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June 2012
edition
Division 9 Chronicles
Rocky Mountain District Key Club International
June 2012
edition
Arvada Standley Lake Bear Creek Jefferson Columbine Jefferson Academy Lakewood Wheat Ridge Alameda
Hey Division 9!
I hope everyone’s summer is going super great! Before you read much further, if you don’t know
who I am or what my job is for the next year, please refer to the first of my newsletters on the
division facebook page “RMD Key Club Division 9” or at this link
http://issuu.com/JulianaRodriguez8/docs/may_newsletter/1 This newsletter also covered a recap of
DCON, my goals, and summer service! Speaking of, my summer has been incredible because I got
to spend time with the board at our first meeting! I love every single member and they each have
such a passion for Key Club! We are going to all work together to make this year great for all of
you! We have begun discussing district project ideas, district convention, communication, and
ways to better serve you! In less than 10 days I, along with other members of our district, board a
plane to Orlando, Florida to meet key clubbers from around the world at the 2012 Key Club
International Convention! I am so incredibly thrilled for this trip! I have been prepping by doing
as much research possible into other districts, stalking the international board on facebook, and
reading through the 20 proposed amendments that we will debate in the House of Delegates! I will
also get a chance to participate in the oratory contest, so let’s hope that goes well. I will bring back
plenty of Key Club paraphernalia as incentives throughout the year for all of you who won’t get a
chance to go until next year when it is in DC! You might be noticing that this newsletter is really long, but I wanted to get
a lot of info out to you all during the summer months. You will probably get
recaps of all of this info at different events and in various publications, so
read what you can and skim for what will most help you. On the business
side of things, I still need officer contact information from Alameda,
Jefferson Academy, Jefferson, Arvada, and Wheat Ridge. If you are an
advisor from one of those schools, please make sure this gets to your officers
as soon as possible. Thank you Lakewood, Bear Creek, Standley, and
Columbine! Getting this information to me is a requirement by
international and super important for good communication! Thank you to
those of you who have joined the facebook page and keep doing what you’re
doing! Stay tuned for more updates and emails from me!
Yours in friendship, love, and service,
Juliana Rodriguez
Summer Issue 1
Focus on Foundation
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To develop initiative and leadership.
To provide experience in living and working together.
To serve the school and community.
To cooperate with the school principal.
To prepare for useful citizenship.
To accept and promote the following ideals:
To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.
To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
To promote the adoption and application of higher standards in scholarship, sportsmanship
and social contacts.
To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable
citizenship.
To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render unselfish service and to
build better communities.
To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which
makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will.
The KEY basics What every Key Clubber should know
I pledge, on my honor, to uphold
the Objects of Key Club
International; to build my home,
school and community; to serve
my nation and God; and combat
all forces which tend to
undermine these institutions.
The Objects of Key Club International
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KC………………………………... Key Club
KCI……………………………….. Key Club International
KI………………………………… Kiwanis International
CKI……………………………….. Circle K International
LTG………………………………. Lieutenant Governor
MRF……………………………… Monthly Report Form
DA………………………………... District Administrator
ICON …………………………… International Convention
DCON …………………………… District Convention
DCM……………………………... Divisional Council
Meeting
RMD……………………………….Rocky Mountain District
Key Club Jargon
OTC……………………………… Officer Training Conference
RTC………………………………. Regional Training Conference
DP………………………………... District Project
KR………………………………... Kiwanis Family Relations
PR………………………………… Public Relations
PTP……………………………….. Pediatric Trauma Prevention
MEP……………………………… Major Emphasis Program
CMN……………………………... Children’s Miracle Network
YOF……………………………… Youth Opportunities Fund
KOH……………………………… Key of Honor
KCIBOT………………………….. Key Club International Board
of Trustees
DKC……………………………… Distinguished Key Clubber
KCTV…………………………….. Key Club Television
Crazy Acronyms for Awesome Key Club
Terms
Key Club has 260,000 members
There are more than 5,000 clubs
Key Club is represented in 30 countries
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Canada
Cayman Islands
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominica
Germany
Guadeloupe
Italy
Jamaica
Malaysia
Martinique
Netherlands-Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Panama
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
St. Lucia
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States of America
Just some Facts
