Directors Corner Melissa Nehrbass 2013District Dinner a Success

The annual meeting

event was held on

March 21, 2013 at

Woodside High School

in Newport News, VA.

Anne Carson, Virginia

PTA President, was in

attendance to bring

greetings from the

Virginia PTA Board of Managers. Greetings

from the Newport News School Board were

given by Dee Johnston, a past PTA Council

leader. The delegates elected your 2014

district nominating committee.

Volunteer of the Year winners for both

Elementary and Secondary were announced

and we celebrated our student Citizenship

Essay Award winners. See their names on

page 2.

Many thanks to the Newport News Council

of PTAs and Woodside High for hosting us at

this wonderful event. Remember, attendance

at this annual event is a legitimate PTA

expense. Make sure to budget for this event

in your 2013-2014 PTA budgets.

May, 2013 Volume 2, Issue 1

If you’re not

lighting any

candles, don’t

complain about

the dark.

It is hard for me to believe that it

has been a year since I wrote my

first Directors Corner note to you as

your new District Director, yet here

we are closing in on the end of

another school year. I want to take

this opportunity to thank all of the

local leaders, all the councils and

the district board for a great year.

I would like to take this opportunity

to introduce you to your new

Assistant District Director, Glenda

Evans. Unfortunately, Maria

Browning had to resign from this

position and according to our bylaws

your district board elected Glenda to

fill that unexpired term.

Glenda is the spouse of a former

Navy sailor and mother of two

wonderful children, ages 13 and

15. She works as a Financial

Systems Analyst at a local University.

Glenda has been involved in PTA

since 1998 and has served as a PTA

President,1st Vice President, 2nd

Vice President, and Treasurer.

I stated in my first letter to you that

one of my goals as your District

Director was to build our leadership

capacity. All the council presidents

have been doing a great job of

fostering their leaders and

rebuilding where necessary. A

special shout out to Pam Croom

from Hampton and Debi Abadie

from Newport News that have

worked to get units with no

leadership back on track.

Leadership training is a big part of

keeping your unit strong and

energized. I encourage all of you to

attend and bring as many of your

board members as possible to our

FREE district training on June 6 in

Hampton at Phenix K-8 School. There

is more information on this training

contained in this newsletter. Hampton

Council is offering boxed dinners for a

small fee if desired. During our

opening session we will call a short

meeting in order to vote on our district

bylaws five year revision. The revision

information can be found online (see

page 2 for web address).

All local unit presidents should have

received a mailing from Virginia PTA.

Please make sure you go through this

packet, make note of the information

it contains and pass on this info to

your new leadership.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars

and talk to your returning board

members or new members about

attending the Virginia PTA Annual

Conference in Richmond, July 11-13.

This year’s event will offer a wealth of

information and training in workshops,

election of new state officers, voting

on amendments to our state bylaws,

and adoption of resolutions. There

will be vendors and fund raising ideas

for your PTA. Cost for attendance to

this event is a legitimate expenditure

of PTA funds. See vapta.org for more

details.

Melissa peninsuladd@vapta.org

Spring 2013 Newsletter

Special points of interest:

Welcome from District Director.

Annual Free Training/Meal information.

In this issue:

Citizenship Essay Winners 2

Volunteer of the Year

Winners

2

Training Information 3-5

PENINSULA DISTRICT PTA

Save The Date

Citizenship Essay winners.

Volunteer of the Year winners.

Save the Date 2

2

MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNERS

1st Place Tyrese Ruff

Huntington

Newport News Council

2nd Place Garrett Bienkush,

Tabb

York County Council

3rd Place Julia Gasink,

Booker T. Washington

Newport News Council

HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS

1st Place Sarah Leckemby

Kecoughton

Hampton Council

2nd Place Michael Trepte,

Grafton

York Council

3rd Place Anthony Addeo

Bruton

York Council

Congratulations 2013 Citizenship Essay Contest

Winners

Theme: Proud To Be An American

We are on the web!

http://worknotes.com/VA/Peninsula/

PeninsulaDistrictPTA/h6.stm

PRINT AND BRING YOUR

WORKSHOP HANDOUTS WITH

YOU TO OUR FREE TRAINING!

