2017 March Staff Newsletter

T EXAS OKL AHOMA

ST AF FNEWSL ET T ER MARCH2017

TABLEOFCONTENTS Di s t r i ctGover norDi anna

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Di s t r i ctT r eas ur erLei a

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Di s t r i ctEdi t orSophi a

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Convent i onLi ai s onChr i s

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T ec hnol ogyPr oduc erSt ephani e

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GOVERNOR@TOKEYCL UB. COM

SECRET ARY@TOKEYCL UB. COM

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R S O A N N E R D R E A V C A O N GDIAN Hey Y’ al l ! !

T het i met ocomet oget herf ort hel as tt i meast he20162017T exas -Okl ahomaKeyCl ub Di s t r i ctBoar di sher e.Iam i mmens el ypr oudofal l t hatyouhavedone!I twasanhonort ohave s er vedyoual l t hi syearandt ohavebeenabl et ohavemetmanyamaz i ngyoungpeopl e!T hi s yeari st r ul yonet hatIwi l l neverf or getandt hememor i esImadewi t hy’ al l wi l l gowi t hmeever ywher eIgo. Pl eas edon’ tf or gett owr i t eyours ucces s oral et t erandgi vei tt ot hem bef or et heendof DCON.T hi si si mpor t antasi tgi vest hem awayt ogett oknow t hedi vi s i onsbet t erandwhatt o expectt hr oughoutt heyear .

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[ An n u a lAc h i e v e me n tFo r m] HAVEYOURCLUBSCONSI DEREDBECOMI NGRECOGNI ZED BYKEYCLUBI NTERNATI ONAL?

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / WHATI SI T: TheAnnual Ac hi evementAwar di sgi vent oc l ubsdi r ect l yf r om KeyCl ubI nt er nat i onal .

Thi si show c l ubsbec omedi s t i ngui s hedont hei nt er nat i onal l evel f ort hei rs er vi c eandot heract i vi t i es .

Thr ough t hi sawar d, ac l ubmaybeel i gi bl et obec omea“ Di s t i ngui s hedCl ub”or“ Di amondLevel –Di s t i ngui s hedCl ub. ” HOW DOIAPPL Y: 1.

Chec koutourDCONRes our c ePac ketwheni ti sr el eas edorgot ot hekeyc l ub. or g 2.

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Br i ngt hec ompl et edf or mt or egi s t r at i onatDCON!

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SEC SEC R E RET A ARY T KEN R Y NI E’ SK What ' sup T exas Okl ahomaDi s t r i c t Boar d!

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I t ' sbeenal ong12mont hs , butwear e nal l yher e.

Apr i l , ournal mont ht oourt er msandt he mont hofDCON. I wantt ot hankal l ofy ouf orbei ngs os uppor t i v eofeac hot hert hi sy ear .

I knowwi t heac hofour j obsc omeswi t hdi ffer entki ndsofs t r es s , butI amgl adwear eabl et owor kt oget hereffic i ent l y .

We' v e deni t el yhadourupsanddownst hi sy earont hedi s t r i c tboar d, butI l i k et ot hi nkt hatev enwhen t i meswer er oughwec amebac ks t r ongert hanev er .

F i nal l y , t hanky out oev er y onewhohass uppor t edandbeent her ef ormet hr oughoutt hi sy ear .

Y ourki ndnes sdi dnotgounnot i c ed.

We' v edoneal otofgr eatwor kt hi sy ear !

Myt i mes er vi ngy ouguy sandt hemi ght yc l ubsoft hi s di s t r i c tha v ebeenunf or get t abl e.Weha v eac c ompl i s hedmanyt hi ngst hi sy earwi t hs omet hem bei ngper s onal goal sands omebei ngdi s t r i c tgoal s .

Wi t hy ourhel p, weha v ei nc r eas edr epor t i ngby 10%!

I tma ynots eeml i k eal ot , buti ti sas t epi nt her i ghtdi r ec t i onf orot herDi s t r i c tSec r et ar i esand Di s t r i c tBoar dst of ol l ow.

