December 2012 Newsletter

Key Club The Official Newsletter of Division 11 of the Texas-Oklahoma District

KAYLEEN’S KEYNOTES Hey Key Clubbers,

Table of Contents:

In December’s issue of my monthly newsletters, I will discuss the basics of Key Club. Many of you have heard of Kiwanis International, the Texas-Oklahoma District, the Tex-O Key, Circle K International, and others. What does this all mean? In order to end this confusion, you can keep reading for all the answers!

Goals to Accomplish before W.B.…… 1

You stay classy Division 11,

Kayleen Cantu

Divisional Election Conference…. 2 Benefits of being Lieutenant Gov…. 3 Kiwanis International…… 4 Parts of the K-Family…. 5 The Texas-Oklahoma District… 6 The Eliminate Project….. 7 District Contact Page… 8

Cell Phone: (956) 622-6708 Email: kckayleencantu@gmail.com Did you know?

The motto for Key Club International is Caring- Our Way of Life.

Don’t be afraid to email, call, or text me for Key Club!

Goals to accomplish before Winter Break:

#1. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CLUB HAS MAILED THEIR DUES TO THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE! Question: “But what if we still haven’t mailed our club’s dues? What’s going to happen?”

Answer: You can still send them! As long as your club mails them before we leave for Winter break at school, you’re good!

International Office Address: Key Club International 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268

The new MUC website! #2. Make sure to register all club members in the new Membership Update Center (MUC)!

Question: “What’s the new MUC website look like? How do I update the club’s profile?”

Answer: “If you Google “Key Club membership update center” that will take you to the old website. Follow the link that’s there so it can take you to the new website!

From there, your club Advisor and your club Secretary will register the club.

Divisional Election Conference What is a Divisional Election Conference?

A Divisional Election Conference (DEC) is a meeting where all the Key Clubs from Division 11 (Rio Grande Valley) meet to elect the new Lieutenant Governor (also called LTG). Your club MUST HAVE PAID THEIR DUES prior to the election in order to be eligible for the DEC.

If I become LTG, what do I have to do?

1. Keep clubs informed about news and events at the division, district, and international levels by making monthly newsletters (like this one) and sending short emails in between newsletters.

2. Keep in touch with the committee members that you are assigned to once the District Governor puts you on a committee.

3. Hold a Fall Training Conference (FTC) in the fall and a Divisional Election Conference (DEC) in January.

4. Complete monthly reports and send it to the District Governor.

6. Sell ads for District Convention and attend DCON at the end of your term.

7. Write short articles for the Tex-O-Key (The Texas-Oklahoma District’s magazine).

8. Provide reminders to clubs to pay their dues and reminders to submit monthly reports.

9. Answer questions that clubs may have on various Key Club topics.

10. Promote events like District Convention, encouraging clubs to fundraise and plan for trips like that.

When will the Divisional Election conference be held?

The date for the Divisional Election Conference is

January 12, 2013.

The Benefits of being a Lieutenant Governor Have fun get-togethers while staying in DALLAS!

Go to DALLAS four times out of the year without paying for the trips!

Meet other Key Clubbers just like you who are also Lieutenant Governors from all over Texas and Oklahoma!

YOU can be a part of the Texas-Oklahoma District Board next year!

Kiwanis International What is it?

Kiwanis (pronounced like Kih-wah-nis) International is a global (literally, international) organization (there are clubs all over the world including South America and Asia) of members that serve the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs—nearly 600,000 members strong—raise more than $100 million and dedicate more than 18 million volunteer hours to strengthen communities and serve children. (Yes, this includes you and your club!)

Members of every age attend regular meetings, raise funds for various causes and participate in service projects that help their communities.

Our International Reach: Members also make an impact throughout the world by participating in Kiwanis International’s new global campaign for children, The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus. (We’ll talk more about this later.)

As an adult: Kiwanis International offers three clubs for adults: Kiwanis, Aktion Club (pronounced like the word action) and Circle K International (or the shorter version of Circle K which is CKI). Aktion Club is the only community service club for adults living with disabilities such as Down syndrome. It provides members with opportunities to become integrated into their communities while developing initiative and leadership skills. CKI is the premier university service organization with clubs on more than 500 campuses.

As a kid, an adolescent, and a teenager: Key Club (the high school level), the oldest and largest service organization for teens, teaches leadership through service to others. Builders Club (middle school/junior high level) for adolescents provides students with opportunities to develop leadership, improve self-esteem, increase civic engagement and learn life skills through service. Kiwanis Kids (elementary level) provides students with opportunities to work together on service projects, develop leadership potential and create strong moral character.

Parts of the Kiwanis Family (K-Fam) “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

Kiwanis Kids (K-Kids)

Builders Club

― Leo F. Buscaglia

This is K-Family:

To

Key Club

Aktion Club

Circle K International (CKI)

Kiwanis Club

The Texas-Oklahoma District The Texas-Oklahoma District of Key Club International is comprised of all the Key Clubs within Texas and Oklahoma.

(It might get a little confusing, but it’s easy to understand once I explain the structure of how this all works.)

There are other “Districts” like ours all over the United States and abroad like New Jersey, California-Nevada-Hawaii (Cal-Nev-Ha), and Florida. The District Governor, District Secretary, District Treasurer, District Editor, and Convention Liaison are part of the District Staff.

(Just so you know, our two states are broken into Regions, and inside those Regions, there are Divisions.)

For example, I’m Lieutenant Governor of Division 11, which means I govern over all the Key Clubs in the Rio Grande Valley. My friend, Jennifer Kay Tuggle Hinze, is Lieutenant Governor of Division 3 South, and she governs over the greater Houston area. The Lieutenant Governors that represent each Division within a Region and the District Staff combined form the District Board. We meet altogether at District Board meetings in which we discuss the progress of our Division, listen to reports from the District Staff, and receive feedback from our Regional Advisors (the adults who work closely with all of the District Board.)

Visit www.tokeyclub.com or www.kiwanis.org to learn more!

The Eliminate Project

With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus also called MNT. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year.

To eliminate MNT from the Earth, more than 100 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized.

$1.80 Will protect a mother and her future children.

District Contact Page District Governor -Brian O’Hara governorbrianohara@gmail.com

Kevin Duong -District Secretary kevin.duongkc@yahoo.com Maci Slater - District Treasurer macislater@hotmail.com Roshni Chandwani - Convention Liaison roshni.chandwani.kc@gmail.com

Meet our new District Editor, Grace Liu!

Contact Information for Division 11: Regional Advisor Richard Brotzman brotzman@ix.netcom.com Lieutenant Governor Kayleen Cantu kckayleencantu@gmail.com