City of Statesville: Future Business Leaders of America Week

City of Statesville

North Carolina

Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

'Future Business Leaders of America Week"

WHEREAS, Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA) is a non-profit educational organization whose first chapter was established in Johnson City, Tennessee, in 1942; and

WHEREAS, Iowa became FBLA's first state chapter in 1947; and

WHEREAS, FBLA includes more than 250,000 members and advisers in 4,600 chapters nationwide in middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, career and technical schools, and private business schools; and

WHEREAS, FBLA is a professional business organization dedicated to bringing business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs; and

WHEREAS, FBLA members perform community service activities and strive to build a student's understanding of the realities of the modern business world; and

WHEREAS, FBLA teaches middle school, high school, and college students' basic business and leadership principles; and assists them in the transition from school to work;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor of the City of Statesville, North Carolina, do hereby proclaim February 11-17, 2024 as 'Future Business Leaders of America' week in the City of Statesville.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my Hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Statesville to be affixed this 5th day of February, 2024.

Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor