Division 18 Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 3
Greetings from Your LTG… Hello Division 18! Congratulations! We’ve all made it through the first month of school. Hopefully by now you all have had your first meetings and are off to a great start of the service year. At this time of the year, organization is ‘key’. Be sure to stay organized with all of your upcoming events and make sure that your members are well informed on everything going on with your club. With September coming to a close, there are still many fun and important key club events to attend (more info throughout this newsletter). Please remember that it is required for each executive board officer to attend an officer training conference (OTC). An OTC is an informal event, held by myself which will provide you with important information, and the tools you will need to have a successful service year. I will be contacting you all individually about training your club. As always, if you have any questions, please never hesitate to contact me, as I am always here to help you in any way possible. Yours in Caring, Service, and Friendship,
In this issue! Hello from your LTG…………………….1 UNICEF………………..2 UNICEF………………..3 UNICEF…………….….4 Fall Rally ....................5 Help Fight Poverty….6 cMRF.……………....7/8 Important Dates……...7 Important Contacts….9
Meagan Koch
Remember! Each E-Board must attend an OTC
1 Turn in your Club Rosters
Send in cmrfs
It’s that time of year again,! That’s right, it’s time to Trick –or- Treat for UNICEF. As you will notice, a good portion of this newsletter is devoted to everything UNICEF. Therefore if you haven’t done so already, prepare some projects this month to help out this great organization. *If your club has not received its UNICEF boxes, please contact me! Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF: Make Halloween Count! By LTG Division 14 Jiayun Fang
As you know, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) is one of the Service Partners of Key Club International. Key Club International focuses on Operation Uruguay: Protecting the Rights of Children. In Uruguay, the second smallest country in South America, 44% of the population under age 18 live in extreme poverty. There is a clear lack of motivation and opportunity because only 1 in 3 students graduate from high school. For Operation Uruguay, Key Club set a goal of $1.5 million for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. All funds will go toward building and maintaining cultural and educational centers, like Mandalavos Center, which provide sanctuaries for children needing support, education, and health care. (More details http://www.unicefusa.org/partners/ngo/key-club-international.html ) This year, the NJ District of KCI has set a fundraising goal of $33,190.25 for UNICEF fundraising. Besides going door to door, there are many others ways to spread the word about Trick or Treat for UNICEF. For example, you can organize a school–wide or community-wide can shake or penny war. Then, order and put costume boxes in common places to attract attention. In addition, feel free to hold any fundraising event from a UNICEF Spooktacular (see recipe in International Programs Cookbook of Service) to a pumpkin carving contest! Get your teachers excited by having them donate for a casual dress day. Anything that you can think of can contribute toward this goal. Please send all donations by mail to P.O. Box 447 Roseland, NJ 07068. Make all checks payable to Key Club International with a memo for UNICEF. Have a safe Halloween and have fun Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF!
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INTERNATIONAL SERVICE!
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3,000 Key Clubbers. 13 Roller Coasters. 1 Fall Rally. Picture a beautiful October day. Now imagine it in the backdrop, reflecting over Kingda Ka’s monstrous 456-foot high peak. Finally, imagine this stunning sight in the distance, as you sit in an arena with 3,000 other Key Clubbers, cheering to win the Spirit Stick, and are getting excited to perform an amazing year of service. That’s right! On October 10th, 2010, the New Jersey District of Key Club will be holding their annual Fall Rally at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ! Be a part of a record 3,000 attendees, as we Sing the Songs of Service to celebrate the start of what is shaping up to be one of the best year’s the New Jersey District of Key Club has had! Here are five reasons why this year’s Fall Rally will be place to be on October 10th: 1. Dress up as your favorite musician to participate in our celebrity look-alike competition and you could win a gift basket! 2. You’ll get to cheer for your division as you compete to win the coveted Spirit Stick. 3. Keynote speaker Amy Mansue, the CEO of Children’s Specialized Hospital, will be speaking on the importance of our service to CSH. 4. Tools4Schools will be holding a school supplies collection drive for students in underprivileged schools. 5. You’ll have the chance to brave some of the world’s greatest coasters for a price lower than regular admission!
