After only 18 months, Sociedad Southron Asociacion Civil (SSAC) has been approved as a non-profit organization here in Uruguay.
The purposes and programs for which the organization was founded are those noted on the main page of this website, which I will reprint here:
The Sociedad Southron is a non-profit society the purposes of which are:
1. to encourage qualified foreign retirees, investors and entrepreneurs to relocate to Uruguay, in order to further the economic and social development of Uruguay; and
2. to facilitate social and business contacts between these newcomers and both native and naturalized Uruguayans, in order to expedite the assimilation of the newcomers into Uruguayan society; and
3. to arrange group discounts and other benefit programs for members of the Sociedad; and
4. to unite both groups to work together for their mutual advancement and for the advancement of Uruguay economically, culturally and socially, while balancing any advancement against the imperative of preserving Uruguay’s quality of life.
The Sociedad Southron will support programs and engage in activities which will:
5. help and encourage newcomers to learn the Spanish language; and
6. promote the spread of English as a business language in order to assist in the development of Uruguay’s economy; and
7. work to make Uruguay more accessible for handicapped members of the community; and
8. support effective consumer rights; whenever possible, through dialog with the business community, but when necessary, through direct consumer advocacy against the most egregious offenders, and
9. sponsor and subsidize charitable works in Uruguay for the benefit of deserving disadvantaged persons; and
10. discourage the immigration of persons who would be detrimental to Uruguay’s wellbeing.
The law requires that dues are charged for membership, but they are being set as low as allowed.
To get things started, I am transferring ownership of this website, UruguayDailyNews.com and UruguayConnection.com to SSAC. I am also transferring the ownership of the artwork proper to those sites.
One of my hopes is to now turn UruguayDailyNews.com into 
a much bigger enterprise. I hope to solicit advertising or corporate sponsorships, or even grants. I have refused to do so prior to this time because I did not want to accept one penny into my company’s accounts in order to keep the separation complete and the books spotless.
Capital Conservator will continue to sponsor the activities of the projects, now to be owned by SSAC, but I hope that other sources will help bear the burden as well.
I would appreciate your ideas regarding the things SSAC should do, and the way those things can be implemented. Please email me at Southron@UruguayLiving.com, rather than sending PM’s here.
