October Newsletter

Division 1 South Volume 2 | Issue 7 | October 2015 Newsletter

Burleson Crowley Granbur y Paschal Cleburne Everman North Crowley Southwest

Burleson Crowley Granbur y Paschal Cleburne Everman North Crowley Southwest

Important Contact Information Donna Newsham Regional Advisor reg7adv@gmail.com Emily Zhao District Treasurer treasurer@tokeyclub.com

Vanessa Casta単eda Rachel Iselin Lt.G of Division 1 South District Governor ltg1S@tokeyclub.com governor@tokeyclub.com Matthew Riley District Editor editor@tokeyclub.com

Megan Reynosa Convention Liaison CL@tokeyclub.com

Lily Nguyen District Secretary secretary@tokeyclub.com Brenden Nguyen Tech Producer Btnguyen.kc@gmail.com 1

In This Issue November Calendar...................... pg. 3 A Letter from your Lt.G............... pg. 4 Dues & March of Dimes.............. pg. 5 K-Family Month........................... pgs. 6-7 Key Leader................................... pg. 8 Fundraising Tips.......................... pg. 9 Social Media Tips........................ pgs. 10-11 October Photo Recap.................... pgs. 12-13 Build-a-Bear Social....................... pg. 14 Do you know your Key Club........ pg. 15 Divisional Project......................... pg. 16 Christmas Party............................ pg. 17 Stay KEY-nected........................... pgs. 18-19 Contact Information.................... pg. 20 2

K-Family Month Build-a-Bear Social 3pm - 6pm

Monthly Reportsand Newslettersdue

Kiwanis DCM* Eat @ 6 pm Meet @7 pm

Key Leader

Camp

HAPPY THANKSGIVING You can always send me any events your club is having that you would like to invite the division to and I will add them to the calendar in future newsletters! *DCM’s are Divisional Council Meetings. DCM’s are Divisional meetings for Kiwanis Clubs. The Kiwanis members love to see Key Clubbers at these meetings! They’re a great way to find out what’s going on with

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Hey guys!

for kids in the hospital (Cooks Children’s Hospital is our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital aka another Wow...October is over and it’s basically Key Club preferred charity). Another Christmas now...well almost. This is cool thing you could do is to make cards such an important time of year. for soldiers that are overseas during the holidays. Honestly, the possibilities are Early Bird dues deadline just passed endless.

(I hope you got yours in), but if you missed the deadline please be sure to get I hope that gave you a few ideas for the in your dues by November 30th! Your upcoming month(s) and I hope that club will not be able to enjoy full Key you find this newsletter to be helpful. I Club privileges without paying dues. can’t wait to see you at the Build-a-Bear social and at the Divisional Project with But wait, there’s more! November also lots and lots of toys! kicks off with Key Club week but the whole month of November is K-Family month! This is a great time to get involved with your Kiwanis Club (*cough cough for the Governor’s Project*).

Vanessa Lynn

In addition, November is Prematurity Awareness Month which makes it a great time to raise some money for March of Dimes (one of our preferred charities).

November also means it’s time to start planning for December if your club has not already done so. There are often a lot of things in the community that need volunteers around this time. You may also want to consider making cards 4

November is Prematurity Awareness Month Support Key Club’s preferred charity, March of Dimes!

Check your email for ideas on how to support March of Dimes this month

DUES November 30th

Membership

The DEADLINE for dues is

Don’t know how to pay dues?

Ask Lt.G Vanessa 5

Steps to Building K-Family Relations 1) Reach out to them - Email, call, visit meetings, etc.

2) Establish consistent communication - weekly email update, monthly visit to their meetings, Whatever it takes to stay in touch 3) Explicitly invite them to your meetings and/or events - While it is generally understood that any member of the K-Family is always welcome at your meetings, it often helps to say “Hey we’d love to see you at one of our meetings, we meet every ... at ... in fact next week we’re having something extra special and we’d love for you to be there” or “Hey we’re having ... service project at ... and we’d like the Kiwanis Club to join us, do you think you all could round up a few members to come out that day?”

5) Remember that if you want them to support you then you must first support them - be available to assist them in any fundraisers and/or service projects and they will likely do the same for you 6

H a K-Fa ppy mily Mon th

Get to know your other K-Family Members! Be it Key Clubbers, Builders Club, K-Kids, Circle K or Kiwanians, get to know them! They all

would love to get to know you! I challenge

you to visit your sponsoring Kiwanis Club, or a Builders Club that feeds into your club!

