New York District Division 7
Newsletter September 2020
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Table of Contents 1
Cover
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Table of Contents
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Lieutenant Governor's Greeting
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District Publications
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Service Spotlights
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Youth Opportunities Fund
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MRF Competition Winner
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Division Events
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Fundraising Goals
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Fundraising Ideas
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Service Ideas
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NYDKC Projects
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New York Kiwanis
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International Partners
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Social Media
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Paperwork Tracker
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Contact Information
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Lieutenant Governor’s Greeting: Hey Division 7, Welcome to September, and with that, the 2020-2021 school year! I’m going into my senior year, and it’s hard for me to believe that high school is almost over for me. This year is definitely going to be crazy with continued Covid precautions. However, I hope we can get back to some semblance of normalcy by early 2021. The return to school also means a pick-up in Key Club related activities. Members are truly the strength of our organization; without members, Key Club can’t serve local communities. As we return to school, make sure to start promoting your club. This might look different this year than in prior years, but it is even more important now than ever. Methods for member recruitment include virtual club fairs, social media posts, announcements in school (if you are in a hybrid/in-person model), and letters to school email addresses. In addition to recruitment, it’s important to plan a few service projects and club meetings to engage your members. Ideas for service projects include Charity Miles, Color-A-Smile, and 7-Cups. Remember to report all meetings and service projects (both hours spent and funds raised) on your MRFs throughout the year. If you are having a virtual club fair (or club meetings), I’d love to attend and help you promote Key Club. Let me know the date and time, and I will make every effort to attend. I’m excited for a great start to the school year both academically and for Key Club. Keep reading the newsletter for information about our upcoming Officer Training Divisional, the District Fall Conference (Fall Rally), service project ideas, and more. Best, Matt Friedman
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District Publications:
There was no Governor's Bulletin published for the month of August, but please make note of the following important links; New York Minute https://youtu.be/ZDaNYy_hJo4 This video, produced by the District Board, introduces this year’s board members and welcomes the new service year! Empire Key https://bit.ly/2R7aRJi Here is the first Issue of Empire Key!
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Service Spotlight:
Oceanside Key Club A great way the Oceanside Key Club is staying active and raising money during the COVID 19 times is by participating in the Charity Miles app. Charity Miles is an app that members of Key Club from Oceanside and other Division 7 clubs have been using to raise money for a great cause. As we raise money with the rest of our division, we get the opportunity to support many great charities. This gives Key Club the opportunity to help others in need around the world just by walking, running, or biking. It includes a leaderboard with our division to encourage members to achieve as many miles as they can. Charity Miles is a fun and practical way that Oceanside is raising money for a prominent cause. - Ava Blau (Oceanside Key Club President)
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Do you have an idea for a project but don’t have the funds to start it? If so, you should apply for a grant from the Y outh Opportunities Fund (YOF).
The YOF is a pool of funds maintained by Kiwanis that is used to fund service projects, and both clubs and individuals can apply to receive funds from it by describing their service project idea. Applicants must also provide a detailed plan on how they plan to use the funds received. Y ou can receive between $100 and $2,000 upon acceptance of your application. The application is due on O ctober 15th, so it would be a good idea to start thinking about it now. Good luck!
Find out more: https://www.keyclub.org/youth-opportunities-fund/ Apply: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=ki wanis
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MRF Competition Winner: Last month’s winner of the MRF Service Hour Competition, for both total and per-capita hours is…
Oceanside Key Club
Keep up the great work!
