Dear New York City principals, 

Town Square is delighted to invite you, your Parent Coordinators, PTA officers, parents, teachers and staff to New York City’s first ever NYC PTA Expo. Produced by Town Square, the 2014 NYC PTA EXPO presents a fun and informative event with great resources, products, services and information for New York City PA and PTA groups (together “PTA”) while bringing together community members, educators, families, parents and city agencies under one roof.  Complete with workshops led by education specialists, business leaders, and past PTA representatives offering advice and fundraising ideas to new PTA members, this expo bridges diverse PTA councils through network sharing and camaraderie. Workshop presenters include, author Jean Joachim; Neil Stevenson, Senior Staff Attorney of the Lawyers’ Alliance; District 33 CM Levin's Participatory Budgeting Director Lisa Bloodgood; District 34 CM Reynoso's Participatory Budgeting Project Coordinator Ava Farkas and more! All NYC PTAs are invited to attend.

We would also appreciate your help with the following:

1) Getting the word to your Parent Coordinators, PA/PTA officers, parents, and teachers. A flyer is attached here for your convenience.

2) If your school/PTA has already signed up, thank you and please forgive this redundant message. If your school/PTA has not signed up, the admission cost is a nominal $25 for a school group to bring as many parents, teachers, and staff as you want. We will also be happy to waive this nominal charge if anyone from your school were to lend a hand getting the word out or assisting us on the day of the event. Please click here for the Eventbrite RSVP link.

3) Finally, we would greatly appreciate it if you were to send us the name of your PA/PTA President and contact info. We will endeavor to reach out to them personally as well.

I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

All the best,

Susan Anderson
Chairperson
Town Square
718.609.1090
www.nycptaexpo.com
www.townsquareinc.com

WORKSHOP II: Fundraising 101
3:30-4:15 PM
Jean Joachim, Past-PTA President of PS 87 and Author of “Beyond the Bake Sale: The Ultimate School Fund-Raising Book” will address vital fundamental considerations for PTA fundraising:
- Important issues to keep in mind when developing fundraising plans
- Development and actualization of effective and successful fundraising strategies
- Her most successful fundraising projects, and what made them so successful?
- 45 minute breakout session to follow.

WORKSHOP III: Participatory Budgeting, A Great Funding Source for NYC Schools!
3:30-4:15 PM
Lisa Bloodgood, PB Project Director for District 33, CM Levin & Ava Farkas, PB Project Coordinator for District 34, CM Reynoso will discuss:
- What is Participatory Budgeting and how can it help your school?
- How does PB work?
- Examples of successful PB school projects: technology upgrades, bathroom renovations, playgrounds, etc
- 45 minute breakout session to follow.

WORKSHOP IV: 501(c)(3) Basics
4:15-5:00 PM
Neil Stevenson, Senior Staff Attorney of The Lawyers’ Alliance will walk you through:
- What is a 501c3?
- Is a 501c3 right for our school’s PTA?
- What are the pros and cons?
- What are the ongoing reporting requirements of a 501c3?
- If you choose not to become a 501c3, what are other options available?
- 45 minute breakout session to follow over refreshments during Tequila Time!

CONTINUE NETWORKING AT SWEET SCIENCE!
As NYC PTA Expo ends, join us to mix and mingle over PTA Expo Happy Hour specials at Sweet Science (135 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn).

ABCs for Smarter Kids
Adventureland
AMC PHOTO Inc
ArtWare Fundraising 
Brooklyn Nets / Barclays Center 
Carpingo 
Chess NYC
DRNS Corp
Eds Presentations 
Engineering for Kids
Gamewright GameNights
Greater Giving 
Irvin Simon Photographers 
Lawyer’s Alliance 
Miss Chocolate, Inc. 
Mulee
NYC Councilmember Levin's District 33 Participatory Budgeting Project
NYC Councilmember Reynoso's District 34 Participatory Budgeting Project
Office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
Planet Aid
Rhode Island Novelty

GIFT BAG INSERTS & RAFFLE DONORS*
Adventureland
ArtWare Fundraising
Brooklyn Nets / Barclays Center
Deenan Gourmet Popcorn
DRNS Corp
EDS Presentations
Lucky Kat World
Makit Products
Miss Chocolate Fundraising Co.
Planet Aid
Popcorn Palace
Rhode Island Novelty 
Sandy Candy

More confirmed every day.