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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>TRACY ZSCHAU - 1499 PEACHAM ROAD, DANVILLE, VT 05828. DAN HUGHES - 1525 MAIN STREET, ST JOHNSBURY, VT 05819. JULIE KELLEY - 24 GILBERT STREET, BURLINGTON, VT 05403. ALEXANDRA MACLEAN - 169 COWHILL ROAD, WEST DANVILLE, VT 05873. BILL MCGUIRE - 555 EAST 5TH STREET APT 3001, AUSTIN, TX 78701. VICKY TEBBETTS - 231 TEBBETTS ROAD, MARSHFIELD, VT 05658. ROBERT BROWN - 370 RAILROAD STREET, ST JOHNSBURY, VT 05819. JANE CAMERON - 301 SYLVAIN RD, ST JOHNSBURY, VT 05819. ANTHONY IARRAPINO - 4 SABIN STREET, MONTPELIER, VT 05602. CHRIS HADSEL - 429 SOUTH WILLARD STREET, BURLINGTON, VT 05401. DANIEL KIMBELL - 482 OLD PRUE ROAD, ST JOHNSBURY, VT 05819. KATHLEEN HIGGS - 18 WOODS DR, ST JOHNSBURY, VT 05819. MARY PARENT - 144 PLEASANT STREET, ST JOHNSBURY, VT 05819. GEOFFREY SEWAKE - PO BOX 33, PEACHAM, VT 05862. PHIL SOUCY - 6115 GARDEN RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22152. ED VILANDRIE - 313 TAYLOR RD, BARNET, VT 05821. ADAM KANE - 398 BAYLEY-HAZEN RD, PEACHAM, VT 05821. RACHEL SIEGEL - 2666 BARNET CENTER RD, ST JOHNSBURY, VT 05819. WARREN DOW - PO BOX 514, ST JOHNSBURY, VT 05819. DAVID HOUSTON - 3736 THADDEUS STEVENS RD, DANVILLE, VT 05828.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SELECTS THE AUDIT FIRM AND OVERSEES THE AUDIT</ExplanationTxt>
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