August Newsletter

August 2011

Volume 1 | Issue 3

THE KANG KEY The Official Newsletter of Division 1 of the New Jersey District of Key Club International Absegami | Atlantic City | Cape May County Technical | Cedar Creek | Egg Harbor Township Lower Cape May Regional | Mainland | Middle Township | Ocean City | Pleasantville

In This Issue!

[2] Message from your LTG [2] International Board [3] Fall RTCs [3] PCM Recap [3] Editors’ Meeting [4] PCM #3 [4] Officers Trained [4] Cape May County Technical [5] Fall Rally [6] Key Leader [7] New District Webmaster [7] District Mascot [8] Officer of the Month [8] Stay Connected [9] Contact Information

District Tour/International Convention

ICON 2011

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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR LTG Hey Division 1, The 68th Annual International Convention was held last month in Phoenix, Arizona. The District Tour was spectacular, and the convention itself was even better! Attendees were able to meet and bond with Key Clubbers from the other 32 districts! It was definitely a fun and exciting experience, and I hope to see many of you at ICON 2012 in Orlando Florida next summer!

As summer comes to an end and the beginning of the school year approaches, I hope that you all are prepared for more planning and preparing! The next few months are going to be exciting with our Fall RTCs, Fall Rally, Key Leader, and divisional events. Please be sure to check your emails daily.

I hope that everyone enjoys the rest of their summer, and I hope to see you all very soon!

Yours in Caring and Service,

Cecilia Kang Division 1 Lieutenant Governor

2011-2012 INTERNATIONAL BOARD

International President Annie Lewandowski Pacific-Northwest District

International VP Catt Lovins Southwest District

International Trustee Jared Greene Our New Jersey District

Nick DePorzio is the New Jersey District’s International Trustee until ICON 2012! He is from the Southwest District. He previously served as District Governor and as a lieutenant governor the year before. We are very excited to have New York and Ohio as our sister districts, and even more so to have Nick as our International Trustee!

Congratulations!

11 International Trustees: Nick DePorzio (New Jersey, New York, Ohio), Jared Greene (Carolinas, Florida, Jamaica), Somya Gupta (Indiana, West Virginia, Wisconsin-Upper Michigan), Yoo Eun Kim (California-Nevada-Hawaii, Michigan, Utah-Idaho), Kayla Lash (Capital, Eastern Canada, Montana), Lucy McDermott (Alabama, Minnesota-Dakota, New England), Randolph McKinnie (Caribbean-Atlantic, MissouriArkansas, Pennsylvania), Rebecca Riley (Georgia, Kansas, Oklahoma-Texas), Alan Wang (Bahamas, Kentucky-Tennessee, Louisiana-MississippiWestern Tennessee), Austin Wu (Illinois-Iowa, Nebraska, Rocky Mountain), and Josiah Zitterkob (KIWIN’S, Pacific Northwest, Southwest).

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Fall

g n i n i a r T l a n io

Reg Conference

By District Secretary Jiayun Fang

Workshops President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, Webmaster, Key Club 411 District Project (includes The Eliminate Project and CSH Service) Club Building/Recruitment Fundraising Key Club Events Meaningful Meetings Public Speaking Advocacy Club PR/Multimedia DCON Contests K Family Relations Major Emphasis/Partners of Service

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Are you ready to join us as we Sweeten the World with Service at this year’s Regional Training Conferences? Although you may know a lot of Key Club facts, the greatest insight anyone can gain from this organization is from the people. Of course, RTC workshops are designed to be information and educational for officers and general members alike, but —more importantly— they provide opportunities for Key Club members from all over the state to meet each other and exchange ideas. This sharing of ideas is what distinguishes Key Club from the many other service organizations in that we are able to maintain an active and complex network between all of our individual clubs.

Whether you are a general member or an officer, there is much to gain from attending a Regional Training Conference in your area.

This Service Year, the Spring 2011 RTCs were held at Millburn HS and Brick Memorial HS and both proved to be extremely successful. The dates for the Fall 2011 RTCs as well as the workshops that will be taught there are stated in the box below. Please try to stay for the entire conference as all workshops and sessions are of great importance.

