The Iolian
September/October 2015 Volume 1 Issue 3
Table of Contents Pg. 2 Key Club 101 Pg. 3 A Word form the District Board Pg. 11 Awards Pg. 12 International Partners Pg. 13 The Eliminate Project Pg. 15 DCLC 2016 Pg. 17 Trick or Treat for UNICEF Pg. 19 Club Spotlight
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Key Club 101 Who Are We?
What is Key Club? Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
We are caring and competent servant leaders transforming communities worldwide. The core values are leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness.
Why Key Club? No other organizations provide the opportunities that we do. With us, you better lives, make friends, and grow as a person. You’re not joining a club. You’re joining a family.
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e h t m o r f A Word
Caring- Our Way of Life 3
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Executive Board
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Governor’s I-I District Key Clubbers, I hope that you all are enjoying the cool weather and the fall season. Key Club is now back in full swing and clubs all across the district are participating in amazing fundraisers and service projects. Some successful ones that I have heard of include: highway clean-ups, car washes, New Life for Old Bags, Food Fight for Hunger, and the regular volunteering events with Kiwanis Clubs. If you do participate in any service projects/fundraisers/volunteering events whatsoever, please send us your pictures! We would love to showcase our district's clubs in our Instagram account and in our publications. Please send pictures either to your Lieutenant Governor, Justin Wiggins (techchair.iikc@gmail.com), or me (governor.iikc@gmail.com). You can also find us on Facebook! Check out some photos from Key Club events in our district @iikeyclub on Instagram! I-I Captain, our district's mascot, is currently in Streator, IL! Many of you were able to take a picture with him at our Fall Leadership Rallies. #iicaptain on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter when you post a picture of or with him! If you did not get the chance to meet I-I Captain, he will be at District Convention Leadership Conference from March 11th-13th in Springfield,IL.
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Update I would like to thank the many Key Clubbers who attended the Fall Leadership  Rallies we had from the end of September to the beginning of October. I hope that all attendees were able to learn something new to help their Key Clubs succeed. Feel free to let your Lieutenant Governor know what you liked or maybe disliked about the event so we can improve them for next year. Before I sign off, here are some general reminders: -Please stay active with your home Kiwanis Club(s). Attend their meetings, send them cards or flowers, offer to help at one of their events, etc. Maybe give service hours to members who attend a Kiwanis Club meeting. Maintaining a strong relationship with your Kiwanis Club is important to have a strong Key Club! -Don't forget to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF! All proceeds will be going towards the Eliminate Project. A club in the Texas-Oklahoma district has a Key Club Halloween party and then afterwards they go out and collect donations for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. -Communicate with your Lieutenant Governor! Your LTG can help your club in so many ways, and he/she definitely wants to help. Send your LTG a text or an email and invite him or her to your next meeting or service project. Until next time! Kristin John
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Statistical Secretary Update Hey, I-I Key Clubs! I hope you are all doing well and having an amazing time back in school! A lot of you are off to a great start with your Key Club year, so keep up the work! Keep in mind that you should have your summer (June, July, and August) monthly report form sent in by now. If you haven’t submitted it yet, it’s not too late! You can always go back and fill in missing report forms. Remember that the next Club Monthly Report Form was due on October 10th, which should cover your club’s events from September. Your monthly reports are important for the district board, as it allows us to help you out. You can fill out the form at this link: tinyurl.com/KCReportForm. Our goal for the district is to get around 60% of monthly report form submissions. We will need your help to achieve this goal. With these report forms, we can make great strides towards an amazing year within our district! If you ever need help with anything, contact your lieutenant governor or me! Yours in service, Peter Ju
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Secretary’s Update Hi I-I Key Club, I hope that you have all had a wonderful summer. Now that school has started, and your club’s lovely bell rings again for the first Key Club meeting of the school year, please don’t forget about one very important form to fill out: the Club Officer Roster Form! Once officer elections have been held, new officer contact information should be submitted through this form found on www.iikeyclub.org under FORMS. The tutorial powerpoint will be sent out by your Lieutenant Governor- it’s a super user-friendly Google Form! Why rosters? No, we aren’t making you fill out a form just because: once the District Board has officer contact information, we can better help your club by sending officers publications (such as this one!), updates on events such as Fall Leadership Rally or District Conventions, and other important material. The Roster In On Time (RIOT) certificate will be awarded to clubs who turned rosters in before September 17th! Thank you for reading this update. It was nice seeing all of you at your Fall Leadership Rally! Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns (or just to say hi J). Best of luck this school year! Yours in service, Jennifer Kuo
