SEPTEMBER 2020
VOLUME 5
THE KEY TO DIVISION 23 The Official Newsletter for New York District Key Club Division 23
In this issue LTG Greeting- Page 2 New York Minute and the Empire Key - Page 3 Governor's Project and District Project- Page 4 District Endorsed ProjectPage 5 International PartnersPage 6 Service Project Ideas and District Goals- Page 7 Service Spotlight- Page 8 YOF and D23 DivisionalPage 9 D23 Member of the Month- Page 10 Paperwork Chart- Page 11 Upcoming Events and Contact InformationPage 12 Social Media- Page 13
Written by Charlotte Allen, Division 23 Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor's Greeting Happy September Division 23, It has been super hectic lately with the beginning of school, I hope you are all safe and healthy. I am very proud that Victor and Brockport held elections recently so shout out to you all for doing an amazing job! Remember to get the MRFs in on time or else your club won't be eligible for the perfect paperwork award at LTC. I am also very proud of us all for completing our Charity Miles fundraiser! It has been an outstanding success for our division! Our goal was originally $100 or 400 miles but we crushed this goal and walked/ran/biked 1900 miles or $475 dollars for March of Dimes! (Over 4 times our original goal!) Wooohooo! Thank you to everyone who participated. Yours in Service and Caring, Charlotte Allen, NYDKC Division 23 Lieutenant Governor
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New York Minute The summer edition for the New York Minute is out! The New York Minute is when our district Governor puts out video updates on our progress and future events with help from the Public Relations Committee. Stay tuned to keep up with the New York District. The link to the New York Minute can be found in the Many Link.
The Empire Key
The Empire Key is the NYDKC newsletter! The first publication for this year has been completed. You can find the link in the Many Link! The publication was created by the District Editor, Rachel Joh. There is tons of information about district and international projects and featured service. (Two of our clubs are featured!)
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Governor's Project Canines for Disabled Kids
Canines for Disabled Kids aims to increase and insure independence for children with disabilities and their families through the use of service dogs, as well as understanding and awareness throughout the community. Canines for Disabled Kids offers free services to families to help connect children with the service dog that can best help them overcome restrictions caused by disabilities. The dogs help the kids increase their confidence! Please consider donating or focusing a service project around this wonderful cause!
District Project: Project Hope Project HOPE transforms the health of people and communities around the world. They work on the front lines of the world’s health challenges, partner with communities, health care workers and public health systems in order to ensure sustainable change. Project HOPE aims to place power in the hands of health care workers to save lives worldwide. This is a great project for this year because of COVID19. Project HOPE helps healthcare workers worldwide and this is exactly the kind of place we should be putting our resources so that we can overcome this pandemic.
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District Endorsed Projects Featuring: Kamp Kiwanis Kamp Kiwanis is a New York District Endorsed Project. Kamp Kiwanis is a summer camp for special needs children and children with disabilities between the ages of 8 and 14 years old. Kamp is paid for through donations. This allows children to go to a summer camp that is fun and affordable.
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International Partners
Featuring: Project Happiness "Happiness is not just a state. It’s a skill that anyone can learn. And every step toward happiness matters — no matter where you live or work, no matter who you are or what you do. You can help people take those steps in the Virtual Race for Wellness. Take part and help Project Happiness reach its goal of bringing programs to those who need it most, regardless of financial constraints. Register for one month of fitness, reach your health goals, and change lives. Join individually or create a team. Your involvement creates community, and it helps Project Happiness educate youth and people of all ages—by providing proven tools for greater happiness and well-being."
Featuring: Up With People Mission: Through music and action, we empower young people to be positive agents of change for a more hopeful, trusting and peaceful world. Up With People strives to increase understanding, respect, and dignity for all, foster engaged internaitonal communities, empower youth as positive change agents, and build a network of global citizens.
