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DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY

GIVEN BY

NOTICE: The powers granted by this document are broad and sweeping regarding your financial affairs. If you have any questions about these powers, obtain competent legal advice from an attorney. This document does not authorize anyone to make medical and other health-care decisions for you. You may revoke this power of attorney after its execution if you so wish.

I, , residing in , do hereby appoint of as my agent (hereinafter known as "Attorney-in-Fact") to act for me in any lawful way with respect to the following matters:

1. The power to buy, sell, manage, and borrow against any and every kind of property that I own, whether it be real, personal (including any investments such as stocks and bonds), tangible or intangible upon whatever terms my Attorney-in-Fact deems advisable;

2. To use all credit cards issued in my name;

3. To receive money, cash checks, draw checks, open and close bank and security accounts, and make deposits and withdrawals from any banking, savings, or brokerage accounts in my name including certificates of deposit;

4. To operate any business venture I may own including hiring and firing of employees;

5. To make all investment decisions and execute all documents relative to any investment assets or instruments I possess such as stocks, bonds, and options and, also, including the right to execute proxies and exercise voting rights;

6. To enter into real estate transactions of any and all types including, but not limited to, rental agreements, maintenance agreements, broker agreements, borrow money and incur expenses, execute notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, other security and credit agreements, and transfer, convey, and assign and deliver bills of sale, deeds and other instruments of title to real estate;

7. To initiate, defend and settle legal claims and lawsuits and to give releases and indemnities from liability;

8. To hire persons for assistance in legal, tax, bookkeeping, financial, medical and housekeeping matters;

9. To apply for any government, insurance or Social Security benefit, to receive personal, confidential and medical information, to file tax returns and represent me in all tax matters with the Internal Revenue Service and any other tax agency;

10. To enter any safe deposit box of mine;

11. To engage in insurance transactions of any type;

12. To create and contribute to an IRA or employee benefit plan (including a plan for a self-employed individual) for my benefit; to select any payment option under any IRA or employee benefit plan in which I am a participant (including plans for self-employed individuals) or change options I have selected; to make and change beneficiary designations in any IRA; to make voluntary contributions to such plans; to make a "roll-over" of plan benefits into other retirement plans; to borrow money and purchase assets therefrom and sell assets thereto, if authorized by any such plan; to receive benefits from and engage in transactions (including the making of any plan election) with any retirement plan of which I am a beneficiary;

13. To make any and all tax elections that I may otherwise be entitled to make and, also, the power to disclaim any property interest of mine.

Revocation of prior Durable Powers of Attorney:

I hereby revoke all prior General and Durable Powers of Attorney that I may have previously executed (except those for health care matters) and I retain the right to amend or revoke this Durable Power of Attorney and to substitute other attorneys in place of the Attorney-in-Fact appointed herein.

Expending assets for the reasonable health, education, support and maintenance of others:

The attorney-in-fact is specifically authorized to expend my assets for the reasonable health, maintenance, support and/or education of my spouse, if any, and any minor children I may have.

Duration of Authority

This is a DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY and the authority of my Attorney-in-Fact shall not terminate if I become disabled or incapacitated except as provided in s. 709.08, Florida Statutes. This General Durable Power of Attorney shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. The powers granted to the Attorney-in-Fact shall stay in effect for either the principal's entire life or until revoked by the principal (whichever occurs first).

My Attorney-in-Fact is given the above-enumerated powers regarding my financial matters in a fiduciary capacity and is to conduct my personal and business financial affairs in a manner deemed best for the welfare of myself, my spouse, and any minor children of mine.

My Attorney-in-Fact shall use the following form when signing on my behalf pursuant to this Durable Power of Attorney: "JAMES ROBERT HEDGES, by: Sara Jane Hedges, Attorney-in-Fact."

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON EXECUTION.

I agree that any third party who receives a copy of this document may act under it. Revocation of the power of attorney is not effective as to a third party until the third party learns of the revocation.

Notice to Person Executing Durable Power of Attorney

A durable power of attorney is an important legal document. By signing the durable power of attorney, you are authorizing another person to act for you, the principal. Before you sign this durable power of attorney, you should know these important facts:

1. Your agent (Attorney-in-Fact) has no duty to act unless you and your agent agree otherwise in writing.

2. This document gives your agent the powers to manage, dispose of, sell, and convey your real and personal property, and to use your property as security if your agent borrows money on your behalf. This document does not give your agent the power to accept or receive any of your property, in trust or otherwise, as a gift, unless you specifically authorize the Attorney-in-Fact to accept or receive a gift.

3. Your agent will have the right to receive reasonable payment for services provided under this durable power of attorney unless you provide otherwise in this power of attorney.

4. This is a durable power of attorney and the authority of your Attorney-in-Fact shall not terminate if you become disabled or incapacitated.

5. The powers you give your Attorney-in-Fact will continue to exist for your entire lifetime or unless you otherwise terminate the durable power of attorney. The powers you give your Attorney-in-Fact in this durable power of attorney will continue to exist even if you can no longer make your own decisions respecting the management of your property.

6. You can amend or change this durable power of attorney only by executing a new durable power of attorney or by executing an amendment through the same formalities as an original. You have the right to revoke or terminate this durable power of attorney at any time, so long as you are competent.

7. You should read this durable power of attorney carefully. When effective, this durable power of attorney will give your agent the right to deal with property that you now have or might acquire in the future. The durable power of attorney is important to you. If you do not understand the durable power of attorney, or any provision of it, then you should obtain the assistance of an attorney or other qualified person.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I sign the foregoing as my Durable Power of Attorney, do it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes herein expressed, and further state that I am eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence, this day of ,

STATE OF FLORIDA )

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COUNTY OF )

I, the undersigned, a Notary Public authorized to administer oaths in the State of Florida, certify that , the Principal, having personally appeared before me and having been first duly sworn, executed this document in my presence and declared to me that he / she had willingly signed and executed the instrument as his or her Durable Power of Attorney for the purposes herein expressed; that Principal was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this day of .

STATE OF FLORIDA )

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COUNTY OF )

I, the undersigned, a Notary Public authorized to administer oaths in the State of Florida, certify that , the Principal, having personally appeared before me and having been first duly sworn, declared to me that he / she had willingly signed and executed the instrument as his or her Durable Power of Attorney, and that he / she executed such instrument as his or her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that Principal was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this day of .

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