In this issue... Letter from your LtG
3
Reminders
4
New District Staffs
5
New Regionals & Int. Endorsements
6
DCON Theme Pitch
7
Key Club 101
8
The Kiwanis Family
9
Join Circle K!
10
Update COCI
11
The Eliminate Project
12-13
Contact Informations
14
Quote of the Month: Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living. - Albert Einstein Joke of the month: What is a chemist’s favourite plant? Stoichiome-TREE! Volume 1 | Issue 2 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
Letter from Your Lieutenant Governor
Hello Division 25W, How do you feel!? It’s summer and school’s out and that means it's time for summer vacation! But hold on. That doesn’t mean you should slack off and don’t care about Key Club during the summer. In fact, summer is the best time to go out there and help out your community. So take some time out of your summer to volunteer and serve your community. My name is Kathryn Aung and I’m your lieutenant governor for Division 25W and hopefully by the end of my term, I will get to meet and bond with each and every one of you. If you have any service projects or events that you would like me to be there, please invite me so I can participate with you. Please tell your clubs to update the Club Officer Contact Information (COCI) on the Texas-Oklahoma DIstrict website (www.tokeyclub.com) if you have not done so. But if you have, thank you so much! I have more information about COCI on pg 11. I am looking to have our regional training conference (RTC) and our first divisional council meeting (DCM) some time during August so if you have any suggestion or preference about the location or the date, please let me know and I’ll take that into consideration. One last note, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, concerns or suggestions. I would love to hear from you and get to know you. Have a glorious summer! Kathryn Aung kathryn.aung31@jenksms.com 918-428-6677
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reminders The Q & A Session The Q & A Session will be this Wednesday, May 31st starting at 6:00 p.m. It will be on Instagram Live and it will be on the District Instagram. Jiya, our District Governor will be answering any questions and she will answer as many as she can for about an hour or two. Please spread the word to your clubs. District Instagram: @todistrictkeyclub
Monthly Reports and Newsletters Club Monthly Reports are due and must be postmarked by June 5th. Please mail a physical copy to our District Secretary Shelby Morton (shelbymorton00@gmail.com). Send all montly Secretary reports: Shelby Morton, District Secretary 4104 San Angelo Avenue, Amarillo, Texas 79118
Club Newsletters will also be due June 5th by 11:59 pm to our District Editor, Stephanie Tran.
Please email me a copy of the reports as well as the newsletters and articles. Volume 1 | Issue 2 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
New District Staffs Convention Liaison: Dajah Brooks, former lieutenant governor of Division 25N from our Region 3 is the new Convention Liaison! Congratulations Dajah! District Tech Producer: William Chao, former board member of Jenks Key Club is our new Tech Producer! He will provide you with any graphics you may need. Please contact him if you need any help with graphics or any technical issues. Congratulations William! District Editor: Stephanie Tran, former tech producer of our district is now our new District Editor. She will begin working and answering any questions your clubs may have regarding your newsletters and soon, articles! Please reach out to Stephanie for any help or assistance. Congratulations Stephanie!
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New Regionals We have 3 new Regionals joining our team: Region 2 Advisor: Steven Baringer, Region 13 Advisor: Scott Sheley, and Region 12 Advisor: Megan Iselin (Mrs. Judy Pomorski is still Region 2 Advisor, Megan is helping her out since it's such a big Region)
Endorsements for International offices We as a District Board have chosen to endorse the followings candidates for International Offices: Shree Balaji: International President Nolan Looman: International Trustee Hannah King: International Trustee Here’s the booklet of all the candidates running for international offices, if you are interested to know. http://www.keyclub.org/Libraries/2017_ICON_Photos_Resize d/2017_Information_on_Candidates_Booklet.sflb.ashx Volume 1 | Issue 2 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
Dcon theme pitch Are you creative? Do you have a great idea for the DCON theme? Submit your ideas in a presentation format to Kelly Poland (kelly.poland@yahoo.com) and CL-Dajah Brooks (epabrooks2000@gmail.com) Things to include in your presentation are: Your vision for the stage, t-shirts, pins, souvenir bags, badges, theme games and anything else that would make DCON great! It also needs to be reasonable in cost and do ability." While DCON is far in the future, we have to start planning it now. These are due this Friday, June 2nd. This is YOUR year. YOUR convention. It is up to you to bring some ideas to the table, and they don't have to be perfect. Any theme or idea that you have ever hoped to see at DCON, this is your chance for it to be presented.
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The Kiwanis Family KIWANIS “SERVING THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD” Kiwanis advocates their vision every day by providing opportunities to serve for every member of a community through Service Leadership Programs. Through these opportunities, youth and young adults around the world become competent, capable and compassionate leaders. AKTION CLUB “WHERE DEVELOPMENT HAS NO DISABILITY” Aktion Club allow adults living with disabilities to develop initiative and leadership skills through hands-on service. These adults return to the community the benefits, help, and caring they have received.
CIRCLE K “LIVE TO SERVE, LOVE TO SERVE” Circle K International (CKI) is the premiere university service organization in the world sponsored by Kiwanis International. With clubs on more than 550 campuses globally, programming is based upon the tenets of service, leadership, and fellowship.
KEY CLUB “CARING - OUR WAY OF LIFE” The oldest and largest service program for high school students, Key Club is a student-led organization which goal is to encourage leadership through helping others.
BUILDERS CLUB “BUILDING LEADERS” Builders Club gives members a way to contribute service to school and community while developing leadership and people skills. Builders Club members implement practical service-learning principals as they focus on supporting organizations that focus on the needs of K-KIDS “WE BUILD” K-Kids is a student-led community service club for elementary students that teaches members the value of helping others through participation in community service projects and club activities.
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ATTENTION ALL GRADUATING SENIORS! As your time in Key Club is coming to an end, we would like to keep you involved in the Kiwanis Family by joining CKI (the college version of us). Why stay involved? Service opportunities, scholarships, leadership positions, and more! If you fill out the form by June 15th, CKI will enter you into a drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift Card and a 100% free CKI Fall Retreat Registration! http://www.txokcki.org/flip.html
District Contact Information
Governor
Jiya Willis
governor@tokeyclub.com
Secretary
Shelby Morton secretary@tokeyclub.com
Treasurer
Sabrina Palma treasurer@tokeyclub.com
Editor
Stephanie Tran editor@tokeyclub.com
Tech Producer
William Chao
Convention Liaison Dajah Brooks
williamkwchao@yahoo.com cl@tokeyclub.com
Regional Contact Information
Regional Advisor (Region 3) region3@tokeyclub.com
Angela Syverson
Lieutenant Governor 25W ltg25w@tokeyclub.com
Kathryn Aung Cell: (918)-428-6677
Thank you so much for reading and please reply me with how you like to serve your community during the summer!
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