Seal's Post Issue No.9

DIVISION 10

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BY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MAGGIE REZNIK ISSUE NO. 9

JANUARY 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lieutenant Governor Greeting......................................................3 Leadership Training Conference ..............................................4-5 LTC Program Ads.............................................................................6 NYDKC Awards.................................................................................7 Lieutenant Governor Interest....................................................8-9 Dues Payment................................................................................10 Remote Division Events................................................................11 December Divisional Recap.........................................................12 Ice Skating Fundraiser..................................................................13 Division Service Spotlights.....................................................14-19 Paperwork Tracker........................................................................20 Governor's Greeting......................................................................21 District Goals..................................................................................22 Governor's Project.........................................................................23 District Endorsed Projects...........................................................24 International Partners.............................................................25-26 Contact Us......................................................................................27

LIEUTENANT

GOVERNOR INTRODUCTION Hi Seals, Happy New Year! We have done an amazing job with all the service accomplished in 2021, keep up the great work! As we approach the end of this service year I'd like to encourage you ALL to consider running for Lieutenant Governor. Trust me when I say this is an amazing opportunity that I am so glad I took. If any of you are thinking about it and need some questions answered, please reach out! If you are certain of your decision to run for LTG, please fill out the form to let me know.

In addition to this, January brings MANY opportunities for members and officers. As you all probably know, the NYDKC Awards Booklet was released. This is a HUGE opportunity for all of you to be recognized on a state level, so I highly recommend applying for any and all awards you want.

Lastly, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, I would like to remind you all if you are hosting in person events to follow restrictions to keep everyone safe. Those of you who are opting out of in person events, keep going with remote service!

Yours in Service, Maggie Reznik 2021-2022 Lieutenant Govenor

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G N I M O C Want to meet new people, learn new skills, and elect your new district board?

Join NYDKC in our annual Leadership Training Conference where you can attend workshops and meet new people from all around the state. This is a HUGE event that you do not want to miss, so mark your calendars!

When | March 25th - 27th Where | Albany at the Desmond Hotel

Registration is coming soon!

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D A M A R G LTC PRO

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NYDKC AWARDS The time has come! You all now have the opportunity to APPLY! This application gives you the opportunity to be recognized on a STATE level. I highly encourage all of you to apply to these awards.

If you have any questions please email me at division10@nydkc.org

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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR INTEREST Attention Seals, the opportunity is coming up! As we approach the end of the service year, you all have the opportunity to run for the 2022-2023 service year Lieutenant Governor.

ABOUT THE JOB As LTG your role would be to connect your division to NYDKC and even further - Key Club International.

Some specific tasks: Create resources for your division Host divisional meetings

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To everyone who is interested, I HIGHLY recommend looking into this position. You have the opportunity to meet amazing new people and learn from experiences in this position.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED...

Those of you who decided you officially would like to put your name in the running for 2022-2023 Division 10 Lieutenant Governor please fill out the form below. |LTG INTEREST FORM |

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DUES PAYMENT PAY YOUR DUES TODAY! If you are interested in becoming an official member, reach out to your club president!

OFFICIAL MEMBER BENEFITS Be part of the District or Division Board Get credit for your service Be part of an international organization

DUES DEADLINES EARLY BIRD: December 1st, 2021 REGULAR DEADLINE: January 1st, 2022 LATE DEADLINE: February 1st, 2022

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REMOTE DIVISION EVENTS CHARITY MILES Charity Miles is an application that gathers funds for various charities by means of walking. By tracking the miles you walk, $0.25 per mile is donated to the selected charity, THON. This is a student-run organization that helps families who had to battle through childhood cancer. This includes emotional and financial support.

JOIN OUR TEAM: DIVISION 10

7 CUPS 7 Cups is a messaging system that allows for those who are emotionally distressed to have a platform to discuss any problem or issue going on in their life.

Volunteers must attend a 30 minute course to qualify as a listener to effectively provide emotional and moral support.

Send your presidents your participation for hours credit.

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BY DANIEL GORRE SIDENT NDHS KEY CLUB CO-P

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AISER FUNDR ATING ICE SK

Thank you to everyone who attended our Division 10 Ice Skating Fundraiser.

I am glad to share we raised....

$597 towards charity.

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E C I V R SE ECTS PROJ

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STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL Throughout the month of December, Staten Island Technical High School Key Club held a club wide food drive! Through the combined efforts of members and officers alike, our club raised over 400 cans of food and many other assorted nonperishable food items!

