March 2023 Newsletter

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region 7 | division 39s| march 2023

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FLIP FOR ANSWER

1. the practice of providing equal access to opportunities

3. a person who freely offers to undertake a task

4. displaying kindness and concern for others

6. the action of leading a group of people

key club fun fact of the month

The letters “K-E-Y” in Key Club stand for Kiwanis Educates/Encourages Youth.

2. the high school branch in k-family

5. founder Albert C.

7. the action of helping or doing work for someone

1. inclusiveness,

2. keyclub

3. volunteer,

4. caring, 5. olney,

6. leadership, 7. service

Students from all high schools and middle schools can attend the 5th annual MISD Day of Service at Rose Park. Transportation and food (In-N-Out) will be provided. Shirts will be sold at $6 each.

reminder

LEDCON Dues

If you’re on the list to attend LEDCON, dues are due by March 3 for a $75 deposit. Dr. Berwise is setting up online payments for next week for a full $150.

update

LEDCON Awards

The submission for the LEDCON Online Contests and Awards are due March 30.

DCM

You can either attend in-person at the Mansfield Sharetea or the Zoom meeting at 6:30 p.m. The link to join will be sent via GroupMe.

SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR DEADLINE

The T-O Kiwanis Foundation is hosting the Walter Hurst Sophomore of the Year Scholarship for $600. Check Remind for application formatting and details.

SUMMIT WINTERGUARD

Our Summit Winterguard needs volunteers to help set up for their competition at Martin High School. For more details and information, reach out to Caia or Bryant.

reminder

LEDCON Contests & Awards

If you’ve signed up for some contests or one of the officers did, please speak to an officer to get more info! Also, please pack accordingly.

update

New Officer Board

Since elections are over and the new school year is kicking into gear, please be mindful of our board change! Don’t forget to congratulate your new officers.

LEDCON

In the annual Leadership Conference, Key Clubbers from all over Texas and Oklahoma get together to discuss forums, competitions, leadership, and awards!

DIVISIONAL TRASH PICK UP AND VOLLEYBALL SOCIAL

From 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Katherine Rose Park, help clean up the environment and hang out with fellow Key Clubbers!

APRIL DCM

This is the last DCM of the year! Come to s+Mansfield ShareTea at 6:30 p.m. for one last time.

AP STUDY SESSION

The district is hosting an AP study session with teachers, educators, and adults that can help you with all of your subjects! It’ll be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with four blocks, two study sessions total.

This year’s Governor’s project highlights the importance of building supportive and encouraging communities across the district. By uplifting our peers and even the many strangers we see around us daily, we can see an increase in morale and mental health. We hope to encourage T-O to serve their communities and increase the positivity within their schools.

SERVICE IDEAS:

● Create and hang encouraging posters

● Raise donations for local first responders, health care workers, etc.

● Host public speaking/ confidence workshops for middle schoolers

● Write letters to the elderly

Post uplifting

Organize

DISTRICT PROJECT DISTRICT PROJECT

This project is dedicated to serving the educational institutions that help build and create the next generation of leaders. From teachers to students, there is an opportunity to help at every level. The T-O District looks forward to making an impact on our communities through this project.

SERVICE IDEAS:

● Organize school supplies drive for teachers

● Fundraise for schools

● Host Wikipedia

Edit-A-Thons

This also includes custodial staff, bus drivers, etc!

● Volunteer at a local elementary school

There are many ways to help out in your area. Be

Here are some leaders in our community!

DIVISIONAL PROJECT DIVISIONAL PROJECT

key to green

In an increasingly globalized and industrial world, climate change runs rampant and threatens all current and future generations. Therefore, change has to be enacted now. Keeping the Earth healthy and green for years to come is the utmost priority. So how do we do this?

YOU CAN PARTICIPATE BY:

● making educational posts/ posters

● hosting a trash bash

● making a local garden

● hosting a recycle contest

want extra hours?

If you need extra hours, a good way is to write articles! You don’t have travel anywhere; you can write it on the go or from the comfort of your own home. A regular article is worth 1 hour, and a HOTO article is worth 2.

Write a 300-400 word essay about anything Key Club related. If you’re out of ideas, visit the T-O website at tokeyclub.com to look at the prompts for this month. You can also find the rubric on there.

Articles go towards our Key Club’s points, so they are greatly appreciated! Yours even has the chance of being featured on this newsletter or the Tex-O-Key newsletter.

