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S PRI NG 2013

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Hel l oEas t er nCanadaKeyCl ubber s !

Al t houghwear ehopi ngt oex pandourdi s t r i ct by char t er i ng new cl ubs ,we cannotf or get aboutt hecl ubst hathaveal r eadybeenapar t oft heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ct .T hi syear ,Ipl an on wor ki ng wi t h my L i eut enant Gover nor st o pr ovi de al lCl ub Pr es i dent swi t ht he t ool sr equi r ed t ohol das ucces s f ulmember s hi p dr i ve.

T hi swi l lhel ps t r engt henourex i s t i ng KeyCl ubs and pr ovi de mor es t udent swi t ht he KeyCl ub ex per i ence ats chool st hatal r eady had Key Cl ubs !

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Mynamei sAnnuPur iandIam s ohonour edand humbl edt os er veasyour20132014Di s t r i ctGover nor .I ts t i l lf eel sl i keadr eam;wal ki ngi nt ocaucus i ng r oomsand s peaki ng i nf r ontofs uchpas s i onat e and mot i vat ed l eader sf r om al loverEas t er n Canadawasj us taf ant as t i cex per i encef orme.

Ihave beeni nvol ved wi t hKeyCl ub f oral mos t3 year snow,andhaver eal i z edt hatt heener gyKey Cl ubber spos s es s ,s et st hem apar tf r om r egul ar hi ghs chools t udent s .Ihavehad t heoppor t uni t y t os er veal ongs i demanyf el l ow KeyCl ubber s ,and hopet ocont i nuet hi si nt heyeart ocome.I nt he pas t ,Ihavehel dcommi t t eepos i t i onsont hecl ub l evelandhaveal s ohadt heoppor t uni t yt os er ve ast he Pr es i dentf ort he Camer on Hei ght sKey Cl ub.

Dur i ngmyex per i enceswi t hKeyCl ub,Ihavemet manynew peopl e,madenumer ousf r i ends ,and s har edmemor i est hatwi l l l as tal i f et i me;t hati st he KeyCl ubex per i ence!T hebes tpar tofi t ,i st hati ti s uni quet oeachandever yKeyCl ubber .Mygoal f ort he20132014KeyCl ub yeari st opr ovi deever yone wi t h oppor t uni t i es t hat wi l lhel pt hem bet t ert hei rKeyCl ubex per i ence.

T her e ar e wel lover1000 s chool si nt he Eas t er n Canada Di s t r i ct ;however ,onl yar ound 50act ual l yhavechar t er edKeyCl ub.T hi ss howst heendl es s pot ent i alf or t he gr owt h of t he Eas t er n Canada Di s t r i ct !Aswebecomemor eand mor e awar eoft hewonder f ulor gani z at i on,t hei nt er es t r i endi nS er vi ce, f ors t ar t i ng KeyCl ubsi sal s o gr owi ng,i ncr eas i ng AF t he number of Key Cl ubber si n t he Eas t er n CanadaDi s t r i ct .Mygoal f ort heupcomi ngyeari s Di s t r i ctGover nor t oi ncr eas emember s hi pandpr ovi dehi ghs chool Eas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ct窶適eyCl ubI nt er nat i onal s t udent st ot akepar ti nt heKeyCl ubex per i ence.

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Af e wt hi ng sa bou tAnnu . . .

Iwi l lbeas e ni ors t u d e nta tCa me r onHe i g ht sCol l e g i a t eI ns t i t u t ei nt heFa l l .

I nmys pa r et i me , Il ov epl a y i nga ndwa t c hi ngs por t s , l i s t e ni ngt omu s i c , ha ng i ngou twi t hf r i e nd s , a nde a t i ngl ot sofd e l i c i ou sf ood !

Ia l s ol ov et ome e tne w pe opl ea ndma k ene wf r i e nd s , be c a u s eIt r u l ybe l i e v et ha te v e r y oney oume e t g i v e sy oui d e a st ha tc a nhe l py oui nwha t e v e ri ti st ha ty ou ' r ed oi ng .

