Key Club
DIVISION 13 13ELIEVE THERE IS GOOD IN THE WORLD
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July Issue
Key Club’s
Division 13 Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE: Lt. Governor’s Greeting:
1
Upcoming Events:
1
Meet The District Board:
2
ICON Reviews:
3
International Board:
4
New York Int. Trustees:
5
ICON Memories:
6
Service Spotlights:
7
Website Sneak Peek:
8
Summer Events:
8
Division Mascot?!:
9
In-Depth Reminders:
10
Key Club App:
13
Major Emphasis Projects:
14
Governor/District Projects:
15
District Charities:
16
Paperwork:
17
Contact Information:
17
Social Media: Website: nydkc.org Instagram: @nykeyclub Twitter: @NYKeyClub Facebook: New York District Key Club Snapchat: nydkc
Q. What Is Key Club? A. Key Club is an organization sponsored by Kiwanis that emphasizes teaching leadership through service. It is the largest and oldest service program for High School students, and teaches them to strive for a better tomorrow.
June Newsletter - 1
LT. Governor’s Greeting Hello Division 13! I can’t believe how fast this summer is flying by. It feels like it was only a week ago that school ended and summer break started. I can honestly say, however, that this has been one of the best summers I’ve had (and definitely the most productive)! I’ve been having so much fun with Key Club things from going to ICON to attending Division 11’s Amazing Race to everyday tasks like working on the website, creating newsletters, and sending out weekly updates! The new International board was elected at ICON last month! Our new International President is Rip Livingston (awesome name by the way) and our new International Vice President is Addison Clipfell! Also, the new International Trustee for the New York District is Anastasia Slepukhova! I also recently announced that I would like for every club to think of three events that your club could do during the next school year, and send the list to me by August 15! This will help you get an early start on the new school year and make your lives so much easier. In this newsletter, I’ll be going over the new International Board, ICON, the Key Club App, possible division mascot ideas, and a sneak peek at the new Division Website!
Yours In Service, Lt. Governor Jeongseok (Daniel) Suh Division XIII New York District Key Club (845) 391- 6218 danielsuh.ltg@nydkc.org Address: 7 Massachusetts Dr. Newburgh, NY 12550
Upcoming Events! Next year’s LTC – March 19th
Mile of Dimes - TBD
Fall Rally – October 10th *
Alzheimer’s Walk – Sept 19th
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1) Executive Assistants: Matthew Garber is the key communications and public relations person between the executive board and district board members. This person is charged with supporting and providing help to the members of the executive board. The executive assistant will receive and monitor the updates provided by the Lt. Governors of the district and should have some familiarity with the district and international bylaws of Key Club.
2) District Webmaster:
Tanya Hao is the key communications and public relations person for the district in all technology related aspects. She is charged with sharing news, correspondence, and promotions from the district board to the clubs in your district and with promoting district events in your community. The district webmaster also has to have experience with website management.
3) District Editor: Angelica Mehta is responsible for coordinating, editing and distributing the district’s official publication: The Empire Key. The district editor is responsible for keeping track of and encouraging members to submit service spotlight articles throughout the year.
4) District Treasurer: Donna Yu is responsible for monitoring district finances, creating and filing all appropriate reports and coordinating dues collection. She also contributes to the district newsletter and supports club treasurers. She monitors the payment of membership dues and communicates. The officer is elected at the district convention.
5) District Secretary: Zainab Nathani is responsible for regular, formal communication within the district board, between the district and international boards and between the district and division or club levels. She reports all district minutes and maintains all records for the district. The officer is elected at the district convention.
6) District Governor: Hanna Nichols is responsible for the overall operations of the district board. She facilitates all actions necessary for the betterment of the district. She trains other district officers, appoints committees and assigns directives, and builds and maintains relationships with other Kiwanis-family leadership programs.
