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Greetings!
Happy New Year! If you haven't made your new year's resolution, consider this one: In 2012, I will resolve to increase my DECA chapter's membership by 10 percent! The start of the year is the perfect time to double-check to make sure all of your members are on a paid DECA roster, especially as we are in the midst of competition season. Challenge each current DECA member to recruit at least one more member - whether it's a classmate, business professional or alum - and watch your membership double.
With so much excitement about DECA, we want to make sure this is our best year for you and our members. Enter your members at
Best wishes for a prosperous 2012! |
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Promote DECA during CTE Month with the DECA Advocacy Campaign!
February 2012
The goal of DECA's Advocacy Campaign during Career and Technical Education Month in February is to showcase the impact that DECA has in preparing emerging leaders and entrepreneurs. Learn how you can promote DECA and earn recognition for your chapter at http://www.deca.org/events/ctemonth.
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Dates and Deadlines
Virtual Business Challenge Round II begins: January 2, 2012
Details at http://www.deca.org/events/30/.
H&R Block Dollars and Sense Challenge Round II begins: January 2, 2012
Details at http://www.deca.org/events/69/
School-based Enterprise Certification and Re-Certification Deadline: January 13, 2012
Details at http://www.deca.org/sbe/certification/.
DECA Corporate Scholarship Deadlione: January 20, 2012
Details at http://www.deca.org/scholarships.
Emerging Leader Honor Award Deadline: February 1, 2012
Recognize your outstanding graduating seniors with this prestigious award. Download the application at http://www.deca.org/events/honoraward/.
National Officer Intent to Run Deadline: February 1, 2012
Potential candidates for 2012-2013 DECA National Office can get an advantage by turning in the "Intent to Run" form found at http://www.deca.org/events/officercandidate/.
FIDM Challenge Deadline: February 10, 2012
Deadline to submit registration form and post video for FIDM Challenge. Details at http://www.deca.org/events/fidmchallenge/. |
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2nd Annual ICDC T-Shirt Design Contest
 DECA Images would like to thank those members who submitted designs for the 2nd Annual ICDC T-Shirt Design Contest.
Check out our facebook page on January 17 to vote for your favorite design! Voting takes place January 17-31, 2012. |
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Competitive Events
Success!
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Dimensions Worksheet
The January/February 2012 issue of Dimensions focuses on fashion merchandising. View it online and download a worksheet at http://www.deca.org/issues/30.
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Product of the Month
As competition draws near, don't forget to shop DECA Images for all your competitive event preparation needs.
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Advisor Professional Development
Be a Hero to your students, for your school and in your community by participating in DECA's Chapter Advisor Summer Institute. Registration is now open to attend the four-day institute that will help you make DECA an integral part of your students' learning experience. Choose your city - Providence or Denver - and register by March 1 for the early bird rate!
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Third Annual Online Yard Sale
DECA Images is pleased to launch it's third annual online yard sale. Take advantage of great savings on your favorite DECA Gear. Start shopping now!
Tees as low as $4.00
Hoodies as low as $15.00
Sweatpants as low as $12.00
Hats as low as $5.00
Competitive Event Preparation Materials as low as $1.00
...and so much more!
Take advantage of our great savings on written event folios. Originally $2.50...now only $0.75! They may have the old logo on them, but they will still be accepted at the ICDC for competition.
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Corporate and External Affairs Update
Don't forget to check your Chapter Leadership Packet
In this month's packet you'll receive MDA Shamrocks, employment partnership information from Journeys, poster from Marriott International and flyers from our corporate vendors, Junior Tours and Country Meats.
NAB Updates
Scholarship Deadline
 Many of DECA's corporate partners offer scholarships to DECA members who are employed with their company (i.e. Finish Line, Kmart, Men's Wearhouse, Publix Supermarkets, Safeway, Sears, TJMaxx/Marshalls) and/or have a specific interest in a particular field (Marriott, NAPA, Don Debolt). Please make sure you encourage your students to apply and that they meet the criteria. The deadline for submission is January 20, 2012 and details can be found at www.deca.org/scholarships.
As a proud National Advisory Board member, Men's Wearhouse is offering to assist DECA with the transition to the new blazer pocket patch. Their local stores will stitch the new patch onto your blazer. The charge for this service is only $5 per blazer. The following conditions apply:
- Payment must be made when blazers are brought to their store. Payment can be made with cash, check or credit card.
