Greetings from your Board!
We are very excited to report that the WTPA Foundation has surpassed our goal for this year and we intend to continue growing this fund every year. The earnings from this fund, along with our earnings from our annual convention, allow us to award in excess of $30,000 annually in scholarships to qualified pharmacy students in hopes they will explore employment opportunities West Texas. Much of our good fortune is due directly to members, families and other business entities that have created permanently-endowed scholarships through generous contributions to our Foundation. We encourage anyone with an interest in furthering the profession of pharmacy in West Texas to consider creating a permanently-endowed scholarship. A tax-deductible contribution of $20,000, which can be paid in installments, will create a $1,000 annual scholarship that would be awarded in perpetuity. Creating an endowed scholarship from your estate is the perfect way to establish an enduring legacy for you, your family or company.
Over the last several years, we have had individuals, families, local associations and businesses contribute $1,000 scholarships at our annual conventions. These contributions are timely and valuable to the students and are very much appreciated. The scholarship committee encourages anyone to create a scholarship to be given at our upcoming spring convention. If you need any information about scholarships, feel free to Contact Us or you can view the scholarship section on our website.
Your board members would like to take this opportunity to extend a “HUGE” thank you for your continued support of WTPA. Frankly, without your support, pharmacy in West Texas would be taking a back seat to the rest of the state. We welcome all of our members back and look forward to seeing you at our next Spring Retreat!