VITA (Volunteers Income Tax Assistance) "Bucks Back"

Over $3,000,000.00 goes unclaimed in Bucks County Tax dollars each year. The VITA program, also known as "Bucks Back" is designed to provide free tax preparation to low income families of Bucks County. The DVC SIFE Team has partnered with the IRS and Bucks County Opportunity Council for this project. After its second year Bucks Back has successfully expanded to two locations (DVC Library, and the Foxwood Manor), prepared over 550 tax returns, and has refunded more than $700,000 dollars to low income families of Bucks County! Click

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Corporate Creation

Corporate Creation is an interactive program designed to teach children grades 5-7 the importance of marketing, accounting, and business ethics in a free enterprise system. The meanings of basic accounting principles such as Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Income Statement, and Balanace Sheets are taught for basic understanding. Marketing with influential words like sale and new, and creating a company name that fits the scheme and character of the business. Ethics included product advertising, discussions on opponent "product bashing," and theft. More information about Corporate Creation is available upon request. Click the corporate cash logo for more information, and please feel free to visit the contact us page to ask any questions!

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Beyond Integrity

Beyond Integrity allows SIFE members to visit local area high school to teach ethics in a classroom setting and follow the lesson with a fun and educational game. The lesson covers the core elements of ethics and the roles they play in making ethical decisions; respect, integrity, and quality. Another element of the lesson was the "Front of the Newspaper Test" which gave students an easy test for making ethical decisions. The game was played in three stages allowing all teams a fair opportunity to gain points by answering questions. At the end of the period the team with the highest score was awarded various gift cards for their abilitiy to ethically out perform the opposition!

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Business Plan Challenge

The PICPA (Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants) sponsors a business plan challenge open to all students of Pennsylvania colleges and universities. In the 2005 the Delaware Valley College Team placed 1st, with a business plan for a fondu resturaunt entitled "Delightful Dippings," followed by two West Chester teams who placed 2nd & 3rd. This valuable learning experience and provides recoginition for the DVC SIFE Team.

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A-Day

A-Day is an annual event hosted by DVC, and after last year the SIFE Team has been chosen to be incharge of the ordering, inventory and internal controls for all of the food tents in addition to reconciling all cash drawers and creating a P/L statement for the 3 day long event. This is a wonderful opportunity that brings together DVC's unique agricultural heritage and amazing business department to accurately report the benefits of DVC's State Fair.

WWW.DVCSIFE.COM

The all new and continually updated DVC SIFE web site! Thank you for visiting DVCSIFE.com is intended for use by all team members, business advisory board members, the community, and any others that may have questions regarding our organization. There are great plans in store for DVCSIFE.com, and we hope to continually attract more visitors.

Coleman Foundation Grant

The grant totals near $17,000 and will be used as a scholarship to any student who helps in developing a business plan for a local entrepreneur. The local business seeking assistance are discovered through a professor Dave Beck who is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. The scholarships will be given out in increments of $500 to students who develop faculty approved business plans for any of the approved entrepreneurs, at no cost to the entrepreneur. This provides great opportunities to enhance DVC's reputation, DVC student's education, and is beneficial to local businesses.

Coasta Rica

The opportunity to travel abroad and study international trade, conservation, preservation, marketing, and to help women owned business was presented to the DVC SIFE Team this year. The only set back was funding for this event. The SIFE Team is able to contribute approximately $2500, while the Student Government Board can contribute near $4000. This leaves the Team about $4000 short of being able to send 4 students and 1 advisor. That $4000 is expected to be raised for next year by student willing to

"The Apprentice" - DVC Style

Donald Trump has made a splash in the entertainment industry with his hit show "The Apprentice" and the DVC SIFE Team has taken the general theme behind the show to actively recruit on campus, and enhance our team working skills. The SIFE Team was split into two competing teams with the same goals for each task. The main difference in the DVC style is the abolishment of the popular phrase, "YOU'RE FIRED!"

The first competition was the task of recruiting as many new members as possible. The teams were each assigned one of 2 C&O Expos held on campus each year which allows clubs to occupy a table to inform other students about their purpose. The teams also presented in various classes across campus in an effort to be the winning team.

The second event was a French Bread Pizza Night where the teams were responsible for purchasing supplies, making their pizza, and making the largest profit in the 3 hour alloted time period. While the main goal of this event was to make the largest profit the alterior motive was to bond with the other members and develope a sense of teamwork. The total income from the event was just under $300.