Lincoln
A. Harry Moore County Prep
Dickinson Union City
Snyder McNair
Melika’s Message IN THIS ISSUE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Dance Eliminate Games K-Family What’s New in Jersey Annual Achievement Report Form/DCON 6. Sergeant at Arms 7. Scholarships 8. Advocacy
Lieutenant Governor Report Hi Division 15, I hope you all had a wonderful time at the Eliminate Dance last night! I’ll send all of you a recap of the dance in the next issue of the newsletter. For now, thanks to photos by County Prep editor, Mehal, we’re going to do a recap of our Eliminate Games! Also, please make sure to send in all of your Annual Achievement Report Forms, and DCON registration packets on time. If your advisor hasn’t received an invitation to the Kiwanis K-Family get together at St. Peter’s College, you can find more information about in this newsletter. I know we are nearing the end of the service year, but don’t lose steam just yet. You have ample time before DCON to plan some great end-of-year events and service projects. Sincerely,
Melika Behrooz Winner of the Division 15 Eliminate Games Omer Tahir and myself at County Prep !
SWEETHEARTS DANCE Calling all the sweethearts and single candy-lovers ! Come dance for a good cause and enjoy some sweet desserts. Division 15 Key Club Eliminate Dance February 15th, 2013 at 7:00 PM Michael Anthony’s Restaurant 502 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ
Tickets are $35*, each one saving more than 5 lives from Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus !
*Bring up to 4 non perishable food items for $1 back for each!
ELIMINATE GAMES RECAP On Friday, February 8th, Divisions 13, 14, and 15 held their Eliminate Games at County Prep High School. The night started with some great ice breakers, as the divisions and clubs met each other through some human knots and ninja rounds. The crowd cheered on competitors from Division 15 and Division 13 through a multitude of challenges. The games included stacking apples, balancing cakes on foreheads, emptying Tic-Tac boxes, and more !
After narrowing it down to 2 competitors from each division we moved onto the last round. After a tie occurred, we went to a suspenseful tie breaker, as everyone reached the edge of their seats while watching the competitors keep three balloons in the air. In the end we had two winners, Nicole from Division 13 and Omer from Division 15!
Omer will be moving on to the District-wide games this March. For about every $30 that we donate to The Eliminate Project, Omer will win about 1 minute of time to use in the District-Wide games. Make sure you can round up a good amount of students from your school so we can cheer Omer on to victory! We need uphold our spirit torch reputation.
K-FAMILY
Support our Kiwanis and Circle-K clubs by attending their events and strengthening our division!
Join the Peacock nation, and meet the rest of your K-Family! The Jersey City Kiwanis is holding a K-family get-together at St. Peter’s College on February 24th for all members of the Kiwanis family. The pizza party is in the Emeritus Room on the 1st floor of Pope hall at 1PM at St. Peter’s College The women’s basketball game versus Rider University will follow at 2PM. Admission is free! Your advisor should have received a letter from Kiwanis Advisor, Mark Rowan. Contact me for more information! Hope to see you there.
What’s New in Jersey?
Congratulations to our new LTG-elect, Hamiyyet! Look out for her introduction in the next newsletter.
Snyder Celebrates Women Our newest club at Snyder High School would like to invite all Key Club members from throughout the division to their Women’s History event this coming March. Attendees will hear the experiences of some of the most influential women in our division, and can enjoy refreshments after. Please let LTG Melika know if you’d like to attend, and meet your fellow Key Clubbers at Snyder! March 14, from 4:00-6:00PM Snyder High School
Annual Achievement Report Form Before District Convention (April 5-April 7), all clubs are required to fill out an annual achievement report form. It may seem like a lot to stress over but don’t worry; it is just an extended Club Monthly Report Form. This form will inform us how your club has done in the past service year and help us assess the strengths and weaknesses of your club. If a club fails to fill out this form on time, they will be disqualified from all con-
tests, awards, and scholarships. A club cannot attend DCON without having filled out this document. Even if you are not sending any delegates, the form is mandatory! The Annual Achievement Report form was sent to you all as an attachment to the last newsletter email.
