statute of Sterneninsel e. V.

§ 1 Name, registered office and financial year

(1) The association bears the name Outpatient children and youth hospice service for Pforzheim & Enzkreis "Sterneninsel" eV
It becomes legally binding after entry in the register of associations

(2) The association is based in Pforzheim.

(3) The financial year is the calendar year.

§ 2 Purpose, tasks, non-profit status of the association

(1) The purpose of the association is

a) Accompanying families from the diagnosis of a life-shortening illness of a child or a parent in the life, dying and beyond the death of those affected; it also includes the accompaniment of siblings / relatives;

b) Bereavement support for the family after hospice support and the support of bereaved children and young people who have suffered a loss through the death of a person and are addressing the Sterneninsel turn;

c) the comprehensive qualification and professional support of the hospice helpers by specialist staff as well as continuous further training offers and supervision;

d) offer meetings and seminars for affected families;

e) to stand up in public for the inviolability and respect for the dignity of the sick and the children and young people affected by the death, to reduce fears of contact towards the sick children and their families in order to achieve an open and informed way in society of dealing with death and dying ;

f) to achieve an improvement in the care structures and the financing of children's hospice work.

(2) The association is selflessly active; it pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the “tax-privileged purposes” section of the tax code.

(3) Any funds may only be used for statutory purposes. The members do not receive any profit shares and, in their capacity as members, no other benefits from the funds of the association.

(4) No person may be favored by administrative expenses that are alien to the purposes of the association, or by disproportionately high remuneration.

§ 3 Members

(1) Any natural or legal person under private or public law can become a member of the association. Natural persons must have reached the age of 18.

(2) The Executive Board decides on the written application for admission.

(3) Legal entities under private and public law can appoint a natural person as a representative.

§ 4 Termination of Membership

(1) Membership is non-transferrable. It ends with death, expulsion or withdrawal from the association.

(2) The withdrawal from the association must be declared to the board in writing no later than three months before the end of the financial year.

(3) A member can be expelled from the association if their behavior grossly violates the interests or the reputation of the association. The General Assembly decides on the exclusion.

§ 4 Termination of Membership

(1) Membership is non-transferrable. It ends with death, expulsion or withdrawal from the association.

(2) The withdrawal from the association must be declared to the board in writing no later than three months before the end of the financial year.

(3) A member can be expelled from the association if their behavior grossly violates the interests or the reputation of the association. The General Assembly decides on the exclusion.

§ 5 Membership Fee

The membership fee is determined by the general assembly.

§ 6 organs of the association

Organs of the association are:

a) the Board of Directors,
b) the General Assembly.

§ 7 The Board of Directors

(1) The Board of Directors manages the day-to-day business of the association. He is responsible for the administration of the association's assets and the execution of the association's resolutions.

(2) The board of directors of the association consists of
odem/the chairperson,
odem/the deputy chairperson,
or the treasurer,
or the secretary,
up to 4 assessors,
or the coordinator as an advisory member.

(3) The executive board within the meaning of § 26 BGB is the chairperson and the deputy chairperson, and the treasurer. All three have sole power of representation.

(4) The members of the board must be members of the association. The board of directors is elected by the general meeting for a period of 2 years; however, he remains in office after the expiry of his term of office until a new Board of Directors is elected. Re-election is permissible.

(5) If a member of the board resigns prematurely, a successor can be elected for the remaining term of office.

(6) The chairperson, or if he/she is unable to attend, the deputy chairperson, convenes the board meetings. The board has a quorum if at least 3 board members are present. When passing a resolution, the majority of the valid votes cast decides. In the event of a tie, the vote of the chairperson decides. Abstentions are not counted. For further regulations, the board of directors has rules of procedure.

§ 8 General meeting

(1) The General Assembly takes place annually. An extraordinary general meeting must be convened if the interests of the association require it or if one third of the members demand it, stating the purpose and reasons.

(2) The general meeting is convened by the board of directors by letter or e-mail with an invitation period of 2 weeks. The agenda set by the board of directors must be communicated. The General Assembly can decide to supplement the agenda set by the Board of Directors.

(3) The General Assembly has a quorum regardless of the number of members present.

(4) The General Assembly is responsible for

• • the election of the board members,
  • the election of two cash auditors,
  • Acceptance of the statement of accounts, the report of the cash auditors and the discharge of the board,
  • the determination of the membership fee,
  • Amendments to the articles of association, dissolution of the association or the expulsion of a member.

(5) Unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association, the majority of the valid votes cast decides on resolutions and elections; Abstentions are not taken into account. In the event of a tie, the vote of the chairperson or the second chairperson decides. The mode of voting is determined by the chairman of the meeting. Voting must be carried out in writing if requested by one third of the members present.

(6) Changes to the statutes or the dissolution of the association require a two-thirds majority of the members present.

§ 9 Management

(1) The resolutions of the board of directors and the general assembly are recorded.

(2) The income and expenses of the association are to be checked annually by the cash auditors.

§ 10 Dissolution of the association

(1) If the association is dissolved or if tax-privileged purposes no longer apply, the assets of the Hostel Lebensweg will be inherited. Should this not have arisen, then the assets fall equally to the surrounding outpatient children's and youth hospice services, which have to use them directly and exclusively for charitable purposes. A change requires the approval of the responsible tax office.

(2) Unless the general meeting decides otherwise, the chairperson is the sole liquidator.