NEW YORK DISTRICT OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL
ADIRONDACK ANNOUNCEMENTS DIVISION FOURTEEN'S JANUARY NEWSLETTER
Written by: Eliza Strum, Lieutenant Governor
A NOTE FROM ME ~ YOUR LTG Hey Division 14!
It is so crazy to think the service year is nearly over!! We have done a phenomenal job with service and fundraising, which you will be able to see later on. A huge shout out to Northern Adirondack for raising over $1,000 through their Make-A-Wish fundraiser! This winter and early spring, there are many holidays that can be great for service ideas! If you and your club need ideas, please reach out! You can also find ideas on page 12. The Regular Dues deadline was January 1st. So please, be sure to pay for your active members ASAP. Information regarding LTC registration and more should be coming out soon! So stay tuned. Lastly, a happy happy new year to each and every one of you :)
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Yours in Service,
ltg eliza
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PAY YOUR DUES!
LATE DUES DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1ST!
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APPLY FOR AWARDS!
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Make-A-Wish NAC Key Clubbers recently volunteered at the Make A Wish booth in the Mall helping to collect $972 in donations. NAC Builders Club and Key Club members also collected $251.65 in donations for Make A Wish during home basketball games and lunch periods. That's a total of $1,223.65 in donations and 40 community service hours by members!
Lil Shoppers For the past five years, NAC Key Clubbes have collected donations of new or gently used items and created a Lil Shoppers store for elementary students to shop for their families for Christmas - each item is only 25 cents. Key Club members help set up the store and help bag and tag the gifts. We are open for 3-4 days prior to Christmas vacation. All the students get very excited and love "shopping" for their family members.
Food Drive NAC Key CLub met, and even exceeded, the food drive goal of 260 pounds. The Elementary School collected 171 pounds and the Middle/High School collected 287 pounds for a District Wide total of 458 pounds of food for our local food banks. Key Club sorted the items from the drive. The 3 food banks that serve our school district each received 5 boxes of food (not completely filled, to make transporting easier)!
Way to go Northern Adirondack!! GET FEATURED! Did your club or officers do something awesome? Get featured! Empire Key: This is an opportunity to submit articles for the Empire Key and be recognized on the district level, you can be featured by first submitting an article for the divisional newsletter! ADK Announcements: If your club recently had a service project, event, or fundraiser, you can be featured in my next newsletter. Write an article and submit photos! You can fill out this google form or email me. Editor's Choice Award: Refer to this doc for more information. Treasurer of the Month: Know a Treasurer going above and beyond? Nominate them here.
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keep on serving!!
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Food Drive (Division 10) Throughout the month of December, Staten Island Technical High School Key Club held a club wide food drive! Through the combined efforts of members and officers alike, our club raised over 400 cans of food and many other assorted non-perishable food items! Collection for the food drive began early December and continued to the end of the month. We encouraged members to donate canned goods and other kinds of non-perishable food in order to assist those who were (and still are) directly impacted by the pandemic. The food bank we chose to support was City Harvest, an organization dedicated to the collection and redistribution of food to the unfortunate residents of New York City. Our original goal was 100 pounds of food to be collected, but evidently we surpassed our goal more than 4 times! With a grand total of 427 nonperishable food items - which equates to roughly 401 pounds of donations - we broke both our standard goal and stretch goal of 200 items, just in time for the holidays and the New Year. Thanks to the countless donations from members and officers alike, we were able to pass our goal with flying colors. City Harvest will be collecting our donations at the beginning of January once school gets back in session and we are extremely content with the success of the Staten Island Tech. Food Drive. We hope to keep this momentum and kick off 2022 even stronger! - Justin Zhou President, Staten Island Technical School
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CURRENT DIVISIONAL PROJECTS Freerice is a mobile trivia app that donates rice to the World Food Program for every question you answer correctly. You can answer question in a variety of categories, ranging from grammar to geography. It is a great way to test your knowledge while helping others. Once you have downloaded the app, enter the code: 6DMLMMZG
Charity Miles lets you log all types of movement, from running and walking to biking. Be a mover and changemaker in any way that fits your lifestyle. For every mile you move, you help raise money for UNICEF. Charity Miles is a great and simple way to continue being involved. Once you have downloaded the app, go to groups and look up: NYDKC Division 14 Division 14 Newsletter ~ Page 8
GOVERNOR'S PROJECT This year, Governor Chloe chose the Thirst Project as her Governor's Project. Thirst Project is a nonprofit that works with youth to END the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe, clean drinking water. In just ten years they have spoken to over 300,000 students, and raised over 8 million dollars, giving clean water to 13 different countries and over 280,000 people!.For more information click here.
