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For those attending the <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" id="LPlnk449724" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
2024 SOA Annual Meeting</a>, the Educational Programming Committee organized another fabulous silent auction! Bring cash, check, or credit card to bid on items donated by our generous sponsors while supporting the SOA scholarship program.</div>
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Each year, SOA offers <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/scholarships/" target="_blank" id="OWA4c00beb6-de92-6104-0095-05daa44825b9" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
four travel scholarships</a>, two to current students and two to recent graduates, using funds from our silent auction. The scholarships consist of conference registration (including lunch), a one-year membership to SOA, and a $100 travel stipend. The funds
raised from the silent auction are critical to SOA’s support of students and new professionals. You will be able to bid on the silent auction items
<b>in person on Friday</b>.</div>
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Items for bid include swag, gift baskets, tickets, gift certificates, memberships, etc., from BalletMet, Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA), Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Museum of Art, Columbus Museum of Art, Dayton Dragons, Gaylord, Gramercy
Books, Kent State University, National Veterans Memorial and Museum, The Ohio State University, Schmidt’s Restaurant and Sausage Haus, and Young’s Jersey Dairy.</div>
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Thank you to the silent auction donors! </div>
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If you have any questions, please contact the EPC co-chairs <span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<a href="mailto:Sara.Mouch@utoledo.edu" id="OWA2720646f-ee3e-4e08-c6d4-be626d74c977" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Sara Mouch</a></span> or
<span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="mailto:msweets@bgsu.edu" id="OWA25ca1ffd-a1a8-8bd8-c484-687a1b4d6cb1" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">Michelle
Sweetser</a></span>.</div>
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