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STAY UPDATED WITH TAKE A SNEAK PEEK LEARN MORE ABOUT KEY CLUB'S OUR DISTRICT INTO THIS YEAR'S CHARITIES! BOARD LTC! Read on to learn more about what your New York District Board has been working on lately PAGE FIVE
Learn more about how NYDKC's Leadership Training Conference can change your life!
Get to know each of Key Club's Preferred Charities and the impact of our District Project!
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UPDATES FROM YOUR NY DISTRICT EXEC BOARD! Stay updated with the work that your Executive Board is doing for the 2018-19 Service Year!
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YOUR 2018-19 INTERNATIONAL BOARD Presenting your International Board for the 2018-19 service year & an update from your International Trustee!
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COMMITTEE UPDATES
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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
NY District Key Club has five committees dedicated to bettering the NY district. Learn more about what these committees are up to here!
The details for the 2019 International Convention have also been announced! Learn more about where, when, and how to register for ICON 2019!
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LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE The date for the 2019 Leadership Training Conference has been announced! Learn more about where, when, and why Key Clubbers should attend!
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Winter 2018 Edition
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SERVICE SPOTLIGHTS
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KEY CLUB'S PREFERRED CHARITIES
From North Shore HS to Westhampton Beach HS, check out service spotlights from clubs all over NY!
A look into our partnerships with various charities including UNICEF, Children's Miracle Network, and more!
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GOVERNOR'S & DISTRICT PROJECT Learn more about our Governor's Project, Comfort Cases and our District Project, One Tree Planted!
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RUNNING FOR HIGHER OFFICE Does the thought of running for higher office scare you? Don't know where to start? Here are some helpful tips to remember taking the first step!
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CONTACT INFORMATION Ever need any help or advice? Don't be afraid to reach out to anyone on the District Board!Â
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Editor's Note Hi everyone! Fahad here. If you didn't know, I'm serving as your 2018-19 District Bulletin Editor! I’m a senior at the Bronx High School of Science and have served as my club's Bulletin Editor and Webmaster for the 2017-18 service year. Over the past few months, I've released the Summer and Fall Editions of The Empire Key! Additionally, I have worked personally with each Lieutenant Governor to ensure that members remain updated on everything that's going on in Key Club on the District and International level. Alongside Newsletters, I've also helped design Pin Designs for this year's Leadership Training Conference, which I hope you'll love as the conference comes around!
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Speaking of the Annual Leadership Training Conference, we're right around the corner! For those of you attending, brace yourselves for a weekend full of workshops, fundraising, and FUN! LTC is the perfect time to step outside of your comfort zone and meet Key Clubbers from around New York who share the same passion for service and community! I encourage you all to build meaningful relationships with other Key Clubbers and Kiwanis members - whether it be at LTC or at volunteer events! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me through email, text, or even Facebook Messenger!
Fahad Nabi
NY District Editor
North Shore K Family at Ho Ho Ho For North Shore Service!
An Update From GOVERNOR ERICA SWIRSKY
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An Update From EA ANTHONY GUAN
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An Update From EA AARON WU
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An Update From SECRETARY PETER ALEGRE
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An Update From TREASURER AMIT NARANG
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Emily Rice 2018-19 INTERNATIONAL BOARD
President
Hannah Nivar Vice President
Western Canada, Taiwan & Philippines
International Trustees Cindy Shou
Jennifer Harned
Foster Hillis
CNH KIWIN’S West Virginia & Carolinas
Georgia, Florida & Kansas
Nebraska-Iowa Alabama & Southwest
Leslie Truong
Lamiya Kudrati
Alice Geng
Texas-Oklahoma Missouri-Arkansas & Bahamas
Pacific Northwest, NJ & WisconsinUpper Michigan
Louisiana-Mississippi -West Tennessee NY & Utah-Idaho
Krysta Couzi
K'Lena Schnack
Grace Ison
Eastern Canada Michigan & Capital
Illinois-Eastern Iowa Pennsylvania & Indiana
Kentucky-Tennessee Minnesota-Dakotas New England & Bermuda District
Braeden Dorchester
Me'Shale Sherwood
Jamaica, Ohio, Montana
Caribbean-Atlantic, Rocky Mountain & CNH
An Update From Our International Trustee International Updates Membership Experience: The Membership
Executive: The Executive Committee was mainly
Experience Committee has finished ICON promotion
engaged in discussions over projects to pursue
graphics and theme hints and has completed the
during district convention season.
