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Heyt her eKeyCl ubber s ! T hi ss ummerhast r ul ybeenabl as t !F r om KeyCl ubI nt er nat i onalConvent i on i n Was hi ngt on t o a Ki dsAgai ns t Hungermeal packagi ngeventi nPet er bor ough,ONat Ki wani s Di s t r i ctConvent i on,Ihave ex per i enced a s ummert hatwi l lnotbe f or got t en.Ihope you’ ve al l hadt hes ame. Aspr evi ous l yment i oned,Iwasabl et oat t endt heKey Cl ub I nt er nat i onalConvent i on i n Was hi ngt on D. C.at t hebegi nni ngofmys ummer .Wi t hover1500KeyCl ub member sf r om al lovert he wor l d packed i nt o one hot el ,i t ’ snoques t i ont hatt heweekendwasf i l l edwi t h t r emendousener gy.T he Eas t er nCanada Di s t r i ctwas f or t unat eenought ot eam upwi t ht heMi ght yMi chi gan Di s t r i ctandt ourWas hi ngt on;wegott os t ayf orawhol e 10days !Oneoft hehi ghl i ght soft hi st r i pi ncl uded t he DC Mi l l i on Mealpackagi ng event ,a Ki ds Agai ns t Hungermealpackagi ng pr oj ectwhi ch t he Eas t er n CanadaDi s t r i ctandMi chi ganDi s t r i ctl edt opackage over1mi l l i onki dsmeal s !I fyouwer en’ tabl et oat t end I nt er nat i onalConvent i on t hi syear ,Iwoul d def i ni t el y r ecommend goi ng t o nex tyear ’ sI CON i n Anahei m, Cal i f or ni a( DI S NEYL AND! ! ! ) . Oneoft heevent st aki ngpl aceatI CONi st heel ect i on oft henew I nt er nat i onal Boar df orKeyCl ubI nt er nat i onal .KeyCl ubber sf r om al l overt hewor l dr anf ort hepos i t i onsofI nt er nat i onal Pr es i dent ,I nt er nat i onal Vi cePr es i dentand I nt er nat i onalT r us t ee.Wi t h over30 candi dat esr unni ng f ora pos i t i on,t he I nt er nat i onalBoar d wasel ect ed and f eat ur ed 1I nt er nat i onalPr es i dent , I nt er nat i onalVi cePr es i dentand11I nt er nat i onalT r us t ees .T he Eas t er n Canada Di s t r i cti sver yf or t unat et o haveRos hni Chandwani f r om t heT ex as Okl ahomaDi s t r i ctasourI nt er nat i onalT r us t eef ort he20132014Key Cl ubyear ! I naddi t i ont ot heKeyCl ubI nt er nat i onalConvent i on,I al s o had t he pl eas ur e ofat t endi ng t he Ki wani sConvent i onf ort he Eas t er nCanada & Car i bbeanDi s t r i ct , whi chwashel di nPet er bor ough,ONt hi syear .
Dur i ng t he event ,we wer e abl et o net wor kwi t h manyKi wani ansand s har ei deasofhow t of undr ai s e and s er ve ourcommuni t i es .Addi t i onal l y,Key Cl ubber sand Ci r cl e K member sr an t wo Mi r acl e Mi nut eevent st hatr ai s edover$900!I twasempower i ng t os ee t he s t r engt h a gr oup ofpeopl e can havewhent heyal lwor kt oget her .AtConvent i on, Ki wani ansand KeyCl ubber sal s o conduct ed anot herKi dsAgai ns tHungerMeal packagi ngevent ,i n whi chover15000ki dsmeal swer epackaged i na mer e2hour s ! Al t houghmys ummerwasf i l l edwi t hmanyot heract i vi t i es ,I CONandKCON( Ki wani sConvent i on)r eal l y s t ood out ,becaus et hey wer e a way f orme t o gat hermanyi deast obr i ngands har ewi t hmyKey Cl ub.Aswe getr eadyf ors chool ,i ti si mper at i ve t hatwet akeal loft hes egr eati deasandbegi nor gani z i ng pr oj ect st hatwi l lhel p bui l d ourhomes , s chool sandcommuni t i es .Bes ur et ot akel ot sofpi ct ur esofyourevent sands endt hem i nt oourDi s t r i ct Webmas t er ,s ot hatyou can be f eat ur ed on our webs i t e! L as t l y,t heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ctBoar dwi l l beoper at i ng on a commi t t ee s ys t em t o pr ovi de Key Cl ubber swi t h oppor t uni t i eson t he Di s t r i ctl evel !I f youwantt of i ndoutmor e,pl eas ef eelf r eet os end meanemai l atgover nor @keycl ub. ca,orj us ts i mpl y as kyourL i eut enantGover nor s ! Ihope you enj oyt he s econd i s s ue oft he ECKey, andIhopeyoual l haveaf ant as t i cyearofs er vi ce, f i l l edwi t hgr owt handmemor i esofal i f et i me. AF r i endi nS er vi ce,
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Youth Opportunities Fund Helping Key Clubs Serve the World The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held in the Kiwanis International Foundation. Some examples of what YOF has supported include:
Cy-Fair High School Key Club, Cypress, TX P R OJ e C T G R an T $ 550
ReaD, ShaRe, CaRe Tapes fOR TOTs ReaDInG PROGRam fOR 8 ElemenTaRy SchOOls Eighteen books were selected, bought, and read onto cassette tapes for each of the 8 elementary schools. The books were then bagged into Ziploc bags and placed into plastic laundry baskets. All were labeled and delivered to the libraries of each school.
ElDOn B.KeIth ElemenTaRy SchOOl PlayGROunD COmmiTTee
Brockton High School Key Club, Brockton, MA P R OJ e C T G R an T $ 2000
Funds were raised over a three-year period for playground equipment at the elementary school. The Key Club committee worked hard to get corporate sponsors in addition to doing their own fundraising.
Application on Key Club Web site www.keyclub.org. You may request funding assistance from $200 to $2,000. Postmark deadline is October 15. Applications submitted to Youth Funds & Scholarship Specialist at: Kiwanis International Foundation, 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268; or fax at 317-879-0204. SLPKC1007-3
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