A brief history
The first Key Club formed in 1925 in Sacramento, California with 11 charter members. Key Club
was the idea of two Sacramento Kiwanis club members, Albert C. Olney and Frank C. Vincent,
who also were high school administrators. They approached their Kiwanis club with the idea of
starting a junior service club in the high school. It would resemble Kiwanis, have its own
classifications based on school interests and hold luncheon meetings. The club was comprised
of the key boys in the school, willing to serve the school in any way possible and to create
better school spirit. Thus, the club was dubbed Key Club. Get a more in depth history at
http://slp.kiwanis.org/KeyClubNew/discover/historytimeline/ourhistory.aspx
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Key Club Governance Structure and District Map
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“What is one highly underused resource for service that you can easily find funding from? The Youth Opportunity Fund! This Key Club fund can supply a grant that range from $200 to $2000 in order to assist with an already ongoing service project. Unfortunately, few clubs apply for funding either because they are daunted by paperwork or simply aren‘t aware of the wonderful possibilities. Do not fear! The application is simply filling things in. The deadline is October 15th and the funding cycle is annual. If you would like to see previous projects that have received money from the YOF, simply enter ―Key Club YOF into a search engine. The application is also online at keyclub.org. The more effort you‘ve put into your project to already begin with, the better. Here are some tips: 1. Have a game plan. Create an accurate timeline with marked off progress and future goals. A budget is also necessary in order to show how much you‘ve earned by yourself as well as how much you still need. 2. Stay committed. You and your club have to be dedicated if you want others to invest in the goals you have in mind. The Youth Opportunity Fund wants to help responsible clubs that are devoted to their . 3. Apply with care. The more specific details you put into your application, the better. Remember, the YOF receives applications from all over; make your project personal and unique to their eyes. Describe how the service project your club has in mind will play a huge role in serving your community.” If you have any questions, you may contact any member of the district board. All of us are eager to help clubs willing
and hopeful. Best of luck!
What Do You Call a Boomerang That Doesn't work?
A Stick!
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Key Clubbers, you are not alone!
The Kiwanis International family is composed of 600,000 adult and youth members and some
15,000 clubs in more than 90 countries and geographic areas. Founded in 1915, Kiwanis is a
global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one
community at a time. Kiwanis International and its service leadership programs for young
people, including Circle K, Key Club, Key Leader, Builders Club, Kiwanis
Kids, and Aktion Club, dedicate more than 19 million volunteer hours and invest US$100 million to
strengthen communities and serve children annually. Kiwanis members make their mark by
responding to the needs of their communities and pooling their resources to address worldwide
issues. I will segment one of these programs even further each newsletter as the year goes on!
Kiwanians around the globe have one
common goal: To serve the children of the
world. Kiwanis advocates this vision every
day by providing opportunities to serve for
every member of a community through
Service Leadership Programs. Through these
opportunities, youth and young adults
around the world become competent,
capable and compassionate leaders.
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Key Club to Kiwanis Initiative
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This is a blog post that Barb also posted on the Division FB page. I wanted to include it
here in case you didn’t see it. This year, let’s work to grow the connection between
Key Clubbers and Kiwanians by attending their meetings, showing our gratitude, and
participating in their activities and getting them involved in ours!
“Today, Key Club International released their membership totals for the year. 262,553
Key Clubbers. That compares to about 222,000 Kiwanians. Key Club is approximately
18% bigger than Kiwanis. And Key Club is growing. The Rocky Mountain District
chartered 2 more Key Clubs in the last month, but has not added a single Kiwanis club in
2 years.
We need to grow Kiwanis to support all the Service Leadership clubs especially Key
Club. We need to grow CKI as an important link between Key Club and Kiwanis and to
keep these terrific leaders in the Kiwanis family. The Rocky Mountain District is trying
all kinds of initiatives to keep Key Clubbers connected.
A couple clubs are sponsoring young adults by paying their Kiwanis dues. We have one
Kiwanis 20-30 satellite club and are working to develop more. We have a district level
Key Club alumni group. We are even experimenting with tracking Key Club graduates
(with their permission) so we can link them up with clubs. And, of course, CKI is a big
part of this initiative. There are between 6 and 8 brand-spanking-new CKIs that are in
development at colleges in the district.