- Any applicable taxes will be added.
- Allow a MINIMUM of 2 weeks for the work to be completed.
- If you have more than 20 blazers that need to be serviced, bring them in groups of 20 over a period of time to reduce congestion in MW's tailor shops.
- Patch service is available only at standard Men's Wearhouse locations. This service is not available at Men's Wearhouse and Tux locations. For the Men's Wearhouse nearest you, visit www.menswearhouse.com.
Men's Wearhouse is the parent company of TwinHill, our supplier of DECA blazers. To order new blazers for your chapter, visit www.deca.org/shop.
Hilton Worldwide has enhanced is commitment to DECA's Scholarship Program. Hilton Worldwide Scholars will receive a $5,000.00 award. For 2012, the Hilton Worldwide Scholarships will be awarded through the Applegate Scholarship Process. Hilton Worldwide has also picked up a partial sponsorship of Collegiate DECA's Entrepreneurship Academy.
PostNet has joined the National Advisory Board. PostNet will be a business services and research partner, sponsoring the high school and collegiate BOR Competitive Events. Please reach out to PostNet in your communities as a valuable partner in these areas, as well as, for a broader, on-going corporate/community relationship.
Vendor Updates
Otis Spunkmeyer has a great January offer for the New Year. They are offering $2 off each flavor of their Tasty Grain Fresh Baked Bars. These bars are made with all natural ingredients and are a healthy way to kick off your New Year. Available in two great flavors, 3 Berry and Trail Mix. The 3 Berry Bar has a medley of cranberries, blueberries, and strawberries and the Trail Mix Bar includes peanuts, raisins, cranberries, chocolate chips, sunflower seeds, flax seed, whole wheat and rolled oats. These frozen bars come 60 to a case, giving you a great way to maximize profit by offering an addition to your great selling Otis cookies! Each case also comes with 60 branded bags to serve and sell the bars in for easy handling. For more information on the Tasty Grain Bars please visit their website at www.spunkmeyer.com or to order now and get $2 off per case call 1.888.ASK.OTIS.
Jack Link's is proud to be a National Advisory Board Member of DECA! Now, you can purchase Jack Link's Meat Snacks for your School-based enterprise through their dedicated website for DECA! Go to http://retailer.jacklinks.com. Once there, hit the register button and complete the form with your chapter's information and create an account. When it asks for a Catalog Code, enter "DECA702". You will also need your school's Tax ID #, as well as a credit card to place an order. This will direct you to the DECA page created by Jack Link's with meat snacks chosen that are perfect for your school! Simply pick and choose items you would like to sell. The website will provide you with the suggested retail price for each item you select as well as the potential margins. The minimum order must add up to $150.00, and they will ship the product directly to your school with no shipping charges! You will have your product typically in 7-10 days.
They offer many different items to choose from as well as racks to display! The pricing is quite aggressive and you will not be able to purchase these items for less anywhere else. Jack Link's is the World's largest Meat Snack Company and has strong brand awareness. Add to this strong margins, long shelf life, and a healthy alternative to other snack items - Jack Link's is a sure bet to increase sales in your store. Visit the website and order some Jack Link's Beef Jerky today!
The Candle Cottage has been handcrafting premium scented candles in Sevierville TN. since 1974. Their candles are some of the very best you could find anywhere from any manufacturer. DECA members can also use their program to help chapters reach their MDA goals.
The list that sets them apart from the others is as follows;
*Fifty percent of the gross proceeds go directly back to you.
*They pay the freight to get the candles from Sevierville to your delivery address.
*They provide a set of samples at no charge for all of your members to inspect.
*Brochures and order forms are available for all members.
*Electronic order form for submitting the order by seller. The form is in an excel format and does the math for you eliminating any potential error.
*Presorting of the order by seller. This eliminates the painstaking task of doing this from a mountain of candles on a pallet.
*Guaranteed replacement should any goods be damaged by the freight company during transit
*Delivery of your order in one week after order and payment are submitted.
They will add an additional 5 percent to any fundraiser directly giving back to MDA, making the proceeds from sales a huge 55 percent!
Should you have any additional questions please contact Doug Knox at 239-471-2622 or 239-280-2158. Visit the Candle Cottage online at www.candlecottage.com. |
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