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FLORIDA ASSOCIATION
The Rose Petal
OF FCCLA.
IN THIS
SEASON’S
ISSUE:
National
Leadership V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 F A L L 2 0 0 9
Conference:
Beyond the
Nationals in Nashville!
Label.
Gear Up for
Another Great
Year with
FCCLA!
What an adventure! Nationals in District, and State levels (Including you are planting a miracle for a child.
State Theme Nashville was truly one to VP of Junior Relations, President- Your Chapter may also have the
and Targets! remember. Held at the beautiful elect, and as of last year President), option of donating acceptable toys
Gaylord Opryland Resort, the awe faced the critics and vied for a spot for the children. For more details on
Jessica Hagood:
striking gardens, and cascading on this year’s National Executive the National Outreach Project, visit
a National
waterfalls made this Nationals one Council! She did an amazing job, and fcclainc.org.
Phenomenon
to remember! was elected to serve as your
As Nationals came to a close, the
What’s New: But the location isn’t everything. The National VP of Community Service.
delegation celebrated with its annual
STAR Events! National Staff really went above and Speaking of Community Service, Gala, presented in all of the
beyond this year to make this NLC have you heard the News? As Southern hospitality that Nashville is
Members in
Action: A letter
special, from the Keynote addresses, Nationals wrapped up our work known for!
to the electrifying performances put with Feed the Children, a New
from Chapter So from the speakers, exhibits,
Achievement on by the National Executive National Outreach Project was
events, entertainment and more, the
Council, the standards for this year, announced; can you “Dig It”? I’m
FCCLA National Leadership
Meet Your New were set exceptionally high. sure Florida FCCLA can! This year
Conference was truly one to
State Officers! National FCCLA will be working
Florida FCCLA really did shine in remember!
Nashville at the NLC with over 200 with Children’s Miracle Network to
State Project —Brett Floyd State President and
attendees, 135 of which were truly plant miracles for America’s
Update
children. During the year, each Chelsea Scourtes State VP of Public
in the lime light as STAR Events Relations
All About chapter will be sent their very own
competitors, bringing home 13
Alumni “Dig It” Campaign care package filled
bronze, 62 silver, and 60 gold! Way
with everything your Chapter will
to go!
Share Your Pics need to get started! Each Chapter
with FCCLA! But if that wasn't even enough, let us will raise money for Children’s
not forget our rising Star Ms. Jessica Miracle Network by selling seeds.
What a Blast! Hagood, whom after serving And for every time you plant a seed,
State
countless offices at the Chapter,
Conference
2009!
Rebekkah’s
Finance Tips
FCCLA
Gear Up for Another Great Year with FCCLA!
Through the
Years Exhibit Attention all campers, FCCLA. This year’s state elected State Executive
Attention all campers. theme is Florida CAMP Council has a duffle bag full of
Easy Steps to a Florida FCCLA invites you to FCCLA, along with the five ideas for the year ahead. We
Successful
be a part of the Ultimate state targets. As members, are devoted entirely to the
Campaign!
Leadership Experience. you are encouraged to focus advancement of this state
The Secret to Gather your supplies and on four things throughout the organization, with our
the Three R’s load your camping gear, as year: Community, Alumni, whistles in hand, and our
you are about to embark on Membership and dandy wool socks pulled high
FCCLA
an amazing year with Florida Participation. Your newly we will serve you this year as
Energizers!
your CAMP staff.
FCCLA Brain
Buster!
PAGE 2
State Theme and Targets!
As your State President, I am this can be a self implementing the state
excited to share with you improvement project or a project or creating your own
the new state targets! You teaching project; educate an community service project,
will use these targets to run elementary class about the we want to know about it.
for state office as well as importance of the family, or Soup kitchens, clothing
develop your Chapter show us how you manage donations, what can you do
Projects. And they are... the important time you share for your community?
with your family. Just ask
Continue the Hike with yourself, what is family all What is CAMP?
Alumni about? This year the SEC challenges
See what you can do to help Manage your Budget you to focus on four areas;
Florida FCCLA develop an Supply
Community, Alumni,
Alumni Association, plan Money, money, money!
alumni gatherings, collect Show us how you control Membership and
information for a database, your finances; are you an Participation. If we, as a state
Get Ready for
etc. What can YOU do? impulse buyer? Do you run association, can key in on
CAMP! Community,
Gear up and Go Green out of your allowance way to these areas, then it is certain
Alumni, Membership Show us what you can do to fast? Use this target to fix that we can continue to
Participation! impact your environment in your money problems, or improve. So start talking!
a positive way; school educate kids or your
Figure out ways to
recycle bins, teach a class on classmates about the value of
the importance recycling, a dollar. Can you save? implement these areas in
whatever you can think of! Build a Tent in Your your projects.
