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BK -00028 PG- 044O September 19, 2016 Willing Hands, Inc. 107 Gordon Street Sanford, NC 27330 Re: Letter of Agreement and Understanding with the Lee County Board of Commissioners Federal ID #01-0788051 To the Board of Directors for Willing Hands, Inc. The Lee County Board of Commissioners want to thank Willing Hands, Inc. for agreeing to administer a grant program for water filters in the Colon/Osgood area of Lee County. The Commissioners voted on (insert date of vote) to grant all funds donated to the County for use to provide bottled water for the citizens in the Colon Road to a non-profit agency who can address improvement water quality with these citizens. By agreeing to this letter of agreement and understanding, the County will turn the funds raised over to Willing Hands, Inc. for implementation of a water quality improvement program. The Commissioners desire is for the non-profit to purchase water filter systems for use at the 22 homes in this area that tested with elevated levels of vanadium and hexavalent chromium. 5 homes in the area were used as testing locations and filters have already been installed there by EnvironmentaLEE. Testing at the 5 homes, which had tested the highest from vanadium and hexavalent chromium in the County's recent testing program, showed the filters installed improved water quality. The Commissioners are seeking to offer the 17 remaining homes the option to have water filters installed in their homes using the $5,900 remaining from the donations that the County received. The County's Environmental Health Department is already surveying the owners to make sure all these citizens want a filter system. Once that survey is completed, we will forward those results to you. It is understood that the $5,900 the County will grant to Willing Hands, Inc. will be used to purchase the filters, conduct testing if needed, cover any expenses associated with the testing and installation of the filter systems, and provide bottled water to residents who want to continue to use bottled water on a daily basis. Once these funds are expended, the grant program will end. As with all donations and grants, the County may request an accounting of all funds expended. This accounting may be requested by our Auditors. Since the funds were donated to the County for the specific purpose of helping the Colon/Osgood citizens who were given letters to not drink or use the water, the funds granted to Willing Hands, Inc. need to be used for the same purpose. We have received permission from the donors to transfer these funds to your organization for this purpose. By signing the letter of agreement below, Willing Hands, Inc. agreeing to the terms set forth above by the Commissioners.