January Newsletter Lieutenant Governor Clifford Young Kiwanis Committee Representative Leonard Gioia Executive Assistant Timmy Dhakaia Â
New York District Key Club Division 9 (Brooklyn) Key Club Beavers
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Lieutenant Governor’s Greeting Executive Assistant’s Update Division Nine Ice Skating Fundraiser Service Spotlights! January Divisional Meeting The 67th Annual Leadership Training Conference The 72nd Key Club International Convention Kiwanis Turns 100! Divisional Paperwork Status International, District, and Division Contact Information
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Lieutenant Governor’s Greeting Dear Members and Officers of Division Nine of the New York District Key Club, Happy New Year Key Clubbers! As we said goodbye to 2014, we accomplished many things like being the 3rd most active division (in terms of service). However, the Leadership Training Conference is right around the corner and that means we have to push harder than ever before to fundraise and continue serving our homes, schools, and communities. I am proud of what we have done, now lets keep it up and finish with a bang. As I said, the Leadership Training Conference is right around the corner (t-minus 60 days) and Division Nine is out to make a presence and quite the entrance. Please inform your club officers if you would to go and be apart of this fantastic end of year celebration. See you there! Yours In Service, Clifford Young Lieutenant Governor New York District of Key Club International cliffordyoung.ltg@nydkc.org
Executive Assistant’s Update Dear Members and Officers of Division Nine of the New York District Key Club, Like LTG Clifford said, I wish you all a Happy New Year! I can’t wait to join him in visiting Key Clubs around the division throughout the next few months. Lets do our best to keep doing service and show Division Nine spirit. No one can serve like true ‘Brooklynites’ can! As the new year rolls around I hope to see a lot of new faces in Key Club and its events. I’m excited to see members at the Ice Skating Event next month, so please come out and support the Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation! See you there! (60 DAYS TILL LTC!) Yours In Service, Timmy Dhakaia Divisional Executive Assistant New York District of Key Club International tdhakaia@gmail.com
Division Nine Ice Skating Fundraiser Are you ready to partake in a fun new way of service? Yes, then join New York District Key Club Division Nine at the Ice Skating Fundraiser for Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease. For only $9.50, you get to rent skates, actually skate, socialize, and more. (If you have skates, admission is $5) This is a fundraiser so there is a suggested donation of $5 that goes towards the KPLD foundation. KPLD is a NY District Kiwanis sponsored foundation. This NY District foundation needs our help as Key Clubbers and Kiwanis Family Members together. -What: NYDKC Division Nine - Ice Skating Fundraiser -Where: LeFrak Center at Lakeside - Prospect Park (171 East Drive, Brooklyn, NY 11225) -When: February 18th, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. ***Please make every effort to attend as well as donate! Thanks for your cooperation!*** ***Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/9Jy8kvsxXC***
Mapleton Kiwanis Board and Club Meeting (1/20/15) On January 20, 2015, the Mapleton Kiwanis Board and Club Meeting took place at Theresa’s Place in Dyker Heights. Upon arriving, I was greeted by Mr. Corace, who directed me inside the restaurant and introduced me to Mrs. Neuringer and the other Kiwanians who were present. I was a bit confused because the scene did not look much like a meeting; everyone was all smiles with party hats on to celebrate “Mom’s 95th Birthday” and all the other January birthday! Eventually, I realized that this “meeting” was more informal and more celebration than relaying updates. I saw one familiar face: Mr. Grashow, who works with the US Africa Children’s Fellowship, whom I helped with loading containers in the past. Overall, I found the meeting quite interesting; it was interesting to learn about all the service projects that the Kiwanians took part in during the holiday season, while also seeing their sense of humor (why, there was tons of laughter!). Additionally, the food was extremely delicious and of such big proportions - I didn’t even have enough room for cake! I had a great time meeting all of the Mapleton Kiwanians and cannot wait to attend the next board meeting! Sandy Mui Key Club Bulletin Editor Brooklyn Technical High School
Mulch Fest (1/10/15) At the Mulch Fest on January 10th, many volunteers received several jobs in order to help their community. Held at McCarren Park, individuals were given a choice to shovel mulch, dump on trees or rake. Despite the distracting smell of the pine trees, everybody was busy and had a job to do. At our first location, we spent roughly 45 minutes assisting each other pouring the mulch on various trees. The cold breeze added restriction to our labor but we got the job done. After, we spread mulch around our first section of the park. Later, we moved to a point two minutes away, where we did the same thing. Some of us switched jobs while others decided to stay the same. On the other hand, the event was very enjoyable. Most of us were sore the next day but not even the cold weather was able to separate us in helping our community. Jeadelle Gustave Key Club Member Edward R. Murrow High School
January Divisional Meeting (1/21/15) During the January divisional, after the meeting, it really inspired me to do even more service, to enhance our club members interests in charity, fundraising and voluntary actions. I believe that with these divisionals that we hold monthly help us as officials create a baseline in improving our ability of leadership and in building new bonds with other charities/voluntary projects. I can’t wait to meet more members at future divisionals!!! Debbie Chan The January Divisional Meeting was held on Key Club Vice President January 21st, 2015 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Midwood High School. This divisional focused on Abraham Lincoln High School Lieutenant Governor candidates, the Leadership Training Conference, and Report Forms. 53 division members were present! Jď Š
