Virginia Pharmacists Association

The Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA), established in 1922, serves as a vital advocate for the manufacturing sector in Virginia. With a focus on enhancing the state's manufacturing competitiveness, VMA offers a range of membership options, including programs tailored for small manufacturers, and provides access to exclusive benefits such as networking events, educational conferences, and industry resources. Located in Richmond, the VMA Event Center offers versatile spaces for conferences, meetings, and receptions, catering to both members and non-members. The association also recognizes excellence in manufacturing through awards like the Virginia Manufacturing Cup, celebrating innovation and quality in Virginia-made products. Generated from the website

PTA The Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers, better known as the Virginia PTA is a volunteer child advocacy association working for ALL children and youth in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia PTA is the strongest group of volunteers in the state working exclusively on behalf of children and youth. Chartered by the National PTA in 1921, the primary goal of the Virginia PTA is to strengthen our family units, our schools and our communities through parent/family involvement. PTA recognizes parents as the first educators in the home and works to promote parents as partners in the school. The Virginia PTA is geographically divided into twenty-one districts in six regions in over 1095 local units with an annual membership well over 335, 355. Managed by an all volunteer Board of Managers elected by the membership, the VA PTA/PTSA is one of the largest Congresses of the 54 Congresses in the National PTA. As one of fifty-four Congresses, the Virginia PTA is an integral part of the National PTA, serving as the liaison between the local unit and the National PTA, helping each to function effectively and to support and sustain the other. Membership is open to anyone who believes in the National PTA Mission and Purpose. The PTA is committed to being inclusive in its efforts to represent and assist all who nurture and educate children. Every person who joins a local PTA automatically becomes a member of both the state and national PTA. Each of the more than 335, 355 members in 1095 local units of the Virginia PTA, has an opportunity to help direct and formulate PTA efforts and direction. While subject to the National PTA bylaws and policies, the Virginia PTA is self-governing a separate and independent entity as established by state bylaws. Likewise, the PTA at the local level is self-governing, linked to one another through the state and National PTA forming a nationwide network of adults working for all children and youth.