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Autumn 2016
The Southern
Cavalier
Inside this issue:
Cavaliers of the South, A CKCSC USA Regional Club
The Diamond Jubilee 60th Anniversary National Specialty Show will be held on
October 13-16, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill PA. It should
be a great time! Plans include a therapy seminar, handling seminar, breeders
forum, parades, veteran & puppy sweepstakes, conformation competition, per-
formance competition, the Top 20 gala, junior showmanship, live and silent
auctions and the Specialty banquet!
Join us at the banquet as we auction off “Cuteness Alert” (see above) a won-
derful oil painting donated by the artist, Lindsay Bittner Graham.
CKCSC, USA National at Camp Hill, PA
Presidents Message 2
Winter Specialty 4
CKCSC National 5
Call for Nominations 6
AGM Minutes 8
Candid's & Brags 12
Calendar of Events 15
It has been a very busy
few months for the
COS and your new
Board of Directors. As
you know from last
month’s article, we
are having some very
exciting venue changes
for shows in 2016 and
2017. Your show
chairs, board, and
committees have been
working very hard to
make these events a
success and to make
the new locations a
draw for the future.
The COS will have the show on Sunday in York, Pennsylvania in November at the same hotel as in the past at the Wyndham Garden. Then our new location at the Doubletree by Hilton in Orlando for December: followed in March 2017 with the Reston, Virginia show at the Sheraton Reston. Finally in May, we go to a new hotel in Atlanta, the Shera-ton Atlanta Airport. I hope that you will all give these shows your support and atten-dance. I think you will find these locations a nice change of pace and it will allow you and your friends to en-joy new cities. I have thought a great deal in the past few
months about the tre-mendous amount of commitment I have seen from volunteers who work for this club and the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels we are so committed to protect. The logo for the CKCSC, USA is Forever Guardians of the Cavalier. I have read that logo for sev-eral years, but have never really thought about it in detail until becoming president of the COS. As I have watched members over the past three months volunteer to help make shows, meetings, fun matches and other activities successful, I realize how truly blessed these Spaniels are to have an entire organi-zation caring for them. According to the dic-tionary, a guardian is a defender, protector, or keeper. The Club and its members are all of the above. The CKCSC, USA and its Re-gional Clubs are made up of members who work countless hours to be the guardians of this breed. Our health clinics assure we do the best we can to protect the health and wellbeing of the Cava-lier. The seminars we provide at events all over the country bring together some of the top people in breed-
ing, health and nutri-tion to make sure we protect our breed with knowledge and the best information avail-able in animal hus-bandry. Our conforma-tion shows set a stan-dard that we must keep and improve upon, and finally the many social events give the guardians a time to mentor, ex-change information and enjoy the strong commitment we all share for the CKCS. There is room for all of us who love this breed to make a difference. From those of you who enjoy the companion-ship of a wonderful pet, to those who show and do obedience, there is room for you to help make a differ-ence for this breed. Please continue to be a member, recruit members, help by vol-unteering and insure our club defends, pro-tects and keeps this breed sustainable for future generations to enjoy. Pat Mixon
President, COS
Letter from the President
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Dr. Randi Rosvoll “Heart of the South” Nominations
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Have you visited our COS website? We have on the website the follow-
ing:
Show schedule for COS
Back issues of the Southern Cavalier
Updated “New Member” booklet you can download to print or email!
Puppy Family Pictures! Send us your puppy pics for the website! Please make
sure that it is OK with your puppy families to post their images on our website prior
to submitting photos! Send your jpg photos to: cavaliersofthesouth-
Visit our website at: http://www.cavaliersofthesouth.org
It is that time of the
year again to nominate a
COS member for the
“Heart of the South”
award. This award was
created in 2000 to honor
members who volunteer
tirelessly behind the
scenes and whose con-
tributions are invaluable
to the success of the
club.
Randi Rosvoll was hon-
ored as the first recipient
and the award was re-
named “The Randi Ros-
voll Heart of the South
Award”. Howard Bales
was the second recipient
of the award for his won-
derful work in support of
our shows.