Collection for the food drive began early December and continued to the end of the month. We encouraged members to donate canned goods and other kinds of non-perishable food in order to assist those who were (and still are) directly impacted by the pandemic. The food bank we chose to support was City Harvest, an organization dedicated to the collection and redistribution of food to the unfortunate residents of New York City. Our original goal was 100 pounds of food to be collected, but evidently we surpassed our goal more than 4 times! With a grand total of 427 nonperishable food items - which equates to roughly 401 pounds of donations we broke both our standard goal and stretch goal of 200 items, just in time for the holidays and the New Year. Thanks to the countless donations from members and officers alike, we were able to pass our goal with flying colors.

City Harvest will be collecting our donations at the beginning of January once school gets back in session and we are extremely content with the success of the Staten Island Tech. Food Drive. We hope to keep this momentum and kick off 2022 even stronger!

BY JUSTIN ZHOU SI TECH PRESIDENT

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SUSAN E. LETTERS OF HOPE WAGNER Susan E Wagner Key Club has been participating in writing letters of hope and comfort. The after effects of the pandemic have left our emotions all around the place. We are writing letters to soup kitchen workers, all over the city to promote good mental health and the feeling of loneliness. All of our club members are participating in the project. Not only that, we are in preparation for our Kindness Wall Service project. To promote happiness, and words of encouragement to keep going. We are writing down quotes, putting them together at the wall to show what kind of community Wagner is. It's a joint collaborative effort with Key Club, Guidance office, and all students from our school.

BY BECKY KOSHY SUSAN E. WAGNER PRESIDENT

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NEW DORP WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA On December 18th at the Woodland Cemetery, I attended the Wreaths Across America event, along with my Co-President, James, and Treasurer, Michael. Wreaths Across America is an event to remember and honor America’s fallen veterans by placing a beautiful wreath on a fallen veteran’s grave. National Wreaths Across America day is in December because they believe that the best time to honor our fallen heroes is during the holiday season when many families have an empty seat on the table. At the event, NY Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, representing Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn, came and gave a great speech about America’s brave heroes, and then we began putting the wreaths. We were all given wreaths, a fallen veteran’s name, and an American flag. We would place the name on the wreath and put the flag in it. After a few hours of hard work, the cemetery transformed from a somewhat creepy place to a beautiful memorial filled with wreaths to honor our noble and brave soldiers. I am truly honored and proud to have attended this event, and I am looking forward to cleaning up the wreaths from the cemetery in January!

BY DANIEL GORELIK

NDHS KEY CLUB CO-PRESIDENT

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TOTTENVILLE EVENTS As the holidays approached and COVID-19 cases surged, Tottenville High School Key Club introduced more virtual events to accommodate the changing times. We held two in-person meetings on December 3rd and December 17th, where 95 and 86 members attended respectively. There, we introduced events such as Cranes for Cancer, Bean Bean Bean, and Luv Michael — all incredible virtual event options. Cranes for Cancer is a virtual event where you “fold” paper cranes to help reach the organization’s goal of 200,000 cranes for the cancer patients at Primary Children’s Hospital. “Referred to as the ‘bird of happiness,’ origami cranes symbolize hope. It is said that for every 1,000 origami cranes created a wish will come true.” Tottenville has already folded 135 cranes with the intention to meet the goal. Bean Bean Bean is an online quiz website that donates to charities based on the amount of “beans” collected. Incredibly, Tottenville has already collected 15,251 beans, dedicating over 100 hours, that will be distributed to charities across the world. Luv Michael is a non-profit organization that allows the opportunity to employ autistic adults to make handmade granola. Through this self-paced program, volunteers learn about autism, are inspired to become advocates, earn service hours and educate others about issues facing autistic individuals. We have long supported Luv Michael though their virtual volunteer program. Our members contributed over 160 hours to have conversations with friends and family advocating for the autistic community and fundraising to support the organization. Taylor wrote “My favorite part of this event was seeing how passionate the Luv Michael team was towards their cause.” Mahima added that “[her] favorite part of this event was getting to learn about Luv Micheal and what they promote. Through the volunteer campaign, people are able to spread awareness and even get people to donate to this cause.” December was another successful month for Tottenville High School, and we look forward to continuing again in January.

BY REGINA LEE

TOTTENVILLE PRESIDENT

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CURTIS DOOR DECORATING CONTEST Curtis Key Club had an amazing time decorating their door for the door decorating contest!Displayed is a picture of Olaf in an exquisite mug of hot cocoa. The Key Club is definitely worth melting for!!!

