Holiday Service Projects, FBLA-PBL Week, and South District!

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1 Georgia Phi Beta Lambda s Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2016 Holiday Service Projects, FBLA-PBL Week, and South District!

2 Table of Contents The Boardroom.. 2 Messages from your state officers State News.. 8 Article submissions from state chapters Georgia PBL Executive Committee & Officers. 14 Georgia Phi Beta Lambda georgiapbl.org Upcoming Events All State Materials Due - March 21 North District Conference March 3 State Leadership Conference April 7-9 Spring News Articles Due May 26 1 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

3 The Boardroom News from your State Officers. Follow the State Officer team on Facebook: Georgia PBL President Georgia PBL VP of Membership Georgia PBL VP of State Projects Georgia PBL VP of National Projects Georgia PBL VP of Public Relations Spring

4 The Boardroom Garrett Newell From the President Onwards to SLC! Hello Members! In just a short amount of time, we will all be attending the Georgia PBL State Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia! Like our District conferences, you will be able to network and take part in competitive events. However, State is where we truly get down to business! At State, how you place in your events will determine whether you will compete on a national level. In other words, this conference is more competitive. Don t be worried. The competitive nature at State is always friendly! The most important thing to remember is that you are competing to push your own boundaries, and to, of course, have fun! If you are not sure if you have been registered for State yet, please check with your advisor as soon as possible. Make certain that you know exactly which events you are participating in prior to attending the conference. You do NOT have to do the same competitive events that you did at District. Feel free to branch out and try something different! The SLC is a school function. Please use common sense, and do not partake in any inappropriate activities like drinking alcohol. If you are caught violating the conference rules (or your institution s), you will be sent home at your own expense! A few tips from the President: Dress professionally - Always Arrive to your events 10 minutes early Treat others with respect Remember to have fun!!! Looking forward to State, Garrett Newell 3 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

5 The Boardroom Shannon Howard From the VP of Public Relations Social Media for SLC Calling All PBL Members! Georgia PBL has been busy this year! We are excited to see all the wonderful things our members are doing throughout the state. I encourage you to take advantage of the Georgia PBL Facebook Group and share your activities! The State Leadership Conference is just around the corner! Show Facebook who Georgia PBL is by making our conference a trending topic! #PBLSLC2017 and #LLL17 are the official hashtags for this conference! Be sure to use these and the hashtags below to share your events during the weekend-long conference! Conference updates will post on the Facebook group. Don t forget to download the EventBase app for the conference program. Search for Georgia PBL State Leadership Conference to see the program. An outline is already available, and will update as the conference nears. Spring Newsletter articles are due May 26. Submit articles on recruitment, FBLA-PBL Week, District Conferences, and, of course, the SLC! Be sure to include a photo or two! Submit Articles Via: VP of State Projects Facebook Page (message) OR Georgia PBL Public Relations Coordinator, Tiffanie Root troot@southernregional.edu! #BeGeorgiaPBL, Shannon Howard #PBLSLC #PBLDistrict #GAPBL #BeGeorgiaPBL #LLL #LegendaryLeaders #AwardsOfMerit #CMAP #DirectorLevel #ExecutiveLevel #PresidentLevel #PBLNewsletters Georgia Phi Beta Lambda Georgia PBL President Georgia PBL VP of Membership Georgia PBL VP of Public Relations Georgia PBL VP of State Projects Georgia PBL VP of National Projects Spring

