Written by Emma Stone
The DECA Chapter of Cedar Creek Schools hosted a fundraiser event for all to donate towards the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
DECA stands for Distributive Educations Clubs of America, an international organization with over 150,000 high school participants, including Cedar Creek Schools.
Caty Simmons, business/marketing teacher and DECA advisor, helped the DECA officers decide on the idea as well as coordinate all the moving pieces.
“MDA is the long-standing community service partner for DECA, Inc., the international organization we are a part of,” said Simmons. “The fundraiser was even more successful than we hoped.”
Cedar Creek raised more than $800 in this effort. .
“I am happy to be a part of raising money for such an important organization,” said Simmons. “We were very proud of our DECA students for coordinating it and for giving back to MDA.”
Teachers were given the opportunity to become the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) if their students raised the most money by donating change in a bucket located in each of the classrooms that participated.
Sixteen classes at Creek competed from Pre-K level to 12 grades. Meagan Stephenson, Cedar Creek Pre-K teacher, and her class raised the most.
“My class loved donating,” said Stephenson. “Once the bucket was delivered to my room, I explained that they could bring money to help children that were sick. They thought it was fun to put money in the bucket.”
The prize for Stephenson: the chance to kiss a live goat on Cedar Creek’s morning video announcements.
“I was proud of my students and their families,” said Stephenson. “It always feels good to give to those in need. I hope my students realize how fortunate they are and that they will always give to those in need when they can.”
