Who here does the publicity for their PTA committee events?

[KittyWalker]

Talk to me about it. What do you do? How much time does it take up? Any top tips? Our committee is looking for a publicity member as the current one is about to step down. I am thinking of volunteering but I have only ever been a committee secretary before.

The committee is in trouble and needs as much help as possible. They don't promote themselves very well at the moment.

As secretary of our (very small) PTA I do some publicity for events but am a real newbie (september reception) so limited guidance available! I do a bi monthly newsletter which goes in bookbags, draft posters, which someone else more computer literate/arty than me, put up around school a week or so in advance of every event, someone else updates PTA pages on website and we all do the telling as many people as possible in the playground thing so it's a job share playing on everyones strengths.

Is that what you mean or more about promoting self i.e getting more members? That is a more tricky one but I do lots of re-iterating that all money raised goes to resources for our children and that we ALL raised the money; those who came and spent not just those who organised and the headteacher added a section to the parents questionaire asking what people would like to see funds spent on so everyone is involved. We run a monthly after drop off coffee morning which attracts a different crowd to the more formal evening PTA meetings and is useful to keep people informed/involved.

Hope that helps. Am also looking for tips so watching this thread with interest!

Hi nothing groundbreaking here! Lots of posters, fliers in all the children's bag, email contact to committee and regular helpers, selling tickets for events/raffles in the playground at the start and end of the day.

For the summer and Xmas fayres we get pieces in the local papers, have a banner that goes up across the street, and the local estate agent sponsors and produces sign posts for us. Sometimes if we are feeling really keen we leaflet the whole village!

We do a newletter once a term summarising what has happened ie money raised and spent and forthcoming events. Anything more than that would feel like overkill!

Hope thats of interest.

Yeah leaflet thru doors is a really good idea.

Also let local paper know, and any freebie mags that come through doors - they often have big lead-in times (like, 6 weeks).

Posters (get businesses, library, post office to put them up) are good, also a banner that can be seen by passers by; also worth asking other local schools if you can do leaflets in their bookbags (check first there is no clash of events).

Word of mouth is good too I find - just mention the event to as many people as you can in the playground!