
26. NOMADS ANDREW MENTIS ENDOWMENT FUND
26.1 There shall
be constituted a Committee to be known as the Nomads Andrew Mentis Endowment
Committee
and which shall comprise a Chairman, nominated and appointed annually
at the meeting of the National
Council.
26.2 Each Member
Club, in existence at 1st April in any year, shall hold an annual tournament
which will be
known as the Nomads Andrew Mentis Endowment Tournament.
26.3 Subject to
all the necessary formalities relating to the acceptance of the proposed
beneficiary(s) and the
project(s) for which funds are being raised having been
approved by the National Council such
tournament
may be held, annually, at any time during the period between the
National Tournament and that Club's Gold
Cup Day.
26.4 The net
proceeds raised by each Member Club as a result of such tournament shall be
donated by such
Club to a charity or charities approved by the National Council
at its annual meeting in that year.
26.5 Each Member
Club shall be entitled to canvass for donations by seeking sponsorship of golf
tees and golf
greens on the day of the tournament, by running ancillary competitions or otherwise in a manner not
disallowed by the National Council.
26.6 The
Vice-Captain of each Member club shall be responsible for the conduct of the
tournament and the
raising of funds and he shall be entitled to form a
sub-committee for that purpose. All decisions taken will
be by a majority vote
of the members of such sub-committee but in the event of an equality of votes,
the
Vice-Captain shall have a second or casting vote and such decision shall be
binding upon all Members.
26.7 The
Vice-Captain of each Member Club shall as soon as possible after the conclusion
of the tournament
submit an income and expenditure statement certified by him as
being correct, to the Nomads Andrew
Mentis Endowment Committee and shall retain
the excess of such funds in an account with a recognised
Commercial Bank or
Building Society. Such statement shall in any event be forwarded to the said
Committee to be received by it not later than 15th January following upon such
tournament.
26.8 The
Vice-Captain of each Member Club shall submit a written report to the Nomads
Andrew Mentis
Endowment Committee stating the methods employed in the raising of
funds, the use to which the net
proceeds of the tournament were put, the
publicity accorded to the tournament and a short résumé on the
conduct of the
tournament. Such report shall be received by the said Committee by not later
than 15th
January following on such tournament who shall circularise copies
thereof to the Members of the National
Management Committee for consideration at
the next ensuing meeting of the National Management
Committee.
26.9 Upon
receipt of all income and expenditure statements, the National Treasurer shall
compile a financial
report and financial account in respect of all tournaments
held for submission to the next ensuing meeting of
the National Management
Committee and the Chairman of the Nomads Andrew Mentis Endowment
Committee shall
submit a written report to the next ensuing meeting of the National Management
Committee.
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