Heartland FBLA Members Attend Fall Leadership Conference
October 15, 2009
The Nebraska Fall Leadership Conference was held September 29 in Kearney at the Ramada Inn. This conference was a one-day workshop for FBLA officers and members. The FBLA state officers shared information on various activities and state goals. This year’s theme is “Simply the Best.”
The 2009-2010 Nebraska FBLA goals are: Broadcast – increase Business Achievement Award recipients to 150, enhance the Pledge, raise $10,000 for the Nebraska FBLA Foundation and provide Gold Seal and Sweepstakes Award information; Everyone – encourage communication, support chapter networking, join the Nebraska FBLA Facebook group, complete state officer TV and radio spots, challenge chapters to connect with at least one local business and develop an FBLA project brochure; Service - raise $17,000 for the March of Dimes, participate in Go Green! Challenge and Tally It Up to seven service hours per member; Target – strengthen membership by two members per chapter, charter or reactivate five chapters and educate chapters on parliamentary procedure.
The keynote speaker at the general session was Bill Cordes. His presentation was titled, “Let’s face it, FBLA is a “YOGOWYPI” (You Only Get Out What You Put In) Adventure. He explained that you can belong, go through the motions, get done and survive, or you can use the FBLA Adventure as an opportunity to jump start you into career and life success. In his interactive keynote, the students learned some small adjustments to make in their approach to FBLA that will make a huge difference in what FBLA can do for them. Following the general session, the officers and members attended individual workshops.
The following officers and members attended the conference: President Crista Buller, Vice President Randian Spencer, Secretary Tori Bittinger, Reporter Katie Wilhelm, Historian Mariah Kliewer, Committee Rep Kim Goossen and members Ariel Lundstrom, Ashley Quiring and Mikaelyn Dick. Also attending the conference was adviser Kristy Most.