Key Clubbers, you are important to the future of Kiwanis and to the future of Key Club.
This is a call out to Key Clubbers everywhere and other Districts of Kiwanis to work
together as a team to encourage and support a Key Club-to-Kiwanis Initiative. We need
to find what works and what doesn’t.”
-Alan Arbuckle
By RMD Kiwanian Alan Arbuckle
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Send Me Your Stories!
Hey Division 9 Did you know that um…
Your service projects Belong on this page! Do you like being inspired by the work of other teens? I do! Even though we, as Key
Clubbers, understand that the true reward lies within the work we are doing itself, it’s
still great to be recognized and share your genius! If you have a project you are proud of,
share it! I will also recognize Key Clubbers/Officers as well! Miranda will feature stories
like these in the district newspaper the Rockey or the Rhetoric, too! Interested in other
recognition at the district and international level? Check out http://rmdkeyclub.org/awards
and http://www.keyclub.org/contestsawards.aspx but more information on these to come.
Send me your stories! A great job for your club secretary!
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An ICON Update
ICON is quickly approaching and many members of our division are getting crazy
excited with all of the suspense that has been built up! I can hardly sleep or sit still
anymore! I wanted to give you all a little update on what these Key Clubbers will
be doing! The Rocky Mountain District Tour will start with a splash as we head to
Cocoa beach followed by a visit to the Kennedy Space Center! After two days in
Disney World and fireworks in Epcot, the convention begins with a meet and
greet. Thursday, we will be awed by an Opening Session, participate in
caucusing as we learn more about the International candidates, and finally
Dance to Eliminate as we raise money for The Eliminate Project. Friday, we will
each go to three workshops which will greatly broaden our knowledge of this
organization and our ability to lead in it. We will later be entertained by Justin
“Kredible” William with a hugely popular one-man comedy and magic show! On
the last day, we will participate in 3 more rounds of workshops and House of
Delegates where we debate amendments and vote for the new international
board. That night, we have our second dance- an ‘80s dance which completes
our adventure! I If you would like to follow what we are doing, there is an App
available for androids and iphones in the app store. Search Key Club 12. You
can also get convention updates at www.keyclub.org/convention, become a
fan at www.facebook.com/keyclubintnl or follow Key Club on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/keyclub !
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Being inventive to save the environment is a plight
shared by many around the world. From women in Haiti and India making beautiful and functional
purses and tote bags from the discarded plastic they find in landfills to the Key Club of Minot
Central Campus in North Dakota collecting blue jeans to create insulation, great ideas abound.
The club’s denim drive was held in conjunction with the “Cotton. From Blue to Green” program of
the Vanity store and Cotton Incorporated, which was launched to help rebuild communities
affected by natural disasters along the gulf coast.
The jeans are taken to be processed into environmentally friendly insulation that will go into homes
for people in need, according to Key Club members Kenedee Kristjanson and Alexsea Davis.
To do their part, Key Club members posted fliers around school explaining the importance to the
program and asking for students’ old jeans. In return, those who donated received 25 percent off a
new pair of jeans from Vanity.
The local news was on hand to capture the club’s official count.
“Once all the jeans were collected, we received a final total of 119 pairs of ripped, stained and
unwanted jeans,” says Davis. While it takes 500 pairs to create the insulation needed for an entire
house, the club was just happy to help and be a part of something bigger: their donation helped the
create 332,000 lbs of insulation that will go into 210 houses through the collection of 105,192 pairs
of jeans. This exceeded the original Blue to Green goal of 100,000 pairs
“During this project, the Central Key Club discovered that helping others and volunteering is more
than extra work,” says Kristjanson. “We learned that volunteering teaches you hard work, team
work, cooperation, and it builds your character by teaching you to become strong and caring. In the
process of helping someone else, you meet new people who, like yourself, want to be a helping
hand to their community and nation.”
