The Gold Standard: December 2013 by Alex Mok

Volume 1, Issue 9

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the treasurer’s official newsletter to the New York District Key Club

Table of Contents

3 Words from Your Treasurer 4

Applying for the Robert F. Lucas Outstanding LtG’s Award

6 Role of Club Treasurer 6 December Fundraising Ideas 7 District and International Dues Collection 8 December Financial Report 10 Divisional Dues Payment Status 2

Words From Your Treasurer

Hey District Board! We are only three months away from ending the service year, but that does not mean we can all take a break! Thankfully, the New York District Awards Booklet is released to give some of us a wake-up call. We should all be looking at the Distinguished Key Clubber Award, the Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor’s Award, and the Distinguished District Officer Tabs. Even though service should be done for the sake of helping our home, school, and community, there is nothing wrong with getting recognized for it! In addition, these awards make sure that we are all doing what we are supposed to be doing. If there are some criteria that are not fulfilled, you know what the next three months should be devoted to. December 1 was the Regular Dues deadline. As of December 1, all dues submitted are considered late. Even though all clubs that haven’t paid dues are now considered delinquent, these clubs can just submit dues as soon as possible to return to an active status. Please continue to remind your clubs to update their Membership Update Center and to submit dues. Yours in the spirit of service, Alexander Mok District Treasurer 2013 – 2014

Applying for the Robert F. Lucas

Finding the RFL Lt. Gov Officer Tabs You can click here to find the guidelines and the binder tabs for the award.

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Role of Club Treasurer

What should a Club Treasurer be doing in December? In December, they should be: • Holding fundraisers and sending in FRFs and proofs • Sending their member roster and dues check • Working on the Distinguished Key Clubber application • Reviewing the requirements for the Distinguished Club Treasurer Award

December Fundraising Ideas The Festive Idea

The Low Budget Idea

The Extra Special Idea

Gift Wrapping

Christmas Caroling

Christmas Show

Set up a gift wrapping station at your local shopping mall. You can ask shoppers for donations in return for wrapping their presents this holiday season.

Walk around the neighborhood with a couple of other Key Clubbers singing Christmas carols to raise money for a cause. Instruments can be used in addition to vocals.

Hold a Christmas show with holiday themed performances. There is so much to display like the nativity story, Christmas songs, and other festive acts.

District and International Dues Collection

Below you will find a breakdown of how every club member’s dues are used. The money is never gone to waste, and it is important to tell current and prospective members where their money is going. For the 2013 – 2014 service year, dues will be $12.50 in addition to the optional $1 – $3 that each club can add. The breakdown of dues is shown below. International $6.50 • International Website www.keyclub.org • International Board Meetings • Governor and Administrator Training Conference • Resources (posters, public relations tools) • Pins and Membership Cards • District Support • Awards (scholarships, distinguished officers, etc.) • International Convention • Other Expenses

New York District $6.00 • District Website www.nydkc.org • Board Meetings • District/Club Awards • District Officer Materials (pins, resources, etc.) • Leadership Training Conference • Other Expenses

Your Club $1.00 – $3.00 • Events (parties, fundraisers, etc.) • Club Website • Meeting Supplies • Supplies for Projects • Support to Attend LTC • Kiwanis Club Visits • Club Awards • Other Expenses

Look on Page 10 to find out which of your clubs have and have not had their checks and invoices processed by International. If there is no “X” next to your school’s name, that means the club has not submitted dues yet. Please remind them of the importance of dues submission. Also remind them that you, International, and I are here to answer any questions about dues.

December Financial Report

Fundraising Progress

Dues Report

As of 12/31/2013 Amount Raised Without Proofs Amount Raised With Proofs Total Amount Fundraised Goal

As of 12/18/2013 # of Clubs Paid Dues # of Members Billed

$23,727.86 $26,025.48 $49,753.34 $100,000.00

92 6,073

Note: Totals disregard proofs

Alzheimers Association

American Cancer Society

The ELIMINATE Project

April May June July August September October November December January February March Cumulatively

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $243 $0

$230.60 $1,535 $1,528 $0 $0 $300 $12,435 $1,302.25 $0

$165 $908.30 $522.07 $0 $0 $84.87 $0 $3,030,33 $1,869

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $265.05 $0 $0

$243

$17,330.85

$6,579.57

$265.05

Project Recommendations

Club Fundraising Totals Click here to view the fundraising progress as done by each individual Key Club.

Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center

Please remind every club to fill out an FRF or to send in a proof for any fundraiser applicable.

Let your clubs know which service projects I recommend fundraising for during the month of January. This is based off the December fundraising data.

Kamp Kiwanis

Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center

Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation

Wounded Warriors

Local Causes

$97.75 $484.98 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $232.56 $0

$36 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100 $0 $0

$27 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $58.25 $0

$4,975.53 $7,105.08 $2,884.22 $1,140 $70.20 $1632 $1,186 $3,637.41 $1,667.89

$815.29

$136

$27

$58.25

$24,298.33

Divisional Dues Payment Status

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Bishop McGann-Mercy High School East Hampton High School Eastport High School Hampton Bays High School Riverhead High School Southampton High School Westhampton Beach High School Amityville High School Bellport Copiague Central High School Lindenhurst High School Patchogue-Medford High School Sayville High School William Floyd High School Half Hollow Hills High School East Half Hollow Hills West High School Harborfields High School Huntington High School Smithtown High School Ward Melville High School Carle Place High School Elmont Memorial High School Floral Park Memorial High School Glen Cove High School Great Neck North High School Great Neck South High School Hicksville Senior High School Manhasset Senior High School Mineola High School New Hyde Park North Shore High School Paul D. Schreiber High School Sewanhaka High School St. Dominic High School Westbury High School C.C.A. of Wantagh

