(EXECS: Yaseen, Shivanni, Abhinav, Sheiry, and Kanishk)
Teamwork,
dedication, innovative and leadership are only four words
that describe DECA, an association of marketing and management
students, and one of Brampton Centennial's largest clubs.
Each year, DECA plays an active role in not only the academic
environment but the community as well. Past events that
DECA members have organized and participated in include
Easter-O-Gram fundraisers, DECA Match, DECA Challenge,
the MS Walk, AIDS Walk, Free Enterprise week (which involved
a meeting with the mayor of Brampton and DECA members),
just to name a few.
Members
also participate in DECA's highlight event, provincial
competitions, in February of each year. In preparation
for competitions, training is provided to build skills
and confidence. At competitions, members from all DECA
chapters in Ontario compete individually or in teams
for written and oral events by demonstrating their proficiency
and knowledge of the business world. Each member or
team is given a realistic business situation that they
are required to handle professionally and creatively.
If successful, DECA members then compete internationally.
Since Brampton Centennial DECA members are known for
their excellence, previous members have travelled to
places such as Salt Lake City, Orlando, Florida and
Nashville, Tennessee to compete for the international
title.
DECA
also strives to achieve three main goals each month:
to complete at least one voluntary event within the
school or community, to organize at least one school
fundraiser and to hold one social event which allows
DECA members to socialize while building teamwork and
co-operation. Overall, DECA members gain leadership
abilities, business knowledge, management skills and
communication and creativity skills while having fun
and demonstrating their passion of the entrepreneurial
world at the same time!
Some
Important Websites:
1.
www.deca.ca - This site
is the official website for DECA's Ontario chapter. This
site includes all information about provincials in Toronto,
categories and other DECA chapters.
2. www.deca.org - This site
is the official international DECA site. This site gives
all the information about all the DECA chapters in North
America. The DECA Guide can be found through this website
for further event category research.
