Why FCCLA is Important to Me
FCCLA is an organization steeped in history, founded originally in 1945 as Future Homemakers of America, or FHA. The organization is rich in traditions of providing community service in each chapter's home community. FCCLA is also well-respected for developing the leaders of tomorrow.
Within my community of Pickford, in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula, the acronym FCCLA is well recognized and well-respected throughout the community. Many of our community leaders and business owners had been members in high school, and attribute some of their success to the organization. FCCLA's impact is widespread throughout our community, contributing to the common good of our town.
Following in my own mother's footsteps, I see FCCLA as an opportunity opening the doors to my future. Whether it be the lifelong friend that I meet, as my grandmother did in 1981 at Western Michigan University when she accompanied my mother, a FHA state reporter at the time, a day early to the state meeting. Or, maybe it will be the comfort level I attain from the public speaking, meeting planning, and travel experiences that I participate in. Or possibly, it will be the strength that I gain knowing that I have someone who believes in me, as my adviser did the day she suggested I become a state officer. All of these things will help me throughout my life, starting in college and continuing through my adult years.
FCCLA is important to me because of the fact that it has been part of my family for many years and because it is a big part of my community. I feel privileged to be part of such a wonderful thing and to be making a difference in the world.
