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L e t t e rf r o mt h eG o v e r n o r Hel l oEas t er nCanadaKeyCl ubber s December29,2017 Ihopeal l ofyouhavehadanenj oyabl eandr el ax i ngwi nt erbr eak. Whens chool pi cksupagai n,don’ tf or getaboutKeyCl ub. J anuar yi sanex ci t i ngt i mei nt heKeyCl ubyear .KeyCl ubI nt er nat i onal haspar t ner edwi t ht heT hi r s tPr oj ect .T heyar eannonpr of i tor gani z at i ons eeki ngt obr i ngs af edr i nki ngwat ert ocommuni t i esar ound t hewor l d.Dur i ngt hemont hofJ anuar y,KeyCl ubsacr os st hewor l d ar epar t i ci pat i ngi nt he“T hi r s t y30”campai gn.EachKeyCl ubbert akes anenvel opewi t hannumberoni t ;t hatr epr es ent st heamountof moneyt heypl edget odonat e.Att heendof30days ,t hemoneyi s col l ect ed.I twi l l goi ngs peci f i cal l yt of undcl eanwat eri ni t i at i vesi n S waz i l and.Iencour ageal l cl ubst opar t i ci pat ei nt hi seas yt or uns er vi cepr oj ect .Mor ei nf or mat i oncanbef oundher e:ht t ps : / / www. t hi r s t pr oj ect . or g/ t hi r s t y30/ Det ai l sr egar di ngDi s t r i ctConvent i onandof f i ci al i nf or mat i onpackageswi l l ber el eas edf ol l owi ngt heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ctwi nt er boar dmeet i ng( J anuar y5-7,2018) .F ornow,mar kDCONonyourcal endar s :Mar ch23–25,2018att heHal i f axMar r i otHar bour f r ontHot el . T hedi s t r i cti swor ki ngwi t hat r avel agencyt obookf l i ght st oHal i f ax ,at al owerpr i ce.I fyourcl ubhas n’ tal r eadyr epor t edhow manypeopl e ar eex pect edt obegoi ngt oHal i f ax ,pl eas edos oqui ckl y.Cont act mevi aemai l orF acebook. Onl yt hr eemont hsl ef tunt i l DCON.Onl yt hr eemont hsl ef tt odos er vi cepr oj ect sbef or eyous how of fwhatyou’ vedonet ot her es tof Eas t er nCanadaKeyCl ub. Cheer st oapr oduct i vet hr eemont hs .
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L e t t e rf r o mt h eI n t e r n a t i o n a l T r u s t e e Gr eet i ngs ,Eas t er nCanadaKeyCl ubber s ! Ihopeyoual l hadanamaz i ngNew Year .Ican’ tbel i eves econds emes t erhasal r eadybegan!S econds emes t eri sgoi ngt of l yby.I ’ m her et ot el l yout omaket her es t ofyourt er msex t r emel ywor t hwhi l e.Per f or m evenmor ehands ons er vi cei nyourcommuni t y,s er veyourmember swhol ehear t edl y,ands how yourcommuni t ywhatKey Cl ubi st r ul ymadeof .Ibel i evei nal l ofyou! Wi t ht hats ai d,IhopeIgett os eeal l ofyouatt heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ctConvent i on!T heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ctConvent i on!Eas t er nCanada’ sDCONwi l l behel don Mar ch2325andIam s oex ci t edt ocel ebr at et heamaz i ngwor kt hatt heEas t er n CanadaDi s t r i cthasaccompl i s hedt hi spas tyear .DCONi sanamaz i ngwayt oel ect yournew Di s t r i ctBoar d,par t i ci pat ei nwor ks hopsandgener al s es s i ons ,at t enddances , andmeetnew f r i endsf r om acr os st hedi s t r i ct ! S omeI nt er nat i onal r emi nder s —HAL O Movementappl i cat i onsf ort hes econdr ound ar eopenonF ebr uar y1andr unt hr oughMay1.T heHAL O Movementi sanamaz i ng wayf orcl ubst oear ns er vi cepr oj ectgr ant sr angi ngf r om US$100t oUS$2500.Youcan got owww. wehal o. or gf ormor ei nf or mat i on.T hecommi t t eesont heI nt er nat i onal Boar dar enow accept i ngappl i cat i onsf orgener al member st obeont hei nt er nat i onal commi t t ees !Youcangot oht t ps : / / www. keycl ub. or g/ news / i nt er nat i onal commi t t eer epr es ent at i veappl i cat i ons /t oappl yorf ormor ei nf or mat i on. Nomi nat i onsf ort he201718KeyofHonorAwar dar edueonJ anuar y12t ot heKi wani sI nt er nat i onal Of f i ce.T heKeyofHonorAwar di st hehi ghes tawar dbes t owedt o ani ndi vi dual whohasgoneaboveandbeyondi ns er vi ngt heyout hofournat i ons . Youcangot oht t ps : / / www. keycl ub. or g/ news / nomi nat enex t keyhonor /f ormor ei nf or mat i on.I nt er nat i onal Convent i onwi l l behel donJ ul y48,2018,i nt hewonder f ul ci t y ofChi cago,I l l i noi s !Ihi ghl yencour ageyoual l t oat t endt hel ar ges teventoft heKey Cl ubyear .I t ’ ss omet hi ngyouwon’ twantt omi s s . Haveanamaz i ngmont h,andkeepupt heamaz i ngwor k!Iam i ns pi r edbyeachof youandt hewonder f ul wor kyoual l dof oryourdi s t r i ct s .I fyouneedanyt hi ngf r om me atanyt i me,pl eas ef eel f r eet or eachoutt omevi aemai l ,whi chyoucanf i ndbel ow. Happys er vi ng!
