In this issue... Letter from your LtG
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Reminders
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October Task and Article Prompts
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DCON Theme Release + Online Fundraising
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October DCM + Social Recap
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Key Club Week
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Advisor Appreciation Day
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6 Leadership Skills for Life
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Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
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Wear Purple to Make a Difference
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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 Fall Division 25W, It was great to see you all at the DCM and Social. I hope all of you had fun roller skating; I kept falling down and hurting myself Thank you so much for coming! Don’t forget to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF; If you post pictures either on Instagram or Twitter by Nov. 1st, with the hashtag #ToT4UNICEF, you will be eligible for a prize! Don’t forget to tag Key Club Int as well. #BeScaryGood! (pg. 13) DCON Theme is still a mystery but not for long! Tune in on Instagram Live @todistrictkeyclub on Nov 4th at 4:30 PM to find out the DCON Theme! Please be aware 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. Key Club Week this year is Nov 6-10! This is your chance to show your love for the K-family! There will be a governor’s visit at Cushing High School on Dec 2nd so mark that day on the calendar. You will get a chance to see District Governor and meet other Key Clubbers from Region 2 so be looking forward to it. Kathryn Aung :) Volume 1 | Issue 7 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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Reminders Membership Update Center (MUC) Dues Deadline Dec 1 The member update center (MUC) is used to pay your dues and update your club roster with Kiwanis international. Dues are $13. Once you complete your roster, an invoice is available to print and/or email to your school to get your check sent to Kiwanis International. To find the MUC please go to keyclub.org/muc. If you have any questions or issues please contact Kiwanis international at 1-800-549-2647.
November Treasurer Webinar: Cancelled! District Treasurer Foster Hillis will not be able to hold a November Webinar because of his packed schedule that month, but he will have one in December covering the Kiwanis Gives Online platform.
Monthly Reports and Newsletters Club Monthly Reports are due and must be postmarked by November 6th. 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 November 6th 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.
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October Task And Article Prompts Task of the Month: Key Club Week is November 6th- 10th! What are your plans to spread the word about Key Club and do service during that week? ★
Type a well thought out response and submit it in your monthly reports.
Article Prompts: 1.
Did you help fundraise through Trick or Treat for UNICEF? Write about a previous experience or what you plan to do this year!
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A common characteristic for high performing Key Clubs based on a study presented at ICON is a large scale event which the Key Club is known for at school. If your school has a signature event, describe the planning, purpose, and success you’ve had with it. If your club doesn’t have one, what is an idea that you have? Describe the benefits, planning, and your vision for it.
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What was the moment or event that made you fall in love with Key Club?
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Do you have any fun things planned for Key Club week? Write about what you’ve done in the past or what you plan to do.
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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 October 5th to Editor@tokeyclub.com with the email subject: Division School August Articles.
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DCON Theme Release!!! District Staff will be releasing the District Convention (DCON) theme this Saturday. You can tune around 4:30 PM to the Instagram Live to watch the release (@todistrictkeyclub). There will also be a video which will be sent to you later. → Instagram Live @todistrictkeyclub at 4:30 PM, Saturday, November 4th �
Online Fundraising Key Club International has partnered with Access Fundraising, so clubs can now have an online fundraiser platform provided by Kiwanis and Key Club International. For more information and access to create online fundraisers, visit the link here: www.keyclub.org/kiwanisgivesonline. Volume 1 | Issue 7 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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Key Club Week Key Club Week gives you the opportunity to show your community what Key Club is truly about: service. Each day places an emphasis on service, to promote Key Club within our homes, schools and communities and to make Key Club a household name.
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Monday Show your K! Show people what Key Club is all about! Spread the word by wearing Key Club gear and publicizing Key Club Week in local stores, your school Web site, community newspapers—even on the radio.
Tuesday Kudos to the key players! Personally thank all the Key Club supporters you know—teachers, advisors and other Key players. Write thank-you notes, host an appreciation dinner or do something uniquely your own style to recognize the contributions of these special people.
