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FBLA -
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
In the end, all business operations can be reduced
to three words: people, product
and profits. Unless
you've got a good team, you can't do much with the
other two.
-
Lee Iacocca
Welcome to the Mater Dei Future
Business Leaders of America webpage! Mater Dei's FBLA started in the 1969
- 1970
school year and has continually possessed a strong tradition. The
FBLA
members are students, grades 9 - 12, who are interested in a
business career. Meeting times and frequency vary depending on
the event members are planning. Members must pay national FBLA
dues, which are $10.
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Silver Bells Promotion
is held in conjunction with numerous local businesses in
Breese, IL. The purpose of the project is to attract consumers
into Silver Bells businesses by providing them with a ticket,
after making a purchase, which enters them into drawings for
various prizes. Mater Dei FBLA members are proud to participate in
this program by pulling the lucky winning tickets!
FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES
Buzz Book Sales
is a fund raiser from which both the FBLA and the Mater Dei
student body benefit. Specifically, FBLA members create a
phone book which includes the names, birthdays, telephone numbers, addresses, and
parents' names for each student; as well as the names,
birthdays, telephone numbers, and addresses of the
administration and faculty. The Buzz Book is then sold to the students for $3 each.
Candy Cane Sales is a fund raiser from which both the
FBLA and the Mater Dei student body benefit. For two weeks in December, FBLA members
receive orders, during the lunch periods,
for candy canes, which are then delivered
to the receiver the next week. This project is very popular!.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES
Official FBLA Conferences attended
by FBLA members include the area Southwestern Illinois College
Conference,
the National Fall Leadership Conference, the
Illinois State Conference and the National Conference. At these
conferences, the members both compete in
business related competitions and learn business skills that will
aid them in their future business careers.
Field Trips to businesses in the St. Louis area are held
throughout the school year to provide members with the
opportunity to learn the various aspects of successful
businesses. Previously, members have visited AG Edwards, Anheuser Busch,
Prince Waterhouse Coopers, and The Maschhoffs, Inc..
For additional information,
please contact FBLA moderator Mrs. Jackie Chiarolanza.
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