May/June Newsletter

May/June 2011

Volume 1 | Issue 2

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

Table of Contents [2] Message from your LTG [2] RTC Overview [2] OTCs [3] Field of Dreams 6/5/11 [4] School Supply and Book Drive [4] Presidents’ Council Meeting #2 [5] Target Schools [5] Monthly Phone Calls [5] Summer Contacting!

[6] Divisional Car Wash [6] Fundraising Ideas [6} K-Family [6} Want to be Featured?

[7} ICON [8] District Committees [9] Contact Information

Immediate Past Lieutenant Governor Jared Greene speaks to the NJ District Board.

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Hey, Division One!

A Message From Your Lieutenant Governor

I hope that everyone is ready for summer vacation—I sure know I am! However, even though the school year is almost over, the service year is still going on throughout the summer! Please continue to stay in contact with all of your officers during your break! Remember to schedule busing for Fall RTCs coming up in September, and also prepare for our second PCM and a Divisional car wash in July. These first two very eventful months of the service year just flew by! We already had our first PCM, our first service project for the service year, and a very successful school supply and book drive! Let’s make the best of the months ahead of us. If you guys ever have any questions about anything at all, please know that I will always be here no matter what! You guys can all reach me through emails, phone calls, text messages, and even Facebook! I’ll be sure to get back to you as soon as I can. I hope that everyone has a safe, incredible summer, and I will see you all very soon!

Yours in Caring and Service,

Cecilia Kang Division 1 Lieutenant Governor

R. T. C. ON SATURDAY, MAY 21, THE SOUTH’S Spring Regional Training Conference took place at the Brick Memorial High School in Brick, New Jersey. Egg Harbor Township, Lower Cape May Regional, and Pleasantville all sent representatives to attend the workshops to bring back new ideas and knowledge

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for their home clubs. Please note that RTCs are mandatory for all officers. If you were not able to attend the Spring RTC, you must attend the Fall RTC on Saturday, September 17th. Location and time will be announced later on. If you have any questions, talk to your LTG and/or advisor.

Lower Cape May Regional Key Club’s officers at the end of the South’s Spring Regional Training Conference.

Just a few more Officer Training Conferences (OTCs) left!

Officers, please make sure that your service agreements are signed by you, your presidents, and your advisers!

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FIELD OF DREAMS KEY CLUB DAY AT THE SOUTH JERSEY FIELD OF DREAMS TOOK place on Sunday, June 5th. Key Clubbers from around the division participated in the event, which was also Division 1’s first service project for the 2011-2012 service year! Twenty-two students from around the division volunteered on Sunday afternoon for four games from 12:30 PM until 4:30 PM. The South Jersey Field of Dreams is a place for children and adults with physical and mental handicaps where they can play baseball together in a safe and friendly environment. At Field of Dreams, each volunteer is paired up with a player, and the volunteer helps his or her partner run the bases,

play baseball, and feel motivated. Each player belongs on a team with the same name and uniform as a professional Major League Baseball team.* The Key Clubbers that Sunday afternoon enjoyed volunteering and helping out. It was a learning experience for many, and it has inspired many students to do even more for Key Club. Division 1’s first service project was a success, and we all hope to involve ourselves again with the Field of Dreams.

If you would like to learn more about the South Jersey Field of Dreams, please go online and visit www.sjfieldofdreams.com for more information. *Teams that played on Sunday afternoon are listed below.

Teams that played on Sunday, June 5th 12:30—Cardinals vs Rangers 2:30—Marines vs Athletics

1:30—Phillies vs Pirates

Division 1 Key Clubs that participated Absegami

Egg Harbor Township

Atlantic City

Pleasantville

3:30—Diamondbacks vs Cubs Cedar Creek

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Presidents’ Council Meeting Part 2!

Schools that donated

Division 1 was able to collect 451 books and a giant load of school supplies! Supplies that were donated are listed below.

Thank you all again for making our School Supply and Book Drive so successful! All items were dropped off at the Salvation army in Atlantic City, NJ.

Atlantic City High School

Egg Harbor Township High School

Thank you for your donations!

The school year may be over, but the service year sure isn’t! Division 1’s next President’s Council Meeting (PCM) is approaching! Information is provided below. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone there!

WHEN—Friday, July 22nd at 12:00 PM. *Divisional Beach Day shortly afterwards!

WHERE—Cape May Kiwanis Club House 1041 County Highway 604, Cape May, NJ 08204 Trunk filled with books and school supplies for the Salvation Army!

Dropping off books and school supplies with EHT Key Clubber, Tiffany Luong.

School Supplies Donated Binders—8

Glue—24

Pencil Cases—5

Book bag—1

Highlighters—6

Pencils—101

Colored Pencils (Packs)—1

Index Cards (Packs)—19

Pens—15

Construction Paper (Packs)—2

Markers (Packs)3

Post-It Notes (Packs)—10

Crayons (Packs)—14

Notebooks—22

Rulers—3

Erasers—19

Paper (Packs)—9

Stickers (Sheets)—12

Folders—51

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WHO—All Division 1 Officers are invited to attend

The meeting will be followed by an afternoon at the beach! Bring money for beach tags!

It would be greatly appreciated if everyone could bring different snacks to share! Food will be discussed as the date approaches!

