Thanks for Making 2008 A Great Year for PPA Charities!

PPA Charities would like to thank the following individuals and groups that have so generously supported us with their time, talent, and treasure during 2008!

• PPA's Photographic Exhibitions Committee (PEC): For every entry into the International Print Competition (run by PEC), participants are offered the opportunity to donate to PPA Charities. All proceeds go to the charitable fund. Thank you to all participants who donated to PPA Charities. The Charity received over $1,400 from this year's contestants!
• Marathon Press, the PPA Board and PPA Staff: Without their support, Family Portrait Month could not have been such a success for PPA Charities.
• Terry Farmer; Springfield, IL: For your outstanding success with the Family Portrait Month promotion. Congratulations on winning the Operation Smile Grand Prize mission trip to Bolivia. Look for Terry's article in our newsletter and at the Marathon Press webinar archives.
• To our top donors during Family Portrait Month:
  • Diamond Donors gave $5000 or more
  • Terrence Farmer - IL, Angela & Matt Weedon - TX, Doug Peninger & Rick Gibbons - NC
  • Gold Donors gave $1000 - $4999
  • Kathleen Walker - CA,Charlene McKay - CA, Wendy Newman - AZ, Heather Bush - LA
  • Chris & Dawndy Bendet - MO, Sam Puc - CO, Steele Images Studio - CO, Jenny Schomaker - AZ
  • Silver Donors gave $500 - $999
  • Studio 441 - NC, Ed Pedi - MA, Kirk Baxley - GA, ultra-spective photography - CA, Bruce Boutet - MI, Jason Gallus - MN, Anne Grant - NC, Stacey Burke - PA,
  • Karen Bernard - RI, Susan McKinney - TX, Corri Robinson - TX, Jamie Hayes & Mary Fisk-Taylor - VA, Renee Dabill - MN, Brandon Mulnix - MI
• To the nearly 400 PPA studios who participated in Family Portrait Month 2007 and helped us donate $52,000 to Operation Smile.
• Judy Grann and the gang at Successware for their sponsorship of the 2008 Celebration Event in honor of their 100 best clients.
• PPA's vendors and members who donated items to our 2008 Auction:
  • From PPA and the PPAAffiliateSchools
    • The Illinois Workshops Full Scholarship with Meals and Hotel
    • NEIPP Scholarship for Tuition up to $500
    • Scholarship and Board to the Texas School
    • Full Tuition to the 2009 Bahamas School
    • Full Scholarship and Meals to the Triangle Institute
    • PPA Membership Dues
    • Imaging USA 2009 Registration
    • Reserved Seats at the 2008 Canon All Convention Party
    • Reserved Seats at the Howard Schatz IUSA Super Program
    • Reserved Seats at the Kodak Post Awards Ceremony Party
  • Marketing/Photography Instruction from Photographic Instructors
    • Sarah Petty's Meaty Marketing Audio CDs
    • ProTechniques DVDs from Eddie Tapp
    • DVDs on Lighting and Copyright from Jack Reznicki
    • A Seat in Helen Yancy's In Studio Class and her DVDs
    • A Three Day Seminar with Doug Box
    • Carl Caylor's Secrets of Natural Light DVD
    • A spot in Jeff & Julia Woods' EXPOSED Workshops
    • V Gallery Evolution from Jed & Vicki Taufer
    • Ron Nichols Retouching Palettes
    • The "I Want it All" basket from Tim & Bev Walden
    • Sam Puc' offers her Marketing Packet
    • Digital Wake Up Tour DVD from David Ziser
    • Art of Photography Marketing Kit from Hayes & Fisk
    • The Senior Collection DVD from Mary Mannix
    • Lori Nordstrom's Designer Collection Templates
    • Registration to Light Pro 2008
    • CD Marketing/Promotion set from Rick Avalos
    • Gavin's Creative PhotoShop Actions & Tutorials
    • Pro4uM Membership from Kirk Voclain
    • A Day with Dennis and Lori Craft at their Bear Creek Studio
    • BootCamp In-A-Box from Mitche Graff
    • Ralph Romaguera's DVD Set
  • From Our Exhibitors and Vendor Friends
    • Hundreds of rolls of film from Eastman Kodak
    • Larson Enterprises Gift Certificates
    • ProSelect Production Software
    • Production Music
    • Dahle Paper Trimmers
    • Gina Alexander Janie/Photo Handbag
    • Tamrac Aero Photo & Adventure 9 Backpacks
    • Simply Canvas Gift Certificate for Canvas Prints
    • Rice Photo Supply Shopper Bags with Logo
    • Gift Certificates from White House Custom Color
    • Tamron's SP AF90mm, f2.8 1:1 Macro Di Lens
    • Tamrac's Velocity 8x Sling Pack
    • Optio 60 Digital Camera from Pentax
    • A Basket of DVD/CD Folios from Neil Enterprises
    • Designer Website Template, Setup & Hosting from Tafota Marketing
    • Collages.net 10x10 Premium Leather Album, 7x7 Book & Cards
    • One Year lease from SuccessWare
    • NIK Software Pro Suite
    • GW Moulding frame and Gift Certificate
    • OnOne Software set of Actions & Tutorials
    • 10x20 Scenic Muslin from Backgrounds by David Maheu
    • Tenba Roadie Case from MAC Group
  • Other Fun Items
    • A Photopoly Game, A Fly Rod, Autographed Photo of Antoine Winfield, Howard Schatz' hand-signed H2O Coffee Table Book, One Night Stay at the Marriott, Lunch with PPA President Jack Reznicki & CEO David Trust, a Family Pack from the Florida Aquarium, A Week at Deep Creek - featuring the Workshop Facility of Jim & Ann Monteith, Autographed Photo of Arnold Palmer, a Gift Basket from Lisa Jane Murphy, Harmon Killebrew Autographed Baseball, John Woodward's "Contemplating the Temple", and a collector archival print from Joyce Tenneson - "Suzanne in Contortion".
• White House Custom Colour's Mike Hanline for his annual sponsorship of PPA Charities.
• To heroes like David Grupa (TCPPA) and Don Dickson (Texas School) who raised over $10,000 by getting their heads shaved to raise funds for PPA Charities.
• The Twin Cities (MN) PPA for their continuing support as an affiliate who raised over $11,000 for PPA Charities in various events.
• To friends of Harvey Goldstein (60th Birthday) and our beloved Buddy "Keep Grinnin" Stewart (sympathy) who donated in their honor.
• Our friends at ASP who included PPA Charities in their annual art auction.
• Ralph Romaguera, Kodak and many of the 2008 PPA Degree recipients who raised over $2000 from degree photograph donations.
• Carol Andrews who challenged her audience at her program at the PPA Marketing Conference to make a difference in a child's life and ended up raising almost $500 in 5 minutes!