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New York DECA Membership,
I hope that everyone has been able
to settle back into their routines after the SoNAR Conference. Those
of you that attended, I am sure that you had a great time and that
you learned a lot from the workshops that you had the opportunities
to partake in. I encourage you to submit articles, pictures, or
anything else from SoNAR to us so that we can put it into the ECC.
There are numerous exciting initiatives
that we are bringing to the table for New York DECA. Among these,
of course, is the Community Service Project for the Marty Lyons
Foundation. Many of you already know a lot about the charity because
you experienced the workshop that the Executive Council put together
for Fall Conference. However, if you aren't familiar with the charity,
I invite you to visit their webpage at www.martylyonsfoundation.org.
Remember, the deadline to send me your donations is January 8th,
2007.
As an Executive Council, it is our
primary goal to present various opportunities for you to get involved
in. We are here for you. In this light, it should be one of your
primary goals, as a member of New York DECA, to take advantage of
every opportunity presented to you. Remember, the more you put into
DECA, the more you will get out of it. Start a fundraising drive
for the Marty Lyons Foundation. Buy some tee shirts and sell them
throughout your chapter. Don't just tag along for the ride. Use
your imagination and experience something more than just a typical
DECA year. For example, I helped my chapter put together a large
scale golf charity event. It is experiences such as this that keep
all of us coming back for more, and it is experiences such as this
that make DECA well…DECA.
Before I leave you, I would like to
say the following: please write to your Executive Council members
with questions, ideas, comments, or anything else for that matter.
We would love to hear from all of you. As an Executive Council,
we want to connect with students from throughout the state. I personally
loved talking to all of you at Fall Conference and SoNAR. We don't
want to just be those people up on stage at the State Career Conference.
We want all of you to know us. And, more importantly, we want to
know all of you. Collaboration between the Executive Council and
the members is vital to the success of this organization. Let's
make this New York DECA year a success and communicate with one
another.
Regards,
Sameer Iyer New York DECA Executive Council Treasurer
The Executive Council has the pleasure
of recognizing Chapters in New York DECA that have done an outstanding
job this year. We will be honoring chapters with three different
recognitions this year, and all officer teams should strive to get
called up to the stage for all three.
The first way your chapter can be
recognized is for our Community Service Project, the Marty Lyons
Foundation. Send in all of the funds you were able to raise to Sameer
Iyer in accordance with the information provided on the web. Please
note that the deadline for this submission is the 8th of January.
Membership recruitment is always a
priority for the Executive Council, and New York DECA as a whole.
Accordingly, make sure to recruit as many members throughout the
year as possible. Chapters that have recruited the most members
over the last year will be recognized on stage at SCC.
Finally, and new this year to New
York DECA, the Executive Council will be recognizing chapters which
have contributed to the Executive Council Communicator. Chapters
that send in the most articles to be posted on our state website
publication will be receiving high honors at states, so make sure
to take part! Email Julia Rossel, our Vice President, with an ECC
article if you have one.
Good luck everyone! Work hard, and
before you know it your name will be called and you will be receiving
recognition in front of thousands at SCC.
Regionals: Throughout the state
The month of January
State Career Conference: Rochester, New York March 7-9
International Career Development Conference: Orlando, Florida April
28-May 2
Following the conclusion of SoNAR
and the New York State Fall Conference, the New York State DECA
year has quickly began. While your local DECA chapters are settling
into their routines, it is important to keep competition in mind.
During January your regions will be holding their regional competitions,
your opportunity to earn your ticket to the State Career Conference!
Everyone should be, or should start considering which competition
they wish to compete in. Regional competitions are just around the
corner, in January, and it is never too early to start preparing.
If you were at the Fall Conference, remember the helpful tips presented
by Mr. Colella. Otherwise, start studying, start practicing role
plays, and start looking forward to the regional and state competitions.
