Planning a Lights On! Event: How to Engage your Policymakers and the Media

Posted by Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) on June 30, 2014

Join the Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN), the Afterschool Alliance and hundreds of programs across Pennsylvania in celebrating the 15th Annual Lights On! Afterschool being held on Thursday, October 23, 2014.

PSAYDN is pleased to offer a unique, online training session entitled “Planning a Lights On! Event: How to Engage your Policymakers and the Media”. This online training will provide participants with tips and tools to develop events that attract media attention, policymaker support, as well as parent, school and business stakeholder engagement, and ultimately highlight the importance of afterschool programs in the community.

“Planning a Lights On! Event: How to Engage your Policymakers and the Media” is scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Lights On! Afterschool is celebrated annually to call attention to the importance of afterschool programs for America’s children, families and communities across the country. This session will be presented by Sarah Simpson from the Afterschool Alliance. Local programs throughout Pennsylvania will also share their techniques for producing a quality Lights On! event and how they effectively engage both policymakers and the media.

This session is intended for individuals and organizations interested in advocating for afterschool and youth development programs. To register for this live, GoToWebinar, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your web browser:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3064641631551572994

Once you have registered for the meeting, you will receive a confirmation email.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Caroline Allen at (717) 763-1661, ext. 205 or via email at callen@csc.csiu.org.