Action Awareness is open January 1 – March 1. Chapters will be required to complete one task for each day of FBLA Week, one task for CTE month, and America Saves to promote awareness of FBLA-PBL programs. All chapters that complete Action Awareness will receive ribbons at the NLC. Participants will be recognized at the State Leadership Conference and will receive ribbons at the National Leadership Conference.
Chapters complete ten (10) total activities. The first four (4) are required. Six additional activities can be selected from the Other Activities section.
Chapter members should save their work in the cloud or on a flash drive, then provide all documentation to the adviser who will submit to nationals. For help, contact State Chairperson Blake Reynolds or State Adviser Ryan Paul.
Required Activities
- Plan an activity for your members for each day of FBLA-PBL Week.
- Plan at least one activity for CTE Month in February that is different form the activities that your chapter planned for FBLA-PBL Week.
- Plan a second semester recruitment drive.
- Have at least one member achieve the Leader Level of the Business Achievement Awards (BAA).
Other Activities
- Have at least one member or adviser participate in the National Presidents’ Forum on Monday of FBLA-PBL Week and ask one question.
- Plan a second semester recruitment drive.
- Prepare a flyer, bulletin board, or a display promoting FBLA-PBL Week.
- Have one of your officers write a letter to their senator or legislator highlighting the importance Perkins Funding to Career and Technical Student Organizations like FBLA-PBL and share the benefits of membership.
- Have your officers or members prepare a print ad and a PSA about FBLA-PBL Week or a video blog done during FBLA-PBL Week.
- Participate in the Good Neighbor project. (Complete the online form at go.fbla.org/goodneighbor.)
- Organize a second semester business tour for chapter members who have all paid dues.
- Invite a professional member to speak at a local chapter meeting or event. This activity must be different than one of the activities for FBLA-PBL Week on the required first task.
- Have at least one local chapter officer participate in Share your FBLA Story Day on the Sunday of FBLA-PBL Week on social media and tag their story with #FBLAPBLWeek.
- Achieve Connect Ten (ten members more than last year’s ending membership number) for your Local Chapter. (All NLC delegates of chapters who achieve Connect Ten will receive a ribbon to wear on their NLC name badge).