ISCANS

Imperial Sovereign Court of Atlantic Nova Society, Inc.

History

ISCANS was founded by SimonAbbass? AKA NinaDiamonds and co-founded by GaryTurner, JustinTurner AKA ShaydaBlack, LindaPublicover and ShawnLamb AKA ShaneltaRomanovBlake in 1999..

Thier plan was a fundraising society, and after several months the Society got off the ground. It has since become one of Halifax's leading fundraising groups raising much-needed funds for all charities, not just gay oriented.

Structure

ISCANS is part of The International Imperial Court System, which was founded in 1965 in San Francisco by Empress Jose I The widow Norton and now has branches in over 66 cities around the world. The main event for all Courts is their annual Coronation/Adornment at which The new Heads of State are crowned and funds are dispersed to the yearly charities.

The Heads of State are elected by the community to represent the society for 1 full year plus their dowager year. For an Imperial Court they are Emperor & Empress and for a Barony they are Baron & Baroness. Any member of the Scoiety may apply to run for these positions if they have been members in good standing for at least one year and over age 21. They must go before a panel of their peers and are subjected to a series of questions followed by a vote of the panel. They must receive majority vote to be accepted. If accepted they must actively campaign for 3 weeks followed by which an election is held, including polling station, ballots and official tabulators. The results are only known to the tabulators and are revealed Coronation night.

The Society positions:

• Prime Minister = Society Chair
• Premier = Vice-Chair
• Finance Minister = Treasurer
• Minister of Communications = Secretary

See IsCansTitles for a history of who had what title over the years.

Main web page at: http://www.imperialcourtns.com/

Members of Parliament for 2006 - 2007

• HMISM Emperor VII CousinCletus.
• HMISM Empress VII NatasshaNlott Turner Romanoff Black Starr-DeKnight.
• Prime Minister JerryLutz. ( Imperial Crown Prince I )
• Premier GaryTurner - Black ( HISM Emperor V of Halifax ).
• Minister of Communications JasonKeddy? ( King of Diamonds V )
• Minister of Finance BrandonHandley?
• Minister of Events ClarenceButler?
• Minister of Elections LeeBent ( HISM Emperor VI of Halifax )
• Minister of Protocol SheldonMyette? ( Pride Ambassador I CerinaRomanoffBlake )
• Minister of Coronation EdSavage ( HISM Empress IV BoomBoom )
• Volunteer Co-ordinator BruceHayre ( HISM Empress II MissVicki DeKnight )

Members of Parliament for 2005 - 2006

• HISM Emperor VI LeeBent
• HISM Empress VI NinaDiamonds
• Prime Minister - EdSavage (HISM Empress IV BoomBoom)
• Premier - BernieMacDonald? ( HISH Imperial Crown Princess II MeshallayCrystal)
• Minister of Finance - MarcusAymar? ( MystiqueSoul ), StevenMacLeod? ( HISM Empress V DevaStation ) and NathanBoudreau? ( JuicyFruit )
• Minister of Communications - LynnLaurent ( HMISM Emperor VII CousinCletus )
• Minister of Elections - JacobRafuse? ( HISH Queen of Diamonds IV DynaMight )
• Minister of Protocol - JacobRafuse? ( HISH Queen Of Diamonds IV DynaMight )
• Minister of Coronation - JeffMacPherson
• Volunteer Co-Ordinator - TBA

Beneficiaries for 2006 - 2007

• AidsCoalition Of Nova Scotia Emergency Fund
• ByronyHouse? For Battered Women And Children
• MetroTurningPoint? Society
• MannaForHealth

Beneficiaries for 2005 - 2006

• Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Memory of Trevor Peinsznski
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Dita Parlow Christmas Fund

Other Past Beneficiaries

• The G/L/B/T YouthProject
• VenusEnvy Bursary Fund
• The Black Cultural Society
• IWK Grace Children's Hospital
• Adsum House
• and others.

Financial Summaries

Source: Registry Of Joint Stock Companies

Oct 2001 - 31 Jan 2002

Opening balance: $0; total income: $2453; donations paid out: 1300 IWK Grace NeoNatal? Unit, 1300 Loon Lake Cherry Brook Education Fund; WTCC event cleared $515; ending balance: $1819.

Year ending 31 Jan 2003

No income & expense data filed. Ending balance: $3563.

Year ending 31 Oct 2003

Total income: $14,818; donations paid out: $6295; Adornment cost $4,024 & brought in $3,025. Ending balance: $4612

Year ending 21 Nov 2004

Total income: $20,097.60 (mostly from Coronation, about $6,000 and donations, about $3,000, and special events, about $3000, and shows, about $2,000) Total expenses: $20,097.60 (donations paid out: about $13,000; Coronation about $3,000; special event expenses about $2,000.) Closing balance: $1,773.07; bank balance as-of Jan 15, 2005: $6,678.97 (difference is in outstanding un-cashed cheques.)

If you want more financial information, make an appointment with the society's Finance Minister or request the statements from the Registry of Joint Stocks.