In May 2010, Cindy
Torgersen was awarded
the Heart of the South
for her work on club
functions and her work
with the national Cava-
lier Rescue USA organiza-
tion.
In May 2012, Beth Aren-
burg was awarded the
Heart of the South for all
the work she has done
with the COS health clin-
ics.
In May 2015, Nancy
Maddox was awarded the
Heart of the South for
her work on shows and
her generosity with do-
nating pieces of her won-
derful artwork to the
Club for prizes and dona-
tions.
Paula Ayers was the 2016
recipient of this prestig-
ious award for the all the
time, effort and support
she has given to both the
National and COS clubs
over the years.
To be nominated for the
award the nominee must
be a member of COS for
a minimum of 7 years.
Please send your nomina-
tions (50 words or less as
to why you are nominat-
ing this person) to:
SHANNON SCHILLING,
Club Secretary at barre-
om
The deadline for submit-
ting nominations is FEB-
RUARY 1, 2017
The COS Board will re-
view all nominations and
deter-mine the final
choice. The award will
be given in years where
the Board feels the
award is deemed appro-
priate and announced at
the May AGM
Cavaliers of the South Website
We hope you can join
us at our final spe-
cialty for 2016 in
magical Orlando Flor-
ida!
This is a new loca-
tion, venue and date
for our Winter Spe-
cialty and it will be
filled with Florida
FUN!
There will be FUN
MATCH on Thursday
Magical FUN in Orlando!
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afternoon, so be sure
to sign up for the
match!
On Saturday, people
and pooches are in-
vited to attend the
Pool Patio Luau!
Sounds like great
FUN!
We will also have a
ringside silent auc-
tion, so bring your
checkbooks and bid
high and often on
some great items.
Bidding wars are so
much FUN!
We will also be
holding a heart
clinic and talk by
Dr. Simon Swift.
Be sure to book your
reservations for the
DoubleTree and we
hope to see you
there!
60th Anniversary National Specialty Show
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COS 2017-2018 Nominating Committee News
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The members of the COS
Nominating Committee for
2017/18 are:
Pat Lander - Chair
389 North Lake Dr
Canton GA 30115
tel: 678.522.1473
email:
Hollis Land
308 Huntington Rd
Thomson GA 30824
email:
Howard Bales
2301 Emory Road
Knoxville TN 37938
email:
Tia Painter
4 Linda Sue Ct.
Beaufort SC 29907
Tel: 843.597.5195
email:
Don Walzer
25089 Riverwalk Dr.
Leesburg, FL
tel: 352.314.8975
email:
The election is for the
following Director posi-
tions to be filled May
2017 (all 3 year terms):
Director (Howard
Bales position)
Director (Caryna
Baker Fox position)
Suggestions for nomi-
nees, including self nomi-
nation, are encouraged
and welcomed. The ulti-
mate responsibility of the
selection of the Officers
and Directors of the
Cavaliers of the South lies
with it’s members.
Please submit names of
eligible members, to-
gether with a brief re-
sume (see note) to, COS
Nominating Committee
Chair.
The deadline for submit-
ting nominations is:
NOVEMBER 30, 2016.
The slate of candidates
will be published in Janu-
ary 2017 issue of The
Southern Cavalier.
Note:
The resume for each
candidate must be
submitted on one side
of an 8.5x11 sheet of
paper and must include:
Candidate’s name,
mailing address,
telephone number
and email address.
Education and pro-
fessional qualifica-
tions
Offices held, past
and present
Other positions,
committees, past
and present
Other activities re-
lated to dogs
Disclosure of con-
flict of interest
Personal statement
COS is on FACEBOOK!
Be sure to “like” our club page and receive our posts about up-
coming shows, COS news, deadlines and just fun stuff!
www.facebook.com/CavaliersoftheSouth
We have A LOT of members who are active on Facebook but
have not LIKED our club page yet! Don’t miss out on updates
and reminders! Be sure to “LIKE” your Club’s page!