Be sure to visit njkeyclub.org for the registration packet and the promotional video. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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The New Jersey District of Key Club International has chosen poverty as our District Programs focus for the 2010-2011 service year. Each season will have a service theme to go along with the main focus, poverty. This year’s focus is something which hits close to home especially in the current economic state of our country. Fifteen major cities in New Jersey and three counties have reached critical poverty levels. One out of five New Jersey families does not earn enough to afford basic necessities such as food and housing, and 85% of these households have at least one member who is employed. Only 6% of them receive welfare. Over 738,900 people in NJ live at or below the poverty level and 575,000 children in New Jersey live in low-income households. Poverty may seem like an end but it is only a means to an end. There are a few who have refused to let their state of poverty affect their success. A few people who come to mind are Oprah Winfrey, who was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a teenage single mother, Chris Gardner subject of the movie, “The Pursuit of Happiness,” and comedian Jim Carrey. The theme of education for the fall goes right along with our Governor’s Project, “Operation Educate” and the Major Emphasis Program, “Live to Learn.” In the United States, unlike other countries around the world, early, primary, and secondary educations are free. Worsened poverty has been prevented in our country simply by free education. However, the poverty stricken families in our country cannot afford the supplies needed for a proper education. How can a child do their homework without paper to write on or pencils to write with, let alone a computer to research with? How would you be able to take notes when the only thing you can afford to bring to class is yourself? How can children learn how to read without the books at home to practice with? This is where all of us mighty Key Club members come in. During the fall you can: •Collect school supplies and bring them to Fall Rally or hand them out to kids in need. -Read to young children to show that reading is fun and important. -Tutor students in your school or in other schools. -Hold a book drive and distribute the books to schools/kids. More poverty statistics can be found at the following websites: http://poverty.suite101.com/article.cfm/poverty_in_new_jersey#ixzz0xDIoBBiq http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats http://feedingamerica.org/faces-of-hunger/hunger-101/hunger-and-povertystatistics.aspx
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As club secretary, one of the most important aspects of your job is to submit club monthly report forms. A club monthly report form (cMRF) is a simple and easy form that you have to fill out which reports on all club activities on a monthly basis. CMRFs also tell the NJ District that your club is active. Please be sure to send these in on the 10th of every month. Who do i send it to? Monthly report forms should be emailed (or mailed) to your ltg(ltgdiv18@gmail.com), district secretary (secretarysun@gmail.com), and zone administrator Mrs. Werfel (cwkiw@aol.com) . *For a step by step guide, please see the next page* ***An online copy of the monthly report can be found at njkeyclub.org (click under the cmrf) this is an easy to use copy of the form and you can edit the one that is online! ***If you have any questions about filling one out please do not hesitate to ask!
Important Dates: October: 10th: Club Monthly Report Form Due! 10th: Fall Rally-6 Flags Great Adventure 10th: Tools for Schools Drive @ Fall Rally 31st: Trick Or Treat For UNICEF
November: 10th: Club Monthly Report Form due
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Rachel Orbach District Governor
Mrs. Werfel Zone Administrator
Mr. Barrie Werfel District Administrator
Kevin Sun District Secretary
Devan Corona District Treasurer
Nicole Darrah District Editor
Meagan Koch Lieutenant Governor Division 18 James Caldwell High School
A main goal of mine for this service year is to be in constant contact with each club, officer, and general member of division 18. Along with emails, texts, newsletters, and phone calls, I have created a new website dedicated to everything related to Division 18 and Key Club. I will be constantly updating this site as a place where officers and members can come to for ideas, suggestions and information about the new Jersey District and Key club International. You can access the site by visiting www.kcdiv18.webs.com. Feel free to visit it any time. I look forward to your input and suggestions! â˜ş
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