On December 14th, your state officers volunteered at a Toys for Tots sorting event in Dover. The distribution center received thousands of toys and your officers helped out by sorting through these toys and hand-picking them for children in need this holiday season. Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children across the nation. December is the season of giving, but some families cannot Read more…
On December 6th, DETSA State Officers volunteered at a fundraiser event for Toys for Tots and Code Purple. We worked the American Legion assisting the two local charities in raising money. At this event, many toys were donated for those children whose families cannot afford them. We also raised money through raffle tickets, and 50-50 drawings. By the end of the event, over $9,000 was raised for these two organizations. We were honored to help Read more…
The Delaware TSA state officers met in November for the month’s service project. Collaborating with Code Purple, your officers were able to prepare casserole dishes that went to the homeless in Delaware so that we can bring holiday cheer to those in need. Code Purple is an organization that provides shelter, warm food, and new clothes to the homeless in freezing weather conditions. There are many displaced people in Delaware who don’t have shelter or Read more…
TSA is running the Verizon Innovative App Challenge for the fourth year in a row. Middle school and high school teams have the chance to win mobile devices, $20,000 for their schools, and the opportunity to be recognized at the 2016 national TSA conference in Nashville, TN. TSA chapters are encouraged to enter this STEM competition and it is EASY to do. The competition is based on a winning IDEA using simple mobile application coding. Read more…
Last October, the Delaware TSA state officers volunteered as actors in an event called Fright Night at Brecknock Park. The haunted attraction is very famous around the Camden and Dover area and has 29 spooky scenes, including an abandoned bus, toxic wasteland, and a maze around a barn. Fright Night organizers were able to present a check of over $500 to Home of the Brave, an organization that makes it their goal to reduce homelessness Read more…