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Starting strong
School is getting underway and PTA is too. Here are some first of the year items:
 Go through the California State PTA service mailing and share key pieces with PTA officers.
Plan a membership campaign to bolster support and recognition for your PTA.
FIRST MEETING:
Prepare so these items are ready for your first
association meeting.
● Present the year-end annual financial report.
● Present the year-end audit.
● Present the proposed 2010-11 budget for
association vote. Set aside money to invest in
officer training at the 2011 PTA convention.
● Present the proposed list of programs and
fundraisers for association vote.
Attend council and district PTA meetings and leadership trainings. For council websites, click here.
Set up Reflections arts program. For information, click here.
Check state PTA scholarships and grants. For information, click here. Plan to attend school board meetings and bring information back to the PTA board on current issues.
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Membership matters!
Your membership campaign will set the tone for participation in the coming year. Discuss how you will promote your PTA and how you will invite people to join August through June 2011. Members will be the foundation of your PTA year. For information on planning a membership campaign and encouraging membership all year long, consider this compilation of ideas and tips.
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PSAs spotted!
Let us know when you see these
professional public service announcements, made in partnership with the Pearson Foundation. E-mail info@capta.org
whenever you spot a PSA! 
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Spread the word
We love getting and
reading your newsletters! Please
send them by e-mail to communications@capta.org, or
send print copies by regular mail:
Vice President for Communications
California State PTA
2327 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
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Grants available
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation is offering grants between $2,000 and $5,000 to school parent groups. The website says the grants are for basic, one-time project needs. Grant evaluators are looking for ways to help schools "through these challenging times efficiently and with the greatest impact," and emphasize basic needs will take priority. The deadline for the Toolbox for Education grants is October 15. Click here. The Target Field Trip Grants program is accepting applications until September 30 for 5,000 grants of $700 each to schools for the upcoming school year. For information, click here. The Walmart Store and Sam's Club Giving program provides grants to local nonprofit associations and schools that are working to create opportunities to improve the lives of individuals in our communities. Organizations that meet the eligibility requirements for these programs (described at http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/9628.aspx) can request an application at their local Walmart Store or Sam's Club. Applications for the Walmart Store and Sam's Club Giving Programs are accepted February 1 through December 31. Grants are awarded. More information can also be obtained through the Foundation hotline at 1(800) 530-9925. |
| LEGOLAND Coupons
As you know, PTAs can order coupons to distribute to their members for one FREE ticket to LEGOLAND with a full-price paid admission. When the coupons were sent out this summer, some of the schools were closed and the coupons were returned to LEGOLAND. If your school hasn't received its coupons, please re-request them at www.legoland.com/pta. 
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Core PTA Values
■ Every adult has a responsibility to ensure that all
children develop to their full potential.
■ Parents are children's first teachers and that parent
involvement is essential throughout a child's educational experience.
■ Family is the basic unit of society responsible for
the support and nurturing of all children, and we recognize that "the
family" may be defined in many ways.
■ Our responsibility includes advocating for the safety
and welfare of all children and the opportunity for a quality public education
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