Orange County Maple Producers Association Inc

“Expenses banner-rec field 200 scholarships & memorials 1,900 office supplies 98 licenses 230 meetings 1,305 non-investment depreciation 82 total 3,815”

“72,880 91,732 less accumulated depreciation 61,659 66,878 total 11,221 24,854”

“The purpose of the corporation shall be to encourage and support sugar making and sugar makers in the continuance of their craft; to educate and inform the public about the art of sugar making and the benefits to individuals and local communities; to provide a conduit for shared information amoung current sugar makers and the interested public; and for all other purposes in which an organization may engage as an organization qualifying as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and the applicable statutes of the state of vermont.”

“In keeping with our non- profit status, we had booths at the tunbridge world's fair, the vermont sheep and wool festival and the blue grass festivals. At these functions, we had maple demonstrations, explained how we make maple syrup and other products and uses for maple syrup. In addition to educating the public the many uses of maple syrup, the moneys raised at these activities has been spent this year to educate people. We have given out scholarships to help support students going to college that we feel can better or support the maple industry, given money to other organization for the use of there halls or church for our county meetings and the support a recreation field banner for the meal they donate for us at our meeting. We have also given money to cover gas expenses to the executive director of vermont maple sugar maker association for her role in going around the state to educate people about maple. In addition, we contributed money to former vermont department of agriculture maple specialist to cover his gas expenses to judge maple syrup at fair event and the maple grading school he teaches. We also donate to the vermont farm bureau to support a scholarship in memory of a former sugar maker.”