THE WOLFPACK Texas– Oklahoma District | Division 2C2S PUT KEY CLUB ON THE MAP ISSUE: 5
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LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVING CHARITY MONEY TEAMWORK FINALE Learn more about your Lieutenant Governor, District Board, I.T., and Key Leader
Service Projects within the community/Kiwanis
Read on how to join, why to join, and read the step by step on the Membership Update Center
Major Emphasis Projects: CMN, Eliminate, March of Dimes, and the Divisional Project Suicide Awareness
Learn about the Youth Opportunities Fund, and fundraising ideas!
Sail away to Regional Picnic for the Tropical Luau! Promoting the Luau
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Lieutenant
Governor
I hope you all are having a wonderful time back at school! Make sure to hold your first meetings and start recruiting! Let me know when your first meetings are I’ll c try my best to attend if my school sc schedule is not an issue. I’ll try my best to to go to all your first service projects/ s socials, so just keep me updated! I hav have an upcoming DCM on Se September 27th which is a few pages es later into the newsletter so keep on on reading! P.S. Division Shirts SOON! ALSO DON’T FORGET TO SEND IN ALL ARTICLES AND REPORTS on the 5th UPDATE COCI AND SEND WEBSITES BY OCT 1st to the governor
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Get to know your
T-O Board
Hello T-O District! I’m Kaitlyn Wilson and it is an honor to be your new Texas-Oklahoma District Governor! I can’t wait to meet all of you! This year we will be incredible, because we will be serving others by working side by side. My main goals are: Unite the K-Family, Update the District Website, Serve our Communities, Increase our Membership, and Visit every region. The 2014-2015 Governors Project is to assist the Children’s Miracle Network. I encourage all of the clubs to get involved with this amazing organization. We are going to have an amazing year together serving our communities! If you need anything please contact me at governor@tokeyclub.com. I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Now let’s get started in our new year of serving others! Contact: Governor@tokeyclub.com
Hey T-O Key Clubbers! My name is Samuel Kinnin and I am so excited to be District Secretary! I look forward to meeting so many people. If you see me don’t be shy! Please stop and say hi. I am always around my phone and will answer your questions or anything else you want to talk about through any source I have. .. A little about myself is I love the colors blue and green, my favorite food would probably be watermelon, and I love to listen to music. By being District Secretary, I hope to help clubs serve to the fullest of their potential. My main goal is to provide help in any way I can. I will be sending feedback each month to help clubs improve on reporting. My other goals are to create a newsletter showcasing clubs, update resources, and every month have a vlog to help answer questions or give tips on reporting. I look forward to a fantastic year of service and I hope you are too! MAIL ALL REPORTS TO: 323 Garmon Dr. Early TX 76802 Contact: secretary@tokeyclub.com Division 2C2S 5
Get to know your
T-O Board
My name is Colin Gonzalez, your 2014-2015 Texas Oklahoma District Treasurer, and I am ridiculously excited for this Key Club Year! To start, I want all of y’all to feel like I am accessible to you and I am willing to help y’all with anything you need at any time! I am currently a junior at Mansfield High School, Division 39S, Region 7. I have dedicated my time and effort to Key Club since my freshman year, although I initially joined to learn what Key Club was all about, help others, and hang out with my friends. So naturally when I started I had no idea that Key Club International was a thing, but all that changed after attending my first DCON. This sparked my interest in Key Club and I have only grown my love for this organization since. Outside of Key Club I am also involved with National Honor Society and Student Council where I hold the position of Student Body Representative. Despite this other activity involvement, Key Club will ALWAYS take priority over any other organization. Contact: Treasurer@tokeyclub.com
I’m Emily Zhao, the 2014-2015 T-O District Editor. I preserve a healthy obsession over the color purple, and I have a refined taste for tomatoes. In addition, I utterly love Key Club! During my term as District Editor, I aim to give feedback to each and every club newsletter. I also hope to further increase the Tex-O-Key audience so that all Key Clubbers across Texas-Oklahoma will utilize it as a helpful resource. In addition, I want to help club editors create beautiful masterpieces of newsletters. Feel free to invite me to any fundraisers, service projects, and meetings. I’ll try my best to attend these to see all of your magnificent faces! Please don’t hesitate to ask me any questions or request feedback on articles and newsletters. I’m always happy to give tips and suggestions to further enhance your publications. Contact: Editor@tokeyclub.com 6 Division 2C2S
Get to know your
T-O Board
Shalom T-O Key Club! My name is Ashlyn Salvato. I am so stoked to be given a chance to make your 2015 DCON as fabulous as possible. Key Club truly means the world to me, and as Liaison I aspire to get everyone excited on service through the convention. I have so many wonderful ideas for this upcoming convention including more promo videos, stronger forums, a DCON host, and so much more! However, no convention is complete without member satisfaction, so I urge you all to call, text or email me with any comments questions or complaints. I hope to see all of your beautiful smiling faces at next years DCON! Contact: cl@tokeyclub.com
Hey there everybody, My name is Tien Huynh and I am your 2014-2015 Lieutenant Governor! Since this newsletter is completely Key Club I’ll utilize this section to tell you more about me! I am hoping to major in Violin performance out of state. I currently play guitar, violin, and piano. I am rank 3 in tennis, I’m an Academic Decathlon nerd, a P.A.L. Mentor and I am president of the NGHS Orchestra. Just so you know. I am obsessed with Deadpool, The Strokes, and EDM. You can probably catch me at the mall carrying 20+ shopping bags AYE DOLCE GABANNA CAN DO NO WRONG or at a local coffee shop (because how else do you think I get all this energy?) Anyways, I can’t wait to meet everyone from your clubs. Say Hi don’t be shy! Contact: ltg2c@tokeyclub.com Region Advisor: Dennis Hogan Region8advisor@tokeyclub.com Division 2C2S 7
BANG BANG What I hope to accomplish: I hope to spread community service and the message of caring around the world for Key Club International. Through Key Club, I want to bring the opportunity of service to others so they can change the world. -Barry Seng
Maria Palazzolo International President
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Kevin Zhang International Vice President
#Palabowlo
Go to
Piney Woods Camp 6272 East US Highway 287 Woodlake, Texas November 14-16
Key Leader Come learn leadership skills and meet new people!
