Organization

General Information

The Avona Elementary School PTA has been serving Avona students for over 50 years! The Avona PTA was founded in 1954. We are a member of the Northampton County Council, Region 1, District 2 of the Pennsylvania State PTA and the National PTA.

The PTA is governed by an Executive Board which is currently comprised of six Executive Officers and a varying number of Executive Committee Members. You can view the board and committee members on the Board page. Some members may hold multiple positions between the board and committees. Please consider volunteering with the PTA.

Mission Statement

• To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools and before governmental agencies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
• To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; and
• To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this state.

Purpose

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship.
• To raise the standards of home life.
• To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
• To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
• To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.

PTA Charity Events

The PTA also helps raise money for other non profit charities including:

• Organize and run the Mitten Tree which benefits the Third Street Alliance in Easton. This takes place during the December holiday season.

• The PTA assists with the Jump Rope For Heart event which benefits The American Heart Association.

The PTA also creates the Avona Year Book and has a T-Shirt Sale for the students to promote school spirit. These events do not earn the PTA any money towards it's other activities. They are run for the students benefit and are priced to break even.

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