May 2014

May 2014 Volume 3 Issue 1

Division 5 TEXAS-OKLAHOMA MEET YOUR NEW LT. GOVERNOR  MY GOALS FOR DIVISION 5  ALL ABOUT KEY CLUB  CLUB IMPROVMENT TIPS  MONTHLY CHECKLIST  MEET THE NEW DISTRICT STAFF  K-FAMILY AFTER GRADUATION  DCON 2014  MONTHLY REPORTING

Monthly Message

Hey Division 5!, I am your 2014-2015 Lt. Governor Dianna Cardenas and I am so excited to work with you all this coming year! Just last month, I came back from probably the best district convention and was installed as your new Lieutenant Governor. Thank you so much for all your support at the Divisional Election Conference in February. I am really thankful for the opportunity you have allowed me, to be your new Lt. Governor. If you ever have any questions, just want to talk about Key Club, or anything at all, you can contact me any time preferably by email (diannaltg5@gmail.com), by calling/texting me at (210)-748-2014,or on Facebook (let me know if you are not on the Division 5 Fb page). I can’t wait to see all the great things we will accomplish as a division this year!!

FUN FACT! You can park about 15 bicycles in the same space that one car takes.

All about Me! I joined key club at the beginning of my freshman year, because I had heard from people that it was really cool.

Throughout the year, I attended service events, and went to PCM’s. I really loved the idea of how Key Club served the community. One day, Hope, our divisions immediate past Lt. Governor, came to one of my classes to talk to us about being Lt. Governor. I was really surprised to see the importance and loved the idea of being able to work with other schools and the district. After running, I now serve as Division 5’s Lt. Governor. I live in Live Oak, TX and I am a freshman (going on sophomore) at Judson Early College Academy. I love dancing, and would like learn different techniques. I like to eat and I love music! So guys there you go!

“This is me I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now Gonna let the light shine on me Now I've found who I am There's no way to hold it in No more hiding who I wanna be This is me!” (“This Is Me”- Demi Lovato) Share your story on our FB page so we can learn more about each other! .

1) Have 100% of our clubs reporting

- I plan to do this by meeting with each club that is not reporting and sitting down with them to do a monthly report. This will help you understand the importance of monthly reports. Also, it will allow you to see how a monthly report should be done in case you already do not know how to.

2) Increase communication between each club and the Lt. Governor -I plan to do this by calling each club president monthly to discuss what goes on in their club so that I can assist you. I also would like to increase the activity on the division FB page so that all members of your club can see what is happening in our division.

3)Have more inter clubs in the division so that we can form a stronger bond as Key clubbers.

-I plan to do this by having the clubs in the division communicate about what service events they could use help with and having one club at each of my PCM’s host a social.

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 the election of new officers) DEC- Divisional Election Conference (to elect a new LTG) DCM- Divisional Council Meeting (like a PCM, except it is put on by and for Kiwanians) DCON- District Convention FTC- Fall Training Conference ICON- International Convention Interclub-when two or more clubs meet together for an event 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 MRF- Monthly Report Form PCM- Presidential Council Meeting T-O- Texas-Oklahoma District UNICEF- One of KCI’s official service partners Key Club International Partnering Charites -March of Dimes -March for babies walk -Childrens Miricle Network -Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Dance Marathon -Unicef -Elimante Project

If your school has one take advantage of this!

This is an awesome opportunity to reqruit members for your club. Ask if you can set up a booth with posters, brouchures, and pictures about what you do in key club. Also, have members sign up to talk to interested members and I have a sign up sheet where interested members can put their name and email. Freshman are trying to find their way in high school so be sure to focus on them! I am also willing to come to reqruiting events. I want to help you increase membership Don’t have enough people signed up for an event?

- If your club struggled with getting enough sign ups for an event contact me and I will help you find key cluubers around division 5 that can help you! This will not only allow you to complete your events with enough volunteers but it will also count as an interclub activity. Also, let me know when you have any events becuase I would love to come and par

What does my

officer position do?

-President: delegate responsibilities and lead meetings -Vp: support president -Secretary: take minutes and send in monthly reports -Treasurer: keep track of dues and money -Editor: make a monthly newsletter and publicize your club

Monthly Checklist

-Class Rep.: Recruit members and communicate with your class about the happenings in key club

2014-2015 Texas-Oklahoma District Satff

District Governor: Kaitlyn Wilson kaitlynwilson.kc@gmail.com governor@tokeyclub.com 214-236-3271

District Treasurer: Colin Gonzalez (817) 583-1171 More information to follow.

District Secretary: Samuel Kinnin samuelkinnin.kc@gmil.com 323 Garmon Dr. Early, TX 76802 325-998-6240 T-O District Administrator & Region 11 Advisor: Walt Roetter secwr@stx.rr.com

• Join the Key Club Alumni!

• Check out Circle K International, the College version of Key Club!

What is DCON? DCON is the Texas Oklahoma District’s District Convention where…

•District business is conducted at the house of delegates •Clubs are recgnized throughout the district at the awards ceremony •Key clubbers are educated at DCON forums •District offficers are elected •Key clubbers get to display their key club skills in several different contests •Key clubbers have the time of their life and become enthusiastic about key club!

Come next year in April of 2015!!!

My DCON Message This was my first year at DCON and it was such an amazing experience! It was so wonderful meeting other Key Clubbers from differ4ent parts of Texas and Oklahoma at DCON. I really recommend that going to DCON should be a goal for your club this next year!

I know that if we communicate with each other and more people go to the PCM’s, we are sure to dominate DCON next year!

-Dianna

Texas-Oklahoma Division 5 Key Club Bandera

Ingram

Canyon

Johnson

Judson Early College Academy

New Braunfels

Samuel Clemens

Our Lady of the Hills

Center Point Health Careers

Reagan Steele