July 2022. The last Tennessee PTA full board of directors weekend at the historic state office. Since 1960, the state office for Tennessee PTA has been on Acklen Avenue. Across Magnolia from Belmont University. One can see Vanderbilt's Children Hospital from the front steps.
There is so much history I could talk about. But I won't. There's too much history to tell.
There were so many trips my wife and I made to the state office to clean out files, pack up boxes, move boxes and stuff to storage. But I won't write about that now but will save for an upcoming blog post.
A house originally set in this location until 1959. A year later with much fanfare the Tennessee PTA state office building was raised up on that spot. In the 1970s, Tennessee PTA sold half of its back parking lot to the Nashville Housing Development which in turn was given to the city to expand the width of Magnolia Avenue. That acreage sold for over $9,000.
But the July 2022 board weekend will be known in Tennessee PTA history as the last full board weekend meeting held in the building. Not the last board meeting - that distinction belongs to the January 2023 board meeting but only three board members showed up in person - the rest were attending virtually.
Update - The building sale was finalized on April 4, 2023.
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| In the Board Room with the past president pictures on the wall |
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| Having a bit of fun! |
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| A festive board dinner! |
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| Board Meeting in the Board Room |
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| How we saved money over the years - lodging and shower in the basement. |
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| A plaque celebrating 100 years of PTA |
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| Me presiding as board chairman |
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