In this issue... Letter from your Lt.G
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Reminders and Updates
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August Task and Article Prompts
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Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF)
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Dues and MUC
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Fall Rally
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Why Should I Join Key Club?
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Key Club 101
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Key Leader
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Kiwanis District Convention 2018
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The Eliminate Project: Summer Project
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Preferred Charities
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Club Contact Information
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District + Regional Contact Informations
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letter From Your ltg! Hi ya Division 25W! Earlier this month, I attended the Kiwanis District Convention at Abilene, Texas with a group of Lt.Gs and club presidents. It was a wonderful experience from meeting with Kiwanians from all over the District and presenting forums about ways to support key clubs to volunteering for the disaster relief service project and riding with Sonya all the way down to Tulsa. I’m so glad to be reunited with past Lt.G friends Thomas and Rheannon but the highlight of my experience was screaming for my life when I was forced to watch IT at the hotel. Check out pages 12 and 13 for some recap pictures. Get hype everyone!!! We’ll be having the first annual Fall Rally at Frontier City on September 29th. The registration is $25 and that cover admission to Frontier City and a t shirt! Currently, the only ones who have registered for Fall Rally are District Board members so please sign up to go. We will have a Divisional Council Meeting at Fall Rally and your club will receive points on the monthly report for both events. Since school is in full swing, make sure your club is getting taking
advance of the recruitment reason. Our membership goal is 20,000 members for the 3rd time so let’s hit the goal this year!! Bring them to socials and meetings and spread the joy of service! On that same note, your club should’ve been active in August so don’t forget to turn in monthly reports! Also check out pages 14 and 15 for the Eliminate Project Summer Update. We’ve made great strides to eliminate neonatal tetanus and it’s worth reading to know that our efforts are bearing fruits. We are down to 14 countries to eliminate this deadly infection! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, concerns or suggestions. I would love to hear from you! Kathryn Aung :) Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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Reminders & Updates Due Dates As usual, the reports and articles are due September 5th. The next page has more info about the article prompts. If you need help filling out the monthly report, below are some links that can answer some of your questions: CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE REPORT FORM LINK DCON Forum Presentation We are opening up the opportunity for forum presentation to anyone who is interested. We will have more than 4 rooms for forums on Friday so we will be needing presenters. Of course, you have to be present at District Convention so keep that in mind. District Convention will be in Dallas, TX on April 25th-28th, 2019. The form and your PowerPoint presentation are due by September 15th at 11:59 PM to Convention Liaison Nadia at CL@tokeyclub.com District Project: Keeping T-O Beautiful Several ideas can be done year round such as recycling plastic and aluminum cans. However, these projects can be done on specific months and are some of the larger scale projects. ●
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August Task And Article Prompts Task of the Month: Please explain an idea for a Mascot that could represent the Texas-Oklahoma District. This was the TOM for June, (great submissions for that month!) but we are looking for even more creative, original submissions! If you completed the TOM in June please submit another mascot idea. Be sure to explain what it is that makes your mascot a good fit for Texas-Oklahoma, and why you chose that animal or object. Article Prompts: 1.
Describe how Key Club has influenced your summer. What events did you participate in?
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What was your first meeting of the year like? If you haven’t had one yet, what do you have planned for it?
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With school starting, what tips can you give on balancing school, Key Club, and any other extracurriculars?
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How do you plan on keeping new members involved in Key Club? 5.
Submit a Humans of Texas Oklahoma! How was your Key Club Experience and what is Key Club to you? Submit with a picture of you
You are always free to write about any Key Club-related topic! The articles should each have at least 1 JPG photo and be sent as Microsoft Word documents. Have the author, school name, division, article title, and prompt/whatever topic you choose at the top of the document. Email August articles by September 5th to Editor@tokeyclub.com with the email subject: Division School August Articles.
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Youth Opportunities Fund The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation. This fund uses earned interest to help Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world by providing grants for service opportunities. YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school, community or world. ●
YOF grants are given only to Key Clubs and/or club members.
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There is one funding cycle for YOF grants per year. Applications are accepted from summer through fall and must be received by October 15 at 11:59 PM EST. Applications are reviewed by the Key Club International YOF committee at their November meeting.
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Clubs may request funding assistance ranging anywhere from US$100 to US$2,000. The committee typically funds those clubs who are asking for a portion of the total cost of the project, and clubs who are working with other organizations to fund and complete the project.
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Applicants must use Reviewr, the YOF online grant application. Previous years' applications and printed paper applications mailed to Key Club International will not be accepted.
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Guidelines for submitting a YOF application is listed in the Key Club Guidebook under Board Policies.
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Grant notification is emailed to all grant applicants the second week of January.
