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FIRST PARENT-LEADER GRADUATION CEREMONYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Fay Slotnick, Coordinator PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE of ALEXANDRIA ANNOUNCES FIRST PARENT-LEADER GRADUATION CEREMONY SLATED FOR CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, on MAY 11, 2007, AT 7:00 P.M. AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Parent Leadership Training Institute [PLTI] of Alexandria will hold it's first commencement ceremony in City Council Chambers, City Hall, 301 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, on May 11, 2007. A dessert reception will follow immediately in the Vola Lawson Lobby of City Hall celebrating the accomplishments of PLTI-Alexandria's first graduating class. Mayor Bill Euille and former City Councilwoman Joyce Woodson will award certificates to the 17 city residents who have successfully completed the program. PLTI of Alexandria, in cooperation with the Connecticut Commission on Children and in partnership with the City of Alexandria and Hopkins House, provides instruction to city residents on topics dealing with community and government structure and related functions, including leadership and advocacy skills. Course participants are required to attend 20 weekly classes, and design a community-based program benefiting children. "This training initiative has empowered motivated parents to be effective change agents in Alexandria. We are graduating informed people who will use democracy tools to participate more fully in community and school life for the betterment of children," said Joyce Woodson, former council member. Woodson observed a presentation of Connecticut's PLTI program a few years ago and was driven to have Alexandria establish its own branch. Fay Slotnick, PLTI Program Coordinator said, "It is an incredible privilege being involved with this emerging community of high-performing parent leaders. I look forward to working with alumni and our second cohort group this fall." PLTI seeks to enable parents to become leading advocates for children. The curriculum teaches parents who wish to improve the lifelong health, safety and learning of children to become change agents for the next generation.
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