The Peachy Post | GA Division 7 | January 2025

DIVISION 7 | GEORGIA DISTRICT | KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL

THE Peachy

VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 9

1| Table of Contents 2| Calendar 3| January DCM/Rally 4| Service & Leadership Conference 5| Contests & Awards 6| District Updates 8| Important Topics 10| District Updates 14| Division Update 15| Contacts

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Monthly Report Form Due

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January DCM (Candidate Training)

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January Events

5TH| Monthly Report Form Due 18TH| January DCM (Candidate Training)

REGISTER FOR SLC!

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Upcoming Dates FEBRUARY 1ST| Late Dues Deadline FEBRUARY 3RD| All Contests Due FEBRUARY 10TH| SLC Registration Deadline MARCH 1ST| YOF 2nd Cycle Due MARCH 7TH - 9TH| SLC JUNE 30TH - JULY 6TH| ICON

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JANUARY DCM & RALLY

Are you interested in being the NEXT Lieutenant Governor of your Division?

Lieutenant Governor of the Division is the leader of the region who works as a liaison between club and the district.

Candidate Training Conference to provide information for our interested candidates will be held either January 18th or 25th via Google Meet (online). We will be going over LTG’s duty throughout the year and sharing tips that will help candidates prepare for the concalve.

Our Divisional Rally (conclave) to elect our new Lieutentant Governor will be held Saturday, February 11th. Two delegates from each club will be highly encouraged to attend and vote. Virtual option will be available, but online attendees will be unavailable to vote.

3| January DCM / Rally

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Get Ready Georgia Key Club!

Join in celebrating the end of the term with members all over the division with awards, and prepare for next year proposing changes to our amendments and electing new district leaders!

https://www.gakeyclub.org/slc

WHEN: March 7th - 9th WHERE: Georgia FFA - FCCLA Center DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 10TH, 2025 DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRAION PACKET FOR REGISTRATION, SCHEDULE, CONTESTS/AWARDS, ELECTION DETAILS AND MORE!

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CONTEST & AWARDS CONTESTS & AWARDS

Key Club International and the Georgia District have developed contests, awards and scholarships to award Key Clubs, individual members and advisors that truly demonstrate excellence through service.

ALL CONTEST DUE February 3, 2025, @ 11:59 PM. KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL Annual Achievement Report Single Service Award Major Emphasis Award Signature Project Award

Non-Digital & Digital Poster Contest Year in Review Traditional & Digital Scrapbook Contest Oratorical Contest Talent Contest Club Video Contest

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Download the SLC Registration Packet to check the details:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EeMeGY k-uaTTP1o5QgSolncn5lnBrdnl/view? usp=sharing

GEORGIA DISTRICT Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes Award S. Michael Goss Most Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award John C. Thompson Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor Award Social Media Award Distinguished Officer Award President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Editor Webmaster Robert Barron Outstanding Community Service Award J. Marion Brantley Most Outstanding Key Clubber Award Sandy Niniger Award Club T-shirt Contest Essay Contest Georgia District Leadership Scholarship (Senior, $1000)

2. Click the blue link in order to submit the form & be considered!

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DISTRICT UPDATES

By District Governor Annamaya Kanu

PAYING DUES (NOW LATE) Dues for the 2024-2025 year are $17 dollars per member (International ($10) + District ($7) + Any fee left after will go into club account).

The late dues deadline is February 1st.

Clubs in good standing receive the benefits below: Leadership development opportunities in your district and internationally.

Access to Global Leadership Certificate sessions.

Ability to apply for grants and scholarships.

Training for advisors.

Insurance coverage.

Clubs that submitted the dues: Calvary Christian High School Harris County High School Northgate High School The Heritage School Thank you for being on time!

Sub mit b club efore y our bec o mes susp end ed!

More about GA District dues policy:

https://www.gakeyclub.org/dues

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DISTRICT UPDATES

By District Governor Annamaya Kanu

OFFICER INFORMATION (NOW LATE) Officer Information Form is the way for the District to update the contacts and check the current status of each clubs throughout the Georgia District.

1. If your club was able to hold elections, please make sure to fill out the Officer Information Form.

(Answer as much as you can answer) 2. Clubs should edit Membership Update Center with new list of members based on the newly updated dues-paid roster.

https://www.gakeyclub.org/officerinfo Clubs that submitted the Information: East Coweta High School Thank you for Harris County High School being on time!

Newnan High School The Heritage School West Georgia Homeschool Association Northgate High School

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DISTRICT UPDATES

By District Governor Annamaya Kanu

GOVERNOR’S PROJECT Igniting Literacy is a state-wide service project for Georgia Key Club members to raise awareness of youth literacy rates. The initiative utilizes strategies such as building Little Libraries, organizing book drives, and using Schoolhouse.world for remote tutoring.

Clubs can receive recognition for their contributions at SLC 2025: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdM3E9mjGx6RyOXOMEG ZZ56U5nM5C-c0Vtu31bkmVn4YNbR3Q/viewform

JANUARY SPOTLIGHT The next Youth Opportunities Fund cycle ends March 1 at 8:59 p.m. PT/11:59 p.m. ET. The grant awards US$250 to US$2,000 to Key Clubs if chosen. Let’s take advantage of this opportunity to make a difference without the hassle of fundraising!

