October newsletter 2014

Division 1S | Texas– Oklahoma District |Key Club International In this issue... 

October 2014 Calendar

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K-Family Relations

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A message from your LTG

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OctoberChecklist

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MUC

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YOF

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You Can Be Here

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Trick or Treat for Unicef

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Build A Bear Social

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Dues

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Key Club Acronyms

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Contact Info

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

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October 9th - Division Council Meeting at Dixie House CafĂŠ on Hulen Eat at 6:00pm, Meet at 7:00pm Host: Saginaw/Co-Host: Fort Worth Golden K October 18th- Mineral Wells Crazy Kicker Bike Ride Please contact me if your club is interested in helping with the rest stops

A Message From Your LTG

Hi everyone, Fall is my favorite season and I can’t believe it’s already here! I am so excited for Halloween, pumpkin carving, and volunteering in haunted houses! I October is also breast cancer awareness month! Be sure to wear pink, donate to the research foundations and raise awareness this entire month. I hope this 6th weeks has been good to all of you, and that you have recruited many members for this great organization. I know that everybody is busy, but don’t forget to send in newsletters and reports each month. The upcoming months will be filled with many volunteer opportunities, so be sure to take advantage of that. Don’t forget to participate in Trick-Or-Treat for Unicef! If you haven’t already, please start collecting donations and encouraging club members to go trick or treating!

October Checklist 

Participate in Trick-Or-Treat for Unicef

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Go to the upcoming DCM

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Collect and send in dues

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Turn in Youth Opportunity Fund application

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Go enter updated club info on the Member Update Center

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Update your Club Officer Contact Info if you have not yet done so. (This should have been completed last month.)

Youth Opportunity Fund - YOF helps Key Club members serve by providing grants . Established through a portion of KCI dues and throughand through the purchase of G. Harold Martin Fellowships. , it provides academic scholarships for higher education - You can apply either as a single member or as an entire club Must be received by October 15th.Clubs may request funding assistance from $100 to $2,00.Notification will be mailed no later than January 15th

Example Winner: Submit applications to:

Project: Bringing Art and Children Closer - North Crowley Key Club - Fort Worth, Texas - Awarded $450 in 2010

Kiwanis International 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196, USA Attn: YOF Application or fax applications to 1-317-8790204 or email applications to yof@kiwanis.org

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Dues!

Important Deadlines: -Before/On: November 1st (Early Bird) - Before/On: November 30th (Deadline) - On/After: December 1st (Late Deadline) -On/After: February 1st (Suspended)

•Texas- Oklahoma charges $6.00 for dues •Key Club International charges $7.00 for dues •Dues of any club may not exceed $19 -Active: The status given to a club who has paid dues before February 1st - Unpaid: The club has not yet paid their dues - Suspended: Any club that has not paid their dues by February 1st (Suspended clubs and their members may not receive Key Club scholarships, attend DCON or ICON, or have anyone from their club run for LTG or district staff positions until they have paid their dues) - Inactive: Clubs that have still not paid their dues by International Convention;

will be placed here the following September (must pay $100 reactivation fee to leave the inactive stage)

Key Club Acronyms CKI– Circle K International (the K-Family service organization for college students) COCRF– Club Officer Certification Report Form (must be filled out 14 days after officer election) DEC– Divisional Election Conference (to elect a new LTG) DCM– Divisional Council Meeting (like a PCM, except it is held by and for Kiwanians) DCON– District Convention FTC– Fall Training Conference (to teach club officers their duties) ICON– International Convention KCI– Key Club International (the K-Family service organization for high school students) KI– Kiwanis International (the K-Family service organization for adults) LTG– Lieutenant Governor (head of division) MRF– Monthly Report Form PCM– Presidential Council Meeting (meetings hosted by LTG for club officers) T-O– Texas-Oklahoma District Unicef– One of KCI’s service partners

Contact Info District Governor: Kaitlyn Wilson Governor@tokeyclub.com 214-236-3271 District Editor: Emily Zhao Editor@tokeyclub.com 512-284-3234 District Secretary: Samuel Kinnin Secretary@tokeyclub.com 325-998-6240 District Treasurer: Colin Gonzalez Treasurer@tokeyclub.com 817-583-1171 Regional Advisor: Donna Newsham dnewsham@region7texokey.com 817-475-0870 District 1S LTG: An Bui ltg1south@gmail.com 817-823-9250