Group shot from the Ohio DECA SLR 2011

DECA Camp

Group shot from the Ohio DECA SLR 2011

Ohio DECA Summer Leadership Retreat 2011

The Ohio DECA Summer Leadership Retreat, or simply known as DECA Camp, is a four day excursion in which attendees are paired with other DECA members from across the state in a small group led by a Youth Staff member, a recent camp alumni and graduate.

The Summer Leadership Retreat (SLR) is designed to build a camper’s leadership skills through various small group activities, teamwork exercises, co-initiative small ropes course, inspirational speakers, mock competition, informational workshops, and social events. As the first major event of the year, DECA Camp provides the tools and motivation necessary to be a success in DECA throughout the year.

For 36 years, the goal of the SLR has been to provide the opportunity for Ohio DECA members to develop essential skills needed for their future endeavors in Marketing Education and DECA in a fun, relaxed, social environment.

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Important Dates for 2012

March 23 = Deadline for Youth Staff applications

  • April 15 – Interviews conducted
  • April 22 – Interviews conducted
  • May 13 – Meet and Greet
  • June 14-15 – Prep Session #1
  • June 28-29 – Prep Session #2
  • July 12 – Prep Session #3 (at camp)
  • Youth Staff Application

 

July 13-16 = Ohio DECA Summer Leadership Retreat 2012

  • June 20 – Last day to request refund
  • Arrival: Beginning at 1:00 pm on Friday July 13
  • Departure: 11:30 am on Monday July 16
  • Registration
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Closing Slideshow

The closing slideshow from this year is now available! Instead of creating a bunch of slideshow DVDs and shipping them individually (very time consuming and expensive to mail), we have decided to instead implement a “donors only section” of the website that contains the slideshow, unseen pictures, small group skit videos, and other exclusive media. To access this section of the website, please donate $10-20 to the Howard Eberts DECA Camp Scholarship Fund which will help send more students to camp in the future.

To see the closing slideshow and more, go to the Donate section now.

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Songs From Closing Session 2011

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“Look Ahead”

Look ahead, toward where you’re going, and you’ll be better able to deal with where you are.

Stay focused on the goal at the end of the road, and you’ll find a way to move steadily down that road.

Keep looking ahead, and even the difficult steps will seem lighter.  Keep your ultimate purpose in mind, and the burdens become that much more bearable.

Look ahead, and the challenges will make you stronger.  Look ahead, and your dreams will pull you toward them.

When you’re looking ahead, the distractions won’t be nearly so distracting.  Your efforts will gain the immense power of focus when you keep your eyes on where you’re headed.

Your time, your energy, your resources will get used no matter where you’re looking.  When you look ahead, you’ll get the highest return for that investment.  Look ahead, toward the place you most want to be.  The more you look, the closer you’ll be.

- Ralph Marston

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New Website

We recently updated our website and there are a few exciting changes that you should know about. In an effort to help campers, Youth Staff, and advisors stay connected to friends before and after camp, we integrated a lot of things with Facebook and our fan page.  Other than a sleek redesigned look, here are some other features on the new decacamp.org:

  1. Log in using Facebook – making it easy to like and comment on stories, pages, and updates throughout the site just by using your existing Facebook account.
  2. Pictures and video – both integrated through our Facebook fan page, become a fan here to tag yourself and friends.  You can also upload images yourself in our media section
  3. Youth Staff application – there is now an online application in addition to a PDF form you can download
  4. Stories – write about your own experiences at camp or read and respond to others (link on bottom right menu)
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