June 2010 MN FCCLA RECEIVES YOUTH LEADERSHIP GRANT FROM C. CHARLES JACKSON FOUNDATION!   A family foundation has granted MN FCCLA funds to develop a youth conference with the topics of financial literacy, youth philanthropy and ethical leadership/character development.     June 2010 FCCLA RECEIVES A GENERAL MILLS CHAMPIONS GRANT!   50 grants chosen from over 1000 applicants! Minnesota FCCLA will train teens to develop activities and do peer teaching fo make healthy food choices.     June 2010 National FCCLA Conference in Chicago   MN FCCLA members will compete in STAR Events, participate in leadership training and learn more about National FCCLA programs at the National FCCLA Conference in Chigago July 2-9, 2010.     February 2010 Plan your Global Youth Service Day projects for April 23-25, 2010   Minnesota FCCLA is a lead Staet Agency for Global Youth Service Day 2010, April 23-25, 2010 See the form in Downloads section of this website to register your project     February 2010 Two Grants available for Global Youth Service Day Chapter Service projecrs   Delta Dental grants available for up to $1000 GetURGood On grants available for up to $500     January 2010 Martin Luther King Day Activities   State officers march, Meet the Governor and volunteer on MLK Day. A day on for service, not a day off!     January 2010 2010 MN FCCLA State Leadership Conference plans   April 15-17, 2010     January 2010 State Officers meet Governor at Martin Luther King Day   State Officers and advisors participated in the annual Martin Luther King Day celebrations in St Paul to honor service-learning and also to volunteer at Second Harvest food bank.     January 2010 Apply for a chapter mini grant   Hear the good news of .....Grants received!     October 2009 State officers meet and mingle with Miley Cyrus   As part of the Get UR Good ON campaign of Miley Cyrus, three state officers were invited to meet her backstage for her Minneapolis concert.     August 2009 New state theme for 2009-2010   The Executive Council has determined the State theme to be: Life´a A Canvas....Create It!     April 2009 Congratulations! Two Chapters win National Awards!   Financial Literacy is important now, more than eve! Two Minnesota FCCLA Chapters have won the Runner up and National Winner in the Family Econmic Financial Education (FEFE) award.     March 2009 Delta Dental Mini Grant Winners 2009   We are grateful to Delta Dental for supporting Global Youth Service Day with mini grants!     January 2009 State Conference April 23-25, 2009   State FCCLA Conference will be held April 23-25, 2009 at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel for a three day-action packed youth leadership and recognition event.     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!     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.     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.     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.     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     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.