BOARD OF PATRONS

The ARAM Society is financed primarily by benefactors whose regular or
occasional donations are used towards the Society's expenses. 
However, there is always a shortfall, especially now that we have to cover
the expenses of two branches, in Oxford and in Harvard. ARAM would appeal
to all supporters of its aims to provide financial and moral assistance,
in order to enable it to continue its cultural mission. 
This mission is making daily progress throughout the world, and naturally
entails an increase in expenditure. We are ready to provide any person who
is interested in helping ARAM with a detailed report of our expenditures
and financial needs. ARAM is establishing a tradition whereby its projects
are linked with the names of their benefactors. For example, the Centre 
which we aim to buy for the ARAM Society in Oxford or in Harvard will be 
named after its benefactor(s) in order to show that ARAM is a gift from 
its friends to the world of culture. Therefore, those who wish to help ARAM
are invited to join the Board of Patrons which aims to support ARAM 
financially and morally in its cultural mission. 
Patrons are welcome from anywhere in the world; they are patrons of ARAM 
Society as a whole, not of one branch in particular. Membership of the Board
of Patrons is held for each calendar year and extended with the agreement
of both the benefactor and the Central Committee of ARAM. 
The Board meets officially once a year, on the inaugural day of the annual
conference, either in Oxford or in Harvard. The purpose of this meeting is
to discuss the accounts and the Board's contribution to the financial needs
of ARAM for the coming year.
The minimum cost of membership is $200 per 
month or $2400 annually. Members of the Board of Patrons are honorary members
of the Fellowship of ARAM, and the Central Committee of the Society will
maintain regular contacts with every member in order to inform them about
the activities of ARAM and the ways in which money is used to finance ARAM
projects.
Cheques should be made payable to ARAM and sent together with the
subscription form to the ARAM address at Oxford University:
ARAM, The Oriental Institute, Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE,
England. Tel. 44-1865-514041; Fax 44-1865-516824.
Our direct E.Mail number is: 100753.3143@compuserve.com; you can also use
our University E.Mail number: aram@vax.oxford.ac.uk

Alternatively, payment can be made direct to ARAM, in which case proof of
payment should be sent with your subscription form: ARAM, Lloyds Bank, High
Street, Oxford OX1 4AA, England, Account Number 0425927, Sort Code 30-96-35.
For the American Continent only: payment can be made direct to: ARAM, Shawmut
Bank, Branch Number 020-0556, Account Number 05-0129-5961, Bank’s address:
515 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. ARAM is a registered
charity in the UK and has tax-exempt status in the USA.

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I would like to become a member of the Board of Patrons and will pay to ARAM:
$/£ ........................  Monthly [  ] Yearly [  ] as my subscription to
the Board of Patrons for 1996 by cheque/direct to Shawmut Bank (USA)/direct 
to Lloyds Bank (UK).(Delete as appropriate).

Non-Members: Benefactors
If you wish to help ARAM occasionally but do not want to become a Patron 
please write your name and address on the form above and fill in the section
 below, then send the counterfoil to the ARAM address at Oxford University.

I would like to make a gift of $/£ ..........................  to ARAM on 
this occasion, but I do not want to be a Patron. I am paying by cheque/direct
to Shawmut Bank (USA)/direct to Lloyds Bank (UK). (Delete as appropriate).