There are areas of California that do not have a local 500 club
and the
nearest one is way too far away. In that case, you may want to establish
your own local 500 to service the women
bowlers in your local area. |
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Starting a new local 500 is something that can be accomplished
with a little effort and lots of determination. The California
Women’s
500 Club is providing a simple outline of what you would
probably
need to accomplish in order to start a new local 500
club. |
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Disclaimer: The
California Women’s 500 Club does not represent that
this is the
only way to create a new local 500 club. The
information
provided below is a guideline and does not represent any
sort of
legal advice. The California Women’s 500 Club shall not be
held
liable for any action by any entity that is
in violation of any
local, county, state or federal law. |
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First it is necessary
for a new 500 Club to have enough women
interested in the idea
to form the membership and the
Board of Directors for the new
club. Another first thing that
you will need is a bowling
center that the
club can use for their events and tournaments. |
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2. There will be some
legal issues that must be addressed. |
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Since you will be collecting money and paying out money
for
things like tournaments, you would be classified as a
business
in most areas.
You would need to check with the
local
City and County to see if you would be required to
have a business license and or a fictitious name statement.
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You would need to contact the IRS and apply for a
Federal Tax ID
Number using their SS-4 form. (This is
called an EIN)
You would apply for an EIN as a Non-Profit
Organization.
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You would be well advised to consult with an attorney to
make sure that you have all of the legal issues covered.
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to address some operational issues. |
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You will need a club bank checking account so that you
can deposit
money and write checks. A good recommendation
is that the account
would require at least two signatures on
every check. These signers
are usually the club Treasurer
and a couple of other Board members.
You may also want to
check into getting a Bonding policy to insure
that the club
doesn’t lose all of its money in the event of theft.
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You may want to check into getting a liability insurance
policy
to safeguard the club in the event that something
happens where
the club is found liable for injuries and
damages.
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You will need to have a Board of Directors to operate
the club and
take care of its business. This Board, at the
minimum would
consist of a President, Vice-President,
Secretary/Treasurer as Officers
and some Directors. (The
amount of Directors is usually determined
by how big your
membership is.) You would need to create a temporary
Board
of Directors to set up the club and then have a vote later
at your
first membership meeting to elect an official Board
of Directors.
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The Club will need Bylaws. Bylaws are the official
rules of the
club that makes it clear to all the members
what will be done, who
will do it and how it will be
accomplished. You can create
a temporary set of Bylaws for
the purpose of establishing the
club. A vote later at your
first membership meeting is necessary
so that the rules can
be accepted or modified before they
become the official
Bylaws for the club.
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You must have an initial membership meeting so that the
members
of the club can vote on the Board members and
Bylaws. Once the
membership votes to approve the club, the
Board and the
Bylaws, the club is now an active local 500
club.
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| 4. You will need
to start operating your club. |
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You would need to schedule your
events in
accordance with what your Bylaws state.
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You would need to schedule your
Board and Open Membership
meetings in accordance with what
your Bylaws state.
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You would need to make sure that
any other
requirements in your Bylaws are accomplished.
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You will need to file the proper
tax documents as a non-profit.
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You may want to set up a dedicated
email address for the
club so that all email sent to the
club goes to one place.
This email account can be
transferred from one person to
another simply by giving the
person the password for the email.
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Last but not
least, contact the California Women’s 500 Club
using this
website to let us know that there is a
new local 500 club
located in California. |
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