NJDB gLAM // May 2018 by Cindy Lam

CINDY LAM / LTG AT-LARGE 2018-2019

NJDB gLAM

MAY 2018 / VOLUME IÂ ISSUE II

ISSN 22Posing

with Service

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Letter from LTG At-Large Key Club Overview District Programs Committee RTC March of Dimes RECAP May Board RECAP MHS Color Run Social Media Contact Information

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Hello Everyone! Welcome to my second publication of NJDB gLAM of the 2018-2019 service year. Time passes by when you are having fun! A lot has happened in this past month and in the next pages, I will be covering over events (like March of Dimes) and information from DP Committee and RTC Committee. I hope you all enjoy reading! Thank you :) Likes: Sleep, Squishies, Watercolor, Tennis Dislikes: Turbulence, Rodents, Competitions Fun Fact: I rode an elephant in Thailand

Key Club Overview

History The first Key Club formed in 1925 in Sacramento, California with 11 charter members. Key Club was the idea of two Sacramento Kiwanis Club members, Albert C. Olney and Frank C. Vincent, who also were high school administrators. They approached their Kiwanis Club with the idea of starting a junior service Key Club in the high school. It would resemble Kiwanis, have its own classications based on school interests, and hold luncheon meetings. The Key Club was comprised of the key boys in the school who were willing to serve the school in any way possible and create better school spirit. Thus, the Key Club was dubbed Key Club. Soon, the Key Club that started out as a vocational guidance program expanded to become a complete service organization for the whole school. It also offered a social aspect to balance its service activities. Today, Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students in the world. It has more than 250,000 members in 5,000 Key Clubs in 37 countries. Check out a timeline of important dates in the organization’s long history at keyclub.org. Key Club Motto: Caring—Our Way of Life Key Club Vision: We are caring and competent servant leaders transforming communities worldwide. Key Club Mission: An international, student-led organization providing its members with opportunities to perform service, build character, and develop leadership. Key Club Core Values: -Caring -Character Building -Inclusiveness -Leadership

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5 District Programs Committee The District Programs committee consists of three major subcommittees: Advocacy Focus, Key Leader, and District Convention Planning and Promotion. Our job as a committee is to ensure that all Key Club district events run smoothly, with ample time to attract a large crowd and guarantee that the event is a success. We promote Key Leader, a leadership weekend in December to help Key Club members learn more about leadership while having a great deal of fun. We also focus on District Convention planning and promotion. We create flyers about how to get ready for DCON, make planners with fundraising schedules and tips, and ensure that new clubs hear about District Convention well before it, so they have ample time to figure out how to get there. Not only do we work with events, but we work with the Advocacy Focus of the year, Sexual Harassment Prevention, and Awareness. The key word in understanding sexual harassment is the word “unwelcome,” meaning that the actions taken from one person to another are not wanted by the one receiving it. The Advocacy subcommittee’s goal is to raise awareness and promoting a spotlight organization that relates to our advocacy focus. In the near future, the subcommittee wishes to create a PSA video and really emphasize that sexual harassment prevention should be taught more in schools and why it is not okay. They hope that monthly newsletters will bring more attention to people who have been sexually harassed before, and allow Key Clubbers to learn more about the advocacy focus. In order to make a bigger difference in the lives of sexually harassed victims, we must work together to raise awareness in the New Jersey District of Key Club. We create promotional materials for everything through flyers and emails. The District Programs committee works hard to use their creativity in a way that has never been done before, to help these subcommittees become as successful as they can be.

6 Regional Training Conference

When & Where 1st Spring RTC: Date: June 9th Location: Warren County Technical School 2nd Spring RTC: Date: June 10th Location: Lower Cape May Regional High School Time of Arrival:Â Between 7:30-8:00 AM

Attire: You should all receive your polo shirt on June 9th, so we will all be wearing that with Khakis. Theme: Blooming in Service (flowers, nature, greenery, garden) What is it: At the Region Training Conference, you will meet Key Clubbers from other clubs in your region. There will be informative workshops on various topics that will help you and the other members of your club, as well as, icebreakers that will help you get to know members of other Key Clubs. You will leave the conferences knowing so much more about Key Club and how to be a more effective officer, leader, and member. Service Projects: We are doing kindness rocks/tissue paper flowers, so if you get the chance, please collect rocks that people can write on and paint (Fist size).

March of Dimes RECAP March of Dimes Mission: Â Â Prematurity is the #1 killer of babies in the United States. We are working to change that and help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. From polio to prematurity the March of Dimes has focused on researching the problems that threaten our children and finding ways to prevent them. Sunday, April 29th: Division 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 joined the March of Dimes in their annual walk where participants walk for the cause. At the event, Key Clubbers ran different stations and games as well as greeted the participants.

May Board RECAP

On May 5th, 2018 - May 6th, 2018, NJDB met together at DoubleTree to discuss district events and plan for the upcoming 2018-2019 service year. From icebreakers to Fall Rally and DCON discussions, to committee meetings and painting, May Board ended with a splendiferous Parent Luncheon. We also celebrated Ms. McCann's birthday!Â

SOCIAL MEDIA

The New Jersey District of Key Club International

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CONTACT INFORMATION District Governor Frank D' Agostino governor.dagostino@ njkeyclub.org (732)-675-1910

District Secretary Chiara Fune secretary.fune@n jkeyclub.org (732)-927-3543

District Treasurer Kaitlin Cirillo treasurer.cirillo@ njkeyclub.org (973)-521-1734

District Editor Eric Wang Email editor.wang@njkeyc lub.org (201) 341-2514

District Webmaster Leo Shao webmaster.shao@ njkeyclub.org (917) 719-0666

Lieutenant Governor At-Large Cindy Lam ltg.lam@njkeyclub. org (973)-968-0202