FAA Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft Designated Airworthiness Representative (E-LSA DAR)
E-LSA DAR Directory | E-LSA DAR | E-LSA DAR Candidates | Builder’s Information
E-LSA DARs
The Experimental Light-sport Aircraft (E-LSA) FAA Designated Airworthiness Representatives (DARs) are appointed by the FAA to inspect and certify transitioning ultralight trainers and kit-built LSA aircraft. See FAR 21.191(i)(1) and 21.193(e) for further information about qualifying LSA aircraft.
E-LSA DARs are issued FAA Function Code 47, which authorizes them to “issue recurrent/original and replacement special airworthiness certificates, experimental for the purposes of operating U.S. registered light-sport aircraft.”
E-LSA DAR Directory
To locate an E-LSA DAR to inspect your aircraft, or your completed aircraft project, click on the state link, then locate and select an E-LSA DAR closest to your home.
Note: The below E-LSA DAR directory information is obtained directly from the FAA DAR Directory, dated 6/20/06. EAA acknowledges that not all FAA DARs with Function Code 47 are listed within this EAA directory. The FAA’s Flight Standards Division maintains an additional E-LSA DAR directory.
Note: The E-LSA DAR may be limited in the classes of aircraft he/she may be able to inspect and certify. This information is contained within the limitations column in the DAR Directory listed below.
FW = Fixed Wing aircraft
GLD = Glider
BAL = Balloon
HEL = Helicopter
PPL = Powered Lift
GYP = Gyroplane
PPC = Powered Parachute
WSC = Weight Shift Control
None = may inspect all classes and complexities of E-LSA aircraft.
EAA Volunteer DAR = E-LSA DARs are FAA DARs who have volunteered to provide their certification services to other EAA members for a reduced cost, usually only the actual expenses incurred such as, traveling to and from the location of your aircraft, meals, hotel expenses, etc.
Note: EAA strongly recommends you contact one of the EAA Volunteer E-LSA DAR’s as your first step in preparing to get your experimental light-sport aircraft inspected and certificated by the FAA. The EAA Volunteer E-LSA DAR’s are listed below (their names are also BOLDED in the below state-by-state directory) with the states they are authorized to inspect and certify E-LSA aircraft in, the * indicated the E-LSA DAR’s home state.
EAA Mem Rec DAR = E-LSA DARs whose past services have been highly appreciated by other EAA members, who now wish to recommend them to other EAA members.
Note: After having your aircraft inspected, if you would like to recommend the E-LSA DAR to other EAA members, please let us know at govt@eaa.org or 888/322-4636 ext. 6522.
Note: If you contact an E-LSA DAR in this directory and he/she no longer does inspections on experimental light-sport aircraft or they don’t inspect your type (complexity, class, etc.) of aircraft, please let us know. Only by your direct involvement in maintaining this directory can we keep it current.
Note: Complexity is defined as using the following examples of construction material: Metal, tube and fabric, composite, wood, or tube and sail.
TIP: If you’re going to print the directory, we recommend you change it to the landscape print mode.
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MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC
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AL
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Acworth, GA
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Walton
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Stephen
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Yes
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(770) 974-2758
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Atlanta, GA
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Syracuse
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Vic
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Yes
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(770) 898-2222
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Enterprise
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Kukucka
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Richard
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Yes
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(334) 347-7171
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Fayetteville, AR
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Sperandeo
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(479) 521-2609
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First
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EAA Member
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AK
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Anchorage
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Davis
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John
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Yes
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(907) 248-4360
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Fayetteville, AR
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Sperandeo
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(479) 521-2609
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Last
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First
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EAA Member
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AZ
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El Segundo, CA
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Hayos
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Robert
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Yes
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Yes
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(310) 640-8855
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Mesa
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Rich
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Ronald
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Yes
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(480) 834-3151
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Phoeniz
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Pratt
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William
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(602) 677-2552
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Rio Ranchos, NM (East Arizona)
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Thompson
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Denzel
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Yes
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(505) 363-9306
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San Marcos, CA
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Purdy
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Alan
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Yes
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Yes
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(760) 510-2760
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Scottsdale
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Nelson
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Rhuno
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(480) 419-0330
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Scottsdale
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Kruse
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Paul
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Yes
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Yes
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(480) 926-3373
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Tucson
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Pendergast
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James L.