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Labor Day Kiwa
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anis Pancake It was a super hot day, and North Garland High School Key Club and Garland High School Key Club went out to a church in Downtown Garland to help the Kiwanis Club of Garland. Multiple students went out and walked in the band alongside many high school bands and veterans running around giving out flyers and candy while the others worked in the church serving pancakes and sausage to local customers Thank you to everyone that came out to the Labor Day Kiwanis Pancake event, The Kiwanis Club of Garland wanted me to inform everyone that came that they couldn’t have done it without you. You guys sure did a superb job and it was a pleasure working with you all at the event! The parade was a success and the Kiwanis raised over $1000. That’s incredible isn’t it? I’m so proud of you all and remember to continue the key connection with your Kiwanis! Visit The Kiwanis Club of Garland at their meetings at the Copper Kettle on Thursdays! Division 2C2S 11
Why join Key Club? Key Club is not only the largest, but it is also the oldest volunteer service organization in the world. Key Club is open to people of all gpAs, you don’t need to make a specific grade to join this club! Just join and learn about servant leadership, volunteer, and make new friends from all over the world! Key Club is completely student based, even on the international level, and not many clubs hold that aspect! I absolutely fell in love with Key Club and accumulated multiple friends throughout this journey, so come along on the adventure and JOIN!
How do I join Key Club? Attend you’re the first key club meeting at your school or speak to an officer. They should give you an application, then you pay your dues of $13 for international and the district. (Unless your school club has their own dues, then you would need to pay more.) Once everything is settled, you should be able to attend events and volunteer! If you need contact information for your club officers, contact me at ltg2c@tokeyclub.com and I’d be more than happy to help you out! 12 Division 2C2S
Step by Step MUC with Swaggie Treasurer Colin Gonzalez
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Go to www.Keyclub.org/MUC to access the Membership Update Center.
Click Register/Reset Password, Clubs with new faculty should do this, Clubs with faculty from last year use last year’s information.
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The faculty advisor must enter his/her email address. You should receive a confirmation email to reset a
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password with a hyperlink.
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If rejected, put in a request to update faculty information
to membershipservices@kiwanis.org Then go back to step 3 After setting new password, you should be able to log in. It is self explanatory but For more details view : (www.youtube.com/watch? v=-qV47Ue5uas)
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Youth Opportunities
Fund
I understand that sometimes you all want to throw a big service event, but have issues with finances. No need to worry. You have a chance to earn a grant! The Youth Opportunities Fund is open to all Key Clubs in Key Club International and it is a really easy way to get free money! You just have to fill out an application and if you get it, you will know roughly by January. How can you get an application? That’s easy! Go onto Keyclub.org/service/fund/yof and apply! The application is due on October 15 and the grant offers anywhere between $100 and $2000. Send it to: Kiwanis International Attn: YOF Application/ Nicole Harris 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 462268-3196, USA
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Fundraising
IDEAS So carwash maybe?
Restaurant night
Throw a donation CarWash at a local fast food chain! It’s an easy way to get hours and raise money!
Talk to Chilis, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Texas Roadhouse, etc and book a restaurant night! Host a social there and you’ll surely raise a lot of money!
Outdoor Barbeque
Host a tournament
Go to the lake or park with your Key Clubbers, have a fun service project and cook up some burgers/ hot dogs and charge them for a social/ fundraiser.
Reserve a Recreation Center gym and host a basketball tournament. Charge per person and have a blast!
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Contact me at LTG2C@tokeyclub.com for the Facebook Cover photo, 10 day push, Flyer, or for a Facebook Profile Picture Border
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