THE WOLVERINE KEY
THE MIGHTY MICHIGAN DISTRICT
THE MIGHTY MICHIGAN DISTRICT: BIRTHPLACE OF KIWANIS
Hello Mighty Michigan Key Clubbers,
My name is Jenna Morrison and I am thrilled to be your District Governor this service year! This next year, my goals are to Support, Unite, and Nurture our district to help us shine together! This, however, is not possible without all of you. I encourage you and your clubs to support one another and your community, to unite our district by participating in district and divisional events, and to nurture membership within your club and nurture relationships with your club, division, and our district! Please keep a look out for emails and newsletters from your Lieutenant Governors and stay in contact with them. I am so excited to embark on this journey of service and leadership with you all and to see many of you at Fall Rally. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me (governor@mikeyclub.org) if you ever have any questions or concerns. Let’s make this a great year for the Mighty Michigan District!
Yours in caring servic
Jenna Morrison
ED HELLO SECRET AGENTS!
Welcome to my second edition of the Wolverine Key! As you read through our latest district magazine, I hope you feel a deep sense of pride in your contributions to service and leadership. This issue is especially exciting, as it is in theme of our most recent event, Fall Rally! which was inspired by all things spyrelated! The Mighty Michigan District had a blast with secret agent vibes in such a remarkable event! (more on page 17!)
Within these pages, you'll find inspiring stories of serv outsta distric Enjoy make Your Dun Letter
MEET THE E-BOARD
AGENT LAYLA
GARCIA DISTRICT SECRETARY
ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
MEET THE E-BOARD
MEET THE E-BOARD
AGENT DUNYA
AIDIBI DISTRICT BULLETIN EDITOR
CRESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
MEET THE E-BOARD
EMENHISER DISTRICT LTG CHAIR
SOUTH HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL
E-Board
E-Board
girls just wanna havefun!
girls just wanna havefun!
LTG DIV. TWO - DANA KASSOUMEH
LTG DIV. THREE - ADDY SHULL
LTG DIV. FOUR - RJ LANGEN
LTG DIV. FIVE - SOPHIA LIU
LTG DIV. SIX - BEN PEASE
LTG DIV. SEVEN - JACKSON PALMER
LTG DIV. EIGHT - SALSABIL ZAHID
LTG DIV. NINE - JOHN YANG
LTG DIV. TEN - BROOKE WICKER
LTG DIV. ELEVEN - FATME KHALIL
LTG DIV. TWELVE - JUMANA
KAMALALDIN
LTG DIV. THIRTEEN - YAALVIZHI RP.
LTG DIV. FOURTEEN - HANNAH CABAL
LTG DIV. FIFTEEN - LEEA EUN
LTG DIV. SIXTEEN - MCCARTY LIANG
KIWANIS FAMILY RELATIONS
CHAIR
JANA IBRAHIM
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS AND PROJECTS CHAIR
JOEY BERRY
NEW CLUB BUILDING COCHAIRS
JUMANA KAMALALDIN &
MIA MORABITO
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
CO-CHAIRS
JUHI BHATT & TAYLOR
GABRIELSON
EVENTS CHAIR
CECILIA LOSSIO
SUMMER BOARD & FALL BOARD Recap
Summer Board and Fall Board mark the final Summer Board and Fall Board mark the final stretch of the 2024-2025 service year. stretch of the 2024-2025 service year.
During Summer Board, the District Board During Summer Board, the District Board collaborated on committee kits, collaborated on committee kits, brainstormed ideas for Fall Rally, evaluated brainstormed ideas for Fall Rally, evaluated each other’s work, and strengthened their each other’s work, and strengthened their bonds through kayaking, bonfires, meal bonds through kayaking, bonfires, meal prep, and hands-on service projects such as prep, and hands-on service projects such as dog toy making. dog toy making.
At Fall Board, the Board really brought Fall At Fall Board, the Board really brought Fall Rally to life by crafting handmade Rally to life by crafting handmade decorations, refining workshops, and visiting decorations, refining workshops, and visiting Eisenhower High School. They also enjoyed Eisenhower High School. They also enjoyed team-building at Dave & Buster’s and filmed team-building at Dave & Buster’s and filmed promo videos to get excited for SLC! promo videos to get excited for SLC!
FALL BOARD SUMMER BOARD
INTE NAL INTE NAL
PPARTNERS ARTNERS
CCHARITIES HARITIES
FALL Agents of
RALLY Service
Recap!
awards packet awards packet
Gallery! WELCOME TO THE
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WHY I KEY
IIjoinedKeyClubbecauseIwantedtoinfluence joinedKeyClubbecauseIwantedtoinfluence mycommunitybydonatingmytime.Often, mycommunitybydonatingmytime.Often, peopleonlydonatemoneytocharitablecauses, peopleonlydonatemoneytocharitablecauses, but,donatingtimeisjustasimportant,andI but,donatingtimeisjustasimportant,andI wantedtogivehelptoothers.KeyClubwasthe wantedtogivehelptoothers.KeyClubwasthe mosteffectiveclubforthis. mosteffectiveclubforthis.
