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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COPIES OF FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER FILING</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 15a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE IS DONE AND COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED UPON ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 15b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ASSOCIATIONS POLICY IS THAT ALL DIRECTORS SERVE IN A NON-COMPENSATED CAPACITY.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The associations policy is that directors and employees avoid any conflict between their personal interests and those of GAMA. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that GAMAs honesty and integrity, and therefore its reputation, are not compromised. The fundamental principle guiding this policy is that no employee should have, or appear to have, personal interests or relationships that actually or potentially conflict with the best interests of GAMA.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
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