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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is such a great question, and I love that, according to the replies here, at least some PTAs are good about helping students. I wish that were the same across the board! I've reached out to our IB school's PTO (Bunker Hill) multiple times as a community member, not a school parent (our kids are too young for school still), to see if we can help satisfy any needs that students or the school might have (e.g., clothes, books, art supplies, etc.) and they have not once taken us up on our offer to help. It's unreal, because we know--through a teacher and other parents in the neighborhood whose children attend the school--that there are kids at the school who are in need of things like winter clothes and the like. It's noteworthy to us, as we're looking for a school community for our kids that welcomes support, has an active and engaged parent community, and is committed to helping students in need within the school community. Hopefully OP will get a better response from his/her local school's PTA/PTO. [/quote]

They probably need to become a little more robust a PTA before they have the bandwidth for this.  Or nobody is checking the email account.  Just drop things off at the front desk, that is fine even if you don't go there.[/quote]

PP here. Yes, I think that’s right. It’s a new PTO and will take time to get established. I’d originally reached out to the principal (who is lovely) and she put me in touch with the new PTO. I will continue to try to offer our help, and appreciate others’ helpful suggestions here on how else to help school communities. [/quote]

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