While you were sleeping....

When you went back to school this week, you probably had to write a ton of “What I did on Summer Vacation” essays, right? Well, here’s the State Officer Team’s version of the famous essay:

What a crazy summer vacation we had! The summer started off with a on a high note as we traveled to the National Leadership Conference (NLC) in Atlanta, Georgia. At the conference we networked with other states, and in the end, increased our own state dominance! The week kicked off with a phenomenal three-day seminar called the Institute for Leaders (IFL) As an officer team, we learned a lot about ‘officership’ and what it takes to serve those who elected us by being the absolute best officers we can be.

After the IFL, NLC began! A three day escapade of workshops included exciting speakers, business tours, a trip to Six Flags Over Georgia, and great group activities like a “Mini March of Dimes”, and a concert! We also hosted a superb state meeting! As a state, we congregated to catch up on business, and started NLC off with a bang! Who can forget, the reason we were truly there, - competition! Oregon walked away with a fantastic series of awards from the NLC this year! We had a blast, and enjoyed meeting you!

When NLC was over, remorsefully we were forced to say goodbye to all our new friends. However, we met again as a team in August for a State Officer planning meeting. In the two days we gathered, we finalized the creation of our new program to boost chapter networking and involvement; the Presidents’ Council, as well as creating the “Bucks For Babies” fundraising challenge. We also geared up for the Chapter Leadership Tour in October and Oregon Leadership Institute in November!

While you were catching those extra hours of sleep, or vacationing in the gorgeous Eastern Oregon sunshine, we were hard at work planning this year to make sure your year in FBLA is a fantastic one!

Coming next week: discussion regarding the Business Achievement Awards, if you have any questions, e-mail me at bluemountainvp@oregonfbla.org and I’ll try to answer them next week!
As always, keep in touch!