Hey guys I’m Hannah Wright from Nebraska! I am so honored to say that I am your 2011-2012 National VP of Membership, for all of you who don’t know I stand at 3’2”.
A little bit about me, I was born and raised in Neligh, Nebraska, population 1,600. My senior class has 30 kids and I know everyone’s parents all the way to their dog…it is a very small town! I am in FCCLA, FBLA, One Act, Speech, Dance, All School Play/Musical, Choir and many more activities. But, I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for FCCLA. I was born with Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Dwarfism. After I was out of my mom I was in an ambulance on my way to Omaha to the Children’s Hospital. The doctors prepared my parents for the worse and told them at best, I would live to be 6 months old…well did I prove them wrong! My parents raised me the same way they raised my older brother and sister--to my family nothing was different with me, I was just short. Later on in 2003 my mom was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She kicked some major cancer butt and came out stronger than before. She is my super mom and my hero. When we all thought our lives would finally become normal we found out my grandpa had colon cancer. On July 7th, 2007 he lost his battle and it shook my family--that was year I joined FCCLA. I started out a shy 8th grader not really knowing what to do and was asked to be the Freshman District Creed speaker. I nervously agreed and wrote a speech about my life so far. The day came and I said my speech in front of 600 of my peers, when I was done I looked up and saw my fellow FCCLA’ers with tears in their eyes and then they stood up and gave me a standing ovation. After that I was running for the Peer Education Team, State Officer, and National Officer. FCCLA has taught me to take my past experiences and show others it doesn’t matter your history, you can achieve your dreams if you are willing to work at them.
So FCCLA, here we are! As VP of Membership it is my job to give you some ideas to help recruit members. I asked some members to see what they do in their chapters…
“Scholarships! Those seniors need all the scholarships they can get! My chapter gives away 3 scholarships each year to active members. It really helps increase active members!” –Justin Hess Virginia
“Go to talk to local schools that don’t have FCCLA but have FACS classes! Inform the students about the benefits of FCCLA, what we do, and why we are in it! Of course don’t forget to inform the Administration and the FACS teacher(s)!” –Patrick Colgan Nebraska
“My chapter has a lock-in for underclassmen to teach them about FCCLA with games, food, and an overnight stay at the school” –Kali Lenhoff Nebraska
“Go talk to those who are eligible to join FCCLA in a year or two! Play games and give presentations on what you do in FCCLA and why it’s so amazing!” –Rose Haugen North Dakota
Don’t forget to Recruit, Retain, and Recognize! To find more ways to get members go to www.fcclainc.org and look under the Membership tab where you can find many resources to help you out!
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