PTO Today

The involvement events, teacher/staff support, and student enrichment activities that your parent group makes happen are all vital to your school community. But sometimes — bet we could even say often — PTOs and PTAs are asked to help with larger projects to enhance learning at the school.

So as your group looks ahead to the 2010-11 school year, do you have an upcoming school improvement project — like a library or science lab upgrade or an outdoor classroom — that could use a $5,000 jump-start? If the answer is yes, think about applying for a Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant. The Toolbox for Education program donates funds to lots of groups just like yours every year.

The fall 2010 grant cycle is open now; deadline is Oct. 15. To learn more, just go to www.toolboxforeducation.com. Good luck, and let us know how your project goes.

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