ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF THE

SAN DIEGO FESTIVAL CHORUS

I

            The name of this corporation is SAN DIEGO FESTIVAL CHORUS.

II

            A.        This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person.  It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable purposes.

            B.        The specific purpose of this corporation is to educate the general public in choral music.

III

            The name and address in the State of California of this corporation’s initial agent for service of process is:

Anthony V. Mostardo

3211 San Carlos Drive

Spring Valley, CA   91978

IV

            A.        This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.

            B.        No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or distribution of statements) on behalf of any candidate for public office.

V

            The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes and no part of the net income or assets of this corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any director, officer or member thereof or to the benefit of any private person.  Upon the dissolution or winding up of the corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this corporation shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation or corporation which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and which has established its tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.

VI

            The corporation will have five directors.  The names and addresses of the persons appointed to act as the initial directors of this corporation are:

John Fistere

11290 Lorena Lane

El Cajon, CA 92020

Joyce Hatfield

21080 Deerhorn Oaks Rd.

Jamul, CA 91935

Anthony V. Mostardo

3211 San Carlos Dr.

Spring Valley, CA 91978

Raydeen Belliard

2476 Hilton Head Pl., #1089

El Cajon, CA 92019

Wayne Oetken

1843 Oak Haven Rd.

Alpine, CA 91901

Date:                                                                                                                                                  

John Fistere, Initial Director

Joyce Hatfield, Initial Director

Anthony V. Mostardo, Initial Director

Raydeen Belliard, Initial Director

Wayne Oetken, Initial Director

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

            We are the persons whose names are subscribed below.  We collectively are all of the initial directors of the San Diego Festival Chorus, and we have executed these Articles of Incorporation.  The foregoing Articles of Incorporation are over act and deed, jointly and severally.

            Executed on ________________, 2003, at El Cajon, California.

John Fistere, Initial Director

Joyce Hatfield, Initial Director

Anthony V. Mostardo, Initial Director

Raydeen Belliard, Initial Director

Wayne Oetken, Initial Director