THE KEY TO DIVISION 23 2019-2020 | ISSUE 1
NYDKC Division 23 Newsletter
Table of Contents: LTG Greeting - Page 2 NYDKC Board - Page 3 Governor's Greeting Page 4 LTC Recap - Page 5 Governor, District , and District Endorsed Projects and Goals - Page 6 ICON - Page 7 Service Spotlights - Page 8-9 Paperwork Chart and Upcoming Events - Page 10 Contact Info - Page 11
MAY 2019 Written by Tatiana Solodova, Division 23 Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor's Greeting Hey Division 23! I hope everyone is doing well! I know it’s the middle of AP week, but we just have to push through and it will be over soon. Make sure you are taking good care of yourselves. To those of you whom I haven’t introduced myself to, my name is Tatiana Solodova, and I will be serving as the NYDKC Division 23 Lieutenant Governor for the 20192020 service year! That just means I communicate between all 11 clubs in our division by sending out important information to club officers, and by helping clubs if any issues arise. To tell you a little bit about myself, I am a sophomore at Brighton High School. Along with Key Club, I also participate in Science Olympiad, and I’m on my high school’s Varsity swim team. One of my main goals this year is to establish more communication amongst the clubs in our division. I would like club officers and members to be comfortable with approaching me about any help you need because I am more than willing to help. I also want to increase club membership and participation at LTC. I had an amazing experience at this year’s Leadership Training Conference and I am hoping that more people from Division 23 will be interested in attending LTC next year. I'm so excited to see what this year has to hold, and I can't wait to work with every one of you!
Yours in Service, Tatiana Solodova Lt. Governor
New NYDKC Board I present to you the new 2019-2020 NYDKC Board! This year, we have a full board except for a division 14 LTG. The New York District is even more mighty than ever!
New Executive Board: Governor: Camille Brock Secretary: Linna Cheung Treasurer: Anthony Lim External Executive Assistant: Jaron Belmore Internal Executive Assistant: TIffany Chen Bulletin Editor: Angelo Lontok Webmaster: Ramisa Azad
Governor's Greeting Hello New York District Key Club! My name is Camille Brock and I am beyond excited to serve as your 2019-2020 District Governor. I’m currently in my junior year at Candor High School of Division 20. I served as their Lieutenant Governor for the 2018-2019 service year, and that’s what really inspired me to continue my journey into Key Club. Outside of Key Club and school work, you can find me in a few places. I’ll either be in the 6:1:1 classroom lending a helping hand, playing my saxophone or singing in the music rooms, getting coffee with my mom or friends, or watching Netflix and eating hot cheetos. In my term this year, I would like to focus on communication throughout the district and with other branches of the Kiwanis Family. I would like to increase our social media presence, utilize videos for our updates, and reach out to other branches of the Kiwanis Family more than we might’ve in the past. I’m so excited for the rest of this year with all of you and I’m really looking forward to everything we’re going to accomplish. Let’s make this year NYDKC’s year! Yours in service, Camille Brock 2019-2020 District Governor
LTC 2019 Recap This year was my first year attending LTC. I attended as the incoming Lieutenant Governor, and going into it, I didn't realize how huge Key Club and the New York District really were. I met so many new people and made so many friends. Everybody was so nice and very approachable. Through my experience, I learned a ton from other divisions across New York State, including where most of them are located, and I am really looking forward to sharing what I learned with all of you! I think LTC is an all around great experience for all Key Clubbers, and I am hoping more members from our division will be interested in attending the conference next year! -Tatiana Solodova, Lt. Governor Div. 23
LTC 2020 Theme:
Roaring 20-20's
Hi! My name is Isabella Wattie, and I’m part of Penfield High School’s Key Club. This year, I went to LTC for the first time and I had a blast! I attended informative workshops on how to improve my club, got to listen to motivational speakers, and of course made lots of great new friends. I thought LTC was really cool because it brought together kids from all over the state and gave me a lot of new ideas for service projects and ways to better my school’s club. Everyone there was so kind and funny and I was so thankful for the opportunity to meet some incredible new people! I would highly recommend going to LTC if you can next year! -Isabella Wattie, Penfield
Governor's Project At our April board meeting, Governor Camille announced her 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.
