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Agenda1. What is DECA?2. Who’s in DECA?3. Mission Statement4. Guiding Principles5. Things we’re doing6. Why Join?7. DECA Points8. Upcoming Events9. Membership Dues10. Officers11. Year at a Glance

What is DECA?

• An Association of Marketing Students• For students interested in business,

marketing, entrepreneurship, or management.

• Any student can join.• A fun club for students that want to get

involved!!

Who’s in DECA?

• DECA is now an international co-curricular club located in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Canada, China, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Korea, and Mexico.

Mission Statement

• DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Guiding Principles(inner points of the diamond)

• DECA prepares the next generation to be– Academically Prepared– Community Oriented– Professionally Responsible– Experienced Leaders

Guiding Principles(outer points of the diamond)

• DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program– Integrates into Classroom Instruction– Applies Learning– Connects to Business– Promotes Competition

What do we do?SOCIALS FUNDRAISERS COMPETITION

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

MEETINGS LEADERSHIP TRAINING

FIELD TRIPS CONFERENCES FUN!!

1. FUN & FOOD2. MEET NEW PEOPLE3. FIELD TRIPS4. THRILL OF COMPETITION5. TRAVEL6. GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS7. AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS8. HELPING LOCAL COMMUNITY9. BUILD TEAM WORK SKILLS10. LOOKS GOOD ON COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND RESUMES

DECA Points• You can earn points – called DECA Points for

attending all our activities.

• These DECA Points are a way of earning end of the year honors.

• Point values per event:

– 3 points for Meetings; 3 points – socials; 5 points – fundraisers; 10 points – competition; 10 points – state competition; 1 point for wearing your T-shirt every Wednesday; ½ point for every hour worked in the store

• Gold, Silver, & Bronze – earn these for end of the year awards.

• Gold & Silver – earn a Six Flags field trip at the end of the year

3 Categories for PointsGOLD 45+ Points SILVER 35-44 point BRONZE 28-34 Points

Attend 7 out of 9 meeting Attend 6 out of 9 meeting Attend 4 out of 9 meeting

Attend 5 out of 7 socials Attend 4 out of 7 socials Attend 3 out of 7 socials

Attend 2 of 4 Community Service Projects

Participate in 2 Community Service Projects

Participate in 2 Community Service Projects

Participate in Candle Fundraiser

Participate in Fundraiser Participate in Fundraiser

8 + hours in School Store Participation

5+ hours in School Store Participation

3 + hours in School Store Participation

Participate in Region and/or State Competition

Other Ways to Earn Points

• Our goal is to have active DECA members.• Recruit students to join and earn 5 DECA

points when they become a paid member.• Wear your T-shirt every Wednesday for 1

DECA point.• Sign up to work in the school store (right

now only sign up to work once a week).

This pays for t-shirt, state and national dues, and FOOD at all meetings, and other prizes, etc.

Membership DUES are $20

How much does it cost to join?

We need officers!

We need you! If you are interested in becoming an officer – see Mrs. Gravitt!

Your Officers

Officers Needed:

Officer duties include = interview with Mrs. Gravitt, participation at 90% of all activities throughout the year, dedication and commitment!• VP of Communications• VP of Public Relations & Civic Consciousness• VP of Competition• VP of Finance• VP of Chapter Development• Historian

Upcoming Social

• DECA Day at Falcons• Falcons vs. Panthers• Sunday, September 30 – 1pm• $40• Invite your family, friends, etc.• This is not a school sponsored field trip, so

you must meet at the GA Dome.• All orders and money due = August 24.

Upcoming Community Service

• 9/11 Remembrance Project– We will bake cookies and other treats for local

fire and police departments.– We will spend Monday -9/10 putting baskets

together.– Monday, 9/10 3:30-5:00 p.m.– we will deliver to

Trickum Rd. and other Stations.• Sign up to participate.

Upcoming Fundraiser

• Yankee Candles Fundraiser• We will begin our sales in September and

sales will run through the Sept. break.• All orders and money will be due Monday,

September 24th after the break.• This will help to pay for future DECA events.• Information will be given in class and packets

given to non-class members at the next DECA meeting.

Next Meeting

• Tuesday, September 11th

• After school - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.• Food and snacks provided

• Bring any interested friends.

• We will be signing up for the Fall Leadership Trip! Only the first 15 that sign up can go!!!

Design our DECA T-shirt

• Help us come up with our new DECA T-shirt design for this year.

• Requirements: – Must have River Ridge DECA– Must have year– Must have “Thrive” theme

DECA FALL RALLY

• Friday, October 12• $40 for students who don’t wish to ride

unlimited rides; $45 for students riding unlimited rides. Price includes charter bus, registration, admission, and rides. You will need to bring money for food.

• Sign up if you plan to attend. Money due at next DECA meeting!

DECA Fall RallyWhat Were Doing There….

• 9:30am-10:00am Registration• 10:00am-11:30am General Session/Keynote

Speaker• 11:30am-12:00pm Chapter Membership Poster

Voting• 12:00pm Lunch (at the Fair)• 1:00pm Fair Rides Open• 1:00pm DECA Theme Speech Competition (open to

spectators)• 1:00 – 4:00 – Enjoy fair!

Fall Rally Competitions

• Georgia DECA will have 4 competitive events at the Fall Rally!

Chapter T-shirt DesignChapter BrochureChapter Membership PosterIndividual DECA Theme Speech

1 Design Per Chapter:

• DIVISION CHAPTER T-SHIRT DESIGN, BROCHURE, AND POSTER EVENT

• AWARDS:• 1ST PLACE- $150, Plaque & Georgia National Fair

Ribbon• 2ND PLACE- $100 & Georgia National Fair Ribbon• 3RD PLACE- $75 & Georgia National Fair Ribbon• 4TH PLACE- $50 & Georgia National Fair Ribbon• 5TH PLACE- $25 & Georgia National Fair Ribbon• 6TH-10TH PLACE- Georgia National Fair Ribbon

Visual Appearance (20 points)2. Creativity (20 points)3. Use of Logo (20 points)4. Overall Design (40 points)

Year At A GlanceSOCIALS FUNDRAISER COMMUNITY

SERVICECONFERENCES/FIELD TRIPS

DECA Day at the Falcons – 9/30

Yankee Candles 9/11 DECA Fall Leadership – 11/1-11/2

Stevi B’s Pizza – DECA Week Comm. Serv. Project

DECA Rally –10/12

Cagle’s Corn Maze –date TBD

Otis Spunkmeyer cookies sales

Nursing Home visit - November

Region Competition-1/24/12

Halloween breakfast – 10/30

Adopt A Family @ Christmas

State Competition-

Holiday Party – 12/6

Nursing Home visit – February/March

International Competition-

Movie Night (Jan) March of Dimes walk - April

Six Flags-4/26/12

Coming Soon…

DECA Rally

Perry, GA

Fall LeadershipAthensStevi B’s

Woodstock

9/11