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Winter 2012
AN EDITOR MESSAGE :)I hope you all have had a wonderful start to your school year (and survived exams)!
As the new year approcahes i hope all of you can resolve to do more Key Club service. Hopefully this bulletin can help with service
ideas, and be sure not to forget the CONTEST hidden somewhere in this bulletin!
-Grace B
Don’t let the cold stop your service !
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My contact info:
Call/text: 813-928-5208
Email: [email protected]
Yours in friendship and service,Cecelia Ferguson
INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE’S MESSAGEHere’s her great advice on a great Key Club New Years resolution !
New Year’s Resolution:
Unite your Club!
By: Cecelia Ferguson, International Trustee
Have you ever wanted to call on a member in your club at a meeting but you just can’t remember their name? If so, this means your club is in need of being united! Imagine how much stronger your club could be just by building a relationship in between the hours of service! A closer club could have higher attendance at events or make club meetings more enjoyable and personal. Either way you could create an everlasting bond in your club.
Summer may be LONG gone but the warm weather may not be! Of course at any Key Club event, fun is always included, but why not add a little bit more? Having a park barbeque then setting up a park cleanup right after is a great way to incorporate a social and service project at the same time. Also a simple last minute change to an event that could unite your members could be to add a
theme! Dressing up for Halloween never gets old so next time add some fun and shake a hand with someone new that wouldn’t care to dress as a Salt and Pepper shaker with you at the next service project. Since Halloween is over, you could substitute it for having someone dress up as Santa at your next club meeting and they could pass out treats to outstanding members, members who answer trivia questions correctly, etc.
Whether you have a club meeting weekly or monthly it is still very important that each member feels welcomed at each one. What’s the easiest way to do that? Icebreakers! Either we love them or we hate them, but I’m sure most can agree that they are an easy way to remember names, express people’s personality, encourage teamwork, and break the ice!
Key Club brings many great memories to Key Clubber’s lives. And great memories should always include great friends, so take the time to unite your club!
Stay United! Form close bonds, and
make your fellow Key Clubbers some of your best friends
DISTRICT GOVERNOR'S MESSAGEAdvice for the start of this new year in service !!
Hello Key Clubbers,
It has already been 2 months since Fall Rally. I am so proud of the outcome of Fall Rally. I hope that you enjoyed it if you went or plan on coming next year! At Fall Rally, we had a basket raffle in which we raised $617.12 for eliMiNaTe which saved 340 mothers and their future children. I am so impressed that we raised that much money in 6 hours and saved 340 mothers and their future children. That is outstanding. We are Key Clubbers to be of service to others and we did exactly that at Fall Rally. If you missed Fall Rally, don’t worry District Convention is just around the corner. One thing that I am personally looking forward to is our keynote speaker. Our keynote speaker is a Past Key Club Governor of the Cali-Nev-Ha District. So he knows what we do, how we do it, and more importantly why we do it. Also at District Convention, elections for next years executive board are conducted. So if you are interested in being the bulletin editor, treasurer, secretary, or governor, check out the
ohiokeyclub.org website and review the duties and time commitment. If you are interested in becoming a Lt. Governor, talk to your Lt. Governor about election dates and duties. If you are in division 1, 4E, 4W, 12E, 19, 20, or 25, contact me and I would love to talk to you about your options. For my fellow seniors, I know college applications can be stressful and time consuming. What do you consider when applying to a college? After Key Club is over, Circle K is the college version of Key Club. But if your college doesn’t have a Circle K, you can just jump to Kiwanis. When considering college, be sure to consider your options in the K-Family. Lets make the most of the rest of our Key Club year.
Yours in Service and Friendship,
Moriah SaerODKCI Governor 12-13
Fall Rally Baskets raised $617.12 for project eliMiNaTe
CONTEST!!Would you like a $10 target giftcard? If free money isn't your thing, I understand, but if you could use some just email [email protected] the answer to this question:
What gender wasn’t allowed in Key Club when it was first begun ?
Running for higher office !!Key club is an international
organization. This was a fact
I was not aware of when I first
joined key club. You can
be a member, a club present, or if
you want you can go further and
explore the higher offices of this
wonderful organization. The great thing
about key club is there is
always a place for you, somewhere
for your talents. That may be running a
craft project for hospitalized kids,
balancing the checkbook as treasurer ,
or being the international trustee for
thousands of key clubbers. Its all out
there, here’s a little intro to some higher
office offerings.
Lieutenant Governor - Lieutenant
Governors are responsible for
overseeing the clubs in their divisions,
coordinating division wide projects and
serving as voting members of the
District Board. This is a great way to get
to know the clubs in your area!
