The Official Division 28 Newsletter / October 2012

Letter from Your LTG Causes to Love New Early Bird Deadline COCIs November PCM: Mats for Uganda Wanted: 2012-2013 Editor District Contacts

Dear Division 28, First I want to say what awesome Key Clubbers you all are. Always ready to serve, always ready to respond. You make it completely worth it to be a lieutenant governor.

That being said, let's talk about the Joint PCM that never was. I apologize for cancelling at the last minute. We're all busy with school and sports and our home clubs, and usually I try to plan my events so that your schedules conflict as little as possible. The fact that I had to cancel because no one could make it just shows that no matter what I do or organize, it's all

meaningless unless you guys come out and participate! It's the individuals that make Key Club such a great help to our community.

On a brighter note, you guys have all been busy this month! I keep hearing about your service projects and meetings. I'm so glad that normal high school students can care enough to help out the people in their community. You're all inspirations.

Stay amazing!

Nancy Huang

No idea what to do for a project? Here are some great causes your club can adopt alongside other clubs across the division and the district. Talk to me if you have any questions about doing any of these projects! I'm happy to answer anything.

The Didi Project Every year, autistic kids in Houston go to The Westview School, where these children can learn and actually make friends with their classmates. Parents sacrifice a LOT for their autistic children, which is why I want to create a scholarship so that they have one less financial burden to worry about.

Here's Didi! Teaching my brother how to take webcam photos is harder than you'd think.

To fundraise for the Didi Project, your club can hold a bake sale, a walkathon, or just ask around for donations! You can award the clubber who raises the most money with a Skype session with Didi, the kid who started it all.

The B.R.O. Project Participate in the Brothers Reaching Out project! Direct service and fundraising will drastically help the Children's Miracle Network (CMN), a network of hospitals that makes sure that children get the best healthcare they possibly can.

Project Eliminate Surely by now you have heard of the Eliminate Project! The TexasOklahoma District Project has now become a two-year district initiative! To meet Kiwanis' deadline of raising $110m by 2015, us Key Clubbers have to step it up to raise enough funds to wipe maternal and neonatal tetanus from the face of the earth.

Are you handy with Publisher and Word? Do you always meet your deadlines? Do you want to be a part Texas-Oklahoma's public relations?

Now you can take your skills and talents to the Key Club District Board! We're looking for someone to serve as the 2012-2013 District Editor. The Editor will be responsible for collaborating with the public relations committees, keeping the district updated, and for publishing the beautiful Tex-O-Key.

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Prepare and distribute communiqués (aka notifications and updates) for district board members and for clubs. Cover important topics in a timely manner.

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Attend required events and meetings

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Present a bulletin editor’s report at all official board meetings.

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Strive to make all communications timely, well written, free of mistakes and follow the Key Club graphics standards.

Applications are due An editor will be selected by Monday, November 12th! Wiggle room for late applications is slim to none.

Send your applications to (governorbrianohara@gmail.com)

As of Saturday afternoon, this was my screenshot on the t-O website of the clubs who have successfully inputted their club officer contact information. Thank you so much to:

Here is a happy owl for your troubles.

Now, that's less than 50% of the division that I am on speaking terms with. Barbers Hill, Bay City, Robert E. Lee, La Marque, Pasadena, and Texas City, let's take our relationship to the next level! Or I'm going to be showing up at your doorsteps soon.

To submit your club officer contact information, log onto the district website with your information (which you can get again from Walt Roetter at secwr@stx.rr.com if you've misplaced it), go to the "Members Only" tab, click on "Update Club Officers", and put in all your officers' contact information!

Due to backlog in trying to get the new membership center up (we all love technology), the Early Bird deadline for club dues has now been pushed back to

Notice that this is the original day for the normal, just-on-time membership deadline. Secretaries and treasurers, it's up to you to make sure your club gets on the International roll for the 2012-2013 year.

1. Go to www.keyclub.org/MUC to access the Membership Update Center.

2. Click "Register/Reset Password."

3. You'll be prompted to enter an email address. If the faculty advisor who paid dues last year is still your faculty advisor, enter his email address. He should receive a confirmation email that provides him with a unique hyperlink which will allow him to set his own password to access the Membership Update Center.

4. If you have a new faculty advisor or your faculty advisor's email has been rejected, you need to email memberservices@kiwanis.org with a request to update your club's faculty advisor contact information before you can set yourself a password. Once your information is updated, then you should be able to go through the process detailed in Step 3.

- The ID numbers and passwords from last year are no longer being used to access the MUC. Instead, all clubs, new and old, must complete the process of setting a new personal password. Clubs will be able to use this password to access the Membership Update Center every year from here on out.

-Login privileges will also be provided to club secretaries whose email is on file with Kiwanis International.

Once you long into the MUC, add a club secretary (and a corresponding email) to your list of club officers, and your club secretary should be able to long into the MUC using his/her email address and update records on behalf of your club using the club password.

- If officer information is updated immediately following elections, when a club still has regular contact with its outgoing officers, next year's secretaries don't encounter the same problems as this year's.

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Reuse plastic bags to make birthing mats for Ugandan mothers to help eliminate maternal 1) Towards making a difference in the lives of

and neonatal tetanus.

mothers halfway around the world!!

2) On your activity sheet as a service project 3) As attending a divisional

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PCM on your main page 4) (If at least 5 people come): As attending an interclub social

Please let all your members and K-family members know so

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they can come too!

More members = more fun = more enthusiasm for key Club = more service for our community! (also, more points for you on your MR hehe)

District Governor

Convention Liaison

governorbrianohara@gmail.com

roshni.chandwani.kc@gmail.com

District Treasurer

International Trustee

macislater@hotmail.com

kayla.lash@gmail.com

District Secretary

Regional Advisor

kevin.duongkc@yahoo.com

dblack71@comcast.com

14906 Bridle Bend Dr.

Email copies of secretary reports to me!

Houston TX 77084

Hardcopies of secretary reports go to me!

Division 28 Lt. Governor n.huang94@gmail.com

District Editor

Email copies of secretary reports to me!

Feel free to ask me anything (:

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