The HEB Connection. Every hour makes an impact. Reflections entries Beauty Is due. Christmas Providers. Sandy Mezanazi, President HEB Council of PTAs

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1 Every hour makes an impact Volunteers make such a difference to our school district. Ask any teacher or principal or the children in a school and you will hear the same answer - WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS! But there is a special volunteer who looks after thousands of our children every year and does it with a smile and a willing heart. Last Saturday night she was inducted into the HEB Hall of Fame as an outstanding volunteer. Congratulations to our very own Melody Davenport, our Fourth Vice President for the Clothes Closet, on this wonderful honor. Melody consistently volunteers more than 1,000 hours a year with the Clothes Closet, on district committees and with local schools. I do not put in a 1,000 hours a year and you may be thinking that it is difficult to find time for even 10 hours a year. But just remember, every hour impacts our Reflections entries Beauty Is due The Council level judging of the Reflection Program entries from HEB locals begins on Nov 10 at 9 a.m. Lisa Hollowell, VP of Arts in Education, will be receiving entries until noon at the general meeting at the Pat May Center. children! Thank you for your hours, for your dedication to our children and making public education a priority. We need more people like you to help with reading projects, organize entries for the Reflections program and volunteer to help with h o l i d a y parties. Don t forget to ask others to help - you will be surprised when they admit that they were only waiting for an invitation. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving - we have so much to be thankful for each and every day. Sandy Mezanazi, President HEB Council of PTAs Thank you, Stonegate Elementary school for allowing the Council PTA to use the school as a staging area for the judges. Judges will be viewing submissions and will advance ten percent to Austin by Jan. 15. Each piece will be given careful consideration by impartial volunteer (Continued on page 5 Reflections) VOLUME 14, ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 10, 2009 CORRECTED INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Accolades / Awards 4 Calendar 6 Clothes Closet 3 Legislative / Advocacy 2,7 Parent Education 2,4 National PTA 4,6 Officer Contact Info 6 Officer/Chair Articles 1,3,5 Programs / Reflections 1,3,6 District / Community 4,6 State / Area PTAs 2,3,7 Christmas Providers To man the phones from 9 and 2. See page 6. SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: 11/10 Reflections entries due until noon 11/11 Organizational meeting, 6:30 p.m., Pat May Center 11/13 Deadline to register for L.D. Bell Kaplan ACT/ SAT Combo Test, page 7 11/15 America Recycles Day 12/1 City of Hurst Tree Lighting, 5:30 p.m. 12/5 LD Bell Craft Fair 1/12 Council General Meeting, 9 a.m. 1/19 Texas Education Forum, Euless, page 2 2/16 Founders Day, page 5

2 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 4 P AGE 2 NOV. 10, 2009 Advocacy, parent education Texas Talks Education is the name of the informational forum being developed by Amy Powell, 5th VP Parent Ed/ Youth Advocacy to bring our area legislators and other elected officials to HEB to discuss Texas education. The tentative date is Jan. 19, 2010 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Register to receive legislative updates at pta.org, PTA Takes Action Network This is expected to be a question and answer forum with questions from HEB parents and residents directed to board of education representatives like Pat Hardy and Dr. Buinger and state representatives like Todd Smith and Jane Nelson. Save the date and start preparing your questions. The seating will be on a firstcome-first-served basis at South Euless Elementary school, 605 S. Main St., Euless. Amy Powell, Council 5th VP amyp3866@aol.com Area 17 training, spring conference An additional Leader Orientation Training session to be held in December or January was discussed at the most recent Area 17 board meeting. If your board still needs training, watch your s for further developments. The Spring Conference will be held on April 26 at the Ft. Worth ISD Professional Development Center, 3150 McCart Ave, starting at 6:30 p.m. More details will follow regarding elections, training and programs or contact Chris Zimmer at chrisalene@msn.com. PTA Local news and information continued on page 7 The Shady Brook PTA Fall Family Fun Fest in October was attended by over 375 people. The teachers volunteered at various booths that provided Frito pie, brownies, storytelling, family photos, pumpkin decorating and many other