The NAPPA Election 2000 is almost over. The Annual General Membership Meeting will be in June this year. We plan on having an online meeting so that more of you can participate in this event. This meeting is an open meeting for all interested people. You don't have to be a NAPPA member to attend. So mark your calendars now. We hope all of you will stop by for at least a visit. The meeting will be held on June 11, 2000 at 4:00 PM (Central Daylight Savings Time) at www.petpigs.com/../index.htm Click on NAPPA Conference Room. You might want to stop by a little early so that you view the Annual Reports and register as a conference room user.

I wish to thank Janie Finck for all her efforts over the last several years as the NAPPA Treasuer. Janie has resigned from her elected board positon. Your Board of Directors has appointed Penny Yocum to finish out Janie's term of office. Janie is taking on a new responsibility for NAPPA as our Internet Information Chairperson. She will be handling the requests for potbellied pig information that NAPPA receives online. Janie will be formulating standard responses for the various questions about pig care and training. Her new "high tech" job position will give the other NAPPA email volunteers an opportunity and time to move on to new projects. We appreciate her taking on this new responsibility and thank her for all her efforts as NAPPA's immediate past Treasurer.

Now, I would like to welcome and thank Penny Yocum for agreeing to fill the position as NAPPA Treasurer, which was left vacant when Janie moved to her new positon. It is already apparent to the Board that Penny will be an excellent Treasurer and addition to the Board Officers. Included in this Newsletter is a brief resume about Penny.

I hope to see each of you at the NAPPA General Membership meeting. Should you have something you would like to put on the agenda for discussion please let me know.

Until the next time, be sure and …
Have a Pig Happy Day
Kathleen