ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF WASHINGTON AREA COMMODORE USER GROUP We hereby associate to form a non-stock corporation under the provisions of Chapter II, Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and to that end set forth the following: A. The name of the Corporation is to be Washington Area Commodore User Group. B. Said Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code). C. There shall be only one class of member. D. Membership in the Corporation shall be open to any individual who subscribes to its purposes and is not in arrears in his dues. E. Directors, except for the initial Board of Directors, shall be elected by the membership at the annual meeting. F. 1. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Paragraph B. hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future tax code. 2. Upon dissolution of the Corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government or to a state or local government, for Articles Page 1 REV: 05/23/93 a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Circuit Court of the county in which the principal office of the Corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court may determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purpose. G. The post office address of the initial registered office of the Corporation is 1419 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia 22201, and the initial registered agent is M. Patton Echols, Jr., who is a member of the Virginia State Bar, and whose office address is 1419 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia 22201. H. The number of Directors constituting the initial Board of Directors is four (4), and the names and addresses of the initial Directors are as follows: Joseph Carnevale 9508 Leathersmith Court Burke, Virginia 22015 Bonnie Rorabaugh 9206 Annhurst Street Fairfax, Virginia 22031 Robert Connors 3140 Singleton Circle Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Richard Shelton 4710 Upland Drive Alexandria, Virginia 22310. WITNESS the following signature and seal. Dated: 1- 4-85  s/illegible (SEAL) Articles Page 2 REV: 05/23/93