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Show Valley View Students Eat Lunch with a Cow become a PTA member is that ... they will hopefully become more involved in their child's education, and that's the most important reward we can offer" Jenny Lynn said. ; ' - . . - vi . .v. - - - - -. i by Cyd L em one Mrs. Casper's first grade class at Valley View Elementary received a special lunch last Friday after winning lunch with the Chick-Fil-A "cow." The class won lunch with the cow after bringing in the most PTA memberships from parents. Membership Coordinator JennyLyn Little teamed up with Chick-Fil-A to offer the lunch as a fun and new incentive to join the PTA. "Since their new restaurant has opened, Chick-Fil-A has partnered with schools in our area and really become involved with the PTA. It has been great to see a local business offering this type of reward" she said. The students were excited to eat with the cow who read stories and interacted with them during the lunch. The Valley View PTA also offered other incentives earlier this school year to encourage membership sign-ups. "At our Back-to-School open house, we gave away backpack tags and hair bows for those that that signed up that night and our teachers received a fun treat bag for joining the PTA as well" she said. Although parents can become a PTA member at anytime throughout the year, the biggest push for them to join is within the first few months of school. "It's harder as the year goes on, tc get memberships, so creative incentives definitely help" JennyLyn stated. Valley View has seen a 20 percent increase in memberships this year and hopes to continue the growth. "I would love to see more parents join. I think the -best incentive for parents to Valley View first grade class received a special lunch last Friday with the Chick-Fil-A "cow." Photo courtesy of Cyd LeMone |