Division 3W June Newsletter by cheryli

Key Club Division 3W June Newsletter

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Division 3W

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Volume 2, Issue 3

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Letter From LT.G

Division 3W, Hello sharksI hope you’ve had a great start to summer! First off, I am excited to announce that we have a new club joining our division, Spring Woods Key Club. Spring Woods was recently chartered, and was a member of Division 3S, but will be joining us in Division 3W. Please give them a warm welcome! As summer goes on, make sure to continue doing service projects! I included some tips to staying active over the summer, because I know that can be difficult. Hopefully it’ll help. Thank you all for coming out to the June DCM, even though it was humid and outdoors. Due to popular request, our next one will be indoors again! (Or so we hope). Yours in Service, Cheryl Li

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing’s going to get better. It’s not” - Dr. Seuss (The Lorax) 3

Monthly Updates Monthly Reports due on JULY 6th Monthly reports are due on the 6th to the new District Secretary Crystal Loh. Please email a copy to me, Regional Advisor Judy Pomorski (judypomorski@yahoo.com), and your Kiwanis Adviser. Feel free to ask me any questions that you may have abut the monthly report! Also, please make sure to use the updated Main Page, and turn in sign Mail them to: in sheets/ minutes for meetings! 701 Walnut Bend Drive, Mansfield, TX 76063

Task of the Month: June Have a Board meeting to plan next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and develop a budget to cover everything you have planned. Include a page with your budget plans in the monthly report.

July Take a picture of any Key Club related project, service event, club social, etc. you participated in this month and send it in with your report.

Pictures Pictures Pictures! Got any awesome pictures you would like to share? I would LOVE to include them in my newsletter! Email them to me at kc.cheryli@gmail.com. If you have any upcoming events (interclubs, service event, club meeting, social, etc) please let me know! Send me lots and lots of pictures, to be featured at DCMs and in the newsletters! They can provide inspiration to other clubs! 4

DCM Recap July 19th

<â&#x20AC;&#x201D; July DCM

4PM Location TBD!

Who are we? THE SHARKS

T-Shirt Contest T-Shirt Contest! Design a shirt for our division. Please try to limit it to under 3-4 colors, to keep the cost down. It must have the following to be eligible for the contest: Key Club Logo Divisional Mascot (chosen today) List of all 9 schools in the division. (Ask me for list later). Division 3W (or some variant of it) All designs must be emailed to kc.cheryli@gmail.com by July 11th. The winner of the contest will get a free shirt! 5

Division 3W June DCM Agenda 4:00 PM | Cullen Park Ice Breakers Club Sharing—What has your club been up to/ plans to do? Divisional Food Bank Visit—August 1st from 1PM- 4PM at Portwall Warehouse New club in our division: Spring Woods Key Club Next DCM Date: July 18th at 10AM at Lone Star College Cypress Center T-Shirt Contest! Design a shirt for our division. Please try to limit it to under 3-4 colors, to keep the cost down. It must have the following to be eligible for the contest: Key Club Logo Divisional Mascot (chosen today) List of all 9 schools in the division. (Ask me for list later). Division 3W (or some variant of it) All designs must be emailed to kc.cheryli@gmail.com by July 11th. The winner of the contest will get a free shirt! Reminders: Articles, Newsletter, and Monthly Report due on the 6th to the respective officer Theme for July-August Tex-O Key was posted on the 15th: summer! Suggested Article Prompts for June: Describe any fun service project your club typically does over the summer in detail How has attending DCON helped you fulfill your officer duties so far? Are you attending ICON? If so, what are you looking forward to and what do you expect to gain from this experience? How does your club maintain a strong spirit for service over the summer?

Task of the Month: Have a Board Meeting to plan next year’s activities and develop a budget to cover everything you have planned. Include a page with your budget plans in the Monthly Report. Update Club Officer Contact Information on tokeyclub.com. Login to the site, then go to the “Members Only” to update Include proof in Monthly Report for 30 pts! Let me know when you are having a meeting/social/service project! I would love to come and visit your club over the summer.

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Tips to Stay Active Make sure your members know when and where the events are! Whether its through Remind101, Facebook posts, or group messages, good communication is a key to staying active. If people don’t know about the events, how can they go?

Good Communication!

Service Projects! How do you stay active without something to do? Get a variety of service projects. Since school’s out, don’t worry abut scheduling them on weekdays anymore. If you need some service project ideas, start with your neighborhood, schools, or marathons! Go on the internet and scout, or set up a fundraiser. Use the weather to your advantage. A car wash or lemonade stand are great for the heat. Maybe even have an ice cream shop!

Enticements Give your members motivation for leaving their dens to venture into the real world. Let them get a head start on next year’s service hours, or bring food. Sometimes the service events offer free shirts/ promotional items, so be sure to publicize that when you spread the word about the event. Leaving Netflix and food can cause some serious withdrawals, but the service project is always worth the time! 8

Youth Opportunity Fund What is it?

The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is a 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 a portion of your Key Club International dues and through the purchase of G. Harold Martin Fellowships.

Example Projects - buy books to improve literacy - plant a 72 acre garden -sponsor a dance marathon 9

November 13th-15th, 2015 Pineywoods Camp in Woodlake, Texas

What is 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. It consists of workshops, campfires, hanging out with friends, and other activities! Contact Rene Ford at tokeyleader@gmail.com with any questions or concerns

How to register! 1. go to keyleader.org/registration 2. Filter by city, state, or date to find the event 3. Click the â&#x20AC;&#x153;register button! 10

Working Together Nickelodeon Nickelodeon joined the Kiwanis family as a 2013 Vision Partner of Kiwanis International with a focus on its Big Help initiative, which addresses issues in service, education, the environment and health. Learn more about Nickelodeon’s Big Help efforts, the Halo Awards program and Day of Play at pro-social.nick.com or nick.com/ thebighelp.

Key Club Co-Sponsor Rustic Pathways has 30 years of experience leading exceptional international education and service programs for students. With over 130 programs in 20 countries, Rustic Pathways is the global leader in its field. Recognizing our shared values, Rustic Pathways has partnered with Key Club to provide its members with the opportunity to broaden their global perspective while performing meaningful service projects in communities around the world.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Key Club participates with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by sponsoring fundraising events. Key Club members also participate in service projects at their local children’s hospital. March of Dimes For decades, Key Club has partnered with the March of Dimes to give every baby a healthy start. Key Club members raise thousands of dollars annually through various programs, including collecting change, holding dances and taking part in March of Dimes’ signature event, March for Babies. 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 15

Pictures!

DCM Recap

Contact Information T-O District Governor: Rachel Iselin governor@tokeyclub.com

T-O District Secretary: Crystal Loh secretary@tokeyclub.com

T-O District Treasurer: Emily Zhao treasurer@tokeyclub.com

T-O District Editor: Matthew Riley editor@tokeyclub.com

Convention Liaison: Megan Reynosa cl@tokeyclub.com

Technology Producer: Brendon Nguyen

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Contact Information Lieutenant Governor: Cheryl Li ltg3w@tokeyclub.com

Cy-Fair Kiwanian: George Crowl George.h.crowl@gmail.com

Greater North Houston Kiwanian: Steve Peters petershome1@comcast.net

Houston Kiwanian: Bonita Ramirez bonita@kiwanishouston.org

Regional Advisor: Judy Pomorski judypomorski@yahoo.com

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