Peninsula District Volunteers of the Year

2013

Elementary Award

Stephanie Coyne Asbury Elementary, Hampton

Secondary Award

Karen Leckemby Kecoughtan High School, Hampton

***

Both winners will move on to the Virginia State PTA competition

representing the Peninsula District.

Good Luck Stephanie and Karen!

Congratulations to all that entered!

SAVE THE DATE:

June 6, 2013 - FREE Peninsula District PTA Training Phenix K-8 School, Hampton, VA

June 30, 2013 - Make Final Dues Payment Pay for any membership dues collected since last payment

July 11-13, 2013 - Virginia PTA Annual Conference Marriott Hotel, Richmond, VA (see vapta.org for more info)

Summer 2013 - Get your treasurer’s books audited Form a committee NOW or plan to hire a professional auditor

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2013 PENINSULA DISTRICT TRAINING REGISTRATION FORM-JUNE 6, 2013

George P. Phenix School, 1061 Big Bethel Road, Hampton, VA 23666

(form may be duplicated) MAIL OR EMAIL NO LATER THAN MAY 31 MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2013

EMAIL OR MAIL COMPLETED FORM TO:

Glenda Evans, Peninsula Assistant District Director 114 PINE CREEK DRIVE HAMPTON, VA 23669

Or Email: glendaepta@aol.com

______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ______________________________________

NAME NAME OF PTA COUNCIL

Session 1: 6:00-7:10 pm 101 President’s Training: Part 1 _____

102 Treasurer’s Training: Part 1 _____

103 Secretary Training _____

104 Reflections _____

105 Membership _____

Session 2: 7:20-8:30 pm 201 President’s Training: Part 2 _____

202 Treasurer’s Training: Part 2 _____

203 Bylaws _____

204 Raising Funds Without a Fundraiser _____

205 Reflections (repeat of 104) _____

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2013 PENINSULA DISTRICT TRAINING REGISTRATION FORM—JUNE 6, 2013

George P. Phenix School, 1061 Big Bethel Road, Hampton, VA 23666

(form may be duplicated) MAIL OR EMAIL NO LATER THAN MAY 31! MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2013

EMAIL OR MAIL COMPLETED FORM TO:

Glenda Evans, Peninsula Assistant District Director 114 PINE CREEK DRIVE HAMPTON, VA 23669

Or Email: glendaepta@aol.com

______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ______________________________________

NAME NAME OF PTA COUNCIL

Session 1: 6:00-7:10 pm 101 President’s Training: Part 1 _____

102 Treasurer’s Training: Part 1 _____

103 Secretary Training _____

104 Reflections _____

105 Membership _____

Session 2: 7:20-8:30 pm 201 President’s Training: Part 2 _____

202 Treasurer’s Training: Part 2 _____

203 Bylaws _____

204 Raising Funds Without a Fundraiser _____

205 Reflections (repeat of 104) _____

PRINT YOUR HANDOUTS AFTER MAY 31 AT PENINSULA DISTRICT PTA AND BRING TO THE TRAINING*

PRINT AND BRING YOUR HANDOUTS TO THE

TRAINING. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AFTER

MAY 31 FOR THE MATERIALS (SEE PAGE 2

FOR THE WEBSITE INFO)

PRINT AND BRING YOUR HANDOUTS TO THE

TRAINING. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AFTER

MAY 31 FOR THE MATERIALS (SEE PAGE 2

FOR THE WEBSITE INFO)

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Peninsula District Training Event Dinner Orders

EVENT DATE: JUNE 6, 2013

This is a legitimate PTA expense

Deadline May 31, 2013 (Postmarked)

Our training event is free, however, as a courtesy to our attendees, we are offering a boxed dinner from

Jason’s Deli. You MAY purchase one by mailing in this form along with your PTA or personal check

payable to Hampton Council PTA in the amount of $10.00 per meal.