Cavalier Bits and Bobs
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Southern Cavalier Publication Months
Check out the publication schedule for The Southern
Cavalier. To have items included in the newsletter,
please submit to the editor by the 15th of December,
March, June and August.
The Southern Cavalier will be published in January, April,
July and September.
NEXT PUBLICATION will be JANUARY 2017
GOT A BRAG?
Share it in The Southern Cavalier! Just email the
following information to the editor by the 5th of
each publication month:
Your name and kennel name
Your cavalier’s registered name & call name
Type of win, win date, win venue
Judge (optional)
Picture (optional) in jpeg format with 300 dpi
Is YOUR contact information correct?
Make sure that you do not miss out on any communication
from COS or CKCSC USA! Please send any address changes
or email address changes to :
Earline Barrios @ [email protected]
It’s membership renewal time!
Don’t forget to renew your member-
ships in the CKCSC, USA and COS
clubs for 2017!
Membership in COS includes receiv-
ing this quarterly newsletter via
USPS!
Our national membership includes a
subscription to the Bulletin maga-
zine and a copy of the annual CKCSC
USA yearbook!
Watch your email for more informa-
tion on automated renewals and the
website for the renewal form!
COS AGM Minutes from May 2016
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CAVALIERS OF THE SOUTH AGM MEETING
May 13, 2016
Atlanta, GA Hilton Atlanta Aiport
In Attendance:
Kevin Cline Hollis Land
Pat Mixon Barb Magera
Helen Norton Linda Whitmire
Mimi Hodges Shannon Schilling
Paula Ayers Ricky Perkins
Brenda Martz Nancy Lyman
Elizabeth Gerkin April Lyons
Carol Upthegrove Mauri Lyons
Howard Bales Sharon Utych
Norma Walzer Jim Utych
Norma’s husband (can’t read writing) Pam Taub
Lisa Carnes Te Yu Hsiung
Debi Mikulak Anne Eckersley
Jamie Seidman Amanda Madden
Clayton Klutts Gwen Wells
Margaret Hubbard Michelle Lander
Meeting Called to Order at 5PM by Kevin Cline
Reading of the minutes of the May 2015 AGM as published in the Southern Cavalier Newsletter
Motion to accept the minutes without changes was made by Linda Whitmire; The Motion was seconded by Pat Mixon
Motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
I. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Judges Committee- Michelle Lander
Nothing to update
Support Cavalier Rescue USA. The South needs FOSTER VOLUNTEERS BADLY!
We have very limited resources especially in GA. Cavaliers that come into
rescue in GA most often have to be transported to another state because of
the lack of fosters. PLEASE VISIT WWW.CAVALIERRESCUEUSA.ORG TO SIGN
UP AND VOLUNTEER!
COS AGM Minutes from May 2016
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B. Membership Committee-Pat Mixon
We need to make sure that we are getting information to Sharon Utych so that it can be included on the website as
well as in the newsletter. We would like to have our new puppy owners refer to the COS website to learn more
about the COS and become involved in our club. Kevin Cline recommended going to cavaliersofthesouth.org to print
the 15 page "New Members Handbook" and give it to the new owner and/or send them the link to this document.
This "new member document" has lots of useful information for the new cavalier owners including nutritional sup-
port, healthcare, as well as club sponsored activities they can enjoy with their new family member. Also take a pic-
ture of the puppy with their new owners and send it to Sharon Utych to upload on the website. ,Most Importantly,
refer the new owners to our site. Be sure to obtain their permission to publish their photo. This will help new mem-
bers to immediately feel included and simultaneously help them learn about the COS.
C. Social Media Committee-Kevin Cline
Kevin discussed the COS website and provided the web address and again reiterated the importance of referring our new puppy owners to this website. He mentioned the men-tor section of the website and asked anyone interested in serving as a mentor to a new owner to call Pat Mixon in order to be added to the mentor list. We want to include our new puppy owners in our Club. Kevin also thanked Sharon Utych for her dedication to
both the website and our newsletter "The Southern Cavalier".
