Congratulations SLC Award Winners/NLC Qualifiers Statewide membership goal:  14,000 members and 300 active chapters Statewide community service goal:  65,000 service hours
The 2008-09 National Theme is:  Get The Edge!           The State Project Total as of 04.06.09 Now Exceeds $70,000.            The first NLC RECEIVED BY deadline is April 20, 2009.           Chapters/advisers may now pay dues, purchase pins, pay SLC and/or NLC travel expenses via PayPal on the PA FBLA web site.

Looking for PA FBLA on the Web?
----->the official website at www.pafbla.org
----->Facebook
----->Twitter (join now and start to receive updates soon) (http://twitter.com/pafbla)

PayPal:  Pennsylvania FBLA Now Accepting Online Payments:
Pennsylvania FBLA chapters/advisers/parents/customers may now submit payment online for services through the secure pages of PayPal.  To submit your payment, enter your name, school affiliation, and click on the "pay now" button below.  All NLC forms should then be mailed immediately to Bruce Boncal, PA FBLA Executive Director.  Remember, there is a 3% convenience fee for using PayPal.

Name of Person Submitting Payment

Name of School Affiliation

Click here for Form H--Credit Card Transaction Summary--to Calculate Your Credit Card Payments.  Send this form to the Executive Director's office by the May 5 RECEIVED BY (final payment) deadline.
 

2009 State Leadership Conference Awards Program Replay:
Click the graphic below to jump to the streaming site or enter the following in your browser:  www.thinkcybis.com/pafbla-live

FBLA Fun Nights:
03.09 Philadelphia Flyers Career Fair Flyer - March 10, 2009
03.09 Philadelphia Flyer Career Fair Letter - March 10, 2009
03.09 Altoona Curve Baseball Game and Program - April 22, 2009
03.09 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Baseball Game and Program - April 28, 2009
03.09 Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Game and Program - April 29, 2009
03.09 Williamsport Crosscutters Baseball Game and Program - July 27, 2009
----------------->Williamsport Crosscutters Order Form
 

Interested in Starting/Reactivating an FBLA Chapter? (updated 09.01.086)
In order to start/reactivate a chapter, please request an information packet from Bruce Boncal, PA FBLA Executive Director, P.O. Box 5085, Jersey Shore, PA 17740, pafbla@comcast.net, 570.398.4652.

In order to start a chapter, the chapter must have an adviser and a minimum five members.  A business educator is preferred to serve as a chapter adviser, but a school administration approved faculty adviser from another discipline/administration area may serve as a chapter adviser.  Currently, FBLA advisers include business educators, math educators, English educators, science educators, counselors, and principals/assistant principals, among others.  PA FBLA will provide training for new advisers. 

Critical to the chapter's success will be an adviser who believes in:   the goals of FBLA; career development and leadership development opportunities as tools for future student success; community service to build school pride and community connections; competitive events as a vehicle to demonstrate student academic achievement; among others.
 --FBLA Chapter Starter Packet Cover Letter (1)*
 --FBLA Chapter Starter Packet (1)*
 --FBLA Sample Local Chapter Bylaws (1)*
  *(1) print three items labeled #1 to start a Grades 9-12 FBLA chapter
  --------------------->PA FBLA Fact Sheet, 2008-09
  --------------------->PA FBLA Competitive Events Brochure, 2008-09
 

Welcome New and Reactivated Chapters:

Membership Processing Procedures:
Advisers should download the following files regarding 2008-09 membership processing:
1.  Membership Processing Procedures
2.  Spreadsheet Processing Procedures
3.  Membership Processing Spreadsheets, Grade 9-12  (for chapters at the high school level)
4.  Membership Procedure Spreadsheet, Grades 6-8 (for chapters at the middle school level)

Dues Information:  $12 per member--$6 state dues and $6 national dues.  All dues and membership spreadsheets are to be mailed to the PA FBLA Executive Director.  Download the files above for instructions on processing 2008-09 membership.
Recruitment/Promotional  Materials:
1.  PA FBLA Fact Sheet
2.  2008-2009 Competitive Events Brochure
3.  National FBLA Fact Sheet
4.  Suggested Calendar of Activities
5.  National FBLA Poster (prints 11 x 17)
 

Become a Professional Division Member:
The Professional Division supports and promotes FBLA-PBL, Inc. and its goals. Members:

--Support FBLA-PBL programs and serve as liaisons between the workplace and the classroom.
--Mentor FBLA-PBL members to strengthen leadership and provide career counseling.
--Keep members informed on current business trends.

Established business professionals can help, teach, and encourage the rising generation of business leaders. Professional members give students the chance to work one-on-one with experienced leaders. Members receive the FBLA-PBL Professional Edge and other national publications. Anyone who has an interest in FBLA-PBL can become a Professional Division member/former members, employers, educators, FBLA-PBL advisers, parents, business people, and community supporters. 

Click here for more information on the Professional Division member recruitment program.
Click here for a Professional Division Application form.

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