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Service Project Ideas District Webmaster, Kristen Lew, has created a list of ways to serve virtually. Here are some of the ideas from the list! You can find more ideas from Kristen's list on our Many Link! (many.link/nydkc23)
1) BeanBeanBean - answer trivia questions to earn money for food banks 2) dosomething.org - voice your activist opinions on global issues 3) Movie Night - host a virtual movie night through netflix party 4) Face masks - create face masks for underserved populations in need 5) Paper cranes - fold paper cranes for local childrens hospitals
District Goals Service Goal: 90,000 hours
Fundraising Goal: $120,000
26% completed
13% completed
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Service Spotlight Featuring: Division 14 Due to the pandemic, our Key Club hasn’t been active since early Spring. However, our Lieutenant Governor, Chloe Baker, has searched above and beyond for ways to keep not only my club, but our Division active during these unprecedented times. In the summer, we had our big Charity Miles event. Our members walked more than they ever have this summer, helping both their health and children overseas. To date we have walked 2,276 miles with less than 25 members. That is over $500 going towards UNICEF, one of KCI’s preferred charities. Besides Charity Miles, we have a new team on Free Rice App. It is a trivia game where you earn rice that is given to a country in need, sponsered by the World Food Programme (WPF). The earnings have been slow, although our team did just launch. Division 14 has been learning to adapt to changes and make the best out of what we are given. We hope to find more chances to do good as time comes.
Written by: Adrian Paige, Ticonderoga High School, Division 14 Page 8
Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund which provides grants to Key Club and Key Club members for scholarships and service opportunities. YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify service that needs to be done in your school, community or the world. Then apply for a grant.
D23 August Divisional Division 23's second divisional took place this August! The meeting started with club updates and introductions. We then tackled old business such a SLC, Thirst Project Legacy Summit, Member of the Month, K-Family Picnic, and the August Newsletter. Making our way into current business we discussed Charity Miles, Membership Experience Survey, and How Key Club has changed your life video. Finally, we concluded the divisional by talking about new business: Swiftkick virtual session, how to stay active due to COVID, and paperwork.
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Member of the Month Congratulations Gabby on becoming the divison 23 Member of the Month! You have done a great job serving your community and we can't wait to see what you do next!
To become the next Member of the Month or nominate someone, you can fill out the form on the Many Link ( https://many.link/nydkc23 )
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Paperwork Chart
Monthly Report Form (MRF) This is filled about by the club secretary. It is due by the 10th of the following month. This is important so that the district can see how clubs are doing and where clubs are at, as well as help keep track of how many hours we have served.
Fundraising Report Form (FRF) This is filled out by the club treasurer. Fill out a couple days after a fundraiser. It helps the district to keep track of how much money we have raised for other organizations.
Election Report Form (ERF) This is filled out by the club president. It is to be filled out ASAP after your club holds elections. It asks for contact information for club officers. This is important so we can keep in touch with everyone.
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Upcoming Events
D23 Back-to-School Divisional- October (Date and time TBD) District Fall Rally- November 22-23rd
Contact Information
LTG: Charlotte Allen - division23@nydkc.org Circle K LTG: Yuan Shang - yuan.shang@nycirclek.org Rochester Kiwanis LTG: John Treahy treahy646@rochester.rr.com Genesee Kiwanis LTG: Heather Henderson heather35976@gmail.com KCR: Dr. Betsy Vinton - bvinton@harleyschool.org KCR: Andrea Doyle - andrea_doye@bcsd.org Governor: Mariam Makar - governor@nydkc.org Secretary: Jason Xiong - secretary@nydkc.org Treasurer: Winnie Huang - treasurer@nydkc.org External Executive Assistant: Anthony Lim anthonylim.ea@nydkc.org Internal Executive Assistant: Tatiana Solodova tatianasolodova.ea@nydkc.org Bulletin Editor: Rachel Joh - editor@nydkc.org Webmaster: Kristin Lew - webmaster@nydkc.org District Administrator: John Goldstein nydkca@frontier.com Assistant Administrator: Michael Berthel mjberthel@gmail.com Assistant Administrator: Jason Steiner - ianjs@aol.com Page 12
Social Media International- @keyclubint and @kci1920 Sistrict- @spacifiny District- @nydkc Division- @nydkc23
International- @keyclub District- @nykeyclub
International- @keyclubintnl District- @nydkc
International- Key Club International District- NYDKC
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