1. August 14, 2012
Kick-Off Meeting

2. Agenda
What is DECA?
Who’s in DECA?
Mission Statement
Guiding Principles
Things we’re doing
Why Join?
DECA Points
Upcoming Events
Membership Dues
Officers
Year at a Glance

3. 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!!

4. 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.

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

6. Guiding Principles (inner points of the diamond)
DECA prepares the next generation to be
Academically Prepared
Community Oriented
Professionally Responsible
Experienced Leaders

7. Guiding Principles (outer points of the diamond)
DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program
Integrates into Classroom Instruction
Applies Learning
Connects to Business
Promotes Competition

8. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
What do we do?
SOCIALS
FUNDRAISERS
COMPETITION
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
MEETINGS
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
FIELD TRIPS
CONFERENCES
FUN!!

9. Why Join? FUN & FOOD MEET NEW PEOPLE FIELD TRIPS THRILL OF COMPETITION
TRAVEL
GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
HELPING LOCAL COMMUNITY
BUILD TEAM WORK SKILLS
LOOKS GOOD ON COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND RESUMES

10. 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

11. 3 Categories for Points GOLD 45+ Points SILVER 35-44 point
BRONZE 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 Candle 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

12. 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).

13. How much does it cost to join?
Membership DUES are $20
This pays for t-shirt, state and national dues, and FOOD at all meetings, and other prizes, etc.

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

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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!!!

20. 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

21. 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!

22. DECA Fall Rally What 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!

23. Fall Rally Competitions
Georgia DECA will have 4 competitive events at the Fall Rally!
Chapter T-shirt Design
Chapter Brochure
Chapter Membership Poster
Individual DECA Theme Speech

24. 1 Design Per Chapter:
Visual Appearance (20 points)
2. Creativity (20 points)
3. Use of Logo (20 points)
4. Overall Design (40 points)
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

26. Year At A Glance SOCIALS FUNDRAISER COMMUNITY SERVICE CONFERENCES/
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 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

27. Coming Soon…
9/11
DECA Rally
Perry, GA
Fall Leadership
Athens
Stevi B’s
Woodstock