FOCUS DAY…Feb 21, 2011
Join us in Olympia, bring the kids!
Join us for Focus Day as we march and rally on the Capitol steps and meet with legislators and staff, leave notes, receive updates from policy-makers on key issues and network with other PTA advocates. PTA volunteer advocates can make a difference when they come to the Capitol in large numbers.
Agenda:
Time | Activity | Location |
8:00 am | Focus Day Volunteer Meeting | Urban Onion Ballroom |
8:30 am | Welcome Table Opens—Pick up Packets Meet & Greet for Adults Children’s Activities Begin (button making, face painting , creating signs & noise makers, write a note to your Legislator, coloring pages and a word search) | Urban Onion Mezzanine & Ballroom |
9:30 am | Opening Session – welcome and legislative update | Urban Onion Ballroom |
10:45 am | March details and safety information | Urban Onion Ballroom |
11:00 am | Pick up bagged lunches (pre-ordered) | Urban Onion Mezzanine |
11:20 am | Gather for march to the Capitol | Sylvester Park |
11:35 am | March begins up Capitol Way | Sylvester Park |
12:00 pm | Rally on the Steps | Capital Steps |
1:00 pm | Meet with your legislators on your own |
1:30–2:30 pm | Turn in Scavenger Hunts for Prize | Outside the Columbia Room |
Transportation:
Northshore Council PTSA is sharing a charter bus with Shoreline Council for the trip to Olympia. Spaces are limited so please spread the word. If you are interested in going down on the PTA Bus the cost per person to ride the bus is $10.00. To reserve a spot on the bus
contact us with the following information:
Names of riders and ages of children riders
Phone number
Email Address