Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. iPaper - Page 3President's Message Welcome to a New Year! By JAKE BARREAU, PBL NAtioNAL PREsidENt dates & deadlines FEBRUARY February 1–29 National Career and Technical Education Month February 2 DATES & DEADLINES Job Shadow Day Adviser Appreciation Day Professional Dress Day National Community Service Day PBL Business Leader—Spring issue copy deadline National dues deadline to receive spring publications CMAP Awards deadline February 5–11 FBLA-PBL Week February 8 February 10 February 11 February 28 reetings, PBLers! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break and rang in a great new year surrounded by friends and family! We are about to start the second half of our membership year as everyone ventures back to school and their respective PBL chapters. As we enter the second semester membership drive, we're all looking for great new ideas to make our organization stand out from all the others on campus. In keeping with our theme of innovation this year, the FBLA-PBL National Center has introduced The Innovation Center. Do you have an idea that is sort of out there but may be revolutionary? Submit it at ideas.fbla-pbl.org! No matter how big or small, any idea that could benefit our organization is a valuable one. We’ve had some great ideas all across the board, ranging from methods for payment of membership dues to hosting an online silent auction. Check it out and help keep the ideas flowing as we work together to shape the future of PBL. To increase our communication and to stay up to date on all of our PBL events and programs, connect with us. Join our official Facebook group, follow us on Twitter, or e-mail me at pblpres@fbla.org in order to subscribe to my bimonthly national president’s e-blast. We are here to help. Together we can make this year a great one, PBL! We are just at the beginning of our journey through the Gateway to Greatness! G MARCH March 1 March 1 InnovaTIon CEnTER Help Shape the Future of FBLA-PBL! We’re igniting innovation at the FBLA-PBL National Center and want to hear from you! Have a great idea that you want to share? Members and advisers can now submit, vote, and promote their ideas at The Innovation Center; and then check back to monitor the progress of their ideas. THE ON THE COVER PBL members hard at work at the National Fall Leadership Conference in Philadelphia last November. www.fbla-pbl.org/ideas Winter 2012 3 |