August 2008 FCCLA to present at a national conference in October.   MN FCCLA was chosen to present at the Youth Service Institute national conference in Orlando, Florida. The presentation will be about service projects that have substance or rigor and sustaining partnerships.     August 2008 FCCLA is Lead State Agency for Global Youth Service Day   FCCLA has been chosen a Lead State Agency for Global Youth Service Day for the 7th year. Global Youth Service day is April April 24 to April 26, 2009 It is a celebration of over 100 countries of youth service projects!     August 2008 New state theme for 2008-2009   The Executive Council has determined the State theme to be: Leaders.... Start Your Engines!     July 2008 Leadership Camp   A high energy week of FCCLA youth leadership, advisor training and project development washeld at St Benedict´s College, St Joseph, MN July 27-30th.     June 2008 National FCCLA Awards   Minnesota celebrated with several national award recipients in Orlando in July at the 2008 National FCCLA Leadership Conference.     April 2008 FCCLA receives grant to do work with Teen Driving Safety   FCCLA will be working with Protecting You/ Protecting Me Curriculum, The National F.A.C.T.S. (Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety) program starting with this April conference.     April 2008 State Conference 2008   The MN FCCLA State Conference was held for over 1500 delegates at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel April 24-26, 2008. Keynote presentations for General Sessions were Sam Glenn and Marcoux Corner.     January 2008 Mini Grants for Global Youth Service Day   Serve-A Smile grants for Service Projects are available for up to $1000 for service-learning projects. See "Downloads" for an application.     November 2007 MN FCCLA receives grant from OJJDP   MN FCCLA has been awarded a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice for a Youth Voice project.     November 2007 AARP Newsletter features FCCLA   The AARP newsletter features a story about FCCLA State Officer- Kelsey Dressen´s interview with her grandfather. FCCLA is a partner with the Divided We Fail campaign. Intergenerational interviews, learning about health care issues and posting these interviews on the website for AARP will help youth leaders to generate discussions about health care issues for families.     October 2007 MN FCCLA named 2008 Lead State Agency for Global Youth Service Day.   For the 6th year, MN FCCLA will be the Lead State Agency for Global Youth Service Day. The dates for 2008 are April 25-27, 2008. This is a competitive grant process and FCCLA has been notified by Youth Service America in Washington DC that they will be a Lead State Agency again. GYSDAY is sponsored by State Farm Insurance and (NYLC), the National Youth Leadership Council.     October 2007 State Officers attend USA Training in Washington DC   The MN FCCLA State officers all registered to attend the USA Training in Washington DC. Meeting with the National Officers and State Officers from around the nation was very inspiring.     September 2007 FCCLA and AARP in Minneapolis Tribune   The partnership of FCCLA for youth leaders and AARP for seniors was featured in the Minneapolis tribune on Sept 17, 2007. For a full articel- see downloads section.     September 2007 FCCLA Saves   Minnesota members are involved in a campaign to increase awareness of saving and financial literacy. This is a national effort in partnership with the consumer federation.     November 2006 WCCO Website features MN FCCLA as "the group is amazing".   Jason DeRusha, reporter with Channel 4 WCCO featured FCCLA´s STOP the Violence Training in his Blog on November 10.     October 2006 National FCCLA speaks to Pres Bush at Summit for School Violence   National FCCLA President speaks up at White House Summit on Preventing School Violence.     August 2006 Provider for Character Education   MN FCCLA and PEACEJAM have been approved for providing Character Education for the pilot school grant approval process. For more information contact us at 651-582-8302. For more information about the grant see this website:http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/Counseling_Character_Service_Learning/Character_Education/index.html     March 2006 Nutrition Buddies Project   Welcome to the Nutrition Buddies project! This project connects youth members of FCCLA with ‘buddies’ from families eligible for free or reduced school lunch to explore healthy living and nutrition. It is made possible through a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Minnesota. The following capsules can be used in a one-on-one mentor relationship or in a group or class setting. Each capsule contains a list of all the necessary materials, an introduction to the lesson, directions for completing the activity and any necessary worksheets or coloring sheets. The first fifteen capsules explore the five groups of the MyPyramid food guide in depth. The next five capsules cover the MyPyramid and what the symbols mean and the final capsules teach other aspects of healthy living. Complete the capsules in order or select the topics you wish to teach your buddy. After completing a capsule, remember to fill out the report form and send it to the state office so we can report the projects success and impact to the USDA. See Capsules in the Downloads section of the FCCLA website for more materials on this project.     November 2005 WCCO Website Blog   Moderator Jason DeRusha from WCCO TV put FCCLA´s STOP the Violence Panel on his website Blog. The panel of Holly Pardue, Joy Rikala and Patty Wetterling spoke and interacted with the 180 youth leaders, advsiors and chaperones in a fascinating discussion of the issue of school violence.     January 2004 Logo with new Tag Line   A new logo tagline has been added to the national FCCLA logo. The tagline was determined at the National Conference in 2003.