A SEASON OF GIVING South Georgia Technical College PBL Americus Campus

Chapter Number: 8839

“Elevate Your Future”

PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY ALICIA ENGLISH

Table of Contents

A SEASON OF GIVING .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Purpose of Project........................................................................................................................................... 3

Statement of Project Goals ............................................................................................................................. 3

Service to the Community and Its Citizens ..................................................................................................... 4

Planning and Development ................................................................................................................................. 4

Implementation .............................................................................................................................................. 5

Impact to the Community ............................................................................................................................... 5

Evidence of Publicity ........................................................................................................................................... 6

APPENDIX: SCRAPBOOK OF SEASON OF GIVING ................................................................................................ 8

Appendix A: Pictures of Distribution .............................................................................................................. 8

Appendix B: Results ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Appendix C: Informational Flyer. ................................................................................................................. 10

Appendix D: Food Drive Flyer....................................................................................................................... 11

Appendix E: Toys for Tots Flyer. ................................................................................................................... 12

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A SEASON OF GIVING

Phi Beta Lambda’s (PBL) mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working

relationship through innovative leadership and integrated programs, career development programs,

and curriculum. Phi Beta Lambda is on the leading edge of career and technical education. Promoting

business ethics is critical to our organization and to the future of the community and economy of

Americus, Georgia.

Purpose of Project

The purpose of the “Season of Giving” Community Service Project is to provide much needed

assistance to the organizations and families in Americus, Georgia and to serve the community. We

choose to hold it during the holiday season, hence the name “Season of Giving.” This is the time of

year when these families need extra resources the most. Every year during the holiday season South

Georgia Technical College, Americus Campus, Phi Beta Lambda hosts its annual “Season of Giving.”

The “Season of Giving” is a compilation of three drives that run during the entire holiday season

starting in late October and concluding in December. The three drives we host include a food drive, a

toy drive, and a trauma bear drive. Each drive consists of gathering needed items such as non-

perishable food items, new packaged toys, and lightly loved stuffed animals, and donating them to our

local Salvation Army, the Americus Fire Department and the Department of Family and Children

Services.

Statement of Project Goals

The goals of the Season of Giving are as follows:

1. Donate food to a local food pantry

2. Donate toys for underprivileged children

3. Donate stuffed animal for officials to comfort children during emergency situations

4. Collaborate with local FBLA chapters and professional members

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5. Engage the campus educational community

Service to the Community and Its Citizens

Our primary goal for the project includes reaching out to the community during the holiday season

and gathering donated items and taking them to local businesses to be distributed accordingly with

expectations of assisting the less fortunate during times of need. Services that we act on are providing

food for the hungry, donating toys, children on Christmas, and donating bears to provide comfort for

families and children in crisis. Our community is very important to our organization and we take pride

in recognizing local needs and making a difference one day at a time.

Planning and Development

October

November

December

January

Check - in to encourage participation

“Light up your future” Recruitment event

Picked up/counted items for a food drive

Pick up/count & delivery of Food

Report Results

Deliver Trophies & Certificates of Appreciation

Planning

Flyers, boxes, & emails

Distribute boxes/get support

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A community service project of this magnitude requires a great deal of planning, dedication, and

commitment. Prior to the timeline provided below, a thorough observation was done within the

community to gain ideas about what we could bring to the table after getting the approval to move

forward from Dr. John Watford, the President of South Georgia Technical College.

Implementation

After decisions had been made and deadlines had been set, the first order of business was preparing

for the start of the drive by getting the necessary resources that we were going to need. We met with

several education programs at South Georgia Technical College to explain our cause and ask for

donations, which they supported and agreed to the fullest. Flyers were created to advertise drives and

members hand wrapped boxes that were placed at different collection points around SGTC Americus

Campus. These boxes were in placed to collect canned food, trauma bears, and toys. We held a

competition for all SGTC educational programs to compete for the most donated items. The categories

consisted of Food Drive, Trauma Bears, and Toys for Tots. We are so grateful to have such supportive

students and staff at South Georgia Technical College.

Impact to the Community

“The Season of Giving” kicked off in late November with a food drive around the week of

Thanksgiving, around the time of year families in need could use help the most. First Place in Food

Drive competition went to Culinary Arts with 653 items. PBL also participated in a “Toys for Tots”

drive, packaged toys were collected and donated to the Department of Family and Children Services

(DFACS). First Place in Toys for Tots competition went to Caterpillar with 10 items. This year our

PBL chapter gathered a total of 123 “Trauma Bears.” These bears were collected to provide some form

of comfort for children in trauma situations. These situations can sometime be stressful for a small

child and the “Trauma Bears” gives them something to hold on to during those hard times. First Place

in Trauma Bears competition went to Early Childhood with 46 items. This project did not just benefit

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the community and the people receiving donations, this project was a huge impact on our community

but did a great deal for us as individuals of the organization. “Season of Giving” gave us a chance to

sharpen up our overall leadership skills and grow effectively as a chapter.

Evidence of Publicity

The Season of Giving effort was very successful. The results were published on our school website

and were also shared campus wide via email.

School website publicity

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Screenshot of Georgia PBL Winter Newsletter

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APPENDIX: SCRAPBOOK OF SEASON OF GIVING Appendix A: Pictures of Distribution

PBL Professional Division Member Racarda Blackmon assisted by Americus-Sumter FBLA distributing

collected items.

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Appendix B: Results

Food

Drive

2017: 276 items were donated to

the Harvest of Hope

Since 2014: 2,634 items have been donated to the

Harvest of Hope or Salvation

Army to benefit those in need

1st Place: Americus-Sumter High School FBLA

2nd Place: Business Technology program

3rd Place: Computer Information Systems program

Trauma

Bears

2017: 116 lightly loved stuffed animals were

donated to local police departments to

comfort children involved in traumatic

events

Since 2014: 530 lightly loved stuffed animals have

been donated to local police and fire

departments to comfort children

involved in traumatic events

1st Place: Criminal Justice program

2nd Place: Business Technology program

3rd Place: Americus-Sumter High School FBLA

Toys for

Tots

2017: 17 items were donated to the local

Department of Family & Children

Services (DFACs)

Since 2014: 133 items have been donated to the

local Department of Family &

Children Services (DFACs)

1st Place: Americus-Sumter High School FBLA

2nd Place (Tie): Early Childhood Care &

Education program

and

Criminal Justice program

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Appendix C: Informational Flyer.

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Appendix D: Food Drive Flyer.

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Appendix E: Toys for Tots Flyer.