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        <ExplanationTxt>GOVERNANCE IS PROVIDED BY AN UP TO 12 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE ELECTED AT PUBLIC MEETING OF DUES PAYING MEMBERS. DUES ARE $25 PER YEAR AND MEMBERSHIP IS UNRESTRICTED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <ExplanationTxt>WEBSITE CONTACT FORM ALLOWS FOR REQUEST; ALSO, ANNOUNCED AT QUARTERLY MEETINGS</ExplanationTxt>
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