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WHAT IS D.A.W.N.?
The Denver Area Wiccan Network is a group of pagans and
friends from a wide variety of Craft traditions. DAWN sponsors
parties, group rituals, a student/teacher network, and other
activities as inspired or impelled.
WHY DO I WANT TO JOIN DAWN?
* You want to be part of an active, growing community of
Wiccans who can work together to make some changes in their
world;
* You want to meet people and make new friends who share your
basic values--people you can be yourself with, no need to
keep your cover;
* You want an ongoing opportunity to exchange views and
information with people from groups or traditions other than
your own;
* You want to be in on the creation of a Denver pagan extended
family which will make all the above possible;
* You like hugs, and you enjoy being warmly welcomed.
DO I HAVE TO "GO PUBLIC" TO BE A MEMBER?
No. Only the Board Chair and Secretary are expected to be
"public," and the identities of all other members are fiercely
protected.
HOW DO I JOIN?
Dues are $13 per coven, $5 per solitary, payable twice
yearly in May and November. These cover the cost of mailings and
the setup costs for parties and rituals, as well as other costs
authorized by the Board and/or Steering Committee.
DO I HAVE TO JOIN DAWN TO PARTICIPATE?
No. All parties are open to pagans and friends. To find
out about them and other DAWN functions, write us at the P.O. Box
listed below (postage is appreciated) or call Bob Key on his
answering machine. Another way to find out more about DAWN is to
show up at one of our Steering Committee meetings. They are held
at 6:30 pm, the second Sunday of each month, at the Glendale
Community Center (999 S. Clermont).
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN DAWN!
D.A.W.N. Bob Key
P.O. Box 11202 (303) 758-2115
Englewood, Colorado 80151
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BYLAWS
DENVER AREA WICCAN NETWORK
I. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A. The Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the Board)
shall be selected by the Steering Committee from among the active
members of DAWN such that:
1. Each coven shall have no more than one member on the Board;
if there are fewer than 5 member covens, then there may be a
second Director from any coven;
2. There shall be at least one member of the Board who is a
member of a coven; and
3. There shall be at least one member on the Board from among
the DAWN members who are not members of any coven.
B. The Board shall have no fewer than 4 members and no more than 13
members. It shall determine its own size within those limits.
C. The Board may appoint members of DAWN to fill vacancies on the
Board. Persons so appointed shall serve only until the next
regular election.
D. Each elected Director (member of the Board) holds a two year
term, except that, when the size of the board is increased, half
of the new positions shall initially be for one year only. Any
person serving one elected term may not be reelected as a
Director until they have been retired from the Board for one
year.
E. Each seated Director may designate an Alternate to speak and vote
in their stead when they are absent from Board meetings. The
identity of this Alternate shall be recorded in the Minutes of
the Board, and no other person may serve this function until the
Director changes the designation and the change is on record.
Being named Alternate to a Director does not automatically name
them Alternate to any offices that director may hold; however,
they may so serve at the discretion of the Chair.
F. The Board shall elect Officers from among the Directors for the
positions of Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. This
shall be done after each new election, and no later than the next
regular meeting of the Board.
G. A quorum of the Board shall consist of 70 percent of the
Directors, either present or represented by their Alternate.
H. The Board shall elect a Newsletter Editor from the general
membership of DAWN. This officer shall serve at the will of the
Board and report directly to the Board.
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I. The Board shall meet regularly, at least four times per year, at
a time and place to be fixed by the Board. Additionally, The
Chair or any two Directors may call a Board meeting upon giving
at least 7 days notice to all Directors by U.S. Mail, or upon at
least 2 days notice given by telegram. Said notice will be
deemed delivered when deposited in the U.S. Mail with the last
known address of the Director and proper postage thereon prepaid,
or when the given to the telegram company. Any Director may
waive notice of any meeting. The attendance of a Director at any
meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice, except when the
Director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting
to the transaction of business because the meeting has not been
lawfully called or convened. The notice of meeting need only
contain the date, time, and place of the meeting.
J. The Board may make rules to govern the conduct of its own
meetings.
K. All Board Meetings are open to the membership of DAWN.
Accordingly, any Director is required to furnish information
regarding dates, times, and places of upcoming Board meetings to
any DAWN member upon request.
II. STEERING COMMITTEE
A. The Steering Committee shall be composed of the Directors, one
representative from each member coven and proportional
representation for such DAWN members as do not belong to any
member coven (hereinafter referred to as Solitaries). The method
of choosing a coven representative is left to the discretion of
the individual coven. A method for choosing representation for
Solitaries will be determined by said Solitaries, subject to
approval by the Board. There shall be at least one (1)
representative of the Solitaries, who is not a Director, on the
Steering Committee.
B. Steering Committee members must commit to serve for at least six
(6) months. They may serve as long as their constituents wish
them to serve.
