i i! I in 3:10 In Lu ?at- E2 55%. . :gARTICLES OF INCORPORATION a Uta Eh- 0F . THE NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION, INC. The undersigned, being of the age of eighteen years or more, does hereby make and acknowledge these Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a non-profit corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the State of North Carolina: I. The name of the Corporation is The North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc. II. The period of duration of this Corporation shall be perpetual. The purpose or purposes for which the Corporation is organized are: To operate as an agricultural trade association which will promote and support its members in the production and marketing of agricultural products by providing assistance in. the areas of labor management, legislation, marketing and other such related activities. LAW OFFICES NARRON. HOLDFORD. . . . BMm_mmRm?N non-profit organizations may be organized under Chapter SS-A of a RHODES. P.A. DRAWER 279 the General Statutes of North Carolina. WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA To engage in any lawful act or activity for which LAW OFFICES NARRON. HOLDFORD. BABE. HARRISON a RHODES, P.A. DRAWER 279 WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA Articles, this Corporation will not carry on any activities not Notwithstanding any other provision of these permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue law or a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or any other corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law. IV. The corporation will be composed of several classes of members including persons, partnerships, corporations or other organizations engaged in the production of agricultural products. V. The directors of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed in the manner and for the terms provided for in the By-Laws. VI. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any officer, director or member of the Corporation; VII. The address of the initial registered office of the Corporation is P. 0. Box 417, 200 Cameron Avenue, Vass, Moore County, North Carolina 28394, and the name of the initial Registered Agent at such address is Stan Eury. The number of Directors constituting the initial Board of Directors shall be three, and the name and address of the persons who are to serve as Directors until the first meeting of the members or until their successors are elected and qualified are: Stan Eury, P. O. Box 417, 200 Cameron Avenue, Vass, Moore County, North Carolina 28394 Susan Eury, P. 0. Box 417, 200 Cameron Avenue, Vass, Moore County, North Carolina 28394 Wilson County, North Carolina 27893 . Joe Ivey, P. 0. Drawer 279, 204 N. Tarboro Street, Wilson, IX. The name and address of the incorporator is: 1. Joe Ivey, P. 0. Drawer 279, 204 N. Tarboro Street, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina 27893 x. LAW OFFICES NARRON. HOLDFORD. . . . . Th1s non-profit corporation 15 formed pursuant to the a: RHODES. P.A. DRAWER 279 WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA LAW NARRON. HOLDFORD. BABE. HARRISON a RHODES. P.A. DRAWER 279 WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA ll provisions of the North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 55A., and this corporation shall have the power and authority as well as be restricted to those limitations, as set out therein. Said Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law). In the event of dissolution, the residual assets of the organization will be turned over to one or more organizations which themselves are exempt as organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) and 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or corresponding sections of any prior or future law, or to the Federal, State, or local government for exclusively public purposes. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, 21 this .9 day of 1989. (SEAL) .rm ?7 LAW OFFICES NARRON. BABE. HARRISON a RHODES, P.A. DRAWER 279 WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA WILSON COUNTY THIS IS TO CERTIFY, that on the 3 day of 1989, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared, I. Joe Ivey, who I am satisfied is the person named herein, and who executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and I having first made known to him the contents thereof, he did verify that he signed and delivered the same as his voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein expressed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this the 3 day of lgg?h Q4 ?ag a Lug-age ,4 6m} Notary Public My Commission Expires: (2-91.94; rf7319A