March Staff Newsletter

T-O DISTRICTSTAFF

MARCH 2014 NEWSLETTER

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Monthly Report Recognitions Top Five Service Projects 

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Carl Albert High School-Regional Food Bank– From 9AM until noon, volunteers stood at an assembly line and packed boxes of food for people in need in the metro area. Several palettes of food boxes were able to be shipped off with the help.

Cinco Ranch High School – Houston Area Wrestling Tournament– At the Wrestling Tournament, Key Club members gathered all together awaiting the announcer’s orders to direct them to the appropriate locations where they were put to judge, time, tap, clean and most of all be friendly. When bouts were slow, members would go around the arena to collect trash, hand out water bottles, and answer any questions concerning the migration of teams. Before matches, members would also handle the referee and officials rooms, making sure that every room was jam packed with enough food for the adults to keep going. The biggest job for key clubbers was having two members at each of the sixteen tables there to determine the winning teams and locating them to the according bout. – Samantha Pol Jenks High School–Faith Based—Members volunteered at various places of worship. Members helped in Sunday School, childcare, and different events.

Judson Early College Academy High School-UIW Headwaters Clean Up– Members who attended this service project worked with Headwaters Coalition volunteers at the University of the Incarnate Word to help restore parts of the San Antonio river.

Members used mulch to create a new hiking path to promote wellness and recreational activities.

Summer Creek High School-Talent Show– Members worked on a Talent Show all month. They helped backstage, worked doors, and helped with music.

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ISAIAH’S ISSUE HEY, TEXAS-OKLAHOMA! There are only about 40 more days until District Convention! I cannot wait to meet all of you!

Yours in Service, Isaiah ValleQuinones Texas-Oklahoma District Treasurer Key Club International Call/Text (580) 458-1432 tokeyclub.org If you are a club treasurer, you should apply for the “Charles Parker Outstanding Club Treasurer Award”. http://tokeyclub.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/T-O-DISTRICT-CODEOF-CONTESTS-AND-AWARDS-01.13.14.pdf Copy and paste that link into your address bar on the internet and then scroll down to Section 9. Books are due at convention!

Have a safe and fun Spring Break!

THANK YOU! As my term comes to an end, I just want to say thank you to the entire Texas-Oklahoma District for giving me the opportunity to serve you all.

It truly has been an honor!

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PAY DUES 1. Go to www.keyclub.org/MUC to access the Membership Update Center.

2. Click “Register/Reset Password.” Clubs with only new faculty members should do this! Clubs with faculty members from last year may use the same information as last year.

3. You’ll be prompted to enter an email address. The faculty advisor must then enter his/her email address.

He/She should receive a confirmation email informing he/she that his/her email address has been recognized and providing him/her with a unique hyperlink which will allow him/her to set his/her own, new password to access the Membership Update Center whenever he/she would like.

4. If your faculty advisor’s email has been rejected, then you will need to email memberservices@kiwanis.org with a request to update your club’s faculty advisor contact information before you can set yourself a password and get into the system. Once your information is updated, then you should be able to go through the process detailed in step 3.

5. After you have set a new password for your club, then you will be able to log into the Membership Update Center in future years using your advisor’s email address and your personal password. Once you get into the system, it is much improved from previous years and should be fairly self-explanatory. For more details about how to navigate the system once you are logged in, please see the Kiwanis help video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gV47UE5uas).

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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EDITOR’S 43 (or less) REPORT

days until DCON

H e y Te x a s - O k l a h o m a K e y Clubbers!

It’s already March, and I’m so excited to say that there is little over a month until you can get hooked on service at DCON 2014.

With Early Registration ending on March 17, it’s important that you all register as soon as possible. In addition, be sure to get ready for DCON, whether that be through fundraising, publicizing within your club, or contest/binder preparation.

Now that Spring Break has rolled around, take some time to

relax, recuperate, and volunteer.

School can certainly get busy, especially toward the end of the year around AP test season. Now that many of you have a free week, be sure to spend time at local service events; it will likely give you a sense of self-fulfillment unlike any other. Treat yourself by treating the community.

Within the next month, there are two additional tasks to keep in mind. First, be sure to hold officer elections before DCON. By doing so, you can expose your newly elected officers to the magnificence that is the T-O District! Also, consider attending ICON this summer in MONTHLY CHECKLIST Anaheim, California--it will ① Continue fundraising for DCON certainly be an ② Prepare for DCON contests or binders unforgettable experience. ③ Promote DCON with the hashtag, Thank you all for the #dcon2014, and the Facebook profile/cover time and effort you devote photos ④ Find article assignments on the T-O website to Key Club on a daily basis. on March15 and e-mail by April 5 Can’t wait to meet you ⑤ Request submission feedback beautiful people this April! ⑥ Follow our Instagram @todistrictkeyclub Yours in service, ⑦ Join the Remind101 by texting @todeditor Tashrima Hossain to 646-553-1946

CONVENTION LIAISON NEWS

MARCH VOLUME 1 l ISSUE 10 Hi there Texas-Oklahoma!

I hope you are all enjoying Spring Break! As this blissful week passes by, keep in mind that Early Registration will end right after, on March 17th!

Therefore, now would be a really good time to register if you want to save money! This date also means refunds will no longer be available for clubs that do early registration. vention? If so, I want to thank you for deciding to join us in celebrating our year of service! book page and following todistrictkeyclub on instagram for important updates and fun activities!

I’m so hooked, I cannot wait to see you at please contact me! Thank you for reading and enjoy the rest of your break!

In your service, Grace Liu T-O Convention Liaison CL@tokeyclub.com 817-808-0470

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