D. Trophy Committee – Pat Mixon
Everything went smoothly with the COS trophies this year for our Trophy Specialty Show. Pat Mixon announced the
new COS Trophy Chairs Amanda and Matt Madden who will be taking over this COS position. The transition to our new
trophy chairs Amanda and Matt should be very smooth as they have helped us the last two years and will do a great
job.
E. Treasurer’s report – Elizabeth Gerkin
General board discussion about the COS shows, and their profitability. A treasury roprot was submitted and discussed
by Elizabeth Gerkin. Motion by Shannon Schilling to accept the Treasury report, seconded by Pat Mixon.
COS AGM Minutes from May 2016
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F. Nominating Committee-Hollis Land
In November, the nominating committee began the process of replacing quite a few new people for the board. Four board mem-
bers are timing out for service to the club. The nominating committee members consist of Pat Lander, Elizabeth Gerkin, Juhan
Mixon, Ricky Perkins and Hollis Land as Chairman.
After a great deal of consideration and discussion, and by unanimous decision, the Nominating Committee put forth the following
slate for 2016:
President -Pat Mixon, Vice President – Rachel Venier Secretary – Shannon Schilling Treasurer-Polly McCauley; Directors - Caryna
Baker-Fox, Mimi Hodges, Michele Lander, Gwen Wells, Howard Bales; Representative to the National Board Kevin Cline
This slate was uncontested and therefore accepted unanimously.
G. Awards
Kevin graciously presented each of the COS Show Chairs for the May 2015- May 2016 show season with a hand painted gift for their
service during this time. Charing a show takes time and dedication. Additionally, he mentioned, that its a great way to help the
club and get to know other members. If anyone would like to volunteer in this capacity, please contact Pat Mixon.
Additionally, Kevin announced this years recipient of the Heart of the South award as Paula Ayers. Paula has served the COS in
multiple capacities for twenty years of dedicated selflessness. She is a true representative of the award.
II. NEW BUSINESS
A. Review of Upcoming Shows
December 2016 - Our winter specialty will be held in Orlando, FL at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel at Universal Studio. It is close to
the airport with plenty of dining and entertainment options nearby. The COS Board thought it was important to try to include (and
therefore increase the participation) of our numerous Florida members. In that regard the COS is looking for a GREAT turn out for
this exciting new venue.
For the July SHow - Michelle Lander and Shannon Shilling are Chairing the COS Sunday in Indianapolis, IN, with Tanya Engle judg-
ing. They are looking for volunteers.
For March 2017 The COS moves to a new venue in Reston, VA. This hotel is within 10 minutes of the Dulles Airport ( Washington
DC) with shuttle service. There will be an breakfast included each day. Please Plan to attend.
B. Discussion about the Upcoming 2018 National
In October 2018, the COS will host the CKCSC National. Kevin Cline is working on securing a venue at this time, and has a lead on
a great location. The location that is being scouted for the 2018 National CKCSC, USA Show is Calloway Gardens, in Georgia.
Calloway Gardens is a lovely, historical property and a fantastic venue for a dog show offering on site outdoor activities such as
golf, hiking trails, a butterfly house and a birds of prey show.
Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Linda Whitmire, and seconded by Gwen Wells. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting
adjourned 6:05pm
Respectfully submitted,
Shannon Schilling
Secretary, Cavaliers of the South
2017 COS Show Schedule
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Mark your calendars for the upcoming COS 2017 Specialty Shows! Be sure to check the national
website (www.ckcsc.org) under the “events” section for entire calendar of all shows & activities!