Iwa ntt o wor kt og e t he r , wi t ha sma nype opl ea sIc a n, t oma k ead i f f e r e nc ei nmyhome , s c hool a ndc ommu ni t y .Bu tmos tofa l l , Iwa ntt os howt hewor l dt ha twi t ha l i t t l ebi tofe f f or t , weCANma k eac ha ng ei ns ome one ' sl i f e .

Af e wt hi ng sa bou tPu r u . . .

Ia ma nAi rCa d e t ,api l ot ,a ndal ov i ngf r i e nd .Bu tmos ti mpor t a nt l yIa ma Ke yCl u bbe r !If i ndha ppi ne s si ns e r v i ngot he r si nmyc ommu ni t ya ndIf i nd t ha tKe yCl u bha sg i v e nmet ha tc ha nc e .

Ie nj oyme e t i ngne wpe opl e , pl a y i ng s por t sa ndpa r t i c i pa t i ngi ns e r v i c epr oj e c t sf orKe yCl u b.

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Toi nc r e a s et hec ommu ni c a t i on be t we e nt hec l u bsa ndt hed i s t r i c t 2 .

He l pc r e a t ene wc l u bsa nd r e t a i nme mbe r s 3 .

Cr e a t i ngac ommi t t e es y s t e mt o e ng a g enonboa r dme mbe r s

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Col l e c ta l l e a r l ybi r dd u e ss ot ha t wec a nf oc u sons e r v i c epr oj e c t s 2 .

Upd a t ee v e r y onewi t hme e t i ng mi nu t e s 3 .

Ma k ene wc onne c t i onswi t hKe y Cl u bbe r sa ndKi wa ni a ns

Af e wt hi ng sa bou tJ a c q u e l i ne . . .

Iwi l l bes t a r t i ngmys e ni ory e a ri nMa r cGa r ne a uCol l e g i a t eI ns t i t u t ei nt hef a l l .

I fIa mnotwor k i ngonKe yCl u b, Ic a nbef ou nds pe nd i ngmyf r e et i mee i t he r wi t hf a mi l ya ndf r i e nd s , l a u g hi nga tYou Tu bev i d e os , orpl a y i ngv i d e og a me s .

Il ov et a c k l i ngonne we x pe r i e nc e s ,me e t i ngne wf a c e s ,a ndv ol u nt e e r i ng !

Be f or eIg r a d u a t e ,Iwa ntt os ha r et heKe yCl u be x pe r i e nc ewi t ha sma ny pe opl ea spos s i bl e , whe t he rt ha tbet hr ou g hs e r v i c epr oj e c t s , me e t i ng s , ord i s t r i c tc onv e nt i on-l e t ’ sha v eag r e a ty e a roff u na nds e r v i c et og e t he r !

Af e wt hi ng sa bou tS i mon. . .

S i nc eIj oi ne dt woy e a r sa g o,Ke yCl u bha she l pe dmebr e a kou tofmys he l l a ndd e v e l opl e a d e r s hi ps k i l l s ,a ndha sma d ememor eopt i mi s t i ca bou tf u nd r a i s i nga nds e r v i c e .Ir e a l l yl ov et heoppor t u ni t i e sKe yCl u bha sg i v e nmet o s e r v emyc ommu ni t ya ndma k ead i f f e r e nc ei nt hel i v e soft hos eI ' l lne v e r me e t .

Aswe bma s t e r , Ir e a l l yl ookf or wa r dt ou s i ngt hewe bs i t et oc ha nne l my e nt hu s i a s mf orKe yCl u b.

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Cr e a t er e s ou r c e sa i me dt ohe l p wi t hme mbe r s hi pg r owt h&r e t e nt i on 2 .

I nv ol v enonboa r dme mbe r si n t hec r e a t i onoft hed i s t r i c tma g a z i ne 3 .

Cr e a t ead i s t r i c tma pwi t hc l u bl oc a t i onsf orme mbe r st ov i e w

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Cr e a t eac l e a ne rl ookf ort he we bs i t ea ndu pd a t ei tf r e q u e nt l y 2 .

I mpr ov ebi l i ng u a l i s mbyk e e pi ngf r e nc hs i t eu pd a t e d 3 .

