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Editor’s Note
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Mr. Anthony/ Key Club Week Recap
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Quarterly Service Project
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Club of the Month
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Crawfish Tales Submission
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Message from the LamMissTenn Board
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How to Properly Conduct a Key Club Meeting
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How to Enhance your Key Club Experience
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LaMissTenn Board Contacts
Hello LaMissTenn Key Clubbers, In this issue of Crawfish Tales we have a lot in store for all of you! Your LTGs have written useful articles to help you better your club such as ways to improve a key clubbers experience and how to properly conduct a Key Club meeting. Also in the issue is a recap of Key Club week, club of the month, and the new quarterly project. Once again enjoy! Yours In Service, Sebastian Canales District Bulletin Editor LaMissTenn District Key Club International
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By Anthony Simmons Hello Key Clubbers, I hope everyone had a festive, informative, and fun Key Club Week. Now is the time to do what you do best; service. The Quarterly Projects are now focusing on helping the vulnerable; the homeless, people in nursing homes, disadvantaged children. What better time to help these groups than during the holiday season? So many people feel especially alone and vulnerable at this time of year, and YOU can be the difference in their holiday, and their lives. So … Go – into your community and find the people who need you most; Invest – your time to make something, or raise money to buy something that will brighten someone’s day; Visit – be the friend someone needs, or the person that makes someone feel loved; Everyone – needs to be loved, so remember to show your love to your club members and your family; You will find that when you GIVE, your life and your holiday will be brighter! So … Be Key Clubbers; Give, Serve, Care.
By Sebastian Canales Greetings Key Clubbers! Key Club week has just past and may I say what a great success it was. Schools all over our great district participated in an entire week dedicated to Key Club. Key Club week was November 6- 10 and is an annual week long event dedicated to this amazing organization. If you weren’t aware of the days here they are: Monday- Show your K, Tuesday- Kudos to the Key Players, Wednesday Dare to Care, Thursday- Random Acts of Kindness, and Friday- Connect the K. So many schools went out and performed service projects in their community and the entire LaMissTenn board received sweet messages from Key Clubbers in our district. This week was truly one to remember. If your home club hasn’t participated in Key Club week, we strongly urge y’all to plan something for the 2018 year! Key Club week is a great way to recruit members and show your school what Key Club is all about!
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Focus: Vulnerable
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By Brook Covell The club of the month is Acadiana Homeschool from Division 7a. So far this school year they have been involved with St. Jude Children Hospital, Operation Christmas Child, and their local Kiwanis Club. They have been working very hard to raise money for St. Judes. All of their hard work paid off with a whopping 10, 342.00 dollars for children at the hospital. On Kiwanis One Day they hosted a Veterans day project and a service honoring Veterans. Some of their smaller projects they did this year was working the St. Martinville Pepper Fest, the local food bank, and playing bingo at the nursing home. They have completed 1,563 hours of service and participated in Key Club week. Their outstanding service has make them stick out from other clubs. Congratulations on making club of the month and keep up the good work!
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Veterans Appreciation Ceremony This year for our Kiwanis One Day, we decided to go to our local veterans’ cemetery. We cleaned the graves, put out over 800 American flags throughout the cemetery, and then invited as many veterans as we could find for a ceremony afterwards. We have a phenomenal turn out! There were five Key Clubs, one Circle K, one Builders Club, four Kiwanis Clubs, and two other organizations not in the k-family. There was even a TV station there! We had some amazing special guest who showed up, which included: Gary Graham (past Kiwanis LaMissTenn Governor), Brook Covell (Division 7A LTG), Mike Francis (District 4 Public Service Commissioner), Nathan White (101 st Airborne Chaplain Major, currently stationed at the Pentagon!), and many more! The veterans were very happy to see so many people who cared about them. One of veterans was so moved, that he actually began to cry. The weather was perfect, and there was nothing that we would have changed about it! Thank you to all the people who came and worked!