BY OMOSEFE NORUWA CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT

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PAPERWORK TRACKER

DISTRICT FORMS | MONTHLY REPORT FORM | | FUNDRAISING REPORT FORM | | ELECTION REPORT FORM |

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GOVERNOR'S GREETING

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S L A O G T C I R T S I D SERVICE HOURS PROGRESS

100% FUNDRAISING PROGRESS

98%

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T C E J O R P S ' R O N R E V O

This organization conducts its efforts to terminate the global water crisis via a team of young adults. This is crucial as clean water is scarce in many areas of the world which leads to much sanitation concerns. We, as Key Clubbers, will help raise funds for this outstanding cause and contribute further to the efforts of providing clean water to all!

The District Project for this year will be Alex's Lemonade Stand. This organization was created by Alex Scott who suffered from neuroblastoma. The mission of this organization is to aid families affected by childhood cancer and fund towards the research.

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DISTRICT ENDORSED PROJECTS KAMP KIWANIS Kamp Kiwanis is aimed at providing fun, physical exercise and adventure. It strives to afford opportunities to participate in a creative outdoor group experience in a democratic setting and develop characteristics of leadership and fair play.

KIWANIS PEDIATRICS TRAUMA CENTER The Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center is a clinic located in Long Island, New York that is dedicated to serving unique care for children in extreme situations (e.g. trauma injuries). It also serves a number of other functions, such as outreach to parents and educational programs.

THE PEDIATRIC LYME DISEASE FOUNDATION The Lyme Disease Project was quickly set up to help pay for medical treatment for children with this disease. Unfortunately most insurance companies do not pay for its treatment, which is very expensive. As of May 2014, the foundation had paid $269,000 for pediatric treatment.

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INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS NICKOLEDEON Nickelodeon currently presents two major campaigns each year that encourage action in kids globally. Worldwide Day of Play reinforces Nickelodeon’s mission to make the world a more playful place by leading active, playful events across the country. Nickelodeon’s Get Dirty campaign seeks to educate kids, families and teachers about what they can do to help protect the planet in fun, mindful ways.

US ARMY The U.S. Army empowers tomorrow’s leaders by offering advanced schooling for today’s top careers. Not only that, programs like the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and March2Success.com allow students to go to college debt free and excel in the classroom with helpful academic resources.

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THIRST PROJECT Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization that works with the support of young people to END the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe, clean drinking water. Why Water? Health and Sanitation: Waterborne diseases kill more children every single year than HIV, Malaria, and all world violence combined. Small children typically do not have strong enough immune systems to fight diseases like cholera, dysentery, or schistosomiasis.By providing a community with safe drink By providing a community with safe drinking water, disease rates can drop by up to 88% virtually overnight! Child mortality rates can drop up to 90%- overnight! Clean water also plays an incredibly critical role in effectively treating and managing HIV/AIDS in rural communities. The Kingdom of Eswatini, for example, has the singlehighest-density population of HIV/AIDS in the world. For a person with HIV/AIDS, even if you have access to medical treatment or antiretroviral medication, but are still forced to drink dirty water from contaminated sources, the diseases in the water you drink will actually kill you faster than AIDS itself.i

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CONTACT US DIVISION 10 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @nydkcdivision10 Twitter: @nydkcdivision10 Facebook: @nydkcdivision10 Website: https://division10keyclub.wixsit e.com/nydkc

OUR EMAILS

Lieutenant Governor: Maggie Reznik division10@nydkc.org Division Executive Assistant: Judy Elsayed judy.elsayed24@gmail.com Division Secretary: Talia Kruzhkov Taliak1104@gmail.com Kiwanis Representative: Mr. Gioia lgioia1945@gmail.com

NYDKC Instagram: @nydkc Website: nydkc.org Twitter: @nykeyclub Facebook: @nydkc Youtube: nydkc Website: https://nydkc.org/

THEIRGovernor: EMAILS Chloe Baker governor@nydkc.org Secretary: Jack Lehman secretary@nydkc.org Treasurer: Siddhaarta Venkatesh treasurer@nydkc.org Bulletin Editor: Jerry Chen editor@nydkc.org External Executive Assistant: Aaron Yu aaronyu.ea@nydkc.org Internal Executive Assistant: Gabriella Slootsky gabriellaslootsky.ea@nydkc.org Webmaster: Anna Belenko webmaster@nydkc.org

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