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Official Newsletter of Key Club Division 12
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In this issue!
Konichiwa! That’s Japanese for “hello”! My name is Alyssa Ross and I am your 2011-2012 Division 12 Lieutenant Governor. I am so excited to be working with your school and I know we are going to have a fun, successful key club year. I would like to reiterate about me and my goals for this year once again. I attend Sulphur High School and I am an upcoming senior. I have been involved with Key Club since I was in 8th grade and a registered Key Club member for 3 years (going on 4). I was a Builder’s Club member in middle school and this will be my second year on the LaMissTenn District Board. I hope to continue my K-Family journey throughout my life. Key Club is my top priority. This year I plan to: make a newsletter for each month visit each club hold a PCM each month stay in communication make Key Club AWESOME I plan to keep you informed about all the service projects going around town and also all
August 2011
Introduction ......... 1 of the fun Key Club events. Which include: Rally (October 22) Key Leader (November 4-6) New Officer Training (March 22-23) LaMissTenn District Convention (April 20-22) Key Club International Convention (July 4-8) I cannot wait to visit your club and start working with you! If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me at anytime! My contact information is listed on the last page.
Division 12 News . 2 Organizations ...... 3 Calendar ............. 4 Fun Page .............. 5 Contact Info ........ 5
Alyssa Jade Ross Lieutenant Governor Division 12
Who is this? Find out on page 2! IP Division 14 LTG, Jennifer Le and me at ICON 2011.
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” -Francis Bacon
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Answer to page 1: Alan Wang LaMissTenn’s International Trustee. Goals for 2011-2012: I want to contribute to Key Club International by working from the ground up, placing the best resources possible in the hands of our Lieutenant Governors and club officers. I also hope to make Key Club more of a household name. Key Club is absolutely amazing, and it is rather sad to see that many high school students don't know much about what it accomplishes. In fact, the lack of knowledge is most apparent in many of our members—I've seen too many Key Clubbers that don't even know anything outside of their school's club. The knowledge of there being something larger out there really inspired me to work harder as a servant leader, and I think that many others would agree. Finally, I really want to see more K-Family cooperation. By operating as isolated units, each branch of the K-Family is not optimally benefiting the global community. Joint projects between all levels would boost the already amazing achievements of the K-Family.
I NEED YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION! It is very important that I receive your contact information! I need contact info from the following schools: -Jennings High School -DeRidder High School -Saint Louis Catholic High School
President’s Council Meeting (PCM) When? August 27, 2011 Time? 2pm Where? TBA Who should attend? All club officers and advisors
School Project Ideas!
Bring Up Grades (B.U.G.) Challenge students at the end of the quarter to raise their grades 0.5 or more by the next quarter. Students who meet the challenge are invited to an ice cream party, pizza party, or barbecue. They are excused from class to attend these parties. Elementary Field Day During the school year, invite elementary school students to a field day, but don’t limit it just to track and field. Instead, conduct math contests, art shows, spelling bees, reading contests, etc. Your Key Club can donate trophies for the winners. No money needs to be charged, just let the kids have fun! Flags Have Key Club members hang your nation’s flag throughout the school, making sure they are correctly hung. Library Clean-Up Help librarians keep the library clean. Set up a schedule for club members to fill on a rotating basis. Tutoring Tutor youngsters from area elementary schools. Contact churches to see if they know of youngsters in need of tutoring. Key Club members can help the students develop reading skills through after-school practice in the church.
Missed a newsletter?! Check out Issuu.com/Alyssa.ltg12 to find all of the division 12 newsletters! You can also check out lamisstennkeyclub.org and click on the division 12 page too!
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Some of these organizations are part of the Major Emphasis Program! Major Emphasis Program (MEP) is a program in which Key Club International challenges all Key Clubs and members to focus their energies on making an international impact. The purpose of the Major Emphasis Program Committee is to promote the service initiative and service partners by coming up with new project ideas.
Their mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. They lead the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected—by diabetes. They also: -fund research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes. -deliver services to hundreds of communities. - provide objective and credible information. -give voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. For more information visit www.diebetes.org
Live 2 Learn focuses on the development of children, especially in the 5 to 9-year-old age group. Though one of the main motivations for implementing this program is to promote education and improve literary skills, it does not stop there. Live 2 Learn is meant to encourage the development of children in many ways, socially, academically, and creatively! Key Club members are serving primary children in three main areas: - Improving Grades, -Giving Back, -Growing Together. For more information visit http://www.keyclub.org/service/hos/si.aspx
Their Mission To advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Working in over 150 countries, UNICEF is a global humanitarian relief organization providing children with health care and immunizations, clean water, nutrition and food security, education, emergency relief and more. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF's humanitarian relief work through fundraising, advocacy and education in the United States. UNICEF's unrivalled access, expertise and influence with governments throughout the world has allowed us to save more children's lives than any other humanitarian organization. Despite extraordinary progress, 22,000 children still die each day from preventable causes. Our mission is to do whatever it takes to make that number zero by giving children the essentials for a safe and healthy childhood. For more information visit www.unicefusa.org
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August 5
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Monthly Report DUE
Kick-off PCM!
Final call for ALL contact Information
October
November
March
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4-6
22-23
Division 7A, 7B, and 12 Rally in Lafayette, LA
Key Leader in Greenwell Springs, LA
New Officer’s Training in Baton Rouge, LA
April
July
20-22
4-8
District Convention in Baton Rouge, LA
2012 Key Club International Convention
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Sudoku
Key Facts
The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a game with the correct numbers. There are three very simple rules to follow: -Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. -Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 though 9 in any order -Every 3x3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.
7. What does LaMissTenn mean? a) Los Angeles-Minnesota-Tennessee b) Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee c) Louisiana-Mississippi-Tennessee d)Louisiana-Minnesota-West Tennessee 8. What organization sponsors Key Club? a) UNICEF b) Circle K c) Kiwanis d) Key Club 9. What is the LaMissTenn District Mascot? a) Jean Claw the Crawfish b) John Craw the Crawfish c) Jean Craw the Crawfish d) John Claw the Crawfish
Answers: 4) b 5) b 6) a
Contact Information Alyssa Ross Lieutenant Governor Division 12 2417 Saint Francis Street Sulphur, LA 70663 (337) 563-1561 alyssa.ltg12@yahoo.com
Make sure you visit Lamisstennkeyclub.org keyclub.org for more information about Key Club!
Gabby Murphy District Governor 7416 Shrewsbury Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808 gabbylamisstenngov@yaho o.com Philip Roth District Secretary-Treasurer 308 Hale Drive Thibodaux, LA 70301 prroth1993@hotmail.com
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