Lewisville Council PTA 5^th Annual Bowling for Scholars Tournament
Saturday, January 26

Start looking for your bowling shoes & ball. Lewisville Council is holding its 5^th Annual Bowling for Scholars Tournament on Saturday, January 26.  We have three different time slots and a Junior Bowler Division (ages 6 – 12).

This is a scholarship fundraiser for LISD Council of PTAs and we need your help to keep the successful tradition going!  Each year the Council awards two $500 scholarships to graduating seniors at each of the five LISD high schools.  

Registration fees are $25 per adult/$20 junior with 4-person teams. This includes 3 games, shoe rental, and a Bowling for Scholars t-shirt. Three shifts of games will be available:  9 - 11 am; 11:30am - 1:30 pm & 2 - 4 pm.

 
Trophies will be awarded to the top teams, as well as other prizes including best team name and worst team score.  The deadline to submit teams is January 18.  Click here for registration form.

Questions?  Tracie Owens at bowling4scholars@lisdpta.org or 972.874.7191

Lake Dallas Council PTA “Escape School” Abduction Prevention Program
Monday, January 28

The Lake Dallas ISD Council PTA Presents a Community Outreach Program, Sponsored by Dignity Memorial

ESCAPE SCHOOL
Abduction Prevention Program

Monday, January 28, 2008, 6:30 pm
Corinth Elementary
3501 Cliff Oaks Drive
Corinth   map

Escape School is a program that teaches children:
*  how to differentiate between good and bad strangers
*  the common lures abductors use
*  how to get away
*  how to find help when needed

All taught with demonstrations for highly effective techniques for escaping dangerous situations.  This program has been featured on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Good Morning America,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “The View,” and in “Parents” magazine.

For more information, please contact Marvlous Gowans at 214-693-8459
On the web:  http://www.escapeschool.com/index.shtml

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Council PTA Bylaws & Standing Rules Workshop
Thursday, January 31

Join the Crowd!

Please join us while we take a "hands on" approach to bylaw and standing rule updating by going online and looking at the PTA template together.

Thursday January 31, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Country Place Elementary Computer Lab
2115 Raintree Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006   map

Please R.S.V.P. to Melinda Grandell, 972.418.5418 or Melinda@thegrandells.com

Don't forget to bring your current bylaws! 

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Council PTA Annual “Gently Used Book Sale”
February 27 – March 2

The Seventh Gently Used Book Sale is a book lover's paradise that provides all types of books at great prices. You will find all the books are organized by category and even author.  Over 100,000 items are expected at the sale. All items are donated by the Dallas-Fort Worth area community.

Most items are "gently used," but some books are new.

Coordinated by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Council PTA and Educational Foundation, the Gently Used Book Sale not only raises funds for the two non-profit organizations, but it also provides all types of books at great prices.

Just look for the big sign that says "Book Sale." And, if you miss the sign, look for the yellow school bus.

The sale will also include items that will be specially marked due to their value.

Products available for sale are primarily hardback and paperback books in the following areas:
*  Children's books (fiction, non-fiction)
*  Adult books (fiction, non-fiction)
*  Cookbooks
*  Current reference books

Donors also provide other such items as original videotapes, original CDs, original DVDs, and audio book (Cassettes, CDs). These will be individually priced.

The event's revenues raise funds for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Educational Foundation grants and scholarships and Council of PTAs projects, including grants to the High School Post Proms, Clothes Closet, and Multi-cultural projects.

Texas PTA's 99th Annual Convention
February 22-24, 2008
Marriott Waterway Hotel
The Woodlands, TX.
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