Regional competitions can be a valuable
experience in preparing for the State Career Conference. For all
new members there are many different exciting competitions to choose
from. In addition, for all returning members we have added a few
new competitions and changed the guidelines on a few old competitions,
so make sure to check the website for changes. The Executive Council
has been assiduously preparing to make sure that this years State
Career Conference is even more memorable than those before it. There
will be much excitement at the SCC all tying into the New York State
theme: The World at Your Fingertips. We can't wait for the State
Career Conference, and you should be excited too! For now, keep
preparing for your regional competitions and we look forward to
seeing you in Rochester.
All those who attended this year's
New York DECA Fall Conference and participated in the Create a Play
for the Marty Lyons Foundation workshop did a great job coming up
with fundraising ideas for our state charity. For all those who
were unable to attend, here are all of the plays that our members
came up with. Remember to try some of these out soon because the
date to submit all donations to Sameer Iyer, your state treasurer,
is January 8th, 2007.
Play #1 Description: We are going
to sell holiday grams where a cord is attached to a holiday bear
in school. It is sent down to the classrooms either on the specific
holiday or a time around that holiday by a DECA member. All of the
profits will go to this foundation.
Play #2 Description: Powderpuff football
games (girls) using professional cheerleaders. The girls would play
in the field of their teams but all the profits would go to the
foundation. Also, at these football games, there could be donation
boxes. Admission would be $25.00, a reasonable, yet considerable
donation. Each player would also give money to play on the teams.
Play #3 Description: A sporting event
day. All ages are welcome to come play their favorite sports with
kids from the state. To enter you make a donation or a small fee
that goes towards the Marty Lyons Foundation. You could also have
a carnival. There will be rides, food, drinks, and games. All profit
will go to the Marty Lyons Foundation. It will be a great day to
spend with your kids and help a good cause. There is something for
everyone!
Play #4 Description: Since Marty
Lyons was a football player; a good idea would be to have a football
themed fundraiser. For example, kids could donate a small fee to
participate in a "Catch, Pass, and Punt" program. Throughout the
program, kids could learn the fundamentals of football and all the
money earned could go to the foundation.
Play #5 Description: A football or
other professional team gets their players and cheerleaders to auction
themselves off for a day and all proceeds go to the Marty Lyons
Foundation.
Play #6 Description: You could do
a Dodgeball tournament, and charge $5 a person to play. Also, you
may want to do a concert for local bands. You can charge $5 per
ticket and $25 to play in the concert.
Play #7 Description: You can host
a Super bowl party and charge $5 for admission. You can do 50-50
raffles and cheerleading lessons where all the money goes towards
the foundation. Lastly, you may sponsor a child (local) and every
touchdown a player scores, you can donate $6 to the Marty Lyons
Foundation.
Play #8 Description: Pro-NFL teams
allow sick kids to practice with them before their home games. The
NFL team will donate $100 per person of the family (of the sick
child) that attends the game. If the NFL team wins, they will donate
$1000.
Play #9 Description: In order to raise
money for the Marty Lyons Foundation, DECA chapters could organize
a charity concert. The concert could draw in teens and adults from
their area, and they could charge an admission fee with all proceeds
going towards the foundation. At the concert, DECA could sell tee
shirts and refreshments.
Play #10 Description: There could
be a community day that features live music, games, food, and raffles.
You could also do a "can-tops" fundraiser. Have the students in
your school collect tops from cans for money.
Play #11 Description: You may hold
an auction. Once you explain the cause of the charity, then local
businesses will donate gifts, and the participants will bid on them.
Play #12 Description: Pay $5, all
of which goes towards the charity, to climb the rock wall in the
gym. At the top, take the climber's picture as a complimentary gift
for the donation.
Play #13 Description: Have a carnival
day at the school, gym, or field. You may have restaurants donate
food or cater. You can have volunteers work games, invite a radio
station, and hold raffles.
Play #14 Description: Hold a charity
football game. All proceeds from food, souvenirs, and tickets will
go towards the Marty Lyons Foundation. If people want to meet their
favorite NFL player, they can donate money to the foundation.
Play #15 Description: A football
clinic for kids ages 5 - 13 that will be coached by local professional
football players. The fee for the clinic will be donated towards
the Marty Lyons Foundation. Following the clinic, the terminally
ill children will play touch football with the pros. At the clinic,
merchandise can be sold.