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(520) 572-2440
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Tucson
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Lareau
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Norman
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(520) 465-1793
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First
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Volunteer
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EAA Member
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Number
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AR
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Fayetteville
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Sperandeo
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(479) 521-2609
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Garfield
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Aldrich
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William
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Yes
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(479) 656-3540
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Little Rock
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Canino
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William
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Yes
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Yes
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(501) 228-7777
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Wichita Falls, TX
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Eby
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David
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Yes
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Yes
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(940) 766-2523
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EAA Member
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Number
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CA
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Corning
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Carpenter
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Brian
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Yes
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(530) 824-0644
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El Cajon
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Maley
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Michael
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(619) 566-4422
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El Segundo
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Hayos
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Robert
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Yes
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Yes
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(310) 640-8855
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Elbert
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Jordan
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Joseph
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(719) 495-0887
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Lancast
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Cupani
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Chuck
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Yes
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(661) 942-1949
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Redwood
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Morss
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David
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(650) 592-3292
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Sacramento
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Bardin
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William
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Yes
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(916) 488-2359
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San Marcos
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Purdy
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Alan
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Yes
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Yes
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(760) 510-2760
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San Francisco
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Schoen
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George
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Yes
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(415) 221-5605
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Stockton
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McGehee
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Daniel
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(209) 933-9910
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Temecula
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Shablow
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John
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Yes
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Yes
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(951) 259-2997
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EAA Member
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CO
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El Segundo, CA
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Hayos
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Robert
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Yes
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Yes
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(310) 640-8855
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Elbert
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Jordan
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Joseph
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(719) 495-0887
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Erie
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Serkes
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Keith
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Yes
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(303) 828-3963
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Fayetteville, AR
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Sperandeo
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(479) 521-2609
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Grant, NE (Northeast CO)
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Besarick
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Bill
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Yes
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(308) 352-6364
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Pleasant View
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Wiley
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Amy
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Yes
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(970) 562-3096
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Rio Rancho, NM
(So. Colorado)
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Thompson
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Denzel
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Yes
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(505) 363-9306
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San Marcos, CA
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Purdy
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Alan
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Yes
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Yes
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(760) 510-2760
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EAA Member
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CT
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Cromwell
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Gauthier
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Joseph
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Yes
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Yes
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(860) 635-4058
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East Sandwich, MA
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Mandeville
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Jeff
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Yes
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(508) 888-8878
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DE
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East Sandwich, MA
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Mandeville
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Jeff
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Yes
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(508) 888-8878
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DC
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(none listed)
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Number
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FL
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Acworth, GA
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Walton
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Stephen
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Yes
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(770) 974-2758
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Atlanta, GA (North FL)
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Syracuse
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Vic
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Yes
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(770) 898-2222
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Boynton Beach
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Turner
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Lisa
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Yes
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(561) 866-0011
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DeLand
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Carley
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Dennis
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Yes
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(386) 738-4444
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Hollywood
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Laird
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Thomas
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(954) 964-3266
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Jacksonville (South)
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Huffman
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Michael
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Yes
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(904) 206-0522
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Lake City
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Allen
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James
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Yes
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(386) 867-1017
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Lakeland
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Kurtz
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Jay B.
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Yes
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(863) 701-0000
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Lauderdale Lakes
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Pucciariello
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C.J.
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Yes
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(954) 735-0671
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Sebring
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Yunck
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Kerry J.
