New York District Key Club | Division 25
Monthly Newsletter November 2020
WHAT'S INSIDE:
LTG Update | 2
Governor's Bulletin | 3
Key Club Week | 4
Youth Opportunities Fund Application | 5
Fall District Conference |
Endorsed Projects | 7-10
Service Spotlight | 11
6
District Executive Board | 13
Service Goal Updates & Fundraising Ideas | 12
New York Minute | 14
Divisional Contact Information | 15
Paperwork Tracker & Social Media | 16
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LTG UPDATE Happy November!! I hope this newsletter finds you all healthy and looking forward to the holidays! I know it's a super stressful time for all of our high school seniors, so make sure you are all taking care of yourselves. With that said, I want to thank some amazing officers who have been doing really well keeping up with paperwork thank you to Holland, Alden, East Aurora, Springville have all turned in their ERFs and are doing great on MRFs! As always, if you guys need any service ideas OR have done a service project during this month, please reach out to me so I can offer help and also feature your hard work in our newsletter! Thank you to everyone who participated in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF this year - check out our impact on the NYDKC website. Finally, please register for out Virtual District Conference!!! It's coming up soon, and it'll be a really valuable experience for everyone who attends - you'll receive training for future officer positions, hear from charity representatives, and have a ton of fun playing games and getting to know Key Clubbers from all over New York! One last thing - our divisional Zoom call will be postponed from November 7th to the 15th - register here for this quick call where we'll discuss upcoming service projects and updates from the district. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I hope to hear from you soon! Yours in service, Kasia Kalinski
Reminders: The MRF for October is due on November 10th! ERF's are overdue, but please continue to fill them out so that we can complete our district directory! Early Bird Dues deadline is coming up on December 1st!!! Pay your dues here.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM
Key Club Week 2020
random acts of kindness COMPLIMENTED A RANDOM LADY ON MY WALK ON HER HAT - IT WAS COVERED WITH ADORABLE, SUPER UNIQUE PINS! CALLED A FRIEND TO HELP HIM OUT WITH HOMEWORK. COMPLIMENTED A GIRL AT SCHOOL ON HER FASHION SENSE!
Submit articles for the next issue of the Empire Key here!
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MEMBER OF THE MONTH submission form
Know a Key Clubber who goes above and beyond in your home club? Someone you can always count on to be there when you need them, or someone who's always full of creative service ideas? Nominate them as a "Member of the Month" to be featured in the Empire Key or on NYDKC social media! FILL OUT THE
submission form here
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S I G N
U P
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F O R
T H E
fall district conference
November 21 -22 1 pm - 5 pm Join Key Clubbers from all over New York for a weekend of workshops, service, and fun! Four workshop blocks will give you the opportunity to customize your experience, and we'll come together for a keynote speaker, service project, and game tournament. You'll learn how to navigate the changing dimensions of Key Club, and prepare yourself for leadership within your clubs. Make sure to send this link out to all your club members, let's make sure we represent Division 25!
register today bit.ly/nydkc-flc
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INTERNATIONAL Key
Club
Partner
Up with People is a charity unlike any you've heard of. This traveling music performance group tours the globe with a mission of empowering youth to build a network of respectful, engaged, and understanding global citizens. They perform international and contemporary music & dance in countless venues and bring with them a message of hope & unity. By giving to this charity, you provide performance education to youth and allow them to create a more universal impact, as they go on to realize their individual capacity to make change, long after their tour is over.
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INTERNATIONAL Key
Club
Partner
Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization that works with the support of young people to END the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe, clean drinking water. By providing a community with safe drinking water, disease rates can drop by up to 88% virtually overnight, and child mortality rates can drop up to 90%!
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GOVERNOR'S PROJECT Canines
for
Disabled
Kids
Each year, our District Governor selects a charity to consolidate our fundraising efforts as a district community. Canines for disabled kids provides scholarships for kids who need guide dogs, counseling for families who are considering a service dog, and education to schools and businesses worldwide. In doing so, CDK gives children and their families a sense of independence, and advocates for individuals with service animals.
DISTRICT PROJECT Project
Hope
Project HOPE strives to provide medical training in order to build a strong and resilient global community of health care workers. Its volunteers work to create long-term solutions rather than quick fixes in the areas of natural disasters, infectious diseases, maternal & child health, and health policy.
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DISTRICT ENDORSED PROJECT Kiwanis Trauma
Pediatric Center
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 (e.g. trauma injuries). It also serves a number of other functions, such as outreach to parents and educational programs. You can support this charity by raising $1,000 for a Trauma Kit, a child-sized ambulance equipment kit which is compiled to meet most on-scene emergency needs of children. The kits are donated to fire departments and ambulance services under the auspices of the local Kiwanis clubs in each community.
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SERVICE SPOTLIGHT Division
27
|
Buffalo,
NY
Hello! I am Lourdes, and this month I and a few other members of Maritime Key Club attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for WNY Maritime Charter School’s new school building on September 18th at 4 o'clock. We ended up volunteering until 6 o'clock, which is a total of 3 community service hours per person. I am really glad that I attended this service project because it allowed me to meet board members that make my education possible, and I normally would not get the opportunity to meet and thank them for everything that they do. It was also so much fun to see the smiles on so many people's faces, and I would and will do it again if I get the opportunity. Thank you to everyone else who made this event possible!
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SERVICE GOALS 2020-2021
FUNDRAISING 35.5%
of
$120,000
SERVICE HOURS 37%
of
$90,000
service ideas HOST A LIVESTREAMED FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT THE GOVERNOR'S OR DISTRICT PROJECT! BECOME A VOLUNTEER ON BOOKSHARE, A SITE THAT LETS YOU SCAN OR EDIT BOOKS FOR PEOPLE WITH READING DISABILITIES DOWNLOAD BE MY EYES - THIS APP CONNECTS SIGHTED VOLUNTEERS WITH BLIND INDIVIDUALS TO COMPLETE EVERYDAY TASKS THAT REQUIRE VISION ANSWER TRIVIA QUESTIONS ON BEANBEANBEAN TO DONATE MONEY TO FOOD BANKS WRITE CARDS TO FIRST RESPONDERS, ESSENTIAL WORKERS, AND TEACHERS TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR COURAGE AND INTEGRITY DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS!
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EXECUTIVE BOARD Governor Mariam Makar governor@nydkc.org
Secretary Jason Xiong secretary@nydkc.org
Treasurer Winnie Huang treasurer@nydkc.org
Bulletin Editor Rachel Joh editor@nydkc.org
External Executive Assistant Anthony Lim anthonylim.ea@nydkc.org
Internal Executive Assistant Tatiana Solodova tatianasolodova.ea@nydkc.org
Webmaster Kristen Lew webmaster@nydkc.org
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DIVISIONAL contact
information
Division 25 Lieutenant Governor: Kasia Kalinski | division25@nydkc.org
Kiwanis Committee Representative: Kevin Love | klove.wsk@gmail.com
District Administrator: John Goldstein | nydkca@frontier.com
Assistant Administrator: Michael Berthel | mjberthel@gmail.com
Assistant Administrator: Jason Steiner | ianjs@aol.com
Circle K LTG: Lilian Zheng | Lilian.zheng@nycirclek.org
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A new issue of the New York Minute is out on the NYDKC website!!
Submit your publications for the Empire Key here!
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