The Saline County Career Center’s DECA Chapter received a recent four-figure financial boost.
According to a news release, on March 6, DECA received a $1,000 donation from ConAgra Foods, which is to be used to support the program.
Reportedly, 22 members of DECA will be competing at the DECA State Career Development Competition, being held now through Tuesday, March 13, at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City. International competition will be held during April 20-25 in Atlanta.
The SCCC DECA Chapter reportedly provides a sponsorship level, which includes advertising opportunities through DECA for each business which donates to the chapter. Initially created two years ago by Quiz Falls and Jack Hemeyer as a “Learn and Earn” project to help fund DECA competitions, “Dough4DECA” has been continued this year. On March 5, DECA reportedly raised nearly $1,800 from its intersection collection.
Each year, SCCC DECA reportedly works with local initiatives and charities to develop marketing, publicity and advertising plans or general-community awareness programs. This year, the Marshall Public School’s Project DECA (public-relations project); the Hoot Resource Center (public-relations project); Band Aid (start-up business); the Buddy Pack Program (advertising campaign); the Salt Fork YMCA (advertising campaign); the Baby Grace Project(community-service project); I AM Movement (fashion promotion plan); Clean Freaks (creative marketing); and Pets for Patients (creative-marketing project) will be hoping to move onto International competition.