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Nominations must be submitted by October 17, 2011
Voting Starts October 24, 2011

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Because of historically low male participation in parent engagement groups and activities, National PTA will call American men to action: “Million Hours of Power – Give a little, Change a lot.” When fathers or significant males participate in a child’s life there are positive educational, social and physical effects. This campaign will mobilize PTA’s More Alliance and other partners to get men to commit 1 million total service hours towards children’s health, education and well-being during the 2010-2011 school year.

The National PTA is in the running for a Pepsi Refresh Project grant of $250,000. They need your vote!
Pepsi Refresh URL: http://www.refresheverything.com/millionhoursofpower

or text 102484 to Pepsi at 73774.

People can also vote through Facebook. The individual can follow this link to get the Facebook voting application: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=263136462520.

Voting ends 10/31/10

The Duval County Council of PTAs and PTSAs invites you
to attend our annual Vendors’ Fair on
Thursday, May 27th from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.

This is a great opportunity for your school or organization to learn more about fundraising opportunities, products and services for schools and child-related organizations. It is the chance to compare and contrast businesses in person, ask questions, gather information, and in some cases, receive special discounts or incentives. We strongly encourage your school to send representatives to learn more about these companies and what they have to offer.

Some of the Vendors that will be participating are:

Duval County Public Schools is seeking community input on the competitive grants we should pursue in order to ensure that our district becomes the best large urban school district in the Country.

“Our goal is to provide an education that will ensure all students graduate ready for post-secondary education and the world of work,” said Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals. “Community input into this process is essential in providing our stakeholders with an opportunity to share in the decision making process.”

Competitive grants available:

• Teacher Quality Partnership
  
• Food Service
  
• Enhancing Education Through Technology
  
• Teacher Incentive Fund
  
• Race to the Top
  
• Investing in Innovation
  
• Impact Aid Construction Program

For information on the programs currently utilizing some of the funding, please visit the DCPS Web site

CLICK HERE to participate in the on-line survey.

The Florida KidCare program was created by the 1998 Florida Legislature in response to the enactment of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under the federal 1997 Balanced Budget Act.
Components of the Florida KidCare Program include:

• MediKids
• Healthy Kids
• Children’s Medical Services Network
• Medicaid

The goal of this call for mini-grant proposals is to work with Parent-Teacher Association/Parent-Teacher Organization (PTA/PTO) groups statewide to reach and educate more families regarding the Florida KidCare program and its benefits. Florida PTA/PTOs’ primary mission is to be a reliable resource to families and communities. With this in mind FHKC is pleased to announce an opportunity for qualified local PTA/PTO units and councils to submit proposals under a mini-grants program. PTA/PTOs have always been a strong voice for Florida’s children and through this mini-grant opportunity FHKC hopes to reach an underserved population. Statistics reflect children perform better in school if they receive the health care they need whether it is preventative or catastrophic. When children are ill everyone loses, the school loses a child that is not present to learn, the child misses valuable classroom instruction, and the parent misses work. We encourage your PTA/PTO to make a difference in the lives of your students and community.

Mini-grant submissions should focus on a specific targeted audience or activity which will ultimately result in increased enrollment into the Florida KidCare program. (Additional information about the Florida KidCare program can be found at the Florida KidCare website, www.floridakidcare.org) Technical assistance from FHKC staff in submitting these proposals is also available by request to the issuing officer.

Proposed activities must fall between October 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.