NEW YORK DISTRICT OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL
ADIRONDACK ANNOUNCEMENTS DIVISION FOURTEEN'S JANUARY NEWSLETTER
Written By: Chloe Baker, Lieutenant Governor
A NOTE FROM ME ~ YOUR LTG Hello, Division 14! We are in the home stretch of this service year!! We have done a phenomenal job with service and fundraising, which you will be able to see later on. As this year comes to a close, Division 14 is looking for a new Lieutenant Governor! The election will be held on February 11th! Please be sure to check out page 4 for more information! 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! The Regular Dues deadline is February 1st. Please, be sure to pay for your active members. If your club is not active, please let me and the District know ASAP. Information regarding Awards and our end of year conference, LTC, will be coming out in the next few weeks! As always, please reach out and remember - Caring - Our Way of Life! Yours in Service, Chloe Baker Division 14 Lieutenant Governor Division 14 January Newsletter ~ Page 1
GOVERNOR'S BULLETIN
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THE EMPIRE KEY District Editor, Rachel, has published the Fall Edition of The Empire Key! Click the image to the right to access the most recent edition of the Empire Key! To feature your Key Club in the next edition, fill out this submission form!
NYDKC STRATEGIC PLAN Immediate Past LTGs Aurora (Division 9) and Max (Division 7) are currently working on a Strategic Plan for NYDKC! Click the Image to the left or HERE to access their feedback form!
MEMBERS OF THE MONTH Know someone that has been going above and beyond with their Key Club duties? Nominate them by filling out THIS form! Selected nominees will be featured in The Empire Key and/or NYDKC social media. Division 14 January Newsletter ~ Page 3
SEARCH FOR A NEW LTG! Would you like the opportunity to lead Division 14? Here is your chance! Run for Lieutenant Governor! LTGs serve as a liaison for our division and district. You will serve on District committees, plan regional events, and make amazing friendships and memories! Our new Lieutenant Governor will be elected February 11th, at our Divisional. If you are interested in the position, please reach out!
FEBRUARY DIVISIONAL Our third divisional of the service year will be held on Thursday, February 11th, at 6 PM via Google Meet. We will elect our next LTG, as well as go over District Events, and Service Ideas. More information to come! Division 14 January Newsletter ~ Page 4
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK KEEPS BUSY In December, NACS took a ‘pause’ from in-person instruction and students learned remotely. During that time, the Key Club advisors hung motivational signs and posters on every classroom and office door so when the students returned, they were welcomed back with inspirational quotes (and faculty/staff got a little encouragement, too!). On behalf of Key Club, the advisors gave every faculty, staff, and Board of Education member snack baggies that contained chocolates and a Kind bar, with the encouraging note, “Be KIND to yourself and indulge a little.”, to help boost their morale, as they were missing their students! Every December, Key Club sends packages to deployed NACS alumni who are serving in the military. Since our students were on pause at the time of the collection, they were asked to send various items in and also voted to spend $100 on items. Faculty and staff helped with the collection and five boxes filled with necessities and Christmas cards were sent to an actively deployed NACS alumni (razors, hard candies, puzzle books, eye drops, jerky, etc.). Three other active NACS alumni serving in the military received envelopes full of Christmas cards sent in by Key Club members, faculty and staff, or created by Elementary students. Key Club members were given a little token of appreciation for all they do with a Christmas ‘key’ ornament and a few chocolates. The tag reads: NACS Key Club 2020 Providing Community Service-even in a Pandemic. -Northern Adirondack Key Club
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KEY CLUB DUES
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ONGOING DIVISIONAL PROJECTS FREE RICE APP Free Rice is still running! It's a FREE app for your mobile device that donates rice to a country in need for every trivia question your answer correctly. Once you've downloaded the app, enter the code: 6DMLMMZG So far we have raised over 57,000 grains of rice! *1,000 grains = 1 Service Hour *
CHARITY MILES Our Charity Miles fundraiser is still up and running! It is a FREE app for your mobile device that donates to a charity for every mile you walk/bike/run! We are raising for UNICEF, one of Key Club International's Preferred Charities! Search "NYDKC Division 14" to join! So far we have done over 3,750 miles!! That is over $900!! *4 Miles = 1 Service Hour * Division 14 January Newsletter ~ Page 8
SERVICE PROJECT IDEAS Check out these Service Ideas from our District Webmaster, Kristen Lew!!
