PTA Membership

Did you know...

• PTA is the largest child advocacy organization with over 7 million members in the National PTA and with nearly 239,000 members in the Maryland PTA, whose sole purpose is the education and welfare of all children at home and in the schools and communities nationwide.
• PTA speaks: PTA speaks for ALL children in ALL parts of the state and nation. We are not a special interest group, except to say that all children are "special" and that PTA will speak out so that children may secure the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education. Local parent groups have little influence over state and national government agencies or legislative bodies.
• PTA provides unified action: PTA can provide a unified attack on major issues if needed, a unified push to improve legislation, an opportunity to provide public forums for ideas, and a chance to meet with others to share or discuss concerns.
• PTA provides information: PTA cooperates with other state and national organizations concerned with family and child oriented programs. Because of the cooperation, PTA has access to information local groups do not have. The expertise of the Board Members of the Maryland PTA and the National PTA are just a phone call or e-mail away in your time of need.

At Olney Elementary School, the PTA sponsors:

• Cultural Arts assemblies for all grades throughout the year
• Dragon Tales newsletter
• OES directory
• Annual carnival
• Hands On Science Programs
• Foreign Language classes (FLES)
• Science Fair
• Annual Book Fair
• Family Night activities
• Teacher Appreciation luncheons
• and more . . .

Show your support for your child(ren) and your school. Become a member TODAY by completing the attached form and sending in your membership dues. A single membership is $10.00 per year. A family membership is $15.00. Local merchants including FedEx/Kinko's are offering discounts to PTA members.

"We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee."

Marian Wright Edelman,
American lawyer & social activist