PTA Local Awards - Submit Your Volunteers Today!

Awards can be a simple and great motivator for your unit.  There are a number of categories that you can utilze to recognize your members. Please consider submitting and bringing as many delegates as you can to infuse your volunteers with enthusiastic outside recognition.  The awards will be presented by the Massachusetts PTA President for a great photo op to bring back to your school. All awards will be presented at the 100th Celbration on Saturday (April 10^th) at the JUNGLEPEX, 8 Natalie Way, Plymouth, MA.

Award categories are listed below. Simply type a paragraph or two for the award you are submitting.  You can either send it electronically or, if you are including back-up documentation, send it through the mail. Please complete submissions by March 1, 2010.

Action for Healthy Kids Grant

Take Action for Healthy Kids at school with a $1000! 

 

Are you a parent looking to improve the school wellness environment of your child’s school?  Are you looking to be actively engaged in your community?  Do you want to be part of the nation’s and region’s leading nonprofit and largest volunteer network fighting childhood obesity?  Then this grant opportunity is for you! 

Register Now! 100th Anniversary Celebration

IT'S TIME! Time to register for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the MA PTA.

We have a wonderful line up for you this year. Friday evening we kick off the celbration with a dinner and show at the Plimouth Plantation, Saturday is the full conference with workshops, luncheon, vendor expo, Reflections Awards and dinner. Wrap up the celebration with rolling in the isles laughter - Loretta LaRoche is putting on a show for US!

Don't miss your opportunity to recieve all of this for the Early Bird Special Price!

Click Here to Learn More and Register

2010 National Healthy Schools Day

Mass PTA is participating in the Healthy Schools Network 2010 National Healthy Schools Day, April 26.

http://www.nationalhealthyschoolsday.org/

We encourage units to plan activities (Do parent-teacher walk-throughs to identify opportunities for clean-up/fix-up projects, promote green cleaning policies, improve parent involvement in safety and wellness policies...)

McGruffSafeGuard

 click here to download your free monitoring software

McGruff SafeGuard is a free and subscription service that intelligently monitors, filters and controls kids online activity, including: e-mail, chat, instant messaging, Web site visits, MySpace, Google, Facebook, AOL, MSN & Yahoo. Once installed SafeGuard automatically alerts parents by email or cell phone to potentially dangerous behavior. Their child's activity is available via a secure web page accessible remotely from any pc.

For more information, visit us at www.gomcgruff.com

McGruff SafeGuard is the technology partner of the National Crime Prevention Council .