T-O District 2014 DECEMBER
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NEWS BITES FROM BARRY
! ! ! ! ! An update from your International Trustee Barry Seng
(484) 661-9120
barry.seng@gmail.com
Updates • The International Board met for the Fall
Board meeting in the first week of October. Check out the official meeting minutes on keyclub.org to see what was discussed.
• In November, the Key Club International
Youth Opportunities Fund Committee met to discuss YOF applications. We had a wonderful time reading about all of the service projects and fundraisers. We encourage you to apply next year!
• In November, I visited the Wisconsin-Upper
Michigan District for their Fall Board meeting. I cannot wait to visit the mighty Texas-Oklahoma District!
• Get ready for International Convention!
ICON will be in Indianapolis with Circle K and Kiwanis. Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Kiwanis with the K-Family!
Barry Seng
(484) 661-9120
barry.seng@gmail.com
Kaitlyn’s Keynotes
What have I been working on? Reminders!! 1. 9 out of 12 Regional Visits December 1st- DCON 2. Planning for Winter Board is Forum Applications are Complete due! Dues are considered 3. DCON Planning in in Full force! late. 4. Planning for Lt. Governor December 5th- Articles, Training- Please send me Newsletters, and Reports your ideas! are due Have you? th January 2-4 - Winter • Emailed your clubs this month • Told them the DCON 2015 Theme Board Meeting • • •
Attended a Committee Meeting Visited your Clubs Begin the Planning of your DEC
Secretary Samuel’s “Keys” to Success Hey Board!! I hope you had a great thanksgiving break! November has been a great month to give thanks and do service projects. As the Christmas season is coming up, remember to engage in all the service opportunities. You all have been doing a great job reminding clubs to report. Remember that we still have two more quarters so many of your clubs have a chance to report, catch up on report, and do more for their communities. Of course, remember to give them resources, and if you ever have any questions please let me know. I can’t wait to see everyone at Winter Board in January!
Yours in service,
Samuel Kinnin LTG Checklist: In this issue: -
Secretary Update Task of the Month March of Dimes LTG Checklist Regional Reporting
Be on the lookout for new resources Encourage clubs to report Look at the COCI I sent out to all of you Make sure to have clubs update COCI (some still haven’t) Look at your feedbacks for your divisions Email resources to all clubs
To work for the common good is the greatest creed. – Woodrow Wilson
Other Information Regional Reporting: I sent out an email to everyone recently on your percentages of who is reporting in your area. Please look at it and let me know what you think. I might possibly start giving you an email every quarter with the progress made.
Secretary Update:
Task of the Month for November:
For this month, I did not do a video blog with updates and answering FAQs, but I will make a November/ December one towards the beginning of December.
What did your club do for Key Club Week? If you missed Key Club Week, then build a turkey out of donated materials, such as, cans from a canned food drive and take a picture.
So be on the lookout for that!
Remind your clubs to send this in with their reports
March of Dimes This past month many of you raised awareness for March of Dimes through social media and volunteer work. Shout out to everyone who participated!
Eliminate Project: Remember to remind clubs to raise awareness for the Eliminate Project. The goal for the year is $53,000. The completion forms are out for clubs. The top clubs will receive some additional points to their reports.
Hey T-O! You should be working on paying your dues if you haven’t already, and the deadline for dues was November 30th. As of December 1st dues are past late but should still be sent in as soon as possible. If you are having trouble paying dues you can: contact me, call 1-800-5492647, or email memberservices@kiwanis.org. Let me know if you need anything and MERRY CHRISTMAS! Yours in service, Colin Gonzalez Texas Oklahoma District Treasurer Key Club International Email: treasurer@tokeyclub.com
T-O EDITOR
EMILY’S EPISTLE LTG CHECKLIST ☑ sign up for my District Board Remind 101 (see below)
☑ send me any Key Club photos! ☑ send me your newsletter and request for feedback if you want feedback (otherwise I won’t give any!) ☑ submit articles by Jan. 5th if you’re assigned to Dec. articles (view the list below)
ARTICLE ASSIGNMENTS
☑ publicize the Tex-O-Key to your clubs!
Hey District Board! I hope you all had a splendid Thanksgiving break filled with food, fun, family, and friends! Bundle up for the season of cold! This is also an excellent time for service. There are definitely countless opportunities to give back to the community during this time of the year. Stay warm and safe, my friends! Now that school is back in session, midterms are fast ap-
proaching. I know this time of the year can be especially stressful and time consuming. Just keep in mind that you have an entire group of aspiring individuals working and supporting you along the way! I can’t wait to see all of your beautiful faces at Winter Board! End this 2014 year with a BANG. The Best of Holidays! Emily Zhao
- Chloe Chimney - Cody Kiefer - Corey Davidson - Gabriela Manriquez - Natalie Heineman - Sarah Groth - Spencer Lee - Faith Ward
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LOH’S LIAISON LORE How’s it going T-O? I hope y’all have had an awesome Thanksgiving Break and are ready for the holiday season! Cold weather, hot chocolate, Christmas lights, possible inclement weather/school being cancelled, MORE family gatherings, some of the best things about winter! Although you may have a roof to sleep under and a family to spend time with, others may not, so organize an event to help out those who are less fortunate! Possible things you can do include hosting a canned food drive, volunteering at a homeless shelter, helping out at a local soup kitchen, or spending time at a local mission center! Emphasize these to your clubs! It’s always nice seeing the looks of gratitude on others’ faces. DCON is just a little over 120 days away! That’s one-third of a year! I hope you all are excited for Winter Board! We’ll see each other in just over a month! If you are presenting a forum at DCON, keep in mind that you may be asked to do a small presentation at WinBo to ensure that you are capable of teaching a forum! Don’t let this discourage you, though, it won’t be bad! Also, $500 worth of your ad sales are due by the Winter Board Meeting, so sell those ads!
GOALS: TO UP THE HYPE ABOUT DCON 2015 TO PLACE EMPHASIS ON FORUMS TO REVAMP ALL DCON ACTIVITIES TO CREATE MORE PROMO ITEMS TO ADVERTISE
IMPORTANT DATES: 12/6 DBoard Forum Presentations Due 12/6 Club Forum Apps Due
Don’t forget that if you are a forum presenter, your final forum presentation is due on December 6th!
Andrew Loh (682) 551-6461 CL@TOKEYCLUB.COM
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Kaitlyn Wilson
(214) 236 - 3271 Governor@tokeyclub.com
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Samuel Kinnin
Colin Gonzalez
(325) 998 - 6240 Secretary@tokeyclub.com
(817) 583 - 1171 Treasurer@tokeyclub.com
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Emily Zhao
Andrew Loh
Bobby Thakkar
(512) 284 - 3234 Editor@tokeyclub.com
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