Monday, March 28, 2016

Ohio PTA Convention Press Release


CONTACT:     Elise Skolnick
                      eliseskolnick@gmail.com
                      330-503-6598


Ohio PTA to Host Sandy Hook Promise Town Hall


COLUMBUS (March 28, 2016) – Ohio PTA will kick off its 110th Annual Convention with a free Sandy Hook Promise Town Hall meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 175 Hutchinson Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

Sandy Hook Promise is a national, nonprofit organization led by several people whose loved ones were killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. They are focused on preventing all forms of violence before it happens by educating and mobilizing parents, schools and communities on mental health and wellness programs that identify, intervene and help at-risk individuals.

The Convention presentation focuses on easy to implement prevention resources available to schools at no cost. Paula Fynboh, who leads the national outreach and program strategy for the organization, and Mark Barden, whose son Daniel was one of 20 first-graders killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, will facilitate.

The Convention also includes opportunities for PTA members and others to learn about a variety of topics including how to rethink parent involvement for the 21st Century, creating successful and sustainable wellness practices, and understanding college credit plus in high school curriculums.

About 300 participants are expected.

To register, go to www.ohiopta.org. The cost is $125 per person.

The Ohio PTA, a 115-year-old branch of the National PTA, is composed of nearly 70,000 members in over 500 units. The organization works to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
  


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