DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE

Summer is finally here, and I hope everyone is enjoying the full return of in-person summer activities. I want to personally congratulate all the Key Club seniors who graduated in June. Your time, energy, and commitment are what makes Key Club the world’s best high school service organization. I encourage all Key Club seniors to stay connected with the Kiwanis-family through the Key Club Alumni Association (https://www.keyclub.org/membership/alumni/), or by becoming a member of CKI, the world’s largest collegiate service organization.

Summer affords Key Club officers and advisors a unique opportunity to prepare for the fall and another year of service to our homes, schools, and communities. For example, Key Club presidents can work with sponsoring Kiwanis Club to develop a plan for the upcoming school year. This plan should include making committee assignments, developing strategies for member recruitment, and creating a budget that can be presented to your sponsoring Kiwanis club board of directors. Your budget should include how much fundraising the club will need for its expenses such as sending members to DCON March 8-10, 2024 in Portland, OR. Remember, most Kiwanis Clubs finalize their budgets before September 1st so do not delay in contacting your Kiwanis advisor about your funding requests.

In addition to developing a plan for the upcoming school year, please consider using the resources included in our bi-weekly emails and attending our webinars. In addition, if you are not currently attending your division’s PCMs or DCMs hosted by your lieutenant governor, please visit www.pnwkeyclub.org to obtain their contact information. Summer is also when the PNW District starts preparing for Key Club Days! This year the district will be hosting two Key Club Days: Key Club Day South on Saturday, Aug. 26th and Key Club Day North on Saturday, September 9th Registration will close soon in the PNW Key Club Shop New for 2023, all attendees will be able to access the motivational speaker and educational workshops for no charge at the virtual kick-off events. In response to your feedback, The in-person program at the theme parks has also been modified to include more time for the attractions and to bond with other Key Clubbers. I wish everyone a safe, happy, and productive summer. If you have any questions or would like to chat more, contact me at administrator@pnwkeyclub.org.

-Brian Egger District Administrator