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Future
Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda,
Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is a nonprofit vocational
student organization that prepares students
for careers in business and business
education. Its 240,000-plus members in
12,000 chartered chapters include students
from the United States, the Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico, and Europe. Its mission is to
bring business and education together in a
positive working relationship through
innovative leadership and career development
programs.
The Virginia
High School Chapter consists of
approximately 58 members that are currently
enrolled in a business class. The VHS FBLA
chapter is located in Bristol, Virginia and
is part of the New River Region of Virginia
FBLA. The purposes and goals of Future
Business Leaders of America are many. The
FBLA provides students with a sense of
dedication and loyalty to their school as
well as the business world. Attending
conferences, competitions, and social
gatherings enhances leadership abilities and
involvement in the club. Services to the
community are provided by sponsoring needy
families during the holidays and fundraisers
to raise money for various events that are
sponsored by FBLA throughout the school
year.
Other
activities will include: selecting
representatives for homecoming and Spring
Festival, sponsoring a teacher breakfast, a
candle fundraiser, collecting and preparing
food baskets during the holidays, a
Christmas dinner planned by the students,
participation in the March of Dimes
campaign, visiting the nursing home and
delivering Valentines, selling Heart-a-grams
during the week of Valentine's Day, and a
pizza party or field trip at the end of the
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