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

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Calhoun High School Farmingdale High School John F Kennedy High School Massapequa High School Plainedge High School Seaford High School Wantagh High School Wellington C Mepham High School Division Avenue High School East Meadow High School Garden City High School General Douglas Mac Arthur High School Gerald R. Claps Career & Technology Island Trees High School Sacred Heart Academy Uniondale High School W Tresper Clarke High School West Hempstead High School Baldwin High School East Rockaway Jr-Sr High School Freeport High School Hewlett High School Lawrence High School Long Beach High School Lynbook High School Malverne High School Oceanside High School Valley Stream South High School Aviation H.S. Bayside High School Benjamin N Cardozo High School East-West School of International Studies Francis Lewis High School Martin Van Buren High School Queens High School for the Sciences Robert F. Kennedy

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Townsend Harris Academy of American Studies Christ The King Regional High School Forest Hills High School Garden School Grover Cleveland High School John Adams High School Martin Luther High School Maspeth High School Newtown High School Richmond Hill High School Saint Francis Preparatory Sunnyside Community William Cullen Bryant High School Abraham Lincoln Bishop Kearney High School Brooklyn Tech High School Edward R. Murrow High School FDR High School Fort Hamilton High School

9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11

James Madison High School John Dewey High School Leon M. Goldstein High School Midwood High School CSI High School of International Studies Curtis High School Gaynor McCown ELS St. John Villa Academy Staten Island Technical High School Susan Wagner High School Tottenville High School Dewitt Clinton High School Fiorello LaGuardia High School

High School for Telecommunication Arts and Technology

X X

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High School for Math, Science, & Engineering High School of American Studies at Lehman College

11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14

Hunter College High School International Leadership Charter School NEST+M High School Stuyvesant High School The Bronx High School Of Science Alexander Hamilton Ardsley High School Lincoln High School Mount Vernon High School New Rochelle High School North Rockland High School Ramapo Senior High School Rye Neck High School Saunders Technical & Trade High School Spring Valley Senior High School The Ursuline School Woodlands High School Yonkers High School Yorktown Heights Beacon Chester Academy Cornwall Central High School Ellenville High School Fallsburg High School Middletown High School Minisink Valley Central High School Monticello High School Newburgh Free Academy Port Jervis Stissing Mountain Ausable Valley Central High School Chazy Central Rural High School Keene Central High School Lake Placid High School Northeastern Clinton Central School Northern Adirondack Central High School

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14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17

Peru High School Plattsburgh High School Saranac High School Saranac Lake High School Seton Catholic Central (Plattsburg) Ticonderoga High School Willsboro Central School Bolton Central School Fort Ann Central High School Glens Falls High School Hadley-Luzerne Hartford Central High School Queensbury High School Saratoga Springs High School South Glens Falls Central High School Southern Adirondack Education Center (BOCES) Albany High School Berne Knox Westerlo Central High School Bethlehem Central High School Clayton A. Bouton High School Colonie Central High School Guilderland Central High School Heatley Kingston High School Saugerties High School Shaker High School Stillwater Central School Voorheesville Amsterdam High School Broadalbin-Perth High School Fonda-Fultonville Central High School Gloversville High School Johnstown High School Mayfield Central School High School Mohonasen High School Niskayuna High School

17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Schalmont High School Schenectady High School Schoharie Central High School Scotia-Glenville High School Shenendehowa High School Averill Park High School Catholic Central High School Columbia High School Hoosick Falls Central School Rensselaer High School Schodack Central Schools - Maple Hill Tamarac High School Tech Valley High School Troy High School Frankfort-Schuyler Central High School Ilion Jr/Sr High School New Hartford Senior High School Oriskany Central High School Rome Catholic Junior-Senior High School Rome Free Academy T.R. Proctor Senior High School Town of Webb High School Westmoreland High School Charles W. Baker Charlotte Valley Central High School Chenango Valley Central High School Children's Home Greene Johnson City High School Laurens Central School Maine Endwell High School Norwich Owego Free Academy Seton Catholic Central High School (Broome County) 20 Union Endicott High School 21 Baker High School

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21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

Cicero North Syracuse High School East Syracuse Minoa Fayetteville-Manlius High School Hannibal Central High School Jamesville Dewitt High School Liverpool High School Nottingham High School Oswego High School Solvay High School Corning Painted Post East High School Elmira Free Academy Ithaca Notre Dame High School Southside High School Spencer Van Etten High School Thomas A Edison High School Wellsville West High School Arcadia High School Bishop Kearney Brighton High School Canandaigua Academy East High School Penfield High School Rush-Henrietta Victor Central High School Wayne Webster High School Webster Thomas High School Carthage Central High School General Brown Central High School Gouverneur High School Indian River Central High School Madrid Waddington Central High School Norwood-Norfolk Central School Ogdensburg Free Academy

24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

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Potsdam High School South Jefferson Central High School Watertown High School Alden Central High School City Honors School Holland High School Iroquois Central High School Lewiston-Porter High School Lockport High School Niagara Falls High School Springville Griffith Institute High West Seneca East Senior High School West Seneca West Senior High School Cassadaga Valley Central High School Falconer Central School Fredonia Central High School Jamestown High School Ripley Central High School Silver Creek Central High School Southwestern Central High School Westfield High School Brockport High School DeSale Regional Eastridge High School Geneva Keshequa Central School Livonia Mount Morris Pembroke Senior High School

• As of 12/18/2013 • An “X” means that the club has paid dues. For more detailed information on each club like the number of members or the date paid, please click here.

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