Florida Key Club's Sunshine Source Vol XII No 1 June-July 2016

The Sunshine Source

June/July 2016

DCON Recap

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Volume XII Issue 1

Summer Service

In this issue…

Content

Page

Editor’s Message

3

Governor’s Message

4

Governor’s Project

5

New District Board

6-11

Summer Service Ideas

12-13

DCON Recap

14-17

Award Winners

18-21

Social Media Guide

22-23

Call to ICON

24-25

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Message from the Editor Hey there, Florida District!

I am so excited to serve the mighty, mighty Florida District as this year’s District Editor. I look forward to interacting with your clubs on social media, communicating with club editors through email updates, producing The Sunshine Source, and providing you with cool new tools you can use to advertise your club to potential new members.

You are all more than welcome to send me articles and pictures from your club’s projects, especially projects that involve Feeding Our Future. I promise to make myself available for all of your Key Club needs and encourage you to reach out to me with any questions or suggestions you may have.

Don’t forget to tag us when posting project pictures! I look forward to a great year with you all.

Yours in Service,

Jada Mohammed District Editor editor@floridakeyclub.org

305-588-7421

Governor’s Message Florida District, I truly cannot believe I am here writing you this message as your new District Governor! I loved meeting so many of you at District Conference, and I hope this message reaches all of you whom I did not get the opportunity to meet.

In the past month since our Conference, I’ve already seen great excitement for service. I hope that this year brings a plethora of new service opportunities and the chance for us to grow as leaders. Also, I would like to encourage you to reach out to your local Circle K or Kiwanis Club and form K-Kids and Builders Clubs. Working closely with them will only enable us to have a larger impact.

One of my favorite things about Key Club is that we truly are an upside down pyramid in that the members are the most important aspect of our organization. We would not be where we are without all of you!

I would like to thank you for your excitement about my Governor’s Project, Feeding Our Future. Again, I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve you, and I cannot wait to continue to serve our homes, schools, and communities!

Yours in Service Always, Martha Grace Hagan District Governor Florida District of Key Club International

Feeding our Future Through the Growth of...

Food– By creating gardens and increasing collection drives, we will grow and obtain ample amounts of produce to donate to the hungry.

Literacy– Key Clubbers will work together with K-Kids and teach younger students how to read. We will also inform the younger generation about food supply origins so they will not take it for granted.

Service– Together, we will strengthen all levels of the Kiwanis Family by chartering Builder’s Clubs, K-Kids Clubs, and Key Clubs to increase productivity.

Reaching out to the hungry and homeless is the main goal. We can make a large difference by working together. I love how so many of you have already reached out to me with questions or for help in planning projects. If you ever have any questions or would like to send me photos (I’d love to see them!), please email me at governormartha@floridakeyclub.org.

Meet Your District Executives District Governor

Martha Grace Hagan Boca Raton High school governormartha@floridakeyclub.org

District Secretary Sabrina Flores Somerset Academy Chapel Trail secretary@floridakeyclub.org

District Treasurer Alyssa Frank Wellington Community High school

treasurer@floridakeyclub.org

District Editor

Jada Mohammed Barbara Goleman Senior High editor@floridakeyclub.org

District Webmaster Yuria Utsumi Boca Raton High school webmaster@floridakeyclub.org

Executive Assistant Gabriela Charlot Somerset Academy Pembroke Pines

executiveassistant@floridakeyclub.org

Meet Your District Executives DCON Chair Hannah Rosenbaum Sebring High School dconchair@floridakeyclub.org

District Administrator Mrs. Donna Parton admindonna@floridakeyclub.org

Assistant District Administrator Mr. David McCampbell

adadavid@floridakeyclub.org

Lieutenant Governors Division 1

Le’Ondiz Holloway

Division 2A

Kaylyn Rhodes

Division 2B

Jonathan Toledo

Division 3A

Maryann Herrera

Division 3B

Rida Darji

Division 4

Marissa Molloy

Division 5

Leigha Woods

Division 6

Dawson Oliver

Division 7

Lexia Garay

Division 8

Elena Havemann

Division 9

Lance Moser

Division 10A

Pareena Sharma

Division 10B

Rabea Rehman

Division 10C

Deven Harridan

Division 11

Sophia Byrd

Lieutenant Governors Division 12

Caitlin Collins

Division 13

Lillian Shirley

Division 14A

Vanessa Seymour

Division 14B

Joe McGonnigal

Division 14C

Ashley Johns

Division 15A

Amanda Laferriere

Division 15B

Odalis Hernandez

Division 16

Sheana Ward

Division 17

Allan Orr

Division 18

Samantha Gallahan

Division 19A

Haley Gamez

Division 19B

Yiset Garcia

Division 20A

Noel Vincent

Division 20B

Maria Alejandra Landron

Division 21

Alyssa Clare

Division 22

Jonathan Bastida

Division 23A

Melissa Rowe

Division 23B

Rebecca Yap

Division 24A

Robin Moscovitch

Division 24B

Caleb Neale

Division 25A

Daniel Iglesias

Division 25B

Natalie Antenor

Division 25C

Joshua Gibson

Division 26A

Roberto Pupo

Division 26B

Sophia Bazo

Division 26C

Alyssa Bell

Division 26D

Jacie Mascarenhas

Summer Service Ideas Summer is the perfect time for beach outings, barbeques, lemonade– and service! Here are some fun ways to continue serving your community while school is out.

