Texas-Oklahoma Key Club
Division 24S Newsletter october 2016
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CHARL ES AKINS MANOR NEW TECH L.C. ANDERSON NYOS MCCALLUM JAMES BOWIE DEL VALL E ELGIN
LAKE TRAVIS
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Contents Dues - 4 MUC - 5 YOF - 6 Suggested Prompts - 7 FTC - 8 Key Leader - 10 Governor’s Project - 11 Thirst Project - 12 DCM Schedule - 13 DCON 2017 -15 Contact Information - 16
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Dues Hey Division 24S! If you not already done so, make a form for members to fill out to turn in with the dues. Give the form out at a meeting that at least includes: Name Address Grade Home phone / cell phone Email address Once you receive some applications and dues back, go to the membership update center (MUC) to input the information. Make sure to fill out the MUC as you collect forms to avoid applications piling up.
NOTICE: Dues cannot exceed $20 $6 for the T-O district, $7 for KCI and only up to $7 for any other club necessities. If your club would also like to accept money for t-shirts or other necessary expenses then that additional money must be accepted separately and is not necessary for that club member to spend that money in order to be an official member of Key Club International.
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MUC HOW TO ACCESS THE MUC
1. Go to www.keyclub.org/MUC 2. If you have the same faculty advisor, use the same login information as last year. 3. If you have a new faculty advisor click “Register/Reset Password.” 4. You will be prompted to enter an email address. Enter the faculty advisor’s email address. He/She will receive a confirmation email providing him/her with a unique hyperlink which will allow him/her to set a new password. 5. If the email is rejected, then email memberservices@kiwanis. org with a request to update your club’s faculty advisor contact information. 6. After a new password if set, you will be able to log into the MUC using your advisor’s email address and the created password. 7. For more details on how to navigate the MUC, please view the Kiwanis help video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gV47UE5uas Once you have input all of the member info into the MUC, print out the invoice and mail it along with a check or money order to Key Club International. The KCI address should be provided on the MUC or invoice, but contact me if you have any questions. Keep these dates in mind for dues: October 1st- Early Bird deadline November 1st- Regular deadline Febreuary 1st- Last chance before clubs get suspended 5
YOF The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation. This fund uses earned interest to help Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world by providing grants for service opportunities. The Youth Opportunities Fund is established through gifts to the G. Harold Martin Fellowships. YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school, community or world. The basics you need to know:
- YOF grants are given only to Key Clubs and/or club members. - There is only one funding cycle for the Youth Opportunities Fund. The application must be received by October 15 at 11:59 PM EST. - Clubs may request funding assistance ranging anywhere from US$100 to US$2,000. The committee typically funds those clubs who are asking for a portion of the total cost of the project, and clubs who are working with other organizations to fund and complete the project. There is one funding cycle for YOF grants per year. Applications received by October 15 at 11:59 PM EST are reviewed by the Key Club International YOF committee at their November meeting. Funding notifications are mailed no later than January first each year. - Applicants must use the current YOF grant application. Previous years’ applications will not be accepted. - Guidelines for filing the application are also listed in the Key Club Guidebook under Board Policies. - Applications must be received by October 15 at 11:59 PM EST and can be mailed to: Kiwanis International Attn: YOF Application/Amanda Spice 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196, USA
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Suggested Prompts Every month, the District Editor Sophia Tran will accept articles written BY YOU to be possibly included in the Tex-O Key publication. October Suggested Article Prompts will be found at the Editor’s Blog at http://tokeyclub.com/category/edi-blog/ Anyone in your club is welcome to complete them, not just club editors. However, it must only be editors who submit them. Make sure that: - articles are 400+ words - they are about a suggested prompt or anything Key Club related - attached to an email as a Microsoft Word document - author, division, school, and article title at the top - at least 1 photo per article posted in Word document - all monthly articles need to be attached to 1 email in separate word documents
SEPTEMBER ARTICLES ARE DUE BY NOVEMBER 5TH TO DISTRICT EDITOR SOPHIATRAN.KC@GMAIL.COM 7
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Fall Training Conference Thank you so much to those of you who came to our Region 11 Fall Training Conference on September 24, 2016! I am so proud of you all because you had the initiative and dedication to Key Club and believe me, it shows! For those who missed out, we went over some basic duties of all club officers, did a service project, and we listened to our 2016-2017 District Governor talk about Governor’s and District project! In addition, we met up at the end as divisions and we talked about our divisonal project. If you missed out or have questions, make sure to come to the next DCM on November 5th to get caught up! 9
Key Leader
Key Leader is a weekend experiential leadership program for today's young leaders. This life-changing event focuses on service leadership as the first, most meaningful leadership-development experience. A Key Leader will learn the most important lesson of leadership—it comes from helping others succeed.
