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Deadline for Ohio PTA Convention Registrations Approaching

COLUMBUS (March 21, 2016) – The 110th Annual Ohio PTA Convention will be April 8 – 10 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 175 Hutchinson Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Convention registrations are buy one get one free until March 24.

The event includes opportunities for PTA members and others to learn about a variety of topics including how to rethink parent involvement for the 21st Century, creating successful and sustainable wellness practices, and understanding college credit plus in high school curriculums.

About 300 participants are expected.

To register, go to www.ohiopta.org. The cost is $125 per person. Registrations made by March 24 are buy one get one free.

A Sandy Hook Promise Town Hall meeting will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 8. Sandy Hook Promise is a national, nonprofit organization led by several people whose loved ones were killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. They are focused on preventing all forms of violence before it happens by educating and mobilizing parents, schools and communities on mental health and wellness programs that identify, intervene and help at-risk individuals. The Convention presentation focuses on easy to implement prevention resources available to schools at no cost. Paula Fynboh, who leads the national outreach and program strategy for the organization, and Nicole Hockley, whose son Dylan was one of 20 first-graders killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, will facilitate.

Another highlight of the Convention is recognition of Reflections winners from throughout the state. The Reflections program is designed to enhance art education programs and provides opportunities for students to express themselves and to receive positive recognition for their artistic efforts. PTA’s Helping Hands, Outstanding Educators, Oak Tree and School Nurse Award recipients will also be honored.

The Ohio PTA, a 115-year-old branch of the National PTA, is composed of nearly 70,000 members in over 500 units. The organization works to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

 

 

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