We’re all one big happy family

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Texas –Oklahoma District Key Leader Event Pineywoods Baptist Camp November 13-15th 2015

What is Key Leader?

Key Leader is designed 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.

Who can attend Key Leader?

Key Leader is designed to open doors to all student leaders and those with leadership potential. The focus is to serve students from 14 to 17 years of age, but especially the Freshman and Sophomore emerging leaders.

Five Keys to Excellence

The Key Leader program is built on five essential principles.

These principles reflect our mission to inspire young people to achieve their personal best through service leadership:

Personal Integrity: Doing the right thing Personal Growth: Developing in mind, body, and spirit Respect: Showing consideration for self, others, and property Building Community: Developing relationships to achieve positive goals Pursuit of Excellence: Expecting and achieving the best.

How do you sign up?

Go to www.key-leader.org and click on the REGISTER button. Students and adults attending a Key Leader weekend complete a form with basic information. If there are any questions about registering online, please feel free to contact any of the Site Coordinators or the District Chair at tokeyleader@gmail.com.

T-O Key Leader – November 13-15th Pineywoods Camp-Woodlake, Texas 8

Holiday Fundraising Ideas

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With your members

facebook

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instagram

twitter

Create events and invite your friends.

Retweet event reminders and share news quickly.

Share what Key Club does through pictures.

Share photos, messages and videos in one place.

Spread awareness of your club.

Get creative and express your club’s personality.

Highlight exceptional members.

Interact with the organizations you help.

Post reminders and key dates in a fun, easy-to-read way.

DO: Create a club page.

DO: Use hashtags.

DON’T: Share information that doesn’t help club members.

DO: Interact with @keyclub.

DO: Post pictures of service projects and club events.

DON’T: Post “questionable” photos. When in doubt, leave it out!

DON’T: Tweet about inside jokes.

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Offer useful tips

Tell a story

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Simplify something complicated

Make people laugh

Look at something in a new way

Tell people what’s coming up

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Touch on current trends

Provoke thinking

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Build-a-Bear Social Who? All Key Clubbers and Kiwanians

of Division 1 South

What? A giant gathering of Key

Clubbers to make bears to donate to a cause of their choice (I suggest contributing them to your toy drive) Bring at least $12 for the cost of a bear (clothing and accessories are optional)

When? November 7th from 3-6 pm Where? Build-a-Bear at Ridgmar Mall

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Do you really know your Key Club?

Which of the following is a Key Club Co-Sponsor? a. Nickelodeon b. Rustic Pathways c. Project Happiness

Which of the following is Key Club’s Vision Partner? a. Nickelodeon b. UNICEF c. Project Happiness

Which of the following is not a Key Club preferred charity?

Answers: b, a, b

a. March of Dimes b. St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital c. UNICEF

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k o o l o t . . g . n o i s . n . . n s i a g e m b t s s i ’ r t I ike Ch l t o l a Save the Date Who? All Key Clubbers and Kiwanians of

Division 1 South

What? Each Key Club will be hosting a toy drive at their school. Key Clubbers and Kiwanians will be able to personally give away these gifts and make this Christmas one to remember.

When? December 11th at 6:30 pm (be sure

to arrive early to allow time for parking)

Where? Beautiful Feet Ministries (1709 E Hattie Street, Forth Worth)

Why? Christmas is about giving, not

receiving (plus prizes will be given away) 16

RSVP by December 1st

All I w YOU ant for C to atte h r i s t m n a d s t i h s Christ e f o D i v mas P ision 1 r arty S Who? All Key Clubbers and Kiwanians of Division 1 South What? Just a party, no PCM, just a party When? December 12th at 5-8 pm Where? Lt.G Vanessa’s House (address will be sent out in emails) Why? Food, Family, and Fun RSVP by December 1st 17

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Vanessa Casta単eda Lieutenant Governor Division 1 South ltg1S@tokeyclub.com

Donna Newsham Regional Advisor reg7adv@gmail.com

Rachel Iselin District Governor governor@tokeyclub.com

Lily Nguyen Crystal Loh District District Secretary Secretary secretary@tokeyclub.com secretary@tokeyclub.com

Emily Zhao District Treasurer treasurer@tokeyclub.com

Matthew Riley District Editor editor@tokeyclub.com

Megan Reynosa Convention Liaison CL@tokeyclub.com

Brenden Nguyen Tech Producer Btnguyen.kc@gmail.com