The DECA chapter hosted its first DECA Gives Back project Oct. 23.

Club members made blankets for Project Linus, an organization that gives blankets to sick and
traumatized children.

The project meant something different to each participant.

“Coming from a family that has adopted underprivileged children as well as worked on making less advantaged children’s lives better, The Linus project means a lot to me,” senior Logan Hawley said.

This is the first year that DECA has gotten involved in the project, and members are enthusiastic about making a difference.

“I am very excited to get the whole club involved in Project Linus to make sure that DECA is making a positive difference in the world and all the club members experience such a rewarding activity,” club president Emily Murphy said. “I believe helping sick children is hugely important because something as simple as a blanket can do a lot to help them get through one of the hardest times of their life.”

Students made the blankets by cutting fringes around the edges of fleece fabric and tying the fringes together.

Lisa Burns, who has advised DECA for three years, went into the project with a production plan and goal.

“My theory is if we have enough kids there, it will be set up as an assembly line,” Burns said. “Our goal is to do 10 to 20 blankets total.”

Students who came to the event were eager to get to support the cause.

“We get to help kids and I just love helping people,” junior Bronxton McGee said. “I think it’s really important that we get involved with things like this so we can give help to those who need it.”