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D C O N 2 0 1 8 DCONi sani mpor t antev entf oral l KeyCl ubber st oat t end.Youc anmeetnewKeyCl ubber sac r os st heDi s t r i c t ,at t endwor k s hops , andt ak es er v i c et ot henex tl ev el . Thi sy ear ,DCONi sl oc at edi nHal i f ax ,Nov a Sc ot i a,andonl yc os tonl y$100mor et hana r egul arhot el i nOnt ar i o,i twi l l c os t$345f or ear l ybi r ddeadl i ne,onFebur ar y9t h,2018. Af t ert heear l ybi r ddeadl i ne,t hepr i c ewi l l i nc r eas eby$40( $385) .Las tdayt or egi s t eri s Febur ar y28t h,2018. Regi s t r at i onFeesc ov er sy ourhot el r oom, danc eent r ac ef ee,al l br eak f as tanddi nner di nnerc os tonFr i dayandSat ur dayac t i v i t i es , anduni queECDKeyCl ubmer c handi s e.
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L i eut enantGover nor s EachL i eut enantGover nori s r es pons i bl ef ort hei rt aki ngcar eof t hei rowndi vi s i on.Eas t er nCanada cur r ent l yhas6L i eut enantGover nor acr os sEas t er nCanada.T heyar e r es pons i bl et os uppor tcl ubsand cl ubpr es i dent si nt hei rdi s t r i ctandt o char t ernew cl ubsi nt hedi vi s i on. T heyal s oupdat es chool cl ubs ,on what evert heDi s t r i ctBoar ddoes . Dut i esi ncl ude:publ i cat i onofa mont hl ynews l et t er ,t r ai ni ngcl ub of f i cer s ,andhol di ngdi vi s i onal meet i ngs .Youmus tbeel ect edt o bet heL i eut enantGover norand del egat esofeachcl ubi nt he di vi s i onwi l l vot e.
T r ans l at or Di s t r i ctT r ans l at ori sauni quepos i t i on onl yt heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ct has .T heDi s t r i ctT r ans l at ori s r es pons i bl eoft r ans l at i ngal l of f i ci al document smadebyt heEas t er n CanadaDi s t r i ctandbyKeyCl ub I nt er nat i onal ,f r om Engl i s ht oF r ench. Dut i esi ncl ude:t r ans l at i ngal l di vi s i onal news l et t er s ,t r ans l at i ngt he Pol arEx pr es sandECKey,andal l mat er i al sont heECD’ sof f i ci al webs i t e.Youmus tbeappoi nt edby t hepr evi ousyear ’ sT r ans l at orand mus tbei nt er vi ewed.Youmus tbe f l uenti nEngl i s handF r encht o becomet heDi s t r i ct ’ sT r ans l at or .
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Bul l et i nEdi t or Bul l et i nEdi t or sar et hegr aphi c des i gner sf ort heDi s t r i ct .T heyar e r es pons i bl ef oral l pr omot i onal mat er i al pos t edont heof f i ci al s oci al medi aaccount s .Bul l et i nEdi t or s mus tpr oduceanedi t or i al magaz i ne f ort heDi s t r i ctcal l edt heECKey ever yt hr eemont hs ,t heyar eal s o i nchar geofcr eat i ngt het hemef or DCONandal l t her equi r edmat er i al . Youmus tbeappoi nt edbyt he pr evi ousyear ’ sBul l et i nEdi t orand mus tbei nt er vi ewedandhavea por t f ol i owi t hyou.T obet heBul l et i n Edi t or ,youmus tbes ki l l edi nt he gr aphi car t sandmus tknow how t o us ePhot os hop,oranyot herphot o edi t i ngpr ogr am.
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OnF r i day,Oct ober20,2017,Di vi s i on5hel dt hei rDL T C ( Di vi s i onL eader s hi pT r ai ni ngConf er ence)att hebeaut i f ul L i ber t yGr and.T her ewasanamaz i ngt ur noutt hatday, mor et han80KeyCl ubber sat t endedt heevent .AtDL T C, KeyCl ubber scoul dat t endwor ks hops ,pl ayi cebr eaker s , andmeetnew KeyCl ubber sacr os st hedi vi s i on. T hes peci al gues ts peakerwasar epr es ent at i veofS CAW ( S l eepi ngChi l dr enAr oundt heWor l d) .S i ncet heDi s t r i ct ’ s Pr oj ectwast oai dS CAW i npr ovi di ngbedki t s ,t hegues t s peaker sgaves omei ns i ghtonwhatS CAW i saboutand whatt hei rgoal sar e. T heDi vi s i on5’ sDL T C wasanout s t andi ngevent ,andal l cr edi tgoest oourL i eut enantGover nor ,Gr aceKuang, ands peci al t hankst oal l ourl eader sandKeyCl ubber s whower eabl et oat t endDL T C!
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