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Treasurer’s Update Greetings Mighty I-I District Key Clubbers! I hope you are all doing well! I can’t believe the summer is over. Key Club is now swinging into high gear! Although many may groan about the price of dues, I am here to ensure you that all of the dues you turn in in being used in ways to benefit the organization and your own club. Don’t worry! It is going towards the Key Club magazine, International and District Convention, Recognition Awards, membership cards and pins, the administrative budget, the Youth Opportunities Fund, and so much more. The list would continue for a while, but I do not want to bore you. The money that your clubs raise through fundraisers also make a huge impact on people’s lives. I have seen countless peoples’ lives changed because of all the work you do. Thank you for all that you do as Key Clubbers. It is amazing to see and hear about how other Key Clubbers are impacting their community. It is even more inspiring to hear how Key Clubbers are bringing other students to do the same. Enjoy your time Key Clubbers and keep serving! It was nice seeing you all at the Fall Leadership Rallies! Together in service, Jennifer Zhuo
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District Editor’s Update Hi I-I Key Clubbers, Wow, the first few months of the school year have flow by already! Hopefully all of you have had an amazing time in Key Club so far this year and accomplished many service projects. It has been my pleasure as your District Editor to create this Iolian for September and October. The newsletter this month I hope gives insights into new service projects, Key Club’s partners, and DCLC 2016. As I mentioned in the last Iolian newsletter, I would like to promote that our district has an Article Submission Form for each of you to access on the District Website. This form is an easier way for submitting any articles for the Iolian to display what your club has done. Also, there is not a form for photos, however you may definitely send in any that you have pertaining to Key Club to my email below. I am not requiring anyone to use the form, but it is another way to send in articles for publications. Feel free to send any articles to my email, or share your article document in Google Drive with my email. If you have any questions regarding this form or an article submission, feel free to always contact at my email: editor.iikc@gmail.com. In addition, I would like alert all of you that the due date for the next Iolian Newsletter submissions will be October 28th. I want to promote that you send in an article because it is nice to see what each of the clubs are doing in their schools and communities through the power of Key Club! Yours in service, Mary Wegescheide
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RIOT Award Winners •Rockford Lutheran •Byron •Dubuque Senior •Galena •Hempstead •Geneseo •Kewanee •Mercer County •Wethersfield •Canton •Limestone •Pekin •Eureka •Grayslake Central •Rockford Guilford •Winnebago •Hononegah •Rockford Auburn •Boylan •Dixon •Dunlap •Abingdon Galesburg •Quest Charter •Belleville West •Collinsville •Columbia •Governor French •Harrisburg •Murphysboro •Romeoville •Wheaton •Pontiac •Tri-Valley
•Heyworth •Streator •Woodland •Champaign Centennial •Tuscola •Urbana •Mattoon •Chatham Glenwood •New Berlin •Sacred Heart Griffin •Lane Tech •Lincoln Park •Northside College Prep •Whitney Young •Walter Payton •Amos Alonzo Stagg •Barrington •Streamwood •Downers Grove South •Batavia •McHenry West •Christian Life •Harlem •Peoria Central •Peoria Christian •Peoria Heights •Peoria Notre Dame •Richwoods •Metea Valley •Naperville North •Plainfield North •Warrenville South
International Partners Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is a nonprofit organization that raises money to benefit hospitalized kids while increasing awareness of its member hospitals. Since Children's Miracle Network Hospitals first broadcast in 1983, Kiwanis has donated more than US$36 million to help make miracles happen for local sick and injured kids. (For more information, click here!)
Spastic Paralysis isn’t an illness, but it is a symptom of various diseases and medical conditions of the central nervous system. It causes spasticity, which is stiff or rigid muscles that interfere with basic motions, speech, or walking. In 1952, the Illinois-Eastern Iowa Kiwanis created the Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation to fund and support medical and scientific researchers dedicated researching Spastic Paralysis and other diseases related to the central nervous system. In 1980, Key Club became involved with fundraising for Spastic Paralysis. Over 4 million dollars have been invested in research grants. It has been our district project for over 30 years! In the last year, the I-I District has raised $21,810! Now that you know what Spastic Paralysis is, now is the time to get started if you haven’t already started fundraising for Spastic Paralysis! For more information, click here!
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Since 1978, Key Clubs have hosted fundraising and awareness programs to support the March of Dimes, raising over $116,000 through fundraisers in 2011 alone! (For more information, click here!)
About 780 million people on our planet don’t have access to safe, clean water. Even worse, 4,400 kids under the age of five will die today from drinking dirty water. Those are disturbing statistics—and we’re doing something about it. Key Club International is teaming up with The Thirst Project, the world's leading youth water-activism organization.
