General Information:
The Blue Sky committee was created in an effort to secure non-dues revenue to support the programs of the Association and to keep the cost of educational programs low.

Current news:


Chairperson: Gena Lupini

General Information
The committee distributes quarterly press releases to media outlets in Virginia. The press releases focus on an appropriate topic for the time of year or events that are occuring. The consistent message in all press releases is to direct homeowners to seek profesional pest management services. The committee ensures that the media list is kept current by obtaining an updated media list from the PPMA each year.
The committee also submits a request to the Virginia Governor each year asking him to proclaim April as Pest Managment Month, emphasising the importance of the pest management industry's protection of health and property for the citizens of the Commonwealth.
The committee also establishes local representatives in each region to be prepared to react and resond to any media event.

Current Committee News
A letter was sent to Governor Kaine asking him to declare April as Pest Management Month.

Chairperson: Brian Delaney
Public Relations Committee Bylaw Definition: It shall be the duty of the Public Relations Committee to issue press releases designated to stimulate public interest in the pest management industry, to prepare advertising copy and other data which will aid the membership and result in an enlightened public acceptance of the industry; to survey potential markets for pest management services, to aid in the preparation of Association promotional activities, and to further goodwill with uses of pest management services.

General Information:
The VPMA awards scholarships during the Spring and Fall semesters to graduate students conducting research on issues directly related to the pest management industry. The committee reviews the scholarship applications and awards between 1 -3 scholarships per semester based on the number of qualified applicants and funds available. Both the Central Virginia Pest Management Association and the Southwest Virginia Pest Management consistently donate funds to the VPMA Scholarship Fund to enhance the Association's scholarship program. The committee also conducts fundraisers to support the scholarship program throughout the year.

VPMA’s Scholarship Committee has created an in-house scholarship program that has two facets.  The first is each local association will be given 3 vouchers worth $100 off the cost of attending a VPMA meeting of the recipient’s choice.  Be sure to attend your local association meetings for a chance to win one of these vouchers. 
The other facet of the new in-house scholarship includes scholarships to attend VPMA meetings for small member companies that apply, and meet, as yet undeveloped, guidelines.  So watch for more details about these scholarships.

Current Committee News:

Scholarship Committee
Chairperson: Beth Duncan, Exterminating Unlimited, Inc.
Members:
Gena Lupini, Loyal Termite & Pest Control Co., Inc.
Kevin Connally, Bayer Environmental Science
Rhonda Elmore, Commonwealth Exterminators, Inc.

Scholarship Committee Bylaws Definition: It shall be the duty of the Scholarship Committee to evaluate the funding that should be allotted to the scholarship grants and to promote fundraising activities to provide funding for these grants.