Volume 3, Issue 3
June 2017
Division 9W Newsletter
Division 9W will be hosting its first Divisional Council Meeting on July 14th at 11:00am in Austin’s Colony Park. Please refer to page 3 of this newsletter for more information. I hope to see you there!
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Letter from your Lieutenant Governor
Summer break is officially here in Division 9W and I am sure that you all are excited to be out of school. I hope that your clubs have socials, meetings, and/or service projects planned for the summer. Please contact me if you need ideas on what you can do to serve your community and build your clubs over the summer. I am planning to have our first Divisional Council Meeting on July 14th. Please refer to the next page to find more info on the DCM. Thank you all and have a great summer!
Yours in Service, Kailee Shockey
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Divisional Council Meeting
Division 9W will have its first Divisional Council Meeting of the Key Club year on July 14th at 11:00am. The meeting will be hosted at Austin’s Colony Park (The park right behind Harvey Mitchell Elementary School). We will be having a potluck style picnic so please bring something to share. The plan is to have a picnic lunch at the pavilion in the park. We will have a short meeting to discuss what is happening in our District and Division. After lunch we will have a small service project to clean up the park. I would love to see as many Key Clubbers as possible there, and bring friends if you think they may be interested in Key Club.
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Key Club ICON What is ICON? ICON is Key Club’s annual International Convention where Key Clubbers from all around the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean gather to celebrate the year’s accomplishments, train for leadership positions, learn about what Key Club has to offer, and connect with Key Clubbers from around the world. Why attend ICON? It is the biggest Key Club event of the year. 1,600 Key Clubbers will be gathering in San Antonio for ICON. Find more info and registration forms at keyclub.org 4
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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Summer Socials
Rudder High School Key Club hosted a Snow Cone social at JJ’s Snowcones this June. It was a great opportunity to build relationships with their fellow Key Clubbers and keep their club active within the community even when we are out of school! I hope everyone who attended had an amazing time with their Key Club family!
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Important Info Club Secretaries Mail a hard copy of your club reports to the District Secretary, Shelby Morton. Email digital copies of your reports to your Lieutenant Governor, Regional Advisor, Kiwanis Sponsor, and District Secretary. 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, and Kiwanis Sponsor.
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Contact Info
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