[Sca-cooks] What would you do?

[Terry Decker]

It's more likely the carwash is against tradition ("it's mundane") rather
than being against the law.

501.C.3 is more about how you may use your income than how you make it.  And
I don't remember anything in that chapter of Title 26 covering carwashes.

Individuals can act seperately or as a group to raise money for charity and
donate that money as they choose.  As long as it is not organized by
officers of the SCA acting on behalf of the SCA and the fundraiser is not
officially recognized or sanctioned by any SCA group, the fund raiser is not
an activity of the SCA.  State laws may apply, but they do not apply to the
SCA only to the individuals involved.

Bear


>As far as holding a fund-raising car wash... What is allowed is
>specified in the Exchequer's Manuals. There is a different manual for
>each kingdom for legal as well as traditional reasons.
>
>There are certain rules that hold for the entire organization of the
>SCA - since we must follow those specified by the IRS for 501.C.3
>organizations.
>
>There are others that depend on the laws of the states in which a
>particular kingdom is located.
>
>Law about fund raising can be very particular for 501.C.3
>organizations, and car washes could be against the law... check with
>your Kingdom Exchequer before making assumptions or spreading
>information about any such thing.
>
>Anahita
>Exchequer for a Province that does one event a year, thank goodness,
>so there's usually only one quarter with activity to report.
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