Platte County High School FBLA is a business organization for high school students with a mission to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. This year for the chapter's projects, PCHS FBLA partnered with Hillcrest-Platte County (Community Service), The Edlin Team (Partnership with a Business), and Nodaway Valley Bank (American Enterprise). The goal is to work together, raising funds for Hillcrest Platte County and their network of support services by helping assist with the transitional housing for homeless families in the community.
To help garner support for this great cause, Platte County FBLA hosted a “Bingo Community Night” on Thursday, January 25 from 6-8pm at Platte County High School. A total of 142 community members and 41 FBLA members and parent volunteers were in attendance. It was a wonderful event for our community with concessions, fantastic Bingo prizes, and a fun, energetic group of high school students to manage the entire event. In addition to the funds that were brought in by this event, guests were asked to donate a household cleaning supply, box of kitchen trash bags or gallon freezer bags to receive an extra BINGO card. These donations all went directly to support each of Hillcrest's 40+ apartments in their housing department. It was an amazing way for PCHS FBLA family, friends, and business partners to create a fun evening for local families and show support to Hillcrest-Platte County.
Thank you to the following individuals and businesses for their donation to the Bingo Community Night:
Price Chopper, Platte City - Donated Bottled Water, Dan Demory - Financial Donation used on Concessions & Bingo Supplies, Nodaway Valley Bank - Financial Donation use on Concessions & Bingo Supplies, The Edlin Team - Financial Donation used on Concessions & Bingo Supplies, PCHS Athletics and PCR-3 School District, UMKC Bloch School (Eugene Pegler), Strauss Portraits, Southern Sisters Home, Bee Creek, Crumbl Cookies (donated 100 chocolate cookies for concessions), PCHS FBLA, Culvers, Ultimate Athletic Sportswear (John Doole), Anita Wittel, Jennifer Bralley, Chic-Fil-A, QuikTrip, Cinda Edwards (Mary Kay), Hillcrest-Platte County, and many other Platte County Community Supporters!