The 67th Annual Leadership Training Conference (LTC) •  At the conclusion of each service year the New York District meets in Albany for our Leadership Training Conference (District Convention). This 3-day (weekend) experience is full of workshops, friends, and fun. LTC is great for incoming officers to be trained and as well as graduating seniors to say goodbye. Join us this year for an extraordinary weekend and a fulfilling opportunity. LTC 2015 (Albany, NY) March 27th-29th, 2015 The Desmond Hotel
Pin Design Submission: Email to pin@nydkc.org
Student: $280
T-Shirt Design Submission: Email to t-shirt@nydkc.org
Teacher/Faculty Advisor: $300 Transportation From Division Nine: $40
The 67th Annual Leadership Training Conference (LTC) • Conference Staff: Applications are NOW out on the website. The Conference Staff at LTC help make the conference run as smooth as possible. Tasks include, but are not limited too: security, setting up workshops, and clean ups. If you are selected as part of the Conference Staff you will join the District Board a day earlier to prepare for the weekend and your registration price will be discounted. (http://nydkc.org/events/leadership-training-conference/ then go to Conference Staff) • Awards: Each year the New York District Key Club Awards Committee releases the LTC Awards Booklet. In this booklet is a detailed explanation for every award a Key Club member/officer can apply. From the Distinguished Club President to the Distinguished Key Clubber Award ‘DKC’, every thing is included. I expect all Key Club members to apply for DKC, it is a non-competitive award and easy to fill out. (http://nydkc.org/events/leadership-training-conference/ then go to Awards)
The 67th Annual Leadership Training Conference (LTC) • Elections: At the annual Leadership Training Conference Key Clubbers have the opportunity to elect the following service years’ district officers and endorse prospective international officers. These positions are District Governor, District Secretary, District Treasurer, International Trustee, International Vice President, and International President. For more information on position descriptions visit àhttp://nydkc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/03/NYDKC-Elections-Packet.pdfß If you have any questions, please contact District Governor Jacob Spencer (jacobspencer.gov@nydkc.org).
The 72nd Annual Key Club International Convention (ICON) • What Is International Convention? The purpose of the convention is to elect the international officers, review accomplishments of the past year and set policies for the coming year. New programs are announced and national speakers participate. Members from every club should attend each year. • When Is ICON? ICON is early July. If you are interested in coming to ICON 2015 keep a look out on keyclub.org in April or ask next service year’s Lieutenant Governor. This upcoming ICON is surely going to be one to remember with 4 branches of the Kiwanis Family coming together: Kiwanis, Circle-K, Key Club, and Aktion Club. • Why go to the convention? Because it’s the biggest event of the Key Club year! Imagine celebrating the amazing things Key Club does with more than 1,600 Key Clubbers from all across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. ICON 2015 June 25th-28th, 2015 Indianapolis, IN
Kiwanis Turns 100 Jď Š Our parent organization, Kiwanis International, has just turned 100th year old on January 21st, 2015. In honor of this amazing achievement we should all get together with our Sponsoring Kiwanis Club at a meeting or host a join event. #KFamily
Divisional Paperwork Status The December Monthly Report Form Abraham Lincoln High School
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Brooklyn Technical High School
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Edward R. Murrow High School
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Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
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Leon M. Goldstein High School
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John Dewey High School
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James Madison High School
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Midwood High School
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International, District, and Divisional Contact Information Maria Palazzolo • •
International President ipmariapalazzolo @gmail.com
Kevin Zhang
Shane Meyers
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International Vice-President zhangkevin201 5@gmail.com
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International Trustee to NY trusteeshane@g mail.com
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District Governor Jacob Spencer <jacobspencer.gov@nydkc.org> District Secretary Heather Farley <heatherfarley.sec@nydkc.org> District Treasurer Anusha Syed <anushasyed.treas@nydkc.org>
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District Bulletin Editor Sharon Lin <sharonlin.editor@nydkc.org> District Webmaster Danny Qiu <dannyqiu.tech@nydkc.org> District Executive Assistants Kiera Solomon <kierasolomon.ea@nydkc.org> District Executive Assistant Theresa Lin <theresalin.ea@nydkc.org>
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District Administrator Mr. John Goldstein <nydkca@frontier.com> Kiwanis Committee Representative Mr. Leonard Gioia <Lgioia3@verizon.net> Lieutenant Governor Clifford Young <cliffordyoung.ltg@nydkc.org> Divisional Executive Assistant Timmy Dhakaia <tdhakaia@gmail.com>
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