FBLA-Middle Level Advisers' Hotline (Fall 2014) by FBLA-PBL, Inc.

Vol. 41 No. 1 Fall 2014

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High 5 Membership Adviser Resources Fundraising Sponsors & Par tners Board Meeting Synopsis

Introducing HIGH 5 for FBLA-Middle Level Division Members The High 5 is a Leadership Achievement Program that takes your students on an adventure through five core Leadership Areas : FBLA Chapter, School, Business, Community, and Career! Students complete five challenging activities in each area. Recognition is progressive and instant! Each time a student successfully completes the five Activities in a Leadership Area, they qualify for recognition.

FEATURES: Free! All active chapters and members can participate. Easy to Implement! Just log in to the Membership Registration Area, register your participating students, and download all the High 5 documents. Comprehensive! Leadership development in five Core Areas: FBLA, School, Business, Community, and Career. Action Packed! 25 leadership activities are cross referenced to 20 essential skills including math, writing, technology, entrepreneurship, computer skills, and 15 more! Solo & Group Challenges! Individual and Team based leadership activities that teach your students a range of skills.

DOWNLOAD AND GO! • Leadership Activity Journal for Students • Adviser’s Guide includes tips, PowerPoint Presentation, FAQ, skills cross-reference, and more! • Leadership Certificates • Student Progress Tracking Worksheet • Support Resources

Flexible! Integrate into your classroom or enhance extracurricular activities. Easily customizable! Tailor the activities to your needs. Progressive! Students earn recognition every time they complete 5 activities in a Leadership Area. No Waiting! Adopt the program and provide recognition on the spot. Year-Round! Implement activities based on your schedule and chapter development goals. User Friendly! Easy to use for both advisers and students. Spirit! Designed to generate positive promotion, chapter pride, and awareness about FBLA at your school.

EXTRAS!

• Students who successfully complete all leadership activities will receive a Leadership Certificate. • Recognition on the FBLA-PBL national website for students who complete the High 5 program.

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NATIONAL FBLA-PBL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ted L. Harshbarger, Chair

NOVEMBER Chris Pendleton

Nebraska PBL State Adviser Peru State College tharshbarger@peru.edu Mountain Plains Region

FBLA Adviser Hidden Valley High School chris.pendleton@threerivers.k12.or.us Western Region

Karen Heslep, Chair-elect

Lisa Weeks

PBL Adviser Arkansas State University Mountain Home kheslep@asumh.edu Southern Region

State Chair/State Adviser Alabama State Department of Education lweeks@alsde.edu Southern Region

Zulema Garcia

Kelly Wilkerson

KPMG LLP zgarcia@kpmg.com Business/Industry Representative

Lisa Hofstetter

FBLA Adviser Linn County Area Career and Technical Center lhofstetter@brookfield.k12.mo.us North Central Region

Lee C. Marcoux

FBLA Adviser Warren Township High School kwilkerson@wths.net North Central Region

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NFLC—Washington, D.C.

Tomorrow’s Business Leader—winter issue copy deadline

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NFLC—Minneapolis, MN

American Enterprise Day

MOD World Prematurity Day

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ACTE Convention—Nashville, TN

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NFLC—New Orleans, LA

FBLA National President fblapres@fbla.org Pennsylvania

Shea Padilla

David Jones

PBL Adviser Colorado Mesa University dparman@coloradomesa.edu Mountain Plains Region

Prematurity Awareness Month

Sam Kessler

Beau Cobb

Deb Parman

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FBLA-PBL Division Presidents

FBLA State Director Connecticut State Department of Education lee.marcoux@ct.gov Eastern Region FBLA-PBL State Chair Arizona Department of Education shea.padilla@azed.gov Western Region