So the question is, can you Community
gear up and go GREEN? Do you know of a desperate —Brett Floyd State President
Gather Around the need in your community?
Family Fire Than get out there and lend
Get closer to your family, a hand, whether it’s
Jessica Hagood: A National Phenomenon
Congratulations Jessica!
Thank you for all that you do for
your State Family.
We all love you, and we know that
you have moved on to do great
things!
—Sincerely,
Your Chapter, Friends, Advisers and
State Executive Council
THE ROSE PETAL
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3
What’s New: Star Events!
Have you seen the new STAR Food Innovations open to junior, senior and
Events on the national website? occupational.
You now have three more Are you ready to see what it is like
opportunities to showcase your to be a food scientist? Then this Fashion Design
skills. So, as you are deciding which event is a real challenge. You can
event you want to compete in this choose to do this event alone or as If Project Runway is your dream,
year, consider these new additions: a team. First, you determine what then try this event. Open to
division you’re in; check the individuals in senior and
Environmental Ambassador website for your food innovation occupational divisions, participants
challenge then get creative! will develop a fashion line and
This event is open to junior, senior Discover what it is like to develop a create a label and marketing plan
and occupational levels and is an new product for the market. This for the line. Each designer will
individual or team event. event involves creating a recipe, sketch ideas for six garments in the
Participants will select a topic, plan developing a market survey and new line and make a prototype of
a stewardship project and share gathering a group of “test subjects” one of the garments. Ready to
your results with others. to evaluate your product. This is accept the challenge? Then check it
out.
Members in Action: A Letter from Chapter Achievement
Florida FCCLA, of the woods. In order to make
sure that this new page is a total
Wow! What an amazing year we success, I am going to need your “As I mentioned
have before us! I can not begin to help! When your chapter has
tell you how excited I am about the pictures of community service the rest of the
awesome things that your fellow projects or achievements made by State Executive
officers and I have planned for the members, we would love to hear
Council and I
upcoming year. I don’t know about about it. If you have pictures that
you, but I have already packed my you would like to be put on the have turned up
tent and sleeping bag. Because site or in this section of the Rose
the heat at our
camping with FCCLA for a whole Petal, all you need to do is email
year is going to be a blast! My name them to me along with a short campfire with
is Kelsea Livsey; I am your 2009- paragraph about the event. Email
some awesome
2010 Florida FCCLA Vice President me at any time, not only with your
of Chapter Achievement. It is my pictures, but also any questions goals!”
job to recognize the chapters and that you may have. You can contact
members of Florida FCCLA for all me at KLivseyFCCLA@hotmail.
the incredible things that they com.
accomplish. As I mentioned the So Florida lets see how many of
rest of the State Executive Council you can hike up Mount
and I have turned up the heat at Achievement to make CAMP
our campfire with some awesome FCCLA better than ever!
goals! My first goal is to create a
page on the website where —Kelsea Livsey
members, parents or people of the State VP of Chapter Achievement
community can go on in our neck
PAGE 4
Meet Your State Officers!
Favorite Quote Favorite Saga
When I grow up...
Confidence is going after Moby The Percy Jackson Series
Dick in a row boat and taking the I want to be a teacher
tartar sauce with you. Favorite Place Favorite place
Favorite Place With my friends Cherry Lake
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Worst Fear Favorite Sports Team
being unsuccessful MC Cowboys
I collect...
Role Model I Love to...
Lapel Pins, from the different
places that I have been. anyone that had a dream and
Passionately sing
reached it Favorite Kind of Ice
My Best Quality
Favorite Color Cream
Im organized
Blue, green and purple
Double chocolate
I Love to... Favorite Musical Group
On my bucket list
Have fun Brooks & Dunn
Sky dive, bungee jump and visit
Favorite Color Paris again
Role Model
Blue My grandmother
I Love to...
Favorite Ice Cream Favorite Candy
Laugh!
BlueBell Homemade Vanilla Reese’s
Favorite Movie When I Grow up…
Favorite Animal
The Notebook Panda Bear
I would like to be an
Favorite Color architect, and be a fashion
Yellow Favorite color
Yellow
designer that opens a little
Favorite Place
boutique.
