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Official Newsletter of the New Jersey District of Key Club, Division 9 Holmdel, Keansburg, Keyport, Marlboro, Matawan Regional, Raritan, St. John Vianney
Sami’s Spotlight! An Abundance of Autumn Service!
Volume 1 Issue 4 September/October 2010
In this issue! Autumn....................... 1
As much as it may pain us all, it’s about time that we all get back into the swing of things- all things school and Key Club, alike.
Of course, do not forget about Trick or Treat for Unicef! This is a huge fundraising opportunity for you and it’s an easy thing to get done. Just bring your box around with you on With RTCs and Fall Rally Halloween or have a younger sibling do out of the way, you should feel fully it! There are plenty of ways to make prepared to do your job as a Key this fundraiser a success, and it’s an Club member or officer. You’ve important one so do your best to raise learned all there is to know about as much as you can. how to do your job well, now is the time to put it to use and kick the And remember, guys, I’m here year off with something big! to help you out with all of your concerns. If you have any questions, There will be plenty of please do not hesitate to ask. I will try opportunities for you to get involved and answer as best as I can, and if I in the upcoming months. There will don’t know- I will find out! be a PCM and OTC held on October 24th, 2010. I will be calling It’s autumn as service is in the all of you with more details later on. air- don’t forget to take it in! There will also be a divisional event coming up and plenty of chances to donate. Yours in Caring and Service,
Sami Fiorino
RTC Recap ................. 2 Fall Rally Recap.......... 2 Key Leader…………….3 Eliminate Project……..4 Dues............................ 5 Contacts .................... 5
Sami Fiorino, LTG Division 9
RTC RECAP DC
ROCK OUT WITH SERVICE!
So far this service year we have had five Regional Training Conferences. Hopefully you made it to one of them! Regional Training Conferences were an extreme success this year, as we had over 400 attendees! This is an amazing turnout, and I thank you all for taking your time to go out and learn a little bit more about your job as a part of Key Club. Hopefully, Regional Training Conferences were beneficial to you and help you throughout the year to perform to the highest standard. If you missed all of the RTCs please contact me so I can fill you in on what you missed!
FALL RALLY RECAP Sing the Songs of Service! This year at the New Jersey District’s Annual Fall Rally, we Sang the Songs of Service to a very large beat! I proudly announce that we had over 2,400 attendees and an incredible set of guest speakers. If you were unable to attend this year’s Fall Rally, you missed out on a fun filled day at Six Flags Great Adventure during Fright Fest! But don’t be too upset, because you can always make it next year! As always, we had a Tools 4 Schools supply drive. So if you did not make it to Fall Rally and would still like to donate any unused school supplies, please contact me so I can tell you what to do!
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NJ Key Club Division 9 Newsletter
Key Leader!
who: Key Clubbers from all over
New Jersey… and you, of course!
what: Kiwanis’ Annual Key Leader Event!
when: December 10
th-12th,
2010
where: Camp Lebanon, NJ
Dates to Remember 10: Club Monthly Report Forms Due 24: PCM/OTC
November:
10: Club Monthly Report Forms Due
December:
cost: $175.00 total
10: Club Monthly Report Forms Due
For more information, visit… www.key-leader.org
10-12: Key Leader!
October:
Eliminate Project 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: http://www.facebook.com/TheElimi nateProject?ref=search UNICEF The Eliminate Project Page: http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2010/06/t he_eliminate_project.html
DUES Due to a unanimous decision made last year during District Convention, dues have been increased. They will now be $12, which means your club can charge a range of $12-$17.50, depending on how much extra your club wants to charge. Of this $12, $6.50 goes directly to Key Club International, and $5.50 goes to the New Jersey District. Early bird dues are to be sent in by November 1st! Any dues later than that will not receive early bird recognition. All dues are to sent in by December 1st at the latest.
District Board contacts: District Governor, Rachel Orbach: governor.orbach@gmail.com District Secretary, Kevin Sun: secretarysun@gmail.com District Secretary, Devan Corona: devancorona@gmail.com District Editor, Nicole Darrah: njkceditor@gmail.com
District Webmaster: Shivam Patel: Spshivam72@gmail.com District Administrator: Mr. Barrie Werfel: NJDAWerfel@aol.com Zone Administrator: Kaitlin McCann: Kaitlin363@yahoo.com
Contact Information: phone, email, address, etc.
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