JacobDeMoss,Division14
JacobDeMoss,Division14
I joined Key Club to help the community around me, whether I joined Key Club to help the community around me, whether that be to help the poor and needy or simply the that be to help the poor and needy or simply the underprivileged. Helping senior citizens out or very young underprivileged. Helping senior citizens out or very young elementary kids is very fulfilling to me. I am still part of this club elementary kids is very fulfilling to me. I am still part of this club and highly enjoy the new relationships I have made. I am very and highly enjoy the new relationships I have made. I am very close to my board and we are all friends who help one another close to my board and we are all friends who help one another as well as the club be the best it can be. Key Club has made as well as the club be the best it can be. Key Club has made me realize the most important job of a citizen of the United me realize the most important job of a citizen of the United States is to help the community around them. I hope to States is to help the community around them. I hope to continue helping my community around me my entire life. continue helping my community around me my entire life.
Megan Mangalathet, Division 16
Megan Mangalathet, Division 16
JOINED CLUB
I joined Key Club to grow my leadership skills and to have a I joined Key Club to grow my leadership skills and to have a bigger impact in my community. After joining Key Club, I bigger impact in my community. After joining Key Club, I realized how I enjoyed assisting anyone in any way possible. I realized how I enjoyed assisting anyone in any way possible. I enhanced my leadership skills ever since joining as a freshman. enhanced my leadership skills ever since joining as a freshman. After going to SLC '24, I seen so many people having pride in After going to SLC '24, I seen so many people having pride in being Key Club member. Seeing the pride and the huge being Key Club member. Seeing the pride and the huge community, I realized that Key Club is an amazing community community, I realized that Key Club is an amazing community that serves to help anyone and I am so glad to be a part of it. that serves to help anyone and I am so glad to be a part of it.
McCartyLiang,LTGofDivision16
McCartyLiang,LTGofDivision16
I joined key club because my cousin inspired me to join as I joined key club because my cousin inspired me to join as well as my sister because they were both on District Board. I well as my sister because they were both on District Board. I grew up helping people and volunteering for key club and I grew up helping people and volunteering for key club and I was inspired and I really have grown to have a connection was inspired and I really have grown to have a connection with my community and helping others. Some of my best with my community and helping others. Some of my best friends are in key club and I truly enjoy doing service friends are in key club and I truly enjoy doing service projects with others. I’ve met so many mi key clubbers at projects with others. I’ve met so many mi key clubbers at events like fall rally and slc and reconnect and i’ve made events like fall rally and slc and reconnect and i’ve made great connections as well as friends. great connections as well as friends.
Areeba Nasir, Division 12 Areeba Nasir, Division 12
SERVICE SERVICE Spotlight Spotlight
MR. SPEAR
UAIS KEY CLUB ADVISOR
Mr. Spear is an incredible Mr. Spear is an incredible hardworking advisor who runs hardworking advisor who runs the CAS program, Key Club, the CAS program, Key Club, Student Voice committee, and is Student Voice committee, and is an amazing english teacher. He an amazing english teacher. He makes significant impacts on makes significant impacts on students through his way of students through his way of teaching, leading, and advising. teaching, leading, and advising. I greatly appreciate him as an I greatly appreciate him as an advisor, he inspires me and advisor, he inspires me and many others to be better many others to be better students and better people students and better people overall. overall.
IAM KEY CLUB ADVISOR MRS. JIRKANS
Mrs. Jirkans has always been Mrs. Jirkans has always been an enthusiastic advisor and an enthusiastic advisor and has work to provide the IAM has work to provide the IAM Key Club with valuable Key Club with valuable service opportunities. She service opportunities. She always has the brightest smile always has the brightest smile and comes to each meeting and comes to each meeting excited. I could not imagine excited. I could not imagine having an advisor more having an advisor more dedicated than her. dedicated than her.
ADVISORS ADVISORS
Dr. Harvey has been an amazing advisor
Dr. Harvey has been an amazing advisor for the Crestwood Key Club, and is for the Crestwood Key Club, and is always there to support and guide her always there to support and guide her members and students. Her relatable members and students. Her relatable personality and strong leadership make personality and strong leadership make her the kind of teacher and advisor her the kind of teacher and advisor everyone loves. From her guidance and everyone loves. From her guidance and encouragement, many Crestwood encouragement, many Crestwood students have taken on leadership roles students have taken on leadership roles at the district and even international at the district and even international levels of Key Club. She's been a huge levels of Key Club. She's been a huge part of their success and an all-around part of their success and an all-around amazing advisor! amazing advisor!
