Division 18 Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 6
Greetings from Your LTG… Hello Division 18! With both the school year and service year now underway, it’s time to get down to business. If you have not already done so, set some goals. Whether they are something that you wish to strive for, or something that you would like your club to achieve, setting goals will allow you to have a focus for the rest of the service year. This time of the year can be extremely hectic, but with good organization and strong communication, I know that you will all have a great service year. Remember that Key Club is a service organization so get out there and serve! Be sure that you are giving your members a chance to better their communities through service. Keep in mind, November means paying club dues, CSH Week, Key Club Week, our Division 18 coat drive, and any other projects that you wish to hold with your club. Also if you have not been trained yet, I will be scheduling an OTC with you soon. If you should ever have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Yours in Caring, Service, and Friendship,
In this issue! Club Dues……..1 Coat Drive…………2 Key Leader………...3 Fall Rally Recap…..3 Eliminate Project….4 CSH Service Form...5 CSH Fundraising Form,.5 March of Dimes…..6 Important Events…7 Important Contacts……8 November
Meagan Koch
Remember! Each E-Board must attend one OTC
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Send in cmrfs
Calling all club presidents, treasurers and advisors! With the school year well underway, it is time for your club to collect and submit your dues. Hopefully by now, your club should have had its first meeting. If you have not already done so, your club must collect dues from all of its members. For those of you who don’t know the dues breakdown, you must collect: -$6.50 which will go to Key Club International -$5.50 which will go to NJ Key Club -and your club can charge up to $5.50 meaning that your club can collect anywhere from $12.00 and $17.50, depending on the need of your club. (for more information on why dues are collected, please feel free to contact me, or visit njkeyclub.org) Once you have collected the money, you or you club treasurer should log onto www.keyclub.org and find the membership update center. Simply update your clubs online roster on the website and your clubs invoice will be given to you. It will show you how many members you have, and how much you owe. You can then print the invoice and send it with a check for the required amount to: 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268 ATTN: NJ Dues Please note that all dues must be sent in by: December 1st. However if you would like to try for the early bird dues award, they must be sent in by November 1st. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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Do you have a desire to improve your leadership? Do you want to want to make new friends with similar interests as you? What if I told you that both of these will happen in the same weekend? This isn’t a lie; I’m talking about Key Leader Weekend! Key Leader is run by Kiwanis International with the mission of providing a “lifechanging experience that inspires young people to achieve their personal best through service leadership.” The weekend is designed to kick-start a lifelong process of personal leadership growth and development. The program focuses on leadership in three communities: the local community, the state/national community, and the global community. It is a highly esteemed program in New Jersey and its greatness is directly related to the high remarks of our District on the national level. This year, Key Leader will be held Friday, December 10th through Sunday, December 12th at Camp Lebanon in Lebanon New Jersey. It is open to students grades 9-12 from any town. There are no restrictions on the number of attendees from any school, nor do you have to be a Key Clubber to attend. Registration is $175 for all Key Club members, which includes a $25 grant from the Kiwanis International Foundation, and $200 for any non-member. Speak to your Lieutenant Governor about how to sign up or if you have any questions – they’re more than ready to help! See you there!
LEADERSHIP
On October 10th over 2,400 key clubbers across the state of New Jersey traveled to our very own 6 Flags Great Adventure for this year’s Fall Rally. Starting out with the opening session with speakers ranging from the NJ District Board to the CEO of Children’s Specialized Hospital, Amy Mansue; the day turned out to be informative and motivational for all. The NJ District is also proud to announce that, thanks to the generous contributions of all fall rally attendees we collected over 1156 lbs of school supplies for the Food Bank of New Jersey. Although we did not reach our attendance goal of 3,000, I would like to thank James Caldwell High School, Livingston High School, and West Essex High School for all attending this awesome event.