C. The Steering Committee shall elect a Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and
Clerk of the Committee from among its members.
D. A quorum of the Steering Committee for the purpose of amending
the Bylaws or Constitution shall be two-thirds (2/3) of the
committee. A quorum for other business shall be a majority of
the Committee.
E. Steering Committee members will not have alternates.
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F. The Steering Committee may make rules to govern the conduct of
its own meetings.
G. Decisions made by the Steering Committee shall be referred to the
Board for action, except as otherwise provided for in these
Bylaws.
H. Any recommendation that dues be levied or changed must receive at
least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast by the Steering
Committee, ten (10) days notice having been given that dues will
be discussed.
I. The Steering Committee shall meet regularly at a time and place
to be fixed by the Committee. Additionally, the Board may call
Steering Committee meetings with 15 days notice should such
meetings be necessary.
III. OFFICERS
A. Chair - duties shall include:
1. Presiding over meetings of the Board.
2. Presiding over meetings of the general membership of DAWN.
3. Preparing an agenda for Board meetings.
4. Preparing an agenda for meetings of the general membership
of DAWN.
B. Vice-Chair - shall perform the duties of the Chair when the Chair
is absent or incapacitated.
C. Secretary - duties shall include:
1. Maintaining accurate and current minutes of all meetings of
the Board and all business related meetings of the general
membership of DAWN. All such minutes are to be made
available, upon reasonable notice, to all members of the
body so recorded, and are to be presented at the next
meeting of the Board for
approval.
2. Handling correspondence other than the newsletter and
general announcements.
3. Maintaining an accurate and current list of members and
friends of DAWN. The Secretary may NOT release the
addresses, phone numbers, or full names of any person
associated with DAWN, except as noted in this paragraph, to
any person, without specific permission from said person.
The Secretary will share this list with the Newsletter
Editor. When leaving this job, the Secretary will turn over
all copies of the membership list, in whatever form, to
their successor in these duties.
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D. Treasurer - is responsible for maintaining all the financial
records of DAWN. The Treasurer is also responsible for the
safekeeping and expenditure of the monies held by DAWN as
directed by the Board.
E. Speaker - shall preside over meetings of the Steering Committee
and prepare an agenda for said meetings.
F. Deputy Speaker - shall perform the duties of the Speaker when the
Speaker is absent or incapacitated.
G. Clerk of the Committee - is responsible for maintaining accurate
and current minutes of all meetings of the Steering Committee.
All such minutes are to be available to members of the Steering
Committee, and are to be presented at the next meeting of that
body for approval.
H. Newsletter Editor - duties shall include:
1. Providing timely announcements of meetings and other DAWN
functions.
2. Providing a regular newsletter in keeping with DAWN
policies.
3. Maintaining an accurate and current list of newsletter
recipients. The Newsletter Editor may NOT release the
addresses, phone numbers, or full names of any person
associated with DAWN, except as noted in this paragraph, to
any person, without specific permission from said person.
The Newsletter Editor will share the mailing list with the
Secretary. When leaving this job, the Newsletter Editor
will turn over all copies of the mailing list, in whatever
form, to their successor in these duties.
IV. AMENDMENTS
In orderto amendthis document, theproposed change mustreceive the
votes of at least two-thirds of the Directors and must receive at least
two-thirds of the votes cast at a proper meeting of the Steering Committee,
both bodies having received at least 20 days notice of the proposed
amendment.
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V. ELECTIONS
Onthe secondSunday in October,The Steering Committeeshall meet to
hold an election. At this time, the Steering Committee will elect
replacements for Directors whose term is expiring. Names will be taken in
nomination, consent obtained from those nominated, and one ballot cast.
Each Committee member, including retiring and interim Directors, shall have
as many votes as there are vacancies. The qualified candidate with the
most votes will fill the first vacancy - two year terms being filled first.
As each vacancy is filled, members of the successful candidate's coven are
stricken from the list. If only one vacancy remains and either part I.A.2
or part I.A.3 of the Bylaws has not been fulfilled, then only those
candidates who meet the criterion can be selected; otherwise, the position
will remain vacant to be filled by the Board, as soon as possible, by
appointment. If a tie exists between equally qualified candidates, where
all may not serve, a runoff election shall be held between those
candidates. Misspellings shall not invalidate ballots where the
appropriate person can be discerned; nor shall voting for fewer than the
number of vacancies. Voting for too many candidates shall invalidate that
ballot. No individual shall vote more than one time for the same person;
therefore duplicate names on a single ballot shall count as only one vote.
All elected persons take office at the first meeting in November.
VI. Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised (copyright 1970) will govern in
any circumstances not covered by the Rules, Bylaws, or Constitution of
DAWN.
VII. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS ON DISSOLUTION
In theevent of dissolutionof theorganization, all remainingassets
will be delivered to a tax-exempt organization to be chosen at the time of
dissolution by the Board of Directors.
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