The beach Favorite quote
Favorite quote “A woman’s heart
Favorite Board Game
“Everything Happens for a should be so lost Monopoly (the Disney
Reason” in God that a man
version)
Zodiac Sign must seek him in
order to find it.” Favorite Author
Aquaris
Favorite Board game I collect
Sarah Dessen
Life Letters that I Favorite Quote
write to other
Favorite Animal Peace it’s a Providence.
people that I
Elephant never send. We are who we always
Favorite Kind of ice cream were
Strawberry Favorite Saga
The Luxe Favorite Activity
I Love to...
Help in my Community
Color guard and Winter
guard plus FCCLA : )
THE ROSE PETAL
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 5
Favorite Book Best Quality
Favorite kind of ice cream My optimistic energy
A Thousand Splendid Suns For full Officer
Vanilla Role Model
I Collect... My loving Mom bios, visit
On my bucket list Monopoly boards, Geodes, and Favorite Movie
Cacti X-Men or A Walk to Remember flfccla.org
To bungee jump one DAY
I Love to... Favorite Animal
Favorite quote Otter under the
Act, Sing, and play board games Favorite Kind of Ice
“if we could sell our experi- Meet Your
Favorite Musical Group Cream
ences we’d all be millionaires”
Muse or TSO Mint Chocolate Chip State Officers
Role model On My Bucket List Zodiac Sign
Scorpio page!
Mother Visit every continent (including Favorite Color
Favorite Saga Antarctica) Lime Green
My Best Quality Favorite Quote
Harry Potter Series “Never let the fear of
I’m a good listener
Best Quality Favorite Saga striking out, keep you
from playing the game”
Honesty Star Wars
Favorite Book
Favorite Book Confessions of a Wall
It’s Kind of a funny story Favorite University Flower
Favorite Color University of Georgia I Collect...
Green & Purple I love to... Airplane stub
I Love to...
Favorite Sports team Be with my family at our cabin
Travel and meet new
I collect...
New York Yankees people
Vera Bradley bags
Role Model I Would Never...
Favorite sports team Cheat on someone
My mother
Georgia Bulldogs On My Bucket List
I Collect... Favorite Class Spend a Million Dollars in
RUBBER DUCKIES Early Childhood Education
one weekend
Favorite Class Favorite University
My Best Quality...
NYU
Early childhood ed My positive attitude Role Model
My Best Quality Favorite Color George Carlin
I’m kind pink Favorite Saga
Star Wars
PAGE 6
State Project Update
Hello, Florida! My name is have been taken away from so much joy into a child’s life that
Madalyn McCombs and I am their parents, abused or in needs the comfort and just
so excited to say that I’m your need of comfort. Each chapter something to cling to, so choose
2009-2010 Vice-President of is responsible for collecting your “Kuddle” homes wisely.
Projects! This means that it’s their comfort items, selecting Keep tally of the amount of kuddle
my responsibility as the holder a local home for them and items that are brought in and given
of this office to select your delivering them. Although away and the numbers will be
2009-2010 State Project and this is an individual chapter announced at the State Conference
this year’s project is entitled project, you are encouraged to this coming year. I wish you all the
“Kuddles for Kids”. work also with the rest of best of luck during the duration of
“Kuddles for Kids” is a chapter your district. Please remember this project and I can’t wait to see
-independent community that the stuffed animals don’t the results!
Just think of all the service project where chapters have to be new, but they
—Madalyn McCombs
hugs and smiles you will collect stuffed animals for should be clean, well-kept and
could give to the needy children who might sanitary. These items can bring State VP of Projects
children in your
community with just
All About Alumni
one teddy bear!
Being a part of such Our mission is to
an amazing organization such gather those former members
“So to do that we
as FCCLA can have its fun and put them back into our
times. Enjoying times with organization. So later when This is Erin McCarthy, coming at you
need your help!
with some great info for 2010! I want
friends and competing in State Conference comes up
We need every to tell you guys a little bit about the
events. That's why this year we will have many that Chapter in Action Scrapbook Award. It
chapter to recruit we plan to create an volunteer and help us during is a fairly easy event where you make
association for the Alumni. the week. up to three one sided scrapbook pages
those in their in During the State Also our Alumni will about what your chapter has been
Conference last year in recognize the chapters that doing. The Chapters in Action
community and
Scrapbook Award guidelines are in the
Orlando a Bi-Law change gather members and the one
local areas that FCCLA Florida Chapter Handbook.
