IPA Foundation

FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING

STEP, CYCLE, SWING FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

During the month of September, the IPA Foundation hosted its third STEP, CYCLE, SWING fundraiser, allowing members to get active however they choose and wherever they are to raise money for student scholarships.

Nearly 50 pharmacist and student pharmacist members took part in this year’s fundraiser, raising over $3,500 for student pharmacists at Drake University and the University of Iowa. Participants posted photos of themselves getting active in their 2022 STEP, CYCLE, SWING t-shirts almost 30 times (plus many other posts when their t-shirts were dirty!). Felix Gallagher, PharmD, was the winner of this year’s hashtag competition.

IPA hosted Step Up for Students, an additional one-day fundraising event, on Saturday, September 24. Pharmacists were paired with student pharmacists and pledged to donate $0.01 for each step taken by their sponsored student over the 24-hour period. Collectively, the participating student pharmacists logged an astounding 160,000 steps! The winners of this year’s Step Up for Students competition, student pharmacist Jordan Bloodgood and pharmacist sponsor Cheryl Clarke, reported 25,609 steps.

Thank you to all who participated to support the IPA Foundation and student scholarships!

IPA FOUNDATION SILENT AUCTION

The 2022 IPA Foundation Silent Auction was back in person for the first time since 2019, and over 60 items were auctioned to support Foundation initiatives. New this year, IPA created a custom scoreboard for the live event so participants could see who they were bidding against, sparking some friendly competition. This year’s Silent Auction raised over $10,000 to support student pharmacists, leadership development and practice advancement across the state.

DECKER-TEMPLE LEADERSHIP PHARMACY CONFERENCE

In collaboration with the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW), IPA held the Annual Decker-Temple Leadership Pharmacy Conference August 4-6 at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena, IL. This conference is a unique opportunity for pharmacists in Iowa and Wisconsin in their first 3 to 15 years of practice to develop leadership skills, enabling both personal and professional growth. Each year, ten pharmacists from each state are selected to participate. The DeckerTemple Leadership Pharmacy Conference would not be possible without the support of the Wisconsin Pharmacy Foundation, IPA Foundation, and McKesson.

Jenna Beninga, PharmD, Greenwood Drug Rachel Hall, PharmD, Greenfield NuCara Jessie Johnson, PharmD, Osterhaus Pharmacy Namaro Kone, PharmD, Mental Health Institute Olivia Lehman, PharmD, BCPS, MercyOne West Des Moines Nick Lund, PharmD, MPA, Nevada NuCara Kayla Manning, PharmD, Ankeny Hy-Vee Hailey Elizabeth Steuber, PharmD, University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital Leeta Votsmier, PharmD, Cresco Family Pharmacy Jennifer Williams, PharmD, BCPS, Mercy Medical Center