Byesville Rotary learns DECA Club goal is development of business skills

Pictured: DECA members: Dalton Singleton, Taylour Kidd, Ian West, and Simon Nichols.

 

Reading for Nov. 27: November Rotarian, "Global Outlook," p. 62.

 

 

Reminder: Bring a gift for a kid to the Dec. 4 meeting. Club members voted to donate the gifts to the Interact Angel Tree project. Gifts should be appropriate for elementary age students.

 

Taylor Kidd, club vice president, Dalton Singleton, Simon Nichols, Ian West, members of the Meadow Brook DECA Club (Distributive Educational Clubs of America) introduced members of the Byesville Rotary to the goals and objectives of the club.

 

DECA clubs work to prepare high school students to become leaders and entrepreneurs in the fields of marketing, finance, hospitality and management. Participation in club activities helps prepare students for college and for business careers by offering educational programs that integrate into classroom instruction. 

 

DECA was founded 60 years ago and is organized into high school and college divisions. Currently, the high school division has 185,000 members in 5,000 schools. It is an international, non-profit organization with clubs in many countries including the all 50 states in the USA, Germany, Mexico, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

 

DECA educational programs build student confidence, teach how to run businesses, and develop speaking and presentation skills. Educational units teach skills in the areas of marketing, business management and administration, hospitality and tourism, and finance. 

 

DECA founders believed that hands-on experience is one of the best methods to provide students with the skills they need to be successful in business. Students develop business skills by working though computer-based programs (SIMS) that simulate business models. The students then hone their skills by participating in regional competitions. To move to state competitions, a student must place in first or second in a regional competition. 

Members of the Meadow Brook club get additional, practical business experience by being responsible for running the snack concession at the high school. 

Bob Long reported that to date over 140 families have registered for the Byesville Rotary Food Basket program. Bob Long is still taking registrations and expects to have between 180-200 families registered by December 15. 

Club members are reminded bring a toy to the December 4 club meeting. Members voted to donate the toys to the Meadow Brook Interact club to be used toward their Angel Tree Christmas project. 

The club meets 7:30 am every Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Evelyn Spring, 740-439-4343.

 

 

 

Meadow Brook Interact Club celebrates 50th Interact anniversary

Pictured: Interact club members accept Rotary International “Certificate of Recognition.” Pictured: Miranda Miser, Kyle Dolan, Bethany Bergerson, Alex Eckleson. Macie Penrod, Rachel Jirles, Tessa Bickford, Annie Kackley.

Reading for November 27: November Rotarian,  "The Rotarian conversation with Steven Pinker," p. 56.

Volunteers are needed to staff bell ringing shifts. Monies collected are designated for our Christmas food basket program. Contact Dennis Harding to schedule a shift.

The Meadow Brook Interact club is celebrating the 50^th birthday of Interact clubs by planning an active year of service projects. The first Interact club, established in 1962 in Melbourne, Florida, began with 23 students. Interact members now total over 250,000.

Interact club membership provides young people with opportunities to develop leadership skills, exercise personal integrity, and become more appreciative of the value of individual responsibility and hard work. Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting.

Members of the Meadow Brook club presented a summary of the service projects they have planned for 2012-13. The club decided to support the purchase of Yuri, a new canine officer recently acquired by the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Department. Co-chairs for the fundraiser, Rachel Jirles, Macie Penrod, and Tessa Bickford, reported that the Halloween Dance they held to raise funds has enabled them to donate $400 to the Sheriff’s Department.

Interact club members are also very active in supporting the Byesville Rotary’s annual Christmas Food Basket program. Kyle Dolan, chair of the Interact food drive, stated that the club is asking each student in the Rolling Hills school system to donate canned goods. l. These items will be used to help fill the food baskets distributed by the Byesville Rotary. Since food baskets will be distributed on December 15, the club plans to finish their canned good drive by Thanksgiving. They are hoping to collect more cans than the students at John Glen.

Angel Tree co–chairs, Annie Kackley and Miranda Miser, reported on the status of their  Angel Tree. Club members are sponsoring an Angel Tree and encouraging students to participate by purchasing toys or by making a monetary contribution toward the project. They hope to ensure that about 40 kids from the Rolling Hills School District will be surprised on Christmas morning.