carnival activities. The Shady Brook PTA will hold a pizza and bake sale at their Nov. 19 PTA meeting with Bingo 4 Books starting at 6:30 to 8 p.m. Submitted by Errin Dunbar, Council Secretary The Bell High School Craft Fair is Sat., Dec. 5, 2009, from 9 a. m. to 5 p.m. at the school. Admission fee is canned goods. Visit the HEB ISD LD Bell website, Craft Fair or contact Patricia Stricklin, LD Bell HS, 1601 Brown Trail, Hurst, TX 76054, , ext. 7422, stricklp@hebisd.edu. From LD Bell school website Fox news L.D. Bell High School Band news report link: myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/education/ LD_Bell_Band_Shares_Friday_Ni By Ping Mayo, Band Parent Hurst Jr. High PTA first dance of the year was a huge success. The next school dance is scheduled for Dec. 4. More parents are needed as chaperones. Penny Huddleston at pennyhu@ sbcglobal. net is coordinating this event, please respond directly to her if you are able to help. The next scheduled event is Family Math Night, Wed., Nov. 18, 6-9 p.m. See page 5. By Laura Stacey Volunteer Coordinator, Hurst Junior High The Stonegate PTA is selling Papa John's (on Pipeline) pizza cards for $10. The card allows you 20 buy-one-get-one of equal or lesser value large pizzas. Cards are valid until Sept See Lisa Hollowell or visit the school at 900 Bedford Rd E, Bedford ( ) to purchase. By Lisa Hollowell, President and Council 6th VP 5K/1 Mile Fun Run/Walk benefiting Georgeann Gallian Scholarship Fund sponsored by Hurst Hills Elementary Scholarship Committee will be held Nov. 14 at the school, 525 Billie Ruth Ln., Hurst. Registration at 8 a.m. is $15 payable to the Georgeann Gallian Scholarship Fund. Fun Run starts at 9 a. m., awards for top male & female, top finishers per grade/age categories presented at 10 a.m. Contact the school at for more information. By David P. Morgan Hurst Hills Physical Education Over 500 people, including 215 students, attended Bell Manor Elementary s Science Goal Team L.I.F.E. (Learning Interactivity with Families through Experiments) Night on Oct. 15. The PTA, teachers, parents and the Dad s Club helped make this evening a huge success with hands-on activities and experiments including Mentos geysers, color changing milk and fingerprints. From HEB ISD website

3 V OLUME 14, ISSUE 4 P AGE 3 NOV. 10, 2009 Membership information Web access changed As a member of Texas PTA, you have access to the members-only area of the Web site. Effective Nov. 1, 2009, the membership username/password will no longer be active. Please refer to the back of your new membership card for the current username/password. State elections in February The Texas PTA Nominating Committee announced the following slate of officers for : President - Sharon Goldblatt First Vice President - Karen Slay Second Vice President - Pam Becknal Secretary - Karen Martin Treasurer - Lisa Holbrook If you are interested in serving as an officer of Texas PTA, review the candidate packet posted on the Texas PTA website and submit the documents required. Notices of intent to run from the floor must be received by Dec. 1, Nominations are now in order for Arts in Education, Board Development, Councils, Environmental, Healthy Lifestyles, Inclusiveness, Leadership, Legislative Action, Membership, Parent Involvement and Youth Protection chairmen. If you are interested in any of these Chairmanships, visit the Texas PTA website or 20Resources/Nominations%20for% 20Standing%20Committee%20Chairman% doc for a packet. Elections are held at the convention in Corpus Christi Feb , Food drive Nov. 5 The first Trinity vs. Bell Food Drive was held Nov. 5, 2009, during the football game between the two schools. Nonperishable food items were donated outside both the home and visitor entrances and measured after the game. All food items will be donated to 6 Stones Mission Network to assist needy Families and students in HEB! Together we CAN make a difference. Over 4,700 food items were received. Region Vice Presidents: I - Kerry Bowdry II - Tonita Franklin III - Karen Fullen IV - Larriann Curtis V - Susanne Hutchinson VI - Lois Buford Hospitality for KEYS Thanks to the schools that have indicated their willingness to provide a thank you to the educators of KEYS, F. E. Watson and the Alternate Education Program. Contact Sue Premetz, Tri-city PTA President and the Council Gifts and Memorial Chair to schedule a month to help. With availability of three schools per month, the duty is shared. The chart below shows the open spots. Your support is appreciated. spremetz@tx.rr.com November Lakewood Stonegate December Midway Park January Shady Oaks February Meadow Creak Bedford Jr. High March Wilshire Donna Park Central Jr. High April Hurst Hills Harwood May Oakwood Terrace Let your discards fall our way The