Reading a simple Custom Configuration Section from my VB.NET application

I am trying to create a simple Custom Configuration Section in my VB.NET application that contains a collection of entries.  Attached is my config file.

I don't need to write items back to the config file - all I need to do is be able to read the items into some sort of collection.  All of the examples I can find are in C# and I am unable to translate them correctly as most of them contain advanced functionality I don't need.

References or code snippets would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!Start Free Trial

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <downloadDirs>
    <dir ftp="/User1/Outbound/" local="\User1\Inbound\" />
    <dir ftp="/User2/Outbound/" local="\User2\Inbound\" />
  </downloadDirs>
  <appSettings />
</configuration>