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As you may know, the VAPAA
lost a great member and many of us lost a great friend in
February when Alan "A.J." Kent passed away after
a long and valiant battle with cancer. He was an inspiration
to those who knew him, and he was instrumental in shaping
the VAPAA as it exists today. A.J.'s family has requested
that any donations in his memory be made to the Iron Mountain
High School Student Activity Fund for sports camps. The
VAPAA Board has agreed to match any donations from VAPAA
members up to $1,000.
If you would like to donate
in memory of AJ Kent, please make your check out to the
Iron Mountain High School Activity Fund
and send it to VAPAA, P.O. Box
128, Iron Mountain, MI 49801.
We will match
your donation and deliver it to the scholarship administrator
at the school.
Four students - two boys and
two girls - have been awarded Activity Scholarships for
the 2008 summer scholarship and will be attending basketball
and football camps at regional universities.
Audrey Smith of Iron Mountain has taken
over some of the many duties AJ performed for the VAPAA
and has assumed the role of Executive Director. She maintains
the membership database, takes care of membership dues payments
and handles the VAPAA Hotline. If she can't answer your
VAPAA questions, she will find someone who can! You may
reach her by leaving a message on our toll free Hotline
at 1-866-VA-VAPAA (that's 1-866-828-2722).
Thank you in adnvace for supporting the
memory of our great fallen comrade AJ Kent, PA-C.
AJ (left) presenting an award to Tom Zampieri (2005)
AJ and Dr Gerald Cross (2005)
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