Rebecca Buffington
GCC of PTAs 2nd Vice President, Membership
buffington@triad.rr.com
336-545-1103


Budgets are passed and committees are hard at work; please take a moment to check Council dues off your to do list! Attached you will find this years membership form to be submitted with your dues. Your involvement helps strengthen the largest child advocacy organization in America to promote fairness and success in public education from local and national levels. You can count on our support as we work together to tackle challenges and celebrate results! Questions? Contact Rebecca Buffington at Buffington@triad.rr.com.
                                                   

                                            GCC of PTAs Membership Form (2011-12 school year)
                              
                                     Important...Good Standing checklist (you'll need this to qualify for PTA programs)


                                                                                                                                                              GCC of PTAs mailing address:
                                                                                                                                                              PO Box 8712
                                                                                                                                                              Greensboro, NC 27419


The North Carolina PTA has great resources for Membership chairpersons and committees to use. Please check their website for information and downloads on the following subjects:

                             http://www.ncpta.org/pta/MembershipDuties.html 
                     (You will be asked to enter your username and password. Hint...it's in the back of your current membership card!)

• Job Description of the Membership Chair                                      
• Guide for the Local Unit Membership Committees
• 16 Ways to Jump Start your Membership Campaigns Right!
• Membership How To
• Membership Awards
• Membership Database Instructions
• NC PTA Dues Remittance Form
• Instructions for printing your Membership Cards

Membership Information...
Becoming a PTA member opens up many opportunities for parents/families, educators and students. Your involvement helps strengthen the largest child advocacy organization in America to promote fairness and success in public education from local to national levels. Membership helps both youth and adults build leadership and communication skills, and advocacy strategies. Members who are willing to get involved are a valuable resource for starting and maintaining programs, projects and community partnerships to benefit children, youth and families.

Enrolling members in the PTA is a year-long activity that is carried out by a membership committee at the school unit PTA. In addition to increasing enrollment, membership campaigns can: increase public awareness of the resources that PTA offers to parents, educators, and members of the community who work, in large and small ways, to secure a nurturing, healthy environment for children, and strengthen the PTA voice so that policymakers in all areas, at all levels will hear a strong, unified message on behalf of children, youth, and families. To utilize the full extent of membership resources, consult the National PTA Annual Resources for PTAs for descriptions of partnerships, leadership development, legislative influence, and national resources.

Any individual who subscribes to the purposes and basic policies of the PTA becomes a member upon payment of dues to a PTA or PTSA unit. Each member receives an official membership card from the unit. The membership card issued shows that the dues paid to the unit include membership in the North Carolina State PTA and National PTA and expires October 31. Dues may differ in amount in each PTA.

Guilford County PTA Council Dues are $50.00