1. March 2010 DTA Monthly Achiever

2. Free template from www.brainybetty.com2 Spring is Here!! Hey everyone! Spring is in the air! And you know what that means, National Convention is just around the corner! Also, deadlines are fast approaching! So please pay attention to the following slides! Thanks!

3. Free template from www.brainybetty.com3 News From Your Neighbors Tennessee Tech is busy!! Chili cook offs for the Phi Mu Sorority as well as Relay for Life has taken up their time. Relay for Life is coming up on April 23! The theme is games and they chose Operation and will be making an Operation game out of a cow and pig! It’s gonna be fun! They are also making up fundraisers in order to raise money for Relay for Life. College of the Ozarks have started discussing traveling plans for the DTA National Convention Fort Hays State University had 4 new members initiated. They have also been chaperoning middle school dances to raise money. Southeast Missouri State University has taken part in many fundraisers including: Pampered Chef, Fazoli’s, Culvers, Meat Sales, and FFA pizza. They are staying plenty busy!

4. Free template from www.brainybetty.com4 News From Neighbors…con’t. Ferrum College is participating in the Agriculture Club’s Agriculturalist Appreciation Day and Stop Hunger Now for Haiti Relief in Roanoke for fundraisers. Sam Houston has been keeping very busy!! Not only are they preparing for the National Convention coming up in just two weeks. But, they are participating in Chili cook-offs, Adopt-A-Family, collecting tabs from aluminum cans for the Ronald McDonald House, and lastly, they have just voted on participating in their Relay for Life. Keep up the good work Sam Houston!

5. Free template from www.brainybetty.com5 National Convention!! Will be held March 25 th -27 th, 2010. At Sam Houston State Univ. in Huntsville, TX. Details can be found at the following link: –http://www.shsu.edu/~agr_www/organiza tions/tiffany.htmlhttp://www.shsu.edu/~agr_www/organiza tions/tiffany.html Registration was due March 1 st ! Cut-off date for hotel reservations was Wednesday, March 10 th.

6. Free template from www.brainybetty.com6 Other Important Dates March 15: –National DTA t-shirt orders are due to the National Advisor. Please e-mail your order to Dr. Jean Gleichsner at jgleichs@fhsu.edu. The t-shirt may be viewed at: http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/natdta/merchandi se/shirts.html jgleichs@fhsu.edu http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/natdta/merchandi se/shirts.html March 25: –Corbus Book due to host chapter at National Convention. Please bring one (1) copy for scoring to convention. The format can either be hard copy or PowerPoint (CD)

7. Free template from www.brainybetty.com7 DTA Link The temporary web address for the National DTA website is: –http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/na tdta/http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/na tdta/

8. Free template from www.brainybetty.com8 Form 40’s Please continue to send your Form 40’s to the National President, Holly Morgan at hnmorgan@tntech.edu. This way your activities can be shared.hnmorgan@tntech.edu However, please note this will probably be my last Achiever as National Convention is only 2 weeks away and I will be resigning my position as the National President.

9. Free template from www.brainybetty.com9 For More Information… Please visit the National DTA website. Or if any questions, feel free to ask me at hnmorgan21@tntech.edu

10. Free template from www.brainybetty.com10 The Final Slide… Hey Everyone, this might be my last Achiever as I will be resigning the Presidential position in just two weeks. I cannot believe it is almost that time. I have enjoyed every moment of serving as your National President. I hope that I have serviced well and have provided everyone with answers to their questions. I look forward to seeing each and everyone of you at the National Convention. I cant wait to see some old faces and meet the new ones! I’m very excited and I hope you all are too. I’d like to thank everyone who has helped me along my journey. Especially Dr. Jean and Dr. Greene as both of them have helped me so much. Looking forward to seeing you all!! »Sincerely, »Holly Morgan »DTA National President ’09-10