CHAPTER BUZZ ALMA DECA ARKANSAS
SOUTH FORSYTH DECA GEORGIA
You know those shoes you don’t wear anymore? Alma DECA is taking donations of gently worn shoes from their community for a shoe drive in partnership with funds2orgs. The shoes will be distributed by microentrepreneurs in developing countries like Honduras and Haiti. The chapter’s goal is to collect 100 bags of 25 pairs of shoes each!
While Georgia DECA’s Fall LDC looked a bit different this year, South Forsyth DECA still had a blast! Members split into teams and decked themselves out in their assigned color from head to toe. Their two-day Ultimate Leadership Challenge involved competing in a role-play, learning from local leaders, competing in marketing trivia, participating in a scavenger hunt and painting pumpkins. They can’t wait for competition this year!
AMERICAN DECA CALIFORNIA American DECA held a five-day boot camp to introduce new members to the world of DECA and allow returning members to brush up on their skills for upcoming competitive events. Each day included workshops, guest speakers and lessons that brought in over 50 students. Guest speakers included Oliver Zhang, NorCal DAT Officer, finance TikTokker, Errol Coleman, and DECA alumni. After the event, members were invited to participate in a virtual conference hosted by the chapter.
EAST PAULDING DECA GEORGIA East Paulding DECA participated in each day of DECA SBE Week by posting on their Instagram account. Their decorated-forfall SBE, The Raider Trader, will be selling pumpkin spice coffee and apple cider for the fall season. This year they are also selling customized stickers.
MILL CREEK DECA GEORGIA Mill Creek DECA kicked off the year by taking it to the next level! They held their first virtual kickoff meeting with great success and gave out DECA swag bags to all members—including a t-shirt, custom sticker and other great items. They are also getting ready to start a virtual Krispy Kreme fundraiser. They know this year is going to be great!
Alma DECA
LAKELAND DECA INDIANA Lakeland DECA’s Aubree Hall is turning her SBE dream into a reality. After developing a business plan to launch a school-based coffee shop with her DECA partner last year, Aubree has been working to secure the funding needed to launch The Lighthouse. She recently received a Dream Young Visionaries Grant for $1,000 from Believe in a Dream and several other grants and sponsorships.
Mill Creek DECA
KAPION DECA JAPAN Kapion DECA members in Japan hosted an online business contest with ten teams from nine high schools competing. The leaders provided mentorships to every team to assist in the two-week competition, sharing tips on effective problem solving and presentation skills. Kapion DECA in Japan also developed a policy proposal for the Ministry of Education to increase business education and create an opportunity for high schoolers’ voices to be heard by the government. They hope to ignite changes in Japan for the future generation.
East Paulding DECA
ELK RIVER DECA MINNESOTA Elk River DECA purchased an enclosed trailer and converted it into a mobile store called the SWAGON. This has allowed their SBE to go where the people are since no outside visitors are allowed into their school. With the new SWAGON, they can
Lakeland DECA
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