From April 10 through 12, more than 700 members of the Future Business Leaders of America gathered in Binghamton for their annual State Leadership Conference. Canastota’s High School’s chapter sent five members to the conference.
Chapter advisors Elizabeth Garofalo and Robert Esposito accompanied members.
Students participated in general sessions, workshops, competitive events and served as voting delegates throughout the three-day event.
At the conference, the Canastota Chapter was recognized as one of the top-five outstanding chapters in the state – receiving fourth place recognition for their efforts during the year.
Emily Case successfully campaigned for the position of State Vice President for District 7 and will serve for the 2019-20 school year.
The chapter’s Local Chapter Annual Report earned first place recognition and will advance to the National Leadership Conference in June. Case and Ryan Aumell were recognized for achieving the first level of the Community Service Awards program by volunteering more than 50 hours this year.
Case was also the recipient of the state Humanitarian Award for Community Service. Bryson DeMott and Eden LaRonde finished as top eight finalists in Basic Decision Making and Impromptu Speaking, respectively.
Garofalo received the state Honorary Life Membership Award along with acceptance to the FBLA-PBL National Advisor Wall of Fame.
Program of Work awards received include:
- Power to Present
- Most Charitable Chapter – Third Place
- Early Bird Recognition
- Fueling Your Future
- Motivate to Give Back
- Pitching Profit
New York State FBLA is composed of nearly 8,000 members in 180 chapters. The annual National Leadership Conference will be held this June in San Antonio, Texas.