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Ohio FCCLA Endowment Outstanding FCCLA State Project Awards

Goal: To reward chapters for outstanding state projects

Projects submitted on the Ohio FCCLA Award Application will be considered for the Outstanding FCCLA State Project Awards.

The following projects should be submitted on an Ohio FCCLA Award Application: 1. HELP 2. POWER 3. FREEDOM 4. FCCLA: RESPECT 5. FCCLA: Cancer Campaign

1st Place Winner will receive $75.00.

2nd Place Winner will receive $ 50.00.

3rd Place Winner will receive $ 25.00.

Recipients will be recognized at State Leadership Conference and monetary rewards will be sent by the Ohio FCCLA Endowment Board of Trustees during the following September.

Information on State Projects and Ohio Awards State Projects Application follow.

*** Note *** Please submit an award application to give your chapter the recognition it deserves. Ohio FCCLA State Projects Emphasis FREEDOM *Supporting military families *Awareness of the struggles and effects of war

FCCLA: Respect *Self respect *Understanding differences

HELP *Awareness of malnutrition

POWER *Respecting our environment *Awareness of wildlife habits

Ohio FCCLA: Cancer Campaign *Educating others on cancer *Raise money to support families affected and cancer research

Remember these are just ideas that are being emphasized this year by Ohio FCCLA. Your chapter may do other projects under each of the state projects that meet needs of your community. Goal: The goal of this project is to give FCCLA members the opportunity to help their community by actively working to help service members, their families, and all that are affected by their absence. Basis: Our military personnel provide for our safety and risk their lives in service to our great country. Since FCCLA’s main focus is the family and Ohio is the heart of it all; the State Executive Council has designed this project to assist the military personnel, their families, and veterans in our state.

Facts: Did you know that… • The phrase “military personnel” includes anyone that is currently on active duty. • The term “veteran” includes anyone that has ever been on active duty. • All branches of the military are considered personnel.

How to Enlist Excellence Level 1: Create a single project to help a military family, personnel, or veterans. Level 2: Adopt a military family, personnel, or veteran for an extended period of time.

Project Ideas

- Have family meetings on what would happen if your parents or siblings were called up. - Baby-sit for families of Active Duty personnel. - Make a yellow ribbon for each student to represent those on active duty. - Write Thank-you letters to someone that has served or is currently serving our country. - Get a care package together for local troops. - Put up a Facts & Faces flyer and/or a Hometown Heroes flyer. - Find out what a company does when an employee goes onto active duty. - Take the time to thank other local heroes that are part of other careers including the fire department, EMS, and/or the Police Department. - Participate in a fundraiser for Honor Flight - Educate students about the different roles in the service 2012-2013 Partnerships Ohio National Guard (www.ohionationalguard.com) Ohio Red Ribbon campaign is supported by the guard to provide drug free messages across Ohio schools Higher Ground program - sponsored by the guard; program based on Character Counts Adopt a School - guard members work as mentors and tutors and provide other services for local schools Blue Star Mothers ( www.bluestarmothers.org/oh.php ) Promote projects to help soldiers deployed overseas such as Operation post card, Operation shoe box; Operation air conditioners; etc. American Legion of Ohio (www.ohioamericanlegion.org) Primary objective to assist veterans, widows and orphans with claims to Veterans Administration Provide "Gifts for Yanks" - collects money to purchase gifts for hospitalized Ohio veterans at Christmas and mid summer Provides scholarships for children of legionnaires Sponsors and maintains contact with Boys Clubs of America; 4-H clubs; and Boy Scouts of America Provides flag information Sponsors Buckeye Boys State

Veteran’s Day - November 11, 2012 Celebrate in your own community Hold a community breakfast for all veterans in your community Plan a school assembly

Web Sites Department of Defense Web site with many other sites listed under Click Here to Help. www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/index.aspx (GREAT Site) www.soldierangels.com www.adoptaplatoon.org/new