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(863) 655-6229
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St. Petersburg
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Cohen
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Steven
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(727) 572-7733
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State
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City
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Last
Name
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
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Phone
Number
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GA
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Acworth
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Walton
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Stephen
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Yes
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(770) 974-2758
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Atlanta, GA
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Syracuse
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Vic
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Yes
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(770) 898-2222
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Kennesaw
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Duncan
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William
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Yes
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(770) 422-4377
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Peachtree City
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Darley
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Vernon
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Yes
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(770) 310-7169
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Rex
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Swords
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Donald
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(770) 412-8885
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State
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City
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Last
Name
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
Recommended
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Phone
Number
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HI
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(none listed)
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Last
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
Recommended
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Phone
Number
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ID
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Meridian
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Graves
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Russell
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(208) 888-8484
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EAA
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EAA Member
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Number
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IL
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Edinburg
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Georges
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Thomas
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Yes
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(217) 623-5772
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Fayetteville, AR
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Sperandeo
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Frank
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Yes
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(479) 521-2609
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Fisherville, KY
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Patterson
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Ernest
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Yes
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Yes
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(502) 477-0005
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Lansing
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Milton
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Thomas
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Yes
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(708) 895-0398
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Ligonier, IN
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Farrand
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Lowell
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Yes
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Yes
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(260) 894-3438
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Peotone
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Leon
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James M.
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Yes
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(815) 529-3000
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Peru, IN
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Southwick
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Judy
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(765) 689-9991
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Sycamore
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Auman
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James
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Yes
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Yes
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(815) 899-8861
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Warsaw
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Blosser
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Jonathan
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(574) 453-0251
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State
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City
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Last
Name
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
Recommended
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Phone
Number
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IN
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Fisherville, KY
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Patterson
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Ernest
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Yes
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Yes
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(502) 477-0005
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Ligonier
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Farrand
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Lowell
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Yes
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Yes
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(260) 894-3438
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Nineveh
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Cecere
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Anthony
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Yes
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Yes
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(317) 878-9513
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Peru
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Southwick
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Judy
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(765) 689-9991
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Sycamore, IL
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Auman
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James
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Yes
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(815) 899-8861
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Walkerton
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McCallen
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Brian
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(574) 586-9581
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Warsaw
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Blosser
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Jonathan
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(574) 453-0251
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State
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City
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Last
Name
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
Recommended
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Phone
Number
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IA
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Manchester
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Hill
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Jim
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Yes
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(563) 920-3714
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Norwalk
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Folkers
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Daniel
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(515) 981-4346
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Troy, MO
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Baldwin
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(636) 528-4886
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Winterset
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Harrison
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Gregory
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(515) 462-1811
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
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Number
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KS
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Emporia
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Tevis
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Donald
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Yes
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(620) 342-3598
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Fayetteville, AR
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Sperandeo
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(479) 521-2609
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Troy, MO
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Baldwin
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(636) 528-4886
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Wichita
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Strecker
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Robert
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(316) 796-0260
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Wichita
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Basgall
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Donna
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(785) 658-2164
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Yates Center
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McHone
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Dudley
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(620) 625-2535
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Name
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EAA Volunteer
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EAA Member
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Number
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KY
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Bee Springs
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Cottrell
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Mark
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(502) 548-9282
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Fayetteville, AR
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Sperandeo
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(479) 521-2609
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Fisherville, KY
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Patterson
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Ernest
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Yes
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Yes
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(502) 477-0005
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Ligonier, IN
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Farrand
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Lowell
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Yes
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Yes
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(260) 894-3438
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Sycamore, IL
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Auman
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James
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Yes
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(815) 899-8861
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City
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Last
Name
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
Recommended
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Phone
Number
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LA
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Fayetteville, AR
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Sperandeo
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Frank
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Yes
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Yes
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(479) 521-2609
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Reserve
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Borne
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Gene
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Yes
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(985) 536-3994
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Wichita Falls, TX
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Eby
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David
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Yes
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Yes
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(940) 766-2523
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Last
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
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Phone
Number
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ME
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East Sandwich, MA
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Mandeville
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Jeff
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Yes
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(508) 888-8878
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City
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Last
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
Recommended
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Number
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MD
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(none listed)
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EAA
Volunteer
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Number
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MA
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East Sandwich, MA
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Mandeville
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Jeff
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Yes
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(508) 888-8878
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Northborough
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Cragin
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John
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Yes
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(508) 351-9767
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Plymouth
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Connor
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Peter Glenn
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(508) 746-5511
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City
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Last
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Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
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Phone
Number
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MI
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Dowling
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Roby
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Teddy
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Yes
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(517) 873-6310
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Marshall
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Stephenson
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James G.
