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isPa foundation foundation We’re only a month out from the 2019 isPa conference & exPo, but it’s not too late to donate to the ISPA Foundation Live and Silent Auction! The Auction is the single biggest piece of our funding puzzle. Year after year, it supports our ISPA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS CHAIRMAN Frank Pitsikalis ResortSuite mission to supply ISPA members with cutting- edge research and educate the next generation DIRECTORS of spa leaders. Garrett Mersberger ISPA Chairman If you pledge a donation by August 7, you’ll be included in the Auction’s online catalog; this guarantees maximum exposure for you, your donation and your brand to ISPA bidders. You can still donate after that date, but your donation will have to be an on-site surprise to ISPA attendees. This year’s Auction has received donations of truly incredible items and Scott Duncan ISPA Vice Chairman Lynne McNees ISPA President MEDICAL ADVISOR Brent Bauer, M.D. Mayo Clinic experiences. A trip to Honolulu. A vacation in Las Vegas. ResortSuite is donating an all-new 11-inch iPad Pro. Eminence Organic Skin Care is donating a four-day, three-night stay at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver, complete with a tour of Eminence’s central office and two Eminence facials at the Spa by JW Marriott Vancouver. But, as I’ve said before in this column, there’s no donation too small. We’ve HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Ruth Stricker The Marsh, A Center for Balance and Fitness Deborah Szekely WELLNESS WARRIOR already received a number of very exciting small donations, including MALVADOS sandals, a messenger bag from Soul Carrier, earrings from Kendra Scott, a sun hat from Wallaroo Hat Company and much more. These small donations end up comprising a significant amount of our total amount raised The ISPA Foundation wishes to thank the following supporters for their generous contributions: through the auction. LUMINARY I’d like to thank all of our donors—as well as our financial supporters, Red Ruth Stricker Door Spas and Circadia—for their support. If you’ve not yet donated, I hope you BENEFACTOR make the choice to support the ISPA Foundation’s mission by doing so. Dr. Howard Murad You can start the donation process online at experienceispa.com/about/ispa- Red Door Spas ResortSuite Circadia foundation. —frank Pitsikalis, isPa foundation chairman 56 PULSE ■ aUgUSt 2019 PATRON