L et ' sc ont i nuet owor khar dt hr oughournal mont handmak es ur et hi sDCONi st hebes toney et !

Ther ei ss t i l l al ott odoandal oti ns t or ef orusatDCON. Thankf ors er vi ngt heMi ght yT ex as Okl ahomaDi s t r i c twi t hme! ( F ort hel as tt i me) Y our si nSer vi c e, Kenni eMer bac h

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I ti swi t habi t t er s weethear tt hatI am wr i t i ng t hi sl as ts t affl et t er .

I c annotbel i evehowf as tt hi syear has ownby .

Wehavec ol l ect i vel yc ont r i but edt o maki ngt hi sl as tKeyCl ubyearanamaz i ngone.

However , ouryeari snotoveryet -Di s t r i ctConvent i oni s l es st hant woweeksawayandwes t i l l haveac oupl e goal st ohi t .

Wehavec ompl et ed95%ofourmember s hi pgoal -onl y5%l ef tt ogo.

Thef as t es twayt ohi t ourgoal i st ohaves us pendedc l ubst ur ni nt hei r duesass oonast heypos s i bl yc an.

I fyourc l ubor c l ub’ sar oundyouhaven’ ts enti nt hei rdues , enc our aget hem t odos o.

I ti sabs ol ut el yi mper at i vet hatwe gett hos emember si nt ot hedat abas e!

I am ver y pr oudofourmember s hi ps of arandI t hankever y onef orwor ki ngver yhar dandget t i ngt hei rdues t ur nedi n.

Wear ever yc l os et ohi t t i ngourgoal andI bel i evewec anmakei tbyDi s t r i ctConvent i on.

I fany c l ubshavebeenr ec ent l yc har t er edorar ei nt hepr oc es sofbei ngc har t er ed, pl eas eemai l t r eas ur er @t okeyc l ub. c om!

Wehavec har t er edover9c l ubs t hi syearandwes us pectt her emaybeaf ewmor es o

pl eas eemai l us .

Agai n, t hankyout ot hec l ubst hat wentt hr ought hepaper wor kandhadt hepat i enc e t obec omepar tofoneoft hegr eat es tor gani z at i ons i nt hewor l d.

I woul d nal l yl i ket ot hankever yonewhomade t hi syeargr eat .

I woul dl i ket ot hankt hel i eut enant gover nor sf ors endi ngoutc ons i s t entupdat esand wor ki nghar dt okeept hei rdi vi s i onsr unni ngand pr oduct i ve.

TheKi wani smember swhohel pedout ever yday , wi t houtt hem ourdi s t r i ctwoul dnotbe wher ei ti s .

Thankst ot hedi s t r i cts t afff orbei ngt he gr eat es tt eam t hatI haveeverwor kedwi t h.

Myl ar ges tandgr eat es tt hankyougoesoutt omyKeyCl ub f ami l y .

Wi t houtt heover18, 000member s( hopef ul l y over19, 000byDCON)t hi syearwoul dnothavebeen t hes mas hi twas .

TheT OKeyCl ubmember sdi dan amaz i ngj obt hi syearandmademyj obs oenj oyabl e bec aus eI l ovedt owor kwi t hyoual l .

I hopeyoual l c ont i nuet os er vei nyourc ommuni t i esandkeep maki ngt hewor l dagr eat erpl ac e.

Thes er vi c eand dedi c at i onhasbeenphenomenal andi fyous eeme atDCONpl eas es ayhel l oandgi vemeahug, I woul d l ovet ot al kt oal l ofy’ al l !

Thankyouf orbei ngt hebes t KeyCl ubmember si nt hewor l d.

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He l l o T e x a s Ok l a h o m aBo a r d Thank y ouf oral l t het i meandeffor ty ouguy sha v ebeenput t i ngi nt ohel pmak e t hedi s t r i c tt owher ei tc oudbet oda y !

