With school being closed, it may feel like DECA season has come to an end. But the summer is still a great time to continue activities and prepare for the year ahead. Summer offers new ways to interact and opportunities you may not have during school.
Reasons to Fundraise:
1. Keep the Chapter Active
When summer comes around, it’s easy for members to forget about school. This leads to the DECA chapter community going silent. Organizing a fundraiser can bring members together and get them to interact for a common goal. With more free time, they can better collaborate to help their club in the future.
2. Chapter Balance
Fundraising in the summer provides the chapter with a source of income when it is sometimes limited. Funds can help pay recruitment costs and additional activities before collecting member dues.
3. Community Investment
Doing activities with the greater community speaks to DECA’s values and can uphold your chapter’s image. A fundraiser provides a space for everyone to interact and can strengthen the bond with local students and parents, creating a great atmosphere for all.
Ways to Fundraise:
1. Involving Younger Kids
Tapping into your high school community and younger students from other schools provides a bigger market. At an outdoor activity, you can have a big water balloon fight, then smaller stations with face painting, bracelet making or a bouncy castle. These daytime activities also provide a small escape for parents caring for little ones.
2. Sporting Activities
Sports are an easy way to get any community member involved with your event. Holding a kickball tournament or a 5K run can appeal to a wide crowd. You can also create a space to kick a soccer ball around or play catch.
3. Relaxing Activities
While summer is a great time to stay active, sometimes you just want to take a break. Having a movie or trivia night is a simple activity to chill out. And for any of these events, you can have concessions to let people refuel and fundraise a little more.
