BACK TO SCHOOL: 2020 EDITION

On August 23rd, Division 30 North and Division 30 South held a joint DCM over Zoom. The DCM began with the two Divisions breaking off to hold their own meetings to announce new and old business. First, we reviewed July DCM that was held last week. If you were not able to attend, you can look at the DCM Recap made by the division for recognition and other information. We also spoke about the Kiwanis DCM and the MNT Fundraiser from past months. We were then informed that spirit gear order forms will be coming out in September. So if you would like some key club merchandise, make sure to look out for that. In addition, we were informed that Fall Rally South, which is usually held in November, has been postponed to April 24th due to the pandemic. We also got an update on the status of our Division Goals as we have passed 50% of our service hours goal and are 14% of the way to our PTP goal. To help increase PTP funds, you can buy division grams or stickers from @mayas.makes on Instagram. All the proceeds will go directly to the Pediatric Trauma Program. We then went on to recognition. A special congratulations to Srinidhee Sivaraj from our very own Key Club for winning member of the month for her huge dedication to the club and hard work on service projects. Congratulations to everyone for helping our club win the third shining club of the month, as well. Our club has been serving a lot of hours this term and is truly making the best out of the situation we are facing. So congratulations and thank you for your dedication and hard work. After the meeting, members of the two divisions were split into four breakout rooms to play many games. Each group played the same games but in different orders as leaders would jump between breakout rooms to lead the series of games. The first game my group played was charades. This game was a lot of fun and an amazing way to break the ice with different members. The second game we played was very unique. In the game, a person would name another person and an animal. The person named would have to make a gesture that symbolizes the animal and give an animal to the next person. The game was extremely funny as people got to express their silliness with a wide range of motions to represent animals from birds to whales. The next game we played is similar to the whisper challenge as one person would be given a word to say with their microphone muted while everyone else would guess the word. This game tested our ability to read mouths and brought a lot of laughs as the most random of words would pop up in the attempt to understand others. Last but not least, we had a scavenger hunt, the winners of which would be entered in a giveaway to win a $10 gift card to the location of their choice. Overall, the Division Leadership Teams planned an extremely fun DCM for all members to bond and make memories despite being separated. If you were unable to attend this DCM, I really encourage you to join the September DCM. With online DCMs, Key Club members can practice safe social distancing while having f u n with others and learning more about the club. If you have any questions about future DCMs, feel free to contact me or anyone on Whitney Key Club Cabinet for more information.