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- VOTING MEMBERS
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Privileges of voting members:
- Votes
annually for members of the Board of Directors.
- Can
nominate individuals to run for the Board (with nine others).
- Invited
to annual dinner/meeting in November or December.
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Automatically receives "The ACRES Quarterly."
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Becoming a member:
- Any
person or organization is eligible for membership who pays the
annual
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membership dues and who evidence an interest in and support of the
purposes
- and
programs of ACRES, Inc.
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- Current
dues (effective 7/1/06) are:
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Life
member................... |
$1,500 |
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Family...................................... |
$40 |
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Benefactor..................... |
$500 |
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Individual................................. |
$25 |
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Patron........................... |
$150 |
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Senior
Citizen.......................... |
$15 |
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Club/Organization.......... |
$150 |
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Student (through high
school)... |
$15 |
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Share-The-Expense....... |
$75 |
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- Dues can
be paid by cash, check, money order or credit card. Dues may
be
- mailed
directly to the office (see address above), or presented to an ACRES
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representative, who is often present at ACRES-sponsored
functions. MasterCard
- and Visa can be used over the phone.
Click here for a membership form to fill out
- and mail in with your dues.
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- The board of
directors may select life-long honorary members, who do not have
- voting
privileges.
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- MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
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Privileges and responsibilities of directors:
- Has say
in determining policies and programs of ACRES, Inc.
- Has say
in management of properties and activities of ACRES, Inc.
- Has
access to all information, reports and statements involving ACRES,
Inc.
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- Must
participate actively in the board meetings.
- Must
publicly support the policies and purposes of ACRES, Inc.
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Becoming a director:
- Three directors
are elected each year to fill three-year terms of office on the
board.
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- A
nomination for director may be made by the membership through a
written notice
- signed by
ten members and the nominee presented to the Secretary at least
- 40 days
prior to the election.
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- In
addition to the elected directors, three non-elected directors are
appointed one
- each
by the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Park and
Recreation
- Association,
and the Indiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
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