Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Officers Meeting Oct. 14. @ lunch
-District X meeting riding with M-P
-Thanks to them!
-Give gift bags(megan, anndra)
-encourage freshman to attend
-fall leadership rally was fun
-jacey gave brief description
-need a work day for officers
-scheduled for monday.
TO DO's:
-installation of officers
-get plants for installation
-create report for star events
-treasurer up to date
-create merit system
-gather photos for blog

-candle sales start soon
-carly set up meeting with welman mayor
-friday, all chapter meeting
-fccla t-shirts, $5, or polo's for $24
-new mtg time!
-over lunch with sack lunch, officers tuesday, all chapter friday in lees room,
-DONT GET LUNCH, kathryn will pick it up for you!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Fall Leadership Rally


DES MOINES, IA.- Two Iowa Mennonite FCCLA Chapter members,Carlie Bender and Jacey Dehogues, and their adviser, Kathryn Ney, attended the 2009 Fall Leadership Rally on October 11-12, joining more than 280 members and advisers from across the state.This year’s theme for the two day event was “Activate Your Leadership.” Through presentations and hands-on sessions, participants examined and discussed several subject areas, including: defining leadership, multicultural leadership, service learning, time management and professionalism. Former FCCLA National Officer, Kent Butler was the keynote speaker and trainer for the rally. His unique focus on ‘Leadership Activation: It Starts with You’ equips leaders of all ages with the tools and skills they need to motivate and become stronger leaders in their chapters and communities. Kent Butler also presents youth leadership trainings across the country and is an outstanding motivational speaker. Carlie Bender, Vice President of Parliamentary Law, was one of the State Officers who led the Fall Leadership Rally.