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(269) 209-1466
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Oshkosh, WI (Upper Peninsula of MI)
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Norris
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Joseph
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Yes
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Yes
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(920) 426-6806
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Pontiac
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Gauthier
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Theodore
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Yes
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(248) 933-0062
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State
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City
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Last
Name
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First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
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EAA Member
Recommended
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Phone
Number
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MN
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Long Prairie
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Neidhardt
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Clifford
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Yes
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(320) 732-3722
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Minneapolis
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Ellefson
|
Todd
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Yes
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(507) 208-0111
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|
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Oshkosh, WI
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Norris
|
Joseph
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Yes
|
Yes
|
(920) 426-6806
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River Falls, WI
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Marr
|
Richard
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Yes
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(715)425-0262
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St. Cloud
|
Mahoney
|
Timothy
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Yes
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(320) 259-9307
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State
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City
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Last
Name
|
First
Name
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EAA
Volunteer
|
EAA Member
Recommended
|
Phone
Number
|
MS
|
Atlanta, GA
|
Syracuse
|
Vic
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Yes
|
(770) 898-2222
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|
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Brandon
|
Owen
|
Guy
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|
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(601) 825-4160
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|
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Fayetteville, AR
|
Sperandeo
|
Frank
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
(479) 521-2609
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State
|
City
|
Last
Name
|
First
Name
|
EAA
Volunteer
|
EAA Member
Recommended
|
Phone
Number
|
MO
|
Fayetteville, AR
|
Sperandeo
|
Frank
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
(479) 521-2609
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|
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Lees Summit
|
Hoffman
|
George
|
|
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(816) 838-6235
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|
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Troy
|
Baldwin
|
Frank
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Yes
|
Yes
|
(636) 528-4886
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State
|
City
|
Last
Name
|
First
Name
|
EAA
Volunteer
|
EAA Member
Recommended
|
Phone
Number
|
MT
|
El Segundo, CA
|
Hayos
|
Robert
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
(310) 640-8855
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|
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Helena
|
Wadekamper
|
Leo
|
|
Yes
|
(406) 499-4664
|
|
|
San Marcos, CA
|
Purdy
|
Alan
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
(760) 510-2760
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|
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State
|
City
|
Last
Name
|
First
Name
|
EAA
Volunteer
|
EAA Member
Recommended
|
Phone
Number
|
NE
|
Fayetteville, AR
|
Sperandeo
|
Frank
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
(479) 521-2609
|
|
|
Grant
|
Besarick
|
Bill
|
|
Yes
|
(308) 352-6364
|
|
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Troy, MO
|
Baldwin
|
Frank
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
(636) 528-4886
|
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State
|
City
|
Last
Name
|
First
Name
|
EAA
Volunteer
|
EAA Member
Recommended
|
Phone
Number
|
NV
|
Fayetteville, AR
|
Sperandeo
|
Frank
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
(479) 521-2609
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State
|
City
|
Last
Name
|
First
Name
|
EAA
Volunteer
|
EAA Member
Recommended
|
Phone
Number
|
NH
|
East Sandwich, MA
|
Mandeville
|
Jeff
|
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Yes
|
(508) 888-8878
|
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State
|
City
|
Last
Name
|
First
Name
|
EAA
Volunteer
|
EAA Member
Recommended
|
Phone
Number
|
NJ
|
(none listed)
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State
|
City
|
Last
Name
|
First
Name
|
EAA
Volunteer
|
EAA Member
Recommended
|
Phone
Number
|
NM
|
Albuquerque
|
Livingston
|
Ronald
|
|
Yes
|
(507) 237-2291
|
|
|
Rio Rancho
|
Thompson
|
Denzel
|
|
Yes
|
(505) 363-9306
|
|
|
Fayetteville, AR
|
Sperandeo
|
Frank
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
(479) 521-2609
|
|
|
Texico
|
Lewellen
|
Donnie
|
|
Yes
|
(505) 389-1210
|
|
|
Wichita Falls, TX
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