COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Community Service Project gives chapter members the opportunity to showcase a service initiative that addresses a need within their school or local community. The project must involve active chapter participation and demonstrate meaningful impact. This event includes a pre-judged asset and a live presentation. Consider submitting your Community Service Project as an activity within the Champion Chapter CTE Celebration.

Event Overview

Division: High School
Event Type: Team of 1, 2 or 3 members present the chapter project
Event Category: Chapter Event
Event Elements: Pre-judged Report only on the state level
Pre-judged Component: 17-page report due by date specified in the State Conference registration packet
Career Cluster Framework Connection: Healthcare & Human Services
NACE Competency Alignment: Career & Self-Development, Critical Thinking, Communication, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork

District

Check with your District leadership for District-specific competition information.

State

Eligibility

·         FBLA membership dues are paid by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 1 (or earlier date specified by District Director) of the current program year.
·         Members must be registered for the SLC and pay the state conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
·         Members must stay within the official FBLA housing block of the official FBLA hotel in order to compete.
·         Each competitor can only compete in one individual/team event and one chapter event (Community Service Project, Local Chapter Annual Business Report,).

Recognition

·         The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 5.

Event Administration

·         This event has one part on the state level: pre-judged report

·         Pre-judged Report

o   Submission Deadline: A PDF of the report must be uploaded in the conference registration system by the date specified in the state conference registration packet.
o   Number of Pages: The report will be no more than seventeen (17) pages.

o   Report Specifics

§  The first page (front cover) should include the name of school, state, name of the event, and school year (2024-25) on the cover.
§  The second page must include a table of contents and each page must be numbered.  
§  Divider pages and appendices are optional and must be included in the page count.
§  Reports must describe chapter activities conducted from the end of the 2024 State Leadership Conference to the end of the 2025 State Leadership Conference.
§  Reports must describe one chapter project that serves the community. The project must be in the interest of the community and designed for chapter participation. Include:

·         Description of the project
·         Chapter member involvement
·         Degree of impact on the community
·         Evidence of publicity received
·         Project evaluation

o   Restricted Items: QR codes and links cannot be included in the report.
o   Competitors must prepare reports. Advisers and others are not permitted to write reports. Reports must be original, current, and not submitted for a previous NLC.
o   Pages must be formatted to fit on 8 ½” x 11” paper.
o   Reports should follow the rating sheet sequence.
o   The report is pre-judged before the SLC.
o   Pre-judged materials will not be returned. Reports submitted for competition become the property of FBLA. These reports may be used for publication and/or reproduced for sale by FBLA.

Scoring

·         The report score will be used to determine the winners.
·         Judges must break all ties.
·         Decisions of the judges are final. All judging decisions are final. Results announced at the National Leadership Conference are considered official and will not be changed after the conclusion of the National Leadership Conference.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

·         FBLA complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing reasonable accommodations for competitors. Accommodation requests must be submitted through the conference registration system by the official registration deadline. All requests will be reviewed, and additional documentation may be required to determine eligibility and appropriate support.

 Penalty Points

·         Competitors may be disqualified if they violate the Competitive Event Guidelines or the Honor Code.

National

If you are competing on the National level, be sure to see the National guidelines at https://www.fbla.org/divisions/fbla/fbla-competitive-events