Exhibit 3.15
Secretary of State Corporations Division 315 West Tower #2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1530 | DOCKET NUMBER CONTROL NUMBER DATE INC/AUTH/FILED JURISDICTION PRINT DATE FORM NUMBER | : 021220069 : J909222 : 05/09/1989 : GEORGIA : 05/02/2002 : 215 |
CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY
SHEILA PITTARD
1201 HAYS ST.
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301
CERTIFIED COPY
I, Cathy Cox, the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify under the seal of my office that the attached documents are true and correct copies of documents filed under the name of
THE CONNECTING LINK, INC.
A DOMESTIC PROFIT CORPORATION
Said entity was formed in the jurisdiction set forth above and has filed in the Office of Secretary of State on the date set forth above its certificate of limited partnership, articles of incorporation, articles of association, articles of organization or application for certificate of authority to transact business in Georgia.
This certificate is issued pursuant to Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and is prima-facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts stated herein.
Cathy Cox |
| Secretary of State |
Secretary of State Business Services and Regulation Suite 306, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Atlanta, Georgia 30334 |
CHARTER NUMBER DATE INCORPORATED COUNTY EXAMINER TELEPHONE |
:8909222 :May 09, 1989 :GWINNETT :MARILYN M MATEEN :404-656-2811 |
MAILED TO:
MICHAEL S. WEBB, ATTY.
3483 SATELLITE BLVD., STE 217
DULUTH, GA 30136
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
I, MAX CLELAND, SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CORPORATIONS COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA DO HEREBY CERTIFY, UNDER THE SEAL OF MY OFFICE, THAT
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“THE CONNECTING LINK, INC.”
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HAS BEEN DULY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA ON THE DATE SET FORTH ABOVE, BY THE FILING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE FEES THEREFOR PAID, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, AND THAT ATTACHED HERETO IS A TRUE COPY OF SAID ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
WITNESS, MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL, IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA ON THE DATE SET FORTH BELOW.
DATE: MAY 15, 1989
MAX CLELAND |
| SECRETARY OF STATE |
H. WAYNE HOWELL |
| DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE |
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE CONNECTING LINK, INC.
I.
Tree name of the corporation is “THE CONNECTING LINK, INC.”
II.
The corporation is organized pursuant to the provisions of the Georgia Business Corporation Code.
III.
The corporation shall have perpetual duration.
IV.
The corporation is a corporation for profit and is organized for the following purposes: To provide an educational consulting service for public and private school teachers, instructors, and professors, and universities, colleges and other learning institutions; to offer graduate and post-graduate classes, courses and studies for public and private school teachers, instructors and professors, to publish books, and audio and video tapes, and other educational materials; to conduct communication skills workshops; to do any and all things or acts incidental thereto; and to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations maybe organized under the Georgia Business Corporation Code.
V.
The Corporation shall have authority, acting by its board of directors, to issue not more than 100,000 shares of a common class of stock having no par value.
The Corporation may purchase its own shares of capital stock out of unreserved and unrestricted earned surplus and capital surplus available therefor and as otherwise provided by law.
The Board of Directors may from time to time distribute to shareholders out of capital surplus of the corporation a portion of its assets, in cash or in property, or in both cash and property.
The Corporation shall be authorized to Issue its capital stock pursuant to such plan or plans as it may from time to time adopt in accordance with the provisions of § 1244 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the initial Board of Directors shall be authorized to adopt the initial plan for the issuance of such capital stock.
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VI.
The corporation shall not commence business until it shall have received consideration of not less than $500 in value for the issuance of its shares.
VII.
The address of the initial registered office of the corporation is 243 Blazing Ridge Way, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia 30245. The initial registered agent at the address is Bernard F. Cleveland.
VIII.
The initial board of directors shall consist of two members. Their names and addresses are as follows:
Bernard F. Cleveland
243 Blazing Ridge Way
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30245
Kathleen P. Cleveland
243 Blazing Ridge Way
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30245
IX.
The names and addresses of the incorporators are:
Bernard F. Cleveland
243 Blazing Ridge Way
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30245
Kathleen P. Cleveland
243 Blazing Ridge Way
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30245
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned incorporator has executed these Articles of incorporation.
This day of May, 1989.
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MICHAEL S. WEBB Attorney for Incorporators State Bar No. 744637 |
The Crescent — Suite 217
3483 Satellite Boulevard
Duluth, Georgia 30136
(404) 476-9793
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CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT AS REGISTERED AGENT
| To: | Max Cleland |
Secretary of State
Ex-Officio Corporation
Commissioner
State of Georgia
| I | BERNARD F. CLEVELAND |
do hereby consent to serve as registered agent for the corporation
THE CONNECTING LINK, INC.
This 28th day of April, 1989.
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| BERNARD F. CLEVELAND |
Address of registered agent:
243 Blazing Ridge Way
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30245
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