Cacti Column
Division 58 December Newsletter
Key Club 101 Mission: Key Club is an international, student-led organization providing its members with opportunities to perform service, build character, and develop leadership. Motto : Caring- Our Wayof Life. The three Key Club colors all stand for something: blue stands for unwavering character, white stands for purity, and gold stands for service. The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness.
Salvation Army The Salvation Army is an organization that raises money for impoverished Americans. They serve, on average, one person per second. That is 30 million people per year! Division 58 is taking a part in this service through bell ringing. If you would like to volunteer in an area near you, or you just would like to know more information go to www.salvationarmyusa.org . The Salvation Army has this to say about their donation kettles, “When others donate to your kettle, they're giving far more than money. They're giving meals to a hungry child, warm beds to a homeless family, and hope to those who need it most.�
The Eliminate Project Kiwanis International and UNICEF have teamed up to ELIMINATE Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus! With your help we can wipe this disease off the Earth! It has already been eliminated in 20 countries, but it is still a threat in 39! 60,000 babies die per year, as well as several mothers, from MNT.
Did you know that 1 child dies every 20 seconds from a disease that could have been prevented by a vaccine? Well, the vaccine for this disease is only $1.80. MNT is caused when tetanus spores, which are found in the soil, come into contact with an open cut during childbirth. It leads to convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch so mothers cannot hold their baby when it is born. At this point there is not much people can do. The road to ending MNT will be hard, but helping out in fundraisers is easy! Through the hard work of Kiwanians, UNICEF, and volunteers like you, we will see an end to MNT!
Contact Information District Governor: Lisa Antonio lisaantonioltg@gmail.com District Secretary: Ik Hoon Jung Ih.j.322@gmail.com District Treasurer: Aneesh Pappu apappu97@gmail.com District Editor: Jenny Zhang editorjennyzhang@gmail.com Division 58 Lieutenant Governor: Allyson Weaver allyweaver014@gmail.com
• “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” • -Albert Einstein