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Message from the Board
By: SPA Executive Vice President Steven Webbenhurst

Did you make a New Year’s resolution?

Whether you made a resolution or not, it’s a great time to think about your Spokane Pharmacy Association membership. Although memberships run for 12 months, many of us may have January as our renewal month. Have you received a renewal notice lately? If so, why not take 2 minutes, renew right now, and know that you are all set for 2023. In addition to offering accredited CE programs and exciting social events, being a member provides a lower rate on our 2023 Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet that’s coming up on Saturday, February 18th. You can find award nomination details, renew your membership, or purchase tickets to the banquet on our website.

We also want to welcome our 5 new board members: Connor Capdeville, Lee Roy Esposo, Bruce Langridge Jr., Alexa Powell, and Kayla Treharne.

And thank our outstanding outgoing board members: Alice Knotts, Alex Heyfetz, David Kim, Nicole Rodin, Sean Rourke, and John Griffith!

Without these incredible people, none of the wonderful things the Spokane Pharmacy Association provides would happen.

Again, take just a minute to check your membership status and purchase tickets to the Annual Meeting and Awards banquet!

Message from the Board
By: SPA Executive Vice President Steven Webbenhurst

What? Back to school sales? Where did summer go?

It can’t be time for school to begin again! (Unless you’re a parent anxious for your kids to get out of the house). Hopefully school will be near-normal this year after several years altered by COVID.

The Spokane Pharmacy Association is looking forward to a near-normal autumn. We have lots of plans, so make sure your membership doesn’t lapse!

First, we are planning a dinner CE “Teams Don’t Create Themselves, Change Starts With Me”, presented by Jill Coen, PharmD. We will combine this with a short annual business meeting. Watch your email and fax for information about this fall event.

We also will have another 1-2 CE events this year for pharmacists and techs, plus TECH Day is coming up on October 1st. Make sure your colleagues know about this great opportunity for Tech CE’s.

We’ve had several fun social events this year, but will have one more this fall. Trivia night is the most popular request so we will combine that with beer or wine tasting. Watch for details.

We are returning to a spring Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet in 2023 and have begun planning. Watch for a “save the date” once we have a solid date set.

These are just a few of the benefits of being a Spokane Pharmacy Association member. Why not invite a friend to be a member too and enjoy our events with your friends?

Message from the Board
By: SPA Executive Vice President Steven Webbenhurst

“In like a lion and out like a lamb”. That’s the saying regarding March, but I think it’s also been applicable to winter 2021-2022. Hopefully things are settling down after the Omicron variant that was so prevalent in January.

We are happy to announce that we have several new board members in 2022. All of our board terms are 2 years, so with each new year, half of our board members are new! New board members include: Lauren Powell, Brittany Craft, Alex Stumphauzer, Michelle Nguyen, Alicia Barnes, and Jessica Gould. Maybe your name should be on our list next year!

We’d also like to thank those that terms ended in December. They are Brandon Arthur, Shelly Yeager, Boris Zhang, Blair Rossow, Carla Hibbs, Cole Wren, and James Hendrix-Ward.

There have been several drug company sponsored dinners and CE events this year already. See our website for upcoming dinners and CE events. In February, we had an exciting night of hatchet throwing and pizza – view photos from the event on our Facebook page.

We also have a fun afternoon scheduled on Saturday, April 16th up on Green Bluff at Big Barn Brewing. Visit our website for more details and information on how to RSVP. As everyone tries to get back to normal, more events will be posted on our website and announced as well.

This year we will be having a smaller format annual meeting which is currently planned for late August. We are always happy to hear ideas from members for continuing educational topics as well as social events. Use the link on our website to provide feedback!