NEW YORK DISTRICT OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL
ADIRONDACK ANNOUNCEMENTS DIVISION FOURTEEN'S OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
Written By: Chloe Baker, Lieutenant Governor
A NOTE FROM ME ~ YOUR LTG Hello Division 14! Although the school year has been off to a rocky start, I would like to express how deeply proud I am of our division. We have done quite a bit of social distance service since this summer. We have single handedly completed over 50% of our division's fundraising goal with just the Charity Miles competition during the summer. NYDKC has also made some great progress on our goals. For closer numbers, make sure to look on page 11. Our service hours are a bit behind, but we are currently in the midst of our Free Rice event, which can be
found on page 5 of this newsletter. Please encourage your officers to fill out their MRFs and FRFs to receive this credit. Another important update on page 5 is information regarding our Fall Divisional on October 29th. Please encourage as many members as you can to attend, for I would love to know each and every one of you. Along with our Fall Divisional, there is also a virtual Fall Conference in November! Unfortunately, most of you could not attend due to trek to Albany. This year, you can attend from your own bedroom. If you have any questions, feel free to be in touch. Also, don't forget to help your communities! Caring - It's Our Way of Life!
Yours in Service, Chloe Baker Division 14 Lieutenant Governor
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GOVERNOR'S BULLETIN
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THE EMPIRE KEY Our District Editor, Rachel, has released the Summer Edition of the Empire Key! Click the photo to access the link. To be featured in the next Empire Key, click this link! Empire Key #2
NEW YORK MINUTE The Public Relations Committee, consisting of members on the District Baord, have created their first New York Minute of the Service Year, You can access the video here! Summer New York Minute
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NEW YORK DISTRICT FALL CONFERENCE Fall Rally is going VIRTUAL this year! On November 21-22, from 1-5 PM, you will get to experience workshops, key note speakers, virtual service and the ability to bond with Key Clubbers across the district, right from your very home! Keep an eye out for more information!
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND The Youth Opportunities Fund provides grants for Key Club Members to use for service projects, scholarships, and experiences such as the International Convention. Grants vary between $100 to $2,000!!! (Think about everything you could do with the grant!) Applications opened on September 1st and will close on October 15th. You will need to provide a description, logistics, budget, and other important information. For more information, click here! Division 14 August Newsletter ~ Page 4
CURRENT DIVISIONAL PROJECT This fall, Division 14 will be hosting a Free Rice service project. 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
FALL DIVISIONAL Division 14 is having our Fall Divisional on Thursday, October 29th at 6 PM via Google Meet. We will be discussing various events throughout the division, district, and the entire international organization. Click here to register! Division 14 August Newsletter ~ Page 5
TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR UNICEF This year, ToT is going virtual! Beginning October 1st, your club can register and create an online profile by visiting www.trickortreatforunicef.org where they will receive a Virtual Collection Box with a customized link and QR code .If your club can fundraise in person, you can order your boxes in the Kiwanis Store.
KEY CLUB WEEK Key Club Week will be held from November 2nd through November 6th! Monday - Show Your K Tuesday - Kudos to the Key Players Wednesday - Dare to Share Thursday - Random Acts of Kindness Friday - Connect the Ks! For more info and graphics, click here! Division 14 August Newsletter ~ Page 6
KCI GLOBAL ENGANGEMENT RALLY Key Club International will host its first-ever Global Engagement Rally on Saturday, October 24, at 1 p.m. EDT. This event will give attendees a chance to hear from Key Club, Kiwanis and community leaders and Key Club alumni. Click here to register!
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ADIRONDACK ANNOUNCEMENTS Send me an email with photos and a recap of a past service project to be featured in my monthly newsletter!!
THE EMPIRE KEY This is a newsletter done by our District Editor, Rachel! Your service project could be seen all over the state! Click here to submit to The Empire Key! Division 14 August Newsletter ~ Page 7
TRIVIA TURNED INTO RICE This fall, Division 14 is hosting a joint service event via the app, Free Rice. It is a trivia app that donates rice to the World Food Program (WFP) for every question you answer correctly. Key Clubbers from across the division are in a joined team to collect “grains of rice.” I personally enjoy the app because it’s a simple service project just on your phone. You can rack up points just from remembering your multiplication tables, COVID-19 basic facts, and everything in between. The app also allows you to choose the difficulty of the questions, so you can challenge your skills or fly through the questions like a breeze. There is also a leaderboard within the group, and worldwide. Fun Fact: a Key Club in New York City is one of the highestscoring groups on the app! I am excited to get more into this app and test my knowledge of random facts. The best part is that these trivia questions all lead back to feeding people in need of their basic necessities!! - Eliza Strum Member, Ticonderoga High School Division 14 August Newsletter ~ Page 8
SERVICE PROJECT IDEAS Check out these Service Ideas from our District Webmaster, Kristen Lew!!
CHARITY MILES App that 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/english-vocabulary
SERVICE SALUTE Write weekly letters to medical workers, https://servicesalute.wixsite.com/servicesalute
COLOR-A-SMILE Coloring pages for senior citizens and troops overseas, https://colorasmile.org
CRISIS TEXT LINE Respond to people in a crisis (4 hours a week), https://www.crisistextline.org/become-a-volunteer/
MUSIC VIDEO Work with members from your club to make a fun music video for a local senior home
FACE MASKS Make face masks with fabric or bandanas
CHALK WALK Make a chalk walk in your neighborhood that will bring joy to people walking Division 14 August 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 August Newsletter ~ Page 10
DISTRICT ENDORSED PROJECT The Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center Foundation supports 4 different pediatric trauma centers throughout New York. They are dedicated to serving unique care for children in extreme situations (e.g. trauma injuries). It also serves a number of other functions, such as outreach to parents and educational programs. KPTC protects the safety of children and strives to improve the local emergency medical services response teams.
DISTRICT GOALS
Here are our District Goals for the 2020-2021 service year!
SERVICE HOURS: 90,000 So far we have served over 30,100 hours! That's 33.4% of our goal!
FUNDRAISING: $120,000 So far we have raised about $23,500! That's 19.6% of our goal!
DIVISION GOALS
Here are our Divisional Goals for the 2020-2021 service year!
SERVICE HOURS: 1,500 So far we have served 302.2 hours! That's 20.1% of our goal! '
FUNDRAISING: $1,000
We have raised $558 this far. Thats 55.8% of our goal! Division 14 August 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. For more information about Nickelodeon, click here.
INTERNATIONAL PREFERRED CHARITY UNICEF is the only organization of the United Nations dedicated exclusively to children. Working with other United Nations bodies, governments and non-governmental organizations, UNICEF helps to provide for children’s needs in more than 150 developing countries through community-based services in primary health care, basic education and safe water and sanitation. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF benefits this charity! Division 14 August Newsletter ~ Page 12
PAPERWORK TRACKER
PAPERWORK REMINDERS August MRF: Due September 10th September MRF: Due October 10th November MRF: Due November 10th Election Report Form (ERF): Due September 30th Links: Monthly Report Forn (MRF) Election Report Form (ERF) Fundraising Report Form (FRF) Division 14 August Newsletter ~ Page 13
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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