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The State Leadership Meeting is not that far away, and we would love for all of our members to come and receive state recognition. Individual recognition is great, but chapter recognition can demonstrate the impact that your whole chapter is having on your community. Receiving chapter recognition will not only give acknowledgment to your chapter but also to your school and administration. Without the help of our schools and administration, having an FCCLA chapter is very  difficult and sometimes seems impossible. These are just some of the reasons why your chapter should reach for recognition. One project that is a fun and easy way to receive recognition is the State Community Service project: Touch up, Clean up, Fix up.
This year’s project has three modules: Community Beautification, Solid Waste Reduction, and Litter Prevention. We are focusing most on Community Beautification and cleaning up our own backyard. Solid Waste Reduction is a great way to clean up litter and start a recycling program. Litter Prevention is a method your chapter can take to increase awareness about recycling and garbage. For example, did you know that 18% of litter finds its way into rivers, lakes, and streams?
To receive Bronze recognition at state meeting in April, your chapter will need to complete one Community Beautification Project. While conducting this project, a chapter can really focus on making a visible difference to people, by picking up some trash, painting a building, improving a park…the options are as unlimited as your imagination. This will help make your community a more pleasant place to live and visit.
Next, to receive Silver recognition, a chapter will need to complete one Community Beautification project and a project in either Litter Prevention or Solid Waste Reduction. By working toward Silver recognition, your chapter will take on a larger project that, without the support from all of your members, will be hard to complete. Remember to work together; you could even try to work with students not in FCCLA or with other schools around you that are thinking about starting a chapter. Just remember to have fun.
Finally, to receive Gold recognition, a chapter will need to complete two Community Beautification projects, one Solid Waste Reduction project and a Litter Prevention project. If your chapter is working for Gold recognition, think about splitting up into small groups. This will help to ensure that your projects run more smoothly, and you will get a lot accomplished for your community. These projects don’t need to be huge and overwhelming – every little bit helps make your community a better place to be.
Keep in mind that you don’t have to compete at the State Leadership Meeting with the Community Service Project. Of course you can; it’s a great project to take to state as a Chapter Service Project; but you may want to do it as a fun chapter activity - you might be surprised how much of a bonding experience that a Community Service Project can be. This is a great way to get all of your members together. It’s also a fun and exciting way to get to learn more about other people in your chapter and to show some group conformity while working for a great cause.
Your State Executive Council is hoping that you will take the Community Service Project to heart and encourage your chapter to complete it and receive recognition. We can’t wait to see you there with your wild projects. We hope that you come ready for an exciting, fun-filled, jam-packed conference.
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Touch Up, Clean Up, Fix Up!