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Ne epam’s Newsletter DIVISION 19, KEYINTRO CLUBFROM NEW JERSEY YOUR LTG BUTLER | MONTVILLE | MOUNTAIN LAKES | PARSIPPANY | PARSIPPANY HILLS IN THIS ISSUE PG. 1 INTRO FROM YOUR LTG
Hey there, Division 19! Welcome to the wintry wonder of December! Unfortunately,
PG. 2 GETTING DISTINGUISHED
alongside the impending snow
PG. 2 LTG ELECTIONS
activity of many clubs seems to
PG. 3 DIVISIONAL RESTAURANT NIGHT
however, cannot let this happen!
and holiday celebrations, the freeze with the weather. We, The winter is the time when people need our help the most,
PG. 3 GENEROSITY ROCKS RECAP
and so keep on helping others
PG. 4 TARGET: EYESIGHT
service!
PG. 5 RESTAURANT NIGHT FLYER
Newsletter,” you will find a recap
PGS. 6 & 7 REMINDERS PG. 8 CONTACT INFO
through both fundraising and Within this issue of “Neepam’s of our Generosity Rocks concert, a flyer regarding Target: Eyesight, and so much more!
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Looking back, I can hardly believe that there are only four months left in this service year. As Key Clubbers, it’s our job to make the biggest possible impact in this little time. I look forward to working with all of you as we make the coming winter a little less cold with the warmth of our hearts. Yours in caring and service,
CONTACT INFO AIM: npmanberlin EMAIL: nshahLTGDiv19@gmail.com
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Neepam Shah
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELECTIONS Do you love Key Club and serving others? Do you want to have a say in the direction our Division and District will take over the next year? Do you want to gain amazing leadership experience? Then consider running for Lieutenant Governor! Lieutenant Governors serve on the New Jersey District Board and help make their home divisions as strong as possible. Elections will be held on January 11th (see pg. ## for time and location). interested candidates should contact me at least one week before, so I may go over what the position entails.
GETTING DISTINGUISHED Every year, clubs the state over
Some secretaries
look forward to the epic Awards
receiving their
ceremony during the Saturday night of
Distinguished award at
DCON. But, even though only a few
the 2008 District Convention
clubs can win on Saturday Night, any club has the chance to be a winner during the Saturday Morning Awards
have attended necessary District and
Ceremony! That’s right, every year,
Divisional events (like RTCs, OTCs, Fall
outstanding club officers are
Rally, and, if you’re President, PCMs),
recognized for their hard work and
then you are certainly on the road to
dedication to both the New Jersey
getting distinguished! All you have to
District of Key Club and to Children’s
do now is to keep up the amazing work
Specialized Hospital!
for the remainder of your term in office!
Of course, you may be asking
While with all your other activities this
yourself, “Am I eligible to be
may prove difficult, with proper time
distinguished?” Well, if you’ve been
management, you can do it. Good
doing your job as an officer, and
luck and have great final few months in
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office!
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DIVISIONAL RESTAURANT NIGHT Even though Generosity Rocks was a wild success (see recap below), it’s never too soon to start planning our next Divisional Event! So, without further ado, I present to you our next Divisional Event, a Restaurant Night at Moe’s! Simply show the flyer attached in this newsletter and 15% of the proceeds will go to CSH! WHERE: Moe’s Southwestern Grill Troy Hills Shopping Center 1131 Route 46 East Parsippany, NJ 07054 WHEN: January 19th, 2010 4-11PM
GENEROSITY ROCKS RECAP On Thursday, December 9, 2010, Key
players Ashli Gonzalez and Arvin Zablerio
Clubbers from all across Morris and Essex
were chosen alongside our very own The
Counties descended upon Parsippany High
Lobaton Project to move onto the next
School for the first round of the Generosity
round.
Rocks musical competition. The show
All in all, the night was able to raise
kicked off at 7PM with a performance from
over $700 for CHildren’s Specialized
Division 19’s very own Amanda Lustbader,
Hospital! Many thanks to everyone who
and continued throughout the night, with
performed, to everyone who attended,
notable performances by fellow Division
and to the Parsippany High School Key
19ers Less Than Three, The Lobaton Project,
Club for hosting such a wonderful event!
and The Minorities. However, while all eleven acts were outstanding, only four could be chosen to move on to the next round of competition. Beatboxer Patrick Wu, Singer Katie Reardon, and singer/acoustic guitar 3
Drop-off all eyeglasses in a Collection box or with your President or Advisor. Collection ends January 31st.
