ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE ACCESS READY STRATEGIC SOCIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION
(A Florida Profit Social Purpose Corporation)
The undersigned, acting as an authorized representative of the initial directors of the above captioned Profit Social Purpose Corporation, under the provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act, Chapter 607, Florida Statutes, adopts the following Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I
NAME & ADDRESS
The name of this corporation is THE ACCESS READY STRATEGIC SOCIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION (the Corporation). The principal office and mailing address of the Company is 7780 49th Street North, Executive Suite 425, Pinellas Park, FL 33781.
ARTICLE II
ELECTION OF PROFIT SOCIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION
The Corporation elects to be a social purpose corporation in accordance with Section 607.501 et seq., Florida Statutes.
ARTICLE III
SOCIAL PURPOSE STATEMENT AND BUSINESS PURPOSE
The business purpose and public benefit(s) for which the Corporation is organized is to develop financial resources able to fund its specific social purpose strategies.
The specific public benefit(s) to be created by the Corporation (in addition to its general purpose) is/are as follows:
(a) Providing low-income or underserved individuals with disabilities or communities with beneficial products or services through the development and promotion of information technology that meets accessibility standards allowing the use of such technologies by people with the widest range of disabilities possible.
(b) Promoting economic opportunity for individuals with disabilities or communities beyond the creation of jobs in the normal course of business by contracting for services to be performed by a nonprofit organization that creates employment and business opportunities for people with the widest range of disabilities possible.
(c) Protecting or restoring the environment by expanding the reach of information technology through accessibility thereby allowing people with disabilities to take advantage of home-based employment and business opportunities providing the resulting effect of lowering the individuals carbon footprint.
(d) Improving human health by expanding the accessibility of information technologies utilized in the healthcare industry thereby providing people with the widest range of disabilities access to healthcare services at the same level as the general population.
(e) Promoting the accessibility of the arts, sciences, business, government, nonprofit, and/or the advancement of knowledge by promoting a policy of accessible information technology across these and other disciplines in order to provide people with the widest range of disabilities possible access to goods, services, employment, civic, social and economic engagement at the same level as the general population.
(f) Increasing the flow of capital to entities that have as their stated purpose the provision of a benefit to society or the environment by funding educational and advocacy activities which promote a policy supporting accessible information technology benefiting people with the widest range of disabilities possible.
(g) Funding programs that identify issues, provide education about those issues and identify best practices and goods or services designed to provide accessibility to people with the widest range of disabilities possible.
ARTICLE IV
SHARES
The number of authorized shares of stock is 100 shares of common capital stock, no par value.
ARTICLE V
INITIAL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, BENEFIT DIRECTOR
The initial officers and directors of the Corporation are as follows:
Douglas George Towne
Chair of the Board of Directors (President) and Chief Executive Officer
5142 77th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
Corey Richard Saur
Corporate Secretary, Director
9015 Derby Lane
Port Richie, FL 34668
Gust Dean Doulou
Vice-Chair (Vice-President) of the Board of Directors
7391 118th Terrace North
Largo, FL 33773
The Corporation may also name a Benefit Director as described in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
INCORPORATOR
The name and address of the Corporations’ incorporator is:
Name : Randy K. Sterns
1801 N. Highland Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33601
ARTICLE VII
OFFICIAL BOARD / OFFICERS
The powers of this Corporation shall be exercised, its properties controlled, and affairs supervised by a Board of Directors, the precise number of which shall be set by the Bylaws of the Corporation. Each member of the Board of Directors shall be elected in the manner and for the terms prescribed in the Bylaws and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by this official board, who shall elect officers as follows: President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, which officers shall be provided for in the Bylaws. Each officer shall be elected from time to time in accordance with the Bylaws and each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
The Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation may be amended, altered or rescinded by the Board of Directors in a manner provided in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE IX
BYLAWS
Subject to any limitations set forth in the Florida Business Corporation Act Florida Statutes 607 Part II, the Corporation’s Bylaws shall be adopted by the Board of Directors and may be altered, amended, or rescinded by the Board of Directors in a manner provided by the Bylaws.
ARTICLE X
TERM
The term of the Corporation shall be perpetual or until dissolved by due process of law.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
The Corporation shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless every registered agent, director or officer and his or her heirs, personal representatives and administrators against liability and against expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which he or she may be made a party by reason of his or her having been a director or officer of this Corporation, except in relation to matters as to which he or she shall be finally adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable for willful misconduct.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Incorporation this __ day of March 2019.
Randy K. Sterns, Incorporator
CERTIFICATE DESIGNATING
REGISTERED AGENT
Pursuant to the provisions of §§48.091 and 607.0501, Florida Statutes, THE ACCESS READY STRATEGIC SOCIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION, desiring to organize under the laws of the State of Florida, hereby designates BUSH ROSS REGISTERED AGENT SERVICES, LLC, as its Registered Agent for the purpose of accepting service of process within such State and designates 1801 N. Highland Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33602, the business office of its Registered Agent, as its Registered Office.
Randy K. Sterns, Incorporator
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
BUSH ROSS REGISTERED AGENT SERVICES, LLC hereby accepts the appointment as Registered Agent of the above-named Company and agrees to act as such in accordance with the provisions of §§48.091 and 607.0505, Florida Statutes.
BUSH ROSS REGISTERED AGENT SERVICES, LLC
By:
Randy K. Sterns, Vice President
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Randy K Sterns, Esq.
Bush Ross, P.A.
1801 N. Highland Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602
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