occurred to make the office chapter that recruited the
You can also send me an email at
that I am currently serving to amount of members. As our
used to be Froggygirl2992@yahoo. com and I will
VP of Careers and Alumni, to association grows we will have send them to you. We have also made
members of help focus on bringing up more a CVS account for pictures you take of
Florida's alumni. members wanting to stay apart Florida FCCLA. If any of you took
FCCLA, FHA or pictures of the general sessions the
So to do that we and help out after high school.
banquet at any state or national
New need your help! We need If you need help my
function upload them to the account.
every chapter to recruit those information is
Homemakers.” Here’s how to upload the pictures to
in their in community and local located on the state website the account. Go to
areas that used to be members or my e-mail is www.cvsphoto.com at the upper right
of FCCLA, FHA or New Janise1113@aol.com. So get hand corner there is sign in information
Homemakers. We also need out and recruit S'more The user name is
to gather seniors that have Leaders. Froggygirl2992@yahoo.com and the
password is fccla1. Go to Basic upload
graduated
and choose the pictures that you want
Or will be graduating this year! —Rashawn McCloud to upload. I can’t wait to see your pics!
State VP of Careers and Alumni
—Erin McCarthy State Historian
THE ROSE PETAL
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 7
What a Blast! State Conference 2009!
First off I want to say thank CAMP FCCLA which you Our red candle is significant in
you for electing me to serve as can learn more about on our that it is the light of our ideals
your State President. I pledge website and in this issue of The and purposes. As an
to work hard to fulfill my Rose Petal. Your district association and as a generation
duties, and work with Florida’s advisers and state officers have I feel that we have lost that
advisers, members, and other been brainstorming a lot on flame. This year will be a time
state officers to better improve new ideas to make this year to reignite that light, so that it
our state association, as well as with FL FCCLA the best ever. may once again shine on a state
reestablishing and highlighting The possibility of a new organization that was created
our “old and precious values” proficiency event and the around the family. As an
that our organization was development of an alumni association we need to
founded upon. association are just a few of recognize our forgotten
those ideas. However only traditions and remember that
This past year for Florida with your help can this without them we would not be
“This past year
FCCLA was a huge success. organization take its ideas and where we are today. For the
Florida FCCLA truly “Starred develop into greatness. year ahead I challenge you to for Florida
on Stage” with a 50.3 % Family, Career and Community have fun and get involved with
increase in membership. Leaders of America is an Florida FCCLA. I hope you are FCCLA was a
Members developed their organization that our time is in ready to go on yet another
leadership skills, competed in desperate need of. It focuses journey as you take on the huge success.
STAR and proficiency events, on four vital aspects of life in Ultimate Leadership Florida FCCLA
and helped to elect a new slate which our generation has Experience that is FCCLA.
of state officers at last year’s allowed to fall to the wayside. Remember that if you’re not truly Starred on
State Leadership Conference. As members of Florida FCCLA having fun, then you’re not
So what are you waiting for? we have an opportunity unlike Stage with a
living your life to the fullest.
Florida FCCLA is pitching its any other, let’s pick up that
50.3% increase in
tents, and gearing up for fallen torch and change our
—Brett Floyd State President
another phenomenal year. This generation into the leaders membership.”
year’s theme is Florida that I know we can be.
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PAGE 8
FCCLA Through the Years Exhibit
Florida FCCLA, we have a lot to has done through the years. Do It is our hope that this exhibit
celebrate! What is it? Well, on you have old pictures, trophies, will help our communities
June 11, 2010, our organization banners, T-shirts, emblems, understand the transition that
will turn 65! Now for most of uniforms or any really cool ideas has happened through the years
“Do you have old
us that is the age that we look to help make this exhibit a as Future Homemakers of
pictures, trophies, forward to for retirement, but reality? If you have things you America and New Homemakers
not FCCLA. We are ready to are willing to share, please of America became FHA and
banners, T-shirts, show the world how we have contact me, Debbie Scourtes at HERO chapters, then became
been making connections with 813-997-6499 or by e-mail at our current organization, Family,
emblems, uniforms families and communities for the Deborah.scourtes@sdhc.k12.fl.u Career and Community Leaders
past 65 years and plan to s. Anything to be used for the of America. Our purposes and
or any really cool continue for future generations. mission have remained the same
display will need to be in Tampa
by December 1 so that final throughout the years and we
ideas to help make In February, the Florida State
Fair will feature an exhibit to let plans can be made. The actual want to let people know that we
this exhibit a everyone know that FCCLA is display will be constructed on are still active in our schools.
