april 2011 newsletter
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Keep updated on Key Club Division 11 news before the service year ends!TRANSCRIPT
Lieutenant Governor-Elect Emma Cheng Division 11 NEW YORK DISTRICT KEY CLUB
Greetings from your Lt. Governor-Elect By Lt. Governor-Elect Emma Cheng
Hello to all of my fellow Key Clubbers! As your future Lieutenant Governor for the 2011-2012 Key Club year, I am both eager to face upcoming challenges and to pursue potential opportunities in the new service year. After completing my job as Conference Chair, I will immediately begin to work on several initiatives I have planned for the 2011-2012 year.
One priority I will immediately highlight is hosting more interclub activities. For example, this year’s successful Amazing Race
Upcoming Dates • Monday, April 11:
April Divisional
• Tuesday, May 17:
May Divisional
In this issue! A Message from the Governor 2 Monthly Report Forms 2 Leadership Training Conference 3 Advocacy 3 Distinguished Key Clubber 4 Kiwanis Family Relations 5 Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center 5 LTC Checklist 6 Paperwork Status 7 Contact Information and Reminders 8
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and stuffed animal fundraiser are two events I will perpetuate. However, I am also determined to find even more ways that our Division can collaborate together by utilizing my connections and personally contacting philanthropic organizations for projects.
Secondly, I aim to promote and strengthen interclub communication. Whether it be opening a forum or creating a Division website, I hope to create a new online means of communication through which all our Division’s clubs can share potential upcoming service projects, post up their newsletters and share their recent achievements.
Thirdly, I will try my best to reach out and assist the new generation of board members. Potential ways to do this would be providing ready-made templates for editors, offering guidance and reminders for the complicated dues process, and always keeping up monthly emails with club board members that will list upcoming dates and important pieces of advice.
Most importantly, though, as Lieutenant Governor, I will always be open to creative ideas and advice. With a new service year just about to start, I am ready to serve, so never hesitate in contacting me via phone or email. As the Key Club motto states, caring is truly Key Club’s way of life and I am determined to uphold this statement throughout the 2011-2012 service year alongside all the other dedicated Key Clubbers in our Division!
Upcoming Divisional Events and Deadlines Wednesday, April 6: Division Japan Fundraiser Checks Due
o For information, contact Division Executive Assistant Alexander Guo ([email protected]) or Divisional Secetary Ella Cheng ([email protected])
OR Friday, April 8: Paper Cranes for Japan Fundraiser Letter Due (with total number of cranes created, the Key Club logo, and the signature of the Club President and Faculty Advisor)
Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10: 63rd Annual Leadership Training Conference
Monday, April 11: April Divisional at Bronx High School of Science Tuesday, May 17: May Divisional (Location TBD)
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Hello Key Clubbers! As this service year comes to a close, I invite you to look back on the myriad of moments that you and your club have helped those around you; and I also hope that you’ll have the opportunity to share those moments with fellow Key Clubbers at this year’s Leadership Training Conference! As you know, this year’s Conference is coming up very soon (April 8th-10th), and I’m very excited to share the weekend with you. As you prepare for the Conference, make sure to bring your Medical Forms and check out the Code of Conduct and LTC Checklist. Also, if your club owes any paperwork, there is still time to submit it. Any missed paperwork (including forms from inactive months) should be submitted online before April 7th. Every service hour counts!
If your club is interested in being featured in the District Slideshow, submit any club photos ASAP to District Webmaster Emily. Also, I have recently e-mailed a newsletter through the District Mailing List containing details about LTC and the remainder of the service year. If you have not yet glanced at it, make sure to sign up for the Mailing List online and check out the newsletter online in the paperwork/resources section of the District Website. Over this past service year, I have been incredibly honored to work with you. I have witnessed the magnitude of service our district provides, and I am proud to have served you as Governor. It has been an incredible experience to lead the District, and truly cannot wait to see you and bid you farewell at this year’s annual Leadership Training Conference. All forms, contacts, and newsletters can be found online at www.nydkc.org. In Spirit of Service, Governor Nadyli Nunez
Hello Everyone! With our terms coming to an end, it is important that we finish strong. It is crucial that all Monthly Report Forms are submitted on time. The district will be announcing the total amount of hours served and money collected at the Leadership Training Conference. To get an accurate total, I must receive the Monthly Report Forms from all clubs. It is never too late to submit a past Monthly Report Form. If you did not do any service events, fundraisers, or meetings, you must still submit a Monthly Report Form for that month. In the description you may just write you were inactive during this month. The Monthly Report Form is a communication system between a club and the district, so the district knows how well each club is doing. Also there is an area for secretaries to describe any complications that happening with their club. If there are any problems, fill this section out because I would love to help anyone out. If you need assistance of have any questions please email! I hope to see everyone at the Leadership Training Conference, and if not, I hope that you end the Key Club year off strong!
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Monthly Report Forms By Secretary Grace Na
A Message from the Governor
Leadership Training Conference By Conference Chair Emma Cheng
and letting him lose his job, my friends and I passed around a petition advocating that his position be saved. We got over 300 signatures. The effort of a few, dedicated students, caused the school board to reconsider cutting the position. Ultimately, the school psychologist's position was saved! See, advocacy isn't just something that has an effect on people far away from you, it can impact your own school and life as well. All you need to do is take action!