Apply to recieve fund for your service project!

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DISTRICT UPDATES

By District Secretary-Treasure Sarah Kim

MONTHLY REPORT FORM Secretaries and Faculty Advisors, please remember to submit the Monthly Report Form due every 5th of the month.

Once you submit this form, you will receive an email with your responses. If your club has a sponsoring Kiwanis club, please forward this email to their secretary, and use the data to fill out Annual Acheivement form for your club.

Monthly Report Form: Every 5th Annual Achievement Report: Until Feb 3rd

2024-2025 Georgia District Monthly Report Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL Sdw5k9pqfvANNzLhmQJ7iV_F8rG1uYV6bYIPU m572YisoX2IA/viewform

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2024-2025 Key Club Annual Achievement Form: https://www.keyclub.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/19/2024/09/DistinguishedClub-Award-2024-25.pdf

DISTRICT UPDATES

By District Secretary-Treasure Sarah Kim

30 points: 10% membership growth from 2023-24.

15 points: 10% increase in district service hours from 2023-24.

10 points each: 10% increase from 2024 district attendance for the 2025 Key Club International Convention.

10% increase in Global Leadership Certificate course completion from 2023-24.

10% increase in Global Engagement Rally registration from 2023.

10% increase in donations to the Youth Opportunities Fund for the Key Club birthday fundraiser from 2024 to June 2025.

5 points each: 10% increase in district convention attendance from 2024.

10% increase in Youth Opportunity Fund grant applications from 2023-24.

10% increase in donations to Start Strong: Zambia or Thirst Project.

March 23, 2025, marks the 100th anniversary of Key Club International! Open to all 33 districts, the Centennial Challenge is designed to foster membership growth and promote district development.

To complete this challenge, a district must achieve 60 points.

Learn more at:

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DISTRICT UPDATES

By District Secretary-Treasure Sarah Kim

CHARTERING As a reminder, there is a $400 chartering fee (includes member/advisor material) for a newly chartered club. Newly chartered clubs will NOT pay their dues for that year, and Kiwanis club can request a grant from the past Lt. Governors Association covering $200.

Find grant requenst on:

https://www.georgiakiwanis.com/past-ltgovernors-association.html And send it to dbrilling@avchears.org Learn more about online chartering:

https://slp-chartering.kiwanis.org/

REACTIVATION (Inactive) Inactive clubs should pay a $100 reactivation fee in addition to the dues. Make sure to mail the fees and also to fill out the Petition for Reactivation!

Petition for Reactivation:

https://www.keyclub.org/resources/petition-forreactivation/

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DISTRICT UPDATES

By District Secretary-Treasure Sarah Kim

REACTIVATION (Suspended) Suspended clubs can always reactivate and continue the Key Club journey.

1. Create a spereadsheet with information from each new member (ex. first and last name, email address, grad year) 2. Make sure to delete exsisting member so that those members doesn’t get billed Remember to calculate the dues owed. Using the dues information, determine the total amount of dues and request an invoice. Email the roster information to memberservices@kiwanis.org.

Identify the club with the club name and ID number on the check along with the roster sending it to Key Club headquarter.

Kiwanis International PO Box 6069 Dept 123 Indianapolis, IN 40206-6069

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DISTRICT UPDATES

By District Bulletin Editor Kimberly Pacheco-Medina

KEYOSK ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTS Keyosk is GA district’s online planform in which clubs/board members have opportunity to share experiences and information about variety of topics.

Key Club members and advisors are welcome to submit a 100-300 word article including graphics to be featured on GA Keyosk Publication. These articles can be over anything related to Key Club!

Submit the article with link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcFcSLMiDU6blC-cqY2FUpERWkytjNC_3hD1YzqZfzRoveA/viewform

CLUB SPOTLIGHTS Please remember that clubs are available to tag @gakeyclub on instagram to get featured for amazing idea & service!

@gakeyclub

https://www.instagram.com/gakeyclub/ Find Georgia Key Club in Socials:

https://www.tiktok.com/@gakeyclub https://www.facebook.com/gakeyclub/

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DIVISION UPDATE

By Division 7 Lieutenant Governor Jihyeon Ahn

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Check previous issues at the google drive! https://tinyurl.com/gad7archive2425

DIVISION 7 INSTAGRAM Follow and look forward for Division & District events! https://www.instagram.com /division7.gakeyclub/

Division 7 Instagram Account is now active! I will be posting lots of information throughout the term so that Members are aware of what is going on the Division.

Please follow and look forward for the posts that are coming up!

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Division 7 Lieutenant Governor Jihyeon Ahn: division7@gakeyclub.org District Governor Annamaya Kanu: governor@gakeyclub.org District Secretary-Treasurer Sarah Kim: sectreas@gakeyclub.org District Bulletin-Editor Kimberly Pacheco-Medina: editor@gakeyclub.org District Administrator Heather Brindle: heather.brindle@gakeyclub.org

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