Our 2008 Business Meeting and Luncheon will be held during APHA on Thursday, May 8th at the Austin Hotel.
Dates for APHA will be May 7-9, 2008.

Check-in for the luncheon will begin at 11:00 at the Austin Hotel DeSoto Ballroom. The luncheon will start at 11:30.
Our luncheon speaker will be Dr. William Mason, Branch Chief, Preparedness and Response Branch, Arkansas Department of Health.

The OPA luncheon is open to current OPA members only ($5 membership dues must be paid prior to luncheon). Cost of luncheon for paid members will be $10.00 for reservations made by May 1, $13.00 if made May 2-5.  No sales will be made at the door due to the increase in the cost to OPA for the luncheon, so we encourage everyone to contact your OPA representative now or mail payments directly to Susan Short, OPA Treasurer, 980 Cedar St, Booneville, AR  72927. Reservations MUST be made and paid in advance. For more information on the luncheon, you may view a flyer here.

If you want more information on becoming a part of OPA, contact your OPA Representative.

Julie Smith (left), daughter of RoseAnne and Donnie Smith, and Pauline Rowbottom, Central Region Distance Learning Coordinator (right), were the 2007 recipients of what is now known as the Sunni Armstrong OPA Scholarship. The OPA scholarship program was renamed in memory of Sunni Armstrong in 2007.

Contact any OPA Board member or click here to find out how to qualify and apply for a Scholarship in 2008!!

Sandra Canady (right), OPA Secretary, presents the OPA of the Year award for 2007 to Vicky Walden (left), who works as an Administrative Assistant in Benton County. Vicky has been with the agency since June of 1983 and is a tremendous asset to both the Benton County Health Unit and the Arkansas Department of Health. Congratulations, Vicky!!

Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their accomplishments in the Clerical support area? Click here to get a form to nominate your "Office Professional of the Year" candidate!

Britt Armstrong, husband of the late Sunni Armstrong, past OPA Parliamentarian, presents Shirley Belmont-Maxwell, current OPA Parliamentarian, with a copy of Roberts' Rules of Order in memory of Sunni.

A game of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" was presented on Thursday, May 10th by OPA.

Please join us for OPA’s Ultimate Survivor on Thursday, May 8th at 4:30 in the DeSoto Ballroom.  It will be the most fun you can legally have at APHA for $2.00!!   Click here for more details.