Officers are required to attend at least one RTC as per the distinguished criteria. Feel free to contact me at secretary.jfang@gmail.com if you have any questions and I look forward to seeing you there!

DATES North RTC - Montville HS - Saturday, September 17th: 9AM – 1PM South RTC - West Deptford HS - Sunday, September 18th: 9AM – 1PM Central RTC - Piscataway HS - Saturday, September 24th: 9AM – 1PM

Division 1’s second Presidents’ Council Meeting was held on Friday, July 22nd at the Cape May Kiwanis Club House in Cape May, New Jersey. Unfortunately, this PCM did not reach quorum. Only 4 of the 9 schools were in attendance. September’s PCM information is still to be announced!

EDITORS’ MEETING Division 1’s Editors’ Meeting will be on Tuesday, August 30th at the Atlantic County Library in Egg Harbor Township. The meeting will be from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. It is highly recommended that all club editors attend.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact me at any time.

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Presidents’ Council Meeting WHO? WHEN? WHERE? Division 1 Presidents and Vice Presidents

Saturday, September 3rd from 1PM to 3PM

Galloway Twp Library 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd.

This is a very important meeting. Many things will be discussed at this PCM, so please be sure to have at least one representative from your home club attend.

Officers Trained Absegami

6/6

100%

Atlantic City

7/7

100%

Cape May County Tech

0/8

0%

Cedar Creek

4/5

80%

Egg Harbor Township

7/7

100%

Lower Cape May Regional

8/8

100%

Mainland

5/7

71%

Middle Township

0/6 (estimated)

0%

Ocean City

6/6

100%

Pleasantville

8/10

80%

Welcome to Division 1, Cape May County Technical!

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51/70 Officers Trained

72.86% More Officer Training Conferences will be scheduled very soon!

Cape May County Technical recently chartered a Key Club!

Division 1 now has 10 clubs and 70 officers! Congratulations to the new officers. Contact information will be emailed to the presidents once received.

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INTO THE g n Sw i

JUNGLE OF SERVICE

BY DIV 3A LTG AMI SHAH

Swing into the Jungle of Service on October 9th, 2011 with the New Jersey District at its annual Fall Rally at the thrill-inducing Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ! Picture a beautiful October day. Now imagine it in the backdrop, reflecting over Kingda Ka’s monstrous 456foot high peak. Finally, imagine this stunning sight in the distance, as you sit in an arena with 3,000 other Key Clubbers, fighting to win the Spirit Stick, and watching the whole New Jersey District Board dressed as their favorite jungle animals!

However, the fun doesn’t end there! Once the short and fun-filled session ends, you have the day to roam the park as you wish. Fight your fears of the dark by going on Skull Mountain, or attempt to conquer the beast as you undertake a front-row experience of El Toro. The possibilities are endless!

This year, Fall Rally costs only $33 if you get your payment in by October 1st! If payment comes in late, it costs $38. Regardless, you are getting admission into the park for almost half of the regular price. Of course, if you are a season pass holder, the cost of Fall Rally is a mere $6. There are also prices for the student and advisor lunches! The whole entire luncheon only costs $14! Presidents and advisors, start talking to your schools and Boards Of Education now about arranging transportation to Fall Rally, since things are difficult to schedule once school starts again in the fall. All officers, start promoting this wonderful event to all of your clubs.

And, last not but not least, general members, start getting excited to attend this phenomenal event. If you are having issues arranging transportation for Fall Rally, contact either your Kiwanis Club, who would be glad to help you get transportation to this event, or your Lieutenant Governor, who is equipped with materials that can guide you through any logistical problem you may have in attending Fall Rally.