DATES & DEADLINES

PBL National President pblpres@fbla.org Rhode Island

DECEMBER 3

Webinar: Connecting with the Professional Division

Google Hangout: FBLA National President Address to the Nation

Ex-Officio Members

Georgia FBLA Executive Director monty@georgiafbla.org Southern Region

FBLA-ML Advisers’ Hotline—winter issue copy deadline

Dues deadline to receive winter publications

Professional Division National President pdpres@fbla.org Maryland

Monty C. Rhodes, Past Chair

Jean M. Buckley

FBLA-PBL, Inc. President and CEO ceo@fbla.org

NATIONAL STAFF ADMINISTRATION Jean M. Buckley President and CEO ceo@fbla.org

MEMBERSHIP Troy D. White Director, Marketing & Membership marketing@fbla.org

Elena R. Daly Executive Assistant eassistant@fbla.org

Lisa Smothers Membership Director membershipdir@fbla.org

Becky Grant, CMP Programs Coordinator programscoordinator@fbla.org

Tom Payne, CPA Director, PBL College/University Relations phibetalambda@fbla.org

Mary Ait Staff Accountant finance@fbla.org

Ashley Witherspoon Customer Service/Database Associate custserv@fbla.org

OPEN Customer Service/Reception Associate general@fbla.org

EDUCATION Carla Boulton Education Director education@fbla.org

Jim Spence Customer Service/Mail Associate custsvc@fbla.org CONFERENCE Richard Bowen Conference Director conferencedir@fbla.org Robert Smothers Conference Manager conferencemgr@fbla.org

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Stephen Lock Education Associate education2@fbla.org COMMUNICATIONS Laura Morgan Communications Manager communications@fbla.org

JANUARY 5

Spring Stock Market Game begins

Webinar: Second Semester Recruitment and Retention

FBLA -ML Advisers’ Hotline is published three times a year in the fall, winter, and spring by Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda. Editorial and advertising sales offices at: FBLA-PBL, Inc. • 1912 Association Drive, Reston, VA 201911591 Phone: 703.860.3334 Materials may be reprinted with prior permission of the editor. Editorial submissions are encouraged and should be addressed to the editor. All FBLA-PBL, Inc. publications use the Chicago Manual of Style. Publisher: Jean M. Buckley Editor: Laura Morgan

MEMBERSHIP Step Up to the Recruitment Challenge It’s back-to-school season, and that means it’s time to start building your FBLA-Middle Level chapter membership. One of the best ways for you, as an adviser, to prepare for the new membership year is to review the Chapter Management 101 presentation which can be found in the Advisers Area of fbla-pbl.org. Recruitment and retention are critical to building your chapter. Below are six steps that will help your chapter “Step Up to the Challenge” this year.

1. SET RECRUITMENT GOALS

5. HOLD AN ORIENTATION FOR NEW MEMBERS

Will you allow prospective members to join at any time or only during a pre-designated recruitment period? Will you hold a mass meeting or is membership invitation-only?

Developing and conducting an FBLA‑ML recruitment campaign is important. Yet, as you well know, retaining these new members is another matter entirely.

Keep your membership profile in mind. When designing your recruitment strategy, list the places where you’ll find your prospective members and then send your existing members to those places. Do they have special interests? What kind of publicity would attract their attention?

Introduce your new members to FBLA‑ML with a special orientation. All too often, chapters skip this step and instead immediately place new members directly on committees or projects.

Inevitably you’ll hear “Why should I join FBLA-ML?” Ask your members why they joined. What attracted them to FBLA‑ML? How were they recruited? Have your chapter officers lead a recruitment workshop for your chapter where they cover the key benefits and recruitment techniques that will give your chapter a membership boost. 2. GET EVERYONE INVOLVED Have your current members identify the students they would like to see join FBLA-ML. Set up a committee to personally invite those key prospects to a chapter meeting. Word-of-mouth is the best and least expensive type of publicity you can use. Sell FBLA-ML and the benefits of membership. Show your prospects how FBLA‑ML can make an impact in their personal and professional lives. Personalize the message to each potential member, and let them know how their talents, skills, and interests would help your chapter. 3. DESIGN A RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN Recruitment campaigns need to have a visual element. Have your artistically talented members design your posters, flyers, banners, and bulletin boards. Be creative. Get the word out early so your chapter gets noticed. Don’t forget to use the national membership poster. 4. PLAN A SPECIAL WELCOME MEETING Hold an exclusive, non-scheduled meeting or ceremony to welcome your new members. Recognize your new members in front of your entire membership. They will feel a special bond to the organization and want to get more involved.

