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Old Clifton Rd. </font> </strong></small></dt> 108 <dt><small><strong><font size="4">Port Orchard, WA. 98367</font></strong></small></dt> 109 </dl> 110 </font></td> 111 <td width="50%"><font face="Arial"><dl> 112 <div align="right"> 113 <dt><small><strong><span style="text-align: justify"> 114 <font size="4">Phone: 115 1-360-876-5063</font></span></strong></small></dt> 116 </div> 117 </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><div align="right"> 118 119 </div> 120 </font><font face="Arial"><div align="right"> 121 <dt><small><strong><span style="text-align: justify"> 122 <font size="4">Email:</font><a href="mailto:[email protected]" style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0,0,255)"><font size="4" color="#000080"> 123 [email protected]</font></a></span></strong></small></dt> 124 </div> 125 </dl> 126 </font></td> 127 </tr> 128</table> 129</center></div> 130<p> </p> 131 132 </td> 133 </tr></table></div> 134<table dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"> 135<div align="center"><center> 136 137 138 <table border="2" cellpadding="0" width="80%" height="284"> 139 <tr> 140 <td width="94%" height="126" valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px"><u> <font face="Arial"><nobr><a href="https://route6tour.com/index.htm"><strong> <font size="4">Route 6 Tour</font></strong></a></nobr><strong><font size="4"><br> 141 <nobr><a href="aboutus.htm" target="">The Association</a></nobr><br> 142 <nobr><a href="history.htm" target="">History</a></nobr><br> 143 <nobr><a href="inthenews.htm" target="">In The News</a></nobr><br> 144 <nobr><a href="sponsorship.htm" target="">Sponsorship - 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Russ has been the President/CEO 227since the Association was founded back in 2001.<br> 228Both are retired and have dedicated most of their time as volunteers developing 229the groundwork for the Association. <br> 230<span lang="en-us">E</span>ventually they would like to take some time off from 231the administrative work and do some serious traveling along the 6.<br> 232<br> 233Russ and Mary look forward to meeting the people living along the Grand Army of the Republic Highway; especially young students that would like to have an active role in the 234development of the Association. <br> 235<br> 236They have found that mentoring is the most rewarding of all their activities, 237and believe that the programs and activities of the Association should be 238educational, fun and family oriented. <br> 239In the next few years Russ hopes to find that special individual who can take 240over his position as CEO of the Association. </font></p> 241<div align="center"><center> 242 243 244 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> 245 <tr> 246 <td width="50%" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><p style="font-family: Times New Roman; text-align: center; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px" align="left"> 247 <font face="Arial" size="4" color="#400000">The Founders from left 248 to right - Mary Lombard, Jennifer Harrison, Hilary Oppelaar, Karla Hartley, and Russ 249 Lombard</font></p> 250 <p style="font-family: Times New Roman; text-align: justify; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px" align="center"><img src="_borders/groupvan.jpg" width="361" height="233" alt="groupvan.jpg (55934 bytes)" align="center"><em><strong> </strong></em></p> 251 <p style="font-family: Times New Roman; text-align: justify; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px" align="left"><strong><em> </em></strong></font></td> 252 </tr> 253</table> 254</center></div> 255 256 257 258 259 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> 260<div> 261 D</font><font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="4">ear Vi<span lang="en-us">sitor</span>:</div> 262</font> 263 264 265 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> 266<div> 267 </div> 268 269 270 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="4"> 271<div> 272 The <strong>U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association</strong> is a Not-for-profit 273 IRS 501 (c) (3) charitable organization dedicated to the economic 274 development and cultural preservation of inner-cities, small towns and rural 275 communities located along all 3,652 miles of the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a.k.a. 276 as the "Grand Army of the Republic Highway". </div> 277</font> 278 279 280 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> 281<div> 282 </div> 283<div align="center"> 284 <img src="images/CA_Old_US6_Sign.jpg" comp_state="speed" datasize="11189" id="MA1.1150693258" vspace
