NEW YORK DISTRICT OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL
ADIRONDACK ANNOUNCEMENTS
DIVISION FOURTEEN'S APRIL-MAY NEWSLETTER
Written by: Eliza Strum, Lieutenant Governor
A NOTE FROM ME ~ YOUR LTG Hello Division 14! I am so excited to be your Lieutenant Governor for the 2021-2022 service year. This is my first publication of the Adirondack Announcements! I know our previous LTG, Chloe, will do great things as our District Governor. I am thrilled to kick off an amazing service year with all of you! I hope to continue all of the amazing virtual and in person service we have been accomplishing. Remember to fill out the MRF every month to report service hours, and more! I hope each and every one of you are staying safe and healthy, and enjoy LTC if you are attending. Have a great May! Yours in Service, Eliza Strum Division 14 Lieutenant Governor Division 14 April-May Newsletter ~ Page 1
GOVERNOR'S BULLETIN
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NACS's Senior Project
The Senior Class of 2021 has not had many special Senior moments this school year, so our club members wanted to let them know that we are thinking of them. We put together baggies filled with candy and attached a Class of 2021 label to them for all of our Seniors. We also had all the NACS Seniors' pictures printed out in color, then we put them on construction paper using our school colors, and hung them on the glass outside of the cafeteria. We filled 6 windows with pictures of Seniors. The two pictures below have our two Key Club seniors in them. Congratulations Class of 2021! -DeAnn Gregory, Advisor Northern Adirondack Key Club
WANT TO BE FEATURED?
Did your club raise money for a charity? Donate holiday cards to a nursing home? Host an event? Send in a write up and photos to be featured in the next newsletter! Be sure to include the date, cause, and the name of who wrote the spotlight. You can email me (division14@nydkc.org) or fill out this google form!
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FALCONER'S GARDEN Grow leadership, grow love is the motto of the Falconer Key Club. Despite the challenges of this past year, the club has been very active living out this ideal. The recurring project of Falconer’s Key Club is the school garden. In its third year, the garden provides produce for members of our community, both through direct donations to families and by supplying the local food pantries with fresh vegetables. The success of the garden has attracted wildlife, creating a need for a fence to protect the plants from deer, rabbits and groundhogs. Key Club members designed the fence based on a similar project at the Jamestown Audubon, purchased supplies and built it themselves over the course of a few weeks this Spring. Since February, students have been working in the school greenhouse, planting and tending to seeds that have since grown into plants that will be transferred to the garden beds in late May. While the original garden was funded by a grant, on-going maintenance is funded directly by our club. Our annual fundraiser, the Bunny Hop 5K, was held virtually in April and brought in about $600 after expenses. A local organization that supports students with exceptional needs (Exceptional Stars Athletics) partnered with Key Club to provide a 5K experience for their athletes while supporting the garden project. Runners from Falconer and as far away as Albany supported the effort by signing up for the 5K race or a Virtual Distance Challenge. The money raised from the race was quickly turned around into purchasing lumber, fencing, posts and other supplies for the garden. We also were able to purchase and plant two pear trees, and hope to use the balance of our fundraising to purchase a picnic table to place near the garden. -Jasmine Spangler, President Elect 2021-22 and Mary Plumb, Advisor Falconer Key Club, Division 26
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MAY DIVISIONAL
On Saturday, May 8th we had our virtual May Divisional. We decided on division goals (found on page 7). We also went over Division 14, NYDKC, and Key Club International updates. Then we discussed virtual ideas to keep your club active, and sent e-cards to St. Jude patients! Click on the May Divisional slide to the right to access the presentation. Thank you to everyone who attended, including those from the District Board!
ICON 2021 UPDATE The 2021 International Convention has been canceled. But there will be a virtual Summer Leadership Training Conference this summer in July! (More info on page 9) The 2022 Key Club Convention is scheduled for July 6-10 in Washington, D.C.
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GOVERNOR'S PROJECT
This year, Governor Chloe Baker has chosen Thirst Project as her Governor's Project. Thirst Project is an organization working with young people to end the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe, clean drinking water. They are the largest youth led water organization in the world! 100% of public donations go toward building water projects in the field. For more information, click here.