6 The Boardroom From the VP of State Projects Lisa Steffy State Projects Update Hello PBL! The state packet is available on the georgiapbl.org website! While you re there, download the Awards of Merit, Chapter of the Year, and Adviser of the Year criteria! I hope that your chapter is working toward the Blue Seal Award of Merit at least! You might be surprised to find out that your chapter is close to a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Award! These awards are a great way to show your school how involved your chapter is with its membership! The coveted Chapter of the Year Award is given to a single chapter that has the most activities based on criteria points; it is the ultimate chapter prize! Remember these awards are given at state! Don't let time run out for your chapter to be recognized. Also, nominate your adviser for the Adviser of the Year award! We need interns for State! If you are interested in this wonderful opportunity, visit the website to download the application. This is a good time to bring up the foundation! The annual Foundation Auction is held at State to raise money for scholarships. If you can find some sponsors willing to donate anything for the auction, that would be magnificent. You can also bring items for the auction as well! This money is given back to our members in the form of scholarships (applications on the website), and I would really love to see us raise a record amount this year! I am really looking forward to seeing everyone at state! I wonder which district is going to win the jar competition!? Remember, the district with the least amount of money wins. So, you need to put your money in the jar of the opposite district. If you haven t had a chance to participate, don t worry! We will have the jars available at State! #PBLStateProjects #COTY #AOTY #AOM #BlueSeal #BronzeSeal #SilverSeal #GoldSeal #PlatinumSeal #northvsouth Looking forward to seeing you at SLC, Lisa Steffy 5 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

7 The Boardroom Shaunte Scott From the VP of National Projects National Projects Update Greetings Fellow Leaders! For many people, February is a month for love. For Phi Beta Lambda, it is a month full of activities! We kicked off the month with national event FBLA-PBL Week. Hopefully, your chapter participated in several of the unique events that took place each day of the event! Sunday was Share Your FBLA-PBL Story Day where students took to social media to share using #FBLAPBLWeek. Monday was the National Presidents Forum with an internet broadcast to start the week off. Tuesday was the Each One Reach One Day initiative that encouraged members to speak to their community and recruit on all levels. Wednesday was Adviser Appreciation Day and Professional Attire Day. Thursday, members were encouraged to get involved with their Professional Division with Career Awareness Day. Friday was the annual FBLA-PBL Spirit Day where chapters posted group photos on social media. Saturday finished off the week with the annual Community Service Day, encouraging chapters to get involved in their local communities. February is National Career and Technical Education Month. Many chapters invited speakers to share their stories about technical education. On February 3, the 75 th Anniversary of FBLA-PBL was celebrated by chapters across the nation! Hopefully, your chapter is working toward their Diamond Chapter status! REMINDER: CMAP, Action Awareness, and the annual membership dues deadlines is March 1. Don t miss your deadlines! #PBLNationalProjects #ActionAwareness #CMAP #Director #Executive #President #DiamondChapter #DiamondState Make Georgia a Diamond State! Shaunte Scott Spring

8 The Boardroom Victoria Williams From the VP of Membership Membership Update Calling All Members! State is just around the corner! I am looking forward to seeing each of your smiling faces ready to compete. If you have any questions or need any guidance about any event, we are glad to help. As state officers, we are here for you. Feel free to message our officer Facebook pages. On my officer Facebook page (Georgia PBL VP of Membership), I will be starting a daily question from various events to help the prepping process. Questions will be going up around noon everyday leading up to our biggest event of the year, Georgia Phi Beta Lambda State conference. The correct answers will be posted around eight o clock every evening. I encourage everyone to participate and let me know what events y all would like to see more of. Membership is still open until April 1! Our current membership count is 294, so we still have a ways to go to reach our membership goal for the year. If you need help with ideas or events, please do not hesitate to contact me. Currently, we have a tie for first place in the race for the most members between Athens Tech and South Georgia Tech- Americus Campus with Southern Regional Technical College Tifton Campus following close behind. Keep up the amazing work and keep recruiting! We love to see our numbers grow! Good luck recruiting, Victoria Williams 7 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

9 State News All State Materials Must be Postmarked by March 21! Looking Toward the State Leadership Conference... With the State Conference in just over a month, the committee would like to provide you with an abbreviated checklist to ensure you are prepared for the event. You can find the full checklist in the State Packet. School-site tests postmarked by March 21 Postmark applications by March 21 for: Chapter of the Year Adviser of the Year Awards of Merit (Seal Awards) Outstanding Member Recognition Foundation Scholarship Conference Inter State Officer Candidate Local Chapter Annual Business Report and Community Service Project Register students for conference and events Submit payment for registration to Mr. Green Fax/ hotel rooming list Submit payment and tax exemption forms to hotel by March 23 Obtain two or more silent auction items Reserve presentation equipment and vehicle Download the EventBase App and find the Georgia PBL State Leadership Conference I look forward to seeing you all in April! Mrs. Mona Georgia PBL State Executive Director Spring

