Pennsylvania FBLA Update
National FBLA Membership System Open
SLW Registration/Lodging Open via Blue Panda
Important Updates/Information on PA FBLA Website

National Membership Processing News
National FBLA is now open for the 2022-2023 FBLA year and is accepting new and returning FBLA members through the membership processing system.

Adviser login credentials have not changed since last year. Membership processing procedures have not changed since last year. You can access the membership system at this link: https://my.fbla-pbl.org/. If you need assistance with your login credentials, please reach out to Bruce Boncal at bboncal@pafbla.us.

You can access the Adviser QuickStart Guide by clicking this link. It serves as a step-by-step refresher to the process. Remember these essentials: (1) last year's returning students are already in the membership system and simply need to have their profile updated; (2) new students can be added easily; and (3) no student is officially a member UNTIL you have created "membership orders" for students. National FBLA is also asking you clean up your data and make your graduated members inactive. Refer to the email from National FBLA.

For all current year members, you need to know: (1) first name (don't use nicknames), (2) last name, (3) gender, (4) grade level, and (5) an email address (required) capable of receiving email from National FBLA and Pennsylvania FBLA. National FBLA and Pennsylvania FBLA strongly suggest that you enter a student's personal email address rather than a school email address. You are strongly encouraged to enter your members' chapter officer positions that they hold as important information will be made available to each group of officers.

New information regarding Business Achievement Awards and membership: Last year, students could not participate in the co-curricular Business Achievement Awards program until dues were paid. That left out a lot of students for an extended period of time. For 2022-2023 for any student for which a membership order has been created: students have access to and may immediately begin to work on the BAAs without dues being paid until October 20. After that, access to the BAAs will be restricted to those with dues marked "paid."

State Leadership Workshop Registration and Lodging Open
Registration Fee: $40 per person (advisers and students)
Lodging Cost: $255 per room (with 1-4 individuals per room), including tax and hotel fees AND includes admission to the indoor waterpark
Location: Kalahari Poconos Resort, October 30-31
Registration Closes: October 1 at 11:59 pm
All high school FBLA and middle school FBLA members are eligible to attend.

The base lodging is Sunday night, October 30; additional lodging may be scheduled for Saturday, October 29. All registration and lodging must be done through Blue Panda.  

All student attendees must be in the National FBLA membership system in order to be registered and lodged, and data will be imported into Blue Panda within 24 hours after an adviser entering members into the membership system and creating membership orders.

You can access additional information on the State Leadership Workshop by clicking the button below, including step-by-step instructions to register and lodge SLW attendees

Important Updates on PA FBLA Website
Very important information and 2022-2023 updates can be found right on the main page of the website at www.pafbla.org. Your attention is called to: (1) State Leadership Workshop detailed information; (2) national theme and rebranding information; (3) competitive events changes and topics (and there are major changes); (4) and the 2022-23 state project/charity announcement.

The special video projects have returned this year, and guidelines are posted on the main page for the two special projects: (1) Why Join FBLA? and (2) State Project Promotion.

Stay tuned as there will be announcements this coming week with scheduled Zoom meetings for advisers and students.

Welcome Membership Kits/Boxes from National FBLA
If your school was an active chapter last year, you will most likely receive your "welcome back" membership kit prior to the Labor Day holiday. They are in process now to be shipped. Watch for them. If you don't receive them before the Labor Day holiday, contact Bruce Boncal. If there are any shipping updates that are received that may change that timeline, you will be informed.

If you are a new or reactivated chapter and have informed Bruce Boncal, you will also be receiving a "welcome" membership kit.
Welcome Back!
from Jack Sabo, 2022-2023 PA FBLA State President
Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School
Sincerely,

Bruce Boncal
PA FBLA Executive Director
bboncal@pafbla.us
570.279.6998 cell/texts
www.pafbla.org
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