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responsibility for the operations of the other. Neither party is obligated to provide financial
support to the other, nor is there any guarantee that any financial support voluntarily provided
will be continued. Any support that either organization does or may provide to the other is,
and shall be, voluntary, as determined, from time to time, solely by each organization, as it
deems appropriate and feasible.

6. The District has no authority to require the Foundation or the Community to assume any
contractual, financial or other obligation; nor may the District accept or assume any such
obligation in the name of the Foundation or the Community. Similarly, the Foundation and
the Community have no authority to accept or assume any such obligation in the name of the
District. The District, on one hand, and the Foundation and the Community, on the other,
shall have no obligation or responsibility for or with respect to any contract, commitment or
liability of the other organization.

7. The Foundation shall continue to fulfill its mission of offering quality services to and support
for the elderly in a manner that recognizes and honors its heritage as a former mission agency
of the District. The Foundation as well as the Community remain committed to the
principles of service, humility, and fellowship that have defined its Christian mission of
service and relationship with the District and the Church from their inception. It is the intent
of the Foundation and Community to recognize this relationship to the District and to
encourage the continued participation of its residents in the life of their local church and in
the extended Christian community.

8. The Foundation shall no longer be a Mission Agency as defined by the District’s Amended
and Restated Bylaws and shall have no further responsibility or requirement to report to the
District, submit organizational minutes, provide updated or revised organizational
documents, or meet with the District to review the Foundation’s programs and activities. The
continued relationship between and among the parties shall be purely voluntary. The
leadership of the Foundation and the Community, shall nonetheless:

a. endeavor to attend the District’s Conference on an annual basis and provide updates
similar to other Mission Agencies;

b. meet with church pastors in a single meeting on an annual basis;

c. attend a single meeting of the District’s Executive Committee board annually; and

d. extend to the District and its administrative staff, adequate office space including two
offices, meeting space, and storage as mutually agreed upon.

9. The District, the Foundation and the Community shall mutually cooperate with one another
when feasible and as each organization deems appropriate to promote and advance those
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