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t c e j o r P e t a n i Elim With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 49,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year. The effects of the disease are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch. However, with the power of Key Club, we can make a difference and get involved! At ICON, IPP Maria Palazzolo pledged that Key Club would raise 3 million dollars toward the ELIMINATE project. This new pledge will save more than 1.6 million lives. As of July 16, 2015, the Kiwanis family has raised 7,262,695$ for the ELIMINATE project. This vast amount of money has saved over 4 million lives. That is amazing. Keep it up K-Family! Similar to the Ice Bucket Challenge, this challenge serves to raise money by using social media. All you have to do is‌ 1. Record a video of yourself eating 1/4 of a lemon 2. Pledge to donate to The Eliminate Project (at least $1.80) 3. Explain a little bit about Eliminate 4. Challenge your friends to participate in the challenge 5. Post the video to social media Feel free to participate in the challenge as a club service project, or even with your family and friends. Spread the word!
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What is DCLC? DCLC stands for “District Convention and Leadership Conference.” At this conference, over six-hundred Key Clubbers from the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District come together for a weekend of networking, education, leadership development, and of course, fun.
What do we do at DCLC? There are multitudes of activities that DCLC has to offer. These include things like listening to motivational speakers, attending officer training sessions, listening to engaging forums, and participating in elections of the 2016-17 District Executive Board. Oh...and did we mention that there is a dance?
When/Where is DCLC? This year, the District Convention and Leadership Conference will be held from March 11th-13th, at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois. DCLC begins Friday evening and concludes following the Governor’s Farewell Brunch on Sunday morning.
How much does DCLC cost? The cost of attending DCLC is $135 (registration fee) plus rooming. Rooming costs are as follows: Quad: $66. Triple: $88. Double: $132. Most Key Clubs fundraise a portion of the cost. If you have any questions relating to DCLC, please do not hesitate to contact DCLC Chairman Jack Nannie at either 309-369-5676 or dclcchair.iikc@gmail.com
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t a e r T r o k Tric Scare up some funds and fun this Halloween by participating in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. It’s a great opportunity to collect donations instead of candy or to bring club members together for a fabulous event or party. All money collected by Kiwanis-family members through Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF will once again support The Eliminate Project and help save moms and babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus. Did you know? A proud participant in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF since 1994, Key Club has raised more than US$7 million for child survival and development programs around the world—from efforts to eliminate iodine deficiency disorder to HIV/AIDS initiatives in Kenya and Swaziland. Starting in 2012 Key Club joined other Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF to raise money for The Eliminate Project. You can raise funds door-to-door, host a trunk-or-treat, zombie walk, horror fest, pumpkin smash, “Twilight” dance, haunted house or even an old-fashioned pumpkin pie baking (or eating) contest…or come up with your own idea!
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F E C I N U for Hold a Seriously Spooky Bake Sale. Whip up some creepy treats for a bake sale at your school.
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Hold a Creepy Crawly Car Wash. Who wouldn’t want to get their car washed by a prince or princess? Your club will have a blast seeing each other in costumes while helping raise funds to save moms and babies. Host “Cookies for Coins.” Bake Halloween cookies and sell each for 60 cents (the cost of one tetanus vaccination).
Host a Spooky Scavenger Hunt. Host it near your school and put together an awesome prize package for the winning team. Leave Boxes Behind. Ask teachers if they’ll keep one of the orange boxes in their classrooms and spread the word to their students. Appeal to their tastes. Sponsor a pumpkin pie bake-off. If you attract professional bakers, divide entries into two categories: one for the pros and one for amateurs. Charge US$1.80 for each small slice of pie. Include a whipped cream, ice cream and topping buffet for an additional fee.
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Club Spotlight Woodland High School Woodland High School Key Club, came up with a fundraiser for the Spastic Paralysis Foundation, to raise awareness for the I-I District Project. We tried to jump start it last year and it just sort of fell through, but, this year we have kick started it and it has been awesome! Our officer team and club decided to do a "Flush Spastics Down the Toilet" fundraiser in honor of all of the people with the disease. We started off by having an officer bonding day of us painting the toilet all different colors of neon so it really stuck out. We then thought of what we were going to do with it, so we decided to come up with prices and a committee to run things. We all decided that we should start off by putting it in someone's yard in the greater Streator, IL area; considering if we put it in a town with 15,000 people someone is bound to see it. We decided to set prices as $10 to get it out of your yard and $20 to get it out of your yard and you get to decide who it goes to next. So far our committee has delivered and picked up the toilet over 15 times and we are still going strong and plan to continue the project through November. We have raised close to $300 to date and we are going strong still. We are doing this to raise awareness of the disease around our area and more. We also want the rest of I-I to see our project so maybe they can get an idea or two to raise more money for spastics to keep funding the cause and for our district to show even more support to the Spastic Paralysis Foundation.
