Theme/Slogan:
“Building Bridges to Success: Empowering Action, Feeding Hope”
PA FBLA Statewide Fundraising Goal: $50,000
hours and hours of community service to PA FBLA food banks and local food pantries
*NEW* Feeding Pennsylvania Shared Google Drive with All Resources Shown Below
*NEW* Presentations
- Powerpoint and PDF files
- These presentations do not need a presenter; they’re self-directed and designed for a student to read through on their own or for an adviser to use to educate their students
*NEW* Social Media Graphics
*NEW* Photo Booth Materials
- These are graphics that chapters can print to use as photo booth props. Chapters can use a Feeding PA x PA FBLA photo booth to increase awareness of and students’ engagement in the state project.
- These graphics are for signs that Feeding Pennsylvania brought to the SLW and had some requests to share these files from students and advisers.
*NEW* Feeding PA Fact Sheet
*UPDATED* Volunteer Coordinator Contacts
- This is an updated PDF file containing links to each food bank’s “Find a Food Pantry” webpage; many folks think that they have to volunteer at a Feeding PA food bank in order to participate in the state project. Members can volunteer at any food pantry or agency near them to participate in the state project.
*UPDATED* Feeding Pennsylvania Media Kit (for FBLA local chapter learning, promoting, sharing, messaging)
includes Feeding Pennsylvania Brand Guidelines for use of its logos; volunteer coordinator contact information
Did you know?
- 1 in 8 Pennsylvanians Experiences Food Insecurity; 1 in 6 Pennsylvania children face hunger; 1 in 15 Pennsylvania seniors face hunger.
- In the last two years, Pennsylvania food insecurity has increased by over 40%.
- In Pennsylvania, there are 9 food banks and 2,750 food pantries with 60,000+ volunteers to distribute 231 million pounds of food and groceries each year.
- Plenty of volunteer opportunities, including:
- Packing food and care boxes for neighbors through drive-up and walk-in distributions; veterans through Military Share; special boxes for income eligible seniors; maternal care boxes for eligible new mothers.
- High school or school-system wide collaborative efforts to conduct food and/or fund drives for holiday distributions (Thanksgiving, Christmas).
All fundraising checks should be made payable to: PA FBLA or PA FBLA State Project.
Send all contributions to the PA FBLA state office at any time during the year:
Bruce E. Boncal
PA FBLA Executive Director
PO Box 5085
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
A letter documenting each chapter’s or each region’s contributions will be emailed by Jonathan Lehigh, PA FBLA State Treasurer, shortly after the check is received. Only checks received at the state office and documentation from the state treasurer will count toward the William Selden Outstanding Chapter Criteria or the state project awards.
Deadline for Contributions for State Project Awards:
All contributions received by April 13, 2026, 12:00 noon, will be counted toward the two state projects awards announced at the SLC Opening Session. Drop off contributions brought on site at the conference headquarters in the Hershey Lodge, Cocoa Terrace.
Contributions will continue to be accepted from chapters until June 30, 2026. A final check to Feeding Pennsylvania will be sent to the organization at the end of the fiscal year.