Wednesday Dare to Care! Key Club has three preferred charities—UNICEF, March of Dimes and Children’s Miracle Network. Take time to focus on service projects that help support these causes such as making non-slip socks or capes for your local CMN hospital. Volume 1 | Issue 7 | Region 3 | Division 25W | Texas-Oklahoma District
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Thursday Random acts of Kindness! A smile goes a long way. Spread happiness throughout your school by doing little random acts of kindness such as leaving cards with inspirational messages on every student's locker or just simply holding the door for someone else. Challenge every member to complete at least one random act of kindness.
Friday Connect the Ks! Key Club is the largest high school service organization in the world and is a member of the Kiwanis family. Celebrate the entire family of Kiwanis by getting the whole gang involved. Connect with local Kiwanis, Circle K International, Builders, Kiwanis Kids or Aktion clubs and team up for a joint service project.
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Advisor Appreciation day Advisors are the sometimes hidden but always present forces that help each club succeed. Their work isn’t always easy, but the sense of achievement and reward is real. Our clubs could not do what they do without advisors. That’s why we’ve dedicated an entire day to celebrate their commitment and service.
Help us make all advisors feel special on November 3! Here’s how:
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Share this social media square on your social media sites.
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Tag your advisor when you post it on social media.
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Include an announcement about the day in all your club communications (website, newsletter, social media, etc.).
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Encourage other members of your club to write messages of thanks to your advisor.
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6 leadership skills for life These skills can be applied anywhere from a sport’s field to the classroom to your home life. You don’t have to have a “position” to apply these life skills to your everyday routine. ●
Passion: When you truly care about something, others can tell. You make it a priority.
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Set the example: If you expect guidelines to be followed, you must be the one that paves the way.
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Talk less, listen more: When you listen, you’re more likely to hear and understand the underlying issues.
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Motivation: It’s one thing to have ideas; it’s another one to act and follow through. When morale gets low, it’s important to be the one who keeps people going.
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Trustworthiness: Your team must know they can depend on you to have their best interest at heart. Building trust takes time and can be hard to earn back once it is lost.
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Flexibility: Things happen. Plans change. Being open minded and accepting the idea of taking a different path show adaptability.
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Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Halloween day! For our final celebrations, send us pictures of you and your friends all dressed up, raising money for The Eliminate Project through Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. We’ll also unveil Paco’s winning Halloween costume. Pictures must use the hashtag #ToT4Unicef and be posted on either Instagram or Twitter by Nov. 1st to be eligible for the prize! For Key Clubbers, Halloween means more than spooky decorations, cool costumes and ghoulish treats. It’s a chance to save lives and have fun—for less than the cost of a bag of Halloween candy. Protect a mother and her future newborns from maternal and neonatal tetanus by supporting The Eliminate Project through Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. *All contest submission be posted on either Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #ToT4Unicef and Key Club must be tagged in order to be eligible for the weekly prize!
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Wear Purple to Make a Difference March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization that improves the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Premature birth is the number-one cause of death in children under age 5. Students across the country are helping to give every baby a fighting chance by spreading awareness, raising critical funds and supporting families affected by premature birth. Here are a few ways Key Clubbers can get involved: ❖
Spread the word about #worldprematurityday at school. Send a quick email to service clubs at your school or to the local March of Dimes national service partners. Ask them to support your efforts. This support can include telling members about an event or asking members to join a March of Dimes committee that you lead.
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Host a World Prematurity Day event.
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Wear purple, especially on World Prematurity Day (November 17, 2017).
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Light your school purple.
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Tell 10 people that November is Prematurity Awareness Month and November 17 is World Prematurity Day. Post a message with a link to marchofdimes.org/worldprematurityday and encourage your friends get involved.
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Host a folic acid breakfast at school. Provide breakfast foods rich in folic acid, such as cereal, orange juice and bagels. Distribute March of Dimes handouts that explain the benefits of taking folic acid to reduce the risk of certain birth defects.
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Invite someone close to the cause—a health professional, researcher or someone who has been impacted by premature birth —to speak at your school about the March of Dimes and how it changed their lives.
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Contact a local March of Dimes office to get to know the staff. They can guide you to great volunteer events and opportunities for you and your school.
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Contact your local neonatal intensive care unit and volunteer at a NICU Family Reunion, where families return to visit with and support each other.
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Stay in touch with your principal or an advisor. This person is a great resource when you want to host other events. Learn more about March of Dimes by visiting their website.
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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 7 | 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:
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