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PBGVCAOfficers,Directors,CommitteesandChairs...........................................4
FromthePresidentbyBettyBarth..........................................................................6
PBGVCAMembershipUpdates..............................................................................8
PBGVCACommitteeBoardLiaisons.....................................................................8
MinutesofPBGVCAMeetingsbySherylBradbury
BoardConferenceCall:July8,2013..................................................................9
BoardConferenceCall:Aug.12,2013.............................................................11
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FromourAKCDelegatebyAnneGallant.............................................................13
PBGVCATreasurer’sReportbyGloriaSwaine.......................................................14
2014National/RegionalSpecialtiesInformation................................................16
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