“Ignite Your Inner Hero!” South Carolina FBLA

ABOUT FBLA Who we are What we do Our History

WHO WE ARE Future Business Leaders of America is a nationwide network of over a quarter of a million business student leaders. Everyday, our organization continues to globally expand! South Carolina FBLA is one of the original first five chapters chartered. We are the premier business student organization preparing students for careers in leadership and business related fields! South Carolina FBLA members and advisers, “Ignite Your Inner Hero!”

WHAT WE DO As a member: Attend local, state, and national conferences Get involved with the community Participate in competitive events with the chance to earn cash prizes Develop business and leadership skills as you become a local, state, or national officer Network with thousands of members just like you Develop skills and discover talents that you will carry into your future career Serve thousands as an officer on the local, state or national level

Our History In1996, the SC Department of Education gave control of FBLA to the SC FBLA Board of Directors and the SC FBLA Executive Council In 1947, Greenville High School chartered the first chapter in South Carolina In 1937, Hamden L. Forkner proposes the concept of FBLA to business teachers In 1949, South Carolina FBLA is given an official state charter from FBLA-PBL , Inc.

Member Experience CONFERENCES COMPETITIONS SERVICE

COMPETITIVE EVENTS FBLA offers a wide range of competitive events Information Technology Marketing/Hospitality Business Management Business Finance Others (Health Care, Agriculture, and Sports) All competitive events are unique Team Events Individual Events Chapter Events Skills Tests Objective Tests Presentations Judge Interviews Case Studies

COMMUNITY SERVICE Local chapters serve the community by Food Banks Animal Shelters Habitat for Humanity Nursing Homes Adopt-A-Highway Shriners Hospital for Children: Bear Cub Project Participate in SC FBLA’s biggest service project by donating Build-a-Bears to be given to the children at Shriners Hospital for Children! Donations are collected at the State Leadership Conference!

March of Dimes March of Dimes is the FBLA national service partner DID YOU KNOW…that in the United States 1 in 9 babies is born prematurely? March of Dimes is the FBLA national service partner The MOD Mission is to help make sure every baby is born strong and healthy while bringing awareness and support for premature babies. At the 2015 NLC, FBLA-PBL announced that we have raised a total of over $500,000 for March of Dimes! Local and state chapters conduct fundraisers to show their support for March of Dimes! FBLA-PBL, Inc. has raised over $15 million for this great charity! Get involve and join the movement!

Conferences DISTRICT STATE NATIONAL

District Leadership Conference January 30, 2016 Four District Leadership Conferences for all four districts Top five in each event qualify for the State Leadership Conference Competitive Events Motivational Speakers Networking within your FBLA district The first step before the SLC!

National Fall Leadership Conference November 13-14, 2015, at Embassy Suites/Charleston Convention Center in North Charleston Workshops, exciting general sessions, national connections, open events, officer trackers, national officer workshops, and more! REGISTER TODAY!

State Leadership Conference March 11-12, 2016, at Embassy Suites/Charleston Convention Center in North Charleston Networking, workshops, exciting sessions, campaigns, and competitions! Top three in all competitive events qualify for national competition

National Leadership Conference June 29-July 2 in Atlanta, Georgia! National Competitions Networking Opportunities Inspirational Speakers Workshops and Exhibitors Campaigns Competitive Events Imaginable experience

Overview FBLA is the largest and best business student organization in the world Travel the country for many conferences Meet thousands of new people Compete and earn scholarships Experience once in a lifetime opportunities

“Get Social” with SC FBLA www.scfbla.org @SC FBLA SC FBLA @SC_FBLA Follow your state president on Twitter @SCFBLAPRES_Bell

2015-16 SC FBLA State Officers PRESIDENT Quadri Bell quadri@scfbla.org DISTRICT I VICE PRESIDENT Conner Young conner@scfbla.org DISTRICT II VICE Miles Lloyd miles@scfbla.org DISTRICT III VICE PRESIDENT Alexander Leasure alexander@scfbla.org DISTRICT IV Sierra Stewart sierra@scfbla.org SECRETARY Nahndi Kirk-Bradley nahndi@scfbla.org REPORTER Wallace Woods wallace@scfbla.org PARLIAMENTARIAN Justin Yates justin@scfbla.org MIDDLE LEVEL REPS Parker Miles parker@scfbla.org Kerry Singleton kerry@scfbla.org

State Key Contacts DISTRICT I DIRECTOR Angie Dover adover@laurens55.org DISTRICT II DIRECTOR Tracy Wilbur twilbur@scfbla.org DISTRICT III DIRECTOR Gwen Floyd gfloyd@scfbla.org DISTRICT IV DIRECTOR Angela Childs-Kindred angela_kindred@charleston.k12.sc.us STATE ADVISER Pat Itter pitter@scfbla.org STATE OFFICERS' ADVISER Rita Beard rbeard@scfbla.org STATE FALL CONFERENCE DIRECTOR Peggy Bozard pbozard@scfbla.org South Carolina FBLA PO Box 90329 Columbia, SC 29290 Telephone 803.603.3994

For Additional Information: Mr. Tony Dillon, Education Associate Business & Marketing Education SC Dept of Education tdillon@ed.sc.gov FBLA-PBL, Inc. http://www.fbla-pbl.org Presentation prepared by Quadri Bell, 2015-16 SC FBLA State President