As a Regional Society of SGNA, the Regional
Society's primary purpose is to bring the benefits of national membership
to SGNA members at the local level. In recognition of SGNA's
purposes, the purposes for which the Regional Society has been formed and
will be operated are:
to unite on Regional Society persons
engaged in any capacity in the fields of gastroenterology and/or
endoscopy nursing;
to encourage and develop educational
programs for persons in such fields;
to advance the technology, science and
arts of practioners in such fields;
to advocate optimal care for patients
with digestive disease and those undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures;
and to cooperate with other professional
societies, corporations and governmental bodies involved in such
fields.
Specifically, the
Regional Society's duty is to provide educational opportunites to its
members as required by the policies and procedures of SGNA.
The property and income of the Regional
Society shall be used solely for the above-referenced purposes and shall
not inure to the benefit of any individual, and the Regional Society shall
not engage in any activity which would prevent if from gaining or cause it
to lose status as an exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code
Section 501 (c)(6).
