Members of the New Jersey FCCLA / Freehold Township High School FCCLA Chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) will join more than 200,000 members in celebrating National FCCLA Week February 8-14, 2015. This year’s theme is “Together We Are…” in recognition of the many things FCCLA students and advisers represent – both as individuals and as members of their chapters, state associations and the national FCCLA organization – in their families, schools and communities. During National FCCLA Week, members plan and carry out activities to address teen and societal concerns and show how Family and Consumer Sciences education can help them achieve the Ultimate Leadership Experience.

Freehold Township’s FCCLA chapter has been extremely busy with competitive events, community service, and fundraising for our chapter. Many of our students attended the Fall Leadership Conference in November. In addition, our very own state officer Heather Paul, a sophomore, is hard at work organizing the upcoming statewide Spring Leadership Conference in March, which many of our members are competing in.

This week our FCCLA chapter will have a valentine’s day fundraiser to help fund for our trip to the Spring Leadership Conference. We will be selling “Crush” soda for your “crush” in Grand Central during lunch periods. We wish all of our members good luck on their competitive events, and we are extremely proud of all of them.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. FCCLA has over 200,000 members and over 5,500 chapters from 49 state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945.

FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience is unique among youth organizations because its programs are planned and run by members.  It is the only career and technical in-school student organization with the family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.