Virginia Family Involvement in Education Month Established

Virginia PTA and partner Virginia Parent Information Resource Center (VPIRC) are proud to announce their work with the Governor's office has paid off. Governor Robert F. McDonnell has proclaimed October to be "Family Involvement in Education Month".

School Grant Opportunities: Show Your NFL PLAY 60 Team Spirit and Win!

The National Football League is offering schools a chance to win $10,000 health and wellness grants by participating in “Back to Football Friday” on (or before) Friday, Sept. 10. Schools celebrate their favorite teams and submit photos and essays to show their team spirit. The 34 winners will be named NFL PLAY 60 Super Schools. In addition to the $10,000 grants, winning schools will receive visits from NFL players. Learn more and register to be an NFL PLAY 60 Super School now!

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: VA PTA Membership Dues Increase from $.75 to $1.00

The Virginia PTA Board of Managers deliberately works to be good stewards of our members' money, to provide outstanding services to our members, and to be strong advocates for children and education. The Virginia PTA budget provides for all of the programs offered to local units at both the district and state level. Income received from dues provides 67% of the VA PTA annual budget while merchandise sales are only 3% of the budget and other income is 30%.

In order to continue to offer our current services and programs and to further expand those offerings, the VA PTA has increased state dues to $1.00 per member beginning July 1, 2010. We want to continue to offer the highest level of service to our members, students and families. More importantly, we want to continue to advocate for ALL children.

So Many Reasons to Sign Up for Just Between Friends

PTAs across the country are using JBF (formerly OMDR) for membership management; membership card printing; communicating with their entire school; paper and online directory creation; and volunteer management and reporting. Download the flier or visit the national website and learn about recent system upgrades!

PTA - The Best Resource for Parents

As the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) reminds our country of its obligations to children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students.

PTA does not act alone. Working in cooperation with many national education, health, safety, and child advocacy groups and federal agencies, the national

PTA organization collaborates on projects that benefit children and that bring valuable resources to its members. Learn more about PTA.

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