Beach Cleanup: Beach cleanups are great for incorporating bonding time into a project. Members can clean up the area and then enjoy the beach together.

Food Gardens: Helping a youth center start a food garden is a great way to teach children the importance of appreciating where their food comes from.

Summer Camps/ Youth Centers: Summer Camps and Youth Centers are always packed during summer months and looking for helping hands.

Book Drive: Collecting gently used books and donating them to children in need is a great way to encourage learning while school is out.

Food Banks: Helping those in need get access to food is a wonderful summer activity. This project is a Governor’s Project.

Puppy Presents: This project perfectly combines making dogs happy and recycling. You can easily create adorable dog toys by cutting an old t-shirt into strips, braiding the strips together, and tying a knot on each end and the middle.

DCON Rewind The weekend of April 28th to May 1st, 2016 was the perfect combination of service, friendship, and, the fan favorite, DCON bacon. For the 78th year, the Florida District of Key Club International hosted their annual District Convention at The Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando. Attendees connected with members from other clubs, met with candidates for District and International office, participated in contests, enjoyed informative workshops, and bonded with their Kiwanis Family. Key Note Speaker, Kevin Wazner, had the crowd (and himself) roaring with laughter with his fun approach to getting an important message across. On the final night of DCON, attendees were invited to the Governor’s Ball where they said goodbye to the old District Board and welcomed in the new one. DCON 2016 was eventful and left attendees excited for next year.

DCON Rewind

Awards and Contests Distinguished Club Diamond Level: Barbara Goleman Senior High

Cape Coral High School Hialeah Gardens Senior High Hialeah High School Keystone Heights High School Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School North Fort Myers High School Palatka High School William R. Boone High School

G. Harold Martin Outstanding Club President: Jada Mohammed

Barbara Goleman Senior High

Elizabeth Leon

Hialeah Gardens Senior High

Jessie Rodriguez

Hialeah High School

Brandon Ludwig

Keystone Heights High School

Kiwanis Family Involvement Trophy: 1st place Bronze Division, North Fort Myers High School

1st place Sliver Division, Mater Academy Charter 1st place Gold Division, Barbara Goleman Senior High 1st place Platinum Division, Gulf Breeze High School

Major Emphasis Involvement: 1st place

Hialeah High School

2nd Place

Mater Academy Charter

3rd place

Barbara Goleman Senior High

Oratorical contest: 1st place

Megan Johnston, Manatee High School

2nd place

Derlis Leyva, Barbara Goleman Senior High

3rd place

Myra Jaimes, Immokalee High School

Awards and Contests Malcom K. Lewis Key Club of the Year: Hialeah High School

Robert W. Thal Outstanding Sponsoring Kiwanis Club: Kiwanis Club of Cape Coral, sponsor of Cape Coral High

Talent Contest: 1st place

Julie Bernard, Lehigh Senior High School

2nd place

Gabriela Fowler, Hialeah High School

3rd place

Sarah Austin, Pompano Beach High School

G. Harold Martin Fellowship: Dawn Campbell Pam Edwards Kerri Gordon

Jim Powell

Key of Honor: Lana Nudel

Distinguished Lieutenant Governor: Miriam Mckee

Division 3

Reaghan Wooster

Division 9

Kimberly Moya

Division 23B

Sabrina Flores

Division 24B

Beatriz Bueno Dorea

Division 26D

Most Improved Division: Division 15B

Hannah Rosenbaum

Most Outstanding Division: Division 25A

Sabrina Cerquera

Get Social!

Following some of the award winners’ accounts on social media is a great way for your club to get ideas!

Barbara Goleman Senior High: Instagram: @golemankeyclub Twitter: @bghs_kc Hialeah Gardens High School: Instagram: @hghskeyclub Hialeah High School: Instagram: @hialeahkeyclub Twitter: @hialeahhighkc Keystone Heights High School:

Instagram: @keystoneheights.keyclub Manatee High School: Instagram: @manateekeyclub Mater Academy: Instagram: @materkeyclub Twitter: @materkeyclub

Tips for your club’s social media account: 

Maintenance is key to having a purposeful social media account. Always make sure you keep information update and post often.

Fun is attractive. Show off the lighthearted, inclusive moments of your club’s interactions at service projects to get people excited about your events.

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Follow your members and other clubs to build relationships within the Key Club family.

Don’t be a ghost follower! Like and share the pictures that members post from your club’s projects as well as the pictures other clubs post. Encourage people to tag and interact with your account.

Registration Cost: Quad: $750 Double: $890 Single: $1,250

Full registration payment must be received by June 4th. Post mark dates do not apply.

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ICON Administrator: Bob Parton adminbob@floridakeyclub.org