PTA Leaders,
Great news- the PTA Connected grant deadline has been
extended to November 18! This is a
marvelous opportunity to win $1000 for
your PTA to host an event on online safety and digital communications for
students and families. National PTA will award 400 grants. The grants fund a
turnkey program (all the materials and instructions needed are supplied) that
makes it easy for your PTA to offer an evening of family learning. Interested? Click here to apply.
And while we are talking about being PTA Connected, I hope
you are encouraging your officers and members go to pta.org and ohiopta.org and
connect for resources, new programs and grant applications. They can also sign
up at ohiopta.org/Resources
to receive The Voice and emails. Checking
in with Ohio PTA Facebook and the National and Ohio PTA websites ensures that
you never miss an opportunity to apply for a grant or learn about a new
program. That’s one of the great benefits of PTA- being part of a network that
offers online training and resources, member forums such as the Ohio PTA H.U.B.
on Facebook plus the personal service your District Advisor offers.
I hope your PTA has had a fun and productive fall- running
membership campaigns and student events and welcoming all families to school
and your meetings. The new Ohio PTA Membership Awards are so creative and give
your PTA more chances than ever to be recognized. And now, our new office staff
has started a new service- sending you an email confirming the amount of
membership dues submitted. So remember, “Membership is Year Round” and membership growth provides more volunteers and
future leaders and helps your PTA do more for your school, students and
families.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and as always, thanks for
being a PTA leader!
Susan