Instead, teach them about FBLA‑ML and its goals, objectives, and structure. Show them how your FBLA‑ML chapter makes an impact in your school and your community. Introduce your national award winners and have them show off their trophies. 6. RECRUITMENT QUICK TIPS Remember personal contact is always better than flyers, social media announcements, and emails. People join FBLA‑ML chapters because they like the people. Nothing can replace the simple act of getting to know someone and asking them to join FBLA-ML. • Have your officers watch a recorded version of the “Welcome Back” Webinar. • Have your officers make a brief introduction of FBLA‑ML at each meeting. Use the membership video at your first meeting to generate excitement. • Do not expect a person to come to a meeting in a room full of people they do not know. Tell your officers to offer to meet prospective members somewhere and personally escort them to the meeting. • Feed potential members. Students love free food! • Recruit people by interests. If there are people interested in community service, promote your chapter’s community service activities and recruit them to serve on your committee. • Go out of your way to make new members feel like players right away. Icebreakers help! • Always take photos at meetings and events, then put together an online scrapbook that is displayed at each meeting for prospective members to see. • When recruiting members, always think in terms of “What’s in it for me?”

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MEMBERSHIP Stock Market Game (SMG) Winners Please help us congratulate the following 2014 spring session winners of the SMG: FBLA-ML WINNERS 1st Place E.T. Richardson Middle School, PA (Adviser: Katie Stewart) Moyock Middle School, NC (Adviser: Julie West) 2nd Place 3rd Place Senath-Hornersville Middle School, MO (Adviser: Molly Goodart) The 2014 fall game dates are September 2–December 12. This year, advisers can compete too. Advisers should register as a separate class and name it “Adviser.” The cost for both students and advisers is $10.95 for an individual or a team of up to 5 members. All registrations must be completed by the adviser through the Advisers Area of our website at fbla-pbl.org.

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ADVISER RESOURCES As an FBLA-ML adviser, you have access to materials, events, and activities to supplement and integrate into your coursework. Check out these quick resources:

MEMBERSHIP VIDEO Introduce students to all of FBLA-ML’s opportunities by showing them the following membership video. (Click image to view.)

ADVISER E-BLAST Sent by email the 20th of every month to communicate important reminders about upcoming events and deadlines.

ADVISERS’ HOTLINE Published three times a year, this digital publication includes the latest news, updates, and tips within the FBLA-ML adviser community.

CHAPTER MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK From programs, to fundraising, to competitive events, the Chapter Management Handbook is your comprehensive guide to each aspect of chapter management.

FBLA-PBL SOCIAL MEDIA Like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter, Pinterest, or YouTube for additional news and updates.

FBLA-PBL WEBSITE Fbla-pbl.org is the most readily available resource for all things FBLA-ML, including an exclusive section for advisers.

GOOGLE+ HANGOUTS & WEBINARS Participate in our scheduled, live Google+ Hangouts, or view recordings of past webinars.

PRESS PLAY. STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE. Want to stay up on the latest news, learn about new programs, sharpen your competitive edge, and even meet your national officers?

Visit the National Center YouTube page, to watch webinar and Google+ Hangouts recordings. Press play to Step Up to the Challenge!

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2014–2015 FUNDRAISERS FBLA-PBL partners with a number of national sponsors to provide fun and hassle-free fundraising options. Choose from one of the following, then visit go.fbla.org/FBLAfundraising. Association Motor Club Marketing (AMCM) AMCM provides your FBLA-ML chapter the opportunity to build a recurring revenue business. Your students will build their own business plan, incentives, and sales campaigns. The technology at AMCM is cutting edge and gives your students the experience of building a business using technology. Email fbla@amcm-online.com, call 605-254-8876, or visit amcmfbla.com.

