Division 27 September 2013 Newsletter

Division 27 Official Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 2013 VOL 3 — ISSUE 6

Greetings Hey there, Division 27!

It’s already September, and all the school work has come in full swing.

I hope you all have been having a great first few weeks of school and are quickly determining the necessary steps to start the school year out right.

Thank you to those of you that attended the August DCM. We were able to distribute tons of information and really provide ideas to smoothly operate during the school year.

When recruiting members, think about dedicating a single meeting toward disseminating information about Key Club. That’s right! That means you have to get educated about the organization and our District Project! I have full faith in your abilities, and I can’t wait to see the clubs start to become more active.

If you have any questions or concerns, never hesitate to ask me!

In This Issue…

Greetings August DCM Recap Membership Recruitment Dues, Dues, Dues!

Fundraising & Service Projects Seattle Rally Recap The Eliminate Project Key Club Nights with Sounders FC Key Club Week International Update Divisional Goals The Plan YOF Grant Kiwanis Information September DCM Contact Information September 2013 Sun

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With Love and Service,

Ashley Yoo

Sep 5th—Secretary Reports and Monthly Bulletins Due Sep 13th—Key Club Nights w/ Sounders FC Sep 28th—September DCM

August DCM Recap -Please update your contact information!! No school have completed their information!

-DUES DUES DUES $12: 5.50 to PNW & 6.50 to International View Eric Grewal’s video for more in depth description of Membership Update Center -District Project Update: The Eliminate Project -District Goal: 24,000 (We are currently at ~8.5 K) -Merchandise: This will be distributed soon. In the meantime, brainstorm creative ways to sell them!

-Sounders Games (LINK NOT EMAIL) - Aug 25th game raised ~$900!

Sep 13th Real Salt Lake & Oct 27th LA Galaxy $18 ($6 to Eliminate) -Send in money w/ giving form and relay information to ASHLEY -Membership Recruitment Ideas -Posters (Follow Brand Guide!)

-Club Fair: Use technology (iPads to sign up or bring a laptop w/ a video) -Key Club Week (Nov 4-8th) The Pacific Northwest District is updating their Key Club resource file and they need your help!

If you would like to share your Key Club inspiration, answer the questions below! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1F6VFoQeuYsKuDl-HZWDOxP9LVVmyY8MNuKwrHip-oS4/ viewform -CD coming out soon w/ resources -Fundraising/Service Project Ideas Tent City Dinners (~100 residents) Think Seasonal -Bake sales -Penny Wars -Pumpkin/Car Smash -Holiday grams (balloons, sing-o-grams etc.)

-Council Time (We spent time conversing with our clubs to answer the following questions:) -Reflect on your club this last year -Goals for this next year -One way to improve -One specific action that you plan to do to get your club excited for this next year -Fundraising for DCON? -How do you plan to support the Eliminate Project?

-GET READY FOR DCON 2014 -Use as a way to keep people involved throughout the year (reward for participation) -Sheraton & Seattle Convention Center April 4-6th -Level Up in Service -Strongly advertise because it’s going to be unlike any other DCON until now!

1/3 rule (1/3 school, 1/3 kiwanis, 1/3 per person) -2,000+ attendees expected! (No overflow room!)

-Get your dues in SOON so that we get good seats (:

Membership Recruitment The beginning of the school year is the prime time to recruit new members in to Key Club! If your school has a club fair, that’s a great way to advertise what your club is all about! Below is a sample showing what you should have on your tri-folds to best summarize what Key Club is all about!

SERVICE Use pictures to help them visualize what they’ll be doing as a part of Key Club!

CHARACTER

LEADERSHIP

Highlight our District Project Here!

District Goal: $24,000

Make sure to adhere to the Brand Guide!

We want all of Key Club to look unified!

You can find the brand guide on www.pnwkeyclub.we ebly.com

Make the title large to attract people’s attention!

Highlight the District and District Convention! It’s a great incentive to join Key Club when they know that it’s such a large, energetic organization!

Be sure to utilize the resources from Key Club International! They have TONS of graphics you can use!

