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2. Who has the POWER to make changes in your life, your family and your community?
You do!

3. What is Power of One?
Power of One is a project (large or small) that helps YOU find and use your personal power to make a difference in your life, your family or your community.

4. Each Power of One project falls under one of the 5 categories:
A Better You—improve on a personal trait
Family Ties—get along better with family members
Working on Working—explore and prepare for careers
Take the Lead—develop leadership qualities
Speak Out for FCCLA—tell others about the organization

5. Reduce amount of junk food I eat
A Better You
What is an area in your life that you want to strengthen?
Identify a Concern
Goal for Improvement
Power of One Project
I eat unhealthy foods
Reduce amount of junk food I eat
Create a meal plan that increases fruit & vegetable intake, keep track of progress through a food journal for 1 month, write a reflection on the challenges/successes of trying to change eating habits.

6. Family Ties How could you improve your family/home life?
Identify a concern
Goal for improvement
Power of One Project
I don’t spend time with my grandparents
Increase amount of time spent with grandparents
Research activities in our area that are affordable and accessible to the elderly, plan 5 different “dates” with my grandparents, write a reflection about our experiences and how this additional time spent is improving my relationships with them.

7. I don’t know what type of career I want Identify a possible career
Working on Working
Explore your options and learn the skills needed for career success.
Identify a concern
Goal for improvement
Power of One Project
I don’t know what type of career I want
Identify a possible career
Use WOIS to complete 3 different career-interest surveys, research a possible career field and determine the training/schooling necessary to achieve that career.

8. I am very quiet and don’t participate in class discussions
Take the Lead
Develop and use leadership skills in your home, school, community and beyond!
Identify a Concern
Goal for Improvement
Power of One Project
I am very quiet and don’t participate in class discussions
Speak up more in class
Make a plan to increase class participation over the next 4 weeks, create a daily chart to track progress. Talk to teachers about your goals and request feedback. Reflect on impact of class participation on grades/overall understanding of curriculum.

9. Speak Out for FCCLA Tell the world about FCCLA! Identify a Concern
Goal for Improvement
Power of One Project
Students do not know when FCCLA meets
Increase knowledge about FCCLA meetings
Create a bulletin board that displays the next FCCLA meeting date/time. Update the bulletin board weekly to keep members informed. Poll members to identify if this additional signage has increased their knowledge of upcoming meetings.

10. How do I actually DO a Power of One?
It’s EASY! 
Identify a concern & make a goal
Plan a project using the planning process & get approval
Submit the completed project to Mrs. Walton by January 27th.

11. So I finished my Power of One…now what?
A Power of One project offers many rewards. You'll have new experiences, learn about yourself, and develop useful skills. Your project(s) can add to your learning and become part of your student portfolio/resume.
Your hard work will also be recognized at three levels—local (red members), state, and national (gold members)

12. Power of One Recognition
Local (Red Members & Gold Members)
You will receive a Power of One certificate/award PER project category completed
State/National (Gold Members)
If you complete all 5 Power of One Projects
State Award Certificate & Recognition at State Competition
National Letter of Recognition, Recognition at National Competition
Your name is listed on the FCCLA Website!

13. Each one of us has the POWER to make a difference in our own lives and communities. Our goal… to have EVERY FCCLA member complete a Power of One by January 27th. Are YOU up to the challenge?