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How to Organize Your Digital Event Photos
Are you the designated historian of your PTO or PTA? Or maybe, you are simply the person who happens to have a knack for photography and brings your camera to all the events. Either way, you are left with the task of organizing all those photos. And often (not always!) if you were blessed with the creative gene, you didn't get the organization gene. If you fit into that category, sorting through and organizing those digital photos can be down right daunting. Can you tell that I speak from experience? So, I recently did a little research on best ways to organize photos and thought I'd share what I learned.
My Tip of the Week: Protect Your Finances
OK, guys, time for my annual plea -- please, please take these simple steps to protect your finances.
Blog Give-Away: Free House Cleaning & Lysol Gift Pack
To take the sting out of the season we are running a blog give-away. How would you like to win* a gift certificate good towards a professional house cleaning and a gift pack chock full of Lysol cleaning products? Cool, right?!
My Tip of the Week: Laugh a Little
Yes, there is humor in the fact that we're crazy enough to get angry when we see a box top in someone's trash can. The horror!
My Tip of the Week: Think One-of-a-Kind Items for Your Next School Auction
Does your group run a fundraising auction of some sort? Over the past several years, auction events -- silent auctions, full-blown gala auctions, online auctions -- have been one of the fastest-growing segments of the fundraising world.
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.
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.
Parent Groups in the News: Weekly Round-up 5/7/10
Happy Friday to all the PTO & PTA moms! Wishing you a fun and relaxing Mother's Day weekend! Here are a few articles that may spark some new ideas for your parent group.
My Tip of the Week: Host Family Nights to Build Community at Your School
Parent Groups in the News Round-up 11/19/10
What family fun nights does your school do? We'd love to hear about them in the blog comments, on our message boards (add your ideas to the family night ideas thread) or on Facebook.
Parent Groups in the News Round-up - 8/28/10
Hope everyone had a great week. Thanks to those who replied to my Facebook request and sent along article links! Here's the top-line of the most interesting articles of the week.
My Tip of the Week: Thank Volunteers Early
Volunteer appreciation isn't just for spring. Not at all. Sure, a well-organized, larger volunteer thank-you effort is great, but it's actually way more important to build a year-round culture of thanks in your PTO or PTA.
My Tip of the Week: Provide Parenting Resources to Your Community
Besides providing great family activities and supporting your school with resources and volunteers, are you helping the parents at your school become better school parents? It's an often-overlooked role of the best parent groups around the country.

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