Parliamentary Procedures Guide. Current and future projects include the MUC video, inclusiveness survey, and GATC training booklet review.
I-Board November Board Meeting The I-Board will meeting in February. The Board will be actively planning this year's ICON, focusing on aspects including script assignment, workshops,
K-Family: The K-Family Committee has been
and improving officer training experience. They will
communicating with the CKI International Board
be holding discussions on "Canva for Nonprofit" and
representative about how to present college-related
"Google for Nonprofits" as well.
workshops and encouraging graduating Key Clubbers to join Circle-K. They have also completed the Circle-K graphics for upcoming conventions, brainstormed and
As always, let me know if you need resources, have questions, or any other assistance to help you succeed in your Key Club positions.
submitted Kiwanis-Family oriented service clubs to the service directory, and finished the Orphan Club
Sincerely,
Survey!
Alice Geng
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Each district committee is in charge of specific branches related to bettering the NY District as a whole.
Events Engagement In the past, we worked on creating Fall Rally Evaluation Reports to be filled out by every Lieutenant Governor. This is so next year’s District Board can improve the conference for all attendees. If you didn’t get the chance to attend this year, please reach out to your respective Lieutenant Governors or the District Executive Assistants on attending them once school starts in the Fall. It takes a ton of time and hard work from the District Board, so your attendance is highly appreciated. We have also been working on revising the District Policies and Bylaws. These documents had not modified for several years and did not reflect current New York District policy. Therefore we amended the District Policies and passed a bylaw amendment proposal at our Mid-Winter Board Meeting. The delegates will vote on the proposal at the Leadership Training Conference, so please make sure to read them thoroughly.
Awards Hey NYDKC! It’s your awards chairs, Mara and Anson here again to bring you another update. The awards deadlines have passed for all awards, except for those submitted at LTC. We are currently in the process of grading everything we’re received! Thank you so much for applying! See you at LTC!
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Endorsed Projects The Endorsed Projects Committee has been tracking funds for our endorsed projects! We have raised: $19,269 for Comfort Cases $2,715 for One Tree Planted $2,945 for Kamp Kiwanis $1,277 for Kiwanis Lyme Disease $930 for Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center As you can see, some of these worthy causes are still a bit short of donations. Please consider fundraising for them!
K-Family Relations The Kiwanis Family Relations Committee is currently seeking to complete the promotion video that advocates for Kiwanis Relations. We plan to release this video near the Leadership Training Conference date as the new board familiarizes themselves with their club functions. We are also seeking to create a map that highlights not only the different key clubs in our district, but also nearby Kiwanians, Circle-K, Builders Club, and more, to promote interaction between local Kiwanis branches.
Membership and Growth The Membership Growth and Development Committees has recently been working on increasing membership for LTC. We worked on a letter with the help of our International Trustee to send out to clubs. This letter was a invitation to LTC and to make sure all clubs knew about this event. We also have started on making a list of membership throughout the district. This is to see just how much our district has grown within the last few years. We have been working very hard the past couple of months and we hope to see a lot of people at this year's conference!
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2019 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
JULY 3-7, 2019 / BALTIMORE, MD BALTIMORE MARRIOTT WATERFRONT
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A Peek into Last Year's ICON
"AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER"
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NY DISTRICT KEY CLUB'S 71ST ANNUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE THEME: HAWAIIAN
When? March 29th - 31st, 2019 Be sure to mark the date on your calendar!
