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COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
Community Service Project provides chapter members with the opportunity to showcase their community service projects within their school and/or community. The project must be in the interest of the community and designed for chapter participation. This competitive event consists of a pre-judge and presentation component.
Event Overview
Division: Collegiate
Event Type: Team of 1, 2 or 3 members present the chapter project
Event Category: Chapter Event
Event Elements: Pre-judged Report & Presentation
Pre-judged Component: 17-page report due by date specified in SLC Registration Packet
Presentation Time: 3-minute set-up, 7-minute presentation time, 3-minute question & answer time
NACE Connections: Career & Self-Development, Critical Thinking, Communication, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork
Equipment Provided by Competitors: Technology and presentation items for preliminary and final round presentation
Equipment Provided by FBLA: Table for presentation
State
Eligibility
· FBLA membership dues are paid by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on February 1st of the current program year.
· Members must be registered for the SLC and pay the state conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
· Members must stay in an official FBLA hotel to be eligible to compete.
· Each chapter may submit one entry per event.
· Members on the state level may enter up to three different events in the following combinations:
o Three objective tests OR
o Two objective test and one production OR
o Two objective tests and one performance OR
o One objective test, one performance, and one production
· In addition, on the state level, a member may compete in one chapter event (Community Service Project or State of Chapter Presentation).
· Only competitors are allowed to plan, research, prepare, and set up their presentations.
· Each competitor must compete in all parts of an event for award eligibility.
· If competitors are late for an objective test, they may be either disqualified or permitted to begin late with no extension of the time as scheduled. If competitors are late for a presentation time, they may be disqualified or placed later in the schedule. The decision is solely up to the judges.
· Participants must adhere to the Florida FBLA dress code established by the Florida Board of Directors or they will not be permitted to participate in the competitive event.
Recognition
· The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 5.
Event Administration
· This event has three parts: Pre-judge report, preliminary presentation and final presentation round. If there are less than 15 teams registered, the event will go directly to the final presentation.
Pre-judged Report
o Submission Deadline: A PDF of the report must be uploaded in the conference registration system by the date specified in the SLC registration packet.
o Number of Pages: The report will be no more than seventeen (17) pages.
o Report Specifics
§ The first page (front cover) should include the name of school, state, name of the event, and school year (2023-24) on the cover.
§ The second page must include a table of contents and each page must be numbered.
§ Divider pages and appendices are optional and must be included in the page count.
§ Reports must describe chapter activities conducted from the end of the 2023 State Leadership Conference to the end of the 2024 State Leadership Conference.
§ Reports must describe one chapter project that serves the community. The project must be in the interest of the community and designed for chapter participation. Include:
· Description of the project
· Chapter member involvement
· Degree of impact on the community
· Evidence of publicity received
· Project evaluation
o Competitors must prepare reports. Advisers and others are not permitted to write reports. Reports must be original, current, and not submitted for a previous NLC.
o Pages must be formatted to fit on 8 ½” x 11” paper.
o Reports should follow the rating sheet sequence.
o The report is pre-judged before the SLC.
o Pre-judged materials will not be returned. Reports submitted for competition become the property of FBLA. These reports may be used for publication and/or reproduced for sale by FBLA.
Preliminary Presentation
o Equipment Set-up Time: 3 minutes
o Presentation Time: 7 minutes (one-minute warning)
o Question & Answer Time: 3 minutes
o Internet Access: Not provided
o The presentation is judged at the SLC. Presentations are not open to conference attendees.
o Competitors/teams are randomly assigned to sections.
o Competitors present directly from a laptop/device. Screens and projectors are not allowed for use, and competitors are not allowed to bring their own. Power will not be available.
o Competitors can present with and bring any of the following technology into the presentation as long as it fits on the small table in front of the judges’ table or is held by the competitors:
§ Laptop
§ Tablet
§ Mobile phone
§ External monitor that is approximately the size of a laptop monitor
o Materials, visual aids, and samples related to the project may be used during the presentation; however, no items may be left with the judges or audience.
o When the equipment set-up time has elapsed, the timer will automatically start the presentation time.
o If performing as a team, all team members are expected to actively participate in the presentation.
o No animals (except authorized service animals) will be allowed for use in any competitive event.
Final Presentation
o Equipment Set-up Time: 3 minutes
o Presentation Time: 7 minutes (one-minute warning)
o Question & Answer Time: 3 minutes
o Internet Access: Not provided
o An equal number of competitors/teams from each section in the preliminary round will advance to the final round.
o Final presentations are not open to conference attendees. The presentation will take place in a large, open area.
o Competitors present directly from a laptop/device. Screens and projectors are not allowed for use, and competitors are not allowed to bring their own. Power will not be available.
o Competitors can present with and bring any of the following technology into the presentation as long as it fits on the small table in front of the judges’ table or is held by the competitors:
§ Laptop
§ Tablet
§ Mobile phone
§ External monitor that is approximately the size of a laptop monitor
o Materials, visual aids, and samples related to the project may be used during the presentation; however, no items may be left with the judges or audience.
o When the equipment set-up time has elapsed, the timer will automatically start the presentation time.
o If performing as a team, all team members are expected to actively participate in the presentation.
o No animals (except authorized service animals) will be allowed for use in any competitive event.
Scoring
· The report score will be added to the preliminary presentation score to determine the finalists.
· The report score will be used to break a tie.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
· FBLA meets the criteria specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act for all competitors with accommodations submitted through the conference registration system by the registration deadline.
Recording of Presentations
· No unauthorized audio or video recording devices will be allowed in any competitive event.
· Competitors in the events should be aware FBLA reserves the right to record any presentation for use in study or training materials.
Penalty Points
· Competitors may be disqualified if they violate the Competitive Event Guidelines or the Honor Code.
National
Be sure to see the National guidelines at https://www.fbla.org/divisions/collegiate/pbl-competitive-events/