You are not required to purchase a meal to attend and none will be available for on-site purchase.

Form and money must be postmarked no later than May 31, 2013

This form can be mailed with your check and registration form on page 3

Please write the attendees name and their meal preference below and mail with check to:

Glenda Evans, Peninsula Assistant District Director, 114 Pine Creek Drive, Hampton, VA 23669

or via email: glendaepta@aol.com

Boxed dinner choices from Jason’s Deli (no extra meals will be available for on-site purchase)

Select one per attendee (form can be duplicated):

Sandwich Box (Sandwich, Chips, Pickle, Chocolate Chip Cookie)

Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast

Premium Ham

Sandwich and Side Salad (Organic field greens, organic baby carrots, cucumbers, grape tomatoes,

red onions and croutons)

Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast

Premium Ham

Garden Wrap (Organic wheat wrap w/organic field greens, guacamole, pico, cucumbers, red &

yellow bell peppers, asiago w/balsamic vinaigrette (Baked chips, pickle, seasonal fruit)

Your Local PTA Unit Name: _____________________________________________________

1st Attendee Name: _____________________________________________________

Choice: _____________________________________________________

2nd Attendee Name: _____________________________________________________

Choice: _____________________________________________________

3rd Attendee Name: _____________________________________________________

Choice: _____________________________________________________

TOTAL NUMBER OF MEALS:_________ X $10.00 PER MEAL = $___________(TOTAL ENCLOSED)

*Deadline for meal orders is May 31, 2013! No meals will be available if not pre-ordered.

All Questions regarding meals can be directed to Glenda Evans at:

619-602-0819 or via email: glendaepta@aol.com

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Peninsula District (Free) Training (Registration required) Thursday, June 6, 2012

5:00 P.M. Phenix K-8 School, 1061 Big Bethel Road, Hampton, VA 23666

Save this sheet for reference the evening of the event *PRINT YOUR TRAINING HANDOUTS ONLINE AFTER MAY 31ST (SEE PAGE 2)*

*DON’T FORGET TO VISIT THE WEBSITE AND PRINT OUT ANY HANDOUTS THAT YOU MAY WANT (PAGE 2)

Training Session One 6:00-7:10 p.m.: 101 President’s Training: Part I- I’m elected, what do I do now? Learn the answers to this

and many more of your questions. Learn how to effectively and efficiently run your PTA. 102 Treasurer’s Training: Part 1- The ABC’s of being a Treasurer, Audits, Budgets, and

Controls. Learn about regulations and requirements of safeguarding PTA funds. 103 Secretary Training- Do your minutes contain the information you really need?

Understand the importance of concise, accurate records. 104 Reflections- Get all the information on the basics of running a successful Reflections

program in your school. 105 Membership 101- Learn the basics of how to run a successful membership campaign.

Learn efficient ways to run your program and important dates to remember. Training Session Two 7:20-8:20 p.m.: 201 President’s Training: Part 2- continued 202 Treasurer’s Training: Part 2- continued 203 Bylaws Training- A quick session for revisions or amending your unit’s bylaws. 204 Raising Funds Without a Fundraiser—Find out interesting, fun and easy ways to raise

funds without sending home a fundraiser. 205 Reflections—Repeat of #104

You may mail/email your registration form (pg 3) *If purchasing a meal postmarked May 31

Training questions contact: Melissa Nehrbass, Peninsula District Director 757-930-1872 Email : peninsuladd@vapta.org

5:00 pm Registration, pick up and enjoy your boxed dinners (if pre-ordered only, see Page 4). Network with fellow PTA leaders

5:30-5:50 pm Welcome and discussion and adoption of revised bylaws

5:50-6:00 pm Break

6:00-7:10 pm Training Session One

7:10-7:20 pm Break

7:20-8:20 pm Training Session Two

8:30-8:45 pm Visit with District leaders to get any questions you still have answered