Author: J. Hood, Shaw FBLA Reporter
[Columbus, GA] – FBLA and SkillsUSA students from Shaw High School in joined forces this month to pack meals for local community members in need.Organizers said students worked to help provide roughly 300 meals to hungry community members living in surrounding neighborhoods and communities.
The student participants were selected by their schools to participate in the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy™, a national high school leadership program that not only teaches students leadership skills, but also empowers students to put their skills into action.
David Salyers is Vice President of Brand Activation at Chick-fil-A Inc. He said students from those schools made an immediate and direct impact through the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy when they packed meals.
“We are excited to partner with high schools across the country with Chick-fil-A Leader Academy to provide opportunities for the next generation of leaders to strengthen their communities,” said Salyers.
Students are expected to learn leadership skills and apply them throughout the school year to plan and implement an “impact project” such as a special needs carnival or charity softball game. The students don’t just learn about leadership in the classroom, but they get out in the community to put it into action, making an “Impact through Action” in their community.
FBLA and SkillsUSA members participate in Chick-fil-A Leader Academy to build and foster leadership skills to serve as role models for other members in their organization. The students also promote servant leadership and community service within the local school community.
