Local FBLA is standout at national conference

Dan McClure, left, and Jake Pierce win second place at the Future Business Leaders of America National Conference in Orlando, Fla., on June 28-July 2.
Dan McClure, left, and Jake Pierce win second place at the Future Business Leaders of America National Conference in Orlando, Fla., on June 28-July 2.

Gina McLachlan has a passion for business. Makes sense when looking at her job - a business teacher at Fulton High - and extracurricular sponsorship as the advisor for Fulton's Future Business Leader's of America group. And she hopes that her enthusiasm for the subject trickles down to her students in both of those settings.

"If they want to put the hours in, I'll be right by them putting the hours in, too," McLachlan said. "It's dedication for both them and me."

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.