Pride Distributors Produces “Your Town-Opoly,” a fundraising board game made in the USA. Chapters can raise $10,000–50,000 and have fun doing it, while receiving100% profit. Your chapter sells advertising to local merchants, the merchants become properties on the game. Absolutely no risk and no obligation! Call Harriet at 800.451.5442, email pride@prodigy.net, or visit townopoly.net.

Country Meats A healthy fundraiser that features fresh smoked snack sticks that everyone loves! 45% profit! Sells for $1.00! For FREE SAMPLES call 800.277.8989 or visit countrymeats.com/samplepack.

Schermer Pecans Offers a delicious and healthy fundraising product. Call 800.841.3403, email schermerpecans@yahoo.com or visit pecantreats.com.

Krispy Kreme Fundraising Doughnuts, BOGO cards, certificates, and coffee—Krispy Kreme Fundraising is profitable, simple and fast! Whether your chapter is large or small and whether your Krispy Kreme retail shop is near or far—it works! Plus, you can repeat this fundraiser several times during the school year! Visit krispykreme.com/fundraising, call 800.4KRISPY or email fundraising@krispykreme.com.

School Spirit Coffee School Spirit Coffee provides a unique fundraiser that is personalized to each chapter or school. From the size and color of the coffee packaging, to the design of the label, the finished product is created to boost school spirit and ultimately boost your profit potential. Chapters receive a 50% profit from their sales. Call 1.800.570.1443, email Debbie@ schoolspiritcoffee.com, or visit schoolspiritcoffee.com for information on scheduling a fundraiser.

Ozark Delight

Ozark Delight Lollipops are only available for fundraising. They do not sell to stores or other retail markets. Call 800.334.8991 or visit ozarkdelight.com. Popcorn Palace

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Start spreading the news! Submit your chapter’s activities and success stories to keep the FBLA-PBL National Center up to date with what your chapter is doing. Remember, photos are always a great addition to any story. Story ideas include: • Community service projects (with numbers and milestones reached) • Chapter news (number of new members, new recruitment activities, etc.) • Individual member stories (honors and awards your members have received) Submit today at bit.ly/fbla-pbl_news. This is the official way to communicate your successes to the national center! 6 | FBLA-Middle Level Advisers’ Hotline

SPONSORS & PARTNERS As the 2014-2015 school year approaches, Association Motor Club Marketing (AMCM) is kicking off a new innovative fundraising opportunity designed specifically for FBLA-PBL, Inc. AMCM has created the premier fundraising program that is fun for students and reduces the workload of advisers. Our unique approach to fundraising utilizes technology and does not require inventory, product delivery, or cash exchange. The AMCM fundraising program is rewarding and creates long-term recurring revenue for your chapter. We understand your fundraising challenges and we are here to help! Together we can make your fundraising opportunity fun, stress-free, and worthwhile. For information visit our website at amcm-online.com/FBLA, email us at fbla@amcm-online.com, or call 605.254.8876.

