Statute of the association "Halden hilft e.V."

(1) The name of the association is "Halden hilft" (which means "the village Halden helps".)
(2) After registering in the register of associations the abbreviation "e.V." (which means "eingetragener Verein" / "registered association") is added to the name
(3) Residence of the association is Hagen.
(4) Commercial year is the calendar year.

Purpose of the association is sponsorship and promotion of the social, academic, job-related and clerical education and formation of children and adolescent persons. The purpose of the association is particularly fullfilled by direct support of local and international organizations of provision and care for children and youth. In addition corresponding own projects shall be prepared and accompanied.

The association exclusively and directly works for purposes of public utility according to the chapter "Taxreducted purposes" of the tribute order. The association works unselfishly; economical purposes of itself have no priority. Means of the association must not be used excepting for purposes of this statute. The members don´t get any pay out of means of the association. No person is allowed to be favoured by expenditures against the purposes of the association or disproportionately high compensations.

The association shall be registered in the register of associations.

(1) Every natural person of full commercial ability can become a member of the association.
(2) Membership originates from joining the association.
(3) A written proposal to the managing committee is demanded.
(4) The managing committee decides about the proposal. Joining is effective, when a written admission receipt is handed over.
(5) A refusal of joining by the managing committee is not contestable.

(1) Membership ends by the member´s death, by retiring, by dissociation, or by cancelling from the list of members.
(2) Retiring is possible at any time observing a cancellation period of four weeks to the end of a quarter of the calendar year. Retiring has to be declared by a written information to the managing committee. As to the cancellation period it is sufficient, that one member of the managing committee or the office gets the written retiring information on time. Membership fees for a part of a year are not repaid.
(3) Dissociation is only permitted in case of important cause. Only the members´ assembly can come to the decision of dissociation. In advance the member must have the opportunity of declaring his/her position. The dissociation is effective immediately after resolution. The member has to be informed about the dissociation and its cause immediately. This information is given by a registered letter.
(4) Cancelling from the list of members can be practised by the managers also without hearing, when a member can no longer be reached for several months.

(1) The association raises membership fees.
(2) The members´ assembly decides about the amount of the membership fee.
(3) The fee normally is collected by debit advice procedure from the member´s account.
(4) The members´ assembly decides about raising and amount of admission fee.

Elements of the association are (1) managing committee ( §§ 9,10) (2) and the members´ assembly (§§ 11-15).

(1) The managers represent the association judicially and out of court. It consists of four managers: the chairperson, the deputy, the secretary, and the collector.
(2) Every manager is entitled to represent the association individually.
(3) The managers must be members of the association.
(4) The managers are appointed for three years by resolution of the members´ assembly. They remain in office until the next managers are appointed according to the statute.
(5) Managing ends by expiration of the appointment or by leaving the association. Deselection is only possible in case of important cause.

(1) Legal transactions which debit the means of the association with more than 300 Euros in a single case are forbidden unless the majority of the managers agrees.
(2) Legal transactions which debit the means of the association with more than 1000 Euros in a single case are forbidden unless the majority of the members´ assembly agrees. (s. §13)

(1) The members´ assembly has to be convoked (a) when it is necessary for the interests of the association, but at least (b) once a year, if possible in the first three months of the calendar year, (c) within three months when a manager leaves the association, and (d) when one tenth of the members demand it.

(1) The managers have to invite for the members´ assembly by letter or e-mail with information about the order of the day observing a summoning period of three weeks.
(2) If all members agree, the summoning period is not necessary.

(1) Every members´ assembly that is orderly convoked can pass resolutions, no matter how many members take part.
(2) The members´ assembly is directed by the chairperson, and if he/she can´t, by another manager. If no manager takes part, the assembly elects one of the members to direct the assembly.
(3) Voting is practised by show of hands. In case of a proposal concealed voting has to be practised.

(4) Resolutions are passed by majority of given votes.

(5) For a resolution that contains changing of the statute, liquidation of the association, or changing of the purpose of the association a qualified majority of three fourths of the members taking part is needed.

(1) Resolutions passed in the assembly have to be written down in a protocol.
(2) The protocol has to be signed by a manager.
(3) Every member of the association is entitled to read the protocols.

(1) Liquidation of the association is possible by resolution of the members´ assembly. A qualified majority of three fourths of the members taking part is needed.
(2) The liquidation is practised by the managers or by the liquidators appointed by the members´ assembly.
(3) In case of liquidation of the association or if the taxreducting purposes don´t exist any longer, the means of the association pass over to the association Don Bosco e.V. Hagen-Hohenlimburg, alternatively to the province of the Salesians of Don Bosco Munich, where they have to be used for purposes of public utility only.

Hagen, June 21st, 2006
Signatures of the 7 original members