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Connecting with parent teacher groups

What to do

Set up a meeting

• Talk to the school principal and request contact information for the PTO/PTA president.
• Contact the PTO/PTA president and ask if the K-Kids club can provide refreshments for the next meeting and give a quick presentation.
• Visit the PTO/PTA website to learn more about the organization so you know what to expect at the meeting.

                 PTO (Parent Teacher Organization)

                 PTA  (Parent Teacher Association)

Prepare for the presentation

• Order free K-Kids brochures from Kiwanis International.
• Download the Educate K-Kids parents Presentation. Save this on a thumb drive.
• Secure a screen, projector and laptop to share the PowerPoint presentation.
• If audiovisual is not available, print the presentation and use it as a speech guide.
• Take the K-Kids banner to display at the meeting.
• Practice your presentation.
• Purchase or bake items to provide as refreshments at the meeting.

The day of the presentation

•  Arrive at the PTO/PTA meeting location early and set up a refreshment table. 
• Lay K-Kids brochures on chairs or on the refreshment table.
• Display the K-Kids banner in front of the room.
• Set up equipment and test it to make sure your PowerPoint displays.
• If you’re not using audiovisual equipment, consider posting points on an easel or poster board in front of the room.

Key points to cover

• Explain the K-Kids program.
• Provide information about Kiwanis and how a Kiwanis club sponsors the K-Kids club.
• Explain that K-Kids members and Kiwanis volunteers are available to help the PTO/PTA with fundraising and service projects.
• Provide information about when and where the K-Kids club meets as well as club advisor contact information.
• Ask PTO/PTA members how K-Kids club members can be of assistance with future projects.

Follow up

• Send a note thanking the PTO/PTA president for allowing you to attend the meeting.
• Invite PTO/PTA members to the club’s first service project.
• If your K-Kids club produces a newsletter, send a copy to the PTO/PTA president every month.
• Post thank-you messages to the PTO/PTA on the K-Kids bulletin board.