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HACKETTSTOWN
HIGH POINT
MOUNT OLIVE
POPE JOHN XXIII
SPARTA TOWNSHIP
SUSSEX VO TECH
VERNON TOWNSHIP
CINDY LAM // LTG OF D22
November 2018 | Issue 2 Vol. 1 BROWN WITH SERVICE
Table of Contents
Letter from LTG 3 Letter of Introduction 4-6 Member Recruitment 7 Paying Dues 8 DCM 9 D22 Elections 10 Club Spotlight 11-12 CMRFs 13 Service Project Ideas 14 Preferred Charities & Partners 15-16 Major Emphasis 17 District Project 18 Students Change Hunger Food Drive 19 Advocacy Focus 20 DCON 21 Social Media 22 Contact Information 23
3 Letter from LTG
Hello Everyone! Welcome to my first publication of gLAM with Division 22 of the 2018-2019 service year. I hope you are enjoying your November month so far! We are already half-way through the service year, so we have to continue our Key Club grind! At club meetings, make sure there are fun activities and service projects to engage members into Key Club! Please remember to pay dues by December 1st! Please keep collecting dues from your members - advisors and treasurers should be keeping a record of everyone who has paid! It is essential to respond to my texts so that I can help you guys out efficiently. Please take your time to read this issue to see what I have to say. I hope you all enjoy! Thank you :)
Likes: Chapstick, Nintendo, Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Making new friends :D Dislikes: Sushi, nail polish scent, drawing hands Fun Fact: I believe everyone should have their own poncho sweater. They're a must for the cold season.
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Member Recruitment Want more students to join your club? Here are some ideas to recruit more potential Key Clubbers! Incentives: Have food out during meetings (everyone likes food!). Let people know of the benefits of being a Key Clubber (senior scholarships, service hours, attending fun conventions, etc.) Take advantage of every social media platform to let students know about upcoming meetings and project! Collaborate with another service-organization club (Interact, NHS, E.R.A.S.E, etc.) and attract some of their members to your Key Club Promote with flyers and announcements! The more publicity, the better! There are many resources online (ex: https://www.keyclub.org/resources/recruitmen t-posters/ )
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Dues Remember that the deadline for dues is
December 1st! This
is when Key Club International should receive the dues by.
Please make sure you are communicating with your advisor about collecting dues and update me on when you will be sending the dues in! Dues of $13.50, $7.00 for Key Club International and $6.50 for New Jersey Key Club, fund things such as scholarships, events like DCON, and leadership training conferences.
Video tutorial on how to update members through the Membership Update Center:Â https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKjd0EakVL9HR1MxYslo0JrekI9D__S/view?usp=sharing
DCM
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There will be a Divisional Council meeting (DCM) at the Panera Bread in Sparta on December 15th and 16th at 5 PM - 6 PM. The address is: 25 Center St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871. All officers MUST attend a DCM, so I can train you guys and inform you all of any important news from the District level. To be distinguished at District Convention 2019, you have a responsibility to attend my DCMs and be honored in front of hundreds of Key Clubbers across New Jersey. Please send 1-2 representatives from your club! General members and advisors are welcomed :D
Division 22 Election
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Elections will be in the Riker Room at Jefferson Township Public Library on Saturday, January 12, 2019, from 1-3 pm. Every club MUST attend! Get to have your voice heard and ask questions for our future divisional leaders. I am looking for candidates, and those who are underclassmen and interested have the opportunity to run at these elections and take on a leadership role of a lifetime.
Please send 2 representatives from your club! General members and advisors are welcomed :D
Club Spotlight
Mt. Olive Key Club: Safe Treat or Treat event (Great job, guys!)
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Club Spotlight
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Vernon Township Key Club: Elementary School Harvest Party & Roadside Cleanup
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CMRFs Club Monthly Report Forms are usually filled out by the club secretary. They are due on the 10th of every month. The CMRF is a 5-10 minute survey
where your secretary (or another officer, if needed) fills out a form describing everything your club has done within that month. This allows the New Jersey District Board to evaluate the improvement of your club and see if you need assistance with anything, or if your club can qualify for awards at DCON.
Link to D22 CMRF form: https://doc s.google.co m/forms/d /e/1FAIpQL Sf5agBUfU 62darLb_Fx VjuQa2mEK sAaOLu9fm plebUusA4j w/viewform
Service Project Ideas Easy : ● Puffy Paint Socks ● Care Cards ● Bracelets and Cards for Children’s Specialized Hospitals
Moderate: ● Food Packaging ● Suicide Prevention Awareness Bracelets ● Beach Clean Up Difficult: ● Care Packages for the Homeless ● Walk for Water ● TurKEY Pie Night ● Elementary School Family Day
Contact me for the Service Project guide folder. All of the ideas are in it!
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Preferred Charities & Partners Preferred Charities: Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals)
A nonprofit organization that raises funds to aid hospitalized children across North America. Like a miracle, CMN provides health care for children whose parents cannot afford to pay for medical care.
