JULY NEWSLETTER Division 18
Written by Madison Matice
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 3-LTG GREETING PAGE 4-GOVERNORS BULLETIN PAGE 5-INTERNATIONAL UPDATE PAGE 6-UPCOMING EVENTS PAGE 7-SERVICE PROJECT IDEAS PAGE 8-SPOTLIGHT/RECAP PAGE 9-PROGRESS UPDATES PAGE 10-PROJECTS KEY CLUB SUPPORTS PAGE 11-INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS PAGE 12-SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE 13-CONTACT INFO PAGE 14-PAPERWORK TRACKER
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR GREETING Hey Hey Division 18! I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far. This year has been flying by. School has finally come to an end and summer has begun. During the summer, not a lot goes on with Key Club in your schools. That’s why it’s important to reach out to your members over the summer and to also complete service projects at home. Check out the list of service projects down below and try one out! All I can say SUMMER is that so far BLUES this year, our division has done great and I’m so proud of each and every one of you. Thank you for your cooperation during these times and keep up the great work! Yours in Service, Madison Matice
INTERNATIONAL UPDATE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW 2020-21 KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL BOARD International president — Alex Drahos, Nebraska-Iowa International vice president — Caroline Bushnell, Rocky Mountain
Trustees Emma Brainard, Indiana Emma Chang, California-Nevada-Hawaii KIWIN'S Marissa Ding, Minnesota-Dakotas Salma Eldeeb, Florida Glory Kalu, New Jersey Melanie Kim, Georgia Lena Oswald, Illinois-Eastern Iowa River Pease, Michigan Jordan Reichhardt, Rocky Mountain Andrew Watson, Southwest Eddie Wei, Nebraska-Iowa
UPCOMING EVENTS -There are currently no upcoming events in our division. If anything changes, you will be informed in my weekly update. -This year the Thirst Project Legacy Summit will be virtual! Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization that works with the support of young people to END the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe, clean drinking water. I recommend to take advantage of this great experience! Dates: Thursday July 16th & Friday July 17th Time: 1PM - 5:30PM EST Link to register: https://www.thirstproject.org/about/even ts/legacy-summit/
SERVICE PROJECT IDEAS Go virtual with service projects! Check out these ideas below and try some out! Online Tutoring Work with a local elementary, middle, or high school to set up a volunteer tutoring program Translators Without Borders Translate medical texts for healthcare professionals, https://translatorswithoutborders.org Charity Miles Lets you turn a neighborhood jog or weekend hike into a fundraiser for good. Just choose a charity and get moving. The app tracks your movement. For every mile you log, you help to earn money for your chosen charity. https://charitymiles.org/ FREE RICE APP
Thank You Cards Create thank you cards for people who are working on the frontline
An app where you can answer trivia to earn rice for the World Food Program, https://freerice.com/categories/englishvocabulary
Color-A-Smile Coloring pages for senior citizens and troops overseas, https://colorasmile.org
BeanBeanBean Website where you answer trivia questions to earn money for food banks, https://beanbeanbean.com
Chalk Walk Make a chalk walk in your neighborhood that will bring joy to people walking
AtlasGo Charity An app where you can workout to earn money for charity, https://atlasgo.org
Ribbon Leis for Graduating Seniors Make ribbon leis for graduating seniors (you can do it for the seniors in your club)
Be My Eyes App where volunteers help those with limited sight through live video call
Bedtime Stories Record a video or audio recording of yourself reading your favorite children’s book provide it to a local children’s hospital as a resource
Bookshare Website where you can scan or edit books for people with reading disabilities, https://www.bookshare.org/cms/getinvolved/volunteer Wordsofthanks.online Write cards for healthcare workers online, https://wordsofthanks.online Dosomething.org Voice your activist opinions on global issues
Music Video Work with members from your club to make a fun music video for a local senior home Face Masks Make face masks with fabric Paper Cranes Fold paper cranes and donate them to children’s hospitals or give them to neighbors
SERVICE SPOTLIGHT By Jeana Monaco Averill Park High School Hi, my name is Jeana Monaco and I’m the president of Averill Park High School Key Club. I recently attended a Virtual Team Engagement Webinar during the month of June. The Pacific Northwest District and the New York District collaborated together to create an interactive bond and culture between club life and its members. Throughout the webinar, engaging elements were added. Polls, dance parties, breakout rooms and music made icebreakers easy to participate in during these different times. This interactive webinar was led by Swift Kick founder Tom Krieglstein. Tom was the keynote speaker at last year's LTC. Through this webinar, I got to meet so many new people and learn new tips and tricks to bring back to my home club. Even though there was limited room in the Zoom, kids kept joining and joining exceeding the numbers. There were so many Key Clubbers! Overall this was a great experience and I was happy to be a part of it.
ICON RECAP By Sophia Segal Division 3
This year, I attended the International Convention for the first time. Having this as a virtual event would have seemed to be a different experience, but I felt like I was there in person. I was truly able to understand what the event would have been like if it were live. One highlight of the event was attending the workshops. I went to Understanding Healthy Boundaries, Lieutenant Governor Training, Bystander Intervention, and Diversity and Inclusion. I really enjoyed each workshop and I was able to gain so much new information. Another part of the Convention that I liked a lot was hearing the remarks from the KCI leaders. They discussed organizations that they have worked with, but the most inspiring part was hearing how they overcame obstacles along the way of their careers. Going to this event was such an amazing experience, and I can’t wait to attend it again next year!
PROGRESS UPDATE
PROJECTS KEY CLUB SUPPORTS Governors Project: Canines for Disabled Kids-This non-profit organization increases independence for children with disabilities and their families through the use of service dogs. They also help children obtain free educational programs to school and community groups about service dogs. By creating partnerships, understanding the organization and raising funds for this project, it will create awareness through the District Project: Project Hope-This charity community. aims to place power in the hands of local healthcare workers. They also are building a different world: a strong and resilient global community of health care workers who practice innovative solutions in their communities — and then pass them on to others. Doing this, they are saving lives worldwide. They provide help, even in a crisis.
SUMMER BLUES
District Endorsed Project: Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation-This foundation helps families and kids suffering with Lyme disease. It also helps pay for medical treatment for children with this disease. Lyme disease is usually transmitted from a deer tick and anyone can get it, even kids! That's why its important to help those who do have it because treatment is very expensive.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS Squads Abroad-Squads Abroad is the world's leading expert in international volunteering. Key Club has teamed up with Squads Abroad to create the largest High School Movement improving Health and Education. Doing this, it creates opportunities to develop cross-cultural experience. Squads Abroad has many different programs for volunteering, like Global Health, Global Education, and much more!
SUMMER BLUES
Nickelodeon-Nickelodeon has two huge campaigns that trys to get kids involved. They are called the Worldwide Day of Play and Nickelodeon's Get Dirty campaign. Their mission is to make the world a more playful place by leading active, playful events across the country. They also try to educate kids and families abput what they can do to protect the earth one step at a time.
SOCIAL MEDIA Division 18: Instagram: division18_nydkc District: Instagram: @nydkc Twitter: @nykeyclub Facebook: @nydkc Youtube: @nydkc International: Instagram: @keyclubint &kci1920 Twitter: @keyclub Facebook: @keyclubintnl Youtube: @Key Club International Website: keyclub.org Sistrict: Instagram: @thebestsistrict
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