1. Introduction to FCCLA Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

2. Learning Objectives for Today…
Explain who can be a member of FCCLA.
Identify what membership dues are.
Describe the benefits of being an FCCLA member.
Define leadership and identify opportunities for leadership within the FCCLA organization.

3. What is FCCLA? Watch Be Part of It! Video (5 minutes)
Human Scavenger Hunt
Each of you have a page with FCCLA Questions on it and 1 or 2 Answer Cards.
Mingle around the room and work with your classmates to match the correct answer to its corresponding question.
Fill in your question page with the correct answers.
Review Scavenger Hunt- How did you do?

4. Who can be a member?
A member is a person who belongs to an organization.
FCCLA is open to all students who have taken or are currently enrolled in any Family and Consumer Sciences Education class.
Membership in FCCLA is obtained by paying an annual dues amount.
There are more than 220,000 young men and women in over 7,000 FCCLA chapters across the nation.

5. What are membership dues?
Dues are a fee or charge for membership in a group or organization.
Dues for FCCLA are $15.00.
What does this pay for?
National, State, Regional, and Local affiliation
Subscription to Teen Times magazine
The opportunity to participate in all national, state, and regional sponsored competitions and meetings.

6. What are the benefits of joining FCCLA?
A benefit is an advantage.
FCCLA offers lots of benefits for it’s members.
New Friends: meet members from chapters all over the country.
Career Preparation: through competitive events and chapter programs and events.
Travel Opportunities: opportunity to travel to regional, state, and national meetings.
Projects/ Goals: setting goals and carrying out projects that have positive a impact on your school and community.

7. What are the benefits of joining FCCLA?
More FCCLA Benefits!
Personal Growth and Development: students involved in organizations report high self-esteem.
Public Speaking Skills: through competitive events and working with peers and adults in the community.
Scholarship Awards: FCCLA offers many scholarships to its members, plus being involved gives you something to put on your application for other scholarships!
Leadership Experience: opportunity to run for various offices.

8. What is Leadership and What Does it have to do with FCCLA?
Leadership is the position or function of a leader- the ability to guide or direct others.
FCCLA members can experience leadership by participating in chapter projects.
Members are what make the organization work and the chapter projects successful.
You can also run for an office position on the local, regional, state, and national level.

9. FCCLA Leaders Should… Have a positive attitude.
Work closely with everyone in the chapter to achieve goals.
Respect the opinions of others.
Stay informed about what is going on within the organization.

10. Important Dates… August 29th- September 2nd FCCLA RUSH WEEK ACTIVITES!
Friday Sept. 9th Last Day to Pay Dues!
Thursday Sept. 8th Regional Leadership Workshop in Carthage
For Chapter Officers and those interested in running for office in the future.
Tuesday October 11th Regional Joplin
All chapter members attend!

11. Let’s Review Who can be a member of FCCLA? What are membership dues?
What are the benefits of being an FCCLA member?
What is leadership?
You can be a member of FCCLA!