Southwest Florida Bluegrass Association

I, the undersigned, in order to form a corporation under and pursuant to the provisions of the Law of Florida for the purposes of forming a Florida Not For Profit corporation set forth below, hereby subscribes to these Articles of Incorporation.

ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation shall be SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION, INC.

ARTICLE II
The purposes and general nature of the business to be conducted and transacted by the corporation shall be as follows:

A. To do and transact any and all business not for pecuniary profit permitted under the laws of the State of Florida and the United States of America.

B. To provide, without limitation, charitable, educational. and cultural purposes including such purposes that the organization shall qualify an exempt organization under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code amended. Notwithstanding, any other provision of these Articles, the organization shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by any organization exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law.

ARTICLE III
The existence of the corporation shall be perpetual commencing upon the filing of these Articles of Incorporation.

ARTICLE IV
The initial principal office of this corporation shall be located at 297 Hallcrest Terrace, Port Charlotte, Florida 33954 and the initial mailing address shall be P.o. Box 512729 Punta Gorda, Florida 33951.

ARTICLE V
The names and addresses of the first Board of Directors, who shall, subject to these Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and the Laws of Florida, hold office for the first year of the corporation's existence, and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified set forth in the By-Laws of the corporation or until their earlier resignation, removal or death, are follows:

HERBERT WASHBURN 297 Hallcrest Terrace
Port Charlotte, FL 33954

BRIAN HARTLIEB 2147 Lakeville Road
North Fort Myers, FL 33917

CAROLYN BENJAMIN P.O. Box 371
Punta Gorda, FL 33954

ED LAMBERT 811 Little Creek Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33905

LOIS LAMBERT 811 Little Creek Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33905

JOE SHALLOW 4236 Courtney Road
St. James City, FL 33956

LARRY GOOCH 453 Stipe Street
North Fort Myers, FL 33903

NINA GOOCH 453 Stipe Street
North Fort Myers, FL 33903

AL FICHTNER 231 Wecuwa Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33912

PAT FICHTNER 231 Wecuwa Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33912

ARTICLE VI
The registered agent and the registered office for this corporation will be:

JEFFREY S. WACHS, ESQ. 1177 S.E. 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

ARTICLE VII
The names and addresses of each subscriber to these Articles of Incorporation are follows:

HERBERT WASHBURN 297 Hallcrest Terrace
Port Charlotte, FL 33954

ARTICLE VIII
Upon Dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed to the American Cancer Society or in the event the American Cancer Society is not in existence for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, amended the assets shall be distributed to the Federal Government, or to a State or local government for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a Court of competent jurisdiction of the County in which the principle office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or such organization or organizations, said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, directors or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation hereof.

ARTICLE X
These Articles of Incorporation may be amended in the manner provided by law.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT OF REGISTERED AGE
Having been made initial Registered Agent to accept service of process of the corporation at the initial registered office designated in these Articles of Incorporation, I hereby accept such status and consent to act in this capacity and agree to comply with all the requirements of law pertaining thereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto made, subscribed and acknowledged these Articles of Incorporation.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day personally appeared HERBERT WASHBURN, to me well known to be the same person described in and who executed these Articles of Incorporation, and he acknowledged the Articles to be the act and deed of the subscriber and that the facts set forth therein are true. He is personally known to me or has produced identification and he did/did not take an oath.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 9th day of September, 1999.

Note: The original document, signatures and seals are available by request from the officers of the Association.