CHARITY MILES
Donates money towards a charity of your choice per every mile you walk/run/bike. https://charitymiles.org/
FREE RICE APP
An app where you can answer trivia to earn rice for the World Food Program, https://freerice.com/categories/englishvocabulary
COLOR-A-SMILE
Coloring pages for senior citizens and troops overseas, https://colorasmile.org
ONLINE TUTORING Work with a local elementary, middle, or high school to set up a volunteer tutoring program
NON-SLIP SOCKS Use Puffy Paint and Fuzzy Socks to donate to local hospitals or Assisted Living Centers!
AFFIRMATION NOTES Write affirmations for yourself, friends, and family!
THANK YOU CARDS Create thank you cards for people who are working on the frontline of COVID! Division 14 January Newsletter ~ Page 9
GOVERNOR'S PROJECT
This year, Governor Mariam has chosen Canines for Disabled Kids as her Governor's Project. They promote service dogs for children with disabilities. As of 2017, they have helped more than 3,500 kids in 11 states. Since 1998, CDK has sponsored over 130 service dogs. All of the services provided by CDK are FREE of charge! These include educational presentations, booth events, and Americans with Disability (ADA) consulting. For more information about Canines for Disabled Kids, click here.
DISTRICT PROJECT This year, our District Project is Project Hope! For more than 60 years, Project HOPE has transformed the health and wellbeing of people and communities around the world. We work on the front lines of the world’s health challenges, partnering hand-inhand with communities, health care workers and public health systems to ensure sustainable change. For more information about Project Hope, click here. Division 14 January Newsletter ~ Page 10
DISTRICT ENDORSED PROJECT The Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation was created in the 2000-2001 service year. Lyme Disease is caused by the bacteria found in deer ticks. The faster the treatment, the lower possibilities of longer symptoms. Many insurance companies do not pay for treatment, so the KPLDF works hard to help lower the cost. To support the Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation, your club can host a take a bite out of a "lyme" fundraiser, or host a "key lyme" pie in the face contest.
DISTRICT GOALS
Here are our District Goals for the 2020-2021 service year!
SERVICE HOURS: 90,000
DIVISION GOALS
Here are our Divisional Goals for the 2020-2021 service year!
SERVICE HOURS: 1,500
So far we have served over 59,700 hours! So far we have served over 744 hours! That's 49.6% of our goal! That's 66.4% of our goal!
FUNDRAISING: $120,000 So far we have raised over $73,800! That's 61.5% of our goal!
FUNDRAISING: $1,000 We have raised $1,179 this far. That's 117.9% of our goal! Division 14 January Newsletter ~ Page 11
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS Nickelodeon currently has two major campaigns each year that encourage action in kids on the global scale. Worldwide Day of Play advocates to make the world a more playful place by leading active, playful events. Nickelodeon’s Get Dirty campaign seeks to educate kids, families and teachers about what they can do to protect the planet in fun and engaging ways.
INTERNATIONAL PREFERRED CHARITY For over 80 years, March of Dimes has helped millions of babies survive and thrive. They’re building on that legacy to level the playing field for all moms and babies, no matter their age, socio-economic background or demographics. MOD support moms throughout their pregnancy, even when everything doesn’t go according to plan. They advocate for policies that prioritize their health, supporting radical improvements for the care they receive. March of Dimes pioneers research to find solutions to the biggest health threats to moms and babies across the world. Division 14 January Newsletter ~ Page 12
PAPERWORK TRACKER
PAPERWORK REMINDERS November MRF: Due December 10th December MRF: Due January 10th January MRF: Due February 10th Election Report Form (ERF): Due September 30th Links: Monthly Report Forn (MRF) Election Report Form (ERF) Fundraising Report Form (FRF)
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CONTACT US Key Club LTG Chloe Baker - division14@nydkc.org Circle K LTG Alexandria Hill - alexandra.hill@nycirclek.org Kiwanis LTG Jerry Gagnier - jgagnier44@gmail.com KCR Patti Dean - pdean@nncsk12.org KCR Mary Beth Vail - mbethvny@gmail.com Governor Mariam Makar - governor@nydkc.org Secretary Jason Xiong - secretary@nydkc.org Treasurer Winnie Huang - treasurer@nydkc.org External EA Anthony Lim - anthonylim.ea@nydkc.org Internal EA Tatiana Solodova - tatianasolodova.ea@nydkc.org Bulletin Editor Rachel Joh - editor@nydkc.org Webmaster Kristen Lew - 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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