German American Society

“German american society german american society director general mgr father & daughter german american society german american society director secretary siblings german american society german american society general mgr secretary niece & aunt german american society german american society president director mother & son”

“Members are any reputable individual who is motivated and interested in furthering the charitable mission, service goals, and aims of the society, and who is obliged to actively contribute toward its objectives through personal participation in the activities of the society and who has subsequently been accepted as a member by a majority of the board of directors.”

“Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of members”

“At any meeting of the members, every member having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote in person. Except as otherwise provided by law, each member of record shall be entitled to one (1) vote. All exceptions shall be determined by a plurality vote, except as otherwise provided by law or the articles of incorporation or these by-laws. All other matters shall be determined by a plurality vote, except as otherwise provided by law or the articles of incorporation or these by-lawys. All other matters shall be determined by vote of majority of the members present at such meeting and voting on such questions.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa firm and reviewed by the board treasurer and finance committee. Discrepancies are discussed and corrected if any. The form 990 in then distributed to the board of directors for their review and final approval prior to filing.”

“Board members are asked to review the conflict of interest statements annually at the first meeting subsequent to the annual election.”

“A survey was conducted of positions with similiar duties and responsibilit ies in the portland metro region. Board reviewed and discussed this infor mation, however did not document discussion.”

“By-laws and the conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request. Financial statements are available for inspection at the discretion of the treasurer.”

“German saturday language classes - the society sponsors german language classes on saturdays for children ages 5-18 and adults. Student enrollment varies through the year from 50 to 150. Many students take the official german government test.”

“Activity with nw academy, an unaffiliated exempt organization, and other organizations that provide educational and cultural opportunities to students”