1 One Busy Month! 3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS FAX 1-317-879-0204 Volume 4 Issue 1 July 2011 IN THIS ISSUE! One Busy Month! YOF Lock-In 2012 DCON Theme Governor’s Project District Project ICON International Board K E Y C L U B Kat’s Khronicles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Questions? Feel free to contact me! Call/ Text: (325) 617-6269 Email: [email protected]And make sure to like Texas-Oklahoma Key Club Divisions 12 & 22 on facebook Yours in service, I am not just talking about the release of the last Harry Potter movie when I say that this has been one extraordinarily eventful month! LOTS of things have been going on in Key Club at a Divisional, District, and International level! Between International Convention, the T-O’s District Board’s Summer Meeting, and visiting with the Kiwanis District Governor and members of our division I’ve gained quite a bit of information to share with you guys. Within this article you will find news regarding all of these things along with information concerning the Youth Opportunity Fund. We only have a few more weeks until school begins again, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE start planning for the upcoming year before school, sports, and other activities consume your life!!!
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One Busy Month!
3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS FAX 1-317-879-0204
Volume 4 Issue 1 July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE!
One Busy Month!
YOF
Lock-In
2012 DCON Theme
Governor’s Project
District Project
ICON
International Board
K E Y C L U B
Kat’s Khronicles
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Questions? Feel free to contact me! Call/ Text: (325) 617-6269
Youth Opportunities Fund Helping your Key Club serve. The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation. It uses interest, as well as a portion of your International dues payment, to help Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world around them by providing them with grants to carry out worthwhile service projects and fundraisers.
Step 1. Begin the Form Obtain an official Youth Opportunities Fund grant application online at www.keyclub.org/service/yof. You’ll need to choose one Key Club member and one involved adult to be contacts for the selection committee. Have them complete the first two sections of the application form.
Step 2. Declare your Project Prior to beginning your application, your club should have discussed the project with which they’d like YOF assistance. Write that project’s name and short description in the third section of the form, and continue to break it down in the next two sections: Problem – What made you choose the project you did? Describe the situation you seek to improve through your club’s service. Remember, the selection committee won’t be familiar with the circumstances of your application, so be as descriptive as possible in this section. Solution – Here you’ll find several questions as to how you will address the problem you’ve already stated. Be sure to include all necessary information, or your application may be denied.
Step 3. Address the Finances A meticulously prepared budget for your project is a must! Account for every dollar of both your YOF grant, and
the additional funds you’ve raised for the project. Remember, you may request anywhere from $100 to $2000 from the Youth Opportunities Fund, but all that money must appear in your finished budget. It is acceptable to
attach a separately prepared document to your application.
Step 4. Complete and Mail There are four last statements included in the final section of the YOF application form. Once you’ve completed every field and read these conditions, have your Key Club member contact (from section one), adult advisor (from section two), and school principal sign and date the form. Mail all your documents to: Youth Opportunities Fund, 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196 The selection committee will mail its final decisions no later than January 15.
Remember! All applications must be received by the Key Club International staff no later than October 15 to remain eligible.
Any application deemed incomplete for lack of information or detail will be denied.
Youth Opportunities Fund applications are subject to all terms listed in Article O of the Key Club International Board Policies, found in Section 2 of this organization’s official Guidebook.
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Glow-in-the-Dark-Volleyball
Ice Breakers
Sardines
Presidential Council Meeting
Movies
Games
Thank you to everyone that was able to attend the Divisional Lock-In & PCM in San
Angelo. For all of you that were not able to attend, I will send a PowerPoint to
your presidents that I presented during my PCM. The PowerPoint basically goes over
general information regarding Key Club including some stuff you may not know and is
a great resource to present to new and prospective members. Along with this I will
send a document created by the district membership committee to help your club
recruit new members during freshman orientation. PLEASE make sure to look over the
freshman orientation document at the least. The Lt. Governors on this committee
worked hard to put this together just for you as quickly as possible. It would be
sad to see all of their hard work go to waste!
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Grab your Leis! This year’s theme for District
Convention is:
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Operation Over watch
Hey Texas-Oklahoma District!
This year’s Governor’s Project is called, “Operation Over watch,” There are currently over a million soldiers on active duty. Many of them are currently serving in the war in Afghanistan. About 11-20% of our veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition common among veterans following a traumatic event. Because of this, veterans account for 20% of all suicides in the US. In response to this, Key Clubs across the District are being called to help soldiers, whether directly, or indirectly.
The minimum requirement for the Governor’s Project is to do two projects (ONLY 2!).
