The “Get Healthy” San Mateo County School Wellness Committee, the Bay Area Nutrition Youth Action Group, and 17th District PTA will be holding a Fundraising Fair on Saturday, September 13th to present parents and schools with healthy fundraising ideas. They are currently looking for volunteers to help serve on the committee for this event. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Jean Abeles, 17th District Vice President of Health and Community Concerns.

Here are some photos from our Spotlight on PTA event last Saturday. Thanks to Pam Selli (our Parliamentarian) for taking these!

Note: The thumbnails are supposed to be links to full-size thumbnails, but the full-size thumbnails don’t seem to be loading. I’m working on finding out what’s wrong and hope to have it fixed soon.

Spotlight attendees network and socialize before the event begins.

Spotlight attendees network and socialize before the event begins.

California State PTA President-Elect Jo Loss speaks to attendees.

Spotlight attendees watch the keynote presentations made by the representatives from California State PTA.

Spotlight attendees watch the keynote presentations made by the representatives from California State PTA.

California State PTA Leadership Commissioner Carol-Ann Koch-Weser shows off the many resources available to PTA officers.

The following event is being put on by 6th District PTA, our friends to the south in Santa Clara County.

Palo Alto Council of PTAs in 6th District is inviting anyone who is interested to come to a FREE community screening of “First to Worst”, a famous must-see PBS documentary on the state of California’s public schools, followed by a special panel discussion with John Merrow, the filmmaker; Marshall Smith, Director of Education, William & Flora Hewlett Fund; Deborah Stipek, Dean, Stanford Grad School of Education; and Delaine Eastin, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Click here to learn more about the film.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME–this is important not only to parents and teachers, but to homeowners, business owners, and the entire community. Please come; please bring friends, neighbors and colleagues; and please help spread the word!

The event is on Thursday, May 22nd at the Spangenberg Theatre at Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Rd., Palo Alto (view map). There will be a pre-event community social at 6:30 PM, and the program will begin at 7:00 PM. For more information, contact Wendy Kandasamy.

So, you’ve just been elected to a position as a PTA Board Member. Are you starting to wonder what your duties and responsibilities are? What you’re going to be expected to do? How to do them correctly? You’re not alone!

That’s why we invite you to come to our annual “Spotlight on PTA” event on Saturday, May 17th! In addition to a continental breakfast and lunch provided, this free event includes two hour-long training sessions with training available for President and Vice President, Treasurer and Financial Secretary, Secretary, Historian, Auditor, Parliamentarian/Bylaws, PTA Websites, Student Involvement, Reflections Program, Legislation and Advocacy, Membership/OMDR, and PTA Newsletters. The event will also include a short general meeting, as well as a presentation from keynote speakers Jo Loss (California State PTA President-Elect) and Carol-Ann Koch-Weser (California State PTA Leadership Commissioner).

Spotlight on PTA will take place at Bayside Middle School in San Mateo (view map) at 8:30 AM-1:30 PM. Please RSVP to Sara Otus-Green, May Event Chair using the Spotlight on PTA flyer [PDF]. We hope to see you there!