Holiday Gift Idea    

         
What could be better than a gift that you don't have to try on, buy batteries for, pretend to like or have to wait in line to buy!  Where can I find a guaranteed winner of a gift like that, you ask? Well, let me tell you that not only can I tell you about one winning gift but this gift is actually three in one! 
A membership to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) not only gets you all the benefits of the National Association but it also gets you all of the benefits of the Pennsylvania Association and your local area association!
But how can this be?  Why would we give away three memberships for the price of one?  It isn't a sales gimmick, not a onetime only offer, not only valid in certain zip codes or days of the week; but instead, it is how we have always done business.  We want our members to be a part of the national movement and have access to the larger association resources while at the same time being connected more directly with meetings, activities, events and early learning initiatives happening across their state and in their local communities.  In Pennsylvania we have one state affiliate and 13 local affiliate chapters of NAEYC, all comprised of professionals who care about and are working on behalf of the young children in our state. 
Membership benefits will help you (or someone you are surprising with this gift) improve your teaching and learning, raise the quality of early childhood education programs, promote the early childhood profession and connect you with other professionals who may live or work down the street or across the country!  The resources you gain from another individual's professional expertise to formal publications are useful in and out of any classroom.  But the best part of membership is a feeling of being a part of a community of professionals dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children and committed to serving and acting on behalf of their needs and rights.
I hope you will seriously consider joining our organization, renewing your membership or buying one as a gift for a professional you know that works with young children.  We want to help you make the biggest difference!

 

Jodi Askins

Executive Director