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The FCCLA Community Service program guides students to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate projects that improve the quality of life in their communities. Community Service helps young people build skills for family, career, and community roles; provides youth-centered learning experiences related to Family and Consumer Sciences education; and encourages young people to develop the positive character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. Community Service projects can be a great “first step” for less-experienced advisers, chapters, or members. They involve fun, hands-on activities that motivate and involve students while offering a sense of accomplishment and camaraderie. Projects range from simple, one-time efforts to multi-faceted, ongoing programs. Here’s an example of the range of projects that might grow out of a single concern – to clean up the community.
See what FCCLA Chapters are doing in their communities... New York FCCLA members traveled to New York City’s Grand Central Terminal for Sandra Lee’s World’s Largest Bake Sale. As always, Sandra thinks big and she did an amazing job recruiting Emeril Lagasse, Duff Goldman, Mario Batali and Rosanna Scotta (Good Day NY Co-Anchor) to help her at the event. Thirty restaurants came armed with baked goods to sell and there was a constant crowd all day – to the extent that they had a line out to the street the majority of the day and had to let people in as others were leaving to keep up with the fire codes! I would guess 1200+ people attended and even the well stocked vendors began selling out at 3 pm! Sandra made two appearances with press present both times including EXTRA, ET and lots of local NY press as well. She was great about mentioning Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry and/or the Great American Bake Sale. Funds raised from the Grand Central event went to the NY Food Bank but Sandra also recruited 50+ bakers across the nation to host bake sales for Share Our Strength in their communities as well.
Please email progawards@fcclainc.org if your chapter is doing a project that you would like posted on the national FCCLA website. Awards:
FCCLA offers national recognition to chapters that complete the Community Service projects. This honor includes cash awards and special recognition at the National Leadership Conference, online, and in Teen Times magazine. Chapters apply online for recognition for their hard work and innovative projects with the National Community Service Program Award Application.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted online to FCCLA national headquarters by March 1. The online award system will automatically close March 1, 11:59 p.m. EST. Not ready to start your application? You can preview the application before submitting it by logging onto the Program Award website. Click here to submit your 2011-2012 CommunityService Program Award Application.
Click on the project category to see the winning submissions. High School Winner Middle School Winner First Runner-Up Winner Second Runner-Up Winner Third Runner-Up Winner
America’s Promise - Building on the legacy of our founder, General Colin Powell, we are the leader in forging a strong and effective partnership alliance committed to seeing that children experience the fundamental resources they need to succeed. Children's Miracle Network - FCCLA is proud to partner with Children's Miracle Network as the 2009-2011 National Outreach Project. Children's Miracle Network is a non-profit organization that raises funds for more than 170 children's hospitals. Countless individuals, organizations and media partners unite with Children's Miracle Network hospitals to help sick and injured kids in local communities. Donations to Children's Miracle Network create miracles by funding medical care, research and education that saves and improves the lives of 17 million children each year. Connect America - Points of Light Institute advances innovative civic change strategies. National & Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011) - Millions of youth participate in Global Youth Service Day, the largest service event in the world. They tutor young children, engage in disaster relief, register new voters, educate their communities about good nutrition, distribute HIV/AIDs prevention materials and meet many more community needs through their service. Semester of Service - Semester of Service encourages students, ages 5-25, to develop a semester-long service-learning project that launches on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and culminates on Global Youth Service Day. Projects take place in classrooms as part of the academic curriculum; in schools as part of extra-curricular activities; in congregations of faith; and in youth development groups in neighborhoods across the United States. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards - Honors young people in middle level and high school grades for outstanding volunteer service to their communities. Created in 1995 by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the awards constitute the United States' largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteering. Over the past 12 years, the program has honored more than 75,000 young volunteers at the local, state, and national level. Dollars for Change Grants - $2,000 Youth Service America (YSA), the YSA National Youth Council, and State Farm are excited to offer 5 grants of up to $2,000 for individual youth or a team of youth to plan and implement semester-long service-learning projects with a service-learning coordinator or an educator. For more information, visit the Youth Service America website.
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