T-O Division 39N August 2014 Newsletter

Key Club International Texas-Oklahoma District Division 39N Issue 4

In this Issue:

Aysha Moneer Lieutenant Governor Division 39N Texas-Oklahoma District Key Club International 817.929.5604

Letter from your LTG page 2 August Checklist page 3 Major Emphasis page 4 International Update page 5 Eliminate page 6 March of Dimes page 7 Children’s Miracle Network page 8 UNICEF page 9 Governor’s project page 10 District project page 11 Contact Information page 12

Letter from your LTG

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HELLO EVERYONE! Hope y’all have had a great summer, make the most of your 20 days left! This past weekend I attended the Summer District Board Meeting along with my fellow LTG’s and the District Staff. I gained a lot of information and discussed various topics with the District Board that I’m excited to share with you all. ​ This weekend we decided the theme for DCON this year, I will let everyone know as soon as we are allowed to tell.​ With school starting up, please inform me about the dates of your meetings, events, etc.​ I will be planning a PCM soon, so be on the lookout for that! Can’t wait to see what we accomplish this month.​ -Aysha Moneer

August Checklist ◊ Update Contact Information on the T-O website.

Contact me if you do not know how to do this!​ ◊ Complete monthly reports​ ◊ Get in touch with your Kiwanis club and approve your budget​ ◊ Let me know your meeting dates, events, etc​ ◊ Keep me in the loop regarding everything about your club!

Major Emphasis • • • •

Eliminate Project March of Dimes, Children’s Miracle Network UNICEF

Key Club International brings together all Key Club’s members’ efforts and energies into an area that makes an international imapact through the Major Emphasis, “Children: Their Future, Our Focus.” The Major Emphasis unites Key Clubs under the banner of service that deals with the most important part of our community, our youth.

International Update »» This past International Convention was held in Anaheim, California. Check out our new International Board!​ »» International President: Maria Palazzollo ​ »» International Vice President: Kevin Zhang​ »» International Trustees: ​ »» Tashrima Hossain ​ »» Shane Meyers ​ »» Rip Livingston ​ »» Gary Chang ​ »» Liz Moore ​ »» Laken Kelly ​ »» Robbie Mathis ​ »» Barry Seng-- T-O’S TRUSTEE ​ »» Renisha Daley ​ »» Nicole Lema ​ »» Jenalee Beazley

The Eliminate Project

March Of Dimes The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Key Club International on March of Dimes: Since 1978, Key Clubs have hosted fundraising and awareness programs to support the March of Dimes, raising over $116,000 through fundraisers in 2011 alone! Key Club members, like you, can support the March of Dimes each semester: in the fall, raise awareness by hosting programs throughout November for Prematurity Awareness Month and in the spring, raise funds by participating in March for Babies, the March of Dimes largest annual fundraiser.

Children’s Miracle NetworkGovernor’s Project Key Club International on Children’s Miracle Network: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) is a nonprofit organization that raises money to benefit hospitalized kids while increasing awareness of its member hospitals. All CMN Hospitals contributions directly benefit hospitals, helping to purchase up-to-date equipment, train staff, conduct lifesaving research, implement outreach programs and provide health care for children whose parents can’t afford to pay.

UNICEF UNICEF(United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund), the only organization of the United Nations dedicated exclusively to children,works with other United Nations bodies, governments and non-governmental organizations to assist in children’s needs through community-based services in primary health care, basic education, and safe water and sanitation in more than 150 developing countries.

UNICEF shares the Kiwanis family’s global commitment to children and has provided its extensive resources and leadership to assist in the Worldwide Service Project to virtually eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) from the globe.

Key Club International on UNICEF: Since 1994, Key Club has been Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF and over the years has raised nearly US$5 million for iodine deficiency programs worldwide and HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya and Swaziland. Now it’s helping The Eliminate Project.

The Kiwanis family, in partnership with UNICEF, is working to

More about Governor’s Project Every year the Governor of the Texas-Oklahoma district chooses a project that can be completed and done on the district level.

This year, Governor, Kaitlyn Wilson has chosen the Children’s Miracle Network as the Governor’s project.

If your club attended Spring Training Conference, then you all have already completed the Governor’s project! Complete the Governor’s Project Completion Form on the Texas- Oklahoma District website.

If you have any questions regarding Children’s Miracle Network or the Governor’s Project, please contact me!

District Project The district project is chosen as a project done on a districtwide scale. This year, the district project is the Eliminate Project.

The project’s goal is to eliminate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus from the face of the earth. As Texas-Okalhoma District, this next year we are putting specific attention to the Eliminate Project as

This next year, as a division we will have fun and creative service projects, events and socials for the district project- Eliminate. So, get ready for this next year to be filled with raising both funds and awareness for the Eliminate Project! Let me know if you have any ideas regarding events or projects we could do as division.

Key Club International on the Eliminate Project: To eliminate MNT from the Earth, 129 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take $110 million—and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the Kiwanis family.

Contact Information District Governor (right): Kaitlyn Wilson governor@tokeyclub.com

District Secretary (right): Sameul Kinnin secretary@tokeyclub.com

District Treasurer: Colin Gonzalez treasurer@tokeyclub.com

District Editor Emily Zhao editor@tokeyclub.com

Convention Liaison Ashlyn Salvato CL@tokeyclub.com 806-881-7486