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Information noting which clubs received and did not receive grant funding is posted online the third week of January. Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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Tips, Tricks, Reminders! • Make sure to fill out all text boxes. • Ensure that all information that you submit is accurate. • Projects are more likely to be funded if you ask for a portion of the money you will need for the project. • Under the dates section, you may put up to 10 events, be sure to put all events in those boxes (meetings about the project, deadlines you set, etc). • Keep all receipts, money orders, etc. to show use of your fund. • Turn in your Final Report before Jan 1st of the following year.
Dues and muc Key Clubs can use the Membership Update Center (MUC) to pay dues, add new members and update records after officer elections. The Key Club’s Kiwanis or faculty advisor should update the club officers at the MUC after officer elections. 1. Round up information from each new member, including email addresses and expected year of graduation. 2. Log in and update membership records in the MUC. 3. Submit payment or print invoice and pay by check. Early Bird Deadline: November 1st. Dues Deadline: December 1st. Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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We are excited to bring back Fall Rally! Mark you calendars and download the registration info letter HERE. Registration will be done through jotform (http://bit.ly/tokeyclubfallrally), but please read the letter first. For guaranteed t-shirts, registration must be turned in BY Sep 12th. Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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Key Leader What is Key Leader? This life changing event focuses on service leadership as the first, most meaningful leadership development experience. Key Leader combines hands-on learning, group interaction and focused discussions. Over a Key Leader weekend, you’ll grow as a leader and as a person. You’ll discover who you are. And you’ll make new friends along the way. Who can attend? The focus is to serve students from ages 14-17, but especially to Freshman & Sophomore emerging leaders. Key Leader is designed to open doors to all student leaders and those with leadership potential. Questions? Please contact Rene Ford: tokeyleader@gmail.com or Facebook at Texas-Oklahoma Key Leader.
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The Eliminate Project: Summer Update A lot has happened with The Eliminate Project this summer. Here are the top three developments you might have missed – plus the latest information about Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. 1. Kenya is MNT-free! ○ In June, Kenya officially was validated for eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus. This means that mothers in Kenya no longer have to worry about their babies dying of this terrible disease. ○ Hear Rose Njiraini, UNICEF community health specialist in Kenya, describe the value of Kiwanis’ work against MNT. 2. #MNTChallenge raised US$500,000 ○ During the 103rd Kiwanis International Convention, Kiwanis members from around the world came together to support The Eliminate Project. Generous donors put forth $100,000 to challenge Kiwanians to also raise $100,000 during convention. After surpassing our first goal, we unlocked an additional $100,000 from our generous donors, and Kiwanians came through with even more. ○ The grand total raised was $502,282.72 to protect mothers and babies worldwide against maternal and neonatal tetanus. 3. Update from Sudan ○ In Sudan, MNT continues to put the lives of mothers and babies at risk. Luckily, midwives like Hawa Mohamed Ibrahim are there to help expecting moms get the quality health care they need – including the tetanus vaccine.
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Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has a new webpage! ● Now that summer is over, it’s time for your favorite fall fundraiser: ● Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. This Halloween, your club members have the power to save lives. There are many fun and creative ways to raise money, including going door-to-door, zombie walks, pumpkin smashes, Halloween dances, haunted houses and so much more. ● Once again, money raised through this program by Key Club members will support The Eliminate Project. Your donations will help protect women and newborns from maternal and neonatal tetanus. Together, we can end these preventable tragedies.
Check out the original story and videos HERE
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Club Contact Information Christian Education Alliance President: Joshua Borger E: joshua@borgerfamily.com Edison Preparatory School President: Harper McIntyre E: harpermcintyre@gmail.com Jenks High School President: Emily Turner E: emily.turner75@jenksms.com Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences President: Elizabeth Craig E: b.in.tulsa@gmail.com Sapulpa High School President: Hannah Hamilton E: han22annah@gmail.com Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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District Contact Information Governor
Addi Duerksen
governor@tokeyclub.com
Secretary
Bunsri Patel
secretary@tokeyclub.com
Treasurer
Addie Flores
treasurer@tokeyclub.com
Editor
Kyra Burke
editor@tokeyclub.com
Tech Assistant
Aina Sebastian techassitant@tokeyclub.com
Convention Liaison Nadia Rodriguez cl@tokeyclub.com Texas-Oklahoma Key Club Website Key Club International Website
www.tokeyclub.com www.keyclub.org
Regional Contact Information Regional Advisor
Angela Syverson region3@tokeyclub.com
Lieutenant Governor 25N
Luke Baker
ltg25n@tokeyclub.com
Lieutenant Governor 25S/31
Megan Hughes
ltg31@tokeyclub.com
Lieutenant Governor 25W
Kathryn Aung
ltg25w@tokeyclub.com
Thank you so much for reading and reply me the answer to: What’s the best thing about going back to school? (let’s be positive!) Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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