Virginia PTA Presents Statewide Internet Safety Program
Blue Ridge Region Meeting Announced
October 8
William Fleming High School
3649 Ferncliff Avenue
Roanoke 24017
6:00-7:00 p.m. Registration, refreshments and distribution of Internet Safety Program materials to PTAs and PTSAs. Non-PTA or PTSA attendees will be able to purchase or order copies of the 101 program for a nominal fee that evening
7:00-9:00 p.m. Internet Safety 101: Empowering Parents program 
Virginia PTA, in partnership with the non-profit organization Enough Is Enough, will host Internet Safety 101: Empowering Parents, a multi-media, educational teaching program for parents, guardians and educators in four regional Town Hall Meetings which are open to the public – Norfolk (October 2), Fairfax (October 6), Roanoke (October 8), and Henrico County (October 13). Virginia is the only state to host the program before a national launch in 2009. Each PTA and PTSA in Virginia will receive a free copy of the Internet Safety 101 program thanks to a generous grant from the Verizon Foundation who is also assisting in funding the town hall meetings.
The Blue Ridge Region Town Hall meeting includes PTAs and PTSAs as well as all communities in the cities and counties near Roanoke, Staunton, Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, Christiansburg, Wytheville, Bristol, Lynchburg, Martinsville and Danville.
The 101 program will cover topics including current and emerging online threats and will present information to educate and equip parents on safety basics that can be applied across all Internet-enabled devices. The Town Hall meeting will highlight one of the segments included on the four-part teaching resource contained on the program DVD and provide attendees with the necessary information to be able to present the entire 101 program in their schools and communities. (For more information on 101 program, see 9/12/08 state wide press release or visit www.enough.org. For information about the meeting, please visit www.vapta.org or contact “media contact” listed above.)