Clothes Closet has been very busy this year - to date over 880 students shopped. And we are still going strong! For clothing, several schools have held or will be holding clothing drives for us and we appreciated your support. We are looking forward to receiving those items. We also have an Eagle Scout doing a drive for us for his Eagle project which should be completed by Nov. 21 with the donations coming to us that Saturday. For school supplies, Teen Court bringing us items every 2-3 weeks. Cash donations from Stonegate Elementary PTA and from the Euless Junior High Cheerleaders - $265 total. Annual donations from locals are down. See the Treasurer s report for amount spent to date. Please do not forget us when you are finding clothes and coats that you no longer use. We collect from size 4 children up to 5X adult gently worn clothing in both male and female items. No torn, damaged or stained clothing. Athletic shoes, socks and underwear must be new. As a tax exempt association, any donations you bring over can receive a tax receipt. Thank you for all your support! Melody Davenport, 4th VP clothescloset@hebisd.edu , 1100 Raider Drive, Euless

4 V OLUME 14, ISSUE 4 P AGE 4 NOV. 10, 2009 Kudos and accolades to: Euless Jr. High - A special thank you to the cheerleaders and students for raising over $200 in change for the HEB PTA Clothes Closet. Patti Lenz from the Clothes Closet accepted the check at the Homecoming Pep Rally on Oct. 29. L. D. Bell Band - Achieved 1st Place in the Bands of America Super Regional Battle of the Bands in San Antonio and heads to Indiana for the Grand Nationals Nov Melody Davenport - Inducted into the HEB ISD Education Foundation Hall of Fame as Distinguished Volunteer Nov. 7, Early Childhood PTA of HEB - a new local being formed to bring parents of pre-school kids together on the basics of elementary school. An organizational meeting takes place Wed., Nov. 11 at the Pat May Center, 6:30 p.m. New Beginning Montessori School PTA - re-instated as an active local in Bedford. Welcome back! School district news DATE grant recipients In 2008, the state legislature approved the District Awards for Teaching Excellence, or DATE, grant program. It provided funds to be distributed in 2009 to recognize and award educational practices that contribute to student success. The Hurst- Euless-Bedford ISD was awarded $1.3 million in DATE grant funds. The District created a plan for how schools could qualify and receive the grant money, based on campus performance objectives. Dr. Gene Buinger, superintendent of schools, announced the DATE grant winners on Oct. 15. In the box is the list of schools that qualified. Listen to interviews Elementary Bedford Heights Bell Manor Bellaire Donna Park Lakewood Meadow Creek North Euless River Trails Shady Brook Shady Oaks Wilshire DATE GRANT WINNERS A new podcast series called "Talking Points" features interviews with people about activities and programs in HEB ISD and is available at ramosj/. Created by the Communication Department, this first edition was recorded in mid-october and includes interviews with several of the 2009 Hall of Fame winners, who were inducted Nov. 7 at the Hall of Fame Banquet. Dr. Gene Buinger, Superintendent Junior High Bedford Junior High Central Junior High Harwood Junior High High School LD Bell High School National info National PTA has announced the winning theme! The school year Reflections theme will be Together We Can submitted by Green Council PTA in Uniontown, Ohio. National awards Reflections Arts Enhancement Grants PTA Healthy Lifestyles Awards PTA Take Your Family to School Week Awards Hearst Family School Partnership Awards Shirley Igo Advocate of the Year Award PTA Outstanding Advocacy Awards Visit the pta.org website for filing deadlines and additional program ideas. All HEB families are encouraged to signup for Supt. Buinger s Backpack communication at hebisd.edu. Hall of Fame recipients Melody L. Davenport was inducted into the HEB ISD Hall of Fame at a banquet Nov. 7, She and five others were recognized for their contributions to, and support of, the HEB community, as well as for their contributions to society as representatives of HEB ISD. Davenport was inducted in the Distinguished Volunteer Category for her work with PTA, VIPS and other school district related volunteer work. Others inducted as Distinguished... L.D. Bell Graduate Trinity Graduate Community Leader Former District Employee Former Board of Trustees Member Dr. Jeff Burnett Dr. Randy Alkire Mary Lib Saleh C. Irwin Mathews Lorraine Tatarevich VIPS Goal 600,000 Please log your volunteer hours. The goal is 600,000; logged as of Nov. 5 are 117,427 hours. Visit the HEB ISD website: to log hours, check calendars and sign up for Dr. Buinger s Back pack update.