In December, the Interact Club and DECCA will co-sponsor a Talent Show. Co-chairs Alex Eckleson and Bethany Bergason stated that the Interact club will donate funds raised toward the purchase of a Shelterbox which will be used to help victims of disasters.

The club has planned at least one service project for spring. They will hold a “Purple Pinkie” fundraiser. Monies raised by this project will be donated to Rotary International’s effort to eliminate polio from the world.

Byesville Rotary is proud of the Meadow Brook Interact Club and the efforts of the young members who are active in giving back to their community.

The club meets 7:30 am every Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Evelyn Spring, 740-439-4343.

Byesville Rotary welcomes new member

Pictured: Marty Patchen, Membership Co-chair; Becky Brunner; and Evelyn Spring, Membership Co-Chair.

 

At the November 9 business meeting, Byesville Rotary welcomed Becky Brunner as their newest member. Becky Brunner is a Media Specialist at the Mid-East Career and Technical Center, Buffalo Campus.

Jim Vaughan, co-chair of the Breakfast with Santa committee, reported a change in the time the breakfast will be offered. The breakfast is now scheduled to be held 8:30am-11:30am on Saturday, December 15, at the Stop Nine Senior Center.

The club will be serving pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, milk, and coffee. Cooking again this year are Rich Dair, Head Chef, and Larry Miller, Pancake Specialist. Pictures with Santa are complementary with the purchase of breakfast. Funds raised at the breakfast will be used by the Rotary to support local service projects such as providing dictionaries for every third grader in Rolling Hills or supplying Christmas food baskets.

Tanya Hitchens proposed that the club sponsor a bingo party featuring 31 products as a new fundraiser. After a short discussion, club members voted to support this effort. The bingo party will be held sometime in February of 2013. Club members will be pre-selling tickets which will be limited to 225.

Dennis Harding asked club members to sign up for bell ringing shifts which will start this month. Monies raised by bell ringing will be used to support the club’s Christmas food basket project.

The club will hold its annual Christmas part at the December 4 meeting. Breakfast will be provided. Members are asked to celebrate the meaning of Christmas by bringing a toy to be donated to the Secret Santa program.

The club meets 7:30 am every Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Evelyn Spring, 740-439-4343

Byesville Rotary gets update on construction at Vocational Center

Pictured: Dan Coffman, Director Mid-East Career and Technology Center, Buffalo Campus, and Phyliss Jeffries, Speaker Host.

Reading for Nov. 6; November Rotarian, "Culture shock," p. 45.

Dan Coffman, Director of the Mid-East Career and Vocational Center, Buffalo Campus, updated Byesville Rotary members on the construction at the Buffalo Campus. The campus is adding more space for classrooms and labs. The new construction is designed to be more energy efficient and greener.

The current construction project will join the original two buildings on the campus. The new addition will contain 2 science labs, English and math classrooms, a computer lab, and rooms for the “Extra Help” program. When the new construction is complete, the existing buildings will be gutted and the space will be reconfigured.

The new construction will be certified by LEED and will conform to specifics standards of “greenness.” Some of the processes that the certification will affect are the way the Vocational Center will deal with waste water and effective use of natural light.

Trailers or temporary buildings will be rented to provide space for classes while the current classrooms are renovated. Coffman stated that the Vocational Center will use the need for temporary quarters as an opportunity to provide hands-on experience to the students in the Building Trades program. Students will have the opportunity to build some of the temporary quarters needed. He expects that a limited number of summer internships and /or apprenticeships will be made available.

Currently the campus is busy with up to 25 contractors on campus at any one time. Coffman was pleased to report that the electrical foreman responsible for the Buffalo campus construction is a Meadowbrook graduate who attended classes on the Buffalo campus.

Club projects for the holiday season include the annual Christmas Food Basket program. Fundraising for this service project is underway. Anyone wishing to make a donation can contact Bob Long, 740-685-3620. Club members are needed to schedule a shift for bell ringing. The Meadowbrook Interact club has volunteered to take responsibility for staffing Thursday shifts at Advantage Bank in Byesville. The Breakfast with Santa committee reported that the date for the breakfast will be Saturday, December 22.

The club meets 7:30 am every Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Evelyn Spring, 740-439-4343.