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2015-2016
Dates to Remember

June 2015
10         State Officers go to Camp Aldersgate


September 2015
3-4        Marketing Teachers' In-Service
              Mt. Magazine, Paris, AR


13-14    Fall State Executive Council Meeting
              Chancellor Hotel, Fayetteville


October 2015
5            NWA Fall Leadership Conference
              Chancellor Hotel, Fayetteville


22          Central Arkansas Fall Leadership
               Conference
               Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock


November 2015
20-22     DECA Power Trip
               Austin, TX


January 2016
10-11     Spring State Executive Council Meeting
               Chancellor Hotel, Fayetteville


March 2016
6-7          State Career Development Conference
                Chancellor Hotel, Fayetteville 


TBA         DECA Officer Training
                TBA


April 2016
23-26       ICDC
                 Nashville, TN


                

MAKING A DIFFERENCE:
DECA, MDA, and Camp Aldersgate

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The 2015-2016 State Officer Team would like to increase awareness of muscular disease and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 


It is Arkansas DECA's goal to send three children with muscular disease to Camp Aldersgate. 


Keep this goal in mind as you are planning your fundraising and community service activities for 2015-2016.  

For more information on Muscular Dystrophy and MDA, visit this website:
http://www.mda.org  
or click the logo below

For more information on Camp Aldersgate, visit this link:
http://www.campaldersgate.net/Programs/specialty-camps
or click the picture above
Want to do more?  Click this link to see a list of needs for Camp Aldersgate:  http://www.campaldersgate.net/Support/needs-list


When sending your donations to MDA in Little Rock, specify that you want your donation to go to summer camps. If you want it to go to another disability or fund, they also ask that you specify which one in order to help MDA know where to designate the funds. You can also send your donations to Gail Betts at ACE and they will be forwarded on your behalf to MDA.

Remember that we recognize chapters and their donations at SCDC. It is okay if you want to present them directly with a check at that time. However, funds must be reported in January in order for Arkansas DECA to receive national recognition at ICDC next year.


For more information about donations and addresses, click the "Sending Donations" button in the menu bar above or click here.

Are you excited about ICDC in Nashville, TN this year?

The DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) is the highlight of the DECA year. Over eighteen thousand high school students, advisors, businesspersons and alumni gather for several days of DECA excitement. Most participants at ICDC compete in one of DECA's competitive events. The top competitors in each event are recognized for their outstanding achievements. In addition to the competitive events, many students and advisors participate in a variety of leadership and career advancing academies.