The Jersey Key: Volume 70, Issue 1

SEPTEMBER2016

VOLUME70 | ISSUEONE

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW JERSEY DISTRICT OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL

GOVERNOR LUKE MCGEOWN SECRETARY MEGHAN NEVOLA TREASURER CIARA CLARKIN EDITOR JULIEN ROSENBLOOM

DISTRICT GOVERNOR governor.mcgeown@gmail.com www.issuu.com/lukemcgeown

DISTRICT SECRETARY secretary.nevola@gmail.com www.issuu.com/meghannevola

DISTRICT TREASURER treasurer.clarkin@gmail.com www.issuu.com/ciaraleonorp.clarkin

DISTRICT EDITOR editor.rosenbloom@gmail.com www.issuu.com/editor.rosenbloom

VOLUME70

SEPT2016

ISSUE ONE

CONTENTS

4 internat’l _____ 7

INTRODUCTION MESSAGES FEATURE: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION RECAP

9

EXPLANATION OF BYLAWS

10

YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND

10 district_________ 12

KEY CLUB WEEK DCON 2016 RECAP

13

REGIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCES

15

FALL RALLY

17

DISTRICT PROJECT: NJ FED. OF FOODBANKS

18

ADVOCACY FOCUS

19

KIWANIS FAMILY PICNIC

20

EXPLANATION OF DUES

20 club___________ 21

EXPLANATION OF REPORT FORMS HOW TO KEEP MEMBERS ENGAGED

22

KIWANIS ORGANIZATIONS

23

CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK MAJOR EMPHASIS

24

ELIMINATE UPDATES

25

CLUB FEATURES

27

STRUCTURE OF KEY CLUB

28

DISTRICT WEBSITE&SOCIAL MEDIA

editor’s note DISTRICT EDITOR JULIEN ROSENBLOOM

introductions district messages DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR KAITLIN MCCANN

CIRCLE K DISTRICT GOVERNOR JASON dear

DISTRICT GOVERNOR LUKE MCGEOWN

introductions international messages INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT DEVIN SUN

INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE SHINBEE PARK

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2016

international

NJ delegation to ICON learns to engage, lead, and serve on the road to Atlanta.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNORS BENJAMIN ROGOVIN AND COURTNEY VITA

international

DCON House of Delegates clarifies NJ bylaws.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR CHASE LOVGREN

international Youth Opportunities Fund enables excellence in service.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR VANESSA TING

November’s Key Club Week to inspire clubs around the world.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR BOBBIE BOETTINGER

DID YOU KNOW?

district NJ Key Clubbers earn their licenses to serve at 2016 DCON. LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR KACIE REYNOLDS

district Fall Regional Training Conferences bring back the 80s in style.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNORS Abi Santos and eileen zhu

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district Inspired by fairy tales, Key Clubbers to kick off the school year with service at Six Flags.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNORS

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The New Jersey District renews its commitment to combatting hunger in the Garden State.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR HAYLEY BELUCH

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District Board votes to focus advocacy efforts on PTSD. LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR Hannah nivar

“OFTEN it isn’t the

initiating trauma that creates seemingly

insurmountable pain, but the lack of support

AFTER. why is our advocacy focus PTSD?

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district Students and adults alike celebrate service at the K-Family Picnic this past July.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR rohan mekala

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District Treasurer delineates the process of dues payment and explains allocation of dues. district treasurer ciara clarkin

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dues deadlines

11/1/16: early bird 12/1/16: regular dues

Report forms redesigned at an added benefit for userfriendliness and District use. district secretary meghan nevola

club With the new school year in full swing, some tips to better engage members throughout the year.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR mallory solazzo

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Kiwanis programs before and after Key Club provide a pathway for a life of service.

Lieutenant Governor louiza benhamou

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Children’s Miracle Networks allows opportunities for direct engagement with our Major Empasis.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR kenny pritchard

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Key Club’s continued commitment to the ELIMINATE Project sees continued successes, most recently in Niger.

Lieutenant Governor Benjamin rogovin

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Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Comoros Congo Cote D’Ivoire East Timor Egypt Eritrea

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Gabon Ghana Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Mozambique Namibia Niger

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Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe India

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Iraq Turkey Bangladesh Cambodia China Indonesia Laos Myanmar Nepal Vietnam

club Utilizing the Youth Opportunities Fund for a greater good, Southern Regional renovates their food pantry.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR hannah nivar

Parsippany Hills Key Club host dinner-theater event for senior citizens with a special production of Legally Blonde.

PARSIPPANY HILLS KEY CLUB Tara Srinivasan and Shreya Nair

district

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Nottingham High School soars in service under leadership of seasoned president Faiq Siddiqui.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR rashi bhatt

club From your club to the International Board, Key Club provides a myriad of leadership opportunities.

LIEUTENTANT GOVERNOR isabel jacob

district

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District website and social media provide platforms to increase member engagement with the District. district webmaster akshaya dinesh

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