Information Meeting!

Regular Meeting Time/Date

What is Key Club?

Officers?

DCON 2014: Level Up in Service DCON is short for the annual District Convention where Key Clubbers from around the Pacific Northwest gather to learn about and celebrate service. Officers receive training, and outgoing officers are honored. It’s a lot of fun and you meet hundreds of new people, uniting people by a common value for service.

OUR PREFERRED CHARITIES

Contact Us:

Be sure to include a way to contact you incase they have questions!

Dues, Dues, Dues! $

Breakdown: $5.50-District $6.50-International

Deadlines: Nov 1st—Early Bird Dec 1st—Regular 15 members required to remain active ** Remember that how quickly your school turns in dues determines seating at DCON 2014!**

Fundraisers &

Service Projects For More Information: http://sites.kiwanis.org/ Kiwanis/en/theELIMINATEproject/SLP/ TrickortreatforUNICEF.aspx

Tent City in King County is a temporary encampment of up to 100 homeless persons who live in a group of tents on the property of a host for approximately 90 days. The camps often have groups come in to serve meals to the homeless. It’s incredible being able to hear their stories.

Nickelodeon’s

WORLD WIDE DAY OF PLAY

TENT CITY KING COUNTY Homeless Shelter

This year, the Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play is Saturday, September 21st. The purpose of this day is to encourage kids and parents to turn off the TV and play outside. This is a wonderful opportunity to get Builder's Clubs or K-Kids more involved with your Key Club!

Seattle Rally Recap On Monday, August 12th, hundreds of PNW key clubbers gathered at Hazen High School to attend PNW’s annual SEATTLE RALLY! The excitement was tangible as students united under the common value for community service.

The attendees received officer training, learned more about Key Club and our district, and established friendships. Yusuf Tura, our guest speaker, inspired the Key Clubbers to value their work in the community, because collectively we can change the world.

I want to thank all of you that attended the rally. I hope you all had an amazing time, revving up spirit for this upcoming school year!

Together we raised more than $2,500 for the Eliminate Project! If you weren’t able to attend this year, stay on the lookout for other ways to get involved in the district.

District Goal: $24,000

It may seem like a large number, but with the 12,000+ members in Key Club, each member only needs to contribute $2 to reach our goal! I’d love our division to make the Eliminate Project a large focus throughout the year! Be sure to check out the Eliminate website for resources for your club to use!

PRICING T Shirts: $15.00 Lanyards: $5.00

August 2013:

$36.6 Million Goal:

$110 Million

Key Club Nights with Sounders FC Pricing Key Club Price: $18.00/Ticket Regular price: $26.00/Ticket

Remaining Dates: September 13, 2013 V. Real Salt Lake October 27, 2013

V. LA Galaxy

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Details: Gates Open 1.5 Hours prior to kickoff Tickets will be in Upper Bowl

-Rows 10-35 Purchase Here: https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/group_corp_start.htmI? l=EN&team=seattlemls&owner=244&group=586&err=&eve nt=&customerID=

For more information: chrisb@seahawkssoundersfc.com

Key Club Week!

Another great way to advertise your club and the Key Club spirit is to encourage Key Club week (similar to a spirit week, but across Key Clubs around the world!) Be sure to give it all you’ve got and be prepared to answer questions and invite people to meetings.

NOVEMBER 4-8th Monday, Nov 4th: Show your K in every way Tuesday, Nov 5th: Thanking the Kiwanis Wednesday, Nov 6th: Connect the K-Work with the Kiwanis Family Thursday, Nov 7th: Bring a friend to Key Club Friday, Nov 8th: Your way Friday

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Work with Kiwanis to create a more streamline and user friendly dues system Create an independent, quantifiable assessment of club excellence Examine the district issues with club loss, and determine how to counteract it Determine if multiple Key Clubs in one school or community setting is efficient Define what an Honorary Member of Key Club International is, the requirements, and the pro and cons Research and update Convention Campaigning Policies

