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Resolution Recognizing Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor as a Civic Nonprofit Organization Operating in Ann Arbor for the Purpose of Obtaining a Charitable Gaming License
Memorandum
To obtain a charitable gaming license under Michigan law, a nonprofit organization is required to submit a resolution from its local governing body recognizing it as a community-based organization.
Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was created with a mission to foster Jewish communal life through the spirit of tzedakah (righteousness) and tikkun olam (social justice). The Federation’s mandate is to initiate, to coordinate, and to preserve activities, which strengthen Jewish life locally, in Israel, and throughout the world.
Passage of the attached resolution will allow Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor to hold a raffle at their Israel Day festival at the Jewish Community Center in Ann Arbor. Passage of this resolution is required in order to obtain final approval from the Charitable Gaming Division of the Bureau of State Lottery for this event and any future events.
Staff
Prepared by: Jacqueline Beaudry, City Clerk
Body
Whereas, P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, requires that local civic nonprofit organizations be recognized by resolution adopted by the local governmental subdivision in which the organization conducts its principal activities and that a copy of said resolution be filed with any application for a license to conduct a bingo, raffle or charity game(s);
Whereas, The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor has requested that it be recognized as a nonprofit organization operating in the community for the purpose of obtaining a charitable gaming license; and
Whereas, The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is a local civic nonprofit organization as defined by P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, which should be recognized for its efforts to foster Jewish community life in Ann Arbor and around the world;
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