MS. CERVEN-ASTELL
IAE KEY CLUB ADVISOR
Ms. Vicki Cerven-Astell has been serving Ms. Vicki Cerven-Astell has been serving as the President for the Troy Kiwanis of as the President for the Troy Kiwanis of Michigan and also managing two clubs Michigan and also managing two clubs within our division, continuously providing within our division, continuously providing us students with so many resources. She us students with so many resources. She has given us insights on the importance has given us insights on the importance of connecting with the community and of connecting with the community and how to become a better leader through how to become a better leader through our experiences. our experiences.
DR. HARVEY
CRESTWOOD KEY CLUB ADVISOR
MRS.
WOODARD
LAKESHORE KEY CLUB ADVISOR
Mrs. Woodard has been advising our Key Club
Mrs. Woodard has been advising our Key Club for 10 years now. During these memorable for 10 years now. During these memorable years, she has allowed our club to thrive and years, she has allowed our club to thrive and has made it a priority to increase our has made it a priority to increase our membership, as well as win awards at SLC to membership, as well as win awards at SLC to highlight our success. However, to us, Mrs. highlight our success. However, to us, Mrs. Woodard is best known for her dedication and Woodard is best known for her dedication and true passion for what she does. true passion for what she does.
TAKING MEETING MINUTES
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Taking minutes is a vital part of a well-operated Key Club. Hopefully, the following information can help you improve the quality of the minutes you take and provide you with a better understanding of the importance of them. Besides the summer months, minutes should be turned in through the Monthly Report Form, found on our district website–mikeyclub.org–or in monthly newsletters.
What are minutes?
Minutes are a written record of discussions or decisions made during a meeting or event. Afterwards, they are to be shared with members and your board so to give an overview of your most recent meeting. They benefit the District Board by providing evidence your club is meeting, understanding of how your club operates, and showing us what service projects your club engages in. Minutes assist your club by providing a historical record of events, showing progress over the service year, explanations of decisions made, providing deadlines for assignments, and informing absent members of topics discussed. It’s always important to keep minutes clear and informative without being too detailed. One should be able to have a strong understanding of what your club discussed at a meeting from the minutes you take, but a word-for-word account is not necessary.
How do I take minutes?
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The following should always be included in every minutes document: date, time, who is leading the meeting (“called to order by…”) location (or virtual meeting), attendance, adjournment, discussion, and when the next meeting will be held.
2. If you’re having difficulties keeping up with the speed of everyone’s speaking, don’t worry! Never feel afraid to ask for a clarification before continuing the discussion, or you can try recording to listen back through to ensure you haven’t missed anything. You can also ask for another member to help you take minutes to make sure you cover everything if your meetings move too quickly for you to handle on your own.
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Always be consistent in the formatting. How will you section off the information and use headings? Are bullet points or full sentences better? Will they be hand-written or typed out? Once you find a format that works best for you, create a template so you don’t have to restructure your documents every meeting. If you’re looking for inspiration, our website–mikeyclub.org–has a meeting minutes template under the “secretary” tab!
3. Find a good balance between details and conciseness. Without oversimplifying the information, you can paraphrase the conversation and still have it understandable to your members. Knowing every detail of what happened isn’t necessary, but ensure enough information is provided that members will understand what it means if they didn’t attend a meeting.
Always remember, taking minutes should not be a stressful task. It is a huge role to take on, but I know you can handle it. If you ever need assistance with this, or any other secretary duties, feel free to reach out! I am a resource to help you become outstanding club officers and am always available to help out. EXAMPLE
LAYLA GARCIA - DISTRICT SECRETARY
HANDS
When asked the question, what is your favorite thing about you, answers vary. Some say their intelligence or their athletic abilities, and in the past I have said something similar. But recently, after joining the District Board, my favorite part of me is my hands.
Have you ever looked at your hands? Like, really looked at your hands? Every freckle, every wrinkle, every scar, cut or bruise, tells a story. I have a scar on my right knuckle from falling on the playground when I was a child. Every time I glance at this scar I remember being a kid playing on the swings or kickball on the asphalt. This scar is small, but the story and meaning is not. I have a feeling that, if you look at your hands, you might have something similar. These indents are permanent storytellers that help you reminisce how you have lived your life up until this point. Hands are not just for catching or feeling, they are storytellers.
When I tell people, my hands are my favorite part of me, they often get confused. Your hands? But they aren't special! My hands, with their scars and stories, do more than they are given credit for. I use my hands to braid pieces of fabric to make dog toys for dogs in shelters. My hands are special. I use my hands to write get well soon cards to those hospitalized. My hands are special. I use my hands to make friendship bracelets for those who might not receive them from anyone else. My hands are special. I use my hands to help at the local soup kitchen around the holidays. My hands are special. You can use your hands to reach out to those isolated. Your hands can be special. You can use your hands to carry out what it means to be a part of the mighty Michigan District. Your hands are special. You can use your hands to participate in service projects and carry out what it means to be a part of Key Club International. Your hands can be special.
So the next time you are asked, what is your favorite thing about your body, I hope you consider your hands. Your storytelling, special, hands.
CECILIA LOSSIO - EVENTS CHAIR