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Determine if the Youth Opportunities Fund is being used in accordance and determine steps needed to outreach its impact Condense and organize resources for club officers, faculty advisors, and LtG’s Update and examine the definition of Key Club Partners

Determine what resources and documents should be sent in regards to international matters Determine if the Key Club App’s usage outweighs its cost Research further into the necessity of webinars/chatrooms, and if necessary, the process by which to carry out the sessions Determine a network for answering questions and receiving feedback regarding the Membership Update Center Examine the content and practicality of the Key Club flash drive

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Research and determine what International is providing, what makes it worthwhile to be a member of Key Club & where dues money goes Determine whether 8th graders should be Key Club Members Research the transition from Builders Club to CKI, and further Kiwanis Involvement Look into the use and functionality of “Your Space” and “Spotlight on Success” on the Key Club Website

Officer Duties Presidents/VP Focus on Eliminate Project (Get EDUCATED!!)

Maternal Neonatal Tetanus- make it personal Ask for Kiwanis representatives to be guest speakers Trick or Treat for Unicef!! (See pg 7) Resources in Key Club store (FOR FREE WOOHOO) Methods for membership recruitment (Club rush) It’s your job to get your name OUT THERE and to attract members. Your excitement will be contagious!

Treasurer MUC (see video on website) $12//5.50 District /6.50 International Video with Eric describes thoroughly how to use the Membership Update Center

Secretary Reports (5th of every month) -Send to LtG, advisor, kiwanis advisor, and pnwsecretaries@gmail.com Attendance Systems Index cards in a box (keep alphabetized)

Bulletin Editor Newsletters (5th of every month) Follow Brand Guide to keep key club as key club Membership recruitment ideas-Be creative! Even holding events can get your name out there!

If you are not in your respective FB groups for specific officer positions in PNW, please contact your Lieutenant Governor.

Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) Grant The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation.

This fund uses earned interest to help Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world by providing grants for service opportunities. The fund also provides academic scholarships for higher education.

The Youth Opportunities Fund is established through a portion of your Key Club International dues and through the purchase of G. Harold Martin Fellowships. YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school, community or world.

Find the application on : http://keyclub.org/service/fund/yof.aspx

YOF Webinar scheduled on September 25th 8PM (EST) Be on the lookout for a link to be released.

Applications Due: Oct 15th

Kiwanis Information Kiwanis Information

Northshore Bothell Kiwanis High schools: Bothell HS Inglemoor HS, and Woodinville HS When: Wednesday, 7AM Where: Alexa’s Cafe 10115 Main St. Bothell, WA

Redmond Kiwanis High schools: Redmond HS When: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Where: Watercress Bistro 16505 Redmond Way #B-A Redmond, WA Kirkland Kiwanis High schools: International Community School and Lake Washington HS, Juanita HS When: Wednesday, 12PM Where: Crab Cracker 452 Central Way Kirkland, WA

Sammamish Kiwanis High schools: Eastlake HS When: Wednesday, 7AM Where: Sammamish Lutheran Church 22818 SE 8th St Redmond, WA

September DCM Who: Everyone! Clubbers, nonclubbers, all are welcome!

When: Saturday, Sep 28th 3:00 – 4:30 PM Where: Heritage Park in Kirkland

Contact Information Contact Information

District Board Governor: Trang Tran Pnwgov.trang@gmail.com Secretary: Hakikat Bains Bains.hakikat@gmail.com Treasurer: Eric Grewal ericgrewal1@gmail.com Bulletin Editor: Sara Thomas slthomas01@gmail.com

Division 27 Lieutenant Governor: Ashley Yoo pnwdivision27@gmail.com (425)233-7460

Convention Chair: Denny Lim dwhanlim@gmail.com International Trustee: Roshni Chandwani

Roshni.chandwani.kc@gmail.com

District Administrator: John Jay jmjay@comcast.net Assistant District Administrator: Tom Saunders pnwtoms@gmail.com

Area Administrator: John Lux johnlux@outlook.com

Resources used from: Division 65, Division 62, Roshni Chandwani, Kate Spade, Pinterest