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Table of Contents 2 Table Of Contents
Editors Note: Sebastian Canales
3 New Board members 4 A Message From The Executives 5 Summer Service Projects 6 ICON Experiences from attendees 7 Club Of The Month 8 ICON 2017 Recap 9 ICON Photos 10-11 2017 Rally Dates 12 Board Contacts
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Hello LaMissTenn, In this issue you will read about so many things such as our eliminate goal, service projects, Key Club in the summer, ICON, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this month’s issue and I'm always open for suggestions and feedback. Have a great summer!!
New Board Members Hello, my name is Shields Haire. I am lieutenant governor of division 10. I am an upcoming junior at Tupelo High School. I am very excited to serve you guys this year! I hope I can grow key club throughout my division. I plan on bettering the communication and getting to meet new people in my division.
Divison 10
Divison 15
Divison 1A
Hi, I am Samuel Freiberger, Lieutenant Governor of Division 15. I attend Cathedral High School in Natchez, MS, and I am a Junior this year. I look forward to working with the other members of the District Board to make this a great Key Club year. I am also excited to work with each of the clubs in Division 15 and to reactivating any clubs that have become inactive. I hope to meet as many of the members in Division 15 as possible through Divisional Service Projects and Rally in the fall. I am excited for this summer and for International Convention. I hope to use everything I learn there to make me a better servant to the great LaMissTenn District. Hiiii, my name is Brianna Hampton and I'm a senior at Westview High School and the lieutenant governor for Division 1A. I play 6 instruments because music is life. I enjoy being in school clubs and public speaking. I've been in the K family since second grade and I love service! My goals for the upcoming year is to reinstate and support my division in Tennessee because I know they are capable of amazing things. I also plan to educate my clubs on all things Key Club so that they will continue to uphold the standards of Key Club when I am gone.
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A Message From Your Executives Now that you have all relaxed a bit, take a moment to reflect on how truly successful your Key Club year was. This past year, our District saw the establishment of six new clubs, a remarkable amount our service, and a record amount of donations to the Eliminate Project, our ongoing commitment to women and infants in the poorest, most remote regions of the world. With the Eliminate Project, the Kiwanis family has joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. Neonatal tetanus kills one baby every 11 minutes—nearly 49,000 newborn children every year. A significant number of women also die due to maternal tetanus. The effects of the disease are excruciating—tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful By Jean Benoit convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch. To eliminate MNT from the Earth, 129 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take $110 million—and the dedicated work of every member of the Kiwanis family. This year marks our 75th year as a Key Club District. For the past 75 years, we have worked together to make a difference in the world, in ways big and small. Two years ago, our District committed to helping end MNT. We pledged to raise $100,000 over a five year period. In two short years, thanks to your hard work, we have raised $50,000--half of our commitment. Let's celebrate our 75 years of making a difference to the children of the world in a really big way. Let's finish our pledge and do our part to Eliminate this horrible disease from the face of the earth. With all of us working together, we can complete our pledge. It will only take each club raising $300.00 for us to meet our goal--just think how amazing it will be to celebrate the completion of our pledge and 75 years of the mighty LAMISSTENN Key Club at DCON!
By Anthony Simmons
Hello Key Clubbers, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. As the summer heats up, remember there are many opportunities for service to fill your empty hours. Summer is also a great time to connect with your Kiwanis Clubs. It can be difficult to attend Kiwanis meetings during the school year, so take advantage of your time to go meet your Kiwanians and participate in their projects. Also remember your fellow members. Get together for fun activities and projects. Invite prospective members to show them how much fun Key Club can be. Stay active and .... stay cool.
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Summer Service Projects
By Anna Kate Broussard
Community service is at the heart of every Key Club. Along with facilitating meetings, the major task of the club officer board is to plan community service projects, a task that can be difficult for many officer boards. Clubs often fall into a ‘service rut’, doing the same projects year after year, without really considering whether the project is meeting their needs or the needs of the community. The idea of the Quarterly Service project is to help clubs expand their ability to help their community and to gain a better understanding of how their service affects their club and their community. Each quarter has a focus area broad enough to allow clubs and divisions plenty of latitude in choosing projects that fit within the suggested area. These focus areas allow clubs to work together towards common goals, but in a manner that allows them to choose the individual project that best suit their needs.
