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Volume 1 Issue 3
Henry Hudson-High Technology-MAST Middletown North-Middletown South-Red Bank Regional-Rumson Fair Haven
Official Summer Newsletter of Division 8 Message from Your LTG: Elizabeth McCormack Happy summer Division 8! I hope all of you are enjoying the time off from school and having some fun and helping some people out! Whether you’re volunteering at camps or Children’s Specialized Hospital, summer service is just as important as what we do during the school year. I’m home from England and once again, readily available to help you out with whatever necessary. I’ve been assisting at a VBS and am looking forward to helping out at CSH next week. My summer has been quite full of Key Club! Secretaries, I know a lot of you are away, but it is crucial to the success of our division for you to submit CMRF’s on time. A lot of you still don’t completely comprehend this, but many of you haven’t been trained so it is very understandable. But that just stresses the necessity of attending the PCM/OTC! I also would like to know when you’re clubs are meeting so I can plan a visit. Thanks very much officers!
Table of Contents 1…Message from LTG 2…Division 8 3…Fall Rally, Key Leader, RTC’s 4…YOF! 5… Service partners 6…Save the Dates & Contacts
Elizabeth.j.mccormack@gmail.com, 732-778-8709, FACEBOOK
Peace.Love.KeyClub.
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Division 8 Updates Congrats to Officer of the Month: Nicole Dellera! Niki deserves a huge round of applause for the effort she has put in as MAST’s Club Secretary! She is the only Division 8 Secretary to have submitted all three CMRFs. Secretaries… you know who your competition is now!
Interested in your club’s events being featured in the Jersey Key? E-mail District Editor Nicole Darrah at njkceditor@gmail.com
Division 8 Club Events -The Upcoming President’s Council Meeting/Officer’s Training Course will be held on Wednesday, September 1st at the Applebee’s in Middletown at 2 pm. All officers that did not attend the previous PCM/OTC must attend this one. And for all club presidents this is mandatory, we will be planning for the upcoming year!
(At the MAST Key Club Beach Party)
I’m currently selling cute ribbons, NJ District Key Club pins, and CSH Bears to benefit Children’s Specialized Hospital! Ribbons & Pins: $1; Bears: $7
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NJ District Updates Fall Rally Who: YOU! What: Inspiring speakers, competing for the spirit stick, and enjoying Six Flags! When: October 10th, 2010 Where: Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ Why: To gather with 3,000 other Key Clubbers to have fun and celebrate service! Cost: $32 if registered before October 1st, only $6 with a season pass
Sing the Songs of Service!
Key Leader Key Leader is held at Camp Lebanon in Lebanon, NJ from December 10th-12th, 2010. It is one of the best experiences in the world to expand your leadership skills. During the weekend you will participate in group activities, make s’mores at a bonfire, learn so much about yourself, and make some of the best friends. Register before October 15th, and the cost is only $175 for Key Clubbers. Don’t miss the opportunity of a lifetime!
Fall Regional Training Conferences Recently elected to an officer position in your club? Or a general member who loves Key Club? Come to the Fall RTC’s to further develop your leadership and learn more about the NJ District! For officers in Division 8, these are mandatory. Come to whatever one you can! September 19th at (South) Central Regional High School September 25th at (Central) Millburn Senior High School September 26th at (North) J.P. Stevens High School
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Youth Opportunities Fund Is your dream service project just out of reach? Do you have it all planned out and the man-power to execute it but you lack the funds? Maybe you would like to help local children through education or the elderly through recreation. There are thousands of great service projects out there and the Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) can help your turn your dream to a reality. The Fund is all about financial support. Your club can be awarded anywhere from $200 to $2000 of assistance for your project. But now you might be thinking, “If someone is just giving out money, there must be strings attached.” There really aren’t; The Youth Opportunities Fund is such a simple process. All you have to do is plan, apply, and complete your project. With those three steps, you’ll be on your way to one of the most successful projects ever! So you have your project idea, where do you go from here? Start with detailed planning to determine if the YOF is even needed to fund the project. Being economical can eliminated many wasteful costs. If you have already planned and your club still cannot fund the entire project, apply for YOF immediately. Don’t be nervous to apply. Even though you have International competition, the YOF is one of the most under-utilized resources Key Club has to offer. Very few people apply so if you enter properly, your chances of winning are pretty good. Also, there is more than one winner. The Committee picks the projects on an individual basis not in competition against one another. The application deadline is October 15th and there is only one funding cycle per year. If you miss out your project may have to go on hold. Start by checking out the Youth Opportunities Fund Webpage where you can find previous winning projects and the application. The application is only two pages long and easy to complete, but here are some tips on entry. Make an effort to partially fund your project without the YOF grant; the committee loves to see that you have put effort into funding the project by yourselves. A precise project timeline and detailed line item budget should be included so the committee knows you are committed to the project and have a solid plan of execution. They only want to fund responsible clubs! The final tip is a detailed application. Chose to be more specific rather than less, the committee that chooses winners does not know your area’s needs. Make sure they understand why this project is vital to your community. With all of that said it is time for you to go out and make your dream a reality. Take your service project idea and run with it; you will end up impacting the lives of so many people. Remember the deadline for application is October 15th, so have your application in way before that. It’s better to be early than late because the mail got lost. I wish you all good luck with the Youth Opportunities Fund, now go out there and get it done!
