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PRESS RELEASE
June 29, 2009


For Immediate Release

Contact:
Alison apRoberts
Communications Manager
(916) 440-1985, ext. 106
aaproberts@capta.org
HP Announces New Savings Program
for California State PTA Members

Recognizing the critical role parents and family members play as children's first teachers, HP has announced it will open the HP Academy Store to all California State PTA members. The store enables individuals to receive exclusive education discounts on the latest HP products. To learn more about the HP Academy Store, click here.

HP served as a sponsor of California State PTA's recent 110th Annual Convention in San Jose.
 
"We're grateful to HP for their support of PTA, and for their efforts to help students and families get a head start in school and beyond," said California State PTA President Pam Brady.
 
PTA members who sign up for the HP Academy Store will be eligible for discounts as high as 10 percent in addition to other exclusive promotions. HP also offers parents personalized assistance and recommendations on the best types of equipment for their students.
 
"HP is pleased to be a sponsor of the California State PTA, and we are excited to make the Academy Store available to PTA members throughout California," said Manvir Sandhu, Director of Marketing for HP's Personal Systems Group. "Our goal is to help find ways to provide support and assistance to parents so they can help their children be as successful as possible."

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The California State PTA has nearly 1 million members throughout the state working on behalf of public schools, children and families, with the motto, "Every child, one voice." The PTA is the nation's oldest, largest and highest profile volunteer organization working to improve the education, health and welfare of all children and youth. The PTA also advocates at national, state and local levels for education and family issues. The PTA is nonprofit, nonsectarian and noncommercial.
 
For more information about the California State PTA, visit www.capta.org.