Suggested Snack Food Items All food items must be appropriately sealed / and prepackaged Beef Jerky / Beef Sticks Canned Chicken and/or packs – pop top Canned Fruit Canned Tuna and/or packs – pop top (tuna in pouches are best) Cappuccino Cereal Bars / high protein bars / Granola Bars / Energy Bars Cheese Spread / small Velveeta cheese blocks Chex Mix Chips Condiments: salt/pepper/spices/sugar/sweet & low/honey packs Cookies Crackers Crystal Light Doritos Dried Fruit Dry Cereal Fruit Pies Gatorade Gum Hard Candy wrapped (no chocolate in summer) Honey Packets Hot Chocolate Mix Hot Sauce / salsa Ground Coffee (if they have a coffee maker) / Instant Coffee / coffee creamer Instant Oatmeal Instant Soups / Soups in pop-top containers Jelly / Peanut butter Juice Boxes Kool Aid (sweetened) Little Debbies + other snack cakes Mayo/Catsup Microwavable Mac & Cheese Microwavable brownie mix Microwavable Popcorn Nuts Pudding Cups Salad Dressing Sardines Snack Crackers of all kinds Sugar Packets / Sweet N Low Packets Summer Sausage Tea Bags

Suggested Toiletries Advil, Tylenol, Cold/Cough drops, Sinus Meds Antacids Antibiotic Cream (Neosporin) Anti-Bacterial Wipes Baby Oil, Baby Powder Baby Wipes Bath mat Bath/hand/wash towels (dark colors) Black Shoe Polish Blankets for cooler weather Body Wash / soap (be sure to triple pack the soap and not put it near the food as it leaves the smell of soap on the food) Chapstick Clothes Pins/Line Contact Lens Cleaner Cotton Balls Dental Floss Deodorant Disposable hand and feet warmers DUSTING CLOTHS for removing the sand from everything and every surface Eye Drops Eyeglass Kit Face Soap Foot Inserts for boots Foot/Boot Powder Insect Repellent Wipes/ non aerosol spray with Deet (need in spring/summer) Imodium Laundry Soap / Fabric Softener Air Freshener Lotion for body and hand Mirror Mouthwash Nasal Spray/Drops Packaged Wet Ones / baby wipes Pepto Bismol Pillow with pillowcase Pocket Size First-Aid Kit Puma Stones for feet Q-Tips Shampoo Sunglasses Sunscreen Toenail/Fingernail Clippers Toilet Paper Tooth Paste / Tooth Brush Tooth Picks Twin Fitted dark sheets

Men: Razors, Shaving Cream in a tube, after-shave lotion (no fragrance) Women: Panty Liners, feminine hygiene products, conditioner, brush/comb hair clips/bands, non-aerosol hair spray, hair gel

Suggested Clothing Hats, bandannas Socks – white for PT; black for everyday wear with uniform Men’s T-shirts and underwear (all sizes) BROWN OR GREEN FOR THE T-SHIRT if possible. Proper issued military t-shirts can also be acquired at Army Surplus stores. Women’s sport bras and panties (all sizes) Suggested Fun Time Materials Balls: soccer ball, baseballs, basketballs, volley ball sets, football Batteries: AA- C -D -9 volt Beanie Babies or stuffed animals (new please) Board Games Playing Cards CD Player with CDs / send batteries Dart Board with darts Disposable cameras DVDs (you can tape from television too) Electronic/Battery Hand held games (include batteries) Mailing Envelopes (no stamps) / Pens with Stationary Frisbee Greeting Cards they can send back home (variety) Mag flashlight bulbs, Magazines (all kinds) Mini Hand-held Fan or Water Misty fan Nerf Balls Packaged Poker Sets Plastic bowls, spoons, forks, knives PlayStation with games Puzzle Books/Word Find Books Sewing Kits Small flash light for reading at night Water guns X-Box with games Yo-Yo’s Sending Packages

Send all troop mail via the United States Postal Service. Visit the U.S. Postal Service website at http://www.usps.com/ for detailed information on sending support mail to the troops. On the USPS main website, do a search for “APO” and a wealth of information is available that will answer all your questions.

NEW- “ANY SOLDIER” will not be delivered. Mailing information and Instructions The Department of Defense does not accept mail addressed to “any service member.” Use the U.S. Postal Service when mailing packages and flat mail to the troops. You can mail all packages by Priority Mail or by Parcel Post or a new flat mail box rate described below. Parcel Post can be cheaper but it also takes longer to arrive since they do not travel by aircraft within The U.S. prior to overseas dispatch. Please follow all restriction guidelines. Do not send anything of great value or items that are breakable. All packages sent to military addresses must have a custom form (available at your Post Office).

