GPA Annual Convention
2008 GPA Annual Convention
Registration begins in the next few weeks, but make your hotel reservations now!
Call (800) 874-7105 and ask for a room in the GPA block.
The reservation deadline is May 13

Highlights of this year's Convention include:
Thursday, June 5 -- Political and Real Estate Panels
Casino Night and GPEF Fundraiser
Friday, June 6 -- Golf Tournament and Day at Leisure
BNC Awards Reception and Dinner
Saturday, June 7 -- GPA Annual Meeting

SAVE THE DATES!!!
Contact Ashley Holt at 770-454-6776 or aholt@gapress.org with questions.

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WIN A 7-DAY STAY IN TUSCANY!!!
PRIZE INCLUDES $1000 AMERICAN EXPRESS GIFT CARD,
TO BE PUT TOWARD AIRFARE OR USED AS SPENDING MONEY!!!

Enter GPEF's Raffle to win a Trip and Money. Drawing will be held during the Better Newspaper Contest Awards dinner at the GPA Annual Convention on the Evening of June 6, 2008. 

HURRY as the NUMBER of TICKETS SOLD will be LIMITED!!!

Purchase of ticket(s) will enter you into a drawing for a chance to win a weeklong stay at a villa in Tuscany.  Accommodations for four.  Villa is situated in the ancient hill town of Manciano, in the area known as Maremma.  Maremma exists within the magnificent Tyrrhenian Sea and its villages, the romantic Fiora River, silvery mountains and natural thermal spas.  The village of Manciano is an easy stroll from the villa.  There you will enjoy the charming shops and traditions.  Go and sit at one of the local bars and enjoy gelato, cappuccino or the locals.  The homes are 1.5 hours by car from the Rome airport and close to Siena and Florence.  Villa features views of the rolling countryside, gardens and the Tuscan hillside.

Please call GPA at 770-454-6776 to purchase ticket(s) or e-mail Ashley Holt at aholt@gapress.org.  Make checks payable to GPEF.  Tickets are tax-deductible. Each ticket costs $50 and all proceeds benefit GPEF, which awards scholarships and internships to deserving journalism students in Georgia.Need not be present to win.  Winner will be contacted by phone and/or e-mail on June 9, 2008.

Visit www.tuscanresort.com for more information on the accommodations.