A NEW EXPERIENCE

Ayaan Ekram | ’20-’21 Vice President

On June 20th, officers from all over Region 3 attended the Officer Training Conference to learn how to serve their home clubs and Key Club in general. Officer Training Conference is an event in which Lieutenant Governors from all over Region 3 teach Key Club officers about their respective positions in Key Club and how to complete their tasks in the most effective manner. From teaching presidents how to serve their club all the way to reviewing the graphic standards a publicist in the club must follow, the workshops helped leaders gain the skills necessary to complete their responsibilities in Key Club. Officer Training Conference is truly one of the best events of the year as it gives Key Club officers the tools necessary to effectively serve their home clubs and complete their tasks assigned to their positions so they can make the best club for their general members to be in. This training conference also allowed for the Region to set forth expectations and responsibilities for different officers of Key Club to ensure that leaders are capable of serving in their position. The Officer Training Conference was also a way for our District to communicate event dates for the Cali-Nev-Ha District in order to ensure that officers were aware of all future Key Club events. This would allow officers to plan out the year accordingly for their respective home clubs. In addition, all officers were made aware of the service hours and fundraising goals for the term in order to work with their own clubs to contribute to the success of the District and Key Club International as a whole. Following the Officer Training Conference was June DCM. This DCM was a short DCM in which we reflected on past events and learned of upcoming division activities. Furthermore, Whitney Key Club was awarded as fifth shining club of the month as a recognition of the dedication and hard work of our members. Congratulations to all of Whitney High School Key Clubbers for this award as you have truly worked hard to serve the community, even while you are at home. After the announcements, we played a Kahoot game which simply tested our trivia knowledge of music as a fun way to end the DCM and the four hour training conference for officers. Although Officer Training Conference is only for officers, other training conferences take place throughout the year that are open to general members. These conferences allow people to learn about Key Club and different positions throughout the club. I encourage everyone to attend training conferences if they plan on applying for a cabinet or DLT position or simply want to learn more about Key Club. One of the best opportunities to attend training workshops is during District Convention at the end of the term as members are able to attend around eight different workshops and learn from leaders of the Cali-Nev-Ha District. It is a great opportunity and an amazing life experience.