DISTRICT ENDORSED PROJECT The Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center Foundation supports 4 different pediatric trauma centers through New York, as well as programs throughout the area to protect the safety of children and to improve the ability of local emergency medical services response teams. They are dedicated to serving unique care to children in extreme situations. For more information, click here.
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DISTRICT PROJECT
The voting has closed, this year's District Project is: Alex's Lemonade Stand!! "Our mission is to change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer." For more information, click here.
DISTRICT GOALS
DIVISION GOALS
Here are our District Goals for We decided on Division Goals at the 2021-2022 service year! our May Divisional! SERVICE HOURS: 100,000 SERVICE HOURS:1,500 We have served 6588.63 hours, No available update at this time. which is 6.6% of our goal. FUNDRAISING: $150,000 FUNDRAISING GOAL: $2,000 So far we have raised $2,400, No available update at this time. about 1.6% of our goal. Division 14 April-May Newsletter ~ Page 7
CURRENT DIVISIONAL PROJECTS Our division-wide Free Rice service project is still up and running! Free Rice is a free mobile app that donates rice to a country in need for every trivia question you answer correctly. You can answer questions in a variety of topics, all while supporting those in need! Once you have downloaded the app, enter the code: 6DMLMMZG Our Charity Miles is also still going on! We have raised over $100 for UNICEF this service year. Charity Miles is another mobile app, it donates money to a charity for every mile you walk, bike, or run. It's a great and simple way to earn service hours! Once you have downloaded the app, go to groups and look up: NYDKC Division 14 Division 14 April-May Newsletter ~ Page 8
SUMMER LTC This year Key Club International is hosting their second annual Summer Leadership Training Conference. Mark your calendars and join us July 8-10. Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn about service and leadership and connect with members from around the world — from the comfort of your own home. For more information click here.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNER One of our International Partners is Children's Miracle Network. Their mission is to increase funds and awareness for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals all over the country. They have raised funds for more than 170 children's hospitals. Countless individuals, organizations and media partners unite with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to help sick and injured kids in local communities. For more information, click here. Division 14 April-May Newsletter ~ Page 9
UPCOMING REMOTE SERVICE IDEAS Here are some ideas for your clubs!
Send a Card to a St. Jude Patient -FREE virtual cards to a patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Great way to let patients know they are being thought of! Litterati -Photograph a piece of litter. Discard properly and tag the photo. Beautifying your community plus friendly competition amongst club members! Online Tutoring -Work with a local elementary, middle, or high school to set up a volunteer tutoring program. Or if your school already has one, join it! BEANBEANBEAN -Online trivia app similar to freerice. For each question you get right, beans are donated to help fight hunger! Division 14 April-May Newsletter ~ Page 10
PAPERWORK TRACKER
PAPERWORK REMINDERS March MRF: Due May 10th April MRF: Due May 10th May MRF: Due June 10th Election Report Form (ERF): Due September 30th Links: Monthly Report Form (MRF) Election Report Form (ERF) Fundraiser Report Form (FRF)
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CONTACT US Key Club LTG Eliza Strum - division14@nydkc.org 2020-2021 LTG Chloe Baker - rekab.eolhc@gmail.com Circle K LTG Trent Meyer - trent.meyer@nycirclek.org Kiwanis LTG Jerry Gagnier - jgagnier44@gmail.com KCR Patti Dean - pdean@nncsk12.org Governor Chloe Baker - governor@nydkc.org Secretary Jack Lehman - secretary@nydkc.org Treasurer Siddhaarta Venkatesh - treasurer@nydkc.org Executive Assistant Aaron Yu - aaronyu.ea@nydkc.org Internal Executive Assistant Gabriella Slootsky - gabriellaslootsky.ea@nydkc.org Bulletin Editor Jerry Chen - editor@nydkc.org Webmaster Anna Belenko - webmaster@nydkc.org District Administrator John Goldstein - nydkca@frontier.com Assistant Administrator Michael Berthel - mjberthel@gmail.com Assistant Administrator Jason Steiner - ianjs@aol.com
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