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MOAAuxiliaryAmy Powell, President• Suzanne McCoy, Vice-President• Marilyn Brodmerkle, Secretary• Beth Thompson, Treasurer• Teresa Brothers• Mary Jane Fields-Schoen• Wilma Maddox• Geraldine Ream• June Turley• Jean VanderfeltzThe MOA Auxiliary started the yearout with some changes! At Conventionthis past October, the wonderful womenwho have led the MOAA for manyyears made the difficult decision to takesome much deserved rest from theirleadership roles!Our heartfelt thanks go out to MartyPoynter, Mary Jane Fields, JoyChapman and June Turley for theirincredible dedication to the MOA andAuxiliary!In January, we distributed our MOAAuxiliary mugs containing our“Mommy & Daddy Give Me OneHour” brochures, lens cloths, coffee &tea bags and our ‘famous’ eyeballs to allthe legislators during the annualLegislative Conference. Thanks to allthose that were able to help.This year, the MOAA decided to forgothe science fair awards in order to offermore valuable scholarships to optometry students! Now, the MOAA offers two $2000 scholarshipsto eligible optometry students. We look forward to awarding these scholarships at the FallConvention, thanks to Karen Rice our scholarship chairperson.The MOAA also continues to support optometry in Missouri by providing information to parentsregarding the importance of pediatric eye exams.We are looking forward to a great meeting at the Convention in October. We are planning a quickbusiness meeting during brunch….and YES!! Bryan Kramer will be there again to lead awonderful live auction for us!The Missouri Optometric Association Auxiliary invites all spouses, both male and female, toparticipate in our support of the wonderful profession of Optometry in Missouri. Please join us inour effort to share the gift of vision with the families of Missouri!
IndustryAlliance MembersMissouri Optometric Associaiton and the Industry AllianceWorking Together for theAdvancement of OptometryExecutive Level MembersDuffens/Langley Optical Co.Gene Thomas, General Manager8140 Marshall DriveLenexa, Kansas 66214-1536800/397-2020 • gthomas@essilorusa.comMidland Optical CompanyCraig Hausmann2360 59 th StreetSt. Louis, Missouri 63110314/533-2020 • chausmann@midlandoptical.comOzarks Optical Laboratories, Inc.John Van Noy1845 Arbor Court • P. O. Box 9700Springfield, Missouri 65801-9700417/890-5367 • john@ozarksopticallab.comSutherlin Optical Co.Steve SutherlinP. O. Box 419668Kansas City, Missouri 64141-9668800/999-8193 • ssuthelin@sutherlinoptical.comSupporting Level MembersFirestone OpticsLarry Hopper3901 NE 33 rd Terrace • P. O. Box 419142Kansas City, Missouri 64117816/455-0500 • firestoneoptics@msn.comHeffington Optical Co.Bob Heffington640 W. Chestnut • M. P. O. Box 774Springfield, Missouri 65801417/869-3937Kansas City Ophthalmics, L. L. C.Paul Russell13665 E. 42 nd Terrace, Suite AIndependence, Missouri 64055888/807-0072 • paul@opticallabs.comPech Optical Corp.Robert W. Pech2717 Murray StreetSioux City, Iowa 51111800/831-2352 • pech@pech.com
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