Newsletter for the month of June
Volume 1, Issue 1
June 2012
Hello, Division 11!
Hello everyone! My name is Kayleen Cantu, and I am Lieutenant Governor of Divisional 11. Woah, what does that mean? Well a Lieutenant Governor is an elected position in Key Club that I was blessed enough to become. I “govern” over Division 11 which is the entire Rio Grande Valley. This includes cities like McAllen, San Benito, La Feria, Los Fresnos, and Harlingen. My responsibilities include publishing a newsletter every month, submitting a monthly report, and attending District board meetings. Other duties as seen on the www.keyclub.org website are as follows “supporting and growing the clubs within his or her division and serving as a liaison between the district and the club.” Essentially, I’m here to help us, and by “us” I mean all the Key Clubbers in the R.G.V become great servant leaders in their clubs, and thus, their communities.
Who is this girl anyway? Well I am seventeen years old and currently a junior at Harlingen High School. My friend convinced me to join Key Club after she explained to me that they volunteered and did community service. I was Club Secretary before I became Lieutenant Governor, and it was a fun job with a lot of paperwork. I loved it nonetheless. In my free time, I like to spend time with my family or friends. At school, I’m involved in other clubs like Student Council, U.I.L. Spelling, Academic Decathlon, Media Tech Club, Business Professionals of America and Science Club. I also like to read books, bake, and watch movies. I am super down to earth so don’t be afraid to talk to me. I would be so happy to have a conversation with you!
What is Key Club?
Key Club is a world-wide, literally, international service organization whose aim is to serve the children of the world. That includes our communities and of course, around the world. How is that possible? Through our participation with Major Emphasis programs such as March of Dimes, this can be done. There is more information to the left of this paragraph. Over there ďƒ
That is the Key Club International logo. All the colors represent a value. The white stands for purity, blue for unwavering character, and gold for service. All this information can be found at www.keyclub.org.
June 2012
KEY CLUB PLEDGE Key Club International is the high school organization sponsored by Kiwanis International. Key Club assists Kiwanis in carrying out its mission to serve the children of the world. High school student members of Key Club perform acts of service in their communities, such as cleaning up parks, collecting clothing and organizing food drives. They also learn leadership skills by running meetings, planning projects and holding elected leadership positions at the club, district and international levels. Key Club International brings together all Key Club's members' efforts and energies into an area that makes an international impact through the Major Emphasis, "Children: Their Future, Our Focus.� The Major Emphasis unites Key Clubs under the banner of service that deals with the most important part of our community, our youth.
Don't know the Key Club pledge? No worries. Just follow along below: I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and to combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.
KEY CLUB MISSION Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
The Structure of Kiwanis International You’re probably wondering: what is Kiwanis International? Kiwanis International was founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. Well how does this tie into Key Club? The high school level of Kiwanis International is called Key Club, and there are other parts of Kiwanis that differ depending on school level/age group. For example, college level is called CKI or Circle K International, and it serves the same purpose as Key Club.
All of the information provided and much more can be accessed at the Kiwanis International website: www.kiwanis.org
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis International club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Kiwanis members stage nearly 150,000 service projects, devote more than 6 million hours of service and raise nearly US$107 million every year for communities, families and projects. Key Club members pitch in 12 million hours of service each year, and CKI members another 500,000 hours of service! Aktion club members donate another 92,000 hours of service every year. Add it all up, and that’s more than 18 million hours of service every year! Kiwanis is once again joining forces with UNICEF to confront another threat to the world’s children. In June 2010, Kiwanis International announced The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminating maternal/neonatal tetanus, which aims to save 129 million mothers and their future babies by the year 2015.
Other parts of the Kiwanis Family Kiwanis Clubs focus on changing the world by serving children, one child and one community at a time. To do this, many clubs also sponsor a Kiwanis family club —K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; CKI clubs university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities—to reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities.
The picture above this is from Aktion Club, the ones on the right in going down are Key Club, then K-Kids, and finally, the bottom right hand picture is Builders Club.
Kiwanis International, cont.
K-Kids is a "student-led" community-service organization, which operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body. Builders Club, with more than 42,000 adolescent members, provides students with opportunities to develop leadership, improve self-esteem, increase civic engagement and learn life skills through service. Circle K International, the largest university service leadership organization in the world, performs half a million hours of service each year. And lastly, Aktion Club allows adults living with disabilities to participate in community service projects, gain leadership skills and become more involved in society.
The Texas-Oklahoma District Board Wait a second. Who is a part of the Texas- Oklahoma District Board? It’s not just me, but more than 30 of us Lieutenant Governors and District staff members that make up the T-O District Board. It is comprised of a District Governor, District Secretary, District Editor, District Treasurer and finally, Convention Liaison. Their emails are to the right of this, and of course are in no particular order. Well what position do they hold, and what’s their name? Look there --->
District Board Members:
EditorLindyn Davis (Davis.lindyn2013@gmail.com)
TreasurerMaci Slater (macislater@hotmail.com)
District GovernorBrian O’Hara governorbrianohara@gmail.com
SecretaryKevin Duong (kevin.duongkc@yahoo.com)
Convention LiaisonRoshni Chandwani (roshni.chandwani.kc@gmail.com)
Who are these people? The Texas-Oklahoma District Board makes decisions and presents information that influence the entire District and that includes us in the Rio Grande Valley. They are a major part of how we do our job right when we learn how to work together and use the information they give us.
Goodbye!
Regional Advisor
Well that brings my first newsletter to an end. Hopefully, it helped you understand Kiwanis International and Key Club more. I am looking forward to getting to meet all of you in the future, and it’s so amazing to have the opportunity to be able to communicate with you through my newsletter. If you ever have questions, please contact me with the information listed at the bottom left of this page. Also, Facebook me! It’s very convenient and fast so go ahead! Until the next newsletter y’all, goodbye!
If you need information on Key Club or any part of the Kiwanis family, you can contact our Regional Advisor. Within his region, my Division is there so he can help us with anything Key Club related. He is my supervisor, and please email him just in case you need help with something. I ask him for help so it’s ok if you do too. The following is his email address: brotzman@ix.netcom.co m Remember, his name is Richard Brotzman.
That’s me!
Lieutenant Governor Contact Information: Email: kckayleencantu@gmail.com Phone: (956) 536-4218 Facebook me!