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Division Events: PCM Recap The Presidents of Division 7 clubs came together on August 20th to prepare for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. A representative was present from every club except Freeport, so I have a good feel for where the division is at. This will facilitate a strong re-start to Key Club activities. We discussed a myriad of topics including school regulations on clubs (all virtual as of now), virtual service project ideas, and the t iming of our Officer Training Divisional. M ember recruitment was another important topic during the meeting as the strength of Key Club lies in its strong base of members. The importance of continued service projects and club meetings was also affirmed. You can access the complete meeting minutes h ere: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WseqYiVq-cgfMMowFrusUszHIsIPa nYLnPDtfzTyXeI/edit?usp=sharing
Upcoming Events On Tuesday, September 22 at 7 pm, we will be having a mandatory Officer Training Divisional. At this meeting, my board and I will conduct training workshops for each position, similar to those at LTC and Fall Rally. Please mark your calendars for this event and try to make sure that you don't have any conflicts with it. I gave the date out early so you can resolve conflicts, but I understand that you may not be able to change some events. If you are unable to attend, make sure to let me know by September 10, and I will find an alternative option. Hopefully this will help your Key Club have a successful year!
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Fundraising Goals: This is our progress as of August 7th, 2020. Let’s keep working on those goals by filling out MRFs and FRFs!
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Fundraising Ideas: Fundraising is generally viewed as difficult- especially in the COVID era when unemployment has wrecked people’s finances and you can’t host in-person events. As we’ve seen with Charity Miles though, it doesn’t have to be. You can now fundraise for a charity by doing something we all do every day: browsing the internet. Numerous organizations have created search engines that benefit charities. One example is E cosia. This functions similarly to Google, and it can even be added to Chrome. However, the company will plant a tree after fulfilling search requests allowing you to help the environment. This is an extremely easy way to have a positive impact on the world, and it tracks the number of trees you’ve helped plant in the top right (www.ecosia.org).
Another similar search engine is SearchScene. The company behind the engine donates 95% of its ad revenue to charities fighting climate change, and you can select the recipient while searching. As with ecosia, this lets you fundraise while progressing through daily life (searchscene.com).
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Another set of fundraiser ideas that I’d like to share with you allow you to raise money for charity through your knowledge. The first is UNICEF’s Math for Good. While we begin to return to school in September, millions of impoverished children across the world are unable to. You can help these children obtain an education by raising money for UNICEF through math practice. Each correct answer on the quiz raises $0.25 (www.unicefusa.org/math-quiz).
The second is Free Rice. This is a fundraising platform that acts in a similar manner as UNICEF Math For Good. It allows you to raise money for the World Food Program simply by answering trivia questions in the topic of your choice (world capitals, english vocab, atomic symbols, etc.). Visit freerice.com to start fundraising.
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Service Ideas:
While fundraisers are extremely important for the charities they support, it is also great to be able to directly help with service projects. Here are two great virtual service project opportunities:
Color-A-Smile
Tutor Children
This organization seeks to bring smiles to people’s faces through artwork. People of all talent abilities can help by drawing free-art pictures or coloring in designed pages. Once the art is complete, you can send it to Color-A-Smile and it will be distributed to seniors in assisted living facilities or military personnel abroad.
The return to school offers new avenues for service projects. One school-oriented service project idea is to tutor younger students in your district. Your Key Club can set up a virtual tutoring service (using platforms like Zoom, Google Meets, and Microsoft Teams) to help elementary and middle school students keep up academically and provide them with support that may be lacking in online school.
Full instructions and submission info are located on the organization’s website: https://colorasmile.org/
Make sure that your school district’s administration approves your tutoring service; cooperation with other organizations in your school, like National Honor Society, can facilitate this approval. By tutoring local students, you have an immediate positive impact on your local community.