284="5" alt="CA_HWY6_Old" width="168" height="170"> 285 <img src="images/grandarmy.jpg" comp_state="speed" datasize="16675" id="MA2.1150693258" vspace="5" width="272" height="196"></div> 286<div> 287 </div> 288</font> 289 290 291</font> 292 293 294 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="4"> 295<div> 296 Historic U.S. Route 6 runs between the waterfront at Long Beach, 297 California, and Provincetown, Massachusetts which is located on the tip of 298 Cape Cod. Route 6 is the longest highway ever established in the United 299 States and even today it remains the longest continuous highway in the 300 nation.</div> 301</font> 302 303 304 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> 305<div> 306 </div> 307 308 309 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="4"> 310<div> 311 We are currently in the process of creating 14 state divisions of the 312 National Association. It definitely will be easier to coordinate programs 313 and activities with 14 states than with over 600 cities and towns. Besides, 314 each state has their own special interests and needs that can best 315 be addressed at the local level.</div> 316</font> 317 318 319<div> 320 </div> 321 322 323 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="4"> 324<div> 325 If you are interested in having an active role in the Association and would 326 like more information, please feel free to contact us. We are looking 327 for individuals who enjoy working with people and have a sincere desire to 328 help us meet the goals as stated in our 329 <a href="https://route6tour.com/our.htm">Mission Statement</a> .</div> 330</font> 331 332 333<div> 334 </div> 335 336 337 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="4"> 338<div> 339 We are serious about our programs. However, our activities are intended to 340 be fun and family oriented. </div> 341</font> 342 343 344<div> 345 </div> 346 347 348 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="4"> 349<div> 350 Looking forward to hearing from you.</div> 351</font> 352 353 354<div> 355 </div> 356 357 358 <font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="4"> 359<div> 360 <img src="images/russ_sig.jpg" comp_state="speed" datasize="2804" id="MA3.1150693258" vspace="5" alt="Russell J. Lombard" width="154" height="29"></div> 361<div> 362 Russell J. Lombard</div> 363<div> 364 President / CEO</div> 365<div> 366 <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></font><font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"><br> 367</div> 368</font> 369 370 371</font> 372 373 374 </td> 375 <td valign="top" width="24"></td><td valign="top" width="1%"> 376<div align="center"><center> 377 378 379 <table border="2" cellpadding="0" width="9" height="75%"> 380 <tr> 381 <td width="140" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5px" valign="top" align="left"> 382 <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><p align="left"><small> 383 <font size="4">Like to become a sponsor of the U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association? 384 Visit our <a href="sponsorship.htm">sponsorship</a> page for more information. 385 Help us make Historic U.S. Route 6 a registered scenic byway and destination highway.</font></small></font></td> 386 </tr> 387 <tr> 388 <td width="140" height="100%" style="text-align: justify" valign="top" align="left"> 389 <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><img src="_borders/route6sign.jpg" alt="route6sign.jpg (16159 bytes)" width="134" height="294" alt="Route 6 Sign"></font></td> 390 </tr> 391</table> 392</center></div> 393 394 </td> 395 </tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> 396<div align="center"> 397<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="1800"><tr><td> 398<div align="center"><center> 399<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> 400<div align="center"><center> 401 <table border="2" cellpadding="0" width="100%" height="1"> 402 <tr> 403 <td width="100%" height="1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><dl> 404 <div align="center"> 405 <dt><font size="5"><nobr>[ <a href="https://route6tour.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Home</a> ]</nobr> <nobr>[ <a href="https://route6tour.com/aboutus.htm" target="">The Association</a> ]</nobr> <nobr>[ <a href="https://route6tour.com/history.htm" target="">History</a> ]</nobr> <nobr>[ <a href="https://route6tour.com/inthenews.htm" target="">In The News</a> ]</nobr> <nobr>[ <a href="https://route6tour.com/sponsorship.htm" target="">Sponsorship</a> ]</nobr> <nobr>[ <a href="https://route6tour.com/projects.htm" target="">Projects</a> ]</nobr> <nobr>[ <a href="https://route6tour.com/Albums/index.htm" >Photos</a> ]</nobr> <nobr>[ <a href="https://route6tour.com/special.htm" target="">Special Recognition</a> ]</nobr><medium><br> 406 <br> 407 </nobr>Help US Route 6 Tourist Association. Your help is appreciated.</font> 408<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"> 409<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /> 410<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="ZL9P4N3F2NX86" /> 411<input type="image" src="images/x-click-butcc-donate.gif" border="0" name="submit" title="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" alt="Donate with PayPal button" /> 412 <img alt="Donate with PayPal button GIF" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /> 413<br><font size="5">Tax Information: The Route 6 Tourist Association is registered as a 501(c)(3) public charity non-profit organization.<br>Contributions to the Route 6 Tourist Association are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.<br>The Route 6 Tourist Association Federal ID Number is: 91-2136205.</form><medium> 414 <font face="Arial">If you have any questions or suggestions about this web site, please 415 contact</font></medium></dt> 416 </div><div align="center"> 417 <dt><font face="Arial"><small><a href="mailto:[email protected]" style="color: rgb(128,0,0)"><strong><em>[email protected]</em></strong></a> </small></font></dt> 418 </div> 419 </dl> 420 </font></td> 421 </tr> 422</table> 423 <!-- WiredMinds eMetrics tracking with Enterprise Edition V5.4 START -->
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