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An ICON-ic Experience Hi! My name is Jeongseok Suh (just call me Daniel), and I’m the Lieutenant Governor of Division 13. I recently went on a trip to Indianapolis for the International Convention of Key Club with a group of very intimidating, successful people otherwise known as the other LTG’s of New York District. We had met before at a previous board meeting, but the encounter had been pretty awkward as everybody was still in their own little shells. We left that board meeting as simple acquaintances, where people were still struggling to remember each other’s names. We met at LaGuardia Airport at 8 AM and boarded the plane at 10:05. The ride to Indianapolis was long and harsh, and we had to wait in the plane for 33 other planes to take off. The amount of complaining going on was incredible and hilarious. However, this gave us something that we could all talk about, and sparked communication between all of us. We bonded greatly over the course of the conference, through the countless hours of sitting through caucus sessions, as well as dancing in the nightly parties that were planned by the International board. We started to open up to each other and began to truly break free of those shells around us, realizing that we were all just a part of the same great organization.
There are no other words to describe ICON other than amazing, inspiring, and eye-opening. Amazing, in that it was an incredibly fun time with incredibly great people (and incredibly good restaurants around the convention center). It was an extremely useful asset to me, and I know I will use the lessons I’ve been taught at ICON throughout my time as LTG as well as throughout the remainder of my life. Inspiring, in that many fantastic speakers came up to speak about their lives, and the hardships they went through. It showed me the true potential of ALL people, and how far they can go, as long as he or she has the will to just keep walking. Lastly, eye-opening, in that it showed us all the true roll of the individual, to the power of the society. Each and every member is no greater than another, nor are they any lesser. There is no such thing as a “regular” member. We are all changing the world together, and you are a part of the change. ICON will be forever remembered by me as one of the most memorable and influential experiences of my life. I will carry the lessons I’ve learned there with me and remember the amazing fun times that we’ve had there for as long as I live. The people who went to ICON came as simple acquaintances. Five days later, we left as family.
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New International Board!
International President Rip Livingston
International Vice President Addison Clipfell
New York District’s International Trustee Anastasia Slepukhova
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Int. Trustees from New York!
International Trustee Heather Farley
International Trustee
Clifford Young
June Newsletter - 6
ICON Memories
June Newsletter - 7
Service Spotlights!
Missing
Have you seen any service projects If Seen, report to Daniel Suh Reward Lots of recognition and love
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Website Sneak Peek! Here’s a quick little glance at what I’ve been working on!
That’s all you’re getting for now!
Possible Summer Events I know that it will be very hard to have events over the summer, as many people in your club will be going away on vacation. However, even despite this, it’d be great if you could hold events to bring your club a little closer together. A few events you could think about holding are: -
Frozen Yogurt Bowling (maybe w raffle for fundraising) Key Club Barbeque Walks for charity Bike Ride for charity Group volunteer work Anything else that you can think of!
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Division Mascot? How do you guys feel about having a division mascot?! I know that Division 11 is the Pandas and Division 8 is the Ninjas. I think that it might be pretty cool to have something of our own!
Here’s some ideas that I came up with! If you have any suggestions, Email me!
(White) Leopards
Bees
Because 13 looks like a B‌ I thought it was clever ok
Polar Bears
Pugs
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In-Depth Reminders Fall Rally When: October 10th , 2015 ********* Time: 9:00 A.M. Where: NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life Price: $10 Who: Everybody!
This rally will be a huge one! Divisions 8 – 13 are all teaming up for one Fall Rally. Please inform your clubs as soon as possible.
Mile Of Dimes I am planning on having a Division-wide event called Mile Of Dimes for the organization March of Dimes. This is an event in which we will try to collect a mile’s worth of dimes. There are 17 dimes in one foot (approximately $2), and 5,280 feet in one mile. If we could reach our goal of one mile, than we will have raised $10,560 for March of Dimes! However, I will be adding in a small change. Each school will raise their own number of dimes, and on the day when all the schools in our division come together, we will see which school has gotten the most feet. The school with the most feet will receive a prize!
Club Events As I mentioned in one of my past weekly updates, I would like for each club to talk amongst their club officers and figure out three events that you would like to have during the school year! This will help you once the school year starts and it’ll help you start off the year with a bang! You can go in-depth and start planning things as well if you’d like, but that won’t be mandatory for right now. After you all figure out those three events, I’d like for you to send that list to me by August 15! This shouldn’t take too long at all, maybe 10 minutes to 30 minutes maximum.
