Welcome to this issue of the VASFAA Voice and welcome back to the sounds of returning students refreshed from the holiday break. As a follow-up to the last issue, I was encouraged to tell you that Palm Beach County in Florida is still looking for good teachers.

The next issue of the newsletter is scheduled to be published in mid-April. Please send your input by March 20th to me at gary.a.spoales@bankofamerica.com.

Our sponsor for this issues $25 prize is TERI and we thank you. The prize is being offered to any association member who submits information that gets printed in the newsletter. There is a different sponsor for each issue. Our first sponsor was Citibank for the Fall issue. We would like to thank them for their support as well as our sponsor for the next issue - NSLP. The winner is selected by random drawing and mailed a check or presented a check at the next VASFAA event. VASFAA will be the sponsor for the final issue.

Advertising is now a part of the Sponsorship program. Our advertisers for the Fall issue were Citizen's Bank and USA Funds. The advertisers for this issue are Bank of America, M&T Bank and Bank One. Thank you once again to everyone who provided material for this newsletter. Your efforts are appreciated by the entire association. As always, this issues' contributors are listed at the end of the newsletter.

Article Guidelines
The Editorial staff will review all articles submitted for publication. Submissions should be of a professional interest to the association and not include marketing and/or advertising of products, services, websites or personnel.

Full articles should be no longer than two typed pages single spaced. It is requested that all submissions be provided in 10 pt size with Arial font type to save our publishing editor time and energy.

Ad and Picture Guidelines
The online newsletter flows best with graphics submitted in .jpeg or .gif format. Other options should be reviewed with Joe Dobrota, Publishing Editor, prior to sending. An ad should not be larger than 6'' in width. You submit it in either Full color or black & white according to your preference.

We are seeking Gold Sponsors to possibly submit vertical ads this year (to enable us to get them further up in the page & have text wrap around the ad). A vertical ad would be about 2'' wide x 4-5'' high. An example of the size of traditional ads may be found at: www.vasfaa.org/docs/newsletters/fall2002/page1.htm. We had one sponsor submit an animated gif. ad which can be viewed at www.vasfaa.org/docs/newsletters/summer2003/page6.htm.

(Note: Ads are only accepted from Sponsors who chose an ad in the issue of their choice, based on availability.)