Central Section Connection SPRING 2010
Good Luck Central Section at the State Leadership Conference.
CSLC Recap:
April 15-18 The Hyatt Hotel, Irvine, California
By: Shelina Noorali Executive Secretary On Saturday, February 27, Monache High School hosted the 2010 Central Section Leadership Conference. The conference had over five hundred and sixty-five members present, and there was an overall of twentyfive chapters that attended. For those members who were not competing or had finished with their events, three workshops were offered with topics ranging from SAT tips to securing a successful future. After the competitive events, everyone was transported over to McDermont Field House in Lindsay, California, where they have over 60,000 square feet of attractions including: indoor surfing, two indoor soccer fields, the world’s second largest laser tag arena, and basketball courts. After lunch, the officers conducted the annual March of Dimes drawing, announced election results, and held chapter-bonding activities during the time allotted for awards. From everyone on the Central Section team, we congratulate each and every one of you and wish you luck on your competitive events!
President’s Corner Hello again Central Section! As we begin the last few months of this FBLA year, all I can say is that this year has surely gone by quickly. For many of us, this may be our last few months with this organization and I strongly urge those of you to make this short amount of time count. Do not hold back or have any regrets. I hope that you have all submitted your California FBLA state projects, including, but not limited to, the FBLA Goes Green chapter and individual projects, the Government Awareness Project, and the Internship Project. Also, if you have attended all of the conferences thus far this year, you can earn a special recognition at the section meeting during the State Leadership Conference just by registering and attending the state conference. Also, I would like to congratulate all of those members who were in attendance at the 2010 Central Section Leadership Conference at Monache High School on February 27, 2010. This year’s conference had an increase of seven chapters from last year and the nearly six hundred attendees contributed to the record number of participants for any Central Section Leadership Conference. I hope everyone also enjoyed his or her time spent at McDermont Field House in Lindsay. I personally was elated to see the avid involvement at McDermont’s laser tag arena, which is California’s largest arena for laser tag. A big thank you also goes out to all of the new or reactivated chapters that attended this year’s section conference. I wish all the incoming officers of the Central Section Team of 2010-2011 good luck. Finally, be sure to check out the California FBLA, Twitter, and Facebook accounts, as well as the CAFBLA forum. Once again, see you all at the State Leadership Conference and good luck in your competitions. Make sure we show the other sections in California that Central Section is superior! http://cafbla.prophpbb.com/ http://twitter.com/CAFBLA
Imran Noorali Central Section President
Don’t forget to check out our new Central Section website for updates, exciting news, and announcements at
www.cacentralfbla.org
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Did you know…? Patty Ma Recording Secretary •
Our Central Section Vice President, Stephanie Chamberlain’s second cousin works for President Barack Obama.
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Our Central Section Executive Secretary, Shelina Noorali plays Pokemon and collects Pokemon stuffed animals!
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Our Central Section Public Relations Officer, Judee Sharon, is the biggest book worm I know!
March of Dimes Betsy Figueroa Treasurer This 2010 Central Section Leadership Conference was like no other. After the competitions, we headed for McDermont Field House, where we had lunch. McDermont Field House is a huge building designed for every person in the family to enjoy surfing, playing basketball or playing soccer in the two of the big indoor soccer fields, enjoying the different games in the arcade, playing laser tag, or even working out in the gym. It was an excellent place to host CSLC and the March of Dimes Raffle. Many of those present were excited to find out who the lucky raffle winner would be! The chapters who sold three-hundred (or more) tickets were Chowchilla, Summerville, Redwood, Los Banos, John Pitman, and Lindsay High Schools. The leading chapter with the most tickets sold was John Pitman with 650 tickets and close behind them, in second place, was Lindsay with 550 tickets sold! The chapters that also participated were Madera, Madera South, Corcoran, Granite Hills, Denair, Tracy, Hilmar, Grace M. Davis and James C. Enochs High Schools. The Grand Prize, a Netbook donated by EZ Data Find from Visalia, was given away to a lucky winner from Lindsay, California, congratulations. The prizes included different kinds of gift cards including one to McDermont Field House, DVD’s, diving rings, glow in the dark bracelets, and much more. Thank You to all those who participated in making a difference this year in the March of Dimes Foundation on behalf of the Central Section FBLA.
CSLC Sweepstakes Winner
Incoming Officers of 2010-2011 Felipe Garcia Historian/Parliamentarian Congratulations to the Central Section officer candidate in leading aspiring campaigns and being successfully elected by your Central Section chapters. These ladies and gentlemen have been elected and entrusted by your chapters to help you become responsible business leaders. Your new Central Section officer team is as follows:
Redwood Chapter President and Adviser
President: Shelina Noorali, Monache High School Vice President: Felipe Garcia, Corcoran High School Executive Secretary: Jacob Bradley, Monache High School Recording Secretary: Angela Bolanos, Lindsay High School Treasurer: April Maglinte, Los Banos High School Public Relations Officer: Ana Uy, Los Banos High School * Historian/Parliamentarian will be elected at the State Leadership Conference.
Redwood High School FBLA Chapter