Congratulations SLC Competitors Statewide membership goal:  14,000 members and 300 active chapters Statewide community service goal:  60,000 service hours
The 2007-08 National Theme is:  Leadership in Action!

Coming Soon:  A Replay of the 2008 State Leadership Conference Awards Program

2007-08 State Project:
The American Trauma Society--Pennsylvania Division has been chosen at the 2007-08 State Project.  Click here for the American Trauma Society--Pennsylvania Division Tool Kit.  Click here for information about past state projects.  The 2007-08 fund raising goal is:  $75,000.

Send checks to:  Mr. Bruce E. Boncal, PA FBLA Executive Director, PO Box 5085, Jersey Shore, PA 17740.
Make checks payable to:  PA FBLA State Project

The primary contact between PA FBLA and the American Trauma Society will be:

PA FBLA Quick Links (updated 09.2307)
1.   American Trauma Society--Pennsylvania Division Tool Kit (posted 09.09.07)

News for Advisers:

Membership Processing Procedures:
Advisers should download the following files regarding 2007-08 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)

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.

----->Join the Professional Division; click here to complete the online application.
----->Renew Your Professional Division membership; click here for the online application.
----->Download a PDF version of the Professional Division application; click here for the application.

PA FBLA News Briefs (updated 06.02.07)
1.  The dues rate for 2007-08 is $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.  Check the downloadables section in the next few weeks for membership processing instructions and a membership spreadsheet.
2.  For a complete list of 2007 State Leadership Conference winners, click here.
3.  Click here to read the final edition of the 2006-07 Penn Pal.
4.  Members, advisers, and friends can continue to view the 2007 National Leadership Conference Awards Program by clicking here.
5.  Members, advisers, and friends can continue to view the 2007 PA FBLA SLC Awards Program by clicking here.
6.  Congratulations to students selected to be charter members of the National Business Honor Society, Pennsylvania FBLA Chapter.  Click here to view the charter members.
7.  Contact information for the 2007-08 State Officer Team in now posted in the Executive Committee section.  Click here to view the contact information.

National Business Honor Society--Pennsylvania FBLA Chapter
Pennsylvania FBLA has joined other FBLA states in creating the National Business Honor Society designed to recognize those members of FBLA who truly excel in academic preparation and an eventual career in the business world.  Pennsylvania FBLA recognizes that in order to succeed as a true business leader, our members need to be well prepared in terms of their academics, career skills, and leadership development.  Pennsylvania FBLA also recognizes the importance the valuable education students receive in Pennsylvania’s business, computer, and information technology programs and the impact that preparation has on a student’s future.  Click here for more information and an the application procedures.  The fall postmark deadline for applications is October 1, 2007; the spring postmark deadline is February 15, 2008.

Interested in Starting/Reactivating an FBLA Chapter? (updated 08.06.06)
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.

PA FBLA Launches New Discussion Board
PA FBLA members are invited to join the PA FBLA Discussion Board by clicking on the following link:
---------->PA FBLA Discussion Board
Users must register in order to post messages to the 13 topics listed.  Please use this tool as a way of sharing FBLA ideas with other members across the state.  Users who violate acceptable use will be removed from the board.  Users must provide a real name.  The name of the member's FBLA chapter must be placed in the signature area at the bottom of the registration page.