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December 2010
ANDRE’S ADVANCE Division 1 of the New Jersey District of Key Club International
Absegami | Atlantic City | Cedar Creek | Egg Harbor Township Lower Cape May Regional | Mainland Regional | Middle Township | Ocean City | Pleasantville
happy new year, division 1! Key Leader Recap Dec. 10-12, Camp Lebanon, NJ By Christopher Addonizio Co-Editor, Lower Cape May Regional
What do you get when you take 64 teenagers, three days at Camp Lebanon, and a dedicated group of Kiwanis leaders? Well first off very little sleep, but more importantly Key Leader. Key Leader is Kiwanis International's leadership education program for stu-
dents, primarily in high school. Its mission is to provide a "life-changing experience that inspires young people to achieve their personal best through service leadership.� Continued on next page
A Message from Your
Lieutenant Governor Hello, Division 1! As this year closes, I’ve been thinking about 2010 and all the wonderful people I’ve met through Key Club. All of you have been easy and fun to work with, and I know you’ve been working hard with your members and officers. There are many great leaders in Division 1, and you all inspire me to be a better leader. When club elections come around in February, the new officers your clubs will elect will have some big shoes to fill!
Keep planning projects so that more of your members can serve. Also, please keep publicizing Generosity Rocks, and start planning for District Convention which is coming up in April. I hope you all enjoy the family time and relaxation time that remains this winter break! Yours in Caring and Service, Andre
A Message from
Abby Leung, Immediate Past Lieutenant Governor of Division 1 DIVISION 1! Long time no see! I hope you all are having a wonderful service year and an amazing winter break! Here are some words of advice for the rest of the year for seniors and officers: Do not slack off! Key Club is a building block to what college is. You’re not given a lot of time in college, and it’s possible you might not be able to catch up if you fall behind. From experience, I know that in order to succeed, you have to be focused, determined, and diligent. For those seniors who are waiting for those acceptance letters, do
not fret! I remember anxiously waiting for my letters to come, and feeling so excited when I was accepted to my top colleges! Just wait patiently, and you will be surprised to see what can happen. College is a great experience so far, and I am enjoying every minute of it. I’m sure that you will too this coming fall. Good luck with the rest of your service year, and happy holidays! Your Immediate Past Lt. Governor, Abby Leung
Key Leader (continued) The six made aspects of being a key leader were leadership, integrity, growth, respect, community, and excellence. We learned and explored these different qualities through doing different activities and through our facilitator Wendy who is a Kiwanian now and was past Circle K International president. The activities we did challenged us to think in different ways about ourselves and about our community around us as well as taught us about teamwork. Going up with no one in my
school and only two other people in my division, I must say, I was really nervous. Of course I had no reason to be because while up there we all treated each other like great friends and got to meet a lot of people. The best part about the whole thing besides our “groovy” facilitator Wendy was that everyone there actually gave their best effort at everything and put all of their heart in it. They did this all with a positive attitude. Key Leader was definitely one of the best weekends of this year.
Christopher (far right) and his neighborhood present a community they designed at Key Leader. Neighborhoods were like discussion groups/teams that Key Leader attendees were sorted into for the weekend.
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After we return to school from winter break, there will only be two weeks remaining until Generosity Rocks! Though it may seem difficult, it is still possible to encourage your club members and your fellow officers to support our divisional project to benefit Children’s Specialized Hospital.
Make the Generosity Rocks logo your Facebook profile picture. Call your friends, even those outside of Key Club, and ask them to go with you.
find performers
Please continue to ask talent musicians in your school to ideas for publicizing perform. Remember—they do not Go with your fellow officers! Use have to be Key Club members. Facebook. Invite them and other Tell them about Children’s Spefriends to the Facebook event page. cialized Hospital, our District Project for the fifth year in a row, and that by performing, they’re helping the over 16,000 patients that check in at CSH. Tell your talented friends and classmates that in competing in Generosity Rocks, they have the opportunity to perform in front of people outside their own school! If they advance to the higher rounds, they will be able to perform to an even larger audience.
reminder: If anyone from your school is interested in performing, inform me immediately so that we can make sure the performer is registered properly and so that the EHTHS Key Club knows what instruments to accommodate.
officers, GENEROSITY ROCKS
Maestro Alexander Bui, who competed last summer on America’s Got Talent, is an Egg Harbor Township High School student who will be performing at our Generosity Rocks event.
current status
Right now, there are four performances. A few members from the Egg Harbor Township High School will be meeting with me to discuss planning.
invite your members and join the rest of Division 1 at
Fri., Jan. 14 Egg Harbor Township High School Cafeteria
doors open at 6 p.m. price: $5 (sold at the door)
Misc. Reminders
Division 1 Contacts LTG Andre Rosario (609) 214-7427, andrerosario93@gmail.com
District Governor Rachel Orbach
Make sure secretaries are submitting their report forms in by the 10th of each month.
Make sure that editors are working to finish the year with eight newsletters.
Club officer elections for 2010-2011 take place in February, though those elected officers don’t take office until April, after DCON.
governor.orbach@gmail.com
District Secretary Kevin Sun secretarysun@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
District Treasurer Devan Corona devancorona@gmail.com
Fri., Jan. 14
District Editor Nicole Darrah
Egg Harbor Township High School
njkceditor@gmail.com
Tues., Jan. 18 Division 1 Elections Interested in running for LTG or another District/International posi ion? Contact me. All clubs must send two voting delegates to the election.
District Webmaster Shivam Patel spshivam72@gmail.com
District Administrator Mr. Barrie Werfel NJDAWerfel@aol.com
Zone Administrator Mr. Matthew Guenther matthewguenther1067@msn.com
Generosity Rocks—Div. 1
Tues., Jan. 25 Division 1 Elections Snow Date Early Feb. PCM (TBA) Tues., Mar. 1 DCON Scholarships Received Before This Date Apr. 8-10 NJ District Convention Jun. 29-Jul. 3 Key Club International Convention in Phoenix, AZ
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