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How Do I Become A
Death Valley '49er

!! ADVISOR !!

                                        CAUTION!..... The information provided here will
                                        introduce  you  to  a  deeper  understanding  of
                                        the   DEATH   VALLEY   '49er  Organization,
                                        as  well  as  the  ENCAMPMENT ;  and   by
                                        becoming a Death Valley '49er Advisor
                                        you just might be overdosed with an
                                        Excessive  Amount  of  FUN ! .....

WHO is an ADVISOR ?
        An Advisor is someone who has  great interest in the desert and Death Valley, and likes to help in educating others about this wonderful land. An Advisor gets involved in the preparation for ENCAMPMENT by participating in any number of committees in which they have an interest.  An Advisor helps out in any way they wish during the ENCAMPMENT.
 
WHEN & WHERE does an ADVISOR meet ?
    Six Death Valley '49er meetings are held in different locations during the year in preparation for the ENCAMPMENT. An Advisor must have the ability  to make at least three of these meetings. The first meeting is held on the last day of ENCAMPMENT at the visitors center auditorium at Furnace Creek, in Death Valley. The other five are set by the board and are usually held in locations such as Stovepipe Wells Village, Ridgecrest, Lone Pine, Amargosa Valley, Bishop, or Kernville. These meetings are held in January - March - May - July - September - and during ENCAMPMENT in November.

How the BOARD works

Officers

PRESIDENT

1ST VICE  PRESIDENT

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

TREASURER

SECRETARY

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

The Board of Directors

The Organizations By-Laws, article III, section 3.02a.....allow a total of  '49 Directors.
           The Responsibility of the Board of Directors as stated in article III, section 3.01 below.

     The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by and under the direction of the Board. The Board may delegate the management of the day-to-day operation of the Corporation to the officers, the Executive Committee or other committees, or other persons, provided that the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised under the ultimate direction of the Board.

     The Board of Directors shall  have the power to adopt rules not inconsistent with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Its powers shall include, but shall not be limited to the appointment, hiring and dismissal, and fixing of compensation of employees; providing for official publications of the corporation; causing a record to be kept of its proceedings and all other matters of which it shall deem record desirable; appointing or otherwise providing standing and special committees.

There are an average of '49 Committees.
These committees are staffed by as few as 1 person
all the way up to as many as 21 persons.

Here is a list of Committees and staff numbers.

1   EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.........................................................6

2   AT LARGE...................................................................................5

3   EX OFFICIO................................................................................7

4   SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS.......................................................2

5   CHAPLAINS................................................................................2

6   FINANCE, INSURANCE & CONTRACTS..............................13

7   BUDGET......................................................................................6

8   AUDIT.........................................................................................3

9   MEMBERSHIP ADMINISTRATION.........................................1

10 MEMBERSHIP SALES...............................................................3

11 MARKETING & SALES PROMOTION....................................5

12 FURNACE CREEK INN & RANCH LIAISON.........................1

13 NOMINATING COMMITTEE...................................................5

14 BYLAWS....................................................................................3

15 SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND...................................6

16 HISTORY CONFERENCE.......................................................11

17 ARCHIVES................................................................................7

18 DEATH VALLEY '49ERS LIBRARY........................................4

19 SCHOLARSHIP........................................................................20

20 PARK LIAISON........................................................................7

21 MEETING ARRANGEMENTS & PROGRAMS...................... 3

22 HISTORY COMMITTEE...........................................................9

23 COMMUNICATIONS & HOSPITALITY................................1

24 DV'49ERS ORIENTATION & ADVISORS..............................1

25 PUBLICATIONS.......................................................................8

26 NEWS MAGAZINE..................................................................1

27 PARLIAMENTARIAN..............................................................1

28 DV'49ERS PIONEERS AND DESCENDANTS.......................1

29 WEBSITE..................................................................................2

30 ENCAMPMENT PRODUCTION...........................................16

31 ENCAMPMENT SET-UP AND DISMANTLE.......................19

32 ART SHOW.............................................................................21

33 HORSESHOES..........................................................................4

34 GOLD PANNING.....................................................................8

35 AWARDS & RIBBONS............................................................2

36 STOVEPIPE WELLS EVENTS...............................................14

37 COSTUME CONTEST.............................................................6

38 COWBOY POETRY.................................................................1

39 CRAFTS, NEEDLEWORK, PHOTOGRAPHY........................3

40 EQUESTRIAN TRAILS & WAGON TRAIN...........................1

41 FIDDLE, MANDOLIN, GUITAR & BANJO CONTESTS.......2

42 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BACK COUNTRY TRIPS..................1

43 GOLF........................................................................................3

44 PAMPERED PET DRESS-UP CONTEST................................1

45 DV'49ER PARADE....................................................................6

46 PATIO TALKS..........................................................................1

47 TITUS CANYON DRIVE..........................................................3

48 BADWATER LOOP TOUR.......................................................3

49 TRIBUTE TO VETERANS........................................................2

50 WHEELBARROW RACE..........................................................3

So!!! do you happen to see  any committees above that you would like to become an ADVISOR on?

The Death Valley '49er By-Laws, Article VII Advisors, Section 7.01 states;

Any person who is a Member of the Death Valley ‘49ers Inc. may become an Advisor as follows: 

     A. Submit an application signed by a sponsor and two other directors to the nominating committee.                 
     B. Have the name of the prospective Advisor read at two regular meetings of the directors, and 

     C. Obtain approval of a majority of the Directors present at the meeting when the second reading is made.

YUP! THAT'S IT!!!!!

          Just join the Death Valley '49ers as a General Member, come to the General Meeting on Sunday, the last day of the Encampment, at 1:pm at the visitor center, ask any one there in a Boss of the Plains Hat, "HOW DO I BECOME AN ADVISOR TO THIS WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION". A Director will  fill out your application and will take you around and introduce you to at least two other Directors who will also sign your application, these three have just become your mentors. At the next meeting held in January at Stovepipe Wells Village, your name will be read to the Board of Directors and you will be invited to the front of the auditorium for an opportunity of the Directors to get to know you better. Your second reading will be at the very next meeting and again you'll be asked to come and stand in front of the Board of Directors and at this time a show of hands will be called, for the acceptance of your nomination as a Death Valley '49er ADVISOR, and in no time at all you'll not only be a part of the history of this wonderful organization, but you'll start having more fun than you can shake a Chuckwalla Stick at.