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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
What’s up, Division 19? Welcome to the month of November! It’s hard to believe
PG. 2 DUES
we’ve been in school for two
PG. 2 HOLIDAY PROJECT IDEAS
begins to take a backseat to
PG. 3 GENEROSITY ROCKS
But, we can’t let this happen,
PG. 4 RESTAURANT NIGHTS
never an off-season for service!
months already! Usually, Key Club
PG. 4 CLUB SPOTLIGHTS PG. 5 OFFICER OF THE MONTH PG. 5 REMINDERS PG. 8 CONTACT INFO
everyone’s increasingly busy lives. because, as we all know, there’s On a more personal note, this is the time of year that I am always reminded that many people do not have the things that we take for granted: food, shelter, good health, and so much more. Thus, I urge you to hold canned food drives, donate necessary items to homeless
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shelters, and help out at CSH (or any hospital) as much as you can. Inside this issue of “Neepam’s Newletter,” you will find some more Holiday Project Ideas and information on upcoming Divisional Events and Projects, as well as information on more logistical stuff such as Dues Collection. Remember, keep on serving, Division 19!
Yours in caring and service,
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Neepam Shah
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DUES Please remember the following information about Dues Collection: • They are due by December 1st, or your club will be put in bad standing • Dues are $12 • $6.50 for International costs • $5.50 for District costs (for RTCs, the District Mailings, and various other logistics) • Your club can charge up to $5.50 extra • Please send the check and invoice to: Key Club International PO Box 6069- Dept. 123 Indianapolis, IN 46206
HOLIDAY PROJECT IDEAS With the start of November comes
1. Hold a clothing drive
the countdown to the Holidays: not just
Clothing drives are an easy way to
Thanksgiving, but also Christmas,
make a huge difference. You can
Hanukkah, and Diwali. As we all receive
donate collections to the Salvation
gifts and spend time with our families in
Army.
the comfort of our warm homes, its
2. Hold a food drive
important to remember that there are
Food drives are another easy way
families out there who struggle to survive,
to make a huge difference. Collections
and that many kids who will not be
can be donated to your local Soup
getting gifts from their families this year.
Kitchen.
Here are some project ideas that your
3. Hold a toy drive
club can do to sprinkle our holidays with
This one is always popular during
some service!
the holiday season! Toy collections can really brighten up a child’s holiday season! You can also collect toys to
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donate to CSH.
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Who can enter? Anyone in high school can participate in Generosity Rocks! If the participants are in a group, at least one member must be a high school student.
How does the competition work? Generosity Rocks will consist of three rounds. Round 1 (divisional): late October to mid-Â December Round 2 (regional): January to early Febru-Â ary 3
Round 3 (final): March
What is Generosity Rocks?
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How do I enter? Talk to your Lieutenant Governor. For more information, contact your Lieutenant Governor or the District Project Steering Committee Co-ÂChairpersons, Chris Godshall (ltgdiv6@njkeyclub.org) or Ami Shah (ltgdiv3@njkeyclub.org). Cost: Single: $5.00 Group: $10.00
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CSH WEEK RESTAURANT NIGHTS (AND BEYOND) As many of you, from November 1st-7th our District celebrated Key Club Week/ Children’s Specialized Hospital Week. In celebration of this Week of Service, two of our very own clubs held successful Restaurant Nights. Restaurant Nights are events when a percent of the proceeds from a meal go to a certain cause or club. The Parsippany Key Club held a Restaurant Night at the TGI Friday’s in Parsippany, while the Montville Key Club held a Restaurant Night at the Chilli’s in Parsippany. Of course, clubs can hold Restaurant Nights at any time throughout the year. They are effective ways to both raise awareness and raise funds for CSH (or whatever project you are fundraising for). Setting up a Restaurant Night is as simple as 1, 2, 3:
1) Contacting a local restaurant (such as Applebee’s or Friendly’s) 2) Asking to speak to the manager 3) Arranging a date and time to hold your event
Once your club has finalized the details of the Restaurant Night, the most important thing your club must do is PUBLICIZE. No event can be successful without proper Public Relations, and Restaurant Nights are no exception! Many restaurants require a flyer for a person’s meal to be donated towards a charity. Hang these flyers around your school, and place stacks of them in key locations, like the Cafeteria, the Main Office, and your advisors’s classroom. Utilize strong K-Family Relations by notifying your local K-Kids, Builders, and Kiwanis Clubs of the upcoming event. Finally, notify myself and our DIvision’s PR Partner Brian Cheung (who can be contacted at ltgcheung@aol.com) to have the information about the Restaurant Night sent to both our Division and neighboring ones! The sky is the limit when it 4 comes to Restaurant Nights, so let’s go ahead and reach the stars!
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PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL MEETING (PCM)
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELECTIONS!
When:
When:
November 19th, 2010
January 11th, 2010
Where:
Where:
My House
Parsippany Public Library
28 Paine Court
449 Halsey Road
Parsippany, NJ
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Time:
Time:
5-6:30 PM
6 PM
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN
Please talk to your clubs about this.
ATTEND BY NOVEMBER 17th.
Any underclassmen interested in running should contact me. Any dues
This meeting is mandatory for
paid member is allowed to run.
Presidents. All other officers, advisors, and members are invited to attend.
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 on our divisional website! 5
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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 6
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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 7
Mr. Barrie Werfel
Devan Corona devancorona@gmail.com
NJDAWerfel@aol.com
District Webmaster Shivam Patel spshivam72@gmail.com