Pr ov i d eonl i ner e g i s t r a t i onf or Di s t r i c tConv e nt i on

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Toi nc r e a s et hec ommu ni c a t i on be t we e nt hec l u bsa ndt hed i s t r i c t 2 .

He l pc r e a t ene wc l u bsa nd r e t a i nme mbe r s 3 .

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Af e wt hi ng sa bou tLa r s . . .

He l l o!Myna mei sLa r sChe n.I ' mt heLi e u t e na ntGov e r norf ort heGr a nd Ri v e rDi v i s i on.Fe a r i ngt obor ey ouwi t hal i s tofmyi nt e r e s t sa ndhobbi e s ,I wi l lt a k et hi soppor t u ni t yt ot e l ly ouwha tIl ov ea bou tKe yCl u b.

I t ' snott he l ongt i t l eof" Li e u t e na ntGov e r nor "ort hepr i v i l e g eofbe i nga bl et og ot oI nt e r na t i ona lConv e nt i onort oDCON e a r l y .I t ' sbe i nga bl et os i td ownwi t ha pr e s i d e nta ndd i s c u s st her e bu i l d i ngofhi sorhe rc l u bt ha tha sj u s tha dar ou g h y e a r .I t ' sha v i ngt heoppor t u ni t yt obr i ngpe opl et og e t he ru nd e rt hena meof s e r v i c e .And ,i t ' sbe i nga bl et os e r v emypr e s i d e nt sa ndhe l pt he m bu i l dt he i r c l u bst ot hebe s tofmya bi l i t y .

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Cr e a t eg r e a t e rd i v i s i ona l u ni t y

Af e wt hi ng sa bou tKa t he r i ne . . .

He l l ot he r e !

I ’ mKa t he r i ne , a ndI ’ mag r a d e1 2s t u d e ntf r omA. N. My e ri nNi a g a r aFa l l s .I ' ma na v i dr e a d e r , hu g eS he r l oc kf a n, a nde nj oyawi d ev a r i e t yof mu s i c .Il i k et r a v e l l i ng ,a r thi s t or y ,a ndwe l l t i me ds a r c a s t i cc omme nt s .Ia m a l s oabi gf a nofKe yCl u b,s e r v i c ea ndc ha l l e ng e s .Nott oos u r pr i s i ng l yt ha t l a s ts e nt e nc epr ov i d e sag oode x pl a na t i onofwhyIwa nt e dt obe c omeLG.I ha v ema nyKe yCl u bg oa l s ,a nda mq u i t ec onf i d e ntt ha tt heEa s t e r nCa na d a Di s t r i c twi l l d of a nt a s t i cwor kt hi sy e a r .

Il ookf or wa r dt ome e t i ngy oua l l a nd be s tofl u c ki nt hene ws c hool y e a r !

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I nc r e a s ea c t i v eme mbe r s hi pnu mbe r s .

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I nc r e a s ea ndi mpr ov ec ommu ni c a t i on.

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Ge tKe yCl u bme mbe r smor e a c t i v ei nt hel oc a l c ommu ni t y .

Af e wt hi ng sa bou tJ e s s i c a . . .

Il ov et or e a d ,s l e e p,bi k e ,c a noe ,a ndg oc a mpi ngi nt hes u mme r .Ic a n' tl i v e wi t hou tmu s i c ,whe t he ri tbel i s t e ni ngt oa l lk i nd sofg e nr e sorpl a y i ngpi a no a ndc e l l o.

Iwou l dl i k et os pe nds e v e r a l y e a r st r a v e l l i nga l l ov e rt hewor l di nt he f u t u r e .

I ' mr a t he rne r v ou sa bou tg r a d u a t i ngf r om hi g hs c hool be c a u s eId on' t k nowwha tIwa ntt os t u d yi nu ni v e r s i t yy e t , bu tmyd r e a mi st owr i t eanov e l a ndpu bl i s hi t .I ' ms oe x c i t e dt os e r v ey ouont heEa s t e r nCa na d aDi s t r i c t boa r dt oma k ey ou rKe yCl u be x pe r i e nc et hebe s ti tc a nbe ! .

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I mpr ov ec ommu ni c a t i onbe t we e nt heboa r da ndc l u bpr e s i d e nt s 2 .