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Why? To connect with Key Clubbers from all over New York District! LTC will be a weekend full of recognition, workshops, and fun! You'll also be able to elect next year's District Executive Board!
Where? The Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York!
Service is having the courage to put others before yourself. I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.
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Union-Endicott Key Club's Holiday Party Article By Camille Brock, Division 20
On December 20th, the Union-Endicott Key Club hosted an amazing holiday party for students in their elementary schools. Throughout the event, Key Clubbers made ornaments, frosted cookies, had their faces painted, read books, made slime, and danced with Devil Dog, who is the mascot of the Binghamton Devils. They even left with gifts from Santa himself! I had the opportunity to attend and had the most amazing time helping out. The kids were so happy, and all of the Key Club members were too. What everyone did that day,
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"A truly moving and inspiring event" Quote by Camille Brock Division 20
and on the days before to prepare for this event was truly incredible. I am so proud of the Union-Endicott Key Club. Every event they host, and project they complete, seems to be a success. They’re going to do big things in the future!
Salamanca's Thanksgiving Community Dinner Article By Nyles Panus, Division 26 The Thanksgiving Dinner was an event put on by the Salamanca Key Club. It offered a free meal to the community and inspired community members to come together and have fun while Key Clubbers gave back to those who have supported us. There were two days of service (other than planning) that went into the event; the first day was preparation for the meal and the second day was the day of the event during which we served food to the community. During the day, there were many different jobs that had to be done in an effective manner. There were people guiding the elderly indoors, collecting tickets to keep track of how many people were served, serving food on the line, preparing food to be served, cleaning
up, and much more. There was some fun competition over the mashed potatoes and stuffing sections as they competed to out serve each other and “survey” the community on which side they preferred. I feel that the event boosts the community’s holiday spirit and makes those who volunteer for the event that it is just that – volunteering. Nobody feels pressured or stressed to help out. As a Key Clubber, I believe this is a great way to help recruit members for a club at the beginning of a school year and is one of the reasons that I continue to serve with Key Club.Sadly, members from neighboring communities did not attend. What made this event special is that it is not restrictive to our community. Other events are typically tailored to a certain portion of the population, but this event is allinclusive and invites all members of the community.
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NORTH SHORE'S SPLASH INTO SERVICE
North Shore Key Club At Cohen's Children's Medical Center Article By Hannah Kareff, Division 4N
The North Shore Key Club sponsors the annual holiday toy drive for the Cohen Children’s Medical Center. The Key Club spends the months before collecting toys from the students and faculty of their school. Cohen Children’s Medical Center is one of the top pediatric hospitals in New York, and helps thousands of children every year. This event is a North Shore School District-wide event that has been taking place the past 31 years. After spending time wrapping and decorating the presents, on December 21st, the Key Club traveled to Cohen’s Center to deliver the toys. They were also accompanied by the North Shore Chamber Orchestra, who entertained the patients and staff. The music raised the spirits of the children and their families, and they were very grateful for the toys that the Key Club brought. The students spend time with the patients and their families, playing with the toys and entertaining the patients. These two groups of students made an ordinary day into something very special for the children at Cohen. It was a fun day for all involved! The members of the club enjoyed their time with the patients, and were grateful for their ability to give back to the community.
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HO HO HO FOR NORTH SHORE SERVICE The North Shore K-Family joined hands once again for the annual holiday party at St Christopher-Ottillie Children’s Home in Sea Cliff New York. The traditional arts/crafts activity took place just before a special visit from the North Pole with Kiwanian Santa & Mrs Claus arriving to hand out the gifts to the children. Pictured is the K Family group from the North Shore key Club and Kiwanis Club who participated in this event. Taking “Center Stage” is Mrs Claus, Santa and Key Clubber elf katie Rogers. It is a wonderful thing that Santa & Mrs Claus are both members of the North Shore Kiwanis Club!! The North Shore K-Family wishes you all a happy and healthy New Year with smiles galore for service to our communities!
