Volume 3, Issue 4
Division 9W Newsletter
July 2017
Deborah Duncan Show! Region 12 of Texas - Oklahoma Key Club is making an appearance on the Deborah Duncan Show, a talk show hosted in Houston, to discuss Key Club. Our clubs participated in this trip last fall, so maybe you remember attending the show or hearing about it from your fellow Key Clubs. We will receive more info after the date has been confirmed.
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Reflection on ICON
I had the honor of attending Key Club International Convention from July 5th to July 9th. It was an incredible experience that allowed me to further my knowledge of our amazing organization, meet Key Clubbers from around the world, discover new ways to assist clubs in my divisions, help select the 2017-2018 International Board, and bond with my fellow Texas-Oklahoma Key Clubbers! We began the week with an opening session and meet & greet session on Wednesday 7/5. The next day, July 6th, Key Clubbers from around the world participated in a group session on the “courage to engage”, and attended forums on different aspects of Key Club, listened to a lecture by a motivational speaker, and bonded with other Key Clubbers at the first ICON dance of the week. On Friday, July 7th, we attended a couple more forums and a group session on the “call to lead”, participated in caucuses with the T-O district, and recognized outstanding Key Clubbers in the Recognition ceremony. In House of Delegates on Saturday I had the chance to vote on our incoming International Board. The Texas-Oklahoma district finished out the week with an exhilarating trip to Fiesta Texas.
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New Key Club International Board
This July at Key Club International Convention, the 2017-2018 Key Club International Board was elected and instated. The newly instated board is listed below. Saul Ontiveros will serve as the trustee for T-O district.
International President - William Sims International Vice President - Minyoung Kim
International Trustees - Luke Gilmore Lindsey Banks Jared Dutko Emily Rice Caleb Neale Jackie Nannie Audrey Dilagurd Saul Ontiveros Rohan Mekala Alisa Nguyen Nhung Tran
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Divisional Council Meeting
This month, on July 14th, Division 9W hosted our first DCM of the 2017-2018 Key Club year. I am happy to report that we had representatives from Rudder High School Key Club, Bryan High School Key Club, and Kiwanis of College Station present at the DCM! The DCM began with a potluck picnic lunch, followed by a meeting on the status of our division, and ended with a park clean up service project.
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Youth Opportunities Fund What is the Youth Opportunities Fund? The Youth Opportunities Fund(YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within Kiwanis International Foundation. What does the YOF do? YOF awards grants to help Key Clubbers from around the world take action. Service projects in your schools and communities can be funded by YOF grants. How can you apply for a YOF grant? Key Clubs can fill out a YOF grant application requesting between $100 to $2000. You can find the application at keyclub.org/yof. All applications must be submitted by October 15th at 11:59pm. How are YOF grants awarded? The YOF committee of the KCI board reviews the applications and selects the projects they would like to award grants to. The committee is more likely to select your application if you are requesting a grant for a part of the costs instead of the entire project cost. Funding notifications are sent out no later than January 1st each year.
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Flip to CKI
As the Class of 2017 gets ready to embark on their college career, encourage your peers to consider joining Circle K International. Joining CKI would allow for students to continue their involvement in the Kiwanis family, serve their communities, and enrich their academic experience. When it is time to further your education, consider joining the world’s largest student led collegiate organization.
“Live to Serve, Love to Serve”
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District Staff
District Staff Members as pictured left to right: Stephanie Tran(District Editor), Dajah Brooks(Convention Liaison), Foster Hillis(District Treasurer), Sabrina Palma(District Governor), Shelby Morton(District Secretary), William Chao(Tech Producer)
District Governor - Sabrina Palma District Secretary - Shelby Morton District Treasurer - Foster Hillis District Editor - Stephanie Tran Convention Liaison - Dajah Brooks Tech Producer - William Chao
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Treasurer Webinars District Treasurer, Foster Hillis, will be continuing the Treasurer webinars started by Immediate Past District Treasurer, Sabrina Palma. The next webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 9th. The webinar topic will be “Fundraising”. I will release more info as it becomes available.
District Treasurer - Foster Hillis
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Kiwanis and Unicef have teamed up to eliminate Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus. Due to the efforts of these organizations in conjunction with the dedication of Key Clubbers, only 17 nations are still affected by Maternal/Neonatal tetanus. The work of the ELIMINATE project has recently helped eliminate Maternal/Neonatal tetanus from Ethiopia!
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Key Club Service Partners Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Key Club participates with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by sponsoring fundraising events. Key Club members also participate in service projects at their local children’s hospital. March of Dimes For decades, Key Club has partnered with the March of Dimes to give every baby a healthy start. Key Club members raise thousands of dollars annually through various programs, including collecting change, holding dances and taking part in March of Dimes’ signature event, March for Babies. UNICEF Since 1994, Key Club has been Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF and over the years has raised nearly US$5 million for iodine deficiency programs worldwide and HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya and Swaziland. Now it’s helping The Eliminate Project. The Thirst Project Since 2014 Key Club International has been partnering with the Thirst Project during the Month of March to participate in the "Dirty Little Secret" campaign. In March, and for all of World Water Day with the help of Key Club International, the Thirst Project is telling the world's biggest dirty little secret - 748 Million people on our planet do not have access to safe, clean drinking water. Key Club members fill up a water bottle with dirty water and carry the bottle around all month. When people ask why, Key Club members share the secret.
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Upcoming Dates
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July Task of the Month & Article Prompts
July Task of the Month: Attend a K-Family meeting. This includes Kiwanis, CKI, etc. Simply include the K-Family meeting on the main page of your club reports to receive your task of the month bonus points. July Article Prompts: 1. How does your club recruit new members? Include a recruitment strategy for both underclassmen and upperclassmen. 2. Did you attend ICON? Write about your experience! 3. What attributes did Key Club help you develop and how? 4. Have you attended a DCM or PCM yet? What did you enjoy and why? Did you learn anything new? 5. Submit a Humans of Texas Oklahoma! How was your Key Club experience and what is Key Club to you? Submit with a photo of yourself.
Article Guidelines: The articles should each have at least 1 JPG photo and be sent as Microsoft Word documents. Have the author, school name, division, article title, and prompt/whatever topic you choose at the top of the document. Email July articles by August 5th to Editor@tokeyclub.com with the email subject: Division School July Articles.
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Important Info
Club Secretaries Mail a hard copy of your club reports to the District Secretary, Shelby Morton. The physical copy must be postmarked by the 5th of each month, unless the 5th falls on a legal holiday. Email digital copies of your reports to your Lieutenant Governor, Regional Advisor, Assistant Regional Advisor, Kiwanis Sponsor, and District Secretary by the 5th of each month. All appropriate mailing and email addresses are listed here. Club Editors Mail a digital copy of your newsletter and any Tex-O-Key article submissions to the District Editor, District Secretary, Lieutenant Governor, Regional Advisor, Assistant Regional Advisor and Kiwanis Sponsor by the 5th of each month.. Club Presidents & Advisors Please update your COCI (Club Officer Contact Information) on the tokeyclub.com website.
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Contact Info
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