Or g a ni z i ngmor ed i v i s i ona lv ol u nt e e r i nga ndf u nd r a i s i nge v e nt s 3 .

He l pKe yCl u bsa c r os st hed i s t r i c tc ommu ni c a t ea ndi ns pi r ee a c h ot he r

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Af e wt hi ng sa bou tOl i v i a . . .

I ' m a1 7y e a rol dI Bs t u d e ntwhobu s i e smy s e l fwi t hl ot sofa c t i v i t i e s .As i d e f r om myl ov ef ors e r v i c et ha tbr ou g htmet oKe yCl u b,Ia l s ol ov et he a t r e , mu s i c , s i ng i ng , poe t r y , a r t , a ndd a nc e .

Youna mei t , Ipr oba bl yd oi t !

Iv ol u nt e e rwi t hou rKe yCl u b, bu tIa l s ov ol u nt e e ra r ou ndt hec ommu ni t yf orr ol l e r d e r by , a r te x hi bi t s , a ndLGBTe v e nt s .

Al l i na l l , I ' m ag a l whol ov e smyc ommu ni t y a nd t r i e s t o be t t e r my wor l d i n a ny wa y I c a n.

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Uni t emyg r a ndd i v i s i on( a l l ofAt l a nt i cCa na d a ) 2 .

I nc r e a s es pi r i t 3 .

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Af e wt hi ng sa bou tHa nna . . .

Hi , myna mei sHa nnaBonne v i l l ea ndI ' mt heEa s t e r nCa na d aDi s t r i c tTr a ns l a t or .

Iha v ebe e ni nKe yCl u bf or5y e a r sa ndi tc ha ng e dmyl i f e .

If e e l s obl e s s e d t obepa r tofs u c ha na ma z i ngor g a ni s a t i on.

Ic ons i d e rmy s l e l fa saha r dwor k i ng , d e v ot e d , a ndc a r i ngpe r s on.

Ou t s i d eofa c a d e mi c s , Il i k et os pe ndmyt i mepl a y i ngs por t s , r e a d i ngbook sors i mpl yr e l a x i ng .

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He l l oe v e r y one !

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Ie nj oyd oi ng Pr .

Tos e taf e a s i bl ef u nd r a i s i ngg oa l ma nyt hi ng sou t s i d eofKe yCl u b, i nc l u d i nga c t i v i t i e ss u c ha ss k i i nga ndba d mi n- 2 ort heEa s t e r nCa na d aDi s t r i c tt o t on.Il ookf or wa r dt oc ommu ni c a t i nga ndwor k i ngwi t hKe yCl u bbe r sf r om f a c hi e v ea sawhol ebyDCON2 0 1 4 a c r os st heDi s t r i c tt hi sy e a r , f e e l f r e et ot a l kt omea ta nyt i me !

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Youth Opportunities Fund Helping your Key Club serve.

The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation. It uses interest, as well as a portion of your International dues payment, to help Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world around them by providing them with grants to carry out worthwhile service projects and fundraisers.

YOF Grants can help you take action! Look around and identify things that need done in your school, community, or world and apply for a Key Club International Youth Opportunities Fund grant – that’s what these clubs did:

Whitney High School Key Club California-Nevada-Hawaii District As part of the Tijuana Project, Whitney High Key Club assisted three orphanages in Baja, Mexico by providing them with the basic necessities of shampoo, undergarments, soap, and more for the orphans. Part of their grant also went to purchase toys and school supplies. All in all, thanks to Whitney’s own fundraising and their Youth Opportunities Fund grant, the Key Club was able to equip and change the lives of approximately 150 children in Baja.

South Fork High School Key Club Florida District South Fork Key Club’s “Books for Babies” project fits nicely into the Kiwanis family’s dedication to increasing literacy through Young Children: Priority One. With their awarded grant money, the Key Club, Kiwanis, Builders Club, and K-Kids clubs of the area joined forces to read and mentor students and provide them with over 600 books in just a four-month period. Also covered by the Youth Opportunities Fund were transportation to mentoring sessions and substitute teacher coverage for the local elementary school and head start center.

Find more information online at www.keyclub.org/service/yof.

