Orange County Maple Producers Association Inc

“Cash contribution: 7,500 relationship: none”

“Expenses office supplies 231 donation 1,050 meetings 700 insurance 1,769 total 3,750”

“80,661 80,661 less accumulated depreciation 72,000 76,014 total 8,661 4,647”

“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 festival. At these function's, we had maple demonstrations, explained how we make maple syrup and other products and uses for maple syrup. In addition to educating the public of 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 for the meal they donate for us at out meeting. We have also given money to cover gas expenses to the executive director for her assistance of the vermont maple sugar maker association for her role in going around the state to educate people about maple. In addition, we give money to the former vermont department of agriculture maple specialist to cover his gas expenses in their roll for judging maple syrup at fair events and the maple grading school he teaches. We also donate to the vermont farm bureau to to support a scholarship in memory of a former sugar maker.”