“Our resolutions are what give us a voice. They’re how we can walk into the Capitol, sit down with lawmakers, and say, ‘Here’s what our members want for Utah’s kids,” Utah PTA President Julie Cluff told the City Journals. 

The voice of Utah PTA grows even stronger as the city of Cottonwood Heights follows suit from Gov. Spencer Cox to designate the entire month of October as Utah PTA Centennial Celebration Month.

“We don't do this very often. The only time we do is when we feel strongly as a council about an organization,” Mayor Mike Weichers said. 

“Cottonwood Heights is where I learned how to advocate for my children through PTA,” Cluff said. “I know there are parents in every one of these schools – all the way up and down Bengal Boulevard – quietly getting the work done because they love all the kids in their schools.” 

“Utah PTA has been instrumental in establishing programs and services that improve children's lives,” Weichers read from the drafted document, noting how the organization has defended public education, ensured stable funding, promoted child-labor laws, and strengthened the juvenile-justice system. 

This work is in addition to their efforts protecting Public Trust Lands, family engagement, lunch programs, kindergarten support and arts and safety programs in schools.

“I want to thank you for being one of the few cities in the state to recognize this and support the parents in our communities who are doing so much in our schools quietly and every day,” Cluff said.

Weichers recognized Selena Sloan Butler, founder of Georgia's Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers, along with Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Alice McLellan Birney as visionary women who continue to inspire. “Their courage broke through the barriers of their time to improve the lives of children and families, leaving a legacy.” 

“Today, Utah PTA is the largest volunteer child-advocacy organization in Utah, uniting parents, caregivers, grandparents, educators and other caring adults in a shared mission to make every child's potential a reality,” Weichers said. 

The city council and manager encouraged city residents to join a local PTA or PTSA organization as reaffirmation of the commitment to Make Every Child's Potential a Reality. The PTA’s goal is to get 100,000 members. If unable, residents are encouraged to, at least, celebrate this milestone with Utah PTA by supporting family engagement with local students. 

Proclamation 2025-03 designating October 2025 as Utah PTA Centennial Celebration Month was unanimously signed and recognized by the council on Oct. 21.