RISE ABOVE WELLNESS CENTER Inc. Minutes of the First Organizational meeting. Rise Above Wellness Center Inc. (Rise Above) has officially been designated a Not for Profit Organization incorporated in the State of New York. The first organizational meeting was convened at the Rise Above building in Wellsville NY by founder Jeremy Dahlgren at 12:00 Noon on November 2 nd 2019 . Those present were Jeremy Dahlgren, Elizabeth Freeland, Christina Petito and Frederick Sinclair. All present were invited to be members of the Board of Directors for Rise Above and by consensus the officers were established as President: Jeremy Dahlgren, Vice President: Frederick Sinclair, Secretary: Elizabeth Freeland, and Treasurer: Jeremy Dahlgren. The fiscal year was established as January thru December and there will be formal Board meetings held quarterly with special meetings called for as needed. A process for phone conferencing and or calling into a meeting will be established by Jeremy. Information on Insurances will be gathered. There was discussion and consensus to file for 501C3 status with IRS in order to establish Rise Above tax exemption as a state and federal charitable and educational organization. The Federal ID number, By-Laws and organizational papers are expected to be received from the attorney soon. Fred volunteered to get started researching becoming a 501C3 and get started on the application process. The status of the adjacent building, which is for sale, was discussed and previous work reviewed regarding feasibility of Rise Above purchasing the building. Christina expressed interest in touring the building and Jeremy said he would set that up with the realtor and get the key. The next meeting was discussed and ended up being scheduled for at 11:30 am December 21 st 2019 at the Rise Above Center. The meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm Frederick Sinclair, recorder