NEW INFORMATION FROM THE COMMITTEE!
Hello from the Scholarship committee, 2011 fall convention finally
arrived and has now departed. All the hours of preparation,
all the hours devoted to the scholarship during convention are
over, we now move on the 2012 Spring Seminar.
The Scholarship committee would like to do some special recognition
before announcing the winners of this year’s scholarships (we know
you can skip this and go to the bottom of the page…but please
don’t).
The PPO Scholarship Fund would not exist without our fantastic
supporters. Supporters include trade show vendors, business
owners and individuals who graciously donate their items for our
auctions and door prizes. They donate not only for the
recognition but for their belief in the scholarship program and for
the love of the organization.
It may seem unusual to include “love” in the description; we often
refer to PPO (MPPA, INPPA, SWPPA, PPA) as family, our photography
family. We often hear families that we photograph, I need a
print for my (fill in your family member here) I only see twice a
year, but they are family. PPO is the same, we may only see each
other twice a year, but we know that you’re only a phone call
away.
Thank you to Custom Developing and Finishing (CDF) from Moore, Ok
for their generous pricing on printing the Legendary Presidents
Books and Calendars. These are priceless, 12 images from PPO
Presidents in a custom book and calendar designed by Kelly
Raji.
Thank you to the Prize Wheel participants: ACI- Cedar Falls, IA ~
Arlington Camera-Dallas, TX ~ BWC-Dallas, TX ~ Excel Frames-Irving,
TX ~ Loy’s…The Water Works, Owasso, OK ~ Miller’s Professional
Imaging-Pittsburg, KS ~ Ruth’s Riginals-Stillwater, OK ~ Pounds
Lab-Dallas, TX ~ Pro-DPI-Englewood, CO ~ Full Color-Dallas,
TX ~ White House Custom Color- Mesquite, TX
Thank you to the Silent & Live Auction contributors: ACI
& Rick Trummer ~ Bob Victor Frames-Topeka, KS ~ BWC, Creative
Dragonfly-Chandler, OK ~ Dwaine & Eldora Horton ~ Excel ~Framed
in the Village-OKC ~ Full Color, Fran Wehner ~ Gary & Pam Box ~
Jim Cunningham, Little Rock, AR ~ Lisa Butler ~ Nik Filters-San
Diego, CA ~ Pounds Lab, Rita’s Riginals, Steve Ervin, Susan
Treft-Wellington, KS ~ Tamarac, Chatsworth, CA ~ Wacom-Vancouver,
WA, Wayne Reese, White House Custom Color, Jon Smith & Tamarac
Bags
Special thanks to Arthur Barber, Don Hayden, Jon Smith and Imaging
Spectrum for the "Party Images” Arlington Camera provided the
lights and background stands.
Thank you to the Silent Print donations: Hart Frames, Fran Wehner,
Lisa Butler, Dawn Muncy, Kimberly Smith
And last but not least: Thank you to the members and speakers (the
tiger is on its way to Massachusetts) for purchasing these
items. With your support the Scholarship committee awarded
over $2300.00 in scholarships this year.
Scholarships at Fall Convention:
Nelson-Helt $500.00 PPA Affiliated School- First Time High Print
Case - Jonathan Hernandez
Questionnaire forms-
$500.00 PPA Affiliated School- Elise Breeding
$399.00 PPO School- Lori Zeller
$85.00 Pre-registration refund-Chasity Rozell
(In images below are Chasity, Elise & Jonathan. Lori not in
images.)
In conclusion, congratulations to the recipients and “Thank You”
once again for everyone’s contribution. We are looking forward to
another great year with PPO, please contact the scholarship
chairman, committee members with suggestions, thoughts and ideas.
The Scholarship Fund was created to offer financial assistance for
furthering education; we are looking forward to Spring
Seminar.