April Newsletter

Key Club DIVISION 3W APRIL NEWSLETTER

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TABLE OF C ON3| LTG Letter 4| Monthly Updates

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6| District Updates 7| Diivisional Project 8| DCON Awards 10| March of Dimes 11| Children’s Miracle Network 12| Eliminate Week 13| Vision Partners 14| Contact Information

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“Everybody can be great… because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

Key Club Pledge I pledge on my honor, To uphold the objects of Key Club International; To build my home, school and community; To serve my nation and God; And to combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions

Letter From LT.G

Division 3W, Hello! I’m Cheryl, and I am beyond excited to serve as your lieutenant governor for the 2015-2016 year. I never imagined getting this involved in an organization, but I’m glad I did, because it has led me to meet all of you wonderful people! A few things about me: 

I’m 16, and a junior @ James Taylor High School

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I love reading (but recently it has only been my textbooks), but my FAVORITE series is Harry Potter! (PS I’m a Gryffindor)

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I’m easily excited, and sometimes talk WAAY too fast

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I am an avid emailer or texter. But the best way to get me to stop emailing you is through replies!

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I enjoy watching Dance Moms

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My love for you is like the square root of –1, because it is irrational

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My goal this year is to build friendships and relations within our division, so we can help each other out whenever needed

That said, I am here not only to serve as a resource to you, but also as a friend. Our division is absolutely phenomenal, and I am so lucky to get to serve such dedicated Key Clubbers! Feel free to contact me whenever you have any troubles <3 I am looking forward to this year of service with you all, so so so very much! I can’t wait to see you all on May 9th.

Yours in Service, Cheryl Li 3

Monthly Updates Monthly Reports due on the 5th Monthly reports are due on the 5th to the new District Secretary Crystal Loh. Starting in May, please use the updatMail them to: ed Main Page and Activity Sheet!

701 Walnut Bend Drive,

Mansfield, TX 76063

Articles & Newsletters Hey, Texas-Oklahoma Key Clubbers! Here are your April Tex-O-Key suggested article prompts:

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Describe any service project you have done this school year in full detail.

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How was your experience at a recent social? What aspects of

the social did you enjoy the most and why? What are some sugges-

email them to:

tions to improve the social?

Rmiselin.kc@gmail.com

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Describe any event at DCON in full detail.

How was your experience at DCON? What have you learned, and how can you apply these learned values to your Key Club life?

What aspects of DCON did you enjoy the most and why?

& cc crystalloh.kc@gmail.com

Task of the Month Did you/ your club attend DCON 2015? If so, what was your favorite memory from it? If not, what do you plan on doing this year to ensure your club with the opportunity to attend?

Pictures & Events 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 events (service event, banquet, club meeting, social, etc) that are upcoming, please let me know! I would like to visit all the clubs in our division as much as possible. Shoutout to the Cinco Officer Team for letting me join in on their discussion!

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Schedule of Events

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 May 4th-8th: Eliminate Week!

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Raise awareness or hold fundraisers for Project Eliminate and help end maternal and neonatal tetanus.

 May 5th: April Monthly Report

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is due to the new District Secretary, Crystal Loh. Send in a physical copy to her, and email a copy to me, your Kiwanian, and Ms. Pomorski, our regional advisor.

Mother’s Day

Meeting at Lone Star College Cypress Center from 11:001:30. This will serve as an opportunity for anyone that has questions to get to know the new officers, as well as a mini officer training.

DCM/ Spring Training

May 9th: 11:00AM – 1:30 PM. Be there or be square.

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Division 3N and 3W are hosting a spring training conference for all new officers and any members. At 11:00, there will be a short DCM, followed by officer forums, as well as other tips and tricks on how to keep your club active over the summer. It will be at Lone Star College Cypress Center on Clay Road.

Come out & de-stress from all your AP testing for some fun forums and fooood! (PS if you want to bring food, that would be awesome too)

District Staff Applications Are you interested in leading the mighty T-O district to new heights? The candidacy forms for District Editor, Conventional Liaison and Technology Producer can be found online at tokeyclub.com in both word and PDF format! In order to ensure that the applicants an be thoroughly interviewed, the deadline for the applications is Friday, May 8th at 11:59 PM. The deadline will not be extended, and late applications will not be accepted. Make sure to email your completed forms to both the District Administrator and Governor Rachel Iselin by the deadline. If you have any questions, please direct them towards the District Governor, Rachel Iselin. Good luck to all!

May the odds be ever in your favor.

Governor’s Project This year’s governor’s project is strengthening K-Fam Konnections.

Get in touch with the other members of the K-Family, and strengthen your bond. You can help the Kiwanis complete their disaster backpacks, or help with any other K-Family project.

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Divisional Project Our divisional project this year will be to help end hunger in our community. Whether its collecting food cans, directly serving those in need, or helping package food, we can help make a difference in our home community!

Help end hunger in the community by:  volunteering at food pantries, banks , soup kitchens  collecting cans of food  Or helping out at any other seasonal events!

Ideas I. Cy-Fair Helping Hands– collect food, work in pantries, etc.

II. Houston Food Bank– make backpacks, help sort/package food, make meals III. Start a community garden! Or see if there is one nearby and help it grow and flourish

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DCON Awards, Awards, Awards Top 25 Clubs: Cypress Ranch (4th) Cinco Ranch (21st) James Taylor (25th) Recognition: 50%-74% Membership Increase- Cypress Springs 75%+ Membership Increase: James Taylor On Time Reporting: James Taylor, Cypress Ranch, Cinco Ranch Governor's Project Patch- James Taylor, Cypress Ranch

Awards: Quiz Bowl: James Taylor (Megan Yu) and Team Captain Cy-Ranch (David Zhou) James Taylor- Tex-O Key Reporting Award

District Project Patch- James Taylor, Cypress Ranch

Video Game- James Taylor (1st)- Brian Do

Distinguished Website- James Taylor, Cypress Ranch, Cinco Ranch

Traditional Scrapbook Top 5 Nominees- Cypress Ranch, James Taylor

Major Emphasis Project- Cypress Ranch

Newsletter- (3rd) Cinco Ranch Website- Cypress Ranch, James Taylor Oratory- Cypress Ranch (2nd)- Emily Nguyen Talent- Cypress Ranch (2nd)- Swetha Raj and Asha Raghu Non Digital Club Poster- James Taylor (1st) Impromptu Essay- James Taylor (1st)- Deepa Muthusamy Governors Project- Cypress Ranch (Top 3)

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If you would like any of the presentations from DCON, please go online to tokeyclub.com and fill out the google questionnaire.

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Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miracle Network

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Make posters to raise awareness

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Tape-A-Teacher to fundraise Take advantage of the (somewhat decent) weather and host a Car Wash 

Get $change$ to make a change 

The Eliminate Project continues on until ICON, which is June 24th-28th, so take this time to help the Eliminate Project finish strong!

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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 helping The Eliminate Project.

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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

3W Lieutenant Governor: Cheryl Li Kc.cheryli@gmail.com

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Contact Information 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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Division 3W Cinco Ranch Cypress Lakes Cypress Springs Cypress Ranch James Taylor Lee Mayde Creek Second Baptist

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