Governor's Mid Year Update!

mid-year mid-year update update

2020-21 pa key club governor

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governor governor ashley's ashley's

bers! y club e k a p hello

I hope you all enjoyed your extended summer and did

things you enjoy! the past 6 months i have completed

mant tasks as district governor. i had monthly

progress calls with all ltg's, calls with the executive

board, calls with the district admistrator bob

orlando, made monthly newsletters for club

presidents & vice presidents and the district board,

attended leadcon, gatc, icon, and other international

council meetings, attended governors' association

meetings, attended committee meetings, and

communicated regularly with the district board. read

below for more information!

2020-21 goal goal update update 2020-21

increase overall membership "Implement a new award at DCON for clubs

who gained the most members" -

governor's greeting

The recognition committee has been

working on an award for clubs for

district convention and will be ready for

2021 dcon!

increase overall service hours "Implement a new award at DCON for clubs with

the highest amount of total service hours &

Implement a new award at DCON for clubs with the

highest amount of total service hours" -

governor's greeting

the recognition committee has been working on

an award for this as well and several clubs

have been highlighted on the instagram.

increase kiwanis family relations "There is a new Point System for clubs in order to promote

Kiwanis Family Relations. The clubs with the highest points

will be awarded at DCON" - governor's greeting

The point system has been finalized and all lieutenant

governor's have been instructed to send it out to their

clubs and i have included it in all my president/vice

president newsletters.

ensure the district is well traned "New training manuals for Club Officers were implemented

this year & The Lieutenant Governor training manual went

under extensive revamping and updating" - governor's

greeting

new training manuals were read by all trained club

officers and the district board was extensively trained in

july.

better organization "A District Board Google Calendar was implemented this

year & The District Board's Google Drive and Executive

Drive was cleaned up extensively" - governor's greeting

the district board google calendar has been used and

heavily relied on for better organization and

communication and the google drive is revamped

frequently.

the the yellow yellow tulip tulip

project project update update (governor's major emphasis)

"The Yellow Tulip Project is a non-profit organization. Their mission is to

end the negative stigma surrounding mental health and build a community

where citizens realize help and hope is out there.

It was founded by Julia Hansen while she was in middle school. She lost two

of her best friends to suicide while dealing with her own depression. The

stigma and silence surrounding her depression caused her to not reach

out for help when she needed it the most. After losing two of her best

friends, it caused her to find her voice and speak out with her ideas. She

has successfully built a safe space for youth battling mental health

issues and inspired conversations to combat suicide rates.

The goals of The Yellow Tulip Project are to plant Hope Gradens, recruit

YTP Ambassadors, and utilize a powerful photography exhibit titled "I Am

More: Facing Stigma." The Hope Gardens welcome tulips in the spring to

inspire observers that they are not alone and they have a safe space to

talk about their issues. YTP Ambassadors can be anyone who is committed

to spread the message about this non-profit. The I Am More; Facing Stigma

exhibit consists of black and white photos of people who are either

dealing with their own mental helth issues or are impacted by someone

they know and they would like to speak out on their behalf.

If you are struggling and need someone to talk to, I am always a safe

person. It does not matter to me if we have never met - I am here for you

and you are never alone. " - governor's greeting

So far this year, all of my lieutenant governor's

have been heavily promoting the yellow tulip

project to all their clubs and some lieutenant

governor's have even applied to be ambassadors

for the non-profit!

clubs in the pennsylvania district have

participated in service projects to spread

awareness about mental health.

as for me, i have had calls with yellow tulip

project leadership, joined the ambassadors

facebook group, and started recieving the

yellow tulip project newsletters.

I still fully believe mental health is one of the

most important aspects of everyone's life and we

can smash the stigma together! i am still an open

ear at all times if you ever need someone to talk

to.

new new international international

trustee! trustee!

Pennsylvania Key

Clubbers,Congratulations! You have

successfully reached the halfway point

in the service year. Before anything

else, celebrate all you’ve accomplished

to help our organization grow and

flourish in a time where it seems difficult

to do either. Take a moment to reflect

and look back on what you’ve done. As

Trustee, I’ve been spending a lot of time

fast facts:

working with Ashley and various

committees, helping you out however I

from the michigan can. Additionally, I’ve been occupied with

district work as International Editor through

the immediate past blog posts, graphics, and more. I’m

michigan district editor

the current key club

internation editor

serves on a committe in

the pa district,

convention production

also serves the

georgia and ohio

districts

proud of what I’ve done so far, and you

should be too!Now, once you’ve

reflected on the past six months, it’s

time to look ahead! There is still so much

time to implement new ideas, create

innovative resources, and develop who

you are as a person. I can’t wait to see

what you do next. You’ve got this!

Yours in Service,River Pease

contact information information contact

GOVERNOR ASHLEY WHEELAND: GOVERNOR@PAKEYCLUB.ORG DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR BOB ORLANDO: ADMINISTRATOR@PAKEYCLUB.ORG INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE RIVER PEASE: RIVER.PEASE@KEYCLUB.ORG SECRETARY-TREASURER ALEXA KARLOWICZ: SEC-TREAS@PAKEYCLUB.ORG EDITOR PRESTON MARTZ: EDITOR@PAKEYCLUB.ORG

thank you for reading!

"Don't be afraid. be focused. be

determined. be hopeful. be empowered."

- Michelle obama