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        <ExplanationTxt>ALL ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MICHAEL KRASZESKI - PO BOX 1145, NEWPORT, NC 28570. JESSICA ADAMS - 210 CRAVEN STREET, BEAUFORT, NC 28516. TRAPAS PRATT - PO BOX 427, BEAUFORT, NC 28516. BILL GREEN - 375 SOUTH FRONT STREET, NEW BERN, NC 28560. JOHN WILSON - 100 BOSCH BLVD., NEW BERN, NC 28562. ANTHONY CRUZ - 114 MARIE COURT, HAVELOCK, NC 28532. JAMES WOLFE - PO BOX 246, CALYPSO, NC 28325. AL SEARLES - PO BOX 856, WARSAW, NC 28398. BRENDA UPCHURCH - 1822 CAROLINA BEACH ROAD, WILMINGTON, NC 28401. JOE WOOD - 240 BRUCE COSTIN ROAD, WARSAW, NC 28398. RICK DAVIS - 158 ROSEWOOD CT., SNOW HILL, NC 28580. JUDY DARDEN - 101 W GREENE STREET, SNOW HILL, NC 28580. ANGELA BATES - 309 SUMMIT AVENUE, KINSTON, NC 28501. DAVID HILL - 1439 HWY 258, RICHLANDS, NC 28574. DR. NORMA SERMON-BOYD - PO BOX 160, POLLOCKSVILLE, NC 28573. FRANK EMORY - 8466 HIGHWAY 41W, RICHLANDS, NC 28574. JENNA STAFIRA - 651 COLLIER-LOFTIN RD, KINSTON, NC 28504. DR. RUSTY HUNT - PO BOX 188, KINSTON, NC 28502. JASON TRULL - 2209 ROUSE ROAD, KINSTON, NC 28540. VERONICA PEREZ - 4329 WESTERN BLVD., JACKSONVILLE, NC 28540. SHANNON VITAK - 39 B OFFICE PARK DRIVE, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546. LINDSAY GRESS - 461 WESTERN BLVD, SUITE 106, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546. LISA JACKSON - 507 ANDERSON DR., BAYBORO, NC 28515. CARLA BYRNES - 196 ELM STREET, VANDEMERE, NC 28587. DR. JIM ROSS - PO BOX 185, GRANTSBORO, NC 28529. AMY HARTLEY - 619 S. GEORGE ST., GOLDSBORO, NC 27530. CHARLES BROGDEN - 109 HOLLAND HILL DRIVE, GOLDSBORO, NC 27530. MELANIE SANDERS - 2415 W. VERNON AVE., KINSTON, NC 28504.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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