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Marian Central Catholic High School During the past two and half months, Marian’s Key Club has been very busy. They club started off the school year by making blankets for PADS. PADS is an organization that helps raise awareness for homelessness and helps support homeless people in the local community. Many students helped on this project and there were plenty of blankets made. Key club was proud to help the community and keep many people warm on these cold fall nights. The following week, an invited guest speaker came to speak about her journey to Washington DC for homelessness. She walked from Rockford to Washington DC providing a large impact on our members and it helped us to further increase our work in helping the community. Our current plan is to continue to help the homeless in the community through various methods. One such method is a clothing/food drive. We collected socks and toiletries such as toothpaste, shampoo, etc. We had bins in specific classrooms and we asked all students in the school, not just Key Club, to help. This furtherd our support for the homeless and allowed us to emphasize the struggle of the poor.
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Plainfield North High School My Unforgettable Adventure in Costa Rica By Alexis Murillo
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I’ve always had an intense desire to travel. I dreamt of exploring beautiful countries and making a difference somewhere in the world. But, I would’ve never guessed that this summer would be spent quenching that thirst for adventure. It all began when I first learned about Rustic Pathways and the wonderful trips they offer. In the winter, Key Club hosted an informational meeting about Rustic Pathways. I was amazed at how they creatively combine adventure, volunteer work and fun. With the programs they offer, I can enjoy myself while helping others and learning meaningful life lessons. Following the meeting, I went online and explored the different programs. There were so many that caught my eye but finally, I narrowed it down to one; Summer Camp Leadership in Costa Rica. I knew right away that this was the perfect program for me. One of my goals in life is to become a successful leader so I felt that I could definitely benefit from this experience. Also, the program was based on working with a team to plan and execute an exciting, week long summer camp for local Costa Rican children. I was excited to take on the challenge of being a leader and to get out of my comfort zone. So, I decided to take a chance and sign up for an unforgettable adventure in Costa Rica. When I finally arrived in Costa Rica on June 16th, I was completely anxious and eager to begin my journey. Upon arrival, I met the people who would be my leaders for the next two weeks. The four of them were energetic, positive and genuinely happy to meet us. I can honestly say that I never expected to grow so close to them in those two weeks. The first few days were like a dream. I was overwhelmingly happy to be with such a friendly group of people. I got to know all of them extremely well through whitewater rafting, kayaking, zip lining and silly get-to-know-you games. Also, we explored the beautiful, lush rainforests and I fell in love with the serene vibe of Costa Rica. I was anticipating liking the country but I never expected to be so captured by the magnificent nature and culture of Costa Rica. What’s more is that I was also able to overcome my three biggest
fears while on this trip. First, I faced my fear of water through whitewater rafting. Then, I confronted my fear of heights by going zip-lining hundreds of feet above the breathtaking rainforest. Lastly, I conquered my phobia of insects as I realized that they were everywhere, constantly biting me and I simply had to live in peace with them. After getting to know all of my fellow team members, we began to plan out the actual camp. In a span of about three days, we managed produce the outline of a weeklong summer camp. On Monday we began our first day of camp and it was not what we were expecting. By the end of the day we were all exhausted but most importantly, we were delighted to have a successful camp day. The children were absolutely amazing. They were kind, humble, sweet, lively, creative and talented. As each day of camp passed, we felt more and more like one big family. We bonded through each English lesson, soccer game, craft activity and game of duck duck goose. I was really able to practice my leadership skills as I was one of the two fluent Spanish speakers of the group. I was usually directing the children in one way or another. My fear melted away as I became comfortable with leading the group of children and I felt more like a big sister than a teacher. I created many special bonds and the last day of camp was extremely difficult for me. I didn’t want to believe that our camp was over and that I would never see those great children again. After a day of fun at a water park, we all said goodbye and shed a few tears. The children left unforgettable memories in my heart and I will never forget them. After camp ended, the last few days were relaxing and bittersweet. Saying goodbye to them was like saying goodbye to my family. And I couldn’t believe that our wonderful adventure had come to an end. I feel so blessed to have participated in such a life changing experience. This remarkable journey has made me a better person and leader. As well as being incredibly thankful for everything I have. I realized that I learned something from each and every person I had the pleasure of meeting on this trip. Most importantly, I learned that life is too precious to waste behind your comfort zone. I think I lived more in those two weeks than I ever had in my entire life. Thanks to Rustic Pathways, I know the true meaning of adventure. And, I will never forget the majestic beauty of Costa Rica and the culture I experienced. This trip ignited a passion for adventure in me and I plan to pursue this passion for the rest of my life. Thank you Rustic Pathways.
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