In this issue... Letter from your LtG
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Reminders
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November Task and Article Prompts
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DCON 2018 Theme Release
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Dues Collection + Fundraising
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Membership Update Center (MUC)
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Governor’s Visit
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The Kiwanis Family
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Kiwanis Family Month
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3 Ways to Retain Members
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Major Emphasis and Service Partner
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March of Dimes
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Club Contact Information
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District + Regional Contact Informations
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Letter from Your Lieutenant Governor Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am very thankful to have the opportunity to serve Division 25W and be a part of the K-family! Governor’s visit is coming very soon! It will be at Cushing High School on Dec 2nd from 10 AM - 1 PM. You will get a chance to see District Governor and meet other Key Clubbers from Region 2 and we will be having a DCM there as well as so please make sure your club has a representative! If you need a ride, please let me know! Please remember that the deadline for dues is December 1st! Make sure you send your dues in well before deadline so International has time to process dues. District Convention Theme has been released. Check out the video at page 6! The registration cost for DCON has increased so make sure to budget accordingly. Kathryn Aung :) Volume 1 | Issue 8 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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Reminders December Treasurer Webinar: Kiwanis Gives Online Kiwanis International has teamed up with Access Fundraising to create a crowdfunding service for clubs to use to fund new or recurring service projects! District Treasurer Foster Hillis will be holding a Skype Webinar over the Kiwanis Gives Online platform. If you would like to attend the webinar, please email him at FosterhillisKC@gmail.com with your name, school, division, and Skype username so he can add you to the call. The upcoming Webinar will be on over Kiwanis Gives Online (Saturday, December 2nd at 4 PM)
Monthly Reports and Newsletters Club Monthly Reports are due and must be postmarked by December 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 December 5th by 11:59 pm to our District Editor, Stephanie Tran at stephanietran.kc@gmail.com Please email me a copy of the reports as well as the newsletters and articles. Volume 1 | Issue 8 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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November Task And Article Prompts Task of the Month: What do you love about Key Club and serving the community? Have you had your Key Club moment? ★
Describe it in detail and send it in with your monthly report.
Article Prompts: 1.
How do you imagine the perfect 2018 DCON now that the theme is released? What are some ideas you have for the Convention Liaison to consider?
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What are some tips to reaching Top 25?
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Do you have any ideas for a holiday themed social or event?
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How was your experience at your FTC/RTC? What did you learn or gain and how can you apply this information to become a better Key Clubber?
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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 December 5th to Editor@tokeyclub.com with the email subject: Division School August Articles.
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DCON 2018 Theme Release!!! Click below to watch the Theme Release Video! Please be aware of the increased price of DCON to budget accordingly. ★
Regular Registration- $150/ per Attendee
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Late Registration- $175/ per Attendee
→ DCON Theme Release Video ←
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Dues Collection! The membership update center (MUC) is used to pay your club dues and update club roster with Kiwanis International. Key Club dues are $13. To find MUC, please go to keyclub.org/muc. A club has to pay their dues by December 1st to be in good standing with Texas-Oklahoma District and Key Club International. If a club misses the deadline to turn in dues, the club is then suspended and they will get an official notice from the District Treasurer. PLEASE TURN IN DUES ON TIME :)
Fundraising If your club needs help with fundraising ideas they can look on the website under "Treasurer's Resources" for a list of great fundraisers (Here).
District Treasurer's Winter Update Here is a link to District Treasurer Foster's winter update for Club Treasurers.
T-O Circle K District Project The TO Circle K District is now having a fundraiser for their District Project: the Eliminate Project. You can buy their shirts here until December 10th, 2017. Volume 1 | Issue 8 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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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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Kiwanis Family Month How to Get Involved with the K Family ❖ Reach out to the officers of the Kiwanis Club, Builders Club, Circle K, etc. ❖ Attend their meetings DCMs or invite them to your Key Club Meetings ❖ Collaborate with other Kiwanis Family branches to have interclub events, service projects, fundraisers ❖ Invite them to your club events, service projects, etc. ❖ Host an appreciation party for your Kiwanis Family Branches
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3 ways to retain members 1. CANDY. Sure, not everyone in the universe is into candy, but a decent amount of people are, which makes this a sweet way to keep members coming back to meetings and events. Want to recognize a member’s achievements on-the-spot? Give him or her a Hersey’s Kiss. Have a breakout “star” or MVP of the week? Surprise that person with a Starburst. Got someone who did a great job leading a fundraising project? Hand over a 100 Grand candy bar. Giving out a few cost-effective candy prizes at every meeting will keep members excited, interested and, most important, feeling appreciated.
2. FULL SCHEDULE. You should have enough activities on your calendar that when a member can’t make it to a project, they don’t have to wait a month for the next opportunity to volunteer and get involved. Be sure to include a healthy mix of service, socials and fundraisers, because too much of one activity can potentially bore your members or burn them out.
3. FUN MEETINGS. Regina Spektor sings a lyric, “Now we’re going to these meetings, but we’re not doing any meeting.” Maybe not every meeting needs to be interactive, but it’s great to mix things up once in awhile. Create a buddy system within your club. Do icebreakers during the meeting. Play a cute cat video before the meeting (the Internet is full of them). Make your meetings exciting, and your members will want to keep coming back.
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Club Contact Information Christian Education Alliance President: John Ekhoff E: johnekhoff@icloud.com Edison Preparatory School President: Harper McIntyre E: harpermcintyre@gmail.com Jenks High School President: Angela Chen E: angelachen.kc@gmail.com Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences President: Grace Bryan E: graceebryan7@gmail.com Sapulpa High School President: TBD E: Volume 1 | Issue 8 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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District Contact Information
Governor
Sabrina Palma
governor@tokeyclub.com
Secretary
Shelby Morton
secretary@tokeyclub.com
Treasurer
Foster Hillis
treasurer@tokeyclub.com
Editor
Stephanie Tran editor@tokeyclub.com
Tech Producer
William Chao
Convention Liaison Dajah Brooks
williamkwchao@yahoo.com cl@tokeyclub.com
Texas-Oklahoma Key Club Website www.tokeyclub.com
Regional Contact Information Regional Advisor
Angela Syverson region3@tokeyclub.com
Lieutenant Governor 25N
Victoria Bonham ltg25n@tokeyclub.com
Lieutenant Governor 25W
Kathryn Aung
ltg25w@tokeyclub.com
Thank you so much for reading and reply me the answer to:
When is your upcoming club meeting in December? (I will be having club visits in December) Volume 1 | Issue 8 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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