Greenlight Partnership with FBLA Chapter Wins National Honor

AAA Northern California is pleased to announce that its partnership project with the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter of Homestead High School in Cupertino, Calif. won top honors at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim in June.

FBLA, a nation-wide organization with the goal of helping students prepare for careers in business and business-related fields, hosts the annual conference as an opportunity for top high school business students to compete in projects related to a broad range of business and career-related areas.

Inspired by the goals of the AAA Greenlight Initiative, chapter members Anh Cao, Benjamin Low and Alissa Song completed the winning project, which was designed to educate teens about alternative fuels and vehicles and create excitement about the growing array of more sustainable transportation options.

The students produced short videos which can be viewed at their FBLA project site.  The students also organized a Greenlight Fair, a community event to help educate locals about alternative fuels and vehicles.  Afterwards, they created a template that documented their experience to help other schools plan their own green event.

The students benefited from learning about business partnerships and project management as well as facts about new, cleaner automotive technology. Greenlight also benefited from collaborating with the teens, who helped to educate their peers and build awareness in their own community about this emerging technology.