Student qualifies for national FBLA competition

BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD

In April, Hempfield High School junior Ryan Malesic won seventh place at the Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state competition in Hershey. Malesic’s ranking qualified him to participate in the national competition, which will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from June 26 to July 1.

The idea for the project was conceived by Ron Cooper, a board member for the Amos Herr House Foundation. After driving through several neighboring towns, Cooper noticed that many of them displayed banners to pay tribute to local veterans. Upon realizing that Landisville had yet to implement a similar project, Cooper approached the other board members of the foundation to suggest one. The rest of the board agreed that Landisville should have its own way to pay its veterans homage, especially since it aligned with the foundation’s mission to preserve the history of the area.

“Service to your country was important to Amos Herr,” said Jessie Long, one of the foundation’s board directors. “He was a patriot, and this is something he would approve of. The biggest aspect is honoring these people and drawing the community together in appreciation.”

After the board approved the Hometown Heroes Project, Cooper researched companies that sell banners and enlisted volunteers to assist with the installation process. Orders for banners began to come in

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