Key Club Beavers
New York District Division 9
September Newsletter Lieutenant Governor Ruoxin Lin Kiwanis Committee Representative Leonard Gioia Welcome back to school!!
Table of Contents Lieutenant Governor’s Greeting
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September Events Highlights
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Upcoming Events
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Reminders
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District Projects
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Paperwork Status | Contact Information
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Lieutenant Governor’s Greeting Hey Sharks! How do you feel? I hope that you had a great transition into school and keep up with your services! As the school
year rolls in we’ll meet new members. I hope you all gain lots of new members through your member drive! I will be doing club visit often and I can’t wait to see you guys! Anyways, the fun is does not end just here, because Fall Rally is only 10 days away! I strongly encourage you to attend, it’s a great conference filled with workshops and activities to strengthen your leadership skills! I hope to see you there! Happy Key Clubbing! Yours in service, Ruoxin Lin Lieutenant Governor New York District Key Club Division 9 Ruoxinlin.ltg@nydkc.org
Clean and Green Tree Stewardship Gowanus Canal Conservancy has a Clean and Green program that meets on Saturdays and Sundays to steward trees and to build monthly compost windrows using 5,000 pounds of food scraps. On Sunday, September 20, 2015, Brooklyn Tech Key Club participated in the Clean and Green Tree Stewardship. To help the environment, we went around the Atlantic Avenue neighborhood and were given the task to pull unwanted weeds from the soil beds around the trees. This gets rid of weeds that would steal the tree’s nutrients. Also, due to cars, garbage, and people walking and stepping on the tree’s soil beds, the soil is compacted and water is unable to sink into the soil or reach the tree’s roots. In order for the tree to receive more water, we used gardening tools to loosen up the soil and move dirt around. At the end of the day, it was a fun and educational event. We even got pizza after a hard day of work! Kristy Tan Member Brooklyn Technical High School
Out of the Darkness Walk On Sunday, September 27, the Brooklyn Tech Key Club members attended the "Out of the Darkness" walk. This walk was to bring awareness and to help prevent suicide. This event was in Coney Island and the walk was from twelve in the afternoon to two, lasting two hours. The Key Clubbers were at the event to
help set up the snake and water stations and help give out refreshments to the walkers. Even though it looked as if very little people showed up for this walk, near the end, it turned out to be many people. Most of the walkers knew someone who is/was in depression and/or had committed suicide. The event had a lot of support from the walkers and the walkers were very enthusiastic about it, taking many pictures and holding up poster boards. Despite not participating for the walk itself, Key Clubbers were still doing their best to help out the walkers, and learned much information about suicide and depression. Key Clubbers also were able to hear of the many backgrounds of the walkers. Overall, the event was informative and meaningful to the Key Clubbers who attended, and the community. Annie Li Member Brooklyn Technical High School
Upcoming Events Fall Rally
October 10th,2015
Where: NYU Global Spiritual Life
A mini LTC where you can attend workshops and meet Key Clubbers from different division.
Peanut Day
October 17th,2015
Where: King Plaza Avenue U The Kings Plaza Kiwanis Club need volunteers to help them to fundraise by giving peanuts to whomever donate.
Breast Cancer Walk
October 18th,2015
Where: Prospect Park on Ocean Ave and Lincoln Road A 4 mile walkathon to fundraise toward breast cancer treatment.
-Pay your dues by the last week of October to get your club recognized at LTC for Dues Early Bird!
-Key Club Week 2015: November 2nd– 6th show off your key club apparel!! Bring a new member! And do a random act of Kind-
-Attend Fall Rally!! Where officers receive training and members gain valuable insight !
Advocate Key Club to incoming Members! Foster their involvement so by the time we graduate, our club will be left in good hands!
68th Annual Leadership Training
Conference (2016) 68th Annual Leadership Training Conference (2016) Date: March 18th -20th , 2016 Location: Desmond Hotel, Albany Theme: Red Carpet Affair: Stars of Service
2016 CONVENTION - JULY 6 - 10 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.
you’ll also have the opportunity to: Bond with your people. Travel to and from International Convention with your district. Share innovative service project and fundraising ideas.
Listen to amazing speakers.
Learn about servant leadership.
Train for your 2016-17 leadership position.
Elect next year’s Key Club International Board.
Hear about our success so far with The Eliminate Project—and how you can help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.
Discover new charities and organizations you and your club can team up with.
Have fun and make memories and friendships that last a lifetime.
See the sites in Atlanta and save money while doing it. And there’s so much more! Learn more about the convention by scrolling down or clicking on the “Quick links” on the right-hand side of this page. And don’t forget to check out the Key Club sponsorship toolkit, which has everything you need to get financial sponsorships to help cover the convention’s costs.
Youth Opportunity Fund The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation.
This fund uses earned interest to help Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world by providing grants for service opportunities. The Youth Opportunities Fund is established through gifts to the G. Harold Martin Fellowships.
YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school, community or world.
Youth Opportunity Fund APPLY FOR A YOF GRANT The basics you need to know: YOF grants are given only to Key Clubs and/or club members. There is only one funding cycle for the Youth Opportunities Fund. The application must be received by October 15 at 11:59PM EST. Clubs may request funding assistance ranging anywhere from US$100 to US$2,000. The committee typically funds those clubs who are asking for a portion of the total cost of the project, and clubs who are working with other organizations to fund and complete the project. There is one funding cycle for YOF grants per year. Applications received by October 15 at 11:59 PM EST are reviewed by the Key Club International YOF committee at their November meeting. Funding notifications are mailed no later than January first each year.
Applicants must use the current YOF grant application. Previous years' applications will not be accepted. Download the current application. Guidelines for filing the application are also listed in the Key Club Guidebook under Board Poli-
Reminders Monthly Report Form is due 7th of Every Month Election Report Form should be submitted when elections are held. Fundraising Report Form should be submitted every time a fundraiser
is held and with proof! Lieutenant Governor Evaluation Form please submit this to further im-
prove your LTG.
District Projects
*They are hyperlinked. Click to learn more about these projects.
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Paperwork Status Monthly Report Form
Election Report Form
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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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John Dewey High School
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Leon M. Goldstein High School
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Contact Information District Governor: Hannah Nichols <hannanichols.gov@nydkc.org> District Executive Assistant: Matt Garber <Mattgarber.ea@nydkc.org District Secretary: Zainab Nathani <ZainabNathani.sec@nydkc.org> District Webmaster: Tanya Hao <Tanyahao.web@nydkc.org> District Treasurer: Donna Yu <donnayu.treas@nydkc.org> District Bulletin Editor: Angelica Mehta <Angelicamehta.editor@nydkc.org> District Administrator: Mr. John Goldstein <nydkca@frontier.com District Conference/Special Project Chair: Ricardo Larios <Ricardolarios.chair@nydkc.org> Lieutenant Governor: Ruoxin Lin <ruoxinlin.ltg@nydkc.org> Kiwanis Committee Representative: Mr. Leonard Gioia <lgioia3@verizon.net>
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