ARTICLE 5: OBLIGATIONS OF THE SKAL CLUB

Each Skal Club has the following obligations:
a) To promote the Skal name and reputation in its area.
b) To receive, welcome and assist, both personally and professionally, in the true
spirit of Skal, any visiting Skalleague.
c) To hold its Annual General Meeting in the first quarter of the year and to hold a
minimum of nine (9) other official functions during the year.
d) To actively promote the objectives of the Skal Club and Skal International.
e) To implement an attractive annual programme of professional and social
activities and events.
f) To follow the guidelines prepared by Skal International and to comply with its
duties.
g) To remit all subscriptions and payments to Skal International by the specified
date.
h) To remit to the General Secretariat all documentation requested, forms and the
updated list of members by the date fixed.
i) To ensure that all members for which renewal of membership is requested
continue to fulfill all the requirements of their category and have duly paid their
fees.
j) To regularly update the personal data of its members and to communicate any
modification to the General Secretariat.
k) To promote and support participation of members in National and International
Skal events and, in particular, the attendance of the Skal International Canada
representative(s) at the National Committee Meetings and the General Assembly
of Skal International. The Club shall consider giving financial assistance to the
Club delegates attending these meetings.
I) To modify Club Statutes in line with amendments to the Statutes and Bylaws of
Skal International and to bring the same into line with all the official regulations,
within one year of the approval date of the amendments.
m) To send a copy of the amended Statutes to the General Secretariat within thirty
(30) days following approval by the Club's membership and the National
Committee, of any modification approved by the General Assembly.
n) To communicate regularly with the National Committee or the General
Secretariat regarding the fulfilment of the above obligations. Where the Skal Club
due to size, economic situation or other internal difficulties cannot adopt any one
of the above obligations, this must be communicated to the National Committee
and General Secretariat for a further decision.