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Jenkinson’s Beach, Pt. Pleasant Beach. Photo courtesy of Hannah Hickman
Greetings Division 6! International Convention is only 2 weeks away and I cannot tell you how excited I am! I, along with Brick Memorial’s secretary, Chelsea Byrne, will be representing Division 6 in Washington D.C. from July 1st to July 7th! I will be posting a video blog for each day of ICON at this link: http://tinyurl.com/Div6ICON ! I will also be posting on the Division 6 Officer Facebook group through the convention. Let me know if you are not a part of the bog or not. Summertime is still Key Club time! Have a productive, safe and fun summer! And don’t forget to check your emails! Yours in Caring and Service,
CMRFs are due on July 10th!
The 2013-2014 District Governor’s Project
Hello NJ District, With each passing service year, the newly elected District Governor is requested to select an initiative that they would like to take on for the service year. This initiative is then presented to the New Jersey district as a whole, in hopes of garnering support for the cause. In past years, the Governor’s Project has benefited things from our fundraising goal, ELIMINATE, to "Tools for schools" that we still do to this day. After reflecting on my past four years as a member of the Kiwanis Family, I've decided to make this year’s governor’s project something that can bring this district back to its roots. Something that will not only get our hands dirty, but do it alongside those in our family. I have decided to join NJ Circle-K in Governor Shivam's effort to bring together our K- Family with K-Family Service! What do I mean by that exactly? In addition to Key Club, there also exists a variety of Kiwanis Clubs (adult volunteers), Circle K (College students), Builders Clubs (middle school students), K-Kids Clubs (elementary kids), and Aktion Clubs (adults with disabilities) spread across the state, who all make it their lifelong goal to give back to the world. My hope is for us as a district to take the first initiative in reaching out to each and everyone of these organizations, potentially planning some fun inter-club activities in the process! Now what does this initiative entail exactly? If you happen to be from a Key Club that knows its neighboring Kiwanis or other K-Family clubs, try holding a project with them! Or, perhaps offer assisting them with one of their already standing projects? Heck, you can even invite them to one of your own! The whole purpose this year’s Governor’s Project is to get our entire New Jersey Kiwanis family to start recognizing each other more prominently. In the upcoming weeks, I’ll be working with Kiwanis International and the NJDB executives to supply each of you with directories for all K-Family branches in New Jersey. From there, myself and District Governor Shivam Patel will be working together in establishing events that many different clubs in many different divisions can attend. Ideas are encouraged, and we will do our best to keep service something that is omnipresent. Thank you all very much! - Ryan Clarkin
K-Family Picnic
What are you doing this summer? What about Sunday, July 14? 10am-4pm? Well, I am attending the NJ District Kiwanis Family Picnic at 100 Green Island Rd., Toms River, NJ, 08753! What are we doing at this wonderful picnic? A slew of service projects will begin our day, followed by a wonderful picnic. Did I mention games? Join us for games such as the balloon toss and the chance to pie some of your favorite board members and Kiwanians. Join us for the chance to hang out with and meet your fellow New Jersey K-Kids, Builder’s Clubs, Key Clubs, Circle-K’s, Aktion Clubs and Kiwanis Clubs! Admission is $10 but bring some extra cash along. Hope to see you there!
Want to design the new Division 6 T-Shirt? Use this template below (or any that works for you) and submit it to me by the August Divisional Council Meeting! Please limit the shirt to two colors!