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Division 1 Target Schools Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) Cape May County Technical

Divisional Phone Calls Each president will be called at the start and end of each month to discuss each individual club’s goals, plans, and recent projects/events.

Beginning of Each Month—

Summer Contacting It’s very important to stay in contact even over the summer vacation! Please expect phone calls, emails, and posts on our Division 1 Officer Facebook page over the break. Also, please never hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

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1st of each month: Atlantic City, Absegami, Cedar Creek

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2nd of each month: EHT, Lower Cape May Regional

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3rd of each month: Mainland, Middle Township, Ocean City, Pleasantville

End of Each Month— •

26th of each month:Mainland, Middle Township, Ocean City, Pleasantville

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27th of each month: EHT, Lower Cape May Regional

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28th of each month: Atlantic City, Absegami, Cedar Creek

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DIVISION 1 CAR WASH

THE K-FAMILY K-Kids Builders Club Key Club Circle K Aktion Club Kiwanis International It’s important to continue contacting individuals from the different organizations in the K-Family even throughout the break.

Kiwanis is especially available for guidance and help!

Continue to involve yourselves in building the different organizations, and encourage people of different age groups to involve themselves in the K-Family!

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There will be three car washes going on in the Division! Schools will work together in groups to have successful fundraisers! Information has been posted on the Division 1 Officers page on Facebook. More information will be released soon.* The grouped schools are: Absegami/Atlantic City/Cedar Creek Mainland/Egg Harbor Township/Pleasantville Lower Cape May Regional/Middle Township/Ocean City *Locations, times, and dates TBA.

FUNDRAISING IDEAS These are just a few ideas that clubs can use to fundraise for the ELIMINATE project this service year: Bake Sales

Move Nights

Ice Cream Socials

Car Washes

Talent Shows

Yard Sales

Coin Drives

Restaurant Nights Auctions

Candy Grams

Walk-A-Thons

Ink Cartridge Collections

Want to recognize an outstanding Key Clubber in your home club?

Email me the member’s name, grade, and position as well as a paragraph on why he or she is an outstanding Key Clubber! Students and schools will be recognized in each newsletter, so email submissions today!

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N O IC

2011

By Division 5 Lieutenant Governor, Olivia Shanley

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EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS of Key Clubbers from all over the world gather in the United States to celebrate the end of a spectacular service year, and the beginning of a new one. At International Convention, there are workshops that can help all Key Clubbers benefit in some way; whether it be learning about different international organizations or other K-Family clubs, there is something for everyone. International Convention is filled with exciting caucusing

sessions where members get to vote for the positions of International President, International Vice President, and International Trustees. It’s an amazing feeling to know you are a part of something that is going to change the world; the friends you make are one in a million and the leadership skills you leave with after the weekend are invaluable. An experience like this comes only once in a lifetime so make sure not to miss it!

THE INTINERARY

Provided by Division 5 Lieutenant Governor, Olivia Shanley

Sunday, June 26th: Depart from Newark Airport at 8am - Arrive in Phoenix at 10am their time.; board bus to Holiday Inn and then to Grand Canyon to watch the sunset and other sights before returning to the hotel for the night.

Monday, June 27th: Sunrise at park.

- Afternoon trip to Flagstaff where we will spend the night.

Tuesday, June 28th: See the sights in the area, and then travel to Sedona.

- Then off to the JW Marriott in Scottsdale, Az until Sunday morning

Sunday, July 3rd: Plane departs at 10:55 AM. - Arrive in Newark at 6:50 PM.

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New Jersey District Committee Chairs (Contact)

Standing Committees (Year Round) •

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District Programs -Nidhi Gurjar (Div 13 LTG) NidhiLtgDiv13@gmail.com -Celina Baquiran (Div 14 LTG) LieutenantGov14@gmail.com District Project Steering -Nicole Ventrone (Div 8 LTG) Ltg.NVentroneDiv8@gmail.com -Revathi Mekala (Div 10 LTG) Revathi.LtgDiv10@gmail.com

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International Programs (IP) -Olivia Shanley (Div 5 LTG) Olivia.Shanley@gmail.com -Jenn Braun (Div 17 LTG) Ltg17JBraun@gmail.com

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Public Relations -Andre Rosario (District Editor) Editor.Rosario@gmail.com -Audrey Lee (Div 20 LTG) AudreyLtgDiv20@gmail.com

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Special Events Committees •

Fall Rally Programs -Diana Lee Hirst (Div 16 LTG) Hirst.DianaLee@gmail.com

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Fall Rally Registration -Kimberly Lu (District Treasurer) TreasurerLu@gmail.com

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Regional Training Conferences -Jiayun Fang (District Secretary) Secretary.JFang@gmail.com

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Contact Information (Executive Board)

Contact Information

Nicole Darrah Cecilia Kang

NJ District Governor

Division1 Lieutenant Governor

governor.darrah@gmail.com Jiayun Fang

cecilia94kang@gmail.com

Matt Swulinski

NJ District Secretary

NJ District Webmaster

secretary.jfang@gmail.com

webmaster.mswul@gmail.com

Will Robertson

Kimberly Lu

International Trustee

NJ District Treasurer

kciwill@gmail.com

treasurerlu@gmail.com

Don’t Forget! Division 1’s second PCM on Friday, July 22nd at 12 p.m.

Andre Rosario NJ District Editor

See you all soon! Have a great summer!

editor.rosario@gmail.com

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