Completion of the minimum requirement guarantees you recognition at the 2011-2012 District Convention in Dallas along with a patch acknowledging your clubs’ achievements. For the clubs that want to go above and beyond and do more than the minimum of two projects, the top five clubs will receive a glorified patch. A trophy will be awarded to the top school at District Convention after being judged by a panel of five judges based upon the criteria in Article II Section 4 of the Texas-Oklahoma District Code of Contests and Awards. There are MANY ways to participate along with MANY different organizations that deal with helping soldiers. Here are some examples:
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Recognizing Veterans Host a dinner in honor of all of our veterans Veterans Day activity Write thank you cards Make welcome home signs at a soldier’s
homecoming
Organizations American Widow Project Operation Shower Operation Homefront Operation Hug-a-Hero USO: United Service Organizations www.serve.gov/families Hero Miles www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com www.netpets.org/netp/fosterhome.php (adopt a
military pet) MoMs USA Warriors Weekend Organization www.joiningforces.gov www.anysoldier.com
Remembering Those Deceased Put flowers on grave sites Visit memorials
Help troops Collect used cell phones Buy prepaid phone cards Buy postage and stationary for them to write
letters to their families Write cards to the troops Make them care packages Send old newspapers/magazines/books overseas Collect donations for Skype funds
Help their families Clip coupons for families Make families food baskets Host a party/dinner in their honor Do something really nice for a student whose
parent is overseas Collect toys, school supplies, other goods for the
children of our troops Buy the family a webcam and provide money for
Skype calls If a mother is pregnant, throw her a nice baby
shower
PICTURE PROOF AND A SIGN IN SHEET ALONG WITH A COMPLETION FORM IS REQUIRED FOR CREDIT. I will get a completion form out as soon as possible. If you have any other questions, contact Governor’s Project Chairman Alan Beistegui. I highly encourage your clubs to get involved. Remember that the smallest things can make a BIG difference.
Kiva is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. Kiva works with microfinance institutions on five continents to provide loans to people without access to traditional banking systems. One hundred percent of your loan is sent to these microfinance institutions, which we call Field Partners, who administer the loans in the field. 100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes directly towards funding loans; Kiva does not take a cut. Furthermore, Kiva does not charge interest to our Field Partners, who administer the loans. Kiva is primarily funded through the support of lenders making optional donations. We also raise funds through grants, corporate sponsors, and foundations.
Since Kiva was
founded in
2005:
612,468 Kiva
lenders
$233 million
in loans
98.79%
Repayment
rate
They work with:
135 Field
Partners
450
volunteers
around the
world
59 different
countries
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This year’s Key Club International Convention was held in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks to the support from my home club I was given the chance to attend myself! Here is a little re-cap of what happened on my ICON adventure:
Our journey began when we flew to Phoenix and met up with the other T-O ICON attendees. We then traveled to our hotel after spending some time cooling off at a water park. The resort where we stayed and ICON took place in was simply marvelous. The second day of our trip marked the first official day of Convention! It began with a visit to an indoor race track and a Diamondback baseball game. Following this was registration and a meet and greet where everyone traded pins with Key Club members from all over the world, rode a mechanical bull, got “Key Club Married”, learned some new dances, played twister on the biggest mat I have ever seen, and made some new friends while walking around in our Waldo hats. The next three days were filled with caucusing and the House of Delegates (AKA LOTS of speeches, voting, and questioning) to elect our new International Board and decide upon amendments to the International By-Laws. Elected to the International Board were Annie Lewandowki, International President and Immediate-Past Trustte for the T-O District; Catt Lovins, International Vice President and the ICON Host Committee Chair/ Immediate-Past (and Distinguished) District Secretary-Treasurer from the Southwest District, and our new International Trustee Rebecca Riley from the Alabama District. (The rest of the elected International Board is listed on the next page.)
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On Thursday July 21st Kiwanis District Governor Sam Curry visited Division 12
by traveling to Brownwood, Early, and San Angelo. He visited with many of
the members in the K-Families in all these towns, and congratulated some of
our respective Kiwanis clubs on completing the requirements for various
levels of the T-O Kiwanis “Step-Up” program as well as their support for a new
Aktion Club. Below are pictures of the District Governor, Division 12 Kiwanis
Lt. Governor, our Regional Advisor, as well as members of San Angelo and
Brownwood Key Clubs and I attending these meetings. These two Key Clubs
also had members attend a Presidential Council Meeting that I held following
one of these K-Family meeting in Brownwood. Thank you to the members that
were able to attend!
Our next PCM will be held following our Regional Fall Training Conference
on September 24th at Brownwood High School. (Save the Date!)
