Guidelines

San Francisco Club for the Deaf, Inc.

GUIDELINES

Revised July 2025

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Contents

  1. MEMBERSHIP
  2. TICKET BUYING GUIDELINES
  3. EVENTS
  4. MEETINGS
  5. BOARD

MEMBERSHIP

  1. Deaf members with hearing spouses who do not know ASL are ALLOWED to join.
  2. When you join the SFDC club, you agree to our waiver rule. We may share pictures taken during events on our social media. By attending the event, you acknowledge and agree to this policy.
  3. Members who used to live in the SFDC Bay counties may continue to be a member if they moved within 75 miles of the outer edges of the SFDC counties as stated in Bylaws section 2.2.
  4. To keep the membership active, the members will need to continue paying for membership when due without any lapse in due of payment. If the member hasn’t paid up by their deadline, their membership will be cancelled and with no chances of renewing.
  5. Membership dues are due on November 1st. Reminder notices will be sent out starting in October. If dues are not received by January 1st, your membership will expire.

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TICKET BUYING GUIDELINES

  1. To purchase event tickets, all adults MUST become members of SFDC. Members can only buy tickets for their children who are 17 and under. They are STRICTLY NOT PERMITTED to purchase tickets for anyone other than immediate family (Father, Mother, Legal Guardian, and Children) unless they are members of SFDC.

    To purchase event tickets, ALL Adults must be members of SFDC. If they are not, they will need to purchase 5 years worth of membership, which will be $25, along with the event tickets. They will be denied access to the tickets if they didn’t purchase a 5 year membership.

    Members can purchase tickets for themselves and their immediate family. Members may not purchase tickets for other members.
  2. The person who hosts the event will not receive complimentary tickets. The host may get the first dibs and purchase tickets for his/her immediate family only.
  3. Ticket refunds will only be reimbursed if there is a waiting list. Ticket buyers cannot give their tickets to anyone or resell the tickets.
  4. SFDC RESERVES THE RIGHT to cancel tickets and future ticket-buying privileges if you violate any rules.
  5. If the event is free admission, members must pay $5.00 to reserve the ticket. The $5.00 will be refunded when the member attends the event.
  6. If the event sells out and members ask to buy more tickets, the Board must approve by majority votes. This will happen only if we have a waiting list and there are tickets available to purchase.

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EVENTS

  1. The person who proposes the event will be the chair. The chair is expected to do the majority of the work with the help of the Event Director.
  2. Events can be taken outside of 9 Bay Counties, limited up to 75 miles from the borders of the assigned bay area counties – refer to the bylaws section 2.2; up to one major event can be hosted more than 75 miles away within the state of California.
  3. The person who proposes the events and doesn’t follow through or communicate with the Board with reason for cancellation of the events may be refrained from proposing events for a year.

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MEETINGS

  1. Meetings are held on 2nd Saturdays.
    1. Board meetings – February and September.
      1. Proposals are submitted in person.
    2. General meetings – May and November.
      1. Event requests are submitted in person in November.
  2. Meeting days can be moved up/down to a different date if needed, preventing any conflicts with holidays or events happening around the Bay Area.

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BOARD

  1. Board of Directors to keep the videos of the Club updated on the website (proposals, donations, sponsorship, partnership, membership in good standing, membership dues, buy/refund tickets, etc.)

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