PTA Focus Day
Our kids need your voice to be heard!
Thursday, January 26th
Olympia

The 2006 Washington State Legislative Session starts January 9, 2006. This year’s session is scheduled to last only sixty days. Washington State PTA members need to make sure our elected representatives give high priority to issues impacting children and youth.

The most time efficient and effective way you can be involved is to sign up to receive Legislative Action Alerts from Washington State PTA at www.wastatepta.org/programs/Legislation/legintro.htm. You will receive one to two email messages a week from our Government Relations Director, Mary Kenfield. The email will contain a link to our Legislative Action Center. This is a very user friendly tool for sending email to your elected representatives. It automatically fills in the addresses and give you sample text. Customizing the text is very easy. It also provides concise background information on the issue and Washington State PTA’s position.

If you prefer the phone over email, you can call the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000. You do not need to know the name of your representatives. The operator will use your address to identify them and will send them your message. It’s very easy!

Another way to show your support for kids is to attend PTA’s Focus Day on January 26 in Olympia. We meet with our elected representatives and ask them to support the issues we voted our top priorities at our Legislative Assembly. You will find more information on those issues at the above website. If you are interested in attending Focus Day, contact MIPA’s legislative rep, Stowe Sprague.

This year be sure to join the 146,000 Washington State PTA members in making our voices heard in Olympia. Our kids are counting on us.