Rescuing
Recess
Get $5,000 to $50,000 for Your State or Local PTA
April 3 - May 19, 2006
Experts agree that playtime can be just as vital as classroom
time to a child’s social, emotional and educational development. To that end,
National PTA and
Cartoon Network
launched Rescuing
Recess, a campaign that champions the importance of recess for kids.
Developed with direction from an advisory board of leaders and
policymakers in children’s health and education, Rescuing Recess seeks to
connect educators, parents, and kids as advocates to bring back or keep recess.
Using an online letter template available at
www.write-rr.com, kids can express their
own views about break time, letting local school boards know that recess is
important. These grants are one element of the Rescuing Recess campaign, through
which Cartoon Network will pledge more than $1.3 million to help save recess.
Read the full Press Release about Rescuing Recess.
Rescuing Recess Letter Writing Campaign Launches April 3,
2006!
Beginning April 3, PTAs are eligible for grants based
on participation in the letter writing campaign. Send all letters between April
3 and May 19, 2006 to be eligible.* Participants may send as many letters as
they like. Letters can be gathered and sent in bulk as long as each individual
letter is folded and sealed.
The total amount of grants Cartoon Network will be awarding
for this campaign is now $315,000.
* PTAs in good standing are eligible for these
Rescuing Recess grants.
SEND YOUR LETTERS NOW!
Organizations involved in developing Rescuing Recess include
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Education
Association (NEA), the National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE),
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, New Leaders for New
Schools, and Health MPowers.
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