Hi everyone! Though there were fewer opportunities for chapter community service last year, this year the goal is to have one organized project per month. All community service projects will be marketed on Blacksburg DECA's social media and you will be told about it in your marketing class. Each nine weeks, you are responsible for completing 3 community service hours, though you can do many more if you want! Below is a form that you will fill out each 9 weeks to log your hours. You must submit proof of the hours you have completed with either a picture of you participating in the activity or a picture of a signature from an adult supervisor to verify that you did your hours. I hope that everyone will participate in our chapter-wide projects, but if you would like to do something on your own, there are plenty of options listed down below. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at camillegirardeau@mcps.org.

Camille Girardeau-Montaut, VP of Leadership
​Click here to view the Community Service video tutorial

SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Write a letter to a breast cancer patient to show them support in their fight against cancer.
Cards must be handwritten and smaller than 4.75 x 6.5 inches. Click this link to see the guidlines and example letters.
Make sure to send your letter to:
Girls Love Mail
193 Blue Ravine Rd, Suite 120
​Folsom, California 95630

Service Ideas:

  • Write positive messages/encouraging words in sidewalf chalk for neighbors
  • Offer to help neighbors with yardwork (ex. mowing their lawn, pulling weeds, etc...)*
  • Write cards for patients at the hospital**
  • Write cards for residents at Warm Hearth**
  • Show support for healthcare workers by writing thank you notes or artwork and posting to social media
  • Clean up neighborhood sidewalks and trails
  • Pick up groceries for older neighbors*
  • Offer to walk neighbors pets*
  • Washing and detailing family cars
  • Virtual Volunteering

Virtual Volunteering

Logging your hours

Continuing with the virtual submission from last year, you will log your hours via gmail or google form. The email is a last resort if the form isn't working, but we prefer you submit it through the form. If for some reason the form isn't working, you will email blacksburgdecacs@gmail.com with the following information. Name, date, Teacher, what you did, how long you did it, and some sort of proof (preferably a signature.) 

Here is the link to the form: Click Here

Service Incentive

 You will be required to do fulfill a community service requirement for your marketing class this year. However, if you choose to do extra hours you will be rewarded. For every extra hour you do you will receive 10 DECA Dollars (Ms. Radford) or A DECA star (Ms. Catley.) These will be useful if you're struggling in one or more  marketing class and need to raise your grade. 

Addresses and Example Cards

Warm Hearth Address:                                                                                                Hospital Address:
Warm Hearth Village                                                                                                            LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
ATTN: Life Enrichment Dept.                                                                                               3700 S Main St.
2603 Warm Hearth Drive                                                                                                     Blacksburg, VA  24060
Blacksburg, VA  24060
Messages:
Write positive messages and words to the patient at LewisGale Montgomery as they are not allowed visitors at this time. For Warm Hearth, write a letter, card, or drawing that are encouraging to help keep up the sprits of the senior residents.