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New York Key Club’s 68th Annual LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE
You’re Invited to join us for the 68th annual Leadership Training Conference! The Theme: Red Carpet Affair: Stars Of Service
When: March 18th – 20th Where: The Desmond Hotel
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Fall Rally! Divisions 8 - 13 When:
Time:
October 10th
9 AM – 4 PM
Where:
Admission:
Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life
$10 + Train ticket fee
ICON 2016 Where:
When:
ATLANTA, GEORGIA!
July 6 - 10
This year’s ICON was amazing! Make sure to make plans to attend next year’s!
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1) Search up “Key Club” in the app store and download it.
2) Open it up and scroll down to find the “create account” button
5) Enter your Zip Code Only
6) Select your club
Key Club App
3) Type in your information in the correct boxes
4) Accept the Terms of Use
7) Keep updated!
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Major Emphasis Projects
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Key Club participates with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by sponsoring fundraising events. Key Club members also participate in service projects at their local children’s hospital. Find out how you and your club can help CMNH.
March of Dimes For decades, Key Club has partnered with the March of Dimes to give every baby a healthy start. Key Club members raise thousands of dollars annually through various programs, including collecting change, holding dances and taking part in March of Dimes’ signature event, March for Babies. See how your club can support the March of Dimes.
UNICEF Since 1994, Key Club has been Trickor-Treating for UNICEF and over the years has raised nearly US $5 million for iodine deficiency programs worldwide and HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya and Swaziland. Now it’s helping The Eliminate Project. Learn more about Key Club's history with UNICEF.
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District Project/Governor’s Project Our mission is simple: Build a socially-conscious generation of young people who END the global water crisis. We do this by educating students about it and activating them to rock the clean water cause & build real water projects all over the world. Why Water? Health and Sanitation: Waterborne diseases kill more children every single year than AIDS, Malaria, and all world violence combined. Small children typically do not have strong enough immune systems to fight diseases like cholera, dysentery, or schistosomiasis. Women and children spend on average six to eight hours each day walking to fetch water. The average distance that women and children in developing communities walk to fetch water is 3.75 miles. The time children spend collecting water keeps them from going to school and getting an education. Together, this generation, everyone alive today WILL be the ones to end this. WE will be the ones to push the water crisis into the history books. We invite you to learn more here and join us.
Hunger Project *Due on June 7th
Hi there Division 13, I am the Lieutenant Governor of Division 2. As you may know, the Governor's Project this year is hunger. I am also a big fighter for the cause of hunger! Hunger affects more people around you than you might know. Hunger is not only in "third world countries" or "the projects". It is happening right now right in your own backyard. We complain when we don't get food for an hour or two, but can you imagine only getting one meal a day if you are lucky?! It is hard to think about, especially when you can go to the fridge or cabinet whenever you want.
The positive side to this is that there is so many ways that you can make a difference in the hunger epidemic! To begin, I urge you to volunteer at your local food bank. This is a very rewarding experience and it really puts you in touch with a different side of your community. There is also different non-profits such as No Kid Hungry or Feeding America. These non-profits can benefit the fight against hunger on a global scale and you can get involved by going to their websites. Again, hunger is a big issue and YOU ARE THE SOLUTION! Now get out there and make a change! Yours in passion and service, Alexis Warren
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District Charities
The Eliminate Project
Kamp Kiwanis
Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation
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Paperwork Election Report Forms
April MRF
May MRF
June MRF
July MRF
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August MRF
Chester Cornwall Ellenville Fallsburg Middletown Minisink Valley Monticello Newburgh Total
Contact Information Name
E-Mail Address
Lieutenant Governor Daniel Suh
danielsuh.ltg@nydkc.org slapshot371@optimum.net
Kiwanis Committee Representative David Morse
District Administrator Mr. Goldstein
nydkca@frontier.com
District Governor Hanna Nichols
hannanichols.gov@nydkc.org
Executive Assistant Matthew Garber
mattgarber.ea@nydkc.org
District Secretary Zainab Nathani
ZainabNathani.sec@nydkc.org
District Treasurer Donna Yu
donnayu.treas@nydkc.org
District Editor Angelica Mehta
angelicamehta.editor@nydkc.org
District Webmaster Tanya Hao
tanyahao.tech@nydkc.org
District Conference Chair Ricardo Larios
ricardolarios.chair@nydkc.org