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Dear PA FBLA Advisers
Happy summer!
(now that school supplies are prominently displayed in stores, we all know that the end is coming)
With our teachers’ return to their schools and classrooms just a couple of weeks away, I would like to get a head start and gather some very important information from you and share some information with you.
Item #1: Chapter Intent Form (everyone from every chapter should complete this form)
https://pafbla.wufoo.com/forms/sy2mevy04wzzj1/
Please click the link to complete the Chapter Intent Form for each chapter. That will tell me whether your chapter will be active or inactive for 2022-2023.
Item #2: New Chapter Adviser Registration Form (for all new chapter advisers)
https://pafbla.wufoo.com/forms/syv4sk10z7mbot/
There were a lot of PA FBLA advisers that retired this past year. There are new advisers taking over. If you are a new adviser, please click the link and complete the form. Of course, I am dependent on existing advisers in the schools forwarding this message to you.
Item #3: Chapter Adviser Contact Information Change Form (everyone should complete this form if you have contact information that has changed, such as a different form of your school email address)
https://pafbla.wufoo.com/forms/z1h5fvxe0fg72iz/
If any contact information has changed for you, please click the link and complete the form. Remember, your National FBLA login is your email address, and it is important that I have your correct email address on file. PA FBLA maintains your cell phone information to reach out to you, but we DO NOT share that with anyone.
Item #4: Chapter Interest Form (for any prospective new or reactivated chapters)
https://pafbla.wufoo.com/forms/z24mt4e16nyqf2/
Please forward this information to advisers at potential new and reactivated chapters. That will give me the information I need to make sure the chapter receives the “welcome back” boxes from National FBLA, and I can work with National FBLA to create the necessary login credentials and chapter records to the National FBLA membership system.
Important information for you, mostly about National FBLA items:
First, you will notice a different look to this email. I will be testing two new email list providers to improve delivery of important information to advisers, and this is the first. The look of these emails will be utilizing the templates provided by Constant Contact.
Second, there are many FBLA changes in the works this year, especially National FBLA related. More information will be coming your way about those changes and the “rebranding” of FBLA at the national level. Stay tuned for more information.
Third, for those chapters that participated in the National FBLA Champion Chapter program, your banners are scheduled to be shipped starting Monday, August 8. If you didn’t participate, your chapter will not be part of the lucky group to have a special banner to hang in your classroom, school lobby, or wherever you choose. When you have your banner hanging at your school, please share a photo.
Fourth, the “welcome back-to-school” FBLA chapter kits, which will include a whole host of membership materials and rebranded products, are scheduled to be shipped/mailed sometime in mid August (I am betting sometime between the 15th and 20th). Watch for that box (one per active chapter).
Fifth, there is important updated information in the "recent news" section of the PA FBLA website. Take a look if you are interested.
Sixth, the FBLA National "Marketplace" to purchase FBLA items no longer exists as we know it. Instead, National FBLA has a new partner, Centricity, which will be launching an online store for FBLA merchandise. It will be known as the "FBLA Shop." It is not yet ready, but an announcement will be made by National FBLA when it launches.
Bruce Boncal
PA FBLA Executive Director
bboncal@pafbla.us
570.279.6998 cell/texts
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