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BREAKING NEWS!!!!! (From Our President)(please see pictures following text)
2K9 OAG SPRING MEETING WRAPS UP AT
LAKE BLACKSHEAR
(LAKE BLACKSHEAR, Cordele Ga, 19
APR. 2K9)
The OAG Family gathered at
Lake Blackshear this weekend for our annual spring
meeting. If you weren't able to attend, the first thing
to make clear is that the facility - on the grounds of
the Georgia Veterans Memorial Park - is worth the price
of admission alone. Attendees had the choice of
accommodation at either the villas which were housing
units of 8 nicely furnished units each, or private
cottages for the financially gifted! The conference
center where the classes were held featured a spacious
outer area and was near the in-house restaurant. Almost
to a person everyone thought the luncheon was excellent.
Generally luncheons tend to be boringly routine in the
culinary sense of the word. In this regard Lake
Blackshear deserves much "props". (This is a urban word
which means respect) :-) On Saturday evening after the
day's classes were done OAG 1st VP Cora Lester and OAG
Sec'y Jeannie Ethridge coordinated a surprisingly cost
effective (per person) boat cruise of the lake under the
very capable seamanship skills of Mr. Les Broadway, a
guest of Ms. Lester. The cruise group which included 2K7
Optician of the Year Wayne Helms, acting in the capacity
of a bon vivant maitre 'd, kept everyone's spirits on
the light side. Wayne Helms, who knew! Back on land the
" OAG SEAL task force" dined at the marina restaurant
facility and for most, called it a night. If a little
fishing is your thing Lake Blackshear can handle that
too.
During the luncheon on
Saturday, the annual awards were given, and the
following members were recognized with the
C. Richard Sanders, Sr.,
Service Awards:
Annual Eyewear Tune-up at
the State Capital
Bob Reynolds, Cora Lester,
Jeannie Ethridge, Jomo K. Harris
National Opticians Month
Proclamation at the State Capital
Thomas Blair, Jr., Bob
Reynolds, Jeannie Ethridge, Ashuti Reynolds
Legislative Service at
the State Capital
Thomas Blair, Jr., Prof.
Thomas L. Schulz*
(*Prof. Schulz also received
a Citizen of Georgia flag pin - coordinated thru OAG
Attorney Kirkland McGhee from the office of Georgia
Senate Appropriation Chairman, Ben Harbin, for Prof.
Schulz's input in addressing OAG concerns on SB-195. OAG
President Thomas Blair, Jr., received a similar
recognition last year for input on now law HB-241).
OAG Golf tournament
support services
George W. Batts, Jr.
President's Award for
Excellence
Cora Lester, Jeannie
Ethridge
2K9
Optician of the Year
Thomas L. Schulz
(Hon. mention to: Thomas
Blair, Jr., 2K8 NAO Ambassador of the Year)
A special thanks for
providing outstanding administrative support service
goes to Kat Clark for preparing an outstanding meeting
package folder, and to Sandi Reynolds for IT tech
support.
OAG is making a determined
effort to provide the services an organization should
reasonably provide it's constituency, in turn as
members, OAG is asking you to support the organization
by scheduling and attending OAG events for your
continuing education and professional needs. Watch our
outstanding website
www.oagonline.org for a calendar of upcoming events.
Thank you in advance for
your continuing support.
Thomas Blair, Jr., LDO, ABOM
President, OAG
770 348-9955 (vm)
From the 2009 Spring Meeting Held April 18, 19 2009Located At The Lake Blackshear Resort And Golf Club,Cordele, Georgia(please click on the photo for a larger image then use your browser's back button to return) The Venue
The Instructors
At Class
Set Up
At The Meeting
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