I've been keeping this hush hush over the past few weeks but we have finally completed, signed, had notarized and mailed the papers away to the federal government for our application to incorporate Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» as a non profit organization!!!
Our purpose is "The study, promotion and preservation of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»arts and culture" and by officially registering as a non profit we're hoping to secure the future of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» project by gaining support from the community and other organizations, offering memberships to our readers and extending our reach beyond the internet and further into the city itself. We'll keep doing the site as we've been doing for the past year and a half but we'll also be organizing more events and shows, publishing some print editions, holding workshops and of course we will continue celebrating all of the awesome things that make this city what it is.
The tools of our notary public, moments before being used to sign, stamp and seal our papers.
Huge thanks to Heather Thompson at for all of her advice and guidance along the way to taking this first step. The application still needs to be approved but we are super excited for the future of V.I.A. as an actual organization!
