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August 10, 2012 TEXAS ASSOCIATION FAMILY, CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA 1107 West 45 th Street, Austin, Texas 78756 phone: 512-306-0099; fax: 512-442-7100; website: www.texasfccla.org Dear Chapter Members and Advisors: It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in a special opportunity—the chance to be part of the Texas movement of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapters that are “taking on” one of five areas and becoming certified FCCLA Peer Educators. The five areas to be addressed are: STOP the Violence –Students Taking on Prevention - a peer-to-peer outreach initiative that empowers young people to recognize, report and reduce the potential for youth violence; Fraud/Financial Education – teaching peers to be more aware of deceptive practices in the marketplace and how to financially prepare for their future; Civic Engagement-teaching peers the importance o being involved in the community and the value of being a registered voter; Student Body – helping fight the epidemic of obesity in our state and addressing Teen Safe Driving and Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety-support safe driving amongst teens. To participate in the program, sponsored by Texas FCCLA, your chapter needs to send a “Chapter Peer Education Team” to the state training event. Your chapter’s team should consist of at least one advisor and not more than 2 members for each of the program areas. We ask that you do not bring students that were trained last year. Schools that did not fulfill their commitment last year will not be allowed to participate this year. The training will be held Saturday and Sunday, September 15-16, 2012 at the Dallas Sheraton Hotel, 400 North Olive Street, Dallas, TX 75201; (214) 922-8000. The training sessions will be from 4:00-10:00 p.m. on Saturday with a cash dinner buffet available between 6:30-7:30 p.m. The optional buffet on Saturday will cost each participant $20. Please sign up if you will enjoy dinner with the group so we can get an accurate meal count to the hotel. Sunday will begin with a morning Vesper service at 7:30 a.m. The peer education meeting will start at 8:00 a.m. and conclude by 4:00 p.m. Transportation costs and Sunday’s dinner will need to be paid by the chapter. There is a $10 per person registration cost but FCCLA will cover the sleeping rooms for Saturday night and Sunday’s lunch cost for those attending the peer education conference. A total of 325 people will be able to participate in the peer education conference this year and participants will be selected on a first come, first serve basis The registration form must be completed and submitted by August 31, 2012. All hotel reservations will be made for you; however, if a school does register for the training, and not attend, the chapter will be charged the cost of the hotel rooms and materials ($150 per person). Name changes will be accepted until September 10, 2012 During the 12 hour state training event, Chapter Peer Education Teams will be provided in-depth information on the topic of the student’s choice provided career opportunities available to members taught presentation skills taught or re-taught the FCCLA planning process forming plans for local training and community service/service learning projects practicing training skills learning evaluation skills learning the reporting method that must be made to the state FCCLA office After returning from the training, your Chapter Peer Education Teams will be responsible for sharing the program with other chapter members, collaborating with school and community resource people, conducting local action projects and tracking results. Documentation of these activities will be required to be submitted to the state FCCLA office. New this year is a Career Showcase on Monday, September 17, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. – 3 p.m. where business and educational institutions will feature careers and skills that are learned and taught from various career choices. Featured areas will be child development, interior design, housing, culinary arts, hospitality and tourism, fashion and design, education.
Chapters may bring any number of members to the Career Showcase. Those attending the Peer Education Conference and staying overnight for the Career Showcase, will need to pay $30.00 for their Sunday night hotel room. The Career Showcase registration cost is $5.00 per person. Although no meals are provided, there is a food court within walking distance from the hotel. During the 6 hour Career Showcase participants will: visit exhibits and booths from businesses, colleges and other educational institutions see demonstrations on knife skills, ice carvings, fashion and child development learn about careers from individuals in various businesses hear 3 speakers during the day: -Chad Foster, entrepreneur and successful business person will speak at 9 a.m. -John Gonzales, members of the FCCLA Business Advisory Council, President and CEO of JDG Associates will speak at 11:15 a.m. -Speaker on current trends/practices in job interviewing. Please register TODAY by completing the enclosed registration materials and returning them to the Texas FCCLA office. The registration form must be completed and submitted by August 31, 2012. All hotel reservations will be made for you; however, if a school does register for the training, and not attend, the chapter will be charged the cost of the hotel rooms and materials ($150 per person). Name changes will be accepted until September 10, 2012 If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Reddell Pierce, State Advisor at 512-306-0099 or via email at spierce@texasfccla.org or Marisa Alvey, Program Coordinator, at the same number or through email at malvey@texasfccla.org. Sincerely, Sharon Reddell Pierce Sharon Reddell Pierce, State Advisor Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
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