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SPONSORS & PARTNERS Popcorn Palace Earn 50% in profits by selling a fun, unique product! Our gourmet popcorn fundraising program offers 13 handcrafted flavors in various price ranges. There are no up-front costs or an order minimum. Best of all you keep your profits upfront and your order will come pre-sorted. To get your free information kit, call us at 800.873.2686 or visit popcornpalace.com/Home/Fundraising. Krispy Kreme Fundraising Krispy Kreme knows that our simple Fundraising program is making a difference for chapters and students. Here’s a recent example: “The fundraiser for Krispy Kreme was one of the easiest and most profitable fundraisers we had to help get us to Nationals. It was so easy to work with the store as well and we made 50% profit. We do not have a doughnut shop in town, much less a Krispy Kreme to have hot fresh doughnuts. I highly recommend this fundraiser due to the high percentage of profit you can make, plus it is a quick and easy turn around to get the money you need for your organization.” - Jennifer McClendon, Adviser Microsoft DreamSpark DreamSpark is simple; it’s all about giving educators and their students Microsoft professional‑level development and designer tools at no charge so that students can chase their dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology—or just get a head start on their career. DreamSpark gives your students the chance to develop world class software, web applications, cool and creative designs, as well as amazing games. Students can get the full professional version of Visual Studio 2013 (not just the trial version) at no cost to them here. Visual Studio Professional 2013 is Microsoft’s most integrated development software. Microsoft believes that students can do amazing things if they only have the right tools. Educators, download DreamSpark today through your school’s subscription, or find out how to enroll! Lead2Feed Student Leadership Program Empowered to Lead. Inspired to Serve. Lead2Feed is a student leadership program for middle and high school students teaching them a proven process to become passionate, service-minded leaders for life. Lead2Feed provides teachers with free project-based lessons aligned to Common Core State Standards and 21st Century Skills. Lessons are leadership driven activities centered on the challenge of solving a hunger issue locally or globally. Student teams enter the Lead2Feed World Hunger Leadership Challenge with an opportunity to earn up to $500,000 in awards they may donate to non-profit hunger organizations. This year, we will offer Quarterly Leadership Awards donations for schools! For more information and school/classroom registrations go to www.lead2feed.org. Registered teachers receive a free leadership book: Taking People With You by David Novak and USA TODAY electronic editions for classroom use. For more information on the Lead2Feed Program please contact Debby Dodge, Lead2Feed Grant Manager, Lift a Life Foundation at Dodge.debby@gmail.com. Stock-Trak’s HowTheMarketWorks.com FREE Stock Challenge HowTheMarketWorks.com is a FREE Stock Game website used by over 10,000 teachers and 300,000 students each year. It allows users to create a custom stock market trading challenge for their class or club. You choose the trading dates and rules for your class or club, and then your students compete against each other buying and selling stocks, bonds, and mutual funds to see who can create the highest portfolio value. This free stock market game and financial literacy tool was created to teach students basic personal finance and economic skills, AND give them some real world experience to current events, financial news, and the stock market. HowTheMarketWorks is FREE and challenge dates will be announced soon. Teach your students How the Market Works!

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BOARD MEETING SYNOPSIS—June 28, 2014 The Future Business Leaders of AmericaPhi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) National Board of Directors met on June 28, 2014. Attending were Monty Rhodes—Chair, Southern Region, Ted L. Harshbarger, Chair‑elect—Mt. Plains Region, Zulema Garcia—Business & Industry, Karen Heslep—Southern Region, Lisa Hofstetter—North Central Region, Donnie Iorio—PBL National President, David Jones—PD National President, Shea Padilla—Western Region, Chris Pendleton—Western Region, Cole Simmons—FBLA National President, Kelly Wilkerson—North Central Region, Tammy Skinner, Past Chair—Southern Region, and Jean Buckley, President and CEO. Future Business Leaders of America National President Cole Simmons reported on the officer team’s activities related to our four organizational goals. Customer Service—The Chapter Challenge participation was: Super Sweeps, 102; Action Awareness, 34; and 25 chapters in all three parts (Super Sweeps, Non-stop November, Action Awareness). There were 301 submissions in the Community Service Awards, and 39 individuals reached 500+ hours. The Business Achievement Awards (BAA) had 7,000 submissions. The year ended with a 1.2 percent membership increase with eight national officer home states having an increase. Image & Awareness—The National Officer Hotline was established, and there were increases in Facebook and Twitter followers. Relationships—Over $450,000 was raised for the March of Dimes this past year. Officers contacted over 100 businesses with inquiries for sponsorship. Resources—The National Treasurer’s Council created a financial literacy presentation. Phi Beta Lambda National President Donnie Iorio reported on his team’s efforts this year. Customer Service—The officer team contacted all schools twice and sent letters to two-year inactive chapters. The team launched the first state officer track at the NFLC. Year-end membership was down slightly. Image & Awareness—During FBLA‑PBL Week, the team sent letters to state governments. Boardroom FBLAopoly was launched with seven PBL and nine FBLA states competing. Seven states completed the Power of One membership growth program. Relationships—Purple in Action packets were created on the initiatives and goals of March of Dimes and implementation ideas for chapters. Resources—South Carolina had a forty-five percent growth in membership, and Hawaii now has a PBL chapter.