DISTRICT PROJECT Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is changing the lives of children with cancer by funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer. ALSF and its supporters are propelling the world towards a future without childhood cancer. Everyone can make a difference and help find cures for childhood cancer. Division 14 Newsletter ~ Page 9
DISTRICT ENDORSED PROJECT The Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation was created in the 20002001 service year. Lyme Disease is caused by the bacteria found in deer ticks. The faster the treatment, the lower possibility of longer symptoms. Many insurance companies do not pay for treatment, so the KPLDF works hard to help lower the cost. For more information click here.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT Boys & Girls Clubs of America supports all youth and teens – of every race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, and religion – in reaching their full potential. They provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters their doors. For more information click here. Division 14 Newsletter ~ Page 10
DISTRICT GOALS
SERVICE HOURS: 100,000
106,814.03 hours
$147,303.96
FUNDRAISING: $150,000
107%
98%
DIVISION GOALS SERVICE HOURS: 2,000
2,422.22 hours
$4,113
FUNDRAISING: $5,000
121%
82%
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SERVICE PROJECT IDEAS Here are some service ideas for your clubs!
Can and Bottle Recycling -Set up a time when a group of volunteers will help collect cans, bottles, and other recyclable things. Then, you can sell these to recycling centers to gain funds for your project!
Car Wash -Host a car wash and get service hours! You could also charge a few dollars and donate the money.
Beautify a park or beach in your neighborhood -Clean up a local beach or park and help beautify your community!
Candy-Grams -Sell Candy-Grams this Valentine's Day! A candy gram is a message slip with some sort of candy attached. Students and faculty can pay for a candy gram and Key Club can deliver them.
More Ideas -Fundraising Ideas -Service Ideas
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LTC: KEY CLUB COUNTY FAIR If you aren't already -- NOW is the time to start getting pumped for the Leadership Training Conference!!!!!! This year's theme is "Key Club County Fair: A Celebration of Service." This event will take place on March 25-27 @ Crowne Plaza Albany (formally the Desmond Hotel.) LTC is a time to meet new Key Clubbers, recieve awards, attend workshops and keynotes, and SERVE OF COURSE! LTC is THE biggest event of the service year and is the culmination of all of your hard work :)
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HYDRATE FOR 28 IfThirst Project's 28 day hydration challenge--HYDRATE FOR 28!! Because hydration is key! For more information click here.
In 2020, we were tested unlike ever before! We were told to stay indoors and wash our hands, but rarely to hydrate. At Thirst Project, we know how important it is to have access to clean water, but we also know how important it is to drink clean water on a consistent basis. This year, we're teaming up with Key Club International to highlight the importance of hydration.
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PAPERWORK TRACKER
PAPERWORK REMINDERS
December MRF: January 10th January MRF: Due February 10th ERF: Due September 30th (get it in ASAP) FRF: Due after every fundraiser where the money does not go to your club Links: Monthly Report Form (MRF) Election Report Form (ERF) Fundraiser Report Form (FRF)
*Make sure to fill out the MRF each month and the FRF after every fundraiser to help us reach our District and Division Goals*
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CONTACT US
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