Last year we presented Operation Smile with $100,000!!! $100,000 that professional photographers, vendors in the industry and friends of PPA Charities raised together. What an amazing accomplishment for all of us. This year at our PPA Charities Celebration Event we have the amazing Texas School of Professional Photography on board as a co-sponsor so you know it will be an amazing party and event. The event this year will be on Saturday, January 15th at 8:00 pm at the PPA IUSA San Antonio Convention. We are so excited about all of the amazing items we have already received for your auction and the opportunity to meet each of you and welcome you not only to the IUSA Convention but thank you for your continued support and contributions. The event is free to all IUSA attendees and we cannot wait to see you all there. Last year with our $100,000 donation to Operation Smile we know that we changed so many children’s lives. What an amazing accomplishment as professional photographers and what an amazing gift, the gift of a smile. Our donation was enough to change the lives of over 400 children that may have lived the rest of their live with severe facial deformities and cleft lip and palette abnormalities. That money literally changed their lives by giving them back a smile, a grin, the ability to be social and happy.
The PPA IUSA Celebration is indeed a Celebration but what makes it so great are the donations that we receive and the ability to present that check to Operation Smile. This year we are well on our way to our $120,000 goal but we need your help to insure our success as a community of professionals. There are many ways to help PPA Charities and I ask you to consider pitching in and joining this small army of photographers with charitable hearts and a giving mind. Below are a few great options. Regardless of what you decide to do make sure you keep checking in with us at www.ppacharities.com. There are always great stories and ideas available on our website. Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars for January 15th at 8:00 pm for our PPA Charities Celebration Event at the PPA IUSA San Antonio Convention. It is going to be a great auction, lots of fellowship and fun and like I said with the Texas School of Photography involved, It’s a Party Y’all! See you all there!
Mary Fisk Taylor mary@hayesandfisk.com 1-804-740-9307 Twitter @maryfisktaylor facebook - maryfisktaylor
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