Jay Chopra, Barb Moss, Courtney Gullion

BPA Cares

Participation in this program means that

members are engaging in worthwhile projects while having the opportunity to receive recognition from

the national organization.It is also a way to receive positive public relations

for the chapter and school in the community.

BPA cares can be broken down into 3

categories: Service Learning Awards Program,

Special Recognition Awards Program, and Professional Awards

Program

Service Learning Awards•Community Service Award•Environmental Action/Awareness Award•Safety Awareness Award•Service Learning Award (Individual)•Special Olympics Award

Community Service•To encourage local chapters to become actively involved in community betterment, school improvement, and election-year activities•Qualifications: 100 hours or $500 to a service organization•Examples: volunteering at an animal shelter in your community

Environmental Action/Awareness•To promote participation in activities that prevent future damage to our environment and to embrace a “Green Society”•Qualifications: 100 service hours or $500 to a service organization•Examples: river clean-up

Safety Awareness

•To recognize local chapters for their involvement and development of safety programs•Qualifications: 100 hours or $500 to a service organization•Examples: Texting and driving awareness

Service Learning (Individual)

•To recognize local members involved with Service Learning•Qualifications: 500 hours of service to community and have earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award within the same year•Examples: volunteering, blood drives, food drives, shelters

Special Olympics•To recognize local chapters involved with Special Olympics•Qualifications: 100 service hours or $500 to a service organization•Examples: Polar Plunge

GAME TIME

ACTIVITY #1Tyler has had a busy year! Not only has his school planted trees in the front of the campus, but they also have been doing safe driving campaigns at their school! Tyler’s chapter keeps getting better… they recently sponsored a blood drive!

What BPA Cares awards did Tyler’s chapter qualify for?

Tyler and his chapter qualified for...

The Community Service Award

The Environmental Action Award

Service Learning Award

Special Recognition Awards Program•BPA Marketing and Public Relations Award•BPA Merit Scholar Award•Chapter Activities Award of Excellence•Member Recruiter Award•Membership Explosion Award (NEW)•Social Media Award

BPA Marketing and Public Relations

•To inform the public off the meaning and objectives of BPA and to encourage the creation of media promotions•Qualifications: minimum of one activity that promotes through media•Examples: Facebook, Twitter, Newsletters

BPA Merit Scholar •To recognize individual members and advisors for their knowledge of BPA

•Qualifications: Earning a minimum of a 85% of an objective test @ NLC

Chapter Activities Award Of Excellence•To recognize local chapters for their activities and program of work and to motivate other chapters to do the same •Qualifications: Submitted Application, all activity descriptions•Find more info at indianabpa.org under the BPA Cares Section

Member Recruiter •To encourage recruitment •Qualifications: must be in good standing and recruit a minimum of 5 new members •Examples: recruiting freshman, foreign exchange students, recently enrolled students

Membership Explosion (NEW)

•To recognize chapters who have recruited members to their chapters adding to the overall strength and size of our organization•Qualifications: have at least 15 new members who have at least a 30% increase from their previous year’s membership

Social Media • To become involved in the National Officer Team Social

Media Challenges and to encourage chapters to publicize their local activities and events

•Qualifications: do 3 activities challenged by BPA and write one activity description online (500 words) with links to social media pages

• Find more on indianabpa.org!

GAME TIME

ACTIVITY #2•Nancy has had a busy year as well! Her chapter has

been focused on creating a new Twitter for their chapter and doing the challenges from the officer team on their various social media websites! Nancy also earned an 85% on her objective test at NLC!

•What BPA Cares awards did Nancy and her chapter qualify for?

Nancy and her chapter qualified for...

The Social Media AwardThe Marketing and

Public Relations AwardThe Merit Scholar Award

Professional Awards Program

•Advisor of the Year Award•Emerging Advisor of the Year Award•Emerging Professional of the Year Award•Hall of Fame Award•Outstanding Service Award

Advisor of the Year•To recognize an individual who has made significant contributions to Business Professionals of America as a local Chapter Advisor•Qualifications: Nomination form, narrative review of contributions, three letters of support (one from administrator, one from student), resume for nominee

Emerging Advisor of the Year

•To recognize an individual who has made contributions to BPA as a local chapter advisor with five years or less of service•Qualifications: Nomination form, narrative review of contributions, three letters of support (one from administrator, one from student), resume for nominee

Emerging Professional of the Year•To recognize registered alumni in good standing who made their mark as professionals and contributed to BPA within their first five years of service •Qualifications: Nomination form, narrative review of their supportive contributions to BPA, three letters of support for the nominee, resume for the nominee

Hall of Fame Award•To recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions at the national level to BPA•Qualifications: nomination form, one page biography of contributions, 3 letters, state advisor letter of support for nominee, one page resume of BPA accomplishments, national staff and current student members are ineligible

Outstanding Service •To recognize people who have dedicated effort to promote the objectives of career/technical organizations or provided outstanding service to BPA at the national level•Qualifications: nomination form, list of national activities, list of state activities, list of community service, list of anything that gives them a head up in selection

Now for some questions

(Candy for correct answers)

What is BPA Cares?

What are the three categories of BPA Cares?

Service Learning, Special Recognition, and Professional Awards Programs

Name a category of Service Learning Awards Program

Community Service, Special Olympics, Safety Awareness, Service Learning Award,

Environmental Action/Awareness Award

Name a category of Special Recognition Awards Program

BPA Marketing and Public Relations, BPA Merit Scholar, Chapter Activities Award of Excellence,

Member Recruiter, Membership Explosion Social Media Award

Name a category of the Professional Awards Program

Advisor of the Year, Emerging Advisor of the Year, Emerging Professional of the Year, Hall of

Fame, Outstanding Service Award

What’s one of the newest categories of BPA Cares and what

specifically is it?

Membership Explosion; 15 new members resulting in at least a 30% increase in

membership

How does one become a BPA Merit Scholar?

Get an 85% on the test at NLC

How does a person get considered for an award from the Professional

Awards Program?

The person is nominated

Jay Chopra, Barb Moss, Courtney Gullion

BPA Cares