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Troy Hills Shopping Center * Route 46 East (NEXT TO PATHMARK) Parsippany NJ, 07054 973-335-MOES (6637) (You must bring this flyer so we get credit)
This Voucher is for the Special Fund Raising Dinner To benefit the Children’s Specialized Hospitals of NJ. Wednesday--January 19, 2010 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Present this flyer to the cashier and 15% of total sales dollars generated by all participants will be returned to the Children’s Specialized Hospitals courtesy of the Morris County Key Clubs. (Please do not purchase kids meals) Dare to be Different…Welcome to Moes!
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PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL MEETING (PCM)
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELECTIONS!
When:
When:
January 11th, 2010
January 11th, 2010
Where:
Where:
Parsippany Public Library
Parsippany Public Library
449 Halsey Road
449 Halsey Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Time:
Time:
6-7:30 PM
6 PM
THIS MEETING WLL BE HELD
Please talk to your clubs about this.
ALONGSIDE LTG ELECTIONS. EACH
Any underclassmen interested in
CLUB MUST SEND 2 DELEGATES.
running should contact me. Any dues paid member is allowed to run.
This meeting is mandatory for Presidents. All other officers, advisors,
THIS MEETING WILL BE ALONGSIDE THE
and members are invited to attend.
4TH PCM OF THE SERVICE YEAR.
DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP?
Be sure to let me know all of the details, so I can put the information for fellow Division 19ers to see in this newsletter and 6
on our divisional website!
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PR PARTNER
NEED ADVICE?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR CLUB’S EVENTS AREN’T REACHING THEIR FULL
Then use the New Jersey
POTENTIAL?
District’s new advice form!
DO YOU WANT TO PUBLICIZE YOUR
Governor Rachel will be
EVENTS BEYOND THE DIVISIONAL
answering any questions you
LEVEL? Well then, never fear, your PR Partner
have at:
is here! The PR Partner Program is
http://www.njkeyclub.org/jkey-
designed to help your club come up
advice.html
with publicizing resources and to help publicize it’s events as far as possible. Our PR Partner is: BRIAN CHEUNG, LTG Division 20 ltgcheung@aol.com
DISTRICT WEBSITE Be sure to check out the District Website for tons of resources, including an archive of this newsletter, the latest issue of the Jersey Key and more! http://njkeyclub.org/index.html 7
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STANDING COMMITTEE CONTACTS Following are the contact emails for the chairpersons of all the standing committees on the New Jersey District Board. Feel free to contact either me, or any of the chairpersons, if you have a question regarding the operations, programs, and projects of the District. PUBLIC RELATIONS Neepam Shah- District Editor- nshahltgdiv19@gmail.com Brian Cheung- LTG Division 20- ltgcheung@aol.com DISTRICT PROJECT STEERING Chris Godshall (Fundraising Chairperson)- LTG Division 6- chrisltgdiv6@gmail.com Ami Shah (Service Chairperson)- LTG Division 3- amishahltg3@gmail.com DISTRICT PROGRAMS Kevin Sun- District Secretary- secretarysun@gmail.com Julia Dickhaus- LTG Division 5- juliadickhaus@gmail.com INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Jared Greene- LTG Division 16- jaredltgdivision16@gmail.com Harsh Swaminarayan- LTG Division 15- harshltgdiv15@gmail.com
District Governor
Zone Administrator
Rachel Orbach
Mrs. Jeanne Hagen
governor.orbach@gmail.com
jeannehagen@verizon.net
District
District
Secretary
Treasurer
District Administrator
Kevin Sun secretarysun@gmail.com
District Editor Nicole Darrah njkceditor@gmail.com 8
Mr. Barrie Werfel
Devan Corona devancorona@gmail.com
NJDAWerfel@aol.com
District Webmaster Shivam Patel spshivam72@gmail.com