DCON Once you have your dues in, your annual achievement report form completed, and your DCON registration packet filled out, you are ready to attend DCON ! I hope you are all able to send at least two delegates to convention this year, with all of the fundraising you have done over the course of the past few months. In preparation for DCON, each club is required to participate in a DCON contest. Contests include essays, speeches, scrapbooks, and even posters. Pick a contest Our Division at DCON last year ! that you think demonstrates your club’s strengths. There are also awards you can apply for, that award prizes to clubs based on their service projects and fundraising, with respect to the size of their club. Please research all that you can regarding the contest process so you can attend DCON and be a winner as well ! There is one last thing I would like to tell you all about DCON this year. We have always known it as District Convention, but this year we are opting to formally call it the District Education and Leadership Conference. We feel this better communicates the educational aspects of convention. So formally, it is the District Education and Leadership Conference, but in short it will always be DCON. Don’t forget to find an advisor from your school to attend DCON with you !
Sergeant at Arms DCON Dress Code Hey Key Clubbers! For DCON, during the sessions, workshops and meals, all attendees must be dressed in business attire. For girls, skirts/ dress must be at least finger tipped length, a dress shirt, no flip flops, no low cut shirts, no shorts, no see through anything, for example lace shirts. We recommended not to wear heels, you will be walking around a lot. For boys, they must wear slacks, a dress shirt, dress shoes, and a tie. Like last year we will be having our tie sale. Business colors usually consist of black and white, if you really want to go all out. If you are caught breaking the dress code, you will be asked to return to your room and change. But fear not, there will be times when you can wear casual attire.
Curfew All attendees must fallow the schedule given to them when they arrive. This includes attending all sessions, some workshops, and being back in their room by 12 am! The sergeant at arms committee will be checking all rooms. If any of the rules are broken your parents will be contacted and you will be sent home.
Scholarships By Tracy Vollbrecht Scholarships are awarded to senior Key Clubbers who exemplify dedication to serving the children of the world, demonstrate an outstanding capacity in academics, and uphold the object s of Key Club International during high school. The 18 available scholarships range from $1000 to $2000. Applicants only need to apply once to be eligible for all of the scholarships. In order to apply, download the complete Scholarships Packet at http:// njkeyclub.org/awardsresources.php. Fill out the Application Information Sheet. Use the School Transcript Form to request a copy of your transcript. On a separate sheet of paper, list involvement in Key Club projects. Provide a summary of any outside service. On a separate sheet of paper, give a brief description of your most important academic or extra-curricular achievement unrelated to Key Club. Write a two-page essay about a memorable Key Club Service Project. Obtain letters of recommendation. Have an advisor fill out the Advisor Verification Form. Refer to the packet for complete instructions. Mail this entire packet (except for the transcripts as guidance counselors will mail them) by February 20th, 2013. Once the applications are received, a committee of Kiwanians read through the applications. The main criteria these Kiwanians focus on are that the entire packet is complete, the essay, and the letters of recommendation. The essay and the other descriptions are the applicant’s opportunity to tell the committee who he/she is, what he/she has done in and out of Key Club, how he/she got involved, his/her motive for doing community service, and how he/she benefitted from the service. These personal portions of the packet are where the applicant can show about how Key Club has developed the applicant’s leadership skills and how the applicant has benefited from the leadership opportunities that Key Club provides, such as Key Leader. Ron Orthwein, a past Kiwanian on the Scholarships committee, advised that the applicant get letters of recommendation from people outside of Key Club who are familiar with the applicant’s service record. The example he provided was a Kiwanian with whom the applicant worked on a service project. Please feel free to contact Tracy Vollbrecht with any questions or concerns. Mail the packet to: Key Club Scholarships c/o Tracy Vollbrecht 11 Moak Drive Hazlet, NJ 07730 Ltg.tracy.vollbrecht.div8@gmail.com
ADVOCACY BRACELET SALES By LTG Eric Smuda
What? The District Programs Committee will be selling light blue livestrong bracelets featuring “BElieve in YOUrself” engraved on them for only $1 a piece! All money raised will go to the ELIMINATE project.
Why? The purpose of the bracelet is to raise awareness for this year’s advocacy focuses: anti-bullying and self-acceptance. Not only can reading this inspirational quote give a person the encouragement to fight for another day but it also raises money for the Eliminate Project!
How to buy? Clubs can contact me for bracelets now! I can meet officers and give them to you whenever is most convenient, Please start promoting these bracelets in your clubs now! These bracelets can also be bought based on how many members want them for $1 each or bought in bulk for $1 each and sold for higher as a fundraiser with the profits going to the Key Club’s treasury!
Governor Nicole Ventrone Governor.ventrone@gmail.com
Secretary Celina Baquiran Secretary.baq@gmail.com
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