| | o- Br g04 . State of North Carolina FILED Department of the Secretary of State sonny INOV 1 1995 5.397 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION | ggre, NONPROFIT CORPORATION eae OF ARORA Pursuant to Section 55A-2-02 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the niger corporations loes hereby submit these Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a nonprofit corporation. 1, The name of this corporation is: Association of Self-Advocates of North Carolit 2. __X_ (Check only if applicable.) The corporation is a charitable or religious corporation as defined in NCGS Section S544). 3. The street address and county of the initial registered office of the corporation is: ‘Number and Street___621 Madison Avenue City, State, Zip Code_Kinston, NC 28510 County__Len¢ 4. The mailing address if different from the street address of the initial registered office is: P.O. Box 1488, Winterville, NC 28590 5. The name of the initial registered agent is: Hulon Whitehead 6. The name of each incorporator is as follows: Hulon Whitehead Kenneth Stallings Victor Hall Karen Moye 7. (Check either a or b below.) _X_ The corporation will have members. b-__The corporation will not have members. 8. Attached are provisions regarding the distribution of the corporations assets upon its dissolution, 9. Any other provisions which the corporation elects to include are attached. 10. The street address and county of the principal office of the corporation is: 621 Madison Avenue, Kinston, NC 28510 County_Lenoir 11. The mailing address if different from the street address of the principle office is: P.O. Box 1488, Winterville, NC 28590.12. These articles will be effective upon filing, unless a later time and/or date is specified: ‘This is the 28th day of _ctober_, 19.95. ‘Signature of ncorporator Hulon Whit Board Kenneth Stallings, President Type or print Incorporator’s name and title, ifany Type or print Incorporator’s name and ttle, Fany bichon &. HALt Kees Magus Sige Tape Sneed Victor Hall, Board Member Karen Moye, Vice-president Type or print Incorporator's name and title, fany Type or print Incorporator's name and title, Fany NOTES: |. Filing fee is $50. This document and one exact or conformed copy of these articles must be filed with the Secretary of State. (Revised July 1994) CORPORATIONS DIVISION 300 N. SALISBURY STREET RALEIGH, NC 27603-5909ASSOCIATION OF SELF ADVOCATES OF NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS ARTICLE I - NAME Section 1. The name of the association shall be Association of Self Advocates of North Carolina. ARTICLE II - PURPOSE Section 1. ‘The purpose of the association is: A B. To serve as a collective voice for people with disabilities. To provide a statewide network in which consumers can meet other self advocates to exchange ideas, give and receive support, and work together on common goals. To encourage persons with disabilities to take an active role in the community and to pursue their personal goals and dreams. To facilitate individualization and full integration in the mainstream of society. To increase each members’s ability to take charge of his/her own life. To help people with disabilities take a stand in society. To increase community awareness of the value, rights, and abilities of people with disabilities. To promote services appropriate to meet the needs and to enhance the status of persons with disabilities. To encourage the development of local self advocacy groups.