continuing its mission to build February 1 and 2. The State Fair We hope to develop a contact
reality?” homes for America’s future. To will open on February 4 and list of past members who would
make this happen, we need your runs through February 15. Any like to help with current
help. Please help us find any items loaned to us will be chapters.
artifacts or pictures that could returned by the beginning of —Debbie Scourtes
help us showcase what FCCLA March. District VI Adviser
Gear Up! (Continued from page 1)
Are you a little artistic? Do you want to show founded upon. It will surely be something for
off your nifty photography, drawing, painting, or members and advisers to look forward to. The
digital editing talents? Then you need to look SEC (State Executive Council) is super excited
forward to competing at state level in a possible about the State Leadership Conference March
new proficiency event. Information will be sent 25-27. The dynamic general sessions, awesome
out soon! keynote speaker and crazy skits and opening
Throughout this year's state conference you will numbers are sure to entertain and inform. So
be noticing a few changes, well not really Get Up and Gear Up for this year with
changes, just positive steps BACK into our FLORIDA CAMP FCCLA.
history. This year we will take the extra time to Get involved!
look back and BRING BACK the goals and
traditions that FCCLA was —Brett Floyd State President
THE ROSE PETAL
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 9
Easy Steps to a Successful Campaign!
The Fall season has arrived and with Office you MUST have a project long run as you give your speech!
it comes not only a new school year, centered around one of the five State The second part to your
but newer and higher expectations. Targets for the current theme year display is the pamphlet that
As we all prepare to gear up for (mentioned on page 2). The most you will use to pass out. As
another great year with our FCCLA important thing to remember when with your display, you are
families, some may wish to broaden developing your project is to keep in limited to certain
their horizons, and expand their mind that the targets are not meant dimensions; your pamphlet
“Running for
FCCLA family. And what better way to hold you back, so don’t let them! cannot consist of more than a double
to meet some awesome young Try thinking of the project first. Make sided sheet of standard sized an Office
leaders then by running for a District it something that you are passionate computer paper. Once again, it does
or State Office! about. The more you love what you not give you a specific shape, color, shouldn’t have
Now I know what you might be are doing, the more it will show, and or dimension. You can fold it, cut it
to be a
starting to think; how do I know if that is what makes a true leader! up, paint on it, make origami,
I’m ready to run for an Office? Or Another thing to remember is to use anything you want! But no matter hassle!”
maybe you know that you are ready, the FCCLA planning process. As a what you do, the best thing to
but you are just unsure as to how to current State Officer, and STAR remember, is that your hand out
begin. Either way, whether you are a events participant, I cannot stress should be a scaled down version of
Candidate or a Candidate Advisor that enough. your display. This gives something to
reading this article, there are a Once you have your project the voting delegates to take with
couple of things you should know together, the next things you them so that they will remember you.
before you get started. need are your display, and And a picture never hurt either!
pamphlets. These will be After all, most high school students
Before you even think about
displayed at your District are terrible with names.
running for an office, you
Meeting, and at State Conference if The last thing you need to
need to make sure that you
you are running at the State level. do is prepare a speech. This
are eligible. To be an
These things are required for ALL can be scripted or free
Officer, it is important that
CANDIDATES! Failure to not have verse, whichever is the most
you represent yourself well in every
comfortable for you. But no
“If you wanted
aspect of your life. In order to run, these articles, OR failure to appear
by your display at the appropriate matter what, it SHOULD be your display to
each Candidate must have an
time will lead to disqualification. Now planned to a certain extent before
unweighted GPA of at least a 3.0. be a giant
on a lighter note, you should feel free you give it. You have two minutes, so
You must also be an affiliated
to be as creative with your display as you should talk about you, your
member as of Oct 31st 2009 for the flower pot, go
possible as well! For your display, the project, and what you plan to do in
2009-2010 school year. In addition,
only requirements are that it needs office. This is a time to show off what for it!”