You can also see the schedule on the COS website (www.cavaliersofthesouth.org)
March 16-19, 2017
Sheraton Reston, Reston VA (new locale - formerly Williamsburg VA)
Thursday Sweeps: Mimi Hodges (Mimric US)
Friday Conformation: Andrea Sedgbeer (Russmic UK)
Saturday Conformation: TBA
Sunday Conformation: TBA
May 12-14, 2017
Sheraton Airport Hilton, Atlanta GA (new venue - formerly Atlanta Airport Hilton)
Thursday Sweeps: Ricky Perkins (Mimric US)
Friday Conformation: Marilyn Claydon (Brymarden UK)
Saturday Conformation: Rachel Venier (Orchard Hill US)
Sunday Conformation: Dennis Homes (Leogem UK)
July 20-24, 2017
Marten House Hotel & Lilly Conference Center, Indianapolis IN
Thursday Sweeps: TBA
Friday Conformation: Beth Sweigart (AKC)
Saturday Conformation: Diane Searle (Stonepit UK)
Sunday Conformation: TBA
November 9-12, 2017
Wyndham Garden York Hotel, York PA
Thursday Sweeps: TBA
Friday Conformation: TBA
Saturday Conformation: TBA
Sunday Conformation: TBA
December 1-3, 2017
Location TBA
Thursday Sweeps: Earline Barrios
Friday Conformation: Dan Ericcson (Sweden)
Saturday Conformation: TBA
Sunday Conformation: TBA
Cavalier Candids & Brags
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Julia wants to win! Bonitos Companeros Uhura “Julia” is owned and
loved by Barbara E. Magera (Caracaleeb) and Elaine L. Mitchell
(Cambridge)
Jim & Sharon Utych (FinnickySkye) could not be prouder of their boy, Karvale Brookhaven Finn C-TCX, THDA, CGCA who was awarded Best Veteran
Dog all three days at the CMW/COS Indianapolis Specialty Shows. Finn was awarded Best Veteran in Show on Friday and Sunday under judges
Katherine Li (Avalcier UK) and Tanja Engel (Angels Pride GER).
Got a brag or win shot? Or even a cute
candid or great cavalier selfie or a cava-
lier photobomb? Email it to the news-
letter editor to get into the Southern
Cavalier’s next newsletter!
Jim & Sharon Utych were beaming with pride as Ch Pascavale
Pancho’s last boy, Brookhaven The Dream Lives On at FinnickySkye
(Edgar) was awarded Best Puppy Dog in Sweeps at the CMW Specialty
in Indianapolis under judge Mimi Hodges Perkins (Mimric US)
The 2016 Top 20 Gala and People’s Choice Award
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This has been such a popular new event for the past two years that you really should not miss so mark your calendars and join us fun, food and camaraderie at the third annual Top Twenty & People’s
Choice Gala.
Purpose of this Event: To recognize those Cavalier who best exemplify the breed
Qualifications for the Top Twenty Gala: Top Twenty Cavaliers will be invited to compete, as well as the Top Three Cavaliers of each color, if not already in the Top Twenty, points accumulated from October
1st of the previous year to October 1st of present year.
Rosettes: All exhibitors who have entered the Top Twenty Gala will receive a commemorative rosette
etched with their dog’s name.
Prize: Winner will take home a perpetual trophy of a piece of Cavalier artwork and will receive a small
Glicee print of that artwork to keep
Mystery Judges: The identities of the THREE judges will be kept secret by the Gala Chairs until the eve-ning of the event.
Judges are drawn from three categories:
1. Licensed Cavalier Breeder/Judge2. CKCSC, USA Breeder and/or Judge with in depth knowledge of the breed3. A licensed all-breed judge, not a breeder or owner of Cavaliers. All must be well-qualified to judge dogs.
At the same time as the Top Twenty dogs are being judged, spectators can participate as People’s Choice ringside judges, filling in the ballot provided. Ballots are tallied at the end of the evening and the winner of the People’s Choice Award will be announced at the banquet on Saturday evening and presented with a
prize.