Play #16 Description: "Touchdown
Day" - There will be a training camp with high school football teams
and cheerleaders teaching children from the community. There can
be a halftime event with an obstacle course or other games. Also,
there may be a player auction where high school players go to the
highest bidder to do community service.
Play #17 Description: "Football Day"
- People pay for admission to a football stadium to interact with
players on the team. All of the money would go towards the Marty
Lyons Foundation.
Play #18 Description: Setting: The
White House Story: The President hosts a money-raising event that
collects over $5 million for sick American children. Also, he would
help provide one wish to each child. Many children volunteer to
go to hospitals and talk to the sick children and comfort them.
Play #19 Description: You can raise
a lot of money by doing the simple things: a carwash, candy sales,
basketball tournament, or a bowl-a-thon.
Play #20 Description: Have a football
punting contest. Charge $5 for each person to come to an NFL stadium
to punt a football across the field. The person to punt the farthest
will win a pair of tickets to see the NFL team of their choice.
The profits will go towards the Marty Lyons Foundation.
Play #21 Description: We will plan
a faculty/admired community member charity basketball game. Money
would be raised by charging admission, selling refreshments, and
hosting raffles. By holding a game, it would draw younger student
audiences as well as older people who are watching their friends
and family members.
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On Oct. 31, 2006, Onteora DECA hosted a blood
drive to benefit the Great New York Blood Bank. Members of DECA
dressed in Halloween costumes and ran the blood drive from 8
to 2:30 pm. DECA members were in charge of promotion, registration,
escorting and manning the canteen. Seventy-one units were collected. |
DECA Twins, Molly & Megan supporting each other during donation.
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On Oct. 19, 2006, OCS DECA was recognized with the Chairman's
Award for collection from last year at the Tarrytown Manor which
is the second highest award given. Last year's vice-president,
Senior Liz Tong, received the Blood Bank Scholarship for her
efforts with the June 2006 drive. |
Blood drive registration and promotion was kicked off during
National DECA Week at Onteora. The drive was so successful that
even staff came in costume and a few super seniors.
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Below Senior Wrestler Dustin Ford donates as Superman!
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With the start of a new school year,
comes a new year for the Glen Cove High School DECA Chapter. What
a great start it has been! The chapter has already participated
in many activities, and there is still much more to come!
The Chapter began the year by helping
out with the GCHS Freshman Orientation program, where DECA members
informed incoming freshmen about life at the high school. Many freshmen
became members of DECA this year, and our chapter has over 160 members!
Events that our chapter volunteers
have participated in so far this school year are: the PTA Book Fair
at Gribbin and Connolly Schools, the first SEPTA meeting of the
year, the Middle School Open House, the Deasy Welcome Back Picnic
and Deasy PTA meeting. In addition, DECA members took part in the
Glen Cove Beautification clean-up and mum planting and planted tulip
bulbs in support of Glen Cove C.A.R.E.S. The Chapter celebrated
Glen Cove High School's Homecoming by creating a DECA poster for
the high school pep rally, and followed up with recognizing October
8 - October 14 as National DECA Week. Over the next few months,
students will be helping out with several events for the children
of St. Christopher's in Sea Cliff.
As is traditional, Glen Cove DECA
fundraises for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Approximately
40 members participated in the JDRF Walk at SUNY, Old Westbury,
on October 1. The chapter members themselves donated $325 to JDRF.
On October 15, 58 Glen Cove DECA members walked at Jones Beach for
"Making Strides Against Breast Cancer." Over $400 was donated by
chapter members.
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Answers…make sure
you answer the questions first.
1. B - Regional Competitions will be the first to occur come
the New Year, so you better start studying!
2. C - Manuals are the common name for Written Events.
3. A - Sameer Iyer, the State Treasurer. |
How you did:
4-5 correct answers: What can we say…you know your DECA Trivia!
2-3 correct answers: Not bad…try again after SoNAR.
1 correct answer: Better than none…one more year in DECA and
you’ll be all set.
0 correct answers: Maybe DECA Trivia just isn’t your thing…better
luck next time.
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