THE KEY TO DIVISION 23 2019-2020 | ISSUE X
NYDKC Division 23 Newsletter
Table of Contents: LTG Greeting - Page 2 Governor's Bulletin- Page 3 New York Minute - Page 4 Empire Key - Page 5 LTC 2020 - Page 6 LTC Program Ads - Page 7 Divisional Recap and Additional Info - Page 8 Service Spotlights - Page 9 Governor's and District Projects - Page 10 District Endorsed Projects and Int'l Partners - Page 11 Paperwork Chart - Page 12 Contact Info - Page 13 Social Media - Page 14
FEBRUARY 2020 Written by Tatiana Solodova, Division 23 Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor's Greeting Hey Division 23! Happy February! That means we’re only halfway through the school year and there are only 6 weeks left of the service year. That being said, 6 weeks may sound like very little, but there is still time left in the service year. LTG elections took place at my divisional on February 1st. The Harley School Key Club President, Charlotte Allen, was elected into the position of Lieutenant Governor Elect and will assume the position of LTG at LTC 2020. Big congratulation to her! Additionally, continue to promote LTC! The priority registration deadline is on 2/21 and the final registration deadline is 3/2. The entire board has been working very hard to make this year’s Leadership Training Conference a success and now it’s up to you guys to make it even better than it was before. On the topic of LTC, continue to fill out awards. Awards that are mailed in need to be mailed in by 2/14 and the online awards should be submitted by 2/21. I’m always here if you need help or suggestions! Lastly, please make sure your club is filling out all necessary paperwork. I am only missing the ERF from Mount Morris, but I am missing a lot of MRFs. Please check the paperwork chart to see which MRFs your club is missing. Finally, fill out the FRF for any fundraiser towards a charity! We are well below our fundraising goal because the proper paperwork isn’t being filled out. That’s it for now! Hope you enjoy my second-to-last issue!
Yours in Service, Tatiana Solodova Lt. Governor
Governor's Bulletin
New York Minute Every month, Governor Camille posts the New York Minute on the NYDKC youtube channel. Check it out to see what NYDKC was up to throughout the fall in the November issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0AG4a22RGIk
Empire Key Check out the most recent edition of the Empire Key! https://issuu.com/nydistrictkeyclub/docs/novdec Please submit articles for the Jan/Feb issue here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6QLDXOKocFtWvicnEVf9MCVLbebQFDKYkMNvIekhUGdchg/viewform
LTC 2020 The 2020 Leadership Training Conference is taking place at the Desmond Hotel in Albany from 3/27-2/29. The cost is $300.00 per Key Club Member and $335 per Key Club adviser. The priority registration deadline is 2/21 and the final registration deadline is 3/2. Check out the Website for more information: https://nydkc.org/ltc/ Those running for higher office and the LTG elect will have to sign up separately from your club. Promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_wYABCunpU&t=1s
LTC 2020 Program Ads Additionally, the portal to purchase ads is now open! These ads will be places at the end of the conference program on the app. The following is where you can access the portal: https://fs29.formsite.com/nydkc/form25/index.html
LTG Elections Results and Divisional Recap My February divisional and Lieutenant Governor elections took place on 2/1 at the Brighton High School. There were 12 members and 3 clubs present. An improvement from the last divisional. I’m excited to announce that the LTG Elect for Division 23 is Charlotte Allen from The Harley School! She has been the president of her newly chartered club for the past year and has been very involved with all the branches of the K-Family over the past year. I’m so excited to see what she and our division will accomplish in the next service year. In addition to elections, we talked about LTC and discussed awards.
Winter Service Project Ideas Caroling at a nursing home Bell ringing for the salvation army Making cards Toy or food drive for the holidays
Awards Booklet I encourage each club to apply for at least some awards, especially the noncompetitive ones. The deadline for awards that need to mailed in is 2/14 and the online awards deadline is 2/21. Check out the Awards Booklet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_T2gRgEnnCYMmtXZEpfVXoyU1EzOF9xdlJ uSlh4MWtoQUdF/view
Member Monday Form Every Monday, the NYDKC Instagram features one deserving member. If you know of someone in your club that has gone above and beyond and you would like to nominate them, please fill out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTAS7FDQuiSl8URTX0C7H4lwVFcR44T-tfETifuoAWX0GXQ/viewform
Upcoming Events LTC 2020 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany - 3/27-3/29
Service Spotlights The Harley School Key Club - Division 23 The Harley School Key Club had its biannual blood drive this January. The Harley Key Club collected a total of 24 units of blood, succeeding their goal! These donations will help positively impact up to 72 lives. The blood drive had 12 first time donors. Parents, staff, students, and anyone in the community were welcome to come and donate blood. Members recruited people to donate, hung up flyers in the Rochester community, and also donated themselves. Members that were unable to donate volunteered at the blood drive by working the canteen by handing out snacks and keeping a close eye on donors after their donation, and checking people into their donation appointment. This was a positive experience for all involved and the club completed over 40 hours of community service at this blood drive! Fortunately, the Harley Key Club is organizing another blood drive in April and we hope to collect over 25 units to help those in dire need! -Charlotte Allen, President