5 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 4 P AGE 5 NOV.10, 2009 Art car The Auto Collision Toyboata art car was on display at the Relay for Life event last Saturday. Thank you to the Jeffrey Morris Foundation for providing this wonderful teaching opportunity for the students. Submitted by Teresia Foreman Council Hospitality Chair Hurst Jr. High PTA Presents the 4th Annual Family Math Night Wed., Nov p.m. Please contact Tracy Fernandez at or tracy.fernandez@cms.hhs. gov about dropping off items or helping at the event. Winter Dance Scheduled Dec. 4 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Band Putt-Putt Lock-in scheduled Sat. Nov. 21 from midnight-6 a.m. By Laura Stacey VIPS Coordinator, HJH Founders Day Feb. 16 Founders Day is a reminder of the substantial role that PTA has played locally, regionally and nationally in supporting parent involvement and working on behalf of all children and families. It is a time to reflect and take pride in our many accomplishments. To renew our commitment to be a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for parents and a strong advocate for public education. Mark your calendar for Tues., Feb. 16, 2010, for the Council Founders Day Luncheon at the Pat May Center starting at 11:30 a.m. Tickets go on sale at the Jan. 12 general meeting for $15. The theme is Back To Basics, a military-type theme. Students in the district will be making camo placemats and each PTA local will be asked to prepare a $15-$20- value door prize. Speaker information and more details in January. Training update As of Oct. 5, over 59 percent of the 27 locals in HEB have sent someone to a Leader Orientation Training provided by the Council. Officer and Chairman Training educated 23 PTA volunteers in our school district. The HEB Council is fortunate to have many Texas PTA trainers available to help your local succeed. Please contact Sandy Mezanazi (tmanykidz@tx.rr.com) or Faith Waligora (faith4ptapta@) if you need some specific training. Treasurer update Visit the Texas PTA members website to review the updated treasurer FAQ section to get answers to banking issues, gift card issues and more. Review the insurance information section, too, to verify liability coverage before you hold an event. Verify that your Form 990 has been filed to avoid penalties. More info at: charities/article/0,,id=215112,00.html Display PTA logo You and your volunteers work hard to earn funds and to put on events and programs at your school. Remember to display your PTA logo on all your flyers and notices. It does not need to be huge, but it should be recognizable. Once you start showing off that logo, parents will see what events their dues support. You can download the logo, the tag line (every child one voice) and how to use the logo from the Texas PTA members site: org/intranet/members/literatureand-graphics/. Use your membership card to log in. Reflections(Continued from page 1) judges qualified to judge in the student s entry field. All entries are judged on artistic merit, creativity, mastery of the medium and interpretation of the theme. Mastery of the medium in the context of the Reflections Program pertains to the level of skill the student demonstrates in the basic principles/techniques of the arts area. However, a welldeveloped concept is more important than technique. Entries will be judged primarily on how well the student uses his or her artistic vision to portray the theme Beauty is. Work is judged in the following divisions and categories: Divisions: Primary: preschool grade 2 Intermediate: grades 3 5 Middle/Junior: grades 6 8 Senior: grades 9 12 Category: Dance Choreography Film Production Literature Musical Composition Photography Visual Arts According to National PTA guidelines under no condition may parents or students contact judges to dispute the status of an entry. All decisions of judges are final. Results of HEB advancing entries will be published in January. The Reflections banquet on April 15 will award certificates to all participants in the Council judging. Lisa Hollowell, 6th VP, Arts in Education

6 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 4 P AGE 6 NOV. 10, 2009 Environment Texas Arbor Day Poster Contest Trees are Terrific and Energy Wise ends Dec. 18, Join more than 63,000 fifth grade classrooms in learning about the importance of trees in our world! Don't miss out on an engaging and impacting opportunity to teach fifth grade students about the important role trees play in the production and conservation of energy. One poster per fifth grade class. Download ( edu/main/article.aspx?id=1292) your free 2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest materials today and help foster the next generation of tree stewards. Keep Texas Beautiful at events@ktb.org for more information. From Keep Texas Beautiful enews October 22, Keep Texas Beautiful Awards Keep Texas Beautiful recognizes the efforts made by individuals and groups to enhance their community and protect the Lone Star State's environment. Nominate a deserving individual, senior citizen, group or business for an award. The 2010 KTB Award applications are now available online, under 'related items.' The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m., February 26, See KTB web for details and other events. org/get-involved/calendar.aspx?pageid=388 Book Swap and vendor fair The HEB ISD Council of PTAs Book Swap is scheduled for Sat., March 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pat May Center. Collection of books is expected to begin the week of Feb. 22. No comic books, magazines, encyclopedias or inappropriate material should be accepted. Only one Book Swap coupon should be given in exchange for one book. Do not give double coupons or award coupons as a prize or incentive. Consistency of coupon distribution is expected. The Council will also be holding a condensed version of a Vendor Fair during the Book Swap. Vendors we are targeting as potential supporters include art schools, amusement and party vendors, gyms, child care, clothing stores, dance studios, doctors, portrait studios and various other kid-friendly businesses. If you know of a business that you feel would be beneficial to our community and