Service Story
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1) How many established Districts of Key Club
International are there?
a. 38
b. 25
c. 29
d. 33
2) What District is currently in formation?
a. Western Canada
b. Texas-Oklahoma
c. Guam
d. Jamaica
3) What country is Key Club not present in?
a. The Bahamas
b. Australia
c. Serbia
d. The Dominican Republic
4) Which Key Club is Governor
Manzanares from?
a. Bear Creek
b. Cherry Creek
c. Riverton
d. University
5) Females were not allowed
in Key Club until what year?
a. 1976
b. 1953
c. 1998
d. 1934
6) In which city is the Kiwanis
International Headquarters located?
a. Boston
b. Salt Lake City
c. New York City
d. Indianapolis
7)Which member of Division 9 serves
as the District Bulletin Editor?
a. Ryan Mellott
b. Sarah Seiwald
c. Miranda Samon
d. Kevin Van
8) Where will the 2014 International
Convention be held?
a. Anaheim, CA
b. Ontario, Canada
c. Pittsburg, PA
d. Aspen, CO
9) According to International, each key club
member is expected to do how at least how
many service hours a year?
a. 70
b. 30
c. 50
d. 40
3) Who is the Key Club International Director?
a. Brad Pitt
b. Daniel Radcliffe
c. Amanda Bynes
d. Michael Downs
4) What is the biggest (population) district in
Key Club?
a. California- Nevada- Hawaii
b. Capital
c. Rocky Mountain
d. New Jersey
5)What is the Rocky Mountain District Mascot
?
a. A jackalope named Rocky
b. A cougar named KeyKey
c. A bear named Cow
d. A trout named Chaniqua
6) What is Juliana’s favorite candy?
a. Crunch
b. Gummy Bears
c. Reese’s
d. Sour worms
7) At which event do you elect your new
Lieutenant Governor?
a. DCON
b. Spring Rally
c. Fall Rally
d. ICON
Answers: d, a, c, c, a, d, c, a, c, d, a, a, b, b,
Test your Key Club knowledge! Learn something new!
Fun Key Club Quiz
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Key Club Checklist
Contact me!
Juliana Rodriguez
2685 S. Eaton Pl.
Lakewood, CO
80227
Phone: 720-238-
7236
Email:
julianaltg9@gmail.com
Feel free to contact me anytime!
I check my email frequently and
love to talk to you all!
Key Club Resources:
Key Club Website
The greatest resource Key Club has available to its members is its website. It
features regularly updated news headlines, information on all things relating to
Key Club, international projects, marketing and PR tools, as well as leadership
resources. Be sure to visit this amazing website at www.keyclub.org
RMD Website
The district website features monthly updates and events. It has everything you
need to know about our district and projects and will soon hold all of my
newsletters and contact info. It also includes training guides and district
publications such as The Rockey! Visit: www.rmdkeyclub.org
Division Facebook Group
Become a member of this group (RMD Key Club Division 9), send me a shout
out, and keep updated with all things division 9. Considering we are the best
division in all of Key Club, I have created this page to show off our talents. Feel
free to post any questions, fun info, or brag about your club! I will soon feature
spotlight clubs and students in these newsletters! I intend to use this page to
better our communication and give you immediate access to need to know
events and information! I want a chance to talk to all of you as I know you all
want more interaction between the clubs and a wider branch of lasting
friendships!
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/228052637303448/
Email me julianaltg9@gmail.com or mail me a list of your new club officers as well as
contact information if you have not done so! This should include their names, phone, email
as well as the contact information of your faculty advisor if you can. If you don’t have all of
the information, email me what you can now and you can collect more later.
Become a member of the Division 9 Facebook group so we can begin talking about a
division officers training meeting, PCMs, and club visits! Another newsletter will be coming
out very soon.
If you are planning a summer event or project, invite your LTG!
Try contacting your Kiwanis club, calling or emailing, and asking if you can visit one of their
meetings while you have free time. The information for the clubs can be found at
http://www.rmdkiwanis.com/public_district/pub_Content.aspx?PageID=683
Familiarize yourself with Key Club International using the links in the resource box.
If you have not done so, scan through the previous newsletter. (:
Search for service opportunities in your community to bring your ideas to the new year!
Start thinking about the youth opportunity fund
Stay Keytastic! :D
Q. Why does a seagull fly over the sea?
A. Because if it flew over the bay it would be called a bagel!
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Thanks for Reading!
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