No Footballer Left Behind Foundation
JANUARY 14, 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foundation Overview and Mission Statement………………………3
Board Roster……………………………………………………………………3
Our Primary Fundraisers…………………………………………………..4
Legends vs. Hero’s Annual Exhibition game……………...………5
7 v 7 Tournament…………………………………………………………….6
Revenue Allocation to the Clubs……………………………….………7
Grant Allocation to Players……………………………………….………9
Committees……………………………………………………….….…..…..10
Tournament Committee……………………………………..….…..….10
Exhibition Game Committee……………………………..….…...….10
Marketing/Public Relations Committee….…………….….……..10
Grants Committee………………………………………………….……11
Foundation Bylaws………………………………………………………12
Certificate of Incorporation………………………………………….16
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Overview
No Footballer Left Behind Foundation
For the benefit of financially challenged youth soccer players
in Eastern Oklahoma, the foundation will; Fund raise and
solicit revenue sources to subsidize their cost to play.
Promote and advocate participation in the sport of soccer.
Unify administrators, coaches and area leaders to
collaborate on ideas, strategies and methods to better serve
the financially challenged youth soccer player. Increase
awareness of financial needs of players wishing to
participate in youth soccer.
The business of this organization shall be managed by a
Board of Directors consisting of representatives from area
“soccer organizations” (“soccer organizations” are defined
as soccer clubs with 3 or more competitive teams and other
soccer organization the board may invite such as Referee
Assignors) At the first meeting, following that years
competitive tryouts, each organization will decide if they
want to have one or two board members for the year. The
Referees will have 3 board members. Some of the board
members will also be officers of this organization. All terms
will run in correlation with the annual “competitive team
tryouts” Board Members/Officer terms will be yearly and
coincide with competitive tryouts. For the first year, terms
will be a year and half starting January 14, 2013 and ending
tryout day of the 2014 calendar year.
With the co-operation of all the clubs in Eastern Oklahoma
we hope to raise a minimum of $50,000 a year.
Current Board Roster is below, sorted by Affiliation:
Affiliation
Bixby Highlanders
Bixby Highlanders
Blitz/Thunder
Blitz/Thunder
Name
Randy Totty
Teresa Totty
Nancy Miller
Wilbert Maximore
Email
cowboyfans@sbcglobal.net
cowboyfans@sbcglobal.net
nancymiller111@yahoo.com
DOC@blitzunited.org
Cell
918-231-6563
918-231-6408
918-344-9848
918-695-0000
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Ft. Gibson Arsenal
Ft. Gibson Arsenal
NEOFC Owasso
NEOFC Owasso
Referee Assignor
Referee Assignor
TSC/Hurricane
TSC/Hurricane
Tulsa Nationals
WSA
WSA
Billy Whitehead
Shane Bell
Dave Yates
Justin Phillip
Brook Weiss
Dave Dexter
Jim Tindell
Mark McIntosh
Victor Moreland
Roger Bush
Tom Apitz
soccercoach13@hotmail.com
shanebell@suddenlink.net
NEOFCDOC@hotmail.com
tigan1@hotmail.com
bwkicks@gmail.com
dexterb@aol.com
JimTindell@me.com
macssoccer@tulsacoxmail.com
vmoreland3@cox.net
rogerWSA@aol.com
youllneverwalkalone21@gmail.com
918-616-4805
918-869-9017
918-688-1565
918-798-5323
918-770-1648
918-798-6028
918-688-9071
918-671-2445
918-361-6830
918-629-4476
918-361-4570
Our Fundraisers
Our primary revenue source will be two large fundraisers a
year. We will have an annual Legends vs. Hero's
Soccer game in which coaches from all clubs play each
other in an exhibition game. And we will have an Annual 7
v 7 friendly tournament, Futsal Tournament or some type of
unconventional tournament.
In future years we may include some smaller events such as
a kick ball tournament and parents vs. kids for fun
tournament.
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Legends vs. Hero's Annual Exhibition Game
We will have an annual Legends vs. Hero's Soccer game in
which coaches from all clubs play each other in an
exhibition game. Each club is expected to provide at least
2 coaches. The format will be the "Legends" coaches over
30 years of age, vs. the "Hero’s" coaches under 31 years of
age.
