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Hel l oEas t er nCanadaKeyCl ubber s , I ti st hemos twonder f ul t i meoft heKeyCl ubyear ;yes i t sDi s t r i ctEducat i onalConf er ence ( DCON)s eas on! I hope many,i fnotal lofyou,have al r eadyt ur ned i n yourf or msandar ecount i ngdownt hedays .DCON i s an ex ci t i ng ex per i ence f oreach ofyout o meetKey Cl ubber sf r om al lar ound t he di s t r i ctand dance t he ni ghtawaywi t ht hem.Cel ebr at i ng150t hAnni ver s ar y oft he Char l ot t et own Conf er ence,t hi sDCON i sone youwon’ twantt omi s s !Youwi l lgai nnew i deasf r om var i ouswor ks hops ,and dr es sup f orbanquet s( Iknow we al lhave t hats ecr etl ove ofdr es s i ng up) . Eas t er n Canada’ s ver y own I nt er nat i onal T r us t ee, Ros hni Chandwani wi l l evenbet her e!Mos ti mpor t ant l y,however ,youwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt oel ectyourl ead er sf ort he201415year .T hes ei ndi vi dual swi l l l eadyour di s t r i ctandcont i nuet oi ns pi r eot her s ,j us taseachand ever yoneofyoui ns pi r et hos ear oundyou. I fwar m and s unnyCal i f or ni ai son youragenda t o vi s i t ,and Di s neyl and s par ksyouri nt er es tt hant he71s t AnnualKeyCl ub I nt er nat i onalConvent i on i sf oryou. Hel dJ ul y26t h,2014i nAnahei m,Cal i f or ni ai ti ss ur et o beagr eatt i me.At i mef oryout omeetover2, 000Key Cl ubber sf r om al l overt hewor l d;i tt r ul yi sDCONons t er oi ds .OurKeynot es peakert hi syeari sChr i sBas hi nel l i whoi ss ur et ogi veuswi s dom andi ns pi r eust ocont i nue s er vi ngourhomes ,s chool s ,andcommuni t i es .
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FEBRUARY 1 5 ,2 0 1 4-Th eLi v e r p o o lRe g i o n a lHi g hS c h o o l ( LRHS ) Ke yCl u bh o s t e daVa l e n t i n eS we e t h e a r t Te ao nt h eS a t u r d a y o fVa l e n t i n e ' sDa ywe e k e n di nt h es ma l lt o wno fLi v e r p o o l , No v a S c o t i a . Ba l l o o n s ,s t r e a me r sa n dv a r i o u sv a l e n t i n ed e c o r a t i o n s e mb e l l i s h e dt h ei n t e r i o ra n de x t e r i o ro ft h ec h u r c hh a l l ,c a t c h i n g a t t e n t i o nf r o mt h es t r e e ta n ds e t t i n gt h ea mb i a n c ef o rt h ef e s t i v e o c c a s i o n .Ast h ep a t r o n se n t e r e dt h ev e n u e , e n t r a n c ef e et i c k e t swe r e s o l d .Aswe l l , r a f f l et i c k e t swe r es o l df o ral a r g e , v a l e n t i n e t h e me d b a s k e tl a d e nwi t ht a s t e f u l i t e msd o n a t e db yKe yCl u bme mb e r sa n d a d v i s o r s .Th et i c k e t d r a wf o r t h eb a s k e t o c c u r r e da t t h ec o n c l u s i o no f t h et e a . TwoKe yCl u bme mb e r s s e r v e dv a r i o u s t e as a n d wi c h e s wh i c h we r ea r t f u l l yp r e s e n t e do nt r a y sb yt wol a d i e swh ov o l u n t e e r e df r o m t h ec h u r c hh a l l .Te a ,c o f f e e ,a n dv a r i o u sv a l e n t i n e t h e me ds we e t s we r ea l s os e r v e dt ot h ep a t r o n s .S a n d wi c h e s a n ds we e t s we r ea l l ma d e a n dd o n a t e db yKe yCl u bme mb e r sa n da d v i s o r s ,a l o n gwi t ht h e c o f f e ea n dt e a .Al li na l l ,f i f t e e nKe yCl u bme mb e r sv o l u n t e e r e d d u r i n gt h ee v e n t .Di l i g e n ta d v e r t i s i n gv i al o c a l l yd i s t r i b u t e dp o s t e r s , n e ws p a p e ra d s , a n dr a d i oa n n o u n c e me n t s , c o u p l e dwi t hc o o p e r a t i v e we a t h e r , c o n t r i b u t e dt ot h eo v e r a l l s u c c e s so ft h ee v e n t , wi t han e t p r o f i t i ne x c e s so f $ 10 0 0f o rt h eLRHSKe yCl u b .