The Focus area for June, July, and August is the environment! Some examples of projects your Key Club could do to better the environment include setting out recycling bins in grocery stores or around town, picking up trash in a public areas, planting a tree, or working in a community garden! Follow your project by discussing these reflection questions below and reporting your conclusions back to your Lieutenant Governor. 1 Did this project make someone smile? Who were the people most affected by this project? Did it help to improve the spirit of the people who were directly or indirectly affected? 2 Did this project raise awareness of the mission or objects of Key Club? Was this a project that may inspire others to join our club(s) to continue or build on this project? 3 Did this project improve the moral or spirit of our members? Can we look at or look back on the results of our efforts with pride? One fun way to get involved in improving the environment is to host “A Day in the Park” with you club members! First, your club can make bird feeders by collecting toilet paper rolls, peanut butter, and bird food. Sick the bird food to the toilet paper roll using the peanut butter. Find a park in the area that may need cleaning up. To fundraise for Key Club’s preferred charity, UNICEF, you can incorporate “Lemonade for Eliminate” to your day of fun; simply set up a table and take donations for lemonade. Have members to bring blankets and snacks to By Kasslyn Pugh
have a picnic after the beautification is over; remember to have fun!
Something you could do to have fun and help the environment would be to get a group of people together, get some paint, and paint oil cans to use as trash cans for the local park or beach. You get to have fun with friends and use your artistic abilities to help beautify your community. With this activity, you have fun painting with friends and you get to see the beautiful, finished project that makes a positive difference in your community. By Shana Bourgeois
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Experiences At ICON
By Madison Liner
“I can't even begin to express what an amazing experience I had at my first Key Club International Convention in San Antonio, Texas this past week. Not only was I able to learn more about my position as a Lieutenant Governor, but I was also able to meet with other LTGs, Governors, and even International Trustees to see how I can work to better my division. I attended forums such as LTG Training, Club Organization, and, my favorite, swing dancing! I met so many Key Clubbers along the way from many different districts: Indiana, Texas-Oklahoma, Jamaica, and even East Canada. Meeting these new people really showed me what a powerful impact this club has made just not in our district, or even our country, but all over the world! I would encourage not only district and club officers to go, but even general members in order to really see Key Club from a different perspective and learn about how we all come together with one purpose: Service.”
“This past week, I had the amazing opportunity to travel with the LaMissTenn District to the Key Club International Convention. At convention, we got to hear speakers on finding our courage to engage, call to lead, and heart to serve. We also got to attend workshops on things ranging from project promotion to swing dancing, and much more. The most important thing we did at convention, however, was to elect our new International Board. We heard each candidate speak and were given an opportunity to ask them questions during caucusing, and then we got to vote for our choices in House of Delegates. There were also great social opportunities, including the meet-and-greet and two dances. After the end of By Samuel Freiberger convention itself, the District got to tour the great city of San Antonio. We saw the Alamo, went to a Ranch (with alpacas!), and spent a day at the Schlitterbahn water park. This year's Convention experience was my best ever, and I hope more people will be able to join us next year in this great opportunity to make lifelong friends and learn more about the K-Family!”
By Tyler Sanchez
“Hey guys, this year’s ICON was beyond eventful and packed full of helpful information with a lot of fun thrown in. I was able to meet a vast majority of people that I basically only had a crude image of, in meeting these people, I have connected with other Lieutenant Governors and Governors alike; in doing this I have found that troubles that plight our district/division is not ours alone. As we experience problems recruiting new members so do clubs in the New York and Rocky Mountain districts. Through LTG training I was able to learn of new ways to break down the communication barrier all the while securing new communication transits through the Kiwanis Clubs and other outlets. This is why I will personally encourage all general members/officers and so on to go to ICON 2018 in Chicago to learn,live, and engage!”