Governor-The Governor is in charge
of overseeing the district and directing
and leading the district board. It is a
very difficult and consuming job, but
also incredibly rewarding, with
opportunities to travel around the state
and country, and deepen your key
club connections.
International Trustee- They serve on
the international board, committees
and network with their districts (3
usually) this is also a large commitment ,
but is a wonderful opportunity.
I encourage you all to look into
these positions.
SLIDE SHOW! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Higher office ?!
HEY YOU! PHOTOGRAPHERS!
Make your club the star of the show by being featured in the 2013 Hollywood Ohio District Convention slideshow! Please send a picture of your club in action to Historian Leslie Flynn at [email protected] by Sunday, February 17.
The Ohio district board would
like to invite every one of you to the
2013 Ohio district convention, make
service the star of the show. Didn’t
get enough of Key Club at last
year’s convention? Well have no
fear because this year convention
is THREE days and TWO nights!!! You
have many things to look forward
to at this year’s convention, with an
amazing key note speaker at our
kick off session, a spirit rally better
than your school spirit rallies, TWO
dances (yes, two!), FOURTEEN
forums, a walk to Eliminate, raffle
baskets to win, contests galore and
of course house of delegates to
elect your 2013-1014 district
executive officers.
At our kick off session we will be
welcoming our key note speaker,
Patrick Maurer; past governor of
the Cali-Nev-Ha Key Club district.
Patrick Maurer’s speeches and
workshops have entertained,
educated, and motivated many
Key Clubbers over the years. Not
only will he be our Key Note
speaker but also will be conducting
a forum on Saturday of convention.
TWO dances?! What will I wear
for these dances?! You can have
fun and be creative at the dance
on Friday night for it is a costume
dance; dress as your favorite
celebrity! At the end of the night
we will have a best dressed winner
of an awesome prize! Also,
throughout the night go to the
photo-shoot with your friends to
have your pictures taken by the
paparazzi! The second dance is the
governor’s ball as usual, dress to
dance the night away!
FOURTEEN FORUMS?! No, you
can’t attend them all…. We do
apologize but convention would
have to be a few more days to fit
that in. What you can go to though
is four of them if you aren’t a
delegate and three if you are a
delegate. These forums include the
following topics; Eliminate, ice
breakers, Key Leader, Zumba,
running for district office, K family,
key note speaker, first lady’s
project, service ideas, hands on,
Key Club 101 game show,
fundraisers, club officers and
benefits of a division. Take
advantage of these beneficial
forums and pick ones that will help
YOU in Key Club.
The Ohio District Key Club
convention will be held at the Hyatt
Regency in Columbus, Ohio on
April 12th- 14th, 2013. Advisors and
officers should keep an eye out for
registration packets to be mailed
out in December. Help us “Make
Service the Star of the Show” and
join the rest of your Ohio Key
Clubbers at the 2013 Ohio District
Convention; see you there!!!
SEE YOU THERE!!Get ready for some
awesome times and bring
your hollywood sprit!!
HOLLYWOOD (District
Convention)GET EXCITED, DCON!
SAY CHEESE !(AT FALL RALLY)
STATE BOARD
Celebrities!
Say cheese!
We Mustache you a question
OUR WONDERFUL K-FAMILY
The K Family
Ali McCathern
The Kiwanis family is made up of so much more than just Kiwanis and Key Club—there are so many great people encompassed in our family of service. The K family includes people from elementary school and beyond, working to instill good habits of service and leadership in all of us.
The first level of the K family is K-Kids. K-Kids is the elementary school version of Key Club. Granted, they aren’t as involved with their community as high schoolers can be, but they still put their heart into every project they have. If there’s a K-Kids club near your school, invite them to your meetings or Kiwanis meetings to get them excited about what they can do as they grow older. Popular K-Kids projects include being a “little brother or little sister” to a Key Clubber and assisting with arts and crafts projects used to beautify the school.
As K-Kids grow up, they graduate on to Builder’s Club. This is essentially the Key Club for middle schoolers. Members of Builder’s Club are very energetic and passionate about projects that they do or are invited to. Invite your local Builder’s Club to a park clean up or to visit a local nursing home. Make sure you get your Builder’s Club excited about Key Club, because they are likely the next generation of service!
After Key Club comes Circle K, the college level of the Kiwanis Family. Circle K functions very much like Key Club and Kiwanis, working to serve their university’s community. Circle K’s love to interact with Key Clubbers; contact a nearby college to see if their Circle K would like your club’s assistance! It’s also highly encouraged to join Circle K or start your own when you go to college, rather than skipping to Kiwanis Club after graduating high school.