you must have the appropriate
to be a table top display, and it you know about FCCLA. So talk
applications completed as of Oct
needs to fit into the dimensions about National Programs, give
31st 2009 which can be found on the
provided. Other than that, you can examples of what you have learned. It
Florida FCCLA website. is also a good idea to give your
have free creative range! So go out
After you have completed speech something special. With our
there! If you wanted your display to
all the “boring stuff” it’s CAMP theme this year you could say
be a giant flower pot, go for it! As
time to have a bit of fun something like “come join the hike
long as you fit it to the dimensions
with your campaign. And with me!”, or something along those
provided. You can also have several
when I say a bit, I mean A lines. You can even make up your
parts to your display, you are by no
LOT! Running for an Office shouldn’t own theme! The choice is yours! And
means limited to just your average
have to be a hassle! It should be above all, keep it simple, take your
display board. And of course a display
something that interests you, time, and have FUN! You can do it!
board is not a bad thing, it just all
something that is worth doing, which
depends on how you use it. If people
brings us to the topic of your —Chelsea Scourtes
remember your display, they will
Campaign project. When running for State VP of Public Relations
remember your face, which will help
PAGE 10
Are you up for a challenge? Are you
a leader ready to show what you’ve
learned through FCCLA? Then get
ready to gear up for some new
STAR events for 2010! Be sure to
check the Rose Petal for the inside
scoop on our new STAR and
Competitive Events explained for
you in full detail. So join the hike, and
go for the gold!
Florida, Get ready for a new, and fun new article!
Join Erin McCarthy your State Historian with her
funky FCCLA scrapbook tips! You would be
surprised what you can do with paper, pictures, and
a lot of imagination!
THE ROSE PETAL
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
PAGE 11
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December 18th to Chelsea
FCCLA! With our 65th
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Anniversary just around the Relations at :
corner, what better way to chelseafccla@yahoo.com.
celebrate than with knowledge! Feel free to email with any
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The Secret to the Three R’s
As a member of the "Sunshine to offer. Once members are name will make them feel
State" Florida FCCLA recruited the next step is special. Exceed your potential
challenges you to Shine with 7 retaining them. Involve and get involved in any and
more members. To do this members in National everything with FCCLA!
“To do this you can use the three R’s; Programs, STAR Events, and
recruit, retain, and recognize! have them run for an office.
—Kendra Bennett
you can use To recruit members to your Make chapter members know
chapter is as easy as 1, 2, that your glad they’re in State President-elect
the three R’s; 3! Involve classmates in FCCLA. The future of FCCLA
recruitment activities that will depends on the members that
encourage them to participate are involved, that go above
recruit,
in FCCLA. Examples are and beyond with all that
“Nacho ordinary club FCCLA has to offer. The third
retain, and meeting”, “Bring your own step in getting more members
Banana” sundae meeting, “we is recognize. Everyone loves to
recognize! want S’more Members” be rewarded for their hard
meeting etc. Food is a creative work. Recognize members
way to bring members in and with door prizes, certificates,
show them all that FCCLA has or even just calling out their
FCCLA Energizers!
We have tall palm trees
We have dark tans
We have big oranges,
beaches and sands
We’re from Florida,
Man oh man
Future Leaders of America
Hoorah!
—Maggie Matella State VP of Recreation
THE ROSE PETAL
So How are we doing? Did you enjoy
the Rose Petal? We would love to hear from
you!
Remember that FCCLA is a student led
organization; YOUR organization! If you have any
comments, concerns, or headlines for the Winter
Florida Association of FCCLA.
Rose Petal, please contact me, your State VP of
Public Relations Chelsea Scourtes at (813)-997-6989
or send me an email at
Florida FCCLA
chelseafccla@yahoo.com! If you would like to be
P.O. Box 1806
placed on our electronic mailing list for future Rose
Bushnell, FL 33513
Petals, please give me a call. I am standing by to talk
to you because the Rose Petal is a newsletter
Phone: 352-793-8234
written by the students FOR the students!
Email: flfccla@yahoo.com
—Chelsea Scourtes
State VP of Public Relations
The Ultimate Leadership Experience!
We are on the Web!
flfccla.org
FCCLA Brain Buster!
Who was the first
male National
President of FHA
(now FCCLA!),
and when was he If you know the answer to this issue’s Brain Buster, please
contact Chelsea Scourtes, VP of Public Relations by phone
at (813)-997-6989 or by email at chelseafccla@yahoo.com.
elected? If you are right, you and your chapter could get a shout out
in the next issue of the Rose Petal!
If you have any suggestions for future Brain Busters, feel
free to give me a call!
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