WHAT'S BUZZIN D23 BEES! I am so excited to share with you all the sixth edition of The Key to Division 23, and I hope you all love the blue theme! I can't believe that we are almost halfway through the service year. With that being said, thank you to everyone who attended the Give Back to Rochester Kick off; it was amazing meeting you all! In addition, keep a heads up for a divisional event in mid-December! In addition, please continue collecting dues and updating the Membership Update Center; please refer to my weekly update for more information. With November being here, that means Fall Conference, so please sign up using the link in my weekly update. Fall Rally is an amazing opportunity to meet Key Clubbers from Rochester and Buffalo area, attend workshops, and hear from a Key Note speaker. I am happy to announce our October Member of the Month is Taylor Pennisa from Canandaigua High School! If any clubs are hosting a service project or fundraiser, please let me know and I would love to attend if I can! Lastly, don't forget that the October MRF will be due on November 10th, so please get that in if you haven't already. With that being said, please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or comments at division23@nydkc.org or phone (585) 606-8014. I am always here for you always! Enjoy the sixth issue of The Key to Division 23!
NewCariBama!
I don't know about you, but October was a busy month for me. From October Board in Anaheim to college applications to school, I was on a roller coaster. Plus, my district's Fall Rally is coming up! If your district has Fall Rallies, I hope you have/had fun! To relax, I have absolutely LOVED listening to Taylor Swift's new album, Midnights. I hope you all are finding some down town for yourselves, too. You deserve it! Yours in Friendship and Service, Ava Stamatakis Key Club International Trustee
Soles 4 souls turn unwanted shoes and clothing into opportunity, by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use - providing relief, creating jobs, and empowering people to break the cycle of poverty.
the members of nydkc have voted pencils of promise as this year's district project!
Pencils of promise ensures that every child has access to quality education by building classrooms to give students safe and healthy places to learn. They provides teachers with training and innovative resources, and it provides children with access to clean water, private bathrooms, and good hygiene practices.
Key Club International is partnering with Schoolhouse, a free math peer-tutoring platform over Zoom where you have the opportunity to become a tutor. Schoolhouse offers both instant homework help and longer-term, smallgroup sessions in math and SAT prep. Become a volunteer tutor by checking out their website down below! Click here to learn more about the GLC program!
A little over a year ago, Key Club International introduced the Global Leadership Certificate program to all members. This program offers 20 courses, ranging from topics such as building meaningful relationships, running effective meetings, and so much more, all designed to help you develop your leadership skills.
Key Club International is partnered with UNICEF, which is the only organization of the United Nations dedicated exclusively to children. Working with other United Nations bodies, governments and non governmental organizations, UNICEF helps to provide for children’s needs in more than 150 developing countries through community based services in primary health care, basic education and safe water and sanitation.
Kamp Kiwanis is aimed at providing fun, physical exercise and adventure. It strives to afford opportunities to participate in a creative outdoor group experience in a democratic setting and develop characteristics of leadership and fair play.
The Lyme Disease Project was created to help pay for medical treatment for children with Lyme Disease, as most insurance companies do not pay for its expensive treatment.
The Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center is a clinic located in Long Island, New York that is dedicated to serving unique care for children in extreme situations and serves a number of other functions, such as outreach to parents and educational programs.
November 6th, 2022
Operation Christmas Child is an annual project our Key Club does. Operation Christmas Child has helped meet the needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine. Members of our Key Club got the choice to take home and pack a shoebox with gifts that are then distributed to children around the world. Our club then paid the cost of shipping for each box. Some friends and I went to the Dollar Tree and Walmart to buy gifts for our boxes together which makes the service even more enjoyable.
Samaritan’ s Purse has collected shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for children around the world. Since 1993, more than 188 million children in more than 170 countries and territories have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. In 2020 alone, more than 9.1 million Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts were collected throughout Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
This year, our club filled over 15 boxes and Operation Christmas Child even has a tracking feature so you can find out where your box ends up!
-Robert O’Neil (Ticonderoga High School Member, D14)
The Give Back to Rochester Event & Circle K Kickoff was a huge success!! We started out with an introduction for the Kickoff, then learned about what food insecurity really means & how that impacts our communities. We got the honor to hear from Keynote Speaker Natalie Robinson, the RIT Foodshare Coordinator. Natalie spoke about the endeavors Foodshare is facilitating in order to combat food insecurity on campus, and what we can do to help. After that, we had a Kahoot on the topics we learned about. Following, the clubs present all got acquainted with some icebreakers, then we broke up into small groups to partake in some service projects. We made no-sew blankets for the Golisano Children’ s Hospital and dog toys. Later, we went to the Quad and decorated with colorful chalk spreading awareness about the event!! It was such a fun day.
-Emily Mike (Mount Morris Secretary, D23)
MARCH OF DIMES LEADS TO FIGHT FOR THE HEALTH OF ALL MOMS AND BABIES, SUPPORTS MOMS THROUGHOUT THEIR PREGNANCY EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING DOESN’T GO ACCORDING TO PLAN, AND PIONEERS RESEARCH TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE BIGGEST HEALTH THREATS TO MOMS AND BABIES.