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MARCH2 0 TH, 2 0 1 4-Th eKi wa n i sCl u bo fCa s a Lo mah e l di t sa n n u a l Ke yCl u bPr e s i d e n t s ’ Di n n e ra t t h eg r a n dc o n s e r v a t o r yi nCa s aLo ma . J o i n e db yc l u b s f r o m Ma r cGa r n e a uCI , Ha r b o r dCo l l e g i a t e , Fa t h e r J o h nRe d mo n d ,Yo r kMe mo r i a l ,Ma r t i n g r o v eCI , Up p e rCa n a d aCo l l e g e ,a n do u rv e r yo wnDi s t r i c t Go v e r n o rAn n uPu r i , weh a dt h ec h a n c et oc e l e b r a t e a n ds h a r eo u rc l u b ' sc o n t r i b u t i o n st oo u rh o me s , s c h o o l , a n dc o mmu n i t y . Fr o mt h er e p o r t s , i t s e e ms a s t h o u g hma n yc l u b s h a v e a c h i e v e dal o tt h i sp a s ty e a ra n dt h e r ea r ee v e nmo r e e v e n t st oc o me . Th en i g h twa sa l s oc e l e b r a t e db yp r e s e n t i n gt h e n e we s tKe yCl u b ,Yo r kMe mo r i a l ,wi t ht h e i rKe y Cl u bb a n n e r . Af t e ra ni n c r e d i b l ed i n n e rp r e p a r e da n ds e r v e d c o u r t e s yo fCa s aLo ma -l a s tr e ma r k sf r o mg u e s t s p e a k e r s we r e ma d e ,r a f f l e s we r ed r a wn a n d me mo r a b l ep h o t o swe r et a k e nt oc o n c l u d et h en i g h t . Th a n ky o ut oKa t h i S i l k ef r o mTh eKi wa n i sCl u bo f Ca s aLo maf o ro r g a n i z i n gt h i sd i n n e ra n dt h a n ky o u t oa l lt h eKi wa n i a n sf o rt h e i re n d l e s ss u p p o r t . Wi t h o u tt h e m, t h i sd i n n e ra n dma n yp a s ta n df u t u r e e v e n t swo u l dn o t b ep o s s i b l e .
T he Eas t er nCanada Di s t r i ctwi l lbe r unni ng ona commi t t ee s ys t em cont ai ni ng ni ne commi t t ees ; s evenofwhi chwi l lhaveopeni ngsf orNonDi s t r i ctBoar dmember s .T hi si sagr eatwayt ogi veKey Cl ubber si nourdi s t r i ctoppor t uni t i est of ur t hert hei rKeyCl ubex per i enceands er veatanot herl evel . L i s t edbel ow ar et hecommi t t ees ,al ongwi t ht hei rr es pect i vechai r sandmember sf ort he20132014 KeyCl ubyear !I fyouhaveanyques t i onsaboutcommi t t eesorwoul dl i ket oappl yf orone,pl eas e cont actt her es pect i vecommi t t eehead.