Happy writing!

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Written by Tiffany Lam

Every day, I check my emails to stay updated on any information about upcoming deadlines, the status of my grades, and scholarship information. It’s a mundane, routine task that almost any other high schooler also participates in. Usually, nothing is out of the ordinary. However, one Wednesday morning, I saw an email from my middle school Calculator Applications UIL coach. She requested that two of my teammates, both individuals being my friend and fellow officers, and I come and volunteer at the upcoming Middle School UIL Academics meet. That Friday, Key Club vice president, Bryant Le, drove himself and me to Legacy High School at

5:00 p.m. where the meet was being hosted. That evening, the writing events and speaking preliminaries were occurring; all other events were on Saturday. Bryant and I met Lindsey in the cafeteria, and once we were all gathered, a volunteer briefed us on our duties. As students were arriving, we were to check them in, guide them to their locations, and answer any questions they had about their events.

The only issue? None of us had ever stepped foot in Legacy before!

The first event was at 6:00 p.m., but the students were instructed to arrive 30 minutes before. After our instructions were given, we had 10 minutes until the first group of students arrived. We volunteers set out to explore the three-story goliath so we could be useful tour guides.

Once we got acquainted with the mansion, we returned and started greeting the first arrivals. We answered various questions from the nervous bundle and reassured them they’d do fantastic. As the clock ticked closer to their call time, we navigated to the proper room, gave them their necessary materials, and wished them good luck. By the end of the night, we were out of breath trying to pinpoint late and lost students, but it was rewarding in the end. Many of our students had advanced!

The following Saturday, we had to do it all over again—this time, with thrice the events.

Ultimately, we got to reminisce with these middle school students and reconnect with our old teacher. Even though Lindsey and I had been mistaken for middle schoolers many, many, many times, it was worthwhile. I’d love to volunteer again next year.

what can you expect at LEDCON?

● theme contest

● talent contest

● elections and house of delegates

● forums

● welcoming activities

● contests and awards

service sun

This year’s LEDCON will be held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas!

● governor’s ball

● keynote speaker

● scholarships

April 13-16

what is LEDCON?

LEDCON stands for Leadership Education District Conference. An annual Key Club conference held by the district board, LEDCON has a new theme each year; this year’s theme is Service

Under the Sun! The biggest parts of the conference include elections for staff positions, speakers, forums, contests, award presentations, and games! Essentially, we’re reflecting and celebrating the past Key Club year while gearing up for the next one. It’s an exciting and enriching experience. You have boundless opportunities to meet new people, even from a different state! You can even get some pins and patches to take back home. There’s endless opportunities for you to interact with others and make life-long memories at the conference!

Kiwanis Family

BUILDERS CLUB

A service organization with more than 45,000 middle school and junior high students worldwide, Builders Club members learn to work together and develop servant-leader skills as they serve their school and community.

OTHER NOTABLE MENTIONS:

• Key Club

• Kiwanis

AKTION CLUB

The only service club for adults with disabilities, Aktion Club draws members from various organizations that support individuals with disabilities.

K-KIDS

K-Kids is the largest service organization for elementary school students. It's student-led community service and operates under school regulations.

CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL

By offering unique service, leadership and fellowship opportunities, Circle K International is the world's largest student-led college service organization that changes not only members' lives but the world.

MAJOR EMPHASIS

Key Club was built on strengthening the community and causing international impact. It still does this by following the Major Emphasis: “Children: their future, our focus.” With Key Club's many service partners and international organizations, Key Club upholds this standard.

MARCH OF DIMES

Providing programs, healthcare, andresearch,MoDadvocatesfor thehealthofmomsandbabies.

CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals works to increase fundsandawarenessforCook Children’s Medical Center and otherCMNHospitals.

UNICEF

UNICEFcreatesabetterworldfor children through fundraising, advocacy,andeducation.

SERVICE PARTNERS/PROJECTS

Key Club was built on strengthening the community and causing international impact. Key Club has many international projects to uphold its standard of integrity and camaraderie. These projects and partnerships work for the betterment of the future.

THIRST PROJECT

TheThirstProjectisanonprofit organization of youth helping toendtheglobalwatercrisis.

LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES

LSI provides high-quality commercial playground equipment and planning consultation services that reflect the integrity of Kiwanis.

PROJECT HAPPINESS

Project Happiness tackles the globalmentalhealthcrisisusing scienceandresearch.