March of Dimes The March of Dimes foundation works tirelessly to improve the health of premature babies. Birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality and 70% of the cause of these birth defects are unknown. Funds donated to the foundation go towards birth defect prevention research. Key Club Members can support the March of Dimes Foundation by raising premature birth awareness by hosting a multitude of programs through November for Prematurity Awareness Month, participating in the March for Babies in the spring, even simply wearing purple (Premature Awareness Color). This is especially prevalent on November 17, Prematurity Awareness Day.
UNICEF For years, the New Jersey District of Key Club International has partnered with UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) for the Eliminate Project in their fight against Maternal Neonatal Tetanus, a disease that claims the lives of dozens of mothers and their infants every second of every day. As a result of the generosity of K-Families all over the globe, the Eliminate Project has eliminated this deadly virus from 44 countries. For only $1.80 one vaccine can end the pain and suffer from a mother and all of her future children. Recently one more nation, the Philippines, has won the fight against MNT!
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Preferred Charities & Partners Service Partners: Thirst Project
The Thirst Project is a movement of thousands of students who have joined the fight against the global water crisis. By providing a community with safe drinking water, disease rates can drop by up to 88% virtually overnight!
US Army The United States Army is an organization originally created to help the unified colonies fight Great Britain in 1775, but is now used as one of the main forms of protection for the United States. As Key Clubbers, we have chosen to support this cause because of the protection and sacrifices the US Army as a whole has given for us. As an organization with millions of volunteers that are willing to risk their life for our protection, the US Army rightfully deserves our support both inside and outside of Key Club!
Landscape Structures Landscape Structures has been committed to improving the lives of children for 47 years. Their mission is to enhance the lives of children by “fostering and creating inspiring play experiences,” and they do just that by creating innovative, strategically-designed playgrounds for all ages and children. Playgrounds aren’t just for fun, however, they serve as great community gathering spots. Kiwanis International is proud to partner with an organization committed to great fun, as well as community building, and we encourage you to learn more about Landscape Structures to see how you can build a playground in your own community.
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Major Emphasis Major Emphasis is a Key Club International focus that is based on the idea of helping children. The slogan is “Children: Their Future, Our Focus.” It focuses on serving preferred charities that also have focuses that are based on serving children and their futures.
Key Club, as well as other service partners, have helped serve the Children’s Miracle Network foundation though fundraisers as well as service projects within the hospitals. Key Club alone has raised over 62 million through fundraising projects. These projects include things like selling balloons similar to the Children’s Miracle Network logo or having sponsored dance marathons or even just bake sales. Service projects such as visiting the hospitals to put on a concert to cheer up children or helping rebuild the hospital’s garden to ameliorate the environment are also some of Major Emphasis’s goals.
Although the Children’s Miracle Network and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals are one of Key Club’s largest preferred service partners, the ELIMINATE Project and UNICEF are some examples of others that Major Emphasis works closely in order to serve the kids around the world and work towards a better future.
District Project The NJ District of Key Club International has declared Hunger in NJ as our District Project for the 2018-2019 service year yet again! The district collaborates with the NJ Federation of FoodBanks to help support food banks around the state. This federation services 5 main food banks across the state (as illustrated in the picture). You may be unaware about it, but 1 in 8 NJ residents rely on food banks. Hunger is a very serious problem, yet it can be overlooked in our very own state. Key Club will continue to aid with this problem, and that is why the district hour goal towards the NJ Federation of FoodBanks is 25,000 hours and a fundraising goal of $65,000. Continue to participate in activities, like the canned food drive in our school, as your contributions can assist in promoting our District Project, and help those in need.Â
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Students Change Hunger Food Drive The Community FoodBank of New Jersey is hosting the
December 10th, 2018. They want Key Clubs to fight against hunger as every can, box and package of food can make a difference in someone's life. If your school donates more than 500 lbs. of food, they can schedule one of their trucks Students Change Hunger food drive until
to come out and pick up the donation. Please register below to begin your food drives in partnership with the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks. Also, be sure to call
Mrs. Laura
Beausoleil, former Hunger Action Coordinator, at (973)-7472219 to arrange for speakers at your meetings!
NJ Federation of Food Banks Registration Link: www.studentschangehunger.org
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Advocacy Focus The New Jersey District of New Jersey has chosen this year's advocacy focus to be
Sexual Harassment Prevention and
Awareness. Our goal is to raise awareness against Sexual Harassment. By doing so, we want to educate students, parents, and teachers about the effects, the signs, what to do, and when it crosses the line to sexual assault. We want to encourage students to speak up for themselves and eliminate myths (for example, sexual harassment only
create cards for sexual harassment victims and/or distribute teal ribbons to show that you are a supporter of ending sexual harassment. For more information on this, go to happens to girls). At club meetings, you can
https://www.njkeyclub.org/about/advocacy/
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DCON The 73rd annual District Convention of the NJ District Key Club will be on
March 29th-31st
at Ocean Place Resort. Please keep promoting the event and make sure your Key Club knows of it!
The theme has been decided! *Drumroll* It will be Disney/Pixar - Toy Story If cost is the problem,
fundraise early!
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