Key Club Division 1 Back-to-School Newsletter!
September
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KEY CLUB The Back-to-School Issue of the Division 1 Newsletter Greetings from your Lieutenant Governor (Me at fall rally last year)
Happy Fall Everyone!
Fall is one of my favorite times of year for Key Club. A few reasons why are: the excitement of the first meeting, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, Fall Rally, out door projects, Key Club week, and new faces eager to join key club! Although going back to school may not have been your first choice, you do have lots of options when it comes to Key Club. I encourage all of you whether you are a member or an officer to create a goal for yourself in the service year. Lead a project, present an idea to your club, be on a committee, fundraise for something you are passionate about, speak up at meetings, attend everything you can. Remember: Key Club is a student- led service organization, so show off the leader you are!
In this issue! Lt. Governor Greeting Upcoming events Governors Greeting Treasurer’s Message Secretary’s Message Governors project District Projects Project Eliminate Spotlight Fall Rally
Lets rock this year division 1! Lt. Governor Nicole Jones
Upcoming events October- Divisional TBA November 1st- Dues are due! Saturday November 5th- Fall Rally
Fun Fact: Key Club is represented in over 30 nations!
Governors Greeting Governor Domenick Pesce Hey New York District Key Club, For those of you new to Key Club this year, my name is Domenick Pesce and I will be serving as your New York District Key Club Governor. I would like to warmly welcome you all to this 2011-2012 service year. Whether you are a Freshman new to Key Club, or veteran member, I’m sure this school year will provide us all with great opportunities for service! I have served in the Kiwanis family for the past 6 years at my home club of East Meadow High School in Long Island, New York. My job as Governor for the New York District consists of serving you, the Key Clubbers of the state in any way that I can. I facilitate Lieutenant Governors and District Board Officers to make the District run smoothly and successfully. As the school year begins Key Club becomes a lot busier than usual. Your clubs will begin to plan their own service projects and fundraisers. I encourage you all to get involved in not only your home club events, but Divisionals and Divisional Projects as well. Be connected throughout Key Club in the club, Division, and District level. The Governors Project also offers clubs to perform a more unique kind of service. This year’s Governor's Project is called “Music and Art Within our Hearts”. It simply advocates and encourages the planning of service projects or fundraising that somehow involves or promotes the music and the arts. With the economy in its current condition, and school administrators cutting left and right, students are beginning to lose out on things such as music, arts, and even Key Clubs! This is an opportune time to show your teachers, parents, and administrators how much extracurricular events mean to you as well as all of the good they accomplish. Finally, please stay in contact with the District by subscribing to our email list at www.nydkc.org, as well as the Official NYDKC Facebook Group (on.fb.me/meTPeC), what are you waiting for? Go to the homepage and subscribe! Encourage your Key Club friends to subscribe as well. I’m extremely excited to be working with so many of you this year and wish you all of the best luck in your school, SATs, college applications, and of course Key Club. Inspire to have an exceptional year!
Treasurer’s Message District Treasurer Emily Gicewicz Hello, I hope the school year is going very well for everyone! My name is Emily Gicewicz and I am your District Treasurer for the 2011-2012 service year. If you are irresolute about what a Fundraising Report Form or a proof is, you have stumbled upon the perfect article to inform you! A Fundraising Report Form, commonly abbreviated as FRF, is a form that Treasurers must fill out after every fundraiser used to sum up your fundraising. This form can be located under report forms on nydkc.org. The form takes two minutes to fill out and all you need to do is send me proof afterwards. What is proof???? I am glad you asked; proof is verification you did the fundraising you said you did. It is basically to have two sources say the fundraising you did. Proof can be a copy of the check from the money raised, letter from the benefiting organization, or an expense report. Email or mail the proofs to the information below. If you have any questions on what could be a proof or if you have trouble getting one, contact me. What is so important about FRFs are the fact that is gives your club credit for the fundraising and your club deserves that credit. You worked hard raising the money and now all you need to do is say you fundraised! A frequently asked question is if you have to fill out FRFs for due submission and the answer is no, it is only for fundraising. If you club fundraises to garner money for dues, then you would complete a FRF for that. Speaking of dues, you can start submitting them today! Keep in mind December 1st is closer then it may seem. There is a Google spreadsheet for FRFs and it has information on who submitted what and what clubs still need to send stuff in. Please check it out at http://bit.ly/ouqddP! While you are on the World Wide Web, check out the treasurer’s new Twitter and please “follow” https://twitter.com/#!/NYDKCTreasurers! Thank you!