Ogdensburg Free Academy Key Club - Division 24 On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, the Ogdensburg Key Club hosted their annual Spaghetti Day. A local restaurant sponsors the event and cooks the food. Key Clubbers sell tickets, take orders, package the food for delivery, and serve the food. Each year, the proceeds for this event go towards funding the club to go to the Leadership Training Conference at The Desmond Hotel in Albany, NY. Dinners were $8 and included spaghetti, meatballs, a side salad, and a dinner roll. Members that helped out include: Anton Skamperle, Noelle Dutch, Sloane Ryan, Cody Fifield, Alex Pinkerton, Cadence Payne, Hailey Weber, Rheana Cameron, and more. The event was very successful and well received by the community. -Noelle Dutch
Governor's Project This year's governor's project is the New York Chapter of the Special Olympics. Special Olympics New York is an all inclusive athletic opportunity. Athletes with intellectual disabilities have the opportunity to challenge themselves in fair and even competition. Win or lose, they develop their own character, make friends and find unknown wells of determination within themselves. Special Olympics pushes the message of inclusion, which is something that everyone can get behind. Website: https://www.specialolympics-ny.org/
District Project Thank you to everyone who voted on the New York District project for the 2019-2020 service year. I am happy to announce that this year's District Project is Project Semicolon! This is a charity for mental health and suicide prevention. It's mission is to provide more resources to help prevent suicide. Website: https://projectsemicolon.com/
President's Project
This year' International project is the Eliminate Project. It's focus is to help raise money for maternal and nenatal tetnus. Website: https://sites.kiwanis.org/kiwanis/en/theeliminateproject/ho me.aspx
Fundraising Goal: $200,000 % to Goal: 51.26%
Service Goal: 120,000 hours % to Goal: 67.33%
$15,000 from the Governor's and District Projects and $3,500 from each District Endorsed Project
District Endorsed Projects Pediatric Trauma Center: The Pediatric Trauma Center is one of New York District’s Endorsed Projects. It provides funds and staff needed to care for children suffering from trauma. Trauma takes the lives of thousands of kids this year and about 25% of these deaths could be prevented. Website: http://nydkc.org/pediatric.html Lyme Disease Foundation: The Lyme Disease Foundation is one of New York District's Endorsed Projects. Lyme disease is a terrible disease which can affect someone's brain in many ways. This foundation helps raise money to pay for medical treatment for children. Website: http://www.kiwanis-ny.org/lyme/
Kamp Kiwanis: Kamp Kiwanis is one of New York District's Endorsed Projects. It's a summer camp for special needs children between 8-14 years old. Each child is payed for with money that is raised, so children are able to enjoy a fun and affordable experience. Webstie: http://nydkc.org/kamp.html
International Partners The Thirst Project: The Thirst Project is an official partner of Key Club International. It focuses on raising money to provide clean water to children all over the world. In many underdeveloped countries, women and children have to take hours out of their day in order to get water which, in the end, isn’t even clean. As a result of this organization, more children will be able to go to school and get an education. Website: https://www.thirstproject.org/
Landscape Structures: Landscape Structures is a partner of Key Club International. It’s focused on building play and playground areas for children all around the world. They organize the Legacy of Play Contest every year where winners receive $25,000 to help fund the building of a playground. Each playground is special and unique. Website: https://www.playlsi.com/en/our-story/company/partnershipsmemberships/kiwanis-international/
Paperwork Chart
(As of 2/8 at 2:26 pm)
I am only missing dues from Penfield and I am only missing the ERF from Mount Morris. Please turn those in ASAP. Additionally, please remind club secretaries to fill out a monthly report form (MRF) for every month. MRFs help the district run smoothly, and if your club fills our each MRF properly throughout the service year, you could win a Perfect Paperwork Award! Remember, MRFs are due on the 10th of each month. They should be turned in from the 1st to the 10th for the previous month. In addition to MRFs, please fill out the FRF after each fundraiser your club holds. Both the MRFs and FRFs are very important in achieving our district goals.
Contact Info Division 23 LTG: Tatiana Solodova division23@nydkc.org Governor: Camille Brock - governor@nydkc.org Secretary: Linna Cheung - secretary@nydkc.org Treasurer: Anthony Lim - treasurer@nydkc.org External Executive Assistant: Jaron Belmore belmorejaron2020@gmail.com Internal Executive Assistant: TIffany Chen qiantingc1030@gmail.com Bulletin Editor: Angelo Lontok - editor@nydkc.org Webmaster: Ramisa Azad - webmaster@nydkc.org Circle K LTG: Coehl Gleckner coehl.gleckner@nycirclek.org Fingerlakes Kiwanis LTG: Roger Awe roger.awe@rochesteroptical.com Genesee Kiwanis LTG: Ron Palmer rdp0614@yahoo.com KCRs: Andrea Doyle - andrea.doyle4@gmail.com and Betsy Vinton - bvinton@harleyschool.org NYDKC District Administrator: John Goldstein nydkca@fronteir.net NYDKC Assistant Administrators: Jason Steiner ianjs@aol.com and Michael Berthel - mjberthel@gmail.com
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