Professional Division (PD) National President David Jones and his team also focused on our four organizational goals. Customer Service—This year showed the largest PD membership ever—3,444. The revised PD membership form made it easier to join and renew and now lets members update online. The Professional Edge redesign adds a member spotlight and is published quarterly. The PD national officer election held its first online voting. A networking session for PBL seniors was held to review and assist them with their resumes. Image & Awareness—A PD video is posted on the national website and was viewed at the NFLCs. Relationships—The PD officers held workshops at the NFLCs. Five open events were offered at the NLC with seventy-nine tests taken by PD members. A former national officer reunion was held at the Nashville NLC. Resources—An Annual Giving campaign letter was sent to PD members. Three committees are active with a focus on setting up PD state chapters. A committee will review adding a PD component to the BAA and CMAP programs. President and CEO Jean Buckley presented the Management Report on behalf of the national team, highlighting our four strategic goals. Customer Service—We focused on six board priorities: developing and piloting new adviser training at NFLCs, creating and posting new adviser materials and resources on the website, researching and contracting with Missouri Center for Career Education for an FBLA Curriculum Alignment, increasing and improving our data processes and collection, hosting a PBL Tiger Team meeting, and creating new national officer opportunities to enhance their experience. Also, we held new state adviser training, launched the middle level High Five achievement program, and hosted eight webinars. Our three NFLCs—Cleveland, Grapevine, and Salt Lake City—had 4,620 attendees, 52 exhibitors, 15 business tours, and $4,554 raised for March for Babies. Anaheim NLC had 10,328 total attendees with 7,924 competitors, 562 judges, 117 workshops, and 40 exhibitors. New at Nashville NLC were receptions for former national officers and PBL Power of One and FBLA Seven Up recipients, and a $100 cash award given to each FBLA and PBL Who’s Who recipient. Image & Awareness—National outreach continued through legislator and U.S. Department of Education meetings. Nine out of the ten ACTE Outstanding Student Awards went to FBLA-PBL members. Website visits increased and social media presence have grown at all levels.

Relationships—We have 113 unique program partners with 181 connections and 16 new partners in education, affinity programs, fundraisers, and scholarships. Resources—The year-ending 2013−14 had the highest revenue ever for FBLA-PBL. Anaheim competitive event sponsorship was up 8.76 percent. Already for 2014–15, we have $32,380 in major gift contributions, and our competitive event sponsorship for Nashville is at an all-time high of $245,998, the fourth year that PBL and FBLA competitive event sponsorships are over $200,000 and 100 percent funded. Committee Reports Programs and Services Committee Chair Lisa Hofstetter reported on our Missouri Center for Career Education project, aligning FBLA competitive events with the common core. Eighty percent completed, it will be a resource for state and local advisers. Lisa noted the committee discussed ways to develop integrated lesson plans for classroom teachers, i.e., to ask teachers to submit their lesson plans and recognize/reward their efforts; and a board-awarded Best of States Recognition at the State Leadership Summit was not recommended. Membership, Marketing, and Public Relations Committee Chair Zulema Garcia reported that the committee reviewed the new website design with mobile built-in capabilities, designed by a former FBLA member. At the January meeting, the committee discussed developing new online modules on national topics; and a fundraising story board on the first vignette is being developed to be available on our website for advisers and states. Zulema reported on ideas for the January 2015 State Leadership Summit (SLS)—including more time for knowledge sharing, networking, and learning how to get involved at the national level. In Other Business, Chair-elect Ted Harshbarger reported that the PBL Tiger Team worked with an outside facilitator from Quantum Governance. The team identified four strategies for further board discussion and development. The board reviewed and approved the new state chair that had been in nomination by her state for the coming year: Isabelita Santana—FBLA State Chair Puerto Rico. Jean reported that the Dulles Rail Project Wiehle-Reston Metro will begin service this July, bringing major development potential for the Center of Education Associations. FBLA-PBL has retained counsel in an advisory capacity.

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