Priority mail and flat rate boxes and other shipping supplies can be ordered free of charge by calling 1-800-222-1811. The priority mail boxes come in various sizes and can be seen by visiting the USPS online: http://www.usps.com. For priority mail shipping, you pay domestic mailing charges regardless of the deployment location. Rates for priority mail shipping are zoned and the cost differs depending on your zip code. The average cost is $5.40 for anything up to 2 lbs., $11 for anything between 2 and 5 lbs., and $16.30 for anything between 5 and 10 lbs. Visit the U.S.P.S. website to see box sizes and other information.

Flat rate boxes are now available from the USPS in two different sizes. Maximum weight is 70 pounds shipped for $7.70. Priority Mail Flat rate boxes come in two sizes: “Item No: O-FRB2” is 12" X 3.5" X 14”and ‘Item No: O-FRB1” is 11" X 8.5" X 5.5". A supply of boxes and other mailing supplies can be delivered free of charge to your door by calling the toll free number above. You can also order “MILITARY MAILING KITS” by calling 1-800-610-8734 and requesting CARE KIT 04. The kits provide mailing supplies for up to 5 care package mailing boxes plus envelopes and custom forms. We highly suggest however that if you can use the flat rate box sizes for your mailings, that you do so because it saves money! Visit the following USPS website page for answers to many common question regarding mailings to deployed U.S. Service Members. http://www.usps.com/supportingourtroops/supportingfaqs.htm#H14. Depending on their location, Service Members do not pay postage on their mailings, so please do not send postage stamps. Cushion your packages with plenty of crumbled newspaper. Do not use foam peanut packing material. If you use popped popcorn to secure the contents of your package, place the popcorn in zip lock type plastic bags so that the corn does not spill out when the box is opened. Use plenty of shipping tape to secure the package. Put ALL food in zip lock plastic bags in case the containers burst in transit. Our soldiers say, “When preparing packages, assume it will be handled by a herd of elephants!” Mail Restrictions: Each country has custom regulations that apply to all incoming mail. These may include prohibitions on certain kinds of food or entertainment products. Military ZIP Code restrictions may change as military units move to different locations. You will find all restrictions for overseas military ZIP Codes in U.S. Postal Service bulletins: http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/pb.htm. BE SURE TO READ THE RESTRICTIONS in the bulletin from the post office. Bulk quantities of religious materials contrary to the Islamic faith cannot be sent to military installations located in Muslim countries. Religious items for the personal use of the addressee are permissible. Pork or pork by-products cannot be sent to Muslim countries. Hunger Education Leads to Prevention 2012-2013 Emphasis

Goal: To increase knowledge and awareness of hunger and educate about proper nutrition on a budget.

Basis: Did you know that the food pyramid changed to My Plate? Do you know how many soup kitchens you can volunteer with? Do you know how many homeless shelters there are in your area?

Did you know that one in seven Ohio children will go to bed hungry every night? Hunger Education Leads to Prevention (HELP) is a state project that was designed by the Ohio State Executive Council and was created to stop the devastation of childhood hunger through leadership and service in families, schools, and in your communities. You can HELP by providing food, education and support in your area. All you have to do is volunteer your time while also earning a chance to receive recognition at our annual state convention. Using the planning process, choose a hunger project that interests you and involve chapter members in it. Fill out the Ohio FCCLA Program Award Application, which can be found in the State Projects section of the Information and Forms Book, and submit it to Ohio FCCLA by March 1.

FACTS 1 in 6 babies are born with low weight and malnutrition More than 925 million people in the world go hungry In developing countries, 19 million children die each year, mostly from hunger-related causes In the United States, 13 million children live in households where people have to skip meals or eat less to make ends meet One in ten households in the US are living with hunger or are at risk of hunger and malnutrition

