Membership Benefits

The number-one reason to join the PTA is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more advantages. Here are just a few:

Get Connected.  There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.

Discover Great Resources.  The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.

Tap into a Network.  Parenting is not easy—it helps to share ideas, concerns and experiences with other parents and educators in the community. PTA meetings are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind.

Watch Yourself Grow.  By volunteering with your PTA, you gain valuable experiences. It’s an opportunity to put your skills and hobbies to good use for a good cause—your child and all children in the community.

Speak Up.  Because the PTA is a forum for exchanging ideas, you are encouraged to make suggestions. PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.

Witness Improvement.  By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs, and social events—all vital to a school’s success.

Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.

Your membership in Chester PTA automatically enrolls you in the National PTA. As a member of the National PTA, you’ll receive:
• Special discounts from member benefit providers such as:
  • Barnes and Noble - National PTA and Barnesandnoble.com have developed a discounted online bookstore for PTA members featuring over one million titles of books, textbooks, audio books, music, DVDs, and videos. Members will save 5 percent off all purchases ordered from this site in addition to any normal site discounts of up to 40 percent. Orders of $25.00 or more qualify for Fast & Free delivery within 3 business days or less (see site for details).
  • Kidz-IDz student card - The Kidz-IDz School ID Card Program enables all students attending PTA-affiliated schools to get a hard plastic School ID Card – for free! School ID Cards play a key role in maintaining student safety, as they can make the difference in a missing or injured student being quickly identified and provided with the appropriate assistance (see site for how to enroll your child).
  • Liberty Mutual - As a member of the PTA you qualify for a special group discount* on your auto, home, and renters insurance through Group Savings Plus® from Liberty Mutual. With Group Savings Plus, you can enjoy the ease and convenience of paying your premiums through checking account deductions or direct bill. You’ll also enjoy fast, easy round-the-clock claims service and a variety of discounts including multi-car, multi-policy, safe-driver, passive restraints and anti-theft device discounts (see site for more details).
  • MedicAlert Foundation - MedicAlert Foundation has partnered with PTA to provide peace of mind to parents through discounted memberships to the MedicAlert Kid Smart® program. The program provides 24 hour child emergency ID and family emergency notification services that safeguard and identify children in an emergency. With a single phone call, emergency responders can talk with a representative to access medical history and records. Each child enrolled in the program is provided with a personalized medical ID bracelet and emergency wallet card that alerts first responders with information regarding identification, any critical medical conditions or any life-threatening allergies. All calls to the 24/7 hotline are answered by MedicAlert staff who identify and relay all pertinent health record information to the responder (see site for more details).
  • The HP Academy Store - The HP Academy Store is the exclusive shopping destination for students and educators to receive discounts & savings on HP’s consumer computing and printing products. The HP Academy Store offers customizable solutions to provide you with the tools you need, at exclusive education discounts. HP offers the HP Academy program to select education partners who are looking for an exclusive technology shopping portal site for their organizations. PTA plays a vital role in providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students. HP is proud to extend eligibility & access to PTA members to visit and join the HP Academy Store to gain exclusive access to HP’s innovative educations solutions at significant savings.
  • T-Mobile - T-Mobile and PTA have partnered together to bring PTA members exclusive discounts on wireless mobile service and equipment. All PTA members receive special discounts on selected promotional devices, exclusive discounts on monthly service charges and waived activation fees on T-Mobile products and services.
  • PTA Rewards Card - Introducing the PTA Rewards Card, the world’s largest discount program. Save hundreds even thousands of dollars a year while helping to support your PTA! Loyalty Access Solutions has partnered with PTA to offer all PTA members an opportunity to save money throughout the year. Discounts on more than 250,000 retail offers including over 400 of the world’s most recognizable brand names.
  • MetLife Auto & Home - MetLife Auto & Home® has worked with PTA to bring PTA members a group insurance program that comes with special savings and benefits. This program includes competitive benefits and superior discounts for members.
  • Sharp Electronics - The PTA/Sharp Electronics member store is now available to offer you valuable member discounts on Sharp AQUOS Liquid Crystal Televisions and other home electronics products! Every unit is offered at special PTA member pricing, guaranteeing you the lowest possible price. Sharp is also offering PTA members the ability to own a variety of other audio, video, home appliance and home office products and accessories. All of the products on the Sharp Electronics/PTA Member Store site are being offered to PTA members at extremely attractive pricing (see site for more details).
  • Southwest Airlines Vacations - Southwest Airlines Vacations has teamed up with National PTA to offer PTA members an exclusive discount on vacation packages. Members can save five percent on vacation packages to more than 40 exciting destinations, in addition to everyday low rates and ongoing special offers. Southwest Airlines Vacations offers convenient and affordable vacation packages, perfect for busy parents trying to plan their next getaway! Simply choose your destination, select your flights and hotel accommodations, then add theme park tickets, tours, rental cars, and more - all in one place, for one low price. Use promotion code PTATRAVEL and save 5% on air/hotel vacation packages for two nights or longer to all Southwest Airlines Vacations’ destinations (see site for more details).
• Weekly National PTA e-newsletter
• Partnership with national organizations, sponsors, and foundations
• National representation on Capitol Hill aimed at improving the education of our children
• National representation before other education, health, and child advocacy organizations
• Toll-free legislative hotline
• Web based parenting articles from Our Children magazine
• Consumer FIRST rebates for shopping at merchants such as Target, The Sharper Image, and thousands of others

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