<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><b style=""><font color="#ff0000" style="" size="4">NOTICE: Due to a conflict with a holiday, the Annual Meeting has been rescheduled from Tuesday, May 18 to Thursday, May 27 at 12:00 PM. <br><br>Board Elections have therefore been extended until May 27. Ballots can be received up until 24 hours prior to the Annual Meeting. If you have not voted in the elections yet, please consider voting electronically or sending in a paper ballot.</font></b></font></div><font color="#000000" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i><u><div><font color="#000000" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i><u><br></u></i></span></font></div>Per the CDPAANYS Bylaws:</u>  <br></i></span><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><br>N<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.7pt">t</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">c</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">e</span>s <span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">w</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">i</span>ll<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt">b</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">e</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt">m</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">a</span>i<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">l</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">e</span>d<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">t</span>o<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">eac</span>h<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> Director, </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">at </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">l</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">e</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">a</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">s</span>t<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">s</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">e</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">v</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">e</span>n<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">c</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">a</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">l</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">e</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">n</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">d</span>ar<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">d</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">a</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">y</span>s <span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">p</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt">r</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">o</span>r<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">t</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt">m</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">ee</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt">t</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">n</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">g</span>.<br><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"><br>T</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">h</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>No<span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">t</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">c</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">o</span>f<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">M</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">e</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">e</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">t</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">i</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">n</span>g<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt">s</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">h</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">a</span>ll<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">i</span>n<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">c</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">l</span>ude<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">t</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">h</span>e <span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"></span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt">f</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">l</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt">l</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt">o</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt">w</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">i</span>ng <span style="letter-spacing:-0.2p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