Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce Students Present to the President of the New York Islanders
January 23, 2009
(Long Island, N.Y.) The Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce Sixth Annual Business Leadership Competition in December was a huge success and especially gratifying for the top five teams who had competed in the Sports Marketing category. Teams from Commack, Deer Park, Northport and St. Dominic High School were invited to share their presentations with the President of the New York Islanders on Friday January 16th.
This year’s Sports Marketing project focused on the Islanders franchise and how to improve the business. The students were given the task of creating a plan to attract more people, promote the team, promote team merchandise and make attending the games more exciting. One of the judges for the category, Paul Lancey, former Business Director for the Islanders, was so impressed with the presentations that he invited the top five teams to the Islander Headquarters to present their project information to Chris Dey, President of the Islanders.
Mr. Dey truly felt each team had several great ideas and he promised to consider some of their concepts to improve the marketing of the Islanders. Each team was interested in student discounts, signed merchandise and meeting the players to sign autographs before games.
After the projects were completed the students were more excited to hear how Mr. Dey started his career in sports, his college internships, first job and how he became President of the Islanders. His story was fascinating and much appreciated by his audience.
“It is inspiring to see the hard work and dedication that each of these students demonstrates. In the last six years the Business Leadership Competition has grown and this year over 170 students from nine high schools participated in ten different categories clearly reinforcing the value and impact it has for our local students, teachers and school districts” explained Linda Mitchell, Executive Director of the YPCC.
As a division of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce (YPCC) was established in 2001 to engage high school students, college students and young entrepreneurs to enhance their leadership skills in a professional environment interacting with business executives, community leaders, educators and other young adults. Each December the Annual Business Leadership Competition provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge through presentations in the categories of Fashion Marketing, E-Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality Services, Advertising, Graphic Design, Real Estate, Sports Management, Sports Marketing and Job Interview.
PHOTO: Chris Dey, President of the NY Islanders with some of the students who were present at the meeting.
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