District Project Candidates The following are the finalists for this year's district project: Lupus Research Alliance: This organization helps fund Lupus research to improve treatments and to eventually find a cure Experiences 4 Causes: This organization provides once in a lifetime experiences to children with disabilities Project semicolon: This is a charity for mental health and suicide prevention. It's mission is to provide more resources to help prevent suicide. Voting for this year's district project is only open until May 15, so vote for your favorite district project ASAP!
District Endorsed Project 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.
Fundraising Goal: $200,000
Service Goal: 120,000 hours
International Convention New York Tour Includes: Round Trip Ground Transportation Hotel Convention Registration Nighttime Monument Tour of Washington, DC National Holocaust Museum International Spy Museum Potomac Dinner Cruise United States Capitol Tour (or Smithsonian Air & Space Museums) All Breakfasts Three Dinners
What: ICON When: July 1-7 2019 Theme: Keeping up with the Key Clubbers Where: Baltimore at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Who:Key Club members Cost: $950 Register at nydkc.org. Registration and $500 deposit due May 10th!
You’ll have the opportunity to: Bond with your peers. Travel to and from International Convention with fellow New York Key Club members. Share innovative service project and fundraising ideas. Be inspired by amazing and motivating speakers. Learn about service leadership. Train for your leadership position. Elect next year’s Key Club International Board. Discover new charities and organizations you and your club can team up with. Have fun and make memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. See the sites of the historic Baltimore Inner Harbor and Washington, DC.
Service Spotlights The Harley School Key Club - Division 23 During the month of April, the Harley Key Club organized a blood drive through the Red Cross, gardened in the Harley School’s micro-farm, and volunteered at Happy Birthday Cha Cha Cha. The blood drive was a great success! Members were able to recruit 24 donors, 12 of which were donating for the first time. These donations were able to impact up to 72 different lives. The Harley School has a micro-farm outside and the members of the club were able to go outside at the end of the day for an hour to help lay mulch, lay woodchips, and lay stones to begin the creation of a terrace garden. The final project the club did this April was a volunteer at Happy Birthday Cha Cha Cha. This is an organization founded by Carrie Green. Green is a member of the Rochester community when a few years ago she noticed the need for birthday gifts for children attending Rochester city schools. A few members of the club went to Green’s house, where the organization is set up, to wrap presents, assemble gift bags, and organize boxes with presents. The members enjoyed themselves while serving their community. -Charlotte Allen, President of the Harley Key Club
Service Spotlights ‌ cont. Brighton Key Club - Division 23 Brighton Kiwanis is having a Spaghetti Dinner on May 21, so Brighton Key Club spent time tying and wrapping silverware in napkins for the fundraiser.
Penfield Key Club - Division 23 Recently, Penfield Key Club held a book drive. This week, they sorted and organized the books that were collected.
West Seneca East Senior Key Club - Division 25 This past month, the West Seneca East sr. Key Club made easter cards for the Orchard Park nursing home. They made about 25 cards. Each card had a different message wishing the people at the nursing home a happy easter. The students in the club all had a really great time making the cards and deciding where they would go. Not every member was able to deliver the cards to people so they decided that the new club President, Sabrina Blank, and the LTG, Avery Blank, would take them and hand them out. Giving the cards to people at the nursing home was an amazing experience. Each person that got one had a huge smile on their face. 25 cards was more than enough because there was extra to give the staff. On the way out everyone who got a card gave us a big goodbye and acted like we were celebrities. It was an amazing feeling to be able to make someone's day. -Sabrina Blank, West Seneca East Sr. Division 25
Paperwork Chart Dues
ERF
March
April
May
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. In addition to MRFs, please fill out the FRF after each fundraiser your club holds, and fill out the ERF after your club holds elections. The ERF is officially due September 1, 2019.
Upcoming Events Brighton Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner - May 21 4:30pm Brighton Springfest - Sunglasses sale - May 24 Harley Key Club Chartering Ceremony - May 28 2:20pm
District and Division Contact Info 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 Division 23 LTG: Tatiana Solodova - division23@nydkc.org Circle K LTG: Coehl Gleckner coehl.gleckner@nycirclek.org KCRs: Andrea Doyle - andrea.doyle4@gmail.com and Betsy Vinton - bvinton@harleyschool.org Fingerlakes Kiwanis LTG: Roger Awe roger.awe@rochesteroptical.com Genesee Kiwanis LTG: Ron Palmer - rdp0614@yahoo.com
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