would like to see them at our event, obtain a contact name and number. Pass that information on to Julie Clark, Book Swap chair, at or mjmclark@sbcglobal.net or have them call Julie directly. Space is limited and the cost of $100 each benefits the Council programs and operating budget. Your local Book Swap chair should contact Julie to be on the mailing list to receive the coupons, bags and other instructions for the event in March. Julie Clark, Book Swap Chair, mjmclark@sbcglobal.net PTA Take Your Family to School Week February 7-13, 2010 Family involvement makes all the difference Go to PTA.org/FamilyToSchool for event ideas, posters and more. Applications for the $1,897 grants ended Nov. 6. Christmas Providers The Christmas Providers phone lines open Thurs., Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed to take incoming calls from families in need during two shifts each day, Monday through Friday. Three volunteers are needed for each of the two shifts to be covered each day: 9-11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Christmas Providers is a success each year due to the generous time given by volunteers Please check your calendars and send Leslie Gracey an lmgracey01@aol. com or call (cell) with your availability. Christmas Providers is a group that organizes Christmas for needy families in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD and the Birdville ISD. School nurses recommend families and give them the number to call if they would like to be a recipient of Christmas Providers. The parent then calls the hot line number and volunteers take information on the family and their needs. Christmas Providers collects canned goods in the schools leading up to the December end date, then sorts and boxes the items. Each family gets a box of canned goods, usually a grocery gift certificate and gifts purchased by their provider family or group. The requirement to adopt a family is to provide one gift per child and the meat for the family s holiday dinner. Providers must also pick up the canned goods and deliver them directly to the families. The number to call to adopt a family: Leslie Gracey, (cell) lmgracey01@aol.com

7 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 4 More PTA Local information Hurst Hills Elementary PTA celebrates 40 years of Peace, Love and Happiness at its Carnival on Sat., Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Games, rides and petting zoo are attractions. Contact PTA President Kristen Konrath at kristenkonrath@sbcglobal.net for ticket information. Hurst Hills cookie dough fundraiser ends Wed., Nov. 18. Contact Lynda Newman at or sugarbear444@msn.com or Amy Bilbo at or abilbo@charter.net South Euless Elementary PTA blood drive saved 32 lives during their Fall Carnival. Next week, Nov. 9-11, the South Euless Book Fair will be in the library a great way to get holiday shopping done. By Amy Powell South Euless VP Programs Kaplan ACT/SAT Combo Test, $20, at L. D. Bell High School on Sat., Nov. 21, for 9th through 12th grade students. Register by 4 p.m., Nov. 13 at Bell. Contact Shirley Schochet at or schochet@swbell.net for more info. From L D Bell Raider Connection - November Issue L. D. Bell Band performs Tuesday in the full "Prayer for Light" uniform, which features special, hand-painted white jackets; the effect is amazing. You can get a preview at org/info/. By Ping Mayo, Band Parent The next time you think about buying a school logo item, ask the manager of the store How much goes back to the school? You may find that the school gets nothing! Support your school group, club and PTA fundraisers! Health November is PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month, and we encourage you to take a look at the resources at PTA.org/ GoodChoices to find some simple ways to be healthier each day. Also, plan to participate in your school's PTA Healthy Lifestyles celebration. You can offer your talents and time as a volunteer; or if something isn't already planned, why not take the opportunity to step up as a PTA leader? Planning tools and activity ideas can be found at PTA.org/HealthyLifestyles. The HEB Coordinated School Health Program provides helpful hints and programs at Inside HEBISD, departments/contacts, Coordinated Health Education. ( education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=5686&) Download newsletters, activity calendars and info about the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC). Health for Every Body Healthy fundraiser Shady Oaks Elementary PTA held a Walk-A-Thon fundraiser Fri., Nov. 6. Each grade walked 30 minutes during their PE/ Fine Arts period. Parents and volunteers cheered them on. Thanks to Mid-Cities Dental and Delgado Orthodontics for the water bottles and travel toothbrushes that each student received. Pledges are due Nov. 11 with a goal of $11,000. Prizes will be awarded for as little as $10 received in donations and the top donation winner receives a Nintendo Wii. At the end of the walk-a-thon, each student also took home a Certificate of Appreciation. The PTA expects to make this an annual event and received $2,000 the day of the event that included donations from several local businesses. Dawn Jordan-Wells Shady Oaks PTA President Council 3rd VP P AGE 7 NOV. 10, 2009 More Area 17 Grapevine Council recently held a Global Diversity event of over 50 exhibitors attended by over 1,000 people. Northwest ISD Council held a 110-booth Vendor Fair in conjunction with the PTA True Colors program attended by approximately 1,900 people. Keller ISD Council is having great success with their Brown-Bag Lunches with the Superintendent events. The event is recorded and available for viewing if you missed the lunch. Region V Vice President Renee Walker reported that Texas PTA membership is up 15 percent from last year at this time. The Area 17 Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for President, Vice President, Secretary and Field Service Representatives. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering on the Area level of Texas PTA, contact Chris Zimmer, current Area 17 President, at chrisalene@msn.com for the names and contact information of the committee members. Nominations are open through December.