Advocacy By Lieutenant Governor Katie Ciepliki
Recently, state budgets have become a major topic of discussion at my high school. The question of who will stay and who will go has echoed through our hallways, and added lines to our teacher's stressed faces. Of course, we complain incessantly about the amount of homework our teachers give us and how tough they grade our papers, but at the end of the day, they're people too, people with families they need to support. At the end of the day, if you're like me, we genuinely like most of our teachers and don't want to see them lose their jobs. The news of the dismissal of one staff member at my high school in particular, the school psychologist, sent a wave of shock through the school. We all loved this man, he was enthusiastic, intelligent, had helped some of us through really difficult times. Instead of sitting by
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With the end of the 2010-2011 service year fast approaching, it’s time to start looking ahead to the 63rd Leadership Training Conference on April 8-10!
In just a week, Key Clubbers from all over the New York District will gather together to celebrate their achievements and start preparing for the next service year. As the culmination of the District's efforts from 2010 to 2011, the convention will proudly display all members' work and gifts through scheduled events like the talent show and ceremonies. Attendees will have a unique chance to socialize with Key Clubbers during dinner gatherings, dances, and free time. Most importantly, though, the Leadership Training Conference inspires us every year by displaying all the accomplishments of the influential Key Club organization. As this year’s Conference Chair, I have already had an exclusive inside look at the 63rd annual convention. The
Leadership Training Conference’s new theme, “Broadway,” is sure to keep a lively, fun atmosphere, with new workshops such as improv acting, professionalism, writing college essays, and quick dance classes! Other more customary workshops, like fundraising, making meetings move, and service ideas will continue to help Key Clubbers prepare for a new, productive year of service and leadership.
While last year’s conference was held in Kutsher's Country Club in Monticello, New York, this year’s locale has changed to a Holiday Inn in Albany. I am proud to say that the hotel is definitely an improvement from previous sites. With comfortable rooms and facilities, this year’s Leadership Training Conference is most certainly going to be a success, so start counting down the days!
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Distinguished Key Clubber By Lieutenant Governor Katie Toomey
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Greetings New York District Key Clubbers! Each year over 200 Key Clubbers work to serve their home, schools and communities to the best of their ability. The Distinguished Key Clubber Committee has worked to create the 2010-2011 Distinguished Key Clubber Award to recognize those Key Clubbers that have gone above and beyond the call of duty, to ensure your hard work is congratulated! This year so far I have received over 100 applications, but I know there are many more to come! Please make sure you are sending your Distinguished Key Clubber Applications to either [email protected] or my address listed on the District website. We want to make sure every application is received and in order to do this we have created two resources. The first resource is a status update posted on the New York District Website each Thursday and Sunday. This is so clubs can check each week which application I have received and whose application I am still missing. The second resource is the New York District Distinguished Key Clubber Application Facebook Group. This group is to ask questions about the award and is updated daily with whose application I have received from that day. Please be sure to utilize these resources and make the most out of them. Remember the last date for applications is April 1st t so please get yours out before then. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask, you may email me at [email protected] or call me anytime. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center By Lieutenant Governor Yasmin Soliman
The Leadership Training Conference is coming up, and that means the end of the 2010-2011 Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center committee. However, that does not mean the end of the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center. We have about 1 week left for the conference, but that does not mean to stop funding for KPTC! This year we have successfully raised $5,912 for KPTC, and I congratulate the entire New York District for your tremendous efforts!
There will be a new Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma center committee after the conference consisting of your newly elected Lieutenant Governors. We have succeeded in raising a large amount of money for KPTC, and I hope key club will continue this success, with the help of the new committee, in the year to come.
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As we come closer and closer to the 63rd annual Leadership Training Conference, it’s time to reflect on the 2010-2011 service year. Has your club strengthened its relationship with your sponsoring Kiwanis club? What about doing a service project with your local K-Kids, Builders Club, Circle K or Aktion Club? Throughout this entire year, you hard working New York District Key Clubbers have gone throughout the District and reached out to your local Kiwanis Family members to do some amazing service projects. Not only do they support us with projects to attend, but our local Kiwanis clubs also financially support us for things such as dues, attending the International Convention and attending the New York District’s Leadership Training Conference! Have you taken the time to think all about what our Kiwanis family has helped us with, and what possibly lies ahead? For you current seniors, you’ve done a fantastic job with Key Club, now let’s see if we can make Circle K or Kiwanis just as awesome! Please make sure to reach out to those Kiwanis Family members that have helped you out this year and make sure to thank them for a job well done. Thank you all for a fantastic service year! I can’t wait to meet you at the Leadership Training Conference next weekend!
Kiwanis Family Relations By Lieutenant Governor Dylan Gross
Leadership Training Conference Checklist
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PAPERWORK STATUS
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Election Report Forms and Monthly Report Forms
CONTACT INFORMATION
New York District Executive Board
Governor Nadyli Nuñez [email protected]
Secretary Grace Na [email protected]
Treasurer Safanah Siddiqui [email protected]
Editor Jensen Cheong [email protected]
Webmaster Emily Lew [email protected]
Executive Assistant Jillian Harmong
Division 11
Lieutenant Governor-Elect Emma Cheng [email protected] 347-525-6154
187-14 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates NY 11432
Division Secretary [email protected]
Division Executive Assistant [email protected]
Kiwanis Committee Member Ms. Charlotte C. Owens [email protected]
REMINDERS!
→ Visit the New York District Key Club website at www.nydkc.org
→ Submit articles and pictures of exciting projects from your club to: District Editor Jensen Cheong ([email protected]) District Webmaster Emily Lew ([email protected])
→ Join the Yahoo Groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nydkc11/.
→ Pass on this newsletter to all your friends