10 StateNews A Busy Year for Strayer University! Strayer University- Douglasville Chapter has been quite active this past year! Although the chapter has only been active for its second year, we have seen growth in the student participation. Our members held a new officer induction ceremony for the FBLA chapter at the New Manchester High School. On National Enterprise Day, our students were visited by Senator Donzella James! During Pre-maturity Awareness Month, members, together with students from New Manchester High School, participated in a mini March of Dimes walk! In addition, we have participated in a local community service event given by Representative Roger Bruce. It s been a great year for Strayer! 9 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

11 StateNews SRTC Students Place at District Southern Regional Technical College Moultrie Chapter students competed and placed at South District in Macon. Eight members from the PBL 4201 Chapter brought home a total of 14 competitive awards and 1 chapter award. First place awards were presented to: Stephanie Jimenez for Accounting Principles and Business Communications, the Team of Teresa Kerce and Lisa Steffy for Business Ethics, Meghan Lovett for Marketing Analysis and Decision Making and Marketing Concepts, Ashley Prichard for Client Services, and Oscar Torres for Business Decision Making. Second place awards were presented to: Susan Musgrove for Job Interview, and Ashley Prichard, Retail Management. Third, Fourth, and Fifth place awards were presented to: Susan Musgrove, Client Services (3rd); Lisa Steffy, Public Speaking (4th); Oscar Torres, Help Desk (4th); and Shanique Moore, Job Interview (5th). In addition to these very talented students representing SRTC well, the PBL Chapter 4201 placed second in the Battle of the Chapters! We are very proud of all our students as they showed the upmost level of professionalism as they competed. It was the first time competing for five of the eight students. The success of these students is a confirmation that technical and career education remains very important not only in our community but in the workforce by bringing business and education together in a positive way. Spring

12 StateNews Season of Giving South Georgia Tech Americus Chapter concluded Season of Giving community service projects. The effort featured three concurrent drives: a Food Drive, Trauma Bear Drive, and Toys 4 Tots Drive. We were excited to donate: 1,201 non-perishable food items to Harvest of Hope, 123 stuffed animals to the local police department, and 20 toys to the local Department of Family and Children Services. Since the initiative began in 2014, you have helped us donate 2,358 non-perishable food items, 414 stuffed animals, and 116 Toys for Tots. We appreciate each and every effort to ensure that every member of our community had a great holiday season. 11 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

13 StateNews 2nd Annual Holiday Giveaway Celebration Columbus Tech- Macon - Wanting to put a twist on the holiday giveaway this year, PBL officer Monike Titus, Treasurer/VP of Community Affairs, decided to reach out to Navicent Children s Hospital. As a first time event, the hospital created an in-house toy store, the Holly Jolly Shop, where parents shopped and wrapped gifts for their children, patients in the hospital. Parents were also able to choose gifts for the patient s siblings. Within two weeks, PBL members collected over 50 toys and, on December 16th, Ms. Waye and Shaunte Scott delivered the toys. Amazed by the Holly Jolly concept and the room full of toys, the team has added this location to their list of donation sites. A special thanks to those on campus who donated: Patricia Purser of the CLICK Lab, Debbie Henshaw and Sam Oliver on behalf of the Financial Aid, Berthenia Smith and Maketa Smith on behalf of the Nursing Department, Cynthia Graves and Gypsi Alexander on the behalf of Purchasing and the Care Center (Ms. Elaine, Ms. Meg and Ms. Rachetau). An extra special thanks to Heather Trescott, of Navicent, for allowing us to be a part of this event. On December 19th, PBL advisors, Pamela Knight and Crystal Waye, had the pleasure of surprising a local family with an early Christmas present. The Barron Family was set to move into their new Habitat home just in time for Christmas. Knowing the family was moving in with limited items, the PBL team decided to help this family a little further than last year s recipients. To continue with last year s Christmas dinner tradition, not only did the team donate a full holiday spread, to include a ham, side dishes and dessert, they also donated Christmas decorations, household items/dishes and over $150 worth of groceries and toiletries. The family was also blessed with Christmas toys for their son and daughter. A special thanks to Christopher Cunningham and Ken Lockhart for their donations to the family! An extra special thanks to Ms. Connie, Habitat Volunteer Coordinator, for allowing us to be a part of this event two years in a row. Spring

