Southern States PBA
Additional benefits of being a member of the PBA
The PBA offers membership in a credit union which provides a full range of financial services, including a specially designed, low interest rate VISA card.
Visit: SSPBA Credit Union Membership page for more information.
PBA members are eligible to receive discounts and special offers on Apple products and services through our Employee Purchase Plan. This program is made available to our member employees and retirees from state, local, and Federal govenrment.
Employee Purchasing Program Links
Apple discount program is also available when shopping by phone at (877) 377-6362, and at any Apple Retail Store location. Be sure to let them know you are a member and wish to use your Employee Purchase Program discounts.
Benefits can be changed at any time, at the discretion of the Southern States PBA
May 6, 2026
Hayden Linton was born in San Diego, California but has called Rogers, Arkansas home since the age of three when his dad retired from the Navy. His hometown offers a powerful sense of community that Hayden appreciates. "No matter where you go or what you are doing, you will always be greeted by happy people, with a smile on their face. In Rogers as a kid, it was also very rare to be bored." He continues, "We have countless hidden gems behind every corner that make this city so entertaining to live in and so easy to call home."
moreApril 29, 2026
To say Hannah Williams is actively active might be an understatement. She is one of 20 students across 11 SSPBA divisions to receive a PBF scholarship this year through a parent's membership in PBA. Her stepfather is Robert J. Maxbauer III, a K9 handler of K9 J�ger at Louisburg (N.C.) Police Department for almost a year.
moreApril 22, 2026
Jackson Patterson is a freshman at the University of South Alabama with several big ambitions. He's just not sure which ones he will follow yet. "Right now, my biggest challenge is deciding what I want my future to look like," he told me. He's studying engineering, and it's possible that he chooses to go straight into building a career in the aerospace industry after college. But it's also possible that he takes an even more interesting path ? he's interested in traveling the world and performing on stage, for example ? because if one thing's for sure about Jackson, it's that he's willing to branch out and try new things that he finds exciting ? even if they're unconventional.
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