People’s Choice Award
Top Twenty Gala and People’s Choice Award Event
To be held at the National Specialty
In Harrisburg, PA On the evening of October 13, 2016
President
Pat Mixon
Tallahassee, FL
850.528.4442
Vice President
Rachel Venier
415.516.9248
Secretary
Shannon Schilling
Roswell GA
678.977.0777
Treasurer
Polly McCauley
207.754.8978
COS Board of Directors
Caryna Baker Fox
Clifton, VA
703.505.1622
Mimi Hodges Perkins
Franklin, TN
615.983.0030
Gwen Wells
Greensboro, NC
336.207.8391
Howard Bales
Knoxville, TN
865.384.4964
Michelle Lander
Canton, GA
404.604.9675
Membership Chair
Caryna Baker-Fox
Clifton, VA
703.505.1622
Puppy Referral
Brenda Bailey
Jupiter Island, FL
772.545.3966
Newsletter Editor
Sharon Onorato
Utych
Alpharetta, GA
770.569.9508
COS Representative
- CKCSC USA Board
of Directors
Kevin Cline
Shreveport, LA
318.455.1534
Cavalier Rescue
Carolyn Stigler,
President
239.395.3601
www.cavalierrescueusa.org
Cavaliers of The South Officers - 2016-2017
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October 13-16, 2016 - Camp Hill, PA - NATIONAL SPE-
CIALTY SHOW
Where: Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill, PA Hosts: CKCSC, USA / CNE
Judges: Sweeps: Anne Eckersley (Chadwick US) Friday: Michael Levy (Pascavale UK) Saturday: Rob Dix (Beewye UK)
Sunday: Ginger Harrison (Bentwood US) What: National Specialty Show weekend, National and Regional Board Meetings, Junior Showmanship, Puppy &
Veteran Sweeps, Obedience, Rally, Top 20 and People’s Choice Awards, Auction, Banquet, Health Clinic and more Show Chairs: Michael & Francesca Gross; email: [email protected]
Date Premium will be received: 8/29/16-9/2/16
Postmark Closing Date: 9/23/16
Hotel Reservation cutoff date: 9/15/16
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November 10-13 - York, PA
Where: Wyndham Garden Hotel, York, PA
Hosts: CNE, COS Judges:
Sweeps: Charlie Weidig (Blackfire US)
Friday (CNE): Charlotte Patterson (US)
Saturday (CNE): Nick Frost (US)
Sunday (COS): Sheena McLain Vella (Pennygown UK)
What: Three conformation shows, Puppy Sweeps, Junior
Showmanship and more!
Show Chairs: CNE: Joan Twigg, Judy Perini, Kim Hess
COS: Beth & Howard Bales
Date Premium will be received: 9/26/16-9/30/16
Postmark closing date: 10/22/16
Hotel Reservation Cutoff Date: 10/12/16
Cavaliers of the South Calendar of Upcoming Events
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December 8-11, 2016 Orlando, FL
Where: Doubletree by Hilton, Orlando FL
Hosts: CMW, COS
Judges:
Sweeps: Liz Keane (Kean US)
Friday (CNE): Norma Inglis (Craigowl UK)
Saturday (CNE): Brenda Martz (Brookhaven US)
Sunday (COS): Mark Smith (Aranel UK)
What: Three conformation shows, Puppy Sweeps, Junior Show-
manship, Silent Auction, Heart Clinic, Board Meeting and more!
Show Chairs: CMW Holly Young May & Debra Johnson; COS: Pat
Mixon & Debi Mikulak
Date Premium will be received: 10/17/16-10/21/16
Postmark closing date: 11/11/16
Late Closing Date: 11/03/16
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Editor’s Note:
Our next issue will be published in January
2017. We will soon be entering the holiday
season that will seem to fly by!
Many of us have experienced the non stop
heat and humidity this year in the South and I
am sure we are all looking forward to a
cooler, less humid autumn! Enjoy the season
change!
My family wishes each of you the joy of that
the holiday season brings kicked off (well we
are in SEC Footbabll country...) with Thanks-
giving through the New Year.
Hoping to see you at the shows!
Sharon Utych
C a v a l i e r s o f t h e S o u t h
The Southern Cavalier
540 Weatherstone Court
Alpharetta, GA
30009-6822
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