•Chai r :S i monHuang,Di s t r i ctWebmas t er •Revi ewst heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ct ’ spol i ci esandas s es s est hei rf unct i onsi nt heEas t er nCanada Di s t r i ctwhi l emaki ngchangeswher eneces s ar y.T hecommi t t eeal s or evi ewst hebyl awsandal i gns t hem wi t ht heKeyCl ubI nt er nat i onal byl aws . •Member s :Ant onAbaev,MonaAdi b,S i monHuangandPaul L ee
•Chai r :J es s i caKi m,L i eut enantGover nor–Di vi s i on5 •Pr omot esKeyCl ubi nt hecommuni t yandpr ovi decl ubswi t hnewsf r om Di s t r i ctandI nt er nat i onal l evel sofKeyCl ub.Pr ovi desupt odat ei nf or mat i ont hati sacces s i bl ef oral l KeyCl ubber s . •Member s :S abr i naBer t s ch,Kat her i ne Gal l ,Rachel Gannon,Ol i vi aKi ng,L ynds ayMar i eT al onand Ki mber l yVuong
•Chai r :J enni f erDunl op,L i eut enantGover nor–Di vi s i on2 •Recogni z escl ubst hathaves er vedt hei rhomes ,s chool sandcommuni t i eswel lt omot i vat et hem. T hi scommi t t eemus tal s or evi s econt es t sandawar dsi nt heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ctt oens ur et hey al i gnwi t hKeyCl ubI nt er nat i onal ’ scont es t sandawar ds . •Member s :Ai ns l eyAnger ,HannaBonnevi l l e,Pet erL i ,F ami s haPat el ,andJ acobS acket t
•Chai r :Ol i vi aKi ng,L i eut enantGover nor–Di vi s i on11/ 12 •Wor kscl os el y wi t h Eas t er n Canada Di s t r i ct ’ sBoar d ofT r us t eest o pl an al ls t agesofEas t er n Canada’ sAnnualDi s t r i ctConvent i ont ocel ebr at eayearofs er vi ceandeducat emember sabout KeyCl ubI nt er nat i onal .T hi scommi t t eemus twor kwi t hmanycommi t t eesi nor dert oaccompl i s hi t s goal s . •Member s :Ai ns l eyAnger ,Car l yBr adl ey,HannaBonnevi l l e,Kat i eChen,Pet erL i , EmmaMar ch,Pur uPanchal ,Rachael S pear e,andGr aemeZ i nck
•Chai r :AnnuPur i ,Di s t r i ctGover nor •Ens ur est hatt heEas t er nCanada’ sBoar dofT r us t eesi sf unct i oni ngwel l andmeet i ngt hegoal st hat havebeens etout .T heymus tmoni t orandt r yandr es ol veanyi s s uest hatanyboar dmemberf aces . T hecommi t t eecons i s t sof :t heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ct ’ sGover nor ,t heDi s t r i ctS ecr et ar yT r eas ur er , t heDi s t r i ctBul l et i nEdi t or ,t heDi s t r i ctWebmas t er ,andt woappoi nt edL i eut enant Gover nor s . •Member s :AnnuPur i ,Pur uPanchal ,J acquel i neS ue,S i monHuang,L ar sChen,J es s i caKi m
•Chai r :Kat her i neGal l ,L i eut enantGover nor–Di vi s i on4 *Cr eat esabudgetf ort heEas t er nCanadaDi s t r i ct ’ sdi vi s i onal anddi s t r i ct wi deact i vi t i es .Al s omoni t or st hebudgetandcr eat esaf i nanci al s t r at egyt ohel pmi ni mi z ecos t st hr oughoutt heyear . *Member s :Kat her i neGal l ,S i monHuang,Pur uPanchal ,J ef fZ hang,andKer ui Yao
•Chai r :L ar sChen,L i eut enantGover nor-Di vi s i on3 •Pr omot esi nt er act i onsbet weent hedi f f er entl evel soft heKi wani sf ami l y.Mai nt ai nsconnect i onswi t h al l l evel soft heKi wani sf ami l yandkeepsupt odat ewi t hKeyCl ubI nt er nat i onal ’ ss er vi cepar t ner s . •Member s :MonaAdi b,L ar sChen,J es s i caKi m,S al i L aF r eni eandJ as mi neNoz ar i
•Chai r :Ker ui Yao,El i mi nat eChai r •Pr omot est her oot sofouror gani z at i on:s er vi ce.T hi scommi t t eemus twor kt ocr eat eas er vi cedi r ect or yt hatpr ovi despr oj ecti deast ot heKeyCl ubsi nEas t er nCanada. •Member s :J oyceCheng,J enni f erDunl op,L i l yS ong,andKer ui Yao
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