PROJECT IDEAS: Work for agencies who help those in hunger Plan daily activities and meals for an after school program for one month Donate food to food banks in your community Volunteer in your local county health department or human service department Provide assistance in short or long term shelters, child day care centers, or citizen training Volunteer at your local soup kitchen Set up a can food drive for your community Volunteer at your local homeless shelter Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission Defiance, Oh 43512 Phone-419-784-2150 State Project HELP- Soup Kitchens Fax-419-784-4274 Access Inc. Akron, Ohio44037 City Mission Phone- 330-535-0008 510 West Main Street Fax- 330-535-0008 Findley, Oh 45840 Phone -419-423-9151 Haven Rest Ministries Fax-none Akron, Ohio44037 175 East Market No Name Phone- 330-535-1563 34 South Main Street Fax- 330-535-8917 Middletown, Oh 45044 Phone-513-423-4673 Because He Cares Ministries Fax-513-423-1743 1340 East Avenue Akron, Ohio44037 Project Hope for the Homeless Phone-330-672-8884 25 Freedom Road Fax-none Painesville, Oh 44077 Phone- 440-354-6417 Adams County Shelter for Homeless/ Soup Kitchen Fax- none 8990 Blue Creek Road Blue Creek, Ohio45616 Scioto Christian Ministry Phone-937-544-8164 Portsmouth, Oh 45662 Fax- 937-544-8520 615 Eighth Street Phone- 440-354-4085 Sanctuary of Williams County Shelter Fax- 740-353-6940 210 South Main Street Bryan, Ohio43506 Cherry Street Mission Phone- 419-636-2460 105 17th Street Fax- none Toledo, Oh 43624 Phone- 419-242-5141 Drop Inn Center- Shelter House Fax- none 217 West 12th Street Cincinnati, Ohio45212 Well Help 127 Park Place City Mission Wellington, Oh 44090 5310 Carnegie Ave. Phone- 440-647-2689 Cleveland, Ohio44103-4360 Fax- none Phone- 216-431-3510 Fax-216-431-3513 Organization Civica y Cultural Hispanica Americana, Inc. 3660 Shirley Road Templum Youngstown, Oh. 44502 Phone-721-0643 Phone- 330-744-5485 Fax-513-455-5045 Fax- 330-744-1420

House Over The Rhine Soup Kitchen Cleveland, Ohio44101 1620 Vine Street Phone- 216-651-8484 Cincinnati, Oh.45202 Fax- 216-651-8575 Phone- 513-241-5121 Hotline-216-631-2275 Fax-none

Open Shelter Inc. Bethel Community Church 125 East Broad Street 2015 NW Washington Blvd. Columbus, Ohio43215 Hamilton, Oh. 45013 Phone- 614-461-0407 Phone- 513-868-3795 Fax- 614-461-1397 Fax- none OHIO FCCLA: RESPECT

“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” The opening words of the Declaration of Independence marked the beginning of our nationhood and a destination too. The diverse people of our nation are obviously not equal, but through the sacrifice and persistence of those who believe, we can move closer to a national ideal of equality for all.

Goals - To increase awareness and appreciation of all people. - To embrace differences of individuals - To provide opportunities to reflect on the diversity of others - To recognize and respect individual dignities - To make a positive impact in the community - To support human dignity, equality, and safety -To increase awareness and support for those whom have physical or mental ailments that other do not

Basis FCCLA: RESPECT is a state project designed by the 2005-2006 State Executive Council and was created to celebrate diversity. Some areas that will be explored in this project include age, gender, education, heritage, disability and social economic background. FCCLA members will understand the impact of their actions on others, assess the accuracy of their knowledge about differences, limit the influence of stereotypes, transform knowledge into support and empathy, and embrace diversity as a source of organizational strength.

Project Ideas - Hold a culture fair - Have a meeting with different cultures to share views, practices, food and music - Design a project limiting Cliques - Design a project around disabilities and helping limit negative views about them - Dating abuse - Cell phone etiquette - Design a project working with different age groups - Partner up with more diverse school -Volunteer at your counties Special Olympics - Raise money to support the Special Olympics Ohio FCCLA Cancer Campaign Goals: • For research development • Support Cancer patients and families • Raise financial support • To educate youth and adults

Project Basis: The State Executive Council and Ohio FCCLA want to support cancer patients and their families in the fight against cancer. Cancer doesn’t discriminate against race, religion, or gender. Cancer is real and claims the lives of thousands every year.

Project Ideas: - Host a cancer costume walk during Halloween - Bake sale - Hold a cancer awareness week at your school - Set up a Volley for a Cure fundraiser at your school - Benefit dinner for a family affected in your community - Derma scan to show the affects the sun has on your skin. - A tobacco free pledge from students in your school to bring awareness of tobacco’s role in lung cancer.

Facts: - There are more than 200 different forms of known cancer. - Cancer isn’t just one disease; it’s a group of a thousand diseases that attack a group of cells. - The form of cancer is usually named after the organ it attacks. - There is no known cure for cancer. - Skin cancer is the most common form. - 13 percent of all deaths worldwide occur from cancer. That is an estimated 7.6 million. - One in three people will contract cancer. - One in four people will die from cancer.

