January 2000 Archives

  Begun in 2005, Family Portrait Month provides PPA-member studios with an annual, high-profile opportunity to participate in a nationwide, charity-driven promotion to benefit Operation Smile and elevate the business image of participating studios. The event is sponsored by PPA Charities for the benefit of Operation Smile. 

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Haven: A Fundraiser for PPA Charities

Save $499 on November 8-10 Taufer V Gallery Class

On November 8 - 10, Jed & Vicki Taufer are hosting their workshop, "Selling the Experience," at Haven, their educational facility in Morton, Illinois. This comprehensive workshop is tailored to each attendee and covers shooting, lighting, posing, marketing, sales, workflow, Adobe Photoshop techniques and more. Normally $1,499, this class is being both discounted and donated! You can attend for only $1,000, with $500 of that being given to PPA Charities. That's no typo--you both save $499 on the class and donate half of your tuition to charity. 

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Don't Miss All-Star IUSA Charitable Marketing Class!

Sign Up Now for Music City January 9 Full-Day Class! 

PPA Charities announces the first ever full-day Charitable Marketing pre-conference class at PPA's ImagingUSA national convention in Nashville. An all-star line-up will share their best ideas on how to incorporate charitable marketing into your studio strategy. The class, which is scheduled from 9-5 on Saturday, January 9, 2010, will take place at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.

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Join PPACH for IUSA Celebration: Your Kick-off to IUSA

Mark Your Calendar for January 9, 2010 -- Nashville -- Now!

The evening of Saturday, January 9, 2010 will kick off Imaging USA in a big way, as PPA Charities hosts its fifth annual Celebration Event & Auction at the world-famous Gaylord Opryland Hotel. This year, the festivities will be free to all IUSA attendees! Here's the schedule: 

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PPACH Sets $70k Goal for 2009 Operation Smile Donation

Help Us Save Smiles for Hundreds of Deserving Children!

In each of the four years since PPA Charities named Operation Smile to be it's charitable partner, PPA members have increased their donations to the charity. This year, the PPACH trustees have set the ambitious goal of $70,000 to be raised through Family Portrait Month and other activities in direct support of Operation Smile. This goal represents a $20,000 increase over the 2008 donation of $50,000, but more importantly, it will make possible nearly 300 smiles repaired by the volunteer professionals of Operation Smile. Together PPA member trulys can make these miracles happen . . . one smile at a time. To learn how you can participate, click here.