THE KEY TO DIVISION 23 2019-2020 | ISSUE VII
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 Fall Rally - Page 6 Additional Info - Page 7 Service Spotlights - Page 8-9 Divisional Recap - Page 10 Governor's and District Projects - Page 11 District Endorsed Projects and Int'l Partners - Page 12 Paperwork Chart - Page 13 Contact Info - Page 14 Social Media - Page 15
NOVEMBER 2019 Written by Tatiana Solodova, Division 23 Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor's Greeting Hey Division 23! We’re already a fourth of the way through the school year and school work is getting harder. Stress is building up, so I hope you all are taking care of yourselves! Western New York Fall Rally is taking place this weekend. I’m so excited to meet everyone who signed up and to get to bond with Key Clubbers from our part of the district. Additionally, we had a very successful divisional on 10/26. Thank you to all the members and officers that came. I really enjoyed meeting and talking to you all! Lastly, I just want to remind the officers that dues are due on December 1st! Make sure to turn those in so that your clubs can stay active. Also, remember to continue to turn in all missing paperwork. Officers can check what paperwork they haven’t turned in yet in the paperwork chart. That’s all I have! Feel free to contact me with anything!
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. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0AG4a22RGIk
Empire Key Check out the most recent edition of the Empire Key! https://issuu.com/nydistrictkeyclub/docs/empire_key_august-september You can submit articles here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6QLDXOKocFtWvicnEVf9MCVLbebQFDKYkMNvIekhUGdchg/viewform
Fall Rally
Trick-or-Treat for Unicef Trick-or-treat for money rather than candy! The money collected during TOT for Unicef goes towards the Eliminate Project which helps save moms and babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus. In order to participate: 1. Decide what fundraiser your club wants to do 2. Order you boxes here: : https://store.kiwanis.org/Product/Trick-or-Treat-For-UNICEF----Key-Club-KKids-Builders-Club--Aktion-Club-KI92014-2696.htm 3. Collect donations during your fundraisers 4. Fill out the gift form and submit it with your club’s donations The address to send a check, money order, or a Coinstar receipt to is: Kiwanis Children's Fund
P.O. Box 6457 - Dept #286 Indianapolis, IN 46206 USA ATTN: Trick-or-Treat You must include “Trick-or-Treat” and you club number on the check’s memo line. You can find more information here: https://www.kiwanis.org/childrens-fund/trick-or-treat-for-unicef
Dues Submission November 20th: Aim to submit by this date. November 30th: Official deadline. This is the last day for clubs to submit dues without being considered "past-due". Make sure your club submits at least 11 dues by this date, so your club can continue to be active.
Upcoming Events Fall Rally at Salamanca High School - 11/16-11/17 12 pm - 10 am LTC 2020 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany - 3/27-3/29
Key Club Week Monday: Show Your K’s Tuesday: Kudos to the Key Players Wednesday: Dare to Care Thursday: Random Acts of Kindness Friday: Connect the K’s
Service Spotlights Brighton High School Key Club - Division 23 On October 19th, Brighton High School Key Club went apple picking at Wickham Farms as our October event. After a successful apple picking last year, we decided to go again this year. We purchased a few bags for apples and split into groups. After taking a wagon to the apple orchard, each group got to fill a bag to the brim with apples of all types. These apples were then donated to our local Brighton Food Cupboard. After, we got to spend some time at the farm, taking pictures with the pumpkins and eating donuts and apple cider. I really enjoyed getting to talk to Key Clubbers from Brighton that I haven’t talked to before, and eating yummy apples while we were picking them. Eight of our wonderful club members participated along with our club adviser, Mrs. Doyle. We all had an amazing time getting into the fall spirit while also serving the people in our community. I’m looking forward to doing this again next year! -Member Elena Solodova
Service Spotlights … Cont. Lindenhurst Key Club - Division 2 On October 28, 2019, Lindenhurst Key Club members held their first Teddy Bear Clinic at Harding Elementary School. At the clinic, club members were accompanied by Kristi Ladowski of the Stony Brook Trauma Center. Together, members and Ms. Ladowski taught kindergartners about car and helmet safety in a fun and innovative way which made the students very interested. This included using props and demonstrations provided by the Trauma Center. Such demonstrations included an egg drop where one egg was in a styrofoam “helmet” when the other egg was not. The egg with the styrofoam “helmet” was able to stay safe when the other egg was not. After the education portion of the Teddy Bear Clinic, the kindergartners were brought back to their seats with their teddy bears and got dressed up as nurses in gloves, hair caps, and a mask. Kids had to identify what happened to their teddy bears and how to help them get better. Aliya John, a member of Key Club that attended the clinic thought "The event was amazing. We were able to teach kids about how to be safe in a creative way. We also got to help the students become pretend doctors and nurses that helped their teddy bears get better from what they learned." The kids showed great enjoyment and looked so happy that the high schoolers came to visit. Lindenhurst Key Club plans to hold another Teddy Bear Clinic later in the year because of its amazing success. - Robert Hager
Fall Divisional Recap My Fall Divisional took place on 10/26 at the Golisano Autism Center. The Harley and Brighton Key Clubs were both present along with several Circle Kers and Kiwanians. Kiwanian Joe Cummings and Governor Joe both spoke to us about anti-bullying and after, we talked about awards and made cards for veterans!
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: 31.5%
Service Goal: 120,000 hours % to Goal: 26.31%
$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
The ERF was officially due on September 1st. Arcadia, Mount Morris, and Webster Schroeder still need to fill out their ERF. 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 monthIn addition to MRFs, please fill out the FRF after each fundraiser your club holds.
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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