The goal of this state project is to educate the public on the effects that cancer has on patients and families, and the preventative steps you can take to fight against cancer. This state project also tackles the task of raising money to support families who have been affected by the disease and to give them the support they need emotionally and financially. With projects such as these we hope to aid the development of cancer research to create a cure for this vicious disease.

State Partner:

• American Cancer Society www.cancer.org • Relay for Life • www.relayforlife.org

Resources: • Children’s Hospital • OSU Medical Center • Make a Wish Foundation • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society • St. Jude’s Hospital • OSU Extension • Ohio Cancer Plan 2010 • Pennies for Patients • Susan G. Komen Association POWER EMPHASIS 2012-2013

Goals: • To develop environmental awareness and appreciation for our natural resources through Ohio FCCLA involvement • To actively engage students in projects dealing with preservation of the environment • To promote environmentally sound practices in the home, school, and community • To promote the Ohio FCCLA organization through visible home, school, and community projects

Basis: POWER (Preserving Our World’s Environmental Resources) is a state project designed by the State Executive Council and was created to give YOU the opportunity to make a difference in the preservation of our environment. It is your responsibility to actively demonstrate ways to help a cleaner future for our society. How will you make a difference?

Project Ideas: At Home • Form car pools • Find Travel Smart Methods of Traveling • Have a Gas Review Week (To see how much gas is being used in a household) • Recycle plastic bags • Reusable bags

At School • Sponsor an “Earth Month”- April Earth Day (April 22) • Arbor Day (Last Friday in April) • Organize walks throughout town and country to pick up trash and recyclables • Park Clean-Ups • Initiate Recycling Programs (Including E-Waste Drives-Bring to Correct Facilities) • Plant a garden and/or trees

Community • Recycle metal cans, e-waste, plastics, paper, glass • Sponsor a Community Clean-Up • National Arbor and Earth Day • Pop tabs for Ronald McDonald • Cell phones for abuse shelters

Facts: • On the average, the 140 million cars in America are estimated to travel almost 4 billion miles in a day, and according to the Department of Transportation, they use over 200 million gallons of gasoline doing it. • Every day 50 to 100 species of plants and animals become extinct as their habitat and human influences destroy them. • 63,000 square miles of rain forests are being destroyed each year. • Every year some 45,000 tons of plastic waste are dumped into the world's oceans. One of the results of this is that up to one million seabirds and one hundred thousand marine mammals are killed each year by plastic trash such as fishing gear, six-pack yokes, sandwich bags, and Styrofoam cups. Ohio FCCLA State Projects Award Application

DEADLINE March 1- Application must be typed. (Limit to the four pages)

State Project for which you are completing this application:

FCCLA: RESPECT FREEDOM HELP POWER Cancer Campaign

Chapter Name

School Name

School Address City State Zip School phone School Fax Principal’s Name Adviser’s Name Adviser’s Email Member(s) Contact

Type of Chapter (please check all that apply): Select One Comprehensive High School Workforce Development Comprehensive Middle Level Chapter Select One Co-Curricular Chapter Out of Class Chapter

Number of affiliated chapter members Number of chapter members participating in this project Population of community Total enrollment of school

I understand that, if selected as one of the state winners, our chapter must have at least one representative attend FCCLA State Leadership Conference to receive the award. All information submitted is correct to best of my knowledge.

Applicant/Chapter Representative Signature ______Chapter Adviser Signature ______Date ______

Ohio FCCLA State Projects/National Programs Award Application

Project Summary –

Project title Project Summary

Family and Consumer Sciences Skills Describe how members used their Family and Consumer Sciences Education skills during the project. Explain how this project connects into the Family and Consumer Sciences classroom.

Ohio FCCLA State Projects/National Programs Award Application

FCCLA Planning Process Worksheet

IDENTIFY CONCERNS

SET A GOAL

FORM A PLAN

■ who ■ what ■ where ■ when ■ why ■ how

FOLLOW UP

Ohio FCCLA State Projects/National Programs Award Application Please paste your photo of the project here. You are limited to this page. Please note that in order to receive Ohio FCCLA Endowment grant you must had given to the Endowment this year. You may still apply for recognition. Images of Project