Dear Leaders,
Come and have a blast with Jessica! Join fellow leaders for encouragement and lots of fun as Texas state leader Jessica Hulcy, national speaker and co-author of KONOS Curriculum, shares how she used the concept of teamwork, hospitality, and shoes--yes, shoes--to help build a support group that goes beyond support and establishes a community of homeschoolers who serve each other-you won't want to miss it!
As a show of our appreciation for your service to the homeschoolers in your community, you are invited to be our guest at HEAV's Support Group Leader Luncheon on Friday, June 8, at 11:30 a.m.
The luncheon is our gift to current support group leaders who register for the convention. Please extend this invitation to co-leaders, coordinators, newsletter editors, and others who have faithfully served with you in a leadership capacity.
In addition to lunch there will be lots of laughs and good fellowship. We will be giving away incredible gifts donated by our exhibit hall vendors who also want to recognize the important work you do.
To help us in planning this extra-special event, please make your reservation by May 28. Reservations can be made by calling our office at 804-278-9200. You can also update your support group contact information and request more convention brochures for your group!
I'm looking forward to a great time with you!
--Yvonne
Don't miss the biggest homeschool event of the year!
24th Annual HEAV Homeschool Convention, Richmond · June 7, 8, 9
Speakers include Doug Philips, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (Love and Respect), Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis), Mary Hood (The Relaxed Homeschooler), Jessica Hulcy, Andrew Pudewa, Joel Salatin, Marilyn Rockett, Janice Campbell, Steve & Kerry Beck, Kathryn Stout, Steve Lambert, Todd Wilson, and MANY others!
The theme this year is "Home Education: A Journey of Discovery." There will be more than 120 workshops, over 150 exhibitors, and a gigantic Used Curriculum Sale (33,000+ items), as well as a fabulous Children's Program.
- HEAV is offering four FREE how-to-begin sessions on Thursday, June 7
- FREE Exhibit Hall shopping from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 9
- A FREE Virginia history CD to all attendees, and
- Four FREE Virginia history BONUS GIFTS to those who preregister by May 22nd!
For more information about the Convention, call 804-278-9200, e-mail office@heav.org, or visit www.heav.org
Make Your Group Known!
Because you've requested it, we've got it--a support group table in the Exhibit Hall just for you! If you have brochures or information sheets with a description of your support group and contact information, this is the place to put it. Clearly indicate the location of your group and the areas you serve. Be sure to have enough brochures for convention attendees to take with them!
With so much to learn as a homeschooler, it isn't surprising that some homeschoolers might fail the copyright test. The Educational Fair Use Policy can be confusing, making it easy for educators--even home educators--to think it is okay to copy something if it is for the education of children. But exactly what are we teaching those children when we break the law for free material?
A group of authors and publishers has developed an informative copyright awareness site to educate the educators. It includes a short video and a "Copyright Quiz." Supporting copyright literacy, this group offers the video free for anyone to use on their website or to show at a conference, support group meeting, homeschool co-op, or other venue. The educational video will be available June 1 on YouTube.com.
Anyone can receive copyright enlightenment through information on the copyright ethics awareness website ( homeschoolcopyright.com). There are articles written by publishers, lawyers, and homeschool parents detailing what homeschooling families should know about copyright law. You'll also read about educational fair use, plagiarism, and personal integrity. While you're there, take the "Copyright Quiz" and grab the "Help Fight Copyright Ignorance" website button for your own or your group's site.
HEAV Needs You!
Who knows the answers to most homeschool questions? Who can suggest good homeschool resources? Who can confidently represent home education? Y-O-U! (That's why you're a leader!)
Yes! We need you to do what you do best! Please volunteer your expertise and help all the potential homeschooling parents, the first-year homeschoolers, and those who have been at it for a while, but still have questions and doubts.
We just need two hours of your time-that's all! HEAV can use a number of volunteers at the HEAV tables. If you can help, let Al and Linda Linder know the days and times that work best for your family.
Thursday afternoon and evening is an especially busy time because many first-time attendees are coming to hear the free sessions. This is generally our busiest time at the tables. The vendor hall opens at 5 p.m. on Thursday, so if you choose to help on Thursday afternoon, that means you can shop before Friday workshops begin and you won't miss a thing.
And there's a special perk-volunteers can shop early in the Used Curriculum Sale (UCS) on Friday morning! It takes hundreds of volunteers to make the three-day convention a success-and this is one of our ways of saying thank you!
Can you help us? Yes? Contact Al and Linda Linder at alinder@comcast.net with your name, address, telephone number, and the best e-mail address to use in future correspondence. We can't do this without you!
IRS Updates from GuideStar
Next year, many nonprofits that don't file a 990 will need to start filing an "e-Postcard," and in 2010, organizations that have neglected to file their annual returns or e-Postcards will start losing their exemptions.
The IRS has announced the next round of changes required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006: smaller nonprofits will be required to file Form 990-N starting in 2008, and organizations that fail to file Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, or 990-N for three consecutive years will lose their tax exemptions.
Starting next year, an organization that does not file IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ because its income is $25,000 or less will have to file Form 990-N, the "Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required to File Form 990 or 990- EZ." ... Read more
Watch Out Virginia!
More virtual schools are coming our way! New virtual school programs are being established in Pittsylvania, Mecklenburg, and Henrico Counties. And who are they recruiting? Homeschoolers! Government schools are luring homeschoolers back by offering the bait of free stuff. Don't be fooled-your child will be a public school student, and you will loose the freedom to make educational decisions that are best for your family.
Virginia is not the only state seeing the development of virtual schools. Homeschooling was so successful in the State of Missouri that they wanted to do it-but without the parents. You won't believe the results! Read about it in the HSLDA summary entitled Missouri: Virtual Instruction Program- Ticket to Mediocrity
Homeschooling Dad and Senator Offers Legislative Update
As a homeschooling father of five daughters, Senator Ken Cuccinelli and his wife, Teiro, know how important it is for state government to respect the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children.
Senator Cuccinelli represents the 37th state senate district, encompassing the larger communities of Chantilly, Centreville, Burke, and Western Springfield. If your support group has members in or around the western part of Fairfax County, State Senator Cuccinelli is available to visit your group meeting and provide an update on legislative issues of interest to the homeschool community. You may contact his district office at ken4sen@cuccinelli.com or 703-766-0635.
Yvonne Bunn, HEAV Director of Homeschool Support
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