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MERCHANDISE SALES ATTRACT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 11A INCOME FROM ADMISSIONS TO THE GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET MAKES AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. ADMISSION INCOME HELPS TO OFFSET THE EXPENSES OF HOLDING THE EVENT AND ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 11B INCOME FROM THE BIERGARTEN, AS PART OF THE GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET, IS AN ACTIVITY THAT MAKES AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. THIS ATTRACTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 11C VENDOR INCOME FROM BOOTHS, AS PART OF THE GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET, IS AN ACTIVITY THAT MAKES AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. 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