CR FBLA Raises Awareness and Money for American Trauma Society
Chestnut Ridge FBLA has participated in several activities to benefit the Pennsylvania State Project. The American Trauma Society was also chosen as the chapter's Community Service Project. On the night of Halloween, elementary students were welcomed to Trick-or-Treat Night at Chestnut Ridge High School. FBLA members welcomed children into a fog-filled dark hallway to visit the "Hazard House," a twist to the typical Haunted House. A tour guide led them through the stage area, designed to look like the kitchen, bedroom, and living room of a house. FBLA members acted as injured or sleeping family members during the tour. The children were asked safety questions in each room, and receive candy for their answers. At the end, the children received a safety coloring book from the American Trauma Society, and parents received an emergency flipbook.
To raise money for the American Trauma Society, the chapter also planned a Servant Auction. Twenty senior fall Sports athletes volunteered to be servants to their highest bidders on January 9. Students placed bids during lunches, and competed for the senior they wanted to be master over for one day. The servants were red sashes, and had to obey commands such as retrieving lunches, carrying books, sharpening pencils, and even quacking or singing through the hallways. Students enjoyed watching servants obey their master and competing to have the highest bid. Both events were a large success, and raised almost two hundred dollars for the American Trauma Society.
