T-O District 2014 NOVEMBER
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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 agenda on keyclub.org to see what was discussed.
• The Key Club International Board created a
new goal for the Eliminate Project this year. Our goal is to collectively raise $1.4 million dollars. That equates to 3 lives for every member. I pledge to save three lives! Do you?
• In October, I visited the New Jersey District
for their Fall Rally at Six Flags. The theme was “Get Animated with Service!” Over 3,000 Key Clubbers attended the event! I cannot wait to visit the mighty TexasOklahoma District!
• Did you participate in Trick-or-Treat for
UNICEF? If so, email me your pictures for a chance to be featured in my next update!
Barry Seng
(484) 661-9120
barry.seng@gmail.com
Happy November T-O! I hope you all have an amazing start to the Holiday season. We had an incredible Board meeting. We love you all, and are so thankful for all of you! Due Dates! November 1st- Overview/ Outline of your Forum November 5th- Articles, Newsletters, and Reports are due November 24th- Forum Presenters Overview of Forum Due November 29th-$350 in Ad Sales December 6th - Forum Presenter Presentations Due & Club Forum Applications are Due
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What have I been working on? New Resources on the Website Working on Winter Board Agenda Top 10 Lt. G’s for 2nd quarter have been announced Feedbacks for 3rd Quarter Evaluations will go out at Winter Board Lt. Governor Training Presentations
Secretary Samuel’s “Key’s” to Success T-O Board, I had a wonderful time at Fall Board, but it was sad not seeing everyone there. However, I’m so excited to see everyone at Winter Board; it will be here before you know it! This month has been great in terms of reporting! I received 100 reports from clubs in the District this month, which meets the goal of having 100 reports by Winter Board! Thank you for all that you do and encouraging your clubs to report. Remember to continue pushing clubs to report because it is a reflection of their service. Remember to send out resources and other tools to help the clubs, and if you ever have any questions, need anything, or need to talk about something my ears are open! Have a great and “spooktacular” fall!
Samuel Kinnin In this issue: The Staff hard at work at Fall Board and having some fun along the way.
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MUC UNICEF Secretary Update Task of the Month Email Goal
Important Updates/ Info MUC: Remember to remind clubs to update their members on the Membership Update Center! They need to get all their dues collected and members updated for the 2014-2015 year. Contact District Treasurer Colin if you have any questions
Task of the Month (October) What did your club do for the Eliminate Project? Try to raise money for UNICEF and the Eliminate Project this month through Trick or Treat for UNICEF.
UNICEF: Remember to encourage clubs to donate money to the Eliminate Project. There is an idea booklet and other resources for clubs. Remember to check your email for an update for your division and regions on reporting. Then also look at the Lt. Governor to do list I sent
OUR GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED FOR 100 REPORTS BEFORE WINBO! YAY! The goal for the year is 50% reporting or about 140 reports
Check out the October Secretary Update! It goes over a lot of information and make sure to spread it around to club secretaries. Found under secretary blog on website
Hey District Board! Your clubs should be working on paying their dues if they haven’t already, Early Bird ends on November 1st and the deadline for dues is November 30th. I will be sending all of you an updated version of the Excel spreadsheet with all the paid clubs on it as Kiwanis updates the master list. Also, if your clubs are having trouble paying dues they can: contact me, call 1-800-5492647, or email memberservices@kiwanis.org. Let me know if you need anything! 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 Key Club photo (especially any from FTC’s) ☑ send me your newsletter and request for feedback if you want feedback (otherwise I won’t give any!) ☑ submit articles by Dec. 5th if you’re assigned to Nov. articles (view the list below)
Hey District Board! We had a splendid Fall Training Conference with the District Staff! We have so much planned for the year as well as for our 2015 DCON. I hope all of the FTC’s have gone well, even past all of the stress and last-minute things, I am sure they were all largely successful! I did have a blast at Region 11’s FTC, unfortunately I was not able to attend everyone’s
though. The 2014 October/ November Tex-O-Key we be published in a few days. Please be sure you are publicizing the Tex-O -Key to your clubs! I dedicate a lot of time and effort to make it for you and your clubs. Can’t wait to see all of your beautiful faces at Winter Board! Stay Awesome, Emily Zhao
ARTICLE ASSIGNMENTS
☑ publicize the Tex-O-Key to your clubs!
- Caitlyn Conway - Dianna Cardenas - Grace Rule - Hunter Snowden - Lexi Gomez - Megan Reynosa - Priya Amin - Regan Smith - Tiana Lynn
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LOH’S LIAISON LORE Hey T-O District Board! I hope y’all had a great October with Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and Halloween and football games. Don’t forget to stay active in your home club’s service projects as well as prepare yourselves for Key Club Week! Volunteer at a local food bank in honor of Thanksgiving and don’t forget to keep selling your convention ads! $350 worth is due by November 29th. Exhibitor forms for booths at convention are available on the District Website. PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR COOLER WEATHER AND FOOD COMAS ON THANKSGIVING.
*** If you are a Forum Presenter, begin to collaborate with your forum team! Your presentation outlines will be due on Monday, November 24th. ***
Santa and Kristoff fighting over a reindeer mistaken for both Rudolph and Sven
ENTHUSED COLIN
We have a release date for the 2015 DCON Theme: Service Adventure‌ Friday, November 7! From October 2426, the District Staff met at the DFW Marriott and we got a lot of work done and made a lot of decisions relating to DCON. The Club Forum Application to teach a forum at DCON will be sent out to you all pretty soon; be sure to send them out to your clubs! We will be releasing more information as time passes. Winter Board is just a couple months away! Yours in Service, Andrew Loh 2014-2015 Convention Liaison (682) 551-6461 CL@TOKEYCLUB.COM
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 AND DEADLINES: 11/1 Officer Forum Apps Due 11/7 DCON Theme Release 11/24 DBoard Forum Outlines Due 11/29 $350 Worth of Ad Sale Due 12/6 Board Forum Presentations Due 12/6 Club Forum Apps Due
HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE DISTRICT STAFF
Fall Staff Meeting
LOH’S LIAISON LORE
GOALS:
Hey Texas-Oklahoma Key Clubbers! I hope y’all had a great October with Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, Halloween, and football games! Don’t forget to stay active in your homes, schools, and communities as well as prepare yourselves for Key Club Week! Volunteer at a local food bank in honor of Thanksgiving or host a canned food drive! I HOPE Y’ALL ARE READY FOR COLDER WEATHER AND THANKSGIVING TURKEY. AND… GOOD NEWS, the 2015 District Convention Theme will be released on Friday, November 7. HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE DISTRICT STAFF
From October 24-26, the District Staff met at the DFW Marriott and made a lot of decisions relating to DCON. The Club Forum Application to teach a forum at DCON will be uploaded onto the District Website and will be sent out to your lieutenant governor soon. If you are an individual club officer interested in teaching a forum at DCON relating to your office, ask your LTG for that forum application. Remember, DCON is already less than 6 months away!
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: NOV 1 Officer Forum Apps Due NOV 3-7 KEY CLUB WEEK NOV 7 DCON Theme Release DEC 6 Club Forum Apps Due
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Andrew Loh 2014-2015 Convention Liaison (682) 551-6461 CL@TOKEYCLUB.COM
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Kaitlyn Wilson
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Samuel Kinnin
Colin Gonzalez
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