Amalfi’s Village Inn in Narragansett will be this year’s picturesque setting for the 136th Annual President’s Dinner and Award Ceremony. The dinner will be held on June 18th at 6:00pm. In addition to honoring outgoing president, Dan Rowan and installing the 2010-2011 Officers and Council of Administration, we will be awarding several colleagues for their outstanding service to the Association, the profession, and the community. Please join us to continue to advance our profession as well as enjoy some great food, dancing, and fun times with friends and colleagues!

For details and tickets please contact the RIPA Office at
401-737-2600.

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Scenic Montaup Country Club in Portsmouth, RI will once again be the site for this year’s annual Golf Outing to support the RI Pharmacy Foundation on June 14th. The Foundation is a non-profit organization whose purpose and objectives are exclusively charitable, scientific, educational, and literary. Two of its most recognizable achievements are to provide continuing education for Rhode Island Pharmacists and to provide scholarships for student pharmacists. This enjoyable event every year helps to raise funds specifically for the scholarships that the Foundation bestows. So gather a few colleagues, friends or family and hit the links with us!

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Each Ticket is $100 and offers ticket holders a chance at the first place prize…$5000! Only 250 tickets are printed. Other prizes include $1000, $500, & $250 (3). The drawing will be held on June 18th at the conclusion of the President’s Dinner.

Contact the RIPA Office today at 401-737-2600 for your chance to win!

The following individuals were elected as RIPA Officers and Councilors during the Annual Election held on May 26, in Warwick. Congratulations to our colleagues!

Officers:
President: Kelley Doherty Sanzen (predetermined)
President Elect: Jef Bratberg
Secretary: Lynn Pezzullo
Treasurer: Dan Lefkowitz
Immediate Past President: Dan Rowan (predetermined)

Councilors:
Heather Larch (1 yr)
Linda Carver (1yr)
Sue DelMonico (1 year)
Lucrezia Finegan (2 years)
Celia MacDonnell (2 years)
Lisa Rodriguez (2 years)
Dave Feeney (Independent Representative)
Robert Tortolani (RI Pharmacy Foundation Representative, predetermined)

In an effort to achieve our mission of uniting all pharmacists in the state for professional development and advancement of the profession, we'd like to cordially invite you to participate in an important discussion to help shape the strategic direction of the RI Pharmacists Association. The only way that we will succeed with our goals is to have input from you and to better understand the needs and concerns of our members and colleagues throughout the state. Please join us on July 28th at 5:30pm to voice your concerns and help us achieve our goals. The meeting will be held at Quality Partners of Rhode Island, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI. Please RSVP by July 21st as food will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you at this open meeting and feel free to bring a friend!

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