14 StateNews Crisp Chapter Wins at District! South Georgia Tech Crisp Chapter students placed well at South District Conference in Macon! They had a blast doing it! Alexandra Joiner Christopher McGee Dravian McGill Tonekita Rogers 1st in Public Speaking 1st in Sales Presentation 2nd in Justice Administration 1st in Word Processing 3rd in Information Management Jordan Smith 1st in Retail Management 2nd in Marketing Concepts Ramona Williams 3rd in Justice Administration Now that our members have had a taste of competition, they are gearing up for State this April! 13 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

15 StateNews Each One Reach One with Breakfast West Georgia Technical College- Douglas Chapter started National FBLA-PBL week with the Each One Reach One initiative. To accomplish this, officers came up with the idea for a boxed breakfast on the go for students that have early classes on campus. Officers and members met and put together 40 boxes filled with muffins, a banana and a bottle of water. While passing the boxes out to fellow students, the members told them that the boxes were courtesy of Phi Beta Lambda and explained what PBL was about. Students were very appreciative about having breakfast mostly because they were running late and did not have time to stop to get something to eat. This was a great opportunity for PBL members and officers to get the word out about PBL. Spring

16 StateNews Americus Brings the Heat SGTC- Americus Chapter brought their A-game to South District! All student competitors placed in the top 5 of their respective events brining home, in all, 20 awards. 1 st Place Business Law: Ashley Halstead Desktop Publishing: Alicia English Future Business Educator: Kia Blackmon-Mable Management Analysis & Decision-Making: Alicia English 2 nd Place Desktop Publishing: Shannon Stewart Emerging Business Issues: Racarda Blackmon & Kia Blackmon-Mable Helpdesk: Racarda Blackmon Information Management: Fierra Riley Microeconomics: Ashley Halstead Sales Presentation: Jaleun Willis Organizational Behavior & Leadership: Andrea Burton- Willis Project Management: Shannon Stewart 3 rd Place Business Decision-Making: Andrea Burton-Willis Entrepreneurial Concepts: Jarrius Cladd Public Speaking: Karen Shell Retail Management: Fierra Riley 4 th Place Job Interview: Karen Shell Retail Management: Jarrius Cladd 5 th Place Impromptu Speaking: Jaleun Willis Battle of the Chapters: Americus Campus PBL DISTINCTION: Our chapter is currently tied for 1 st Place for Student Membership! 15 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

17 StateNews FBLA Day in Thomasville, Georgia SRTC Thomasville Chapter had an exciting month. First, members traveled to Macon to compete at the district conference. Chapter members took home a combined total of 17 awards! The following week, on February 16, 2017, the Thomasville chapter hosted their annual FBLA Day. Five high schools with a total of 115 students and advisors were invited to the event. Attendees were treated to speakers, workshops and a host of teambuilding activities. The visitors learned about PBL, and how to make the transition from high school to collegiate clubs. Chapter members and attendees ate lunch together, and the event proved to be a great day! Spring

