JULY | VOLUME I | ISSUE IV
The Ali Ledger ICON Edition In this issue………
Arrival in California
Disneyland California Adventure
Tour Day
ICON 2014
The 2014-2015 International Board
A Message from Barry Seng
New Amendments
Disneyland and Departure to New Jersey
Some of the NJ District members at Disneyland California Adventure
Arthur L Johnson Regional * Edison * Elizabeth John F Kennedy Memorial * J.P Stevens * Rahway * Westfield
Arrival in California The NJ District met at Newark Airport around 4:45 AM to board our flight to California. Our flight departured around 7AM and arrived in California around 9AM (California time).
We then collected our luggages and took shuttles to our hotels.
After checking into our hotels and resting for a while, we walked to Fire+Ice Grill & Bar at Anaheim GardenWalk. After eating, we were given the chance to shop and roam around.
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Disneyland California Adventure We spent the second day in California at Disneyland Adventure Park. We had amazing tour guides for a while and later broke up into groups. We met some Key Clubbers from the Georgia District.
By the end of the day, my group went on many rides, which included California Screamin’ Radiator Spring Racers, Soarin’ Over California, and Tower of Terror. We also danced to music by the amazing DJ Rabbit at the festive Mad T Party! Page 3
Tour Day On the third day in California, we went on a bus tour of Los Angeles, including Venice Beach and Santa Monica Pier.
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ICON 2014 The Key Club International Convention was a time well spent on making new friends, exploring new locations, and learning new lessons. For the New Jersey District, our journey to California started at the airport, and then with a five and a half hour flight later we landed in what most people would call paradise. We were lucky enough to fly out of New Jersey a few days before International Convention to take time to explore California and everything it had to offer, and also bond as a district. We had the opportunity to start off our International Convention with a gigantic meet and greet where we were able to trade pins and meet a substantial amount of people from around the world. Throughout the convention, we were able to intermingle with many different people from many different cultures from our own. During the convention, we were representing our state and our community. We also had the pleasure of representing one of our own members Nicole Lema, who was running for International Trustee.
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ICON 2014 Continued….
We had the grand opportunity for more in depth workshops in which we could learn more about our duties as Key Clubbers and what we are accomplishing. International Convention is the place where the new Key Club International Board is elected and where major international bylaws and amendments are debated. We had the opportunity to listen to all of the candidates for the International Board during their caucusing speeches. The lucky few people from each school had the opportunity of representing their school during the House of Delegates sessions while we debated and some might say out right battled for changes within our bylaws. We also were the lucky few who were able to vote on who would fill the role of our next International Board. On our last day at ICON we attended the closing ceremony, where we rejoiced to hear that our very own Nicole Lema would in fact be representing us next year as one of our International Trustees. During ICON bigger districts such as California-Nevada-Hawaii could always be heard chanting and cheering on about their district, but when the New Jersey District heard that Nicole had won and was trustee, we were louder than ever chanting “NJ All Day”. We eventually settled down after our hands were hurting from clapping so hard and were able to finish the closing ceremony. ICON this year was a time that we will all cherish forever and never forget!
The 2014-2015 International Board
International President >Maria Palazzolo from the IllinoisEastern-Iowa District
International Vice-President >Kevin Zhang from the Pacific Northwest District representing the Western Canada District
International Trustee >Gary Cheng from the Michigan District representing the Caribbean Atlantic, Capital, and Eastern Canada Districts.
International Trustee >Barry Seng from the Pennsylvania District representing the New Jersey, TexasOklahoma, and Wisconsin -Upper Michigan Districts
International Trustee >Nicole Lema from the New Jersey District representing the Alabama, Kansas, and Michigan District.
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International Trustee >Tashrima Hossain from the Texas-Oklahoma District representing the Georgia, Kiwin’s, and Pacific Northwest Districts.
The 2014-2015 International Board Continued...
International Trustee >Jenalee Beazley from the Southwest District representing the CaliforniaNevada-Hawaii, Ohio, and Rocky Mountain Districts.
International Trustee >Renisha Daley from the Jamaica District representing the Montana, Nebraska-Iowa, and Southwest Districts.
International Trustee >Rip Livingston from the Alabama District representing the Carolinas, Indiana, and KentuckyTennessee Districts.
International Trustee >Liz Moore from the Capital District representing the MinnesotaDakota, New England & Bermuda, and Utah-Idaho Districts.
International Trustee >Laken Kelly from the New York District representing the Florida, Missouri-Arkansas, and West Virginia Districts.
International Trustee >Shane Meyers from the Florida District representing the Bahamas, Illinois-Eastern Iowa, and New York Districts.