An unknown division of the K family is Aktion Club. Aktion Club is a Kiwanis-sponsored club for disabled adults. Aktion Clubs typically meet once a month and are entirely independently run. They form their own service projects, such as organizing a special Olympics, and work hard to see their efforts pay off. If you ever have the opportunity, visit with a local Aktion Club and lend them your services to form a special bond with the K family.
As a Key Clubber, take the time to reach out to the rest of the K family and form unforgettable bonds with those who share the same passion for service as you do.
Putting the “Fun” in Fundraising
By: Cecelia Ferguson, Key Club International Trustee
The holiday season is the perfect time to serve and give back to the community! My favorite way to serve and give back to all that I am thankful for is through fundraising! So keep reading if you need tips on making your next fundraiser a big bang!
Any seasoned Key Clubber knows that fundraising is an essential part of clubs activities. Unfortunately, selling 50 boxes of chocolates between classes or hot chocolate in July can be a bit of a drag. Here are some tips to help your club make the most of club’s projects:
Evaluate your assets: Is there an artist in your club? Do a lot of your members have a connection with a local sports team or music venue? Advantages like these can seriously increase your inputs. Considering the interests and talents of your club members can boost participation and make members feel like they’re really contributing to the cause.
Keep it simple: Even though a massive production might sound like a rewarding and good idea, keep in mind that your goal needs to be attainable. Keep your capital investment to a minimal so you don’t have to worry about breaking even and make sure every participant have a clear idea of their role in the project.
Stay away from salesmanship: One of the reasons why some Key Clubbers object to fundraisers is that they don’t like to sell things. Instead of selling products, consider hosting events like talent
shows, block parties, and pre-game tailgates.
Be original: While tried-and-true classics like bake sales and car washes are pretty easy to pull off, it can be hard to get both your club and its supporters excited about the same old thing. Originality also decreases competition between other on campus clubs and other Key Clubs- it’s hard to make money when every other area club is doing a car wash on the same day.
Keep it festive: It’s the holiday season and now is the time to fundraise for something your club is passionate about and incorporate it into the holiday spirit. Just like Trick or Treat for UNICEF is hooked with Halloween and the tradition of trick-or treating, you can easily do the same with any fundraiser. For example, for Valentine’s Day your club could sell roses for March of Dimes or any organization that your little heart desires!
If you keep these tips in mind, your club is sure to have a successful fundraiser!
DSP IDEAS
DISTRICT SERVICE PROJECTYou can use these tips to also help you gather items for our dsp (hope in the hospital). Whether that be gathering books or recruiting member to read them to children in the hospital. There are so many ways to help!
Helpful tips from our International
Trustee
FUNDRAISING HELP!
By: Cecelia Ferguson, International TrusteeThe Eliminate Subcommittee is a sub group within Kiwanis Eliminate Committee that represents the Service Leadership Programs (which includes Circle K, Key Club, Builders, K-Kids, and Aktion Club). Their job is to create programs, initiatives, goals, resources, and all sorts of cool stuff to help clubs raise awareness and funds for the Eliminate Project. The role of the Subcommittee is to provide guidance on ways to tailor the campaign plan as appropriate for each SLP group and help coordinate fundraising/awareness efforts. The Eliminate Sub-Committee elected their two Key Club International Representatives for this year in October: Erika, from the New York District and Sean, from the Florida District. The committee structure includes one adult representative from K-Kids, Builders Club and Aktion Club and two student representatives from Circle K International and Key Club International.
The tangible results that you, a Key Clubber, can see as a result of the work and accomplishments of the committee are the following:
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF program (remember all the $ now goes to The Eliminate Project). Last year the program raised $600,000. This year the committee made boxes more accessible because they were put in the Kiwanis Family Store and clubs that previously participated in the initiative received 50 boxes. So far the program has raised over $100,000!
SLP recognition program. Mothers and babies all over the world are benefiting from your work to raise funds for The Eliminate Project. It’s time to be recognized for your efforts. New this year Key Club members and clubs are eligible for special recognition when their contributions reach a certain level.
Visit the New Resources page on The Eliminate Project website and download the Kiwanis Family Recognition brochure to find out more about these awards.
