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Principal Appreciation Time
Veggies Lunch Cart
Walk/Bike to School Day
Monthly Walking Group for Students
My Tip of the Week: Sign Up for Healthy Product Samples
If your group hasn't signed up for our early 2011 "Healthy School Kids" program yet, you should.
Parent Groups in the News Round-up 12/17/10
This news round-up can be summed up into two categories; parent groups thinking outside the box and parent groups doing good. Hope you'll find a nugget of inspiration somewhere.
My Tip of the Week: Steal This Email
Before we sign off for the year, I thought I'd write an email for you to use for the New Year. Please feel free to steal it or edit it to make it your own
Get Those PTO Tasks Done Efficiently
It's that time of year. New Year's resolutions abound. One of my resolutions is two-fold: 1) to figure out how to be more efficient with my volunteer gigs so I can 2)lead a more balanced life and enjoy my kids.
Video Blog: How To Get More Dads Involved in Your Parent Group
Have you tried to get more dads to be involved in your PTO with little success? Tim gives a dad's perspective of why more fathers are not jumping into the parent group volunteer fray and offers some simple, practical suggestions on how to engage those dads and turn them into active volunteers.
Spirit Cups, Spring Fundraising and Product Quality
We've been working with these guys at Spirit Cups Fundraising for a while now, and I really like the product. Might be because I'm a college sports nut, but I know I'm not alone in that. The real reason, though, is the uniqueness and the quality. Plus these folks seem like good guys. Worth a look if you're looking for an add-on spring fundraiser.
My Tip of the Week: Give Your Teachers a Valentine
Usually I save my annual "candy bar poem" tip for Teacher Appreciation Week, but I actually think it may be even better as a Valentine's Day gift for the teacher's lounge. With the candy and all, y'know?
A Green Thumb Challenge for Your School
Just came across a really neat program called the Green Thumb Challenge, offered by the Green Education Foundation (GEF). Sounds like a wonderful opportunity for parent groups, schools, and most importantly kids!
My Tip of the Week is Actually More of Question
I have a question for you this week and figured you might also be interested in the results: Does your PTO or PTA or school organize community service efforts Food drives, hat and mitten drives, holiday presents for the needy? That kind of stuff.
Parent Groups in the News - Weekly Round-up 2/13
Happy Valentine's day, Happy Chinese New Year, and Happy President's day! Here's a quick overview of articles from this week. Perhaps these stories about creative PTOs & PTAs will inspire some new ideas for your parent group:
My Tip of the Week:Share Ideas with Other Leaders
Where do you get all your ideas? That's a question our editors hear often, and the answer is simple: We get them from you. We now have close to 600 articles on ptotoday.com, and nearly all of them were written because parent group leaders were willing to share ideas and talk about what works and what doesn't.
My Tip of the Week: Involve Kids in Middle School PTO Event Planning
Being a middle school PTO leader is challenging. The standard tactics to bring parents in -- family events and doughnuts with dad -- don't work as well when the kids' hormones are kicking in and being seen with Mom or Dad becomes a prison sentence.
Parent Groups in the News: Weekly Round-up 3/12/10
This week's round-up features the fun and not so fun.
Your PTO and Global Youth Service Day
Have you ever looked into how your PTO or PTA can get the kids more active in service? Global Youth Service Day in 3 weeks might be a great way to start.
Video Blog: How To Create Bidding Wars at Your Next School Auction
Lots of chatter about school auctions this time of year! Did your school just have an auction? How did it go? Have you done a debrief on your event?

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