18 StateNews Groundhog Job Shadow Day SGTC- Americus Chapter and friends, including SGTC resident assistants, were selected to participate in a college student focus groups conducted on January 30th. The focus group was an initiative of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce in an effort to develop leadership programming for Emerging Leaders. The discussions, facilitated by the Fanning Institute, explored the needs of college students and will inform program planning decisions. Dr. John Watford, President, and Mr. Paul Farr, Director of Business and Industry Services as well as Sumter County Chamber Leadership Development Division Chair, were on hand to welcome the participants. A similar focus group was also hosted on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University. Three officers of the Americus Campus Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda participated in the PBL Groundhog Job Shadow Day on February 2nd. Racarda Blackmon, President; Ashley Halstead, 1st Vice-President; and Fierra Riley, Secretary, took the opportunity to expand their horizons by observing mentors perform their job duties. Racarda opted to shadow a position in which an employee is coordinating and managing personal services tasks for clients. Ashley loves reading and got a firsthand perspective on the operations of a college bookstore. Fierra conducted her job shadow with an LPN Supervisor. In all, the students shared that they gained valuable insights that will influence their future decision-making. 17 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

19 StateNews FBLA Regional Conference SRTC Moultrie Chapter hosted the FBLA Region I Leadership Conference on the Veterans Parkway Campus on January 13. PBL members from Thomasville and Tifton chapters volunteered to assist the Moultrie Campus chapter by serving as time keepers and door keepers for competitive events. This annual event is one of the few opportunities to get all three SRTC chapters and FBLA students from high schools across our service area in one spot at the same time! The FBLA Conference welcomed over 600 visitors to the SRTC campus with over 400 FBLA members. FBLA Region 1 consists of 27 counties in Southwest Georgia. Spring

20 StateNews FBLA-PBL Week in Americus SGTC- Americus Chapter celebrated national PBL week on February 5th through February 11th. Sunday students took to social media to share their PBL Story on various social media platforms using the hashtags #FBLAPBLWEEK #FBLAPBL75. On Monday, PBL members gathered for a webinar hosted by the national PBL officer team. We continued honoring the week by hosting an Each One Reach One recruitment event in the Hicks Hall student center area on Tuesday. Wednesday PBL members honored local advisors Dr. Andrea Oates and Ms. Donna Lawrence with a sweet gift in commemoration of Advisory Appreciation Day. Mr. Xavier Jackson served as the Career Awareness Day speaker with a presentation on Entrepreneurial Concepts Thursday. For Spirit Day, PBL members wore hand-crafted SGTC-inspired red and black ribbon at the District Conference held at Central Georgia Technical College on Friday. Last, student spent time Saturday volunteering behind the scenes at Harvest of Hope on Community Service Day. 19 Be Georgia PBL Newsletter

21 Sponsor the #BeGeorgiaPBL Newsletter! Sponsors of the Georgia PBL Newsletter will receive a digital copy of all four annual issues! Each issue is released to correspond with major events throughout the academic year: August The National Leadership Conference Edition November- The Fall Semester Edition (Recruitment) February- The Winter Edition (Holiday Projects & District) May- The State Leadership Conference Edition Prices are listed on the sign-up form posted on the georgiapbl.org website State Office Team Garrett Newell President Georgia PBL President Victoria Williams Vice President of Membership Georgia PBL VP of Membership Shaunte Scott Vice President of National Projects Georgia PBL VP of National Projects Shannon Howard Vice President of Public Relations Georgia PBL VP of Public Relations Lisa Steffy Vice President of State Projects Georgia PBL VP of State Projects Georgia Phi Beta Lambda Executive Committee Mona Williams Executive Director PBL State Leadership Consultant Mona.williams@westgatech.edu Tim Green PBL Financial Director tgreen@northgatech.edu Carol Pearson PBL Foundation President carol.pearson@westgatech.edu Jason Strickland PBL Foundation Financial Director jstrickland@okefenokeetech.edu Donna Lawrence PBL State Adviser dlawrence@southgatech.edu Kim Yevak PBL Awards Program Director kyevak@sctech.edu Susan Davis PBL Professional Division President sdavis@southernregional.edu Tiffanie Root Public Relations Coordinator troot@southernregional.edu Spring