AsSher r i l y nKeny ononc es ai d, “ Weha v et hr ee ki ndsoff ami l y .

Thos ewear ebor nt o, t hos ewhoar ebor nt ous , andt hos ewel eti nt o ourhear t s . ”KeyCl ubwast he r s tf ami l yt hatI l eti nt oahear tI wass t r uggl i ngt oc al l myown.

I fnotf orKeyCl ub, t henI s t i l l woul dha v ec agedmy s el ff r omopeni ngupt o t heot herki ndsoff ami l y , l i k eac r i ppl edbi r dunabl et o yf r ee.

Thank st ot hi snewper s pec t i v eont hedeni t i onoff ami l y , I wasabl et omeetal l ofy ou-t heKeyCl ubber sand l eader sofours oc i et y .

Wec anhel popendoor s ; weaar eabl et obeak eyt oot her sand s howt hemt hei mponder abl ewonder sofhel pi ngot her st hatmak et hewor l dwhati t i s .

Wear eabl et obeour s el v es .

Onc e,agai n, t hank y ouf oragr eaty earands eey ouatDCON!

J oi nt heEdi t or ’ sRemi nd: T ext@t oedi t or 17t o81010

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Convent i oni sc omi ngar oundt hec or nerandI c an' twai tt or euni t ewi t hyoual l f ort he nal t i meast he20162017Di s t r i ctBoar d!

Thi sbei ngs ai di fyou' r et eac hi ngaf or um, youwi l l be c ont act eds oon, aswel l asal l i ndi vi dual swhoar ei ni mpor t antc ommi t t eesper t ai ni ngt oc onvent i on!

Pl eas emakes ur et ohaveagoal ofatl eas toneper s onf r om eac honeofyourACTI VEandGOOD ST ANDI NGc l ubsat t endc onvent i on!

Thanks !

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T ECHP R O D ST EPHANUCE R I ET RA TheKeyCl ubt er mi sc omi ngt oanend.

I ' ms ur e ev er y oneont heSt as har esi nt hes ent i mentt hat bei ngc hos ent os er v et heT ODi s t r i c tf ort he16/ 17 t er mhasbeenabl es s i ngwi t hmemor i esandf r i ends hi pst hatwe' l l nev erf or get .

Asmuc hasI amex c i t ed f orDCON, apar tofmef eel st hati t ' sc omi ngwa yt oo f as t !

I nt hewi s ewor dsof Wi nni et hePooh, " How l uc kyI amt oha v es omet hi ngt hatmak ess a y i ng goodby es ohar d. " I nmy nal wor dsofenc our agementandi ns pi r at i oni nt ec hnol ogy , I ' dl i k et or emi ndev er y onet hat r eadst hi st hatwhi l emanyt hi ngsi nl i f ear epos s i bl e.

Nomat t erwhatpr of es s i ony oupur s uei nt hef ut ur e, nomat t erwher ey ougo, peopl ear et r y i ngt omak e t hei mpos s i bl epos s i bl e; t ec hnol ogyi smaki ngal ot ofi thappen.

No, I ' mnott el l i ngy out oj oi ni nont he r az eandmaj ori nat ec hnol ogi c alel d, butI doenc c our agey out ok eepupwi t hadvanc esandk eep y ourmi nds har p.

Y ouwoul dn' twantt obec omel i k e y ourpar ent sorgr andpar ent swhoneedt oc ons t ant l yas kt hei rc hi l dr enf orhel pwi t ht hei rphoneor c omput er !

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wor l dl i k et heabi l i t yt os ends omeonet het as t eof l emonadet hr oughmes s ageands t udi esonhowt o t r ans mi ts mel l aswel l .

I wi s hev er y onel uc ki ny our f ut ur eandc an' twai tt ohearaboutt heamaz i ng t hi ngsourf or merKeyCl ubber sac c ompl i s hi nt he f ut ur e.

Asdi ďŹƒc ul tasgoodby esar e, t hank sf ort hef ant as t i cy earandf ar ewel l !

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