MEMBERSHIP

 

Membership in the association shall consist of two classes of Members, namely,

General Members and Supporting Members. It is open to everyone who fulfil the following criteria:

 

1) General Members:

a) General Members shall be persons:

   I) who have applied and been accepted for General Membership in the Association;
  II) who is a former student or staff of Tibetan Children Villages and who resides in USA province;
 III) who have paid the annual membership fees of USD50 in full and on time.

b) The term of Membership of a General Member shall be one year, subject to renewal in accordance with the policies of the Association.

C) As set out in the articles, each General Member shall be entitled to:

  I) receive notice of, attend, and vote at all meetings of Members and each such General Member shall be

     entitled to one (1) vote at such meetings; and
 II) hold any office of the Association provided he/she is a general member.

 

2) Supporting Members

a) Supporting Members shall be persons, associations, unincorporated associations, trusts, businesses and  

   groups who have applied and been accepted for Supporting Membership in the Association by a simple

    majority vote of the Board of Directors.

b) The term of Membership of a Supporting Member shall be one year, subject to renewal in accordance with

     the policies of the Association.

c) Subject to the Act and the articles, a Supporting Member shall not be entitled to receive notice of, attend, or

    vote at meetings of the Members of the Association.

TIBETAN CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC