Extreme Makeover Community Service Edition

MOVE THAT BUS!

As you glance from the logo to the header, you begin to envision Ty Pennington, TV personality of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, yelling at the top of his lungs to move that enormous coach bus blocking the view of the beautiful house that his team and the community has built for a family in dire need of relief. Suddenly you see the families reaction, the jumping, the screaming, the tears, and the hugs. “Our show proves that some pretty incredible things can happen when people come together.” Says Pennington, and after seven days of hard nonstop work, this one moment is what makes it all worth while.

Let's Get Started!

Hello once again my fellow DECA members! I'm writing to all of you today to bring both bad news and good news. I will start with the bad news first.. I am sad to announce that Ty Pennington will not be joining Wisconsin DECA this year on our journey to increase and better the community service aspect of this wonderful organization. I know this is very shocking and heart breaking, but we mustn't dwell to long. On a brighter note I am proud to announce that the position of Ty Pennington will be replaced by all of you. What I am trying to say is that now is the time to get active! Take the initiative! Now is the time to take community service to the next level! This is your chance to THRIVE to better your community and the lives of those in need.

Now it seems that there are the same common recurring questions that are always asked from year to year that keep people away from community service, such as:

• How can I get active?
• Where should I start?
• What can I do?

Yes this proves to be the same vague question rephrased over and over, but have no fear this is where my handy dandy blog spot comes in to play!

I am excited to inform you all of the new changes we have made to the area of community service! I will start with the basics and work my way out into the more specifics as this post goes on.

So as you know Wisconsin DECA's Community Service area is broken down into four sections:

• MDA
• Acts of Kindness Program
• 100 Hours Program
• General Charities

Among these sections are the four areas in which you can look to pursue, or if you are a true die hard DECA lover this is where you have to decide which section you are going to accomplish first.

Now there are a few changes that we have made this year to ensure proper recognition will be given to each chapter for their hard work. This year we will create a universal online document for all four areas. This method will ensure efficiency, and will help to conserve paper as Wisconsin DECA looks to Go Green. With this form some of the key aspects that must be provided are:

• An explanation of what you did 
• How this act benefited your community
• And a picture of your chapter at work

With this we wish to not only recognize your chapter upon submission but we wish to share it throughout the DECA community. This will allow other chapters to see the great work your chapter has accomplished as well as to see some great ideas that they can look to pursue. Overall with this process we are looking to help educate the DECA community, in hopes that other chapters will begin to get involved in community service.

Now onto the part that I know all of you look forward to... AWARDS!
This year we have something really special to offer that I am sure all of you will be excited for. This year Wisconsin DECA will look to award the top three chapters in each category of community service, but wait thats not the best part! Upon placing in the top three of any of the four categories chapters will be given the opportunity to send one of their students to The Leadership Development Academy in Anaheim California!

So as you can see this is the time to get active! Take a stand and help your community!

If you have any further questions you can email me at connor.norris47@gmail.com

Well thats all for now Wisconsin DECA.
Until next time,
Connor Norris