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Participants begin by attending a Key Leader conference, which is a weekend retreat. Large and small group workshops, discussions and team-building activities take place over the course of the weekend. Students have opportunities to learn leadership skills that will help them to change their schools, communities, and world for the better. While exploring leadership in a whole new way, participants will make amazing new friends and have experiences they will never forget. Positive, ongoing interaction with other Key Leader graduates offers continuing reinforcement, encouragement and growth of leadership skills. Let me know if you or another member are interested!
Governor's Project
The 2016-2017 Governor’s Project is the American Cancer Society. Any project you do for awareness or a fundraiser for the ACS will count for this project and you’ll be eligible for a patch at the end of the year by turning in a completion form. Here are some suggestions for completing this project: - Volunteer at a ACS Relay for Life - Hold a fundraiser & donate proceeeds to ACS - Contact an ACS representative to talk to your club about how you can get involved in other ways!
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Thirst Project
I am very excited to announce that the Thirst Project, a partner with Key Club, will be in our area as a part of their Fall tour! They are bringing their message on the road and will be in the Austin area from November 7th-11th. The tour will help raise awareness of the global water crisis and will help Key Club members understand how they can help. I really encourage you to fill out the form (can be found at http://thirstpro.je/29PKaal) if you would like for them to come speak at your club’s meeting or if you want more information. 12
DCM Schedule In order for our division to get the full bonding experience and for us to learn and grow as leaders, I will be having 5 more DCMs! The schedule is as follows: • November 5th, 2016 • December 10th, 2016 • January 14th, 2016 (immediately after DEC) • April 1st, 2016 These DCMs will not all be the same and they will be really helpful, so please try to fit them into your schedule!
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The 2017 District Convention Theme is… The Wizarding World of Service! The idea of this theme was based on an adventurous tale loved by many – Harry Potter. The theme will invoke a sense of enchantment and will require a bit of wizardry as well and service will become thrilling for all attendees. For those who have yet to attend DCON, it is a multi-day event on April 20th-23rd, 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Dallas, Texas. It’s a time for Texas-Oklahoma Key Clubbers to unite, celebrate a year of service, learn new ways to benefit the community, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Interesting aspects of the event include forums, district staff elections, the welcoming activity, service fair, contests and awards, and so much more! Start preparing today, and be ready to attend the unforgettable DCON 2017, a place where we can all be spellbound together at The Wizarding World of Service! 15
Contact Information Dianna Cardenas
District Governor governor@tokeyclub.com
Kennie Merbach
District Secretary secretary@tokeyclub.com
Leia George
District Treasurer treasurer@tokeyclub.com
Sophia Tran
District Editor editor@tokeyclub.com
Chris Do
Convention Liasion CL@tokeyclub.com
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Contact Information Walt Roetter
District Administrator & Region 11 Advisor administrator@tokeyclub.com
Cecilia Vega
Lt. Governor of Division 24S ltg24s@tokeyclub.com (512) 200-6952 Follow me on social media! Twitter: @cecilializbethx Instagram: cec.vega Facebook: /cecveg Snapchat: cecveg
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Division 24SThank You So Much For Reading!
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