b'2019 Post WPMAEXPO SCHOlArSHIp Foundation Events in Reviewby Kathy Michaelis,The Scholarship Silent Auction offered some outstanding items for bid!WPMA ScholarshipCoordinatorScholarship Reception ers, giving them the opportunity to bid The Doug Alexander Memorial from any location, at any time.Scholarship Receptionwas held on Thank You to all those who donated orMonday, February 18 thto thank those whopurchased items in the 2019 Silent Auction. made a cash donation of $1,000 or more This years auction raised nearly $18,000. to the Foundation during the past year.Proceeds from the auction go directly to the Scholarship Foundation, to help fund the eight WPMA President Mark Lytle and his wife$4,000 scholarships awarded each year.Melissa hosted the event, which was held in a private villa attached to the Mirage. The opulentWPMA 2019 villa was a perfect venue for the reception, al-though cooler weather didnt allow the attendeesScholarshipsto enjoy the villas private patio, yard and puttingThe WPMAgreen as fully as in years past.2019 Scholarship The reception attendees enjoyed outstandingapplicationshave fellowship and networking opportunities as theybeen sent off to the partook of a tempting array of appetizers andscholarship graders, drinks, served by the villas butler and staff. Ourand we should have thanks to all those who donated $1,000 or morethe results back by the to the Scholarship Foundation this past year asfirst of May. The Scholarship Reception Sponsors, or Sustaining Column ClubFoundation received less than and Platinum Level donors.30 applications this year, with The Foundation sends a special thank you toapplicants representing most Tankmax Inc, Grid Mark Signs and Core- of the WPMA states and the Mark International, the 2019 reception spon- associate members. With these sors. We appreciate their generous support of thisnumbers, the applicants odds WPMA Scholarship Foundation event. of receiving a scholarship are very good. We will highlight each of the 2019 WPMA schol-Scholarship Silent Auction arship recipients in the summer issueThe 2019 Scholarship Silent Auctionof WPMA News magazine, so watch for featured everything from sparkling jewelryit to arrive in June! Sand fun collectibles to amazing vacation pack-ages, NBA tickets, and golf certificates. The auction items were available for viewing in the WPMA-EXPO rotunda, and auction participants were able to view and bid on items from their cell phones or comput-A Scholarship Reception was held on Monday, February 18th in a private villa at the Mirage56www.wpma.com / Spring 2019WN19 Spring 49-64.indd 56 3/27/19 10:44 AM'