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NYDKC Projects: District Project: We selected Project Hope to be our District Project this year. This organization “addresses the world’s greatest public health challenges, transform[s] lives and uplift[s] communities.” In the recent months, Project Hope has worked to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic. It also provides general medical aid to resolve health challenges around the world caused by a lack of access to care. By partnering with local healthcare practices and local officials, Project Hope ensures that adequate care is provided, and it also respects national sovereignty along with local customs and culture. If you are thinking of an organization to support with a service project, consider Project Hope. It’s a great organization that helps people both in the US and around the world. You can help by holding fundraisers or holding a service event with a member of the Project Hope Speakers Bureau to raise awareness. You can find more info here: https://www.projecthope.org/ways-to-help/get-involved/
Governor’s Project: C anines for Disabled Kids (CDK) is this service year’s Governor’s Project, meaning it is endorsed by the New York District. This organization’s mission is to increase “independence for children with disabilities and their families by promoting service dog partnerships, understanding and awareness throughout the community.” It provides service dogs to disabled children- at no cost to families- in order to boost their quality of life Supporting CDK through fundraisers or service projects will help provide a priceless gift to a disabled child: his or her own service dog. Find out more here: h ttps://caninesforkids.org/
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New York Kiwanis: In addition to the Governor’s Project and District Project, numerous other groups are endorsed for Key Clubs in New York by Kiwanis.. The New York District of Kiwanis runs three charities: Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation, Kamp Kiwanis, and Pediatric Trauma Center. ● Unfortunately, Kamp Kiwanis is not holding sessions this summer due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, but you can still help the organization prepare for the 2020-2021 summer to make it extra special for those who missed out on camp this year. ● Insurance does not generally cover Lyme Disease, so the Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation was created to help families pay for the treatment of children with it. ● Kiwanis also sponsors multiple trauma centers to help provide medical care for children throughout New York State.
These are all amazing organizations for your club to help. Some ideas to help support t hese charities are holding fundraisers, raising awareness of their cause, v olunteering at their events, or anything else you can think of.
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International Partners:
The Thirst Project seeks to address the growing water crisis by helping construct freshwater wells in areas facing water shortages. Safe drinking water is able to reduce child mortality by about 90%, and easy access to this vital resource frees up time for women and children to gain education and good jobs.
Key Club International designates the Children’s Miracle Network as an international partner. This organization works to ensure that children across North America who need to visit hospitals receive quality care at affordable prices.
Over 10,000 children are treated each day by the 170 hospitals partnered with this organization. In one year, over 10 million kids (or To date, 3,018 projects across 13 countries have been conducted by 10% of the child population of North Thirst Project. The Thirst Project is America) receive treatment. The Children’s Miracle Network is truly one of Key Club International’s Partners, and our two organizations an amazing organization that have worked together on the Thirsty improves the lives of countless children. Without this charity’s 30 campaign for over four years. help, many parents would be left This service campaign s eeks to struggling to pay for their child’s educate people about the healthcare. importance of solving the water crisis while raising funds for Thirst Project’s efforts at the same time.
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Social Media:
District: @NYDKC Division: @NYDivision7 International: @kci2021
District: @NYDKC Division: @NYDivision7 International: @KeyClub
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Paperwork Tracker:
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Contact Information: Division 7 Lieutenant Governor Matthew Friedman, division7@nydkc.org
Division 7 Internal Executive Assistant Alex Eckstein, alexeckstein5100@gmail.com
Division 7 External Executive Assistant Katrina Tronco, katrinatroncooo@gmail.com
Division 7 Secretary
Chloe Moskowitz, chloe.moskowitz@lynbrookschools.org
Division 7 Editor Wren Allegra, wren.allegra123@gmail.com
Circle-K Lieutenant Governor
Omar Gabr, omar.gabr@nycirclek.org Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor Ralph DeSena, rdesena@aol.com
Kiwanis Committee Representative Rebecca Ovadia, woodsidekiwanis@gmail.com
District Governor
Mariam Makar, governor@nydkc.org
District Secretary
Jason Xiong, secretary.nydkc@gmail.com
District Treasurer Winnie Huang, nydkctreasurer@gmail.com
District Editor Rachel Joh, editor@nydkc.org
District Webmaster Kristen Lew, webmaster@nydkc.org
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District External Executive Assistant Anthony Lim, anthonylim.ea@nydkc.org
District Internal Executive Assistant Tatiana Solodova, tatianasolodova.ea@nydkc.org
District Administrator Mr. Goldstein, nydkca@frontier.com
Assistant Administrators Michael Berthel, mjberthel@gmail.com Jason Stenier, ianjs@aol.com
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