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Section
1: Membership Qualifications
A FORBS Member In Good Standing
(MIGS) shall be defined as a resident of the United States
who:
A. Grows & maintains a real beard for the purpose of
portraying Santa Claus
B. Subscribes to FORBS Goals & Tenets as
defined in Art. II, Sect. 2
C. Submits a government-issued photo ID or facsimile
thereof
D. Provides FORBS with a clean background check
including:
a) Social Security
Identification Verification
b) State & County of
Residence Criminal Database clearance for:
i. crimes of violence, including domestic (10-yr
minimum)
ii.
crimes involving weapons (10-yr
minimum)
iii.
any offense designated as a "Hate Crime"
c) National Sex
Offenders Database clearance
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2: Associate Qualifications
A FORBS Associate shall be defined
as:
A. The
spouse or significant other of a MIGS
B. Any
performer who regularly appears with a MIGS as Mrs. Claus or
an Elf
C. Any
surviving Associate of a deceased MIGS may continue in that
status so long as they attend a minimum of three (3) FORBS
events per year.
Section
3: Dues
MIGS are responsible for payment of
annual dues:
A. Dues
shall be assessed & payable by each MIGS on October 1st of
each calendar year
B. Dues
submitted for any new member registering after August 1st shall
be considered current until October 1st of the following
year.
C. Upon
registration & payment of initial dues, any Lifetime
Member of the international organization formerly known
as FORBS may thenceforth suspend payment of annual dues; no
new Lifetime Memberships shall be made available
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4: Attendance & Voting
A. All
MIGS & Associates may attend FORBS general meetings & public
events
B. A
MIGS may cast one (1) ballot in any FORBS election
C. Associate
Members shall not vote
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