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Key Leader is Kiwanis International’s leadership education program for high school students. Its mission is to provide a “life-changing experience that inspires young people to achieve their personal best through service leadership.” Key Leader is an amazing weekend full of opportunities to inspire and to be inspired by fellow Key Clubbers from all over the district (and even student leaders who are not a part of a Key Club). The program is for those who exemplify a great amount of potential and willingness to work, which all of you Key Clubbers show just by choosing to be involved in such a great organization

Key Leader 2010 attendees bonding and taking pictures during break time!

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like Key Club.

Key Leader is definitely one of the best and most inspiring Key Club weekends, and those who have attended Key Leader events in the past would agree. The event for the New Jersey District is held every December at Camp Lebanon in Lebanon, NJ. This year, the event will take place from Friday, December 9th to Sunday, December 11th. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact your lieutenant governor.

December’s just a few short months away! Hope to see you all there!

Division 17 LTG Jenn Braun and I say goodbye Sunday morning.

District Editor Andre Rosario enjoying a S’mores during Saturday night’s bonfire!

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Meet our new District Webmaster, Wesley Yuan!

To Division 1, Hello, everyone! My name is Wesley Yuan of Parsippany High School (Division 19), and your Lieutenant Governor, Cecilia Kang, requested me to have the honor of introducing myself to you guys. I am going to enter my final year in High School this fall, and I can’t wait to start the year off with the various activities I participate in including Marching Band, Swimming, Science Olympiad, and of course, Key Club!

Since freshman year, I’ve served as a General Member for the first two years of high school and as Webmaster during my Junior year. This year, I will have the honor of serving you guys as the New Jersey District Webmaster for the 2011-2012 New Jersey District Board, and I can’t describe how excited I am. I look forward to working with all of the Lieutenant Governors including yours truly, Cecilia. I also look forward to meeting all of the officers who desire to become better leaders during the upcoming Fall Regional Training Conferences. I can also assure you guys that Fall Rally will be one of the best trips to Six Flags you’ll ever have, so don’t forget to register! Finally, if any webmasters from Division 1 would like any help to improve their websites and clubs, feel free to send me an email! I wish everyone the best of luck in everything that they do!

Wesley’s contact information can be found on the District Contacts page.

Yours in Caring and Service, Wesley Yuan District Webmaster

The tomato is a: ANSWER: Secret Answer Choice “C.) THE NEW A.) fruit JERSEY DISTRICT MASCOT” B.) vegetable The New Jersey District Board of Trustees voted the tomato to be the New Jersey Key Club District Mascot at the August Board Meeting to follow the example of the New Jersey Circle K District! What better way to represent the Garden State than with a Jersey Fresh tomato!?

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OFFICER OF THE MONTH The Officer of the Month for August is Absegami Key Club’s Corresponding Secretary Hasina Noory. She has turned in every Club Monthly Report Form early (sometimes even 10 days early!), has actively participated in Divisional functions, and has contributed in officer discussions and meetings. She has also been sending in Minutes for her club’s meetings (general and officer) and has been going above and beyond in the name of service and Key Club! Great job and keep up the hard work, Hasina!

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CONTACT INFORMATION Nicole Darrah NJ District Governor governor.darrah@gmail.com Jiayun Fang NJ District Secretary secretary.jfang@gmail.com

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UPCOMING DATES 8/30/11—Editors’ Meeting 9/03/11—Presidents’ Council Meeting #3 9/17/11—Fall North RTC 9/18/11—Fall South RTC 9/24/11—Fall Central RTC 10/9/11—Fall Rally 2011 OTCs are To Be Announced!

Kimberly Lu NJ District Treasurer treasurerlu@gmail.com Andre Rosario NJ District Editor editor.rosario@gmail.com Cecilia Kang Division 1 Lieutenant Governor cecilia94kang@gmail.com Wesley Yuan NJ District Webmaster jhwyuan@yahoo.com

Presidents! Divisional Phone Calls will pick up again on Thursday, September 1st! Schedule will be the same. Cape May County Technical will be the same day as Egg Harbor Township and Lower Cape May Regional. If you are not able to talk on our scheduled day, please let me know so we can reschedule for our phone call! Thank you!

Nick DePorzio International Trustee kctrustynick@gmail.com

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