Jalapeño Business | October 2016 | Issue 6

JALAPEÑO BUSINESS

OCTOBER 2016 | ISSUE 6 www.swdkeyclub.org

Hello!

The District Board is more than halfway through their term! Although I am a little sad that our time is nearing an end, we still have an exciting five months ahead of us! I am more than proud of how much we have accomplished as a board and as a district. Let’s make the rest of the year one to remember!

Key Leader and Fall Rally are right around the corner! I will be attending both and I hope to see you there. There is some new information in this newsletter about the Youth Opportunities Fund, and Lieutenant Governor Elections. Be sure to read through it and ask any questions that you might have!

DCON registration has officially opened! We are releasing it almost six months in advance so you know exactly what you need to have the best experience possible.

-Alisa Nguyen

In this Issue Welcome/Spotlight................1 Dues.........................................2 LTG Elections.......…….…...….3 Fall Rally...................................4 Key Leader..............................5 Kiwanis Family Corner............6 Key Club Week.......................7 DCON......................................8 ICON/Club Contest...............9 Seasons of Service...............10 YOF Grant.............................11

Club Spotlight CHANDLER PREP CPA Key Club fed 100 kids for an entire year by packing 36,720 meals with Feed My Starving Children! What an awesome bunch!

AIDSpirit USA.........................12 Insider......................………....13

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NAVIGATE NORTH:

A LEADER’S VOYAGE WITHIN

FALL RALLY NOVEMBER 11-13 REGISTER HERE

Fall Rally is a fun-filled leadership weekend that is sponsored by Carefree Kiwanis for high school students that focuses on improving your clubs and service projects while guiding you into being a stronger individual. The theme for this year is: Navigate North: A Leader’s Voyage Within!

Contact Vanessa Richards at: leadfallrally@gmail.com

DISCOVER

LEAD

INSPIRE

{ Key Leader } Key Leader is a weekend leadership program sponsored by Kiwanis for anyone from the ages 14-18 with team-building activities and development of leadership and service skills. Students focus on personal integrity, growth, community, and excellence. Key Leader’s slogan is “Take a Risk.”

October 21-23, 2016 | Sky Y Camp in Prescott, AZ $75 per Key Clubber or $100 for non-Key Clubber Includes two nights lodging, five meals, program materials, and activities.

Ask your Kiwanis Club to consider sponsoring you So take a risk, and register here!

Contact Donnie Habecker at: dhabeckerkiwanis@cox.net | (623)-337-1660

TAKE RISKS

CONNECT

GROW

 

KIWANIS FAMILY CORNER

In K-Kids clubs worldwide, more than 36,000 children are learning leadership through service. They're taking on the responsibility of running a K-Kids club as they plan and participate in community service projects. They assist the elderly with chores or organize community food drives.They serve their schools, raising funds for sports equipment and extracurricular activities.

In big and small ways, they're changing the world around them. But the most significant change happens in the kids themselves. Visit www.kiwaniskids.org to work with a K-Kids club near you!

KIWANIS ONE DAY OCTOBER 22, 2016 Each year in October, we celebrate Kiwanis One Day - a day of community service that is felt around the world. Members of the KFamily joins forces for this large-scale service project. Projects fill a specific need in each community and have included everything from building playgrounds to volunteering at a shelter to stocking shelves at a food pantry. Get a hold of your local Kiwanis Club to see how you can help!

NOVEMBER 2016 |#KEYCLUBWEEK

Key Club Week gives you the opportunity to show your community what Key Club is truly about: service. Each day places an emphasis   on service, to promote Key Club within our homes, schools and communities and to make Key Club a household name.

The grooviest district convention.

MARCH 24-26 MARRIOTT HOTEL IN EL PASO, TX

REGISTER NOW T-shirt Design Contest • Deadline: December 1 • Up to two colors • Prize: Free DCON registration • Send questions and completed designs to jenniferbass17@gmail.com

JULY 5-9 

Mark your calendars for July 5-9, 2017! Key Club International Convention, hosted in San Antonio, TX, will be the highlight of your summer!

Attend workshops, elect the new International Board, listen to amazing speakers, grow in servant leadership, tour the city full of

exciting history, get to know your district, and meet some amazing new friends! You definitely don’t want to miss this experience of a lifetime.

Start fundraising with your club today! For more information and videos, click here.

ICON 2017

CLUB CONTEST Want $250 for your club?

Be sure to update your club officer list in the Membership Update Center by November 1st to automatically enter a drawing for one of ten $250 prizes! Contact your Lieutenant Governor if you have any questions.

SEASONS OF SERVICE .

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UNICEF, one of Key Club’s three Major Emphasis Projects, works for children's rights, survival, development and protection. UNICEF puts the needs of children first, and advocates for kids helping kids. Over the last few years, we have been working closely with UNICEF’s Eliminate Project, pledging $3 million to end maternal and neonatal tetanus in developing countries. All throughout the month of October, we are working to raise funds for UNICEF by trick-ortreating for donations instead of candy.

To learn more about our partnership with UNICEF, click here.

The Eliminate Project: Campaign Office Kiwanis International Foundation P.O. Box 6457 - Dept #286 Indianapolis, IN 46206 USA ATTN: Trick-or-Treat

1. Decide with your club what kind of fundraiser you’ll do.

2. Order your collection boxes.

3. Collect donations.

4. Fill out the gift form and submit it with your club’s donations.

5. Celebrate! You’re helping save moms and babies.

Clubs that raise and submit more than US $250 by December 31 will receive a special banner patch. So don’t forget to send in the funds you raise by the deadline!

Youth Opportunities Fund

• YOF grants are given only to Key Clubs and/or club • •

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members.

There is only one funding cycle for the Youth Opportunities Fund. The application must be received by October 15 at 11:59PM EST. Clubs may request funding assistance ranging anywhere from US$100 to US$2,000. The committee typically funds those clubs who are asking for a portion of the total cost of the project, and clubs who are working with other organizations to fund and complete the project.

Notification of the Key Club International Board’s decision will be mailed no later than January 1.

Applicants must use the new YOF grant application.

Previous years' applications will not be accepted.

Complete the new online application through Reviewr.

Guidelines for filing the application are also listed in the Key Club Guidebook under Board Policies.

Need project ideas? See what kinds of projects Key Clubs have won grants for in the past.

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For any questions, concerns, or advice about applying for the Youth Opportunities Fund, please do not hesitate to contact your Lieutenant Governor.

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UPCOMING DATES

{INSIDER}

• September 6 Membership Update Center Re-Opens • October Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF • October 1 Start submitting dues DCON Registration opens!

• October 15 YOF Applications Due • October 21-23 Key Leader (Prescott) • October 22 Kiwanis One Day • November 1 Early Bird Dues Club Contest • November 4-6 Kiwanis Family Conference (NC) • November 7-11 Key Club Week • November 11-13 Fall Rally (Prescott) • December 1 Dues are DUE! T-shirt design contest

WHERE’S ANTONIO?

Celebrating our halfway mark with our awesome LtGs!

OFFICER CERTIFICATION FORMS Please fill out this form with 2016-17 club officer information and send it to your Lieutenant Governor.

Contact your LtG if you have questions throughout the year, and click here if you don't know which division you’re in.

MONTHLY REPORT FORMS Secretary and Treasurer reports are due on the 5th of each month, and President Lieutenant Governor Evaluations on the 15th! Find them on our district website.

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