The game will be in June on a Thursday evening, all clubs
will request that no practices or soccer events of any kind
are held on that day. They will ask all coaches to
personally request that every member of their team attend
this game for such a worthwhile cause.
We will start marketing the game 6 weeks ahead of time.
Our Marketing/Public Relations Committee will make sure an
email goes out to every soccer family in Oklahoma weekly
for 6 weeks preceding the game. They will also make sure
we are given publicity and time on all the local news
channels, radio stations, face book, twitter and all media
sources available.
As an additional source of revenue we will ask for extra
donations at the gate. We will also sell concessions, TShirts, patches, decals, and copies of letter size signs,
signed by all coaches on the team saying GO LEGENDS OR
GO HEROS.
Our goal will be to have at least 3,700 in attendance.
3700 X $8 per ticket =
Concessions and Promos
$29,600
$5,400
Goal for this event
$35,000
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7 v 7 Tournament
We will have an Annual 7 v 7 friendly soccer tournament for
adults and children sometime in July. Our goal will be to get
the city to donate the use of the North Tulsa Sports Complex.
If this is not possible we will have clubs offer to donate the
venue and the board will vote on which venue to use.
Whichever club is selected will receive an additional 10%
credit for this event. See Revenue Distribution Page.
We will ask that everything for this tournament be volunteered
and donated including the referees. This will be a friendly
tournament, teams can combine. There will be one referee
per game.
Our goal will be to get 100 teams the first year.
We will start marketing the tournament 12 weeks ahead of
time. Our Public Relations Committee will make sure an email
goes out to every soccer family in Oklahoma weekly for 12
weeks preceding the tournament. They will also make sure
we are given publicity and time on all the local news channels,
radio stations, face book, twitter and all media sources
available.
As an additional source of revenue we will charge $3 for
parking and ask for extra donations at that time. We will also
sell concessions, T-Shirts, patches and decals.
Cost per team $395 X 100 teams =
Parking
Concessions and Promos
Goal for this event
$39,500
2,100
$ 3,400
$45,000
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Revenue Allocation to the Clubs
As soon as our last event for the year is completed we will
reserve 90% of the annual revenue for grants to be given on
behalf of each of the clubs. The remaining 10% will remain in
the foundation for expenses.
Revenue will be reserved proportionately by the club
participation at each of the events.
Upon entrance into the exhibition game everyone will sign in
and mark which club they represent, if they do not represent a
club that will be noted also.
For example 4,000 tickets to the exhibition game are sold
Upon Signing in tickets are tracked as follows:
1000 No Club
500 TSC-Hurricane
400 Blitz-Thunder
400 WSA
400 NEOFC
1300 Remaining Clubs
We would take the total tickets sold minus the number of
tickets that did not identify a club, so 4000-1000 leaves 3000
tickets. So for TSC-Hurricane 500 divided by 3000 = 16.67%
so for this event TSC-Hurricane would get credit for 16%
For the tournament each team will state which club they
represent. Those numbers will be divided into the total
revenue and funds will be reserved for the clubs accordingly.
If a club has to donate the fields for the tournament they will
receive a 10% credit and the remaining 90% will be divided up
based on participation. For example let’s say WSA donated
the field and 100 clubs participate.
20 from TSC-Hurricane
15 from WSA
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15 from Blitz-Thunder
15 from NEOFC
35 from remaining clubs
We would use 110 teams to calculate the total, 100 +10% =
110. The extra 10% would go to WSA (the club who donated
the venue)
So in the example above TSC-Hurricane would get credit for
18% 110 ÷ 20 = 18%
13% would got to Blitz-Thunder and NEOFC
23% to WSA, 13% plus 10%
31% proportionately to remaining clubs.
In this example the 2% unaccounted for comes from rounding
down to a whole number.
Once a percentage is assigned to each club for both events the
numbers will be averaged to show the annual allocation for
each club.
For example if WSA has 13% of the total revenue in the
exhibition game and 23% in the tournament. Their portion of
the annual revenue reserved for WSA players will be 18%.