SERVICE
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By Neepam Shah and Jiayun Fang On June 24th, at the Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Kiwanis International Board unveiled their Worldwide Service Project: The Eliminate Project. In conjunction with UNICEF, Kiwanis International plans to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus by 2015. Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) are forms of tetanus that occur either during pregnancy or shortly after birth, and claim the lives of 60,000 babies and 30,000 mothers from 40 different countries every year. Children born with neonatal tetanus suffer from painful convulsions and die weeks after birth. Mothers who did not get vaccinated or undergo an unsafe birthing process are at risk of contracting maternal tetanus during their pregnancy. This disease is 100% fatal if not treated. Fortunately, it is also 100% preventable. Merely three doses of a vaccination can immunize a person against this disease. At 60 cents per immunization, it costs only $1.80 to save a life. Kiwanis International has set a worldwide goal of $110 million to help fight this terrible disease and to “ELIMINATE” it by 2015. With your help, we as the Kiwanis Family can save 129 million mother and their future babies. Just because The Eliminate Project is the Kiwanis Wordwide Service Project, does not mean it is exclusive to Kiwanis Clubs. As Key Club members, we should help our parent organization reach this goal, and work towards ridding this world of one more tragic disease. For more information on this project, including videos, downloads, and more, visit the three websites provided below: The Eliminate Project Official Page: http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/theELIMINA TEproject/home.aspx The Eliminate Project Facebook Page:
As you all know, Children’s Specialized Hospital is this year’s district project. In order for us to keep track of your service and fundraising projects your club participates in, please fill out the forms on the following pages. Additional Copies of these forms can be found at njkeyclub.org under the resources tab and clicking on forms. *If you have any questions about How to get involved with service projects o, fundraising projects or CSH In general please feel free to contact me
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November is the March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Month! Written By Sarah Noorani LTG Div 10
Did you know that each and every day, more than 1,400 infants in the United States will be born prematurely? Premature birth is the biggest killer among newborn babies. Even babies that are only a few weeks early can still suffer from lifelong illnesses which threaten their lungs, heart and immune system. In our country, 1 in every 8 infants is born prematurely, and many of those births could have been prevented! The March of Dimes is working every day to help reduce the number of deaths of premature babies and mothers. They are working to find the causes and cures for premature births and are working with hospitals all over the country to better equip their Neonatal Intensive Care Units and help save lives. Now, what can you do to get involved? There are several things you can do and help fight for preemies. Get your friends, club, and the entire school together. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to also contact your local March of Dimes Chapter; they can help you get things started. A great thing to try is to have a 2 Week Fundraising Plan. Every day, have a different way to spread March of Dimes awareness and raise money. Things like a coin collection, denim day, food sales, purple day are all great ideas and very easy to implement. Talk to your advisors and principals about the cause and they should be more than willing to help. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to use the internet to help promote your events! All over the country more and more teens are getting together and Partnering with March of Dimes, and you can too! You can volunteer at a NICU in your local hospital, or holding a book and toy drive to donate to children. The possibilities are endless once you decide to get involved and every little bit makes a difference! Check out all the resources available to you at marchofdimes.com, www.marchofdimesyouth.com/files/PAMYouthToolkit.pdf, and in the International Programs Cookbook. Good luck!
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Officers Training Conferences An officers training conference (OTC) is an informal (but mandatory) gathering of me and each member of a club’s executive board. At the OTC, I will go over, in detail, each of your executive roles, your weekly, monthly, and annual duties, and specifically what everyone’s job entails. (You will also receive your official training manual). I will also update you all on Children's Specialized Hospital, Fall Rally, and answer any questions that you all may have. It is very important to attend an OTC, for not only will they benefit you, but they will also benefit your club. For more information, please email me at ltgdiv18@gmail.com.
Presidents Council Meeting A Presidents Council Meeting is an informal (but mandatory) gathering of all the club presidents in our division (James Caldwell High School, Livingston, Mount St. Dominic, West Essex, West Orange, and Cedar Grove). At each PCM we will discuss different service projects, updates from the NJ District, important upcoming events, and discuss what’s going on in each others clubs. Not only will they be held many times during the year, but one will be coming up shortly so keep on the look out.
Missed the first 5 newsletters of our division 18 newsletter? Visit njkeyclub.org under the resource section and click on newsletters and you can read all 5 issues online!
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Meagan Koch Lieutenant Governor Division 18 James Caldwell High School Ltgdiv18@gmail.com
Rachel Orbach District Governor governor.orbach@gmail.com
Kevin Sun District Secretary Secretarysun@gmail.com
Mrs. Werfel Zone Administrator cwkiw@aol.com
Mr. Barrie Werfel District Administrator NJDAWerfel@aol.com
Devan Corona District Treasurer
Nicole Darrah District Editor njkceditor@gmail.com
Devancorona@gmail.com
Important Dates: November: 10th: Club Monthly Report Form Due! Nov 7: End of Key Club Week Nov. 10th: Coat Drive Begins
December: 3rd: coat drive ends 10th: Club Monthly Report Form Due! 10th-12th: Key Leader!
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