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International Trustee >Robbie Mathis from the KentuckyTennessee District representing the Jamaica, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee, and Pennsylvania Districts.
A Message from Barry Seng‌. Greetings New Jersey District, My name is Barry Seng and I am honored to serve as your International Trustee. I am thrilled that I have the opportunity to work with all of you to improve the organization as a whole. Together, we will spread Key Club values around the world. As trustee, it is my duty to connect the district and international levels. I will provide updates from international to your district board and will represent all of you at international board meetings. The constant communication will allow me to better serve your district. I will work closely with Governor Sam and all of you to ensure a successful year of service. One of my goals for the year is to make Key Club International more accessible to Key Club members. Through increased communication between international and district levels and transparency on the international board, more members will be involved in the organization. My main goal is to emphasize service, the foundation of our organization. I will help your district with its service initiatives and service projects. We will strengthen Key Club through service. If you have any questions or concerns throughout the year, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I am here to serve all of you. I look forward to a great year of service with the New Jersey District! Yours in service, Barry M. Seng barry.seng@gmail.com
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New Amendments
Article IX Districts Section 4. In order to form a new district, the proposed area must include at least 15 active Key Clubs and at least 450 active Key Club members. In the event a district fails to maintain this club and membership level for three years, the Key Club International board may decertify the district by two-thirds majority vote. In such case, the International director shall provide written notice to the governor and secretary of the sponsoring Kiwanis district and the governor and administrator of the Key Club district at least 120 days prior to any meeting at which the district’s decertification shall be considered.
Article VIII. Club Members Section 6. Any person, not in high school or an educational equivalent, who has performed some distinguished public service may be elected an honorary member of a club for a period of one year. Honorary members shall pay no dues and shall not be entitled to any privilege of a Key Club member.
Article XXII. Revenue Section 1. Each Key Club shall pay Key Club International, or its designated fiscal agent, annual dues of six dollars and fifty cents (US$6.50), being membership dues and subscription to the Key Club International publication, for every member, but not including honorary members. Dues shall be payable during a period of at least 60 days according to a schedule set forth in Key Club International Board Policies and defined for each nation taking into account academic calendar and financial practices of the nation. There shall be no other fees or assessments of clubs.
Article XXII. Revenue Section 1. Each Key Club shall pay Key Club International, or its designated fiscal agent, annual dues of seven dollars (US$7), being membership dues and subscription to the Key Club International publication, for every member, but not including honorary members. Fifty cents of the dues of each member shall be deposited into the Youth Opportunities Fund to create an endowment to fund grants to clubs and scholarships. Dues shall be payable during a period of at least 60 days according to a schedule set forth in Key Club International Board Policies and defined for each nation taking into account academic calendar and financial practices of the nation. There shall be no other fees or assessments of clubs.
ARTICLE VIII. Club Members Section 1. The membership of individual Key Clubs shall consist of students from the four upper classes (or the five upper classes in the Canadian Provinces where high school is of a five year duration) of the high school in which they are enrolled (or in ungraded schools whose members shall be of age comparable to the four upper classes of high school), Membership should cover one's tenure in high school as stipulated by their education system. These members should be interested in service and qualified scholastically by school district requirements for extracurricular activities and of good character. No potential member will be denied the chance of membership in Key Club due to previous service experience or lack thereof.
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Disneyland and Departure to New Jersey On the seventh and final day in California, we spent the morning packing our luggages and storing them all in one suite and the rest of the day up to 7:30PM at Disneyland Park. We were able to walk through Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. We went on the Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean boat ride. In addition, the went through the Haunted Mansion in New Orleans Square which isn't as scary as it sounds. In the end, we absolutely loved Space Mountain. We went on it three times! We left our hotel around 9PM and took shuttles to LAX. Our flight took off around 11:30PM and arrived in New Jersey around 8AM due to the time difference. We were all pretty spent from walking all day at Disneyland and slept throughout the plane ride. Even though it was great to be back in New Jersey, we all missed California, who wouldn’t? We collected our bags from baggage claim, said our good-byes and went to our respective homes.
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Contact Information Samantha Levisay NJ District Governor Email: NJGovernorLevisay@gmail.com
Jacqueline Dragon NJ District Secretary Email: njdsecretarydragon@gmail.com
Daniel McCormack NJ District Treasurer Email: njtreasurermccormack@gmail.com
Patrick Quinn NJ District Editor Email: njeditorpatquinn@gmail.com
Srikar Gudipati NJ District Webmaster Email: njwebmastersrikar@gmail.com Latifa Ali NJ Lieutenant Governor of Division 14 Email: Latifa.ltgdiv14@gmail.com