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I AM THANKFUL FOR KEY CLUB BECAUSE IT HAS GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND GIVE BACK IN A WAY I NEVER THOUGHT IMAGINABLE. -KASSADY RYDER DIV.11 I AM THANKFUL FOR THE CHANGES THAT KEY CLUB MAKES. IT MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND IT MAKES ME HAPPY THAT LITTLE KIDS AND NEW MOTHERS DON'T DIE ANYMORE DUE TO MNT. -ALI ALI, DIV. 12 I AM THANKFUL FOR KEY CLUB BECAUSE IT HAS MADE ME REALIZE MY POTENTIAL AS A LEADER AND MY LOVE FOR SERVICE. -LILLY KAMBEROV, DIV.9
I AM THANKFUL FOR THE MANY FRIENDSHIPS THAT KEY CLUB HAS FOSTERED IN MY LIFE. -ANNA KATE BROUSSARD, DISTRICT GOVERNOR
I AM THANKFUL FOR THE LASTING IMPACT THAT OUR SERVICE HAS ON OTHERS, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY PASSION WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEW PEOPLE! -MADISON LINER, DIV. 7B
I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL KEY CLUBBERS OF LAMISSTENN! WITHOUT THEM, BIG AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE PROJECTS WOULDN'T BE COMPLETED! -CATHERINE KURUCAR, DIV. 13B
I AM THANKFUL FOR KEY CLUB, IT GIVES ME A HOME AWAY FROM HOME. I’M THANKFUL THAT EVERYONE IS SO ACCEPTIVE AND WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL-TO LEAD BY SERVING OTHERS. -SHANA BOURGEOIS, DIV. 14B I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS AMAZING ORGANIZATION HAS GIVEN ME. KEY CLUB HAS GIVEN ME THE CHANCE TO SHOW PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD MY LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AS WELL AS MY SERVICE TOWARDS MY COMMUNITY. -SEBASTIAN CANALES, DISTRICT BULLETIN EDITOR
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I AM THANKFUL FOR SEBASTIAN CANALES AND ALL THE HARD WORK HE DOES! (; I AM THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY KEY CLUB HAS GIVEN ME TO GROW. IT ALLOWED ME TO LOOK AT MY LIFE IN A MORE HUMBLE PERSPECTIVE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOWED ME TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP MY LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND HAS ALLOWED ME TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY IN WAY THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IF I WAS NOT A MEMBER OF KEY CLUB. -KASSLYN PUGH, DIV. 13A I AM THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT KEY CLUB HAS GIVEN ME TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN MY COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE AND FOR THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT I HAVE MADE THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION. I AM ALSO THANKFUL FOR KIWANIS, WITHOUT WHOSE DEDICATED MEMBERS KEY CLUB WOULD NOT FUNCTION. -SAMUEL FREIBERGER, DIV. 15 I'M THANKFUL FOR THE KEY CLUB COMMUNITY. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, I'VE MET THE MOST AMAZING PEOPLE THROUGH KEY CLUB. THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN INTRODUCING ME TO THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE LEADING MY FUTURE. WITHOUT THIS COMMUNITY, I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE TODAY. -SAMUEL VAUGHN, DIV. 8A I AM THANKFUL FOR THE DIVERSITY OF KEY CLUB. KEY CLUBBERS COME FROM ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, YET WE ALL HAVE ONE COMMON GOAL- TO HELP THOSE IN NEED! -D’IVION PHOENIX, DIV. 4C
I AM THANKFUL FOR THE CHANCE TO POSITIVELY EFFECT INDIVIDUALS IN MY COMMUNITY -TYLER SANCHEZ, DIV. 4A I AM THANKFUL FOR OUR MEMBERS! - BROOK COVELL, DIV. 7A I AM THANKFUL TO HAVE SUCH SUPPORTIVE ADVISORS AND KIWANIANS. I WOULDN'T BE LTG TODAY IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. -DESTINY DAVID, DIV. 4B
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For Presidents, officers, and even advisors, meetings can be a tough task to plan and get through. When school work and activities hit you head on, things like making an agenda or setting up a date can slip your mind. Here are some helpful broken down steps for Presidents on how to conduct and improve your meetings. 1. Plan in advance. Make sure when you notify your members about a meeting that you give them at least a two week notice. Your members need time to plan out their week and see if things conflict. If you send a notice the day before, you can bet that not many people will show up to your meeting. 2. Make an agenda. Whether it's paper or electronic, agendas are so helpful for members and even officers to look back on to see what's coming up. Try to make your agenda about a week in advance from the meeting date. This will make it easier for you to add in last minute service opportunities or make any changes necessary. 