Leader Award Activities

SERVICE (Complete seven (7) activities in this section. The first three (3) are required.)

Activity 1
Required. Run for local, state, or national office or service as a campaign manager for an officer campaign on any level (Upload a copy of a campaign flyer or brochure.)

Activity 2
Required. Participate in a national or state FBLA program (e.g., March of Dimes, American Enterprise Day, FBLA-PBL Week, Junior Tours, Stock Market Game.) (Prepare and upload a 100-word paper describing what you learned.)

Activity 3
Required. Prepare a (5-10 minute) electronic, video, or PowerPoint presentation promoting the Professional Division and how professional members can become involved in FBLA activities. (Prepare and upload an outline of the presentation and a memo to your local chapter adviser in proper business format describing how your local chapter can use this new recruitment tool.)

Activity 4
Design a T-shirt for your local chapter. (Upload a copy of the T-shirt design and explain in 100 words or less how this can be used as a promotional tool for your local chapter.)

Activity 5
Organize a chapter project to benefit a local charity of your choice or participate in a state or national service project. (Complete the online Project Activity Report form.)

Activity 6
Participate in a school-wide or community service project or volunteer at a Salvation Army or homeless shelter. (Attach a 100-word description of this activity.)

Activity 7
Help your chapter organize and participate in a litter pick-up at your school, in your local park, or in your community. (Attach a copy of a scanned photo of this activity.)

Activity 8
Design an advertisement or public service announcement promoting FBLA competitive events and state and national conferences. (Attach a copy of the advertisement or public service announcement.)

Activity 9
Volunteer to be a teachers aide during your study hall. (Upload a 100-word summary of the activities that you were involved with).

Activity 10
Volunteer at a nursing home, a homeless shelter, a hospital or a local soup kitchen. (Upload a 100-word summary of this activity).


EDUCATION (Complete eight (8) activities in this section. The first four (4) are required.)

Activity 11
Required. Entrepreneurship. Participate in a mock interview for a fictitious job using the resume and materials that you developed for the Business Award. (Complete the online Mock Interview Review Rating Sheet and the Interactive Interview Evaluation Checklist.)

Activity 12
Required. Entrepreneurship. Complete a half-day job shadow experience. (Upload a two-page paper with at least one (1) scanned photo summarizing this experience and the benefits that you gained, a thank you letter written to the business in proper business format, and a copy of a press release or newspaper clipping.)

Activity 13
Required. Technology. Design an environmental newsletter for chapter members. Include green tips for students, information on green chapter projects, an article on the importance of recycling, an article on Earth Day including the history of the day, an article on an important environmental issue, an article about the importance of saving the rainforest, and an article about an endangered species. You must include at least one graphic and at least one photo and at least two additional environmental or green articles of your choice. (Upload a copy of the newsletter).

Activity 14
Required. Technology. Create a travel brochure about the NLC destination in Nashville, Tennessee. Include the following information: facts about the city, how to get around, two panel spread (at least four places of interest landmarks, attractions, etc), historical information or a map, at least four photographs/images of the city, a brief FBLA NLC promo, and any other information for the traveler. (Upload a copy of the brochure).

Activity 15
Accounting. Analyze the FBLA chapter financial statement and compare it against the budget. (Write a memo to your local chapter adviser in proper business format describing your findings.)

Activity 16
Communications. Attend a National Leadership Conference or a State Leadership Conference. (Prepare and upload an outline for an oral report and present this report at a local chapter meeting.)

Activity 17
International Business. Research the culture of a country of your choice, its relationship to career choices, and different cultural behaviors and expectations. Prepare an oral report to a business class or your local chapter on your findings. (Upload a copy of an outline of the report.)

Activity 18
International Business. Use the Internet to find at least five (5) international blunders from incorrect communications. In a one-page paper, describe the impact of these blunders on the businesses that made them. Describe how these situations could apply to a business or your local chapter.

Activity 19
International Business. Research a business from outside your community that operates internationally. Present your findings in a chapter meeting or in a business class. (Upload an outline of the presentation.)

Activity 20
Marketing. Identify the different ways that businesses compete with one another. Present your findings in a chapter meeting or in a business class. (Prepare and upload a 100-word paper.)


PROGRESS (Complete seven (7) activities listed below. The first three (3) are required.)

Activity 21
Required. Complete the requirements for Membership Madness or recruit one new Professional Division member.

Activity 22
Required. Complete the interactive Leadership Evaluation/Quiz.

Activity 23
Required. Research volunteer organizations or service businesses in or near your community (Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, leadership groups, community colleges, AARP, senior centers, nursing homes, Kiwanis Clubs, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, etc.) and prepare a proposal concerning partnering with them on a project. (Upload a copy of the project proposal with a cover memo addressed to your local chapter adviser).

Activity 24
Serve as a voting delegate at a district/regional, state, or national conference. (Upload a brief summary about what you learned).

Activity 25
Participate in a task that is assigned by your local chapter adviser. (Upload a 100-word paper describing the activity.)

Activity 26
Prepare and present a workshop at a local meeting or state conference. The topic must relate to leadership. (Upload an outline of the workshop.)

Activity 27
Serve as a family energy watchdog for a period of at least two weeks to shut off lights, radios, and televisions when not in use. (Upload a summary of what you learned).

Activity 28
Write a letter to a government official about the benefits of FBLA. (Upload a copy of the letter)

Activity 29
Write a letter soliciting a new donation from a business for your local chapter members to attend the National Leadership Conference. (Upload a copy of the letter.)

Activity 30
Participate in the Parliamentary Procedures event at the district/regional or state level, or prepare a parliamentary procedures presentation to your chapter, a business class, or at a district/regional, state, or national conference.