAI Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Sincerely, Sherry Vance
cc: Secretary of State
Letter from Mr. Ronald Maskell, Board Member ASHAI Board of Directors, Swanton, Vermont 05488 Dated August 19, 1998.
"Mr. Homer St. Francis, President
ASHAI Board of Directors
In no way have I supported the actions that you have carried out in the name of the Abenaki community. Because of what I consider to be inappropriate and possibly illegal activities that have taken palce over the past year, I feel that it is necessary at this time to resign from the ASHAI Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Sincerely, Ronald Maskell
cc: Secretary of State
