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in this issue,
trustee letter + sistrict events
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international updates glc, schoolhouse, icon 22
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sistrict updates
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thank you for reading/contacts
hello! Happy May! If you are new here, welcome to NewToRocksey! This is our sistrict newsletter sent out at the beggning of every month. I am Aliya, your trustee for this term, and serving alongside us is Governor Anna Bovaird from the Rocky Mountains, Governor Eric Wong from New Jersey and Governor Jonathan Perex from Texas-Oklahoma! This time period is always nostalgic, as new boards come and and the old board become Key Club has-beens, it is always important to keep in touch with international! This is where I come in to help connect your District to Key Club Internaitonal with all the events and the fun things going on!
sistrict instagram go follow our instagram!
During the month of May, there will be a couple of events to look out for, like ICON registration closing (June 3rd for In-Person and June 15th for online), School house competition, the Global Leadership certificate, the end of Key Club Walks with Thrist Project, and Erika’s Lighthouse Posivitiy Pledge. If you applied for the YOF grant, you should also look out for an email that will let you know if you got the grant or not. Be sure to check your SPAM FOLDERS for any emails from itnernational! As always, if you would like fore me to attend OR present at your DCM or event, please feel free to contact me. All that being said, I am here to help and serve you, so don't hesitate to reach out to me at any time via our sistrict instagram @newtorocksey or at aliya.ali@keyclub.org.
Yours in Friendship and Service,
aliya ali aliya.ali@keyclub.org
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ICON 2022 sign uo email updates!
ICON (International Convention) 2022 is coming up from July 6th through 10th in Washington DC! This year’s theme is ‘Monumental Service’. Virtual and in-person registration for the convention opens in March. Attend to network with other Key Clubbers across the world, listen to amazing speakers, train for your leadership position, and elect next year’s Key Club International Board. We also have Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and schoolhouse. world as a guest speaker! Sign up for updates kiwanis.formstack.com/forms/
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new partners!
go follow our instagram and enter the giveaway!
Key Club is excited to announce a partnership with Schoolhouse, a nonprofit started by Sal Khan (founder of Khan Academy) that connects students around the world for free, peer-to-peer tutoring over Zoom. Schoolhouse offers both instant homework help and longer term, small-group sessions in math and SAT prep. Another new partnership that Key Club has is with CollegeWise! They are America’s largest and most highly regarded private college admissions company. Looking for a stress-free path to your dream college? Collegewise is here to hep Key Club Members reach that goal!
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erika’s lighthouse get your certificates and that bread!
The Positivity Pledge is an opportunity to support mental health, depression, and suicide prevention education in middle and high school across the country. Join us in our efforts to ensure no teens feels alone and everyone deserves good mental health. Learn more about free programs, curriculum, resources, parent engagement activities and teen empowerment clubs from Erika’s Lighthouse (KCI Partner) Click here to learn more!
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sistrict updates
make sure to follow our sistrict instagram and register for emails!
Last but not least we have sistrict updates! This months there will only be office hours and the spring feed back form that is new to the sistrict! As AP exams and end of the year prep start ramping up, i hope that all of you are getting ready for the summer and making sure that you are still staying involved with Key Club in the next following montsh!
You are still able to schduel monthly calls with me, and as always please do not hesitate to rach out if you have anyqestions, comments or concers.
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thanks for reading! lets all shoot for the moon!
aliya.ali@keyclub.org sistrict instagram key club international website
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