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OCEANSIDE'S HOLIDAY DOOR DECORATION EVENT Getting Into The Holiday Spirit WRITTEN BY TIFFANY CHOU DIVISION 7
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Holiday Door Decorating is an annual Key Club event that helps us raise money for the Leadership Training Conference in March. Throughout the start of December, a form is sent to all the teachers at our school to purchase a door for $5 with a choice of Christmas, Hannukah, or holiday-themed wrapping paper. Two weeks before Winter Break, students donate wrapping paper for Key Club hours, and we all get together to put wrapping paper and tags on the doors. As the current Editor/Web Master of my school’s Key Club, I was able to both participate in the event by working with my friends to cover several doors with wrapping paper as well as film videos and take pictures to post on our website and Twitter accounts. This year, Key Club enlisted our school’s Football, Lacrosse, and Model Congress teams to help us decorate the doors since the process often takes several
hours to complete.Because this year was my first year as an officer, I was able to go from door to door checking how neatly the wrapping paper was placed on the door, which was very funny because wrapping the doors is a lot harder than it seems. So many groups had to redo their door because there were wrinkles or rips in the paper, and we worked on getting them done in the best way possible. For example, the day before the actual event started, my advisors did a “trial” run on my AP Economics teacher’s door, and the next day, he told me how messy it looked and
demanded that we redo it. I made sure to take responsibility for putting the paper on the door with my friends, and when we finished, it was the flattest, neatest wrapped door in the school, in my opinion. Every year, participating in Holiday Door Decorating is such a fun experience because we get to stay late at the school, put on music while decorating the doors, and see our school come to life with the holiday spirit. Personally, my favorite part is walking through the halls the next day and seeing all the wrapping paper on the doors- it definitely adds to the spirit of the season and just makes our school a happier place to be at before the break.
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Division 24's Noodle Fest: Raising Awareness & Funds For Breast Cancer WRITTEN BY NYLES PANUS, DIVISION 26
The Noodle Fest was an event to help those with breast cancer. Breast Cancer hurts many people, and so we are trying to help relieve some of the pain they may go through. Some pain these patients may have is when they are in the car. The seatbelt can hurt their chest and so we are trying to help with that. This event was open to the entire division
24. We had Norwood Norfolk Key Clubbers and Kiwanians.We also even had some of the K-Kids there. At this event we all worked together to make seat belt covers out of pool noodles. We all had hot glue guns and we took the pool noodle and glued fabric to it. With all of us working together we were able to make about 100 seat belt covers. These seat belt covers were donated to the Cancer Association. In this time that we had we were
only able to make this many. We still had many pool noodles left and the Norwood -Norfolk students took some back to their club to make them. This is an event that division 24 will continue to do because this was so much fun and it helps so many people. We all had so much fun at this event and I cannot wait to do it again next year! Pictured Below are Norwood-Norfolk Key Clubbers, K-Kids, and Kiwanians.
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TIES I R A H DC E R R E PREF
IHOP NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY
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CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK
UNICEF
MARCH OF DIMES
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District Project ONE TREE PLANTED
For every dollar donated, One Tree Planted pledges to plant one tree. One Tree Planted is a non-profit organization that aims to tackle deforestation and environmental destruction by planting trees, one at a time. This organization plants trees in North America, South America, Asia, and Africa. Many of the regions where they plant trees are places that have suffered forest fires and floods. In the process, One Tree Planted has a greater impact as well; they're able to create jobs, build communities, and protect habitats all over the world.
Fundraising Goal: $6,000.00 Current Amount Raised: $2,715.76
Governor's Project COMFORT CASES Comfort Cases is an organization that strives to provide backpacks with daily essentials to children in the foster care system. Their inspiration comes from the belief that every child deserves to feel a sense of dignity - which comes from the fact that a foster child is able to call a special bag his own. With this in mind, the charity provides daily essentials such as lotion, books, pencils, pajamas, toothpaste, soap, stuffed animals, and more to foster youth around the United States.