YOF Application Process Getting your grant couldn’t be any easier! The Youth Opportunities Fund application process has been designed to be as simple and straightforward as possible. Follow these steps and you’ll be well on your way to bettering your school, community, or world with the help of the YOF! Step 1. Begin the Form Obtain an official Youth Opportunities Fund grant application online at www.keyclub.org/service/yof. You’ll need to choose one Key Club member and one involved adult to be contacts for the selection committee. Have them complete the first two sections of the application form.

Step 2. Declare your Project Prior to beginning your application, your club should have discussed the project with which they’d like YOF assistance. Write that project’s name and short description in the third section of the form, and continue to break it down in the next two sections: Problem – What made you choose the project you did? Describe the situation you seek to improve through your club’s service. Remember, the selection committee won’t be familiar with the circumstances of your application, so be as descriptive as possible in this section.

Solution – Here you’ll find several questions as to how you will address the problem you’ve already stated. Be sure to include all necessary information, or your application may be denied.

Step 3. Address the Finances A meticulously prepared budget for your project is a must! Account for every dollar of both your YOF grant, and the additional funds you’ve raised for the project. Remember, you may request anywhere from $100 to $2000 from the Youth Opportunities Fund, but all that money must appear in your finished budget. It is acceptable to attach a separately prepared document to your application.

Step 4. Complete and Mail There are four last statements included in the final section of the YOF application form. Once you’ve completed every field and read these conditions, have your Key Club member contact (from section one), adult advisor (from section two), and school principal sign and date the form. Mail all your documents to: Youth Opportunities Fund, 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196 The selection committee will mail its final decisions no later than January 15.

Remember!  All applications must be received by the Key Club International staff no later than October 15 to remain eligible.  Any application deemed incomplete for lack of information or detail will be denied.  Youth Opportunities Fund applications are subject to all terms listed in Article O of the Key Club International Board Policies, found in Section 2 of this organization’s official Guidebook.

Contact your Lieutenant Governor with additional questions on the Youth Opportunities Fund.

Good luck!

Kiwanis

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Yo u t h O p p o r t u n i t i e s F u n d GRANT APPLICATION Contact Name (Must be a Key Club member) _____________________________________________ Grant Requested for

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High School Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________ City______________________________________________ State/Province _______________Zip/Postal Code __________________ School Phone Number (_______)______________________ Contact’s Home Phone Number (_______)___________________________ How did you find out about the Youth Opportunities Fund? _____________________________________________________________ Adult Advisor Information You must have an adult advisor to apply for a grant. Your adult advisor can be faculty advisor, a Kiwanian, or a school administrator. Please ask your adult advisor to complete the following information.

Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Street Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ City _____________________________________________ State/Province _______________Zip/Postal Code __________________ Phone Number - Work (_____)________________ Home (_____)__________________ Relationship to Grant Seeker _____________ Signature______________________________________________________ Date _____________________________________________ PROJECT INFORMATION Answer the following questions in the space provided. Be complete and give details where appropriate. All answers must be included within this document. Additional sheets of paper are not acceptable and will result in having the entire application returned to the project contact.

Title of Project ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ One-sentence description of project _________________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM Describe the problem that your project addresses. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SOLUTION When and where will your project take place? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What have you done so far to get your project started? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How will your project measurably improve the community, the country, or the world? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How will you measure the success of your project? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How will you build on the success of your project? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Who is working on the project? Please list their names, addresses, and phone numbers. If space does not allow for the entire list, please provide the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the steering committee. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Is there an organization that you will be collaborating with? If so, give the name of the organization, the name of your contact, their position, and phone number. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Give a detailed timeline of your project. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BUDGET What parts of your project require funding? Give a detailed budget for your proposal. Include price quotes if possible. You cannot request less than US$200.00 or more than US$2000.00. What elements of your project are being donated and by whom? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Agreement with Youth Opportunities Fund By signing this grant proposal, you agree to: 1. Submit a final written report within two weeks of the completion of your project.

2. Use all grant money for the purposes detailed in your application.

3. Keep accurate financial records and include the records in the final report.

4. Allow your project to be used in any media or future Youth Opportunities Fund promotional campaigns.

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