By: Aniruddha Nrusimha
This year has been a massive success for Williamsville East FBLA, both in terms of membership and leadership! We started off the year strong with three State Officers, including myself, who were elected last year at the State Leadership Conference, and who helped our excellent officer team quickly and effectively construct a framework for the massive influx of people who ended up entering FBLA.
From the get go we knew that the number people was huge; in previous years we have edged on 250 kids, easily making us the largest club at East High School. However, this year had an especially large turnout, with 268 members signed up, making us the sixth largest chapter in the nation as of October 23th. However, this was not our only success, because we still had not hosted our first official meeting. The meeting had excellent attendance, which, along with a record breaking Fall District Meeting showed that the people who joined are not just numerous but committed to Williamsville East.
In Williamsville East, we had a very successful fundraiser this year at the Commons Cafe. The classic French Vanilla Cappuccino sold very well, along with the Fall Special, apple cider. These healthy treats were alongside the typical menu, and the staffers performed beyond expectations given the sudden nature of the fundraiser and the lack of formal training they received compared to years past.
However, it was the excellent actions of the officer team that ensured that the lack of experience of many new faces to the team didn’t hinder customer satisfaction, with officers coming around to clock to help out. Overall, these past two months have been very successful for WEHS FBLA and are good omens for the future.