Communication and outreach via social media. For social media updates check out the following:
Youtube.com/TheEliminateProject
Facebook.com/ TheEliminateProject
Twitter.com/EliminateMNT
Official site: www.TheEliminateProject.com
Contact Information for your Key Club Representatives
Sean Valdivieso
Region: Florida
E-Mail: [email protected]
Erika Lim
Region: New York
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 646-610-9296
Elimiate is Kiwanis’s Global inititave to stop maternal and neonatal tetanus. Three things that help make eliminate great
1. The vaccinations - Just $1.80 for a woman and her future children. They stop the tragedy NOW.
2. The Education - Unicef helps to train healthcare workers, and village doctors on safe birthing practices, this ensures heath in the FUTURE.
3. No Waste - the money you donate goes straight to the cause and will not be used for brochures or any other administrative cost.
ELIMINATE RECAP
$1.80 will protect a
mother and all of her future
children
WHAT IS THE ELIMINATE SUBCOMMITTEE AND WHAT IS IT UP TO?
Time for our winter service ideas!Here are a few New service project ideas to get started
with this winter!
Bell ringers-This holiday season, sign up to help your local
Salvation Army as they serve the underprivileged members
of your community. Contact a volunteer specialist at your
local branch and pledge to spend a few hours out in
the cold. After all, it could greatly change a life.
Care cards-Fashion handmade holiday, birthday
or sympathy cards for members of your community or
donate them to your local Children’s Miracle Network
hospital. Write encouraging or inspiring messages inside
each card and deliver them. Remember to sign each card as
“From the members of our local Key Club.”
Coats for kids-Keeping warm in the winter months is
something most of us take for granted, but many children—some,
probably, even in your neighborhood—have a hard time staying
warm. Before the coldness sets in, collect new or old coats the
members of your community are willing to donate. Then, contact
your local Angel Tree coordinator or social service office to ensure
they go to children in need.
Serving up the grub-Donate your club’s labor for an
afternoon or evening stocking shelves at your local food pantry, or
serving dinner to the less fortunate at a nearby soup kitchen. This is
one of the fastest and best ways to see the difference in
the faces of each and every life you’ll touch. Winning
tips: Host a food drive for these organizations and bring
everything you’ve collected with you. Feeding
America is available to help with food drives across
the United States, log on to www.feedingamerica.org.
Homeless shelter birthday parties-Host monthly
birthday parties for kids at your local homeless shelter or
community center. Bring games, gifts, cake and refreshments, and the spirit of fun to these less fortunate children
and leave a lasting impact on the community. Winning tips: Get gifts, party supplies and food donated, if possible. Show up early to
decorate, and be sure to go all out to make the event extra special.
Hopefully these great projects should help get you excited for service even in the chilly weather !
it’s coldddd outside!It’s that time of year again, it’s chilly outside. Now while we all may want to stay snuggled up under our winter blankets keeping warm, there’s service to be done!! These tips and ideas should help you get back into the swing of things!
Switch it up, new projects are
always fun
WONDERFUL WINTER SERVICE
Children’s Miracle Network is a
nonprofit organization that raises
money to benefit hospitalized kids while
increasing awareness of its member
hospitals. All CMN Hospitals
contributions directly benefit hospitals,
helping to purchase up-
to-date equipment, train
staff, conduct life-saving
research, implement
outreach programs and
provide health care for
children whose parents can’t
afford to pay.
More than 170 children's hospitals
are affiliated with Children's
Miracle Network Hospitals. Find a
Children's Miracle Network Hospital
near you and learn about the work
they are doing in your community.
How Key Club helps
In 2009-10 Key Club and the Kiwanis
family raised almost $1.8 million for
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. For
more than a decade, Key Club
International has been supporting CMN
Hospitals by sponsoring fundraisers and
participating in service projects
involving CMN Hospitals.
Project Ideas for Key Clubs
Key Club members can participate
in service projects at their local
children's hospital in the following ways:
Stalling for Spare Change: The more
money the school raises, the longer
class is stalled for that day. So classes
will be delayed 1 second for every $.50
raised. If the school raises $1,000, that is
2,000 seconds (33 minutes and 33
seconds).
SERVICE PARTNERChildren’s Miracle Network. What it is and
how you can help
Well that’s itI hope you enjoyed this edition
of the buckeye Key. Don’t
forget to enter the contest and
get pumped for DCON.
As always , contact me with any questions, ideas, comments, or contest entries at
BUCKEYE KEY WInter 2012
Ohio District Key Club
Help make miracles!
DON’T FORGET!SEND IN ARTICLES ABOUT WHAT
YOUR KEY CLUB IS DOING. We
want to hear about your great
service projects. Without your
submissions we cannot have a
club spotlight section.
Put your club center stage