8 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 4 Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Council of PTAs 1849 Central Drive Bedford, Texas is published the day of the Council regular general meetings scheduled by the Council Board. Sandy Mezanazi, President Faith Waligora, Newsletter Chair Submit articles a week prior to the council meetings by phone/fax or faith4pta-pta@. Two printed copies are available per school at the council meetings. An version is distributed after the meeting to local presidents. To be added to the list, contact the Newsletter Chair listed above. everychild, onevoice Calendar Organized June 13, 1963, Texas PTA Unit 569, Area 17. Nov. 10, Council General Meeting, Pat May Center, 9 a.m. Nov. 10, Reflections Program entries due at Council level, general meeting until noon. Nov. 11, Organization meeting, 6:30 p.m., Pat May Center Nov. 13, Early Release for Exams (High School) Nov. 16, No School / Professional Development Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Holiday (through 27th) Dec. 5, LD Bell Craft Fair Jan. 12, Council General Meeting Jan. 19, Texas Talks Education, S. Euless Elem., 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16, Founders Day Luncheon Feb , Texas PTA Convention, Corpus Christi March 5, Book Swap set up March 6, Book Swap March 30, Council General Meeting, election meeting April 15, Reflections Program Reception April 20, Council General Meeting, awards/scholarship presentation, install new officers April 22, Leader Orientation Training April 26, Area 17 Spring Conference, Ft. Worth Professional Development Ctr., 6:30 p.m., LOT planned June 10-13, National PTA Convention, Memphis, Tenn. See also: for updates, additional events and stories. Council Executive Board for Sandy Mezanazi President tmanykidz@ tx.rr.com Faith Waligora Patti Lenz Dawn Jordan-Wells Melody Davenport Amy Powell Lisa Hollowell 1st VP Aide to President -Training 2nd VP Programs 3rd VP Membership 4th VP Clothes Closet 5th VP Parent Ed/Youth Advocacy 6th VP Arts in Education faith8again2@ sbcglobal.net pelenz@ tx.rr.com c dawnisblessed@ gmail.com melodyld@ amyp3866@ aol.com lisa.hollowell@ att.net Errin Dunbar Secretary errineliz@ Davis McCown Treasurer w dgmccown@ davismccownlaw.com David Powell Parliamentarian dwp5507@aol.com Jodi James Awards and Scholarship jodijames917@ charter.net Julie Clark Bookswap mjmclark@ sbcglobal.net OPEN Lee Ann McVay OPEN Budget & Finance Communications Directory/Yearbook Environmental leeannm@ clarinsusa.com Sue Premetz Gifts and Memorials h spremetz@ tx.rr.com Teresia Foreman Hospitality rtforeman@ sbcglobal.net Andrea Morris Legislation m_aerdna@ Dawn Jordan-Wells Multi-Cultural dawnisblessed@ gmail.com Faith Waligora Newsletter faith4pta-pta@ Deborah Gonzales Volunteers vpsweetheart@ OPEN Clothes Closet Web Administrator 1100 Raider Drive Euless, PAGE 8 NOV. 10, November program highlights Melody Davenport, 4th VP Clothes Closet, will present an overview of the clothing program, the benefits to the community and the need for volunteers. A door prize drawing will be held for those bringing in toothbrushes, toothpaste, unisex deodorants and other personal hygiene products. Donations of boxed cereal and boxed desserts are also needed. Door prize is a donated Starbucks gift card. Patti Lenz, Program VP