THE BIG 33 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT March 1, 2013-February 28, 2016 The Goal: 33,000 Community Service Hours Each Year 99,000 Hours By February 28, 2016 Community service is one of the core goals of FBLA, and it should be a focus of all chapters and all members. PA FBLA s Big 33 program is designed to recognize chapters and members for the volunteer hours they have committed in school and in the community. Guidelines 1. Community service hours may be claimed between March 1, 2013, and February 28, 2016. 2. Only hours for which the volunteer is unpaid may be claimed. 3. Volunteer hours may be claimed for service performed in the schools and in the community. 4. All hours must be recorded daily on the specially designed forms found in the downloadables section of the PA FBLA website. There are 36 forms one for each month starting with March 2013. The forms are spreadsheets, and all hours to be considered must be submitted on the forms. Members may enter data only in the yellow colored areas of the spreadsheet. 5. All forms must be submitted to the chapter adviser monthly. The due date of the forms to the adviser is listed on each month s spreadsheet. 6. The maximum number of hours able to be claimed in one day is 24. No longer will generic items such as Summer of 2013 be acceptable. 7. See the document titled examples of service activities for ideas on the type of activities that can be claimed for the Big 33 club. 8. Advisers are to make quarterly submissions of service forms to the state office, and they are to use the attached quarterly submission form. Levels of Chapter Recognition PA FBLA will present four types of awards to chapters, and these awards are based on the collective number of hours submitted by members of the local chapter. Bronze Award Certificate: Silver Award Certificate: Gold Award Certificate: Platinum Award Certificate: 1,000 to 2,300 hours of service 2,301 to 3,550 hours of service 3,551 to 4,750 hours of service 4,751 or more hours In addition, certificates will be presented to the Top 10 chapters with the most community service hours during the business session at the State Leadership Conference. All chapters achieving the bronze, silver, gold, or platinum levels certificates will be recognized at the State Leadership Conference. Levels of Member Recognition PA FBLA will recognize all members who complete at least three hours of community service during the March 1, 2013, through February 28, 2014; the March 1, 2014 through February 28,
2015; and the March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2016, time period. The recognition members receive will be: 1. All participating members will be awarded a certificate of recognition and a letter of commendation 2. Members who achieve top 10 status will be recognized at the State Leadership Conference, but it will not automatically entitle a member to qualify to attend the State Leadership Conference. 3. Participants attending the State Leadership Conference will receive a special Big 33 ribbon to wear on the name badge. Changes Pennsylvania FBLA reserves the right to change these Excel-based forms at any time to online forms at any time. Pennsylvania FBLA reserves the right to change recognition for chapters and advisers at any time. Deadline Dates Individual members are required to submit monthly reports of community service hours to their advisers, and advisers are required to submit quarterly reports to the state office. The deadline dates are:
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