CONTACT: Elise
Skolnick
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.
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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