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Agenda

• Breakfast• Old Business • New Business• Upcoming Events• 9/11 Community Service• Field Trip

Upcoming Events

1. 9/11 Community Service2. Stevi B’s Social3. DECA Fall Rally Field Trip4. October Meeting

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

VP of Communications: Sarah CoheleyVP of Finance: Brittny DePuyVP of Public Relations: Alexis PepinVP of Chapter Development: openHistorian: open

Your Officers

Community Service• 9/11 Remembrance Project– We will bake cookies and other treats for local fire and

police departments.– Next Monday -9/10 we will be putting baskets

together. Come during your lunch if your not in class.– After school -3:45-5:00 p.m.– we will deliver to Trickum

Rd. and Arnold Mill stations.• Sign up to participate.– We need to know who need a ride and who will meet

us there. – We may need some parents to volunteer to drive

students to the stations.

Donations

1. We still need donations of baskets, ribbons, flags, and red/white/blue stickers.

2. Please bring to school on Monday to decorate the baskets.

Social

• Stevi B’s Social• Tuesday, October 2nd or 16th • 6 -7:30 pm

Let’s Vote on the DATE!

DECA FALL RALLY

• Friday, October 12• $40 for admission and NO rides.• $45 for students riding unlimited rides. Price

includes charter bus, registration, admission, and rides. You will need to bring money for food.

• Limited space of 18 students to attend. Approximately 5 spots left.

DECA Fall RallyWhat Were Doing There….

• 6:00 am – Meet at Woodstock High School• 9:30am-10:00am Registration @ Fairgrounds• 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!• 6:00-7:00 pm – Expected arrival home

Fall Rally Competitions

• Georgia DECA will have 4 competitive events at the Fall Rally!

• I need to know who is interested in competing in these events.

Chapter T-shirt DesignChapter BrochureChapter Membership PosterIndividual DECA Theme Speech

1 Design Per Chapter:

CHAPTER T-SHIRT DESIGN, BROCHURE, AND POSTERAWARDS:• 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

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

Fall Fundraiser

• Yankee Candles Fundraiser• We will begin our sales in October and sales

will run approximately 2 weeks.• 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.

Design our DECA T-shirt

• Help us come up with our new DECA T-shirt design for this year.

• Due by: 9/14/12• Requirements: – Must have River Ridge DECA– Must have year– Must have “Thrive” theme

Stay in TouchBe sure to stay in touch and know what’s

happening.• Check your email frequently – we will be using

sign up genius for events.• Check the school website.• Check your text messaging – check with me today

your information.• Come by Room 1305.• Sign up for Remind 101 – with DECA notifications– Send text message to 720-399-4448– With message @nqr

Next Meeting

• Tuesday, October 9• 7:45 a.m.• Room 1305

• Get fundraiser information and stuff on DECA week.

Any Questions?

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