-Devan Corona, District Treasurer
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UNICEF & March of Dimes As Key Clubbers, most of us are aware that the District Project for this service year is the wonderful Children’s Specialized Hospital. However, did you know that Key Club International also partners with other service organizations around the world? One such organization is the March of Dimes! March of Dimes is a global non-profit organization that aims to combat premature birth, birth defects, and infant mortality in infants while also promoting healthier lifestyles for mothers. This great cause has been around since 1938 and has raised millions of dollars for treatments and research. Key Clubbers have a passion for service and March of Dimes is a truly worthy cause and there are many ways you can get involved. The first step is to contact your local March of Dimes chapter and partner with them to hold a fundraiser. Any type of fundraiser can help you raise money for the cause, no matter how large or small. They can range from bake sales to car washes to dances to anything you can imagine! Additionally, your club can sell March of Dimes merchandise, such as wristbands or T-shirts, etc. The possibilities are endless so don’t be afraid to get creative! March of Dimes’ largest event is the annual walk, March for Babies, so your club should definitely plan on attending. This year the fundraising goal for the NJ District is $3,000, so let’s work together to make it happen! To get more information and find a March of Dimes chapter near you, visit www.marchofdimes.com Another Key Club International Service Partner is UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund). This year, UNICEF launched their “I Believe in Zero” campaign. This awareness program is based on the fact that, worldwide, 25,000 children die every day from preventable causes. However, by increasing education, providing medical care, and supplying food for these children, UNICEF hopes to reduce that number to “zero”. More details on this campaign can be found at www.ibelieveinzero.org. As Key Clubbers, you play an integral part in the UNICEF fundraising process. The major fundraiser for UNICEF is Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Every club in the NJ District should receive a bundle of orange boxes, stickers and other information before Halloween. Some leave the boxes in local businesses or in various rooms throughout their school. Others stick them in friend’s lockers or teachers’ mailboxes. The most common method is, of course, going around Trick-or-Treating on Halloween with the bright box in hand! Whichever way you choose, you can contribute! This year, the fundraising goal for UNICEF for the NJ District of Key Club International is $33,190.25. --3.3 million: The number of newborns worldwide dying in the first month of life is 3.3 million --190 countries that UNICEF works in --25 for 25,000 children dying every day from preventable causes. To reach this goal, we need everyone’s help so please pick up an orange box today and start Trick-orTreating! (http://youth.unicefusa.org/trickortreat/ )
-Jared Greene, LTG Division 16
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Important Information Contacts District Administrator: Barrie WerfelNJDAWerfel@aol.com Zone Administrator: Kaitlin McCannkaitlin363@yahoo.com NJ District Governor: Rachel Orbachgovernor.orbach@gmail.com District Secretary: Kevin Sunsecretarysun@gmail.com District Treasurer: Devan Coronadevancorona@gmail.com District Editor: Nicole Darrahnjkceditor@gmail.com District Webmaster: Shivam PatelSpshivam72@gmail.com
Event Dates
PCM/OTCSeptember 1st, 2010 RTC’sSeptember 19th, 25th, 26th Divisional EventExpect a date soon!
As always, contact me about anything please: Yours in Caring and Service, Elizabeth McCormack Lieutenant Governor Division 8 New Jersey District Key Club International 716 Park Avenue Middletown, NJ 07748 (732) 778-8709 elizabeth.j.mccomack@gmail.com
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