23+13=36 ÷ 2 =18%
Let’s say the foundation raises $100,000 the first year.
$80,000 from our annual events and $20,000 from corporate
donations or other sources. **
Funds available for Grants would be 90% or $90,000.
90,000 X 23% would equal $20,700 so this is the amount that
would be allocated for Grants given to WSA players.
**Corporate donations or donations from any source other than our
annual events will be added to our revenue and allocated to the clubs
based on the previous year’s allocation percentages.
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Grant Allocation to the Players
Each club will decide if they want to make the Grant
applications available to Recreational and Competitive players
or just competitive players.
Once they have made that decision they will let all teams and
all players know about the availability of our grants.
Our grants are based 100% on financial need. We will help
the neediest players first. For this reason we ask that all
qualified applications are passed through to the foundation
after the coach and the DOC certify the player is one who
needs our assistance.
Each grant application must be accompanied by a worksheet
filled out by the team manager which will show the yearly
costs for this child to play on his or her team. If the child is
issued the grant it will be for 100% of the yearly expenses of
that child. Expenses will include, registration fees, monthly
scholarship fees (if the club charges these), tournaments,
uniforms (if applicable that year), and $25 per day for out of
town tournaments to be applied to food and lodging for the
child.
Our grants will be given out based on the neediest players
first. For example if NEOFC turns in 20 applications they will
be sorted by financial need and when the funds allocated for
NEOFC are exhausted the remaining applicants will not receive
grants for that year. If a club does not have enough qualified
applicants to use all their allocation for the year, it will be up
to that club if they want to bank it for next year or put it back
in the general fund so we can allocate it to the neediest
applicants from other clubs who were turned down because
their club ran out of allocation.
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Committees
The permanent committees shall be: Tournament Committee,
Exhibition Game Committee, Marketing/Public Relations
Committee and Grants Committee.
Tournament Committee
The Tournament Director will act as head of this committee
and should be a board member. This committee will consist of
five to ten members, volunteers or board members, who are
highly motivated and have experience in organizing a
successful tournament.
This committee will be responsible to make sure all aspects of
the tournament run smoothly.
Exhibition Game Committee
A board member should be the head of this committee which
will consist of five to ten highly motivated volunteers or board
members.
This committee will be responsible to make sure all aspects of
the exhibition game run smoothly. The first order of business
will be to determine the date, location and a list of the coaches
playing in the exhibition game. This will need to be done as
soon as possible, no later than January 14, 2013 so the
Marketing/Public Relations committee can begin work on
marketing this game.
Marketing/Public Relations Committee
Anyone can be the head of this committee which will consist of
five to ten highly motivated volunteers or board members. We
need one member who has access or connections to local
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news channels. Another member needs to be a graphic artist
and one should already be in marketing or advertising.
This committee will design promotional flyers, emails, patches,
decals, T-Shirts, letter size signs that say GO Legends or GO
Hero’s’ and are signed by all players on that team to sell at the
game. The T-Shirts they design will be designed in two colors
and worn by the players in the exhibition game.
This committee will be responsible to make sure all events are
marketed consistently and thoroughly in the weeks leading up
to the event.
They will come up with the other sources of revenue for the
club, such as asking for volunteers from the soccer
community, including the families of the players we help, to
run a phone bank, calling business’s and asking for donations
then following up with letters and envelopes to the companies
who say they will donate. I would be great to have members
of this committee who have been involved in fundraising
before and can come up with some additional sources of
revenue for our foundation. Crab Feeds, charity dinners,
silent auction dinners etc, anything to raise additional funds
for the foundation.
Grants Committee
A board member should be the head of this committee which
will consist of five to ten highly motivated volunteers or board
members.
This committee will design the grant application and the
worksheet for the managers to fill out, detailing the player’s
yearly expenses. They will also research and recommend to
the board our standard for what income minimums we will
use. Once we start taking applications they will sort through
and prioritize the applications and make recommendations to
the board on who we will issue grants to.
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No Footballer Left Behind Foundation
BY-LAWS OF NO FOOTBALLER LEFT BEHIND
FOUNDATION
These By-Laws of No Footballer Left Behind Foundation are made and effective January 14, 2013.
1.