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Running For Higher Office! WHY RUN FOR HIGHER OFFICE? Key Club International provides High-School Students with many different opportunities to develop leadership skills in their schools. Running for Higher Officer is a great way to become more involved with Key Club, build your network, and lead your peers to a a successful service year!
WHICH POSITIONS CAN I RUN FOR? Key Clubbers can run for positions on the Club, Divisional, District, or International level. With each level higher up, there is a great time commitment associated with said positions.
WHERE DO I START? If you're thinking about running for higher office - whether it be on the club or district level - start by asking yourself why you want to run! You want to reflect on your time in Key Club, specifically focusing in on aspects of the club you hope to improve or better. This will serve as the foundation for your campaign ideas and policies.
HOW DO I CREATE A COMPELLING SPEECH? Reflect! Reflect! Reflect! What does Key Club mean to you? Why do you want to become further involved with Key Club? Using your memories, experiences, and favorite moments in Key Club, create a speech that will resonate with members and their own memories in Key Club.
HELP! I HAVE A FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING! NOW, WHAT? Practice! Practice! Practice! It can be nerve-wrecking to speak in front of large crowds - especially if you don't know your audience personally! The key to improving your public speaking skills is to practice your speech several times in front of you, your own family members, and friends! The more practice you have under your belt, the better your oratorical skills will be!
PHEW, I MADE IT! WHAT NEXT? Relax! But, also be sure to get started on your campaign promises and ideas. Your time in office whether it be as president, lieutenant governor, or international trustee - is a time where you have the ability to spark positive changes for your fellow Key Clubbers!
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NY District Board Directory 2018-19 Executive Board The Executive Board works together with each Lieutenant Governor to ensure New York District Key Club is successful with its yearly goals.
Governor Erica Swirsky governor@nydkc.org
Executive Assistant
Aaron Wu aawrongwu@gmail.com
Editor Fahad Nabi editor@nydkc.org
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Executive Assistant
Anthony Guan anthonyguan.guan@yahoo.com
Secretary Peter Alegre secretary@nydkc.org
Treasurer Amit Narang treasurer@nydkc.org
NY District Board Directory 2018-19 Lieutenant Governors
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4N
Dominic Bossey division1@nydkc.org
Anson Zhou division2@nydkc.org
Julia Segal julias2319@gmail.com
Hannah Kareff division4N@nydkc.org
Division 4S
Division 5
Division 6
Division 8
Jessica Koo wonkoo2022@gmail.com
Caroline Casella division5@nydkc.org
Andrew Jean-Paul division6@nydkc.org
Asia Lin division8@nydkc.org
Division 8A
Division 9
Division 10
Division 11
Nafis Noor division8A@nydkc.org
Flora Tsui division9@nydkc.org
Phillip Batov phbatov@gmail.com
Mara Yella division11@nydkc.org
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NY District Board Directory 2018-19 Lieutenant Governors
Division 12
Division 13
Division 15
Division 16
Justin Wimbush division12@nydkc.org
Deeya Modhwadiya division13@nydkc.org
Mikayla Anderson division15@nydkc.org
Zavi Uppal zuppal14@gmail.com
Division 18
Division 20
Division 21
Division 23
Hannah Williams division18@nydkc.org
Camille Brock division20@nydkc.org
Macy Missigman division21@nydkc.org
Natalie Vinton division23@nydkc.org
Division 24
Division 25
Division 26
Division 27
Jaron Belmore division24@nydkc.org
Andrew Beehler division25@nydkc.org
Nyles Panus division26@nydkc.org
Katherine Terryberry division27@nydkc.org
District Liaison
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Divisions 7, 14, 17, 22 Hugh-Jay Yu yuh1@bxscience.edu
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