Official Newsletter of New Jersey District Governor of Key Club International Volume 2, Issue 5 September 2014
Sam’s Scoop
LTGMRFs due the 20th Clubs will have access to the Membership Update Center and will be able to start paying dues
SAVE DATE
Northern RTCs at Parisppany Hills
Have a host club for your volleyball-a-thon Have 100% officers trained Fall Rally Board and Fall Rally Early Bird Dues Kiwanis Family Conference November Board Regular dues Key Leader Last possible day to host your volleyballa-thon
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DCM Mini Projects At your next DCM put aside some time in the agenda to have each club write a thank you letter to its advisor(s). Have your officers bring some plastic bags and plarn during your meeting! You can send the plarn ball to Mats for Uganda by contacting them here: http://tinyurl.com /ppm4o6g
Have your officers bring old fabric or other materials and make toys for your local shelter. This website will help http://tinyurl.com /nxmujhr
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YOF
The Youth Opportunities Fund, or YOF, is a fund set aside for Key Club International by Kiwanis International to provide grants for service projects. Grants are given from $200 to $2,000 to help Key Clubs that have a great service idea but would require more funding than they can afford to give. No project is too big or too small to apply for help from YOF. Philipsburg High School in New Jersey’s Division 13 received a grant last year for a back pack program, helping children in need of nutritious food. The projects supported by the Youth Opportunities Fund can be pertaining to any need a club chooses to address in its home, school, or community. Look around to see if there is a service opportunity waiting to be taken. The New Jersey District does not usually have a large number of applications for the grants, so we highly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity! The deadline for applications is October 15, 2014 and clubs will be notified about a decision no later than January 1, 2015. more information about applying can be found at http://www.keyclub.org/service/fund/yof/yofgrant.aspx.
Prevent Child Abuse
Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey is an organization that advocates preventing child abuse. Their campaign includes periodic walks called Footsteps for Families. October 18th they will have a walk at the Bergen Town Center mall in Paramus from 8am – 10am. Information can be found here http://preventchildabusenj.org/walk/ During the month of April they promote Child Abuse Awareness month. Everyone (homes, schools, communities) are encouraged to display pinwheels as a way to raise awareness. If you would like to learn more about this organization contact Pamela DePompo (a kiwanian) at pdepompo@preventchildabusenj.org.
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How to Charter a Key Club 1. Find an Advisor to take on the club. He/she should understand the values of key club and its vastness.
2. Talk with your principal to see if Key Club can be a part of the official clubs of your school.
3. Rally up members and hold your first meeting. At the meeting talk about what Key Club is and what its benefits are for members (scholarships, leadership, service, etc.).
4. Although members do not have to pay dues for the first year a club exists, the club has to pay a chartering sum which will pay for a gavel/gong, charter banner, pins, membership cards, and additional resources. One way to get money for the charter is to contact a sponsoring Kiwanis club. To find your sponsoring Kiwanis club, contact New Jersey District Governor Samantha Levisay at NJGovernorLevisay@gmail.com.
5. Fill out a club charter petition---found online---and send it in to Key Club International along with a check for the charter. Create club bylaws, which are also found online. Elect officers. Hold a chartering dinner/ceremony! Celebrate your new club and its new opportunities. Find and make service project opportunities in your community.
TIPS Stay in touch with the District Governor, your Lieutenant Governor, and your Zone Administrator. Keep the faculty advisor and principal in the loop. Use http://www.keyclub.org/Libraries/Service/Guide_KeyClub_Fundraising_project _ideas.sflb.ashx for fundraiser ideas. Use http://www.keyclub.org/Libraries/Service/Guide_KeyClub_Service_Directory_ -_Complete.sflb.ashx for service project ideas. Use Key Club Public Relations materials to help advertise the club.
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