2.
3.
4.
ORGANIZATION
A. The name of the organization shall be No Footballer Left Behind Foundation.
B. The organization may at its pleasure by a vote of the membership body change its name.
PURPOSES
The following are the purposes for which this organization has been organized: For the benefit of
financially challenged youth soccer players in Eastern Oklahoma, the foundation will; Fund raise
and solicit revenue sources to subsidize their cost to play. Promote and advocate participation
in the sport of soccer. Unify administrators, coaches and area leaders to collaborate on ideas,
strategies and methods to better serve the financially challenged soccer player. Increase
awareness of financial needs of players wishing to participate in youth soccer.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership in this organization shall be open to all competitive soccer clubs in Eastern
Oklahoma and Referee Assignors or other soccer organizations as the board may see fit.
MEETINGS
A. The annual membership meeting of this organization shall be held on the second
Monday in January each and every year, except if such day be a legal holiday, then and
in that event, the Board of Directors shall fix the day but it shall not be more than two
weeks from the date fixed by these By-Laws.
B. The Secretary shall cause to be emailed to every member in good standing at his email
address as it appears in the membership roll book in this organization a notice telling the
time and place of such annual meeting.
C.
Regular meetings of this organization shall be held at 9726 E 42 nd St
#105,Tulsa, OK 74146 Osage building or at another feasible location. Virtual
meetings may also be held but will follow the same order of business outlined in section
6 below.
D.
The presence of not less than 50% of the members shall constitute a quorum
and shall be necessary to conduct the business of this organization; but a lesser
percentage may adjourn the meeting for a period of not more than 5 weeks from the
date scheduled by these By-Laws and the secretary shall cause a notice of this
scheduled meeting to be sent to all those members who were not present at the meeting
originally called. A quorum as herein before set forth shall be required at any adjourned
meeting.
E. Special meetings of this organization may be called by the president when he deems it
for the best interest of the organization. They can take place in person, by conference
call or group email. Notices of such meeting shall be emailed to all members at least 24
hours before the scheduled date set for such special meeting. Such notice shall state
the reasons that such meeting has been called, the business to be transacted at such
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meeting and by whom it was called. Additionally at the request of 10% of the members
of the Board of Directors, the president shall cause a special meeting to be called but
such request must be made in writing at least 2 days before the requested scheduled
date.
F. No other business but that specified in the notice may be transacted at such special
meeting without the unanimous consent of all present at such meeting.
5.
VOTING
A. At all meetings, except for the election of officers, all votes shall be by voice or email.
For election of officers, ballots shall be provided and there shall not appear any place on
such ballot that might tend to indicate the person who cast such ballot.
B. At any regular or special meeting, if a majority so requires, any question may be voted
upon in the manner and style provided for election of officers. At all votes by ballot the
chairman of such meeting shall, prior to the commencement of balloting, appoint a
committee of three who shall act as "Inspectors of Election" and who shall, at the
conclusion of such balloting, certify in writing to the chairman the results and the certified
copy shall be physically affixed in the minute book to the minutes of that meeting.
C.
6.
No inspector of election shall be a candidate for office or shall be personally
interested in the question voted upon.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Roll Call.
2. Reading of the Minutes of the preceding meeting.
3. Reports of Committees.
4. Reports of Officers.
5. Old and Unfinished Business.
6. New Business.
7. Adjournments.
7.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A. The business of this organization shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of
representatives from area “soccer organizations” (“soccer organizations” are defined as
soccer clubs with 3 or more competitive teams and other organization the board may
invite such as referee assignors)
B. At the first meeting, following competitive team tryouts, the directors will be chosen by
each respective organization identified in Section A. Terms will be for 1 year and will
correlate with the annual competitive tryouts. With the exception of the first year, terms
for the first year will begin January 14, 2013 and will terminate at the first meeting after
competitive tryouts, in the calendar year of 2014.
C.
The Board of Directors shall have the control and management of the affairs
and business of this organization. Such Board of Directors shall only act in the name of
the organization when it shall be regularly convened by its chairman after due notice to
all the directors of such meeting.
D.
50% of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum and the
meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held regularly on the second Monday of each
month.