3. Prepare your officers. During meetings, the President mostly takes over and does everything. However, every officer should have some sort of role in your meeting. Try to hold an officer meeting the day before the meeting and give everyone a role in the meeting. It'll make everything easier for you and give them experience in running meetings and in case you're not there. 4. Conduct the meeting. Make sure to speak loud and clear to your members. Speak with enthusiasm about the projects you need volunteers for. Make sure your officers are taking care of their roles, whether it's speaking or taking minutes. Everyone should have a role in your meetings and feel included. 5. Bonus! Do a service project. Do you feel that your meetings are somewhat boring, and need more interaction? Try doing a service project. Making dog toys, writing care cards, and braiding bracelets are just some of many short service projects that are great for meetings. Check the Key Club website or even Pinterest for more ideas! Meetings aren't as stressful as they may seem. With these helpful steps and some tips from your predecessor, you're sure to conduct an informational and fun meeting!
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By Madison Liner At some point in our lives, we are all in the "new kid" position, whether it's at a new school, a new neighborhood, or even a new club. I'm sure we all remember the first day we joined Key Club, and that intimidating and overwhelming feeling we got when we saw the amount of meetings, service projects, and fundraisers that would take place in the year. Whether you're just starting or ending your Key Club experience, here are some ways to improve your time in the largest service program for high school students. Stay on Task. When you're in a club with so many dates to remember, it's important to stay focused and on task about when things are taking place. Make sure to keep track of what projects are going on, which ones you signed up for, and upcoming ones, too. Get to Know your Members. Even if you're not the President or an officer, it's still a good idea to get to know the other members in the club. Don't stick with the same crowd all the time. Introduce yourself and try to plan a service project together. Everyone in Key Club has at least one common interest, which is the love of serving their homes, schools, and communities. Be Involved. In any club you join, you want to be able to give it your all and show what abilities you have. Make sure to be involved in lots of service projects and fundraisers during your time in Key Club. Once you become active within the club, you'll really see how easy and enjoyable doing service with others is. All in all, your club experience is what you make it. If you're not involved in your the club, what's the point in joining? Make your Key Club experience one to remember. You won't regret it!
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Governor – ANNA KATE BROUSSARD
Division 7A – BROOK COVELL
EMAIL: governor.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division7a.lmtkc@gmail.com
Secretary-Treasurer – KARI STEPHENS
Division 7B – MADISON LINER
EMAIL: sec.treas.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division7b.lmtkc@gmail.com
Bulletin Editor – SEBASTIAN CANALES
Division 8A – SAMUEL VAUGHN
EMAIL: bulletineditor.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division8a.lmtkc@gmail.com
WEBMASTER –EMMA LEIGH
Division 9 - LILLY ANNE KAMBEROV
EMAIL: webmaster.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division9.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 1A - BRIANNA HAMPTON
Division 12 – ALI ALI
EMAIL: briraihamp0623@yahoo.com
EMAIL: division12.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 1B - SAMANTHA FORTNER
Division 13A – KASSLYN PUGH
EMAIL: samefort@ut.utm.edu
EMAIL: division13a.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 1C - Andrew Bendell
Division 13B – CATHERINE KURKUCAR
EMAIL: Division1c.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division13b.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 4A – TYLER C. SANCHEZ
Division 14A – ESMOND TSANG
EMAIL: division4a.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division14a.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 4B – DESTINY DAVID
Division 14B – SHANA BOURGEOIS
EMAIL: division4b.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division14b.lmtkc@gmail.com
Division 4C – D’IVION PHOENIX
Division 15 – SAMUEL FREIBERGER
EMAIL: division4c.lmtkc@gmail.com
EMAIL: division15.lmtkc@gmail.com
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