Sunnsyslope Future Business Leaders of America BY LIN DSE Y DUR AN
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is an organization that helps high school students prepare for careers in business through academic competitions, leadership development, and educational programs. Each year, the members of FBLA at Sunnyslope High School, located in central Phoenix, participate in three extensive chapter projects: the American Enterprise, Community Service, and Partnership with Business Projects. Through these projects, students work together to develop vital skills by communicating with business leaders, volunteering, and event planning. At the State Leadership Conference in April, each project team will submit a 15-page report and a 10-minute presentation with the goal of advancing to the National Leadership Conference in July. The American Enterprise Project aims to educate the community about one facet of the American Enterprise System. This year, Sunnyslope FBLA chose the pillar of entrepreneurship to emphasize the value of creating and managing a business. Students worked closely with the AZ Children’s Business Fair to organize a fair where children sell their own products and services. Sunnyslope FBLA members worked together to inspire young children to develop as entrepreneurs by teaching them how to run a business. Furthermore, the Community Service Project team partnered
with Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit organization that coordinates the packaging of food for people in developing nations, to take a stance on world hunger. Sunnyslope FBLA members researched and discovered they could host their own food-packing event (MobilePack) at their Sunnyslope campus. In order to host this event, their chapter needs to raise $26,000 to fund the ingredients needed to pack the meals on the day of the event. Over 500 volunteers packed over 108,000 meals at the Sunnyslope MobilePack! Help us come together as a community for one cause; feeding starving children across the world. Donate at: https://give.fmsc.org/Sunnyslope. Finally, those managing the Partnership with Business Project are collaborating with Men’s Wearhouse, the well-known retail clothing company, to develop exclusive promotions and educate students about the vast number of career opportunities within Men’s Wearhouse. Sunnyslope FBLA members have scheduled a Business Tour at the Camelback Colonnade location. Throughout the project, students will have one-on-one training opportunities with a Customer Service Representative. Once prom season approaches, students plan to host exclusive promotions and events for Sunnyslope students. Please visit Sunnyslope FBLA’s website for more information: https://sites.google.com/ student.guhsdaz.org/shsfbla/home.
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