E. Each director shall have one vote and such voting may not be done by proxy.
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M. ALL OFFENDERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE SUED IN A COURT OF LAW.
F. The Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations covering its meetings as it
may in its discretion determine necessary.
8.
G.
Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by each respective
organization.
H.
The President of the organization by virtue of his office shall be Chairman of the
Board of Directors.
I.
The Board of Directors shall select from one of their members a secretary.
J.
A director may be removed when sufficient cause exists for such removal. The Board of
Directors may entertain charges against any director. A director may be represented by
counsel upon any removal hearing. The Board shall adopt such rules for this hearing as
it may in its discretion consider necessary for the best interests of the organization.
OFFICERS
A. The initial officers of the organization shall be board members and these positions shall
be voted on by the board.
B. The President shall preside at all membership meetings. He shall by virtue of his office
be Chairman of the Board of Directors. He shall present at each annual meeting of the
organization an annual report of the work of the organization. He shall appoint all
committees, temporary or permanent. He shall see all books, reports and certificates
required by law are properly kept or filed. He shall be one of the officers who may sign
the checks or drafts of the organization. He shall have such powers as may be
reasonably construed as belonging to the chief executive of any organization.
C.
The Vice Presidents shall in the event of the absence or inability of the
President to exercise his office become acting president of the organization with all the
rights, privileges and powers as if he had been the duly elected president.
D.
The Secretary shall keep the minutes and records of the organization in
appropriate books. It shall be his duty to file any certificate required by any statute,
federal or state. He shall give and serve all notices to members of this organization. He
shall be the official custodian of the records and seal. He may be one of the officers
required to sign the checks and drafts of the organization. He shall present to the
membership at any meetings any communication addressed to him as Secretary of the
organization. He shall submit to the Board any communications which shall be
addressed to him as Secretary of the organization. He shall attend to all correspondence
of the organization and shall exercise all duties incident to the office of Secretary.
E. The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all monies belonging to the
organization and shall be solely responsible for such monies or securities of the
organization. He shall cause to be deposited in a regular business bank or trust
company any funds received by the organization. He must be one of the officers who
shall sign checks or drafts of the organization. No special fund may be set aside that
shall make it unnecessary for the Treasurer to sign the checks issued upon it. He shall
render at stated periods as the Board of Directors shall determine a written account of
the finances of the organization and such report shall be physically affixed to the
minutes of the Board of Directors of such meeting. He shall exercise all duties incident to
the office of Treasurer. Funds may only be distributed for the benefit of players, in
accordance with the standing resolutions of the foundation.
F. Officers shall by virtue of their office be members of the Board of Directors.
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G.
9.
No officer shall for reason of his office be entitled to receive any salary or
compensation, but nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an officer or director for
receiving any compensation from the organization for duties other than as a director or
officer.
SALARIES
The Board of Directors shall hire and fix the compensation of any and all employees which they in
their discretion may determine to be necessary for the conduct of the business of the organization.
10.
COMMITTEES
All committees of this organization shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and their term of
office shall be for a period of one year or less if sooner terminated by the action of the Board of
Directors.
The permanent committees shall be: Tournament Committee, Exhibition Game Committee, Finance
Committee Fundraising Committee, Marketing/Public Relations Committee and Grants Committee
11.
DUES
There are no dues to be part of this organization.
12.
AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may be altered, amended, repealed or added to by an affirmative vote of not less
than 50% of the board members. Foundation Resolutions may be altered, amended, repealed or
added to by an affirmative vote of not less than 50% of the board members.
13.
DISSOLUTION
If the foundation were ever to dissolve, all the remaining funds in any and all accounts shall be paid
out in this order: First to any remaining qualified players with pending grant applications, and second
to all the soccer clubs in the foundation, using the allocation percentages from the preceding year.
Funds can only be paid to soccer clubs who are a legal 501 C Entity. If a club is not a 501 C Entity
they can pick any soccer related 501 C Entity to have their share of the funds disbursed to.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above
written.
Officers:
Nancy Miller, President
Roger Bush, Vice President
Jim Tindell, Vice President
Tom Apitz, Treasurer
Teresa Totty, Secretary
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