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Club Of the Month
By Lilly Kamberov
Captain Shreve High School: A school in Division 9 that has really shown dedication to service since electing new officers in the Spring is the Key Club of Captain Shreve High School. Headed by Parker Smith-an upcoming senior-, Captain Shreve’s Key Club continued their annual fundraiser idea which is not only a ton of fun for their whole school but a benefit to those in need. The club sponsored a talent show, better known as “Showboat”, and donated the funds received to Project Eliminate. Each Key Club member was required to sell tickets for the show, and attendance was phenomenal. The club ultimately raised $300 for Project Eliminate. I’m so proud of the Captain Shreve Key Club, and I can’t wait to see what this year brings for them!
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International Convention 2017 Recap
By Sam Vaughn ICON, Key Club International Convention, The single biggest event in Key Club took place this year in San Antonio from July 5-8 and it has truly been a phenomenal week, not just for the new incoming International Board but for every single member of Key Club International. For starters, our 2017-2018 International President, Vice President, and International Trustees were elected as follows: William Simms for IP; Minyoung Kim for IVP; and Alisa Nguyen, Emily Rice, Luke Gilmore, Lindsey Banks, Nhung Tran, Saul Ontiveros, Jack Nannie, Rohan Mekala, Jared Dutko, and Audrey Dilgarde for IT. On a slightly smaller scale, La-Miss-Tenn came back from ICON with a few amazing awards. Our very own Savana Mars placed third place in this year's Talent Show, Baton Rouge Magnet High placed second in the Scrapbook contest, and Damira McGruder placed first in the Oratorical Contest! After experiencing an exhilarating convention full of meet and greets, pin trading, and training sessions, we embarked on an amazing tour that included visiting the historic Alamo and going on a boat ride around the river walk. No matter what suits your fancy (yes, suits will be worn), there's something at ICON for everyone to enjoy. We hope to see you next year as we head on up to Chicago in 2018!
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Photos From ICON
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RALLY DATES:
14A &14B Divisional Rally
4A, 4B, 4C, & 7B Divisional Rally
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RALLY DATES:
6, 9, 11, & 12 Divisional Rally 8A, 8B, 7A, & 15 Divisional Rally
1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 10 Divisional Rally
13A & 13B Divisional Rally
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Board Contacts Governor – ANNA KATE BROUSSARD EMAIL: governor.lmtkc@gmail.com Secretary-Treasurer – KARI STEPHENS EMAIL: sec.treas.lmtkc@gmail.com Bulletin Editor – SEBASTIAN CANALES
Division 7B – MADISON LINER EMAIL: division7b.lmtkc@gmail.com Division 8A – SAMUEL VAUGHN EMAIL: division8a.lmtkc@gmail.com Division 9 - LILLY ANNE KAMBEROV
EMAIL: bulletineditor.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division9.lmtkc@gmail.com
WEBMASTER –EMMA LEIGH
Division 10 - SHIELDS HAIRE
EMAIL: webmaster.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: shields.haire@gmail.com
Division 1A - BRIANNA HAMPTON
Division 12 – ALI ALI
EMAIL: briraihamp0623@yahoo.com
EMAIL: division12.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 1B - SAMANTHA FORTNER
Division 13A – KASSLYN PUGH
EMAIL: samefort@ut.utm.edu
EMAIL: division13a.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 1C - Andrew Bendell
Division 13B – CATHERINE KURKUCAR
EMAIL: Division1c.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division13b.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 4A – TYLER C. SANCHEZ EMAIL: division4a.lmtkc@gmail.com Division 4B – DESTINY DAVID EMAIL: division4b.lmtkc@gmail.com Division 4C – D’IVION PHOENIX EMAIL: division4c.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 14A – ESMOND TSANG EMAIL: division14a.lmtkc@gmail.com Division 14B – SHANA BOURGEOIS EMAIL: division14b.lmtkc@gmail.com Division 15 – SAMUEL FREIBERGER EMAIL: division15.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 7A – BROOK COVELL EMAIL: division7a.lmtkc@gmail.com
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