Secretary’s Message District Secretary Daniel Ivan Lin Hello New York District, My name is Daniel Ivan Lin, your District Secretary for the 2011-2012 service year. I'd first like to welcome you back from your summer vacation and hope that all of you enjoyed yourselves over the past two months. For those of you whose clubs were inactive during the summer, welcome back to another year of action packed Key Club fun! Though it has only been a month, it is important that you transition back into Key Club as soon as you can. As simple as it may seem, there are many things to keep in mind. First, it is important that your club submits paperwork. For those clubs that were inactive during the summer, it is important that you submit a Monthly Report Form (due on the seventh of each month). For those inactive months, because a club is still required to submit a blank Monthly Report Form, you still need to submit one. Second, for those clubs that have not held elections or have not been able to obtain the contact information of their club officers, please make sure to submit the Election Report Form as soon as possible. A deadline has been set for all Election Report Forms and that date is Friday, October 7th, 2011. Please remember to save the date! I hope that the amount of paperwork I receive will increase as the school year continues and that we will continue to grow stronger as a district with respect to paperwork! Remember not to forget these basic duties and that you do more than what is necessary! Remember that dedication, a heart of service, and a smile are key to Key Club success! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at daniellin.sec@nydkc.org. I hope that all of you will be successful in your school year and Key Club endeavors this year! Let's rock it / rocket, New York District! Thank you all so much! Please remember to stay warm! (And happy holidays in advance!) Yours in the spirit of service, District Secretary Daniel Ivan Lin
PAPER WORK UPDATE:
Governor's Project Lt. Governor Emma Cheng Every new service year, we, the members of the New York District, are challenged to fulfill new goals and initiatives. Along with this year's District and International Projects, District Governor Domenick Pesce has specifically selected another initiative that Key Clubbers can contribute to on a local and District level. Last year's project, appointed by Immediate Past District Governor Nadyli Nu単ez, focused on education. The project aimed to help spread knowledge to a diverse array of people from children to adults. This year, to put a fun and unique twist on the annually-appointed project, District Governor Domenick Pesce has created the initiative "Music and Art, within our Hearts" for the 20112012 service year. How exactly can you contribute to this cause? Any service project or fundraiser can count as long as it focuses on promoting the music and arts, two much neglected subjects during troubling economic times. You can create cards or artworks to donate to a local hospital, give a musical performance at a local senior center, or even donate to an art-based nonprofit organization. Almost anything you do can help achieve the Governor's Project! As chair of the Governor's Project Committee, I will be working with the rest of the committee to regularly release helpful suggestions and service project ideas via publicity materials and nydkc.org. All these resources will be easily accessible online, so please take advantage of them as you delve into the project this service year. If you have any questions regarding this topic, never hesitate to contact me at emmacheng.ltg@nydkc.org. Remember, even the simplest projects can count and you can be recognized for your work towards the Governor's Project at our upcoming Leadership Training Conference!
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District Projects District Projects By: LTG of Division 4 Nicholas Viviano As you start the school year and start planning the events for your Key Club calendar, I urge all of you to try and incorporate a District Project into one or more of your fundraisers that you plan to hold throughout the year. As of August, the District as a whole has raised a total of $31,671.79. With our goal set at $200,000, we still have $168,328.21 to raise before the end of March.
We will never reach our goal unless every club makes an effort to fundraise and inform d your peers both in Key Club and out about everything that you can do with these 10 charities. i charities that you can choose from, that provide service, not including Local Causes. If you would like a There are 9 amazing list of these charities or would like to learn anything about it including contact information, please visit the district website, dAlmost any question you have about any of these charities can be found on the website, including www.nydkc.org. information about what is a Local Cause. However, if you have any questions about anything, please contact either myself, Nicholas Viviano, or the three other committee members including Kelseyliz Habla, Josh Hill and Stephanie Pena.
R I V Hey All! E I am Lieutenant Governor Sean O'Connor here from the fabulous Division 19 here in Central New York! R I hope all of you are back in swing with your schools, clubs, and activities. (And I hope Key Club is up there too!) H As you all should know, Project eliMiNaTe has been selected as one of our District Projects this year. I am the chairman for this committee. Governor Domenick Pesce and I are looking forward to making sure that this cause is helped, and as soon as possible. E For those of you who don’t know, eliMiNaTe is helping to cure Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearlyA 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year. The effects of the disease are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch. D Even though we still have $168,328.21 to raise, I am confident that we will be able to meet our goal. I know I have said it before, but whether it is a bake sale or a multi-club fundraiser, you are still making a difference and bringing the District closer to reaching our goal.
This project is a joint project with the worldwide Kiwanians. With the joint efforts of Key Club and Kiwanis, it is extremely possible to eliMiNaTe Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus!
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Until the next issue, Sean O'Connor
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Club Spotlight
Since this this the “Back-to-School” Newsletter here’s a pop quiz!
Find out your grade at the next divisional!
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When and what is our Fall Rally? WHO?... all Key Club members and officers in Suffolk County: This includes:
WHAT?... A day filled with fun, informative, and interesting workshops geared to help members and officers. It is also a chance to meet new people! WHEN?... Saturday November 5th at 11:00 am – 3:00pm. WHERE?.. Patchogue-Medford High School WHY?... to learn about Key Club and how you can play a bigger role. DONATION?... $5 entry fee (donation to Project Eliminate) and 1 canned food item to the Food Pantry.
My experience at FALLY RALLY 2011!
A few friendly reminders: Fall Rally is a GREAT opportunity; try you’re very hardest to attend‌ carpool! You have to pay dues in order to be an official Key Clubber Find where you can be a leader in your club Ask me any questions you may have, contact me by call/text/facebook/email. Join the division 1 Facebook group, and join your home clubs page too! Division officers will be appointed at the next divisional!