Contact your local American Heart Association, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, etc., for programs and presenters for a PTA meeting, or Health Fair. Put up a bulletin board of baby pictures of the teachers and administrators. Let the students guess who is who during Teacher Appreciation Week. Give students the opportunity to participate in the planning and execution of PTA programs. Young people's viewpoints and ideas are essential because all PTA programs focus on youth.
People join organizations for personal growth.
Parents might join so that they can keep in touch with the school, meet other parents to discuss parenting issues etc. Set up a PTA display in the town library and in the school lobby. Showcase PTA programs and materials. Contact nursery schools and preschools in the spring to share information with parents of incoming kindergartner. Invite parents up to the library and share with them the wealth of information available through the use of a computer on the Internet.