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Notary Association Conference on October 8th, 2011:
The upcoming North Carolina Notary Association Professional Development Conference will be held in Wilkesboro on October 8, 2011. Read more here. For the NCNA monthly newsletter for September 2011, click here

Did you know AAPA sends out a bi-monthly E-news letter?

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Results of AAPA's 2010 Salary Survey coming soon ! 
Thank you to all who participated in this year's Salary Survey!  We are processing the results and will report them to you soon!

Congratulations to...

Ashley Mines, recipient of the 2011-2012 Susan Russo Scholarship! Ashley is a student at Southwestern Community College and is majoring in Paralegal Technology. She maintains a 3.74 GPA and is described by her instructors as "passionate about the paralegal field."

The Asheville Area Paralegal Association is committed to encourage and support those interested individuals who wish to pursue a career in the paralegal profession. The Susan Russo Paralegal Scholarship was established to accomplish this mission. Scholarships in the amount of $500 are awarded to qualifying applicants to help cover the costs of their paralegal studies in an accredited paralegal program.

In an effort to make the application process easily accessible, applications may be downloaded here. Anyone wishing more information regarding the scholarship should contact Carolyn Timmons at ctimmons@joneskey.com. AAPA urges members to encourage anyone needing financial aid in pursuit of our rewarding profession to submit an application.

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It is with much regret that we must announce that Barbara McDaniel-Bowker has resigned from the position of Secretary with the AAPA. Barbara was appointed in 2009 and dutifully served as our treasurer for 2 years. Thanks, Barbara for your hard work!

Cyndi Sprouse of Marshall, Roth and Gregory has been appointed as our new secretary. We are excited to have her aboard. Congratulations, Cyndi!

 

 

"The Asheville Area Paralegal Association flat out ROCKS."

Why, yes... we do!  Thank you to Paralegals OnTrial for your kind words!

Read Paralegal OnTrial's blog Why Nobody Likes Your Luncheons dissenting on boring paralegal luncheons and telling why AAPA's events are different... and awesome!

 

Results of Elections at Annual Meeting
   Our new officers for the 2010-11 term effective May 1 are:
   President: Lawrel Banks
   President-Elect: Tory Townley
   Vice-President: Candice Blakeslee
   Secretary: Barbara McDaniel-Bowker
   Treasurer: Aundry Freeman
   Asst. Secretary: Sandy Carter
   Asst. Treasurer: Tianna Kampka

The charities selected by members which we will support in 2011 are: Manna Food Bank, Back to School Supply Drive, Helpmate, and Meals on Wheels