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63rd Annual Educational

Conference

Service To Infinity

and Beyond

CT ME MA NH RI VT

BERMUDA

Springfield Marriott

Springfield Sheraton at Monarch

Place

Springfield, Massachusetts

April 13-15, 2012

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Devel opi ng competent, capable ,

and car i ng leaders s i nce 1925

K E Y C L U B New England District

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Key Club Pledge

I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

New England Cheer Yeah, you want it, L-O-B-S-T-E-R! Yeah, NED’s got it, L-O-B-S-T-E-R! From Maine to Rhode Island, New Hampshire to Vermont, Mass. to Connecticut, N-E-D’s what’s hot! Like Bermuda! (Created by the NEDKCI delegation at International Convention 2005)

Convention at a Glance

Friday, April 13 3:00 p.m. Marriott Registration 3:30 p.m. Sheraton Registration 4:30 p.m. Candidates’ Meeting 5:15 p.m. Governor’s Reception 6:30 p.m. General Session: Opening Session 8:30 p.m. State Caucuses 9:30 p.m. Meet and Greet 10:00 p.m. Dance / Game Room 10:00 p.m. New Advisor Workshop 11:00 p.m. Sergeant-at-Arms Meeting 12:00 a.m. Curfew (Please be quiet and respectful.) Saturday, April 14 7:00 a.m. New Lieutenant Governor Session 8:00 a.m. House of Delegates I 8:00-11:00 a.m. Advisor Lounge 9:00 a.m. Adult Workshop 9:00 a.m. Talent Auditions 9:30 a.m. Workshops 10:45 a.m. Group II Service Fair Group I Luncheon Buffet 11:45 a.m. Group I Service Fair Group II Luncheon Buffet 11:45 a.m. Oratory Contest 1:00 p.m. Workshops 1:00 p.m. Nominating Conference 2:00 p.m. State Caucuses 6:00 p.m. General Session: Talent Show & Awards 9:00-11:00 p.m. Advisor Lounge 9:00 p.m. Dance / Game Room 11:00 p.m. Sergeant-at-Arms Meeting 12:00 a.m. Curfew (Please be quiet and respectful.) Sunday, April 15 7:45 a.m. Interfaith Service 9:00 a.m. House of Delegates II 10:00 a.m . Kiwanis Board Meeting 10:30 a.m. Check-out 11:30 a.m. General Session: Farewell Luncheon 2:00 p.m. Dual Board Meeting

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International Trustee’s Welcome

Greetings all you New England Lobsters! Let me congratulate you on yet another fabulous year of service. It is an honor to be a part of the 63rd annual New England District Educational Confer-ence. This year I have had the privilege of serving as trustee for my home district, New England, the Ala-bama District, and the Minnesota-Dakotas District. This weekend is full of great opportunities to meet new people who share the love of service, get new projects ideas, be recognized for all your hard work as a club, dance the night away, and most important-ly, elect your New England District leaders for the 2012-2013 year. Try to attend as many workshops as you can. You can learn so much from the work-shops. Make sure to attend the service fair as well. I know Zoie has put countless hours into making this year’s service fair the best one yet! Let us take this weekend to celebrate the New England District's successes this past year! As you remember everything you have accomplished, take the chance to think about your goals for the year ahead, and imagine the possibilities we have yet to achieve. I am honored to work with such a phenomenal district. I hope you enjoy this weekend celebrating all the wonderful things you have accomplished this past year. I look forward to seeing many of you in Orlando, Florida for International Convention July 4-8, 2012. In friendship, service and caring,

Lucy McDermott International Trustee

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Governor’s Welcome Greetings New England Key Clubbers! I would like to start by thanking everyone who has taken the time to be with us this weekend in Springfield, Massachusetts, during our 63rd Annual District Educational Conference. Wel-come all to an out of this World celebration of you, the New England Key Clubbers! It has been an honor to serve as the New England District Governor over 2011-2012 Key Club Ser-vice year. I have had the great pleasure and privilege of meeting many of you while traveling all across New England, for Region-al Trainers, attending service events, presiding at inductions, and spreading the word of Key Club and how great of an organ-ization it is! The purpose of this Conference is to celebrate you, the Key Clubbers, and all that you have done on behalf of your homes, schools and communities. Make sure to attend the service fair where you and your club can meet many Key Clubbers from across the District and see some of the amazing projects that they have been doing, and maybe even take these projects back to your clubs! This year’s District Board has worked extremely hard to plan and run all of the workshops that can be seen with-in this booklet. I ask that you all attend the workshops this weekend. If you are an incoming officer, I ask that you attend your respective workshop. These workshops are designed to help you execute the duties of your position effectively as you work to take on the exciting role as a leader of your club over the next service year. Finally, I remind you that one of your responsibilities as a New England District Key Clubber is to elect a new 2012-13 District Board of Trustees. Please take the time to study all candidates running for the executive board this weekend and make wise decisions as you will be voting for the new Board of Trustees. Besides that, I hope you all have a fantastic weekend as we all have a great intergalactic service-filled weekend! Yours in caring and service,

Cody Hopkins, Governor New England District of Key Club International

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Conference Chair’s Message Welcome New England District!

I’d like to take this moment to greet all fellow K-Family mem-bers to this year’s New England District of Key Clubs Education-al Conference, DeCON. I can’t adequately express how excited I am to be your conference chairperson this year and to be cele-brating my last year in Key Club with all of you. We encourage all students and adults to participate fully in this weekend's activities. This year's new Club Pride Award allows you to show off your club’s pride and be recognized for it. The Meet and Greet gives you the opportunity to talk to Key Club-bers and advisors from all over New England. At the Service Fair, learn more about service and take back new ideas for your school and community service projects. We need advisors to volun-teer to help judge the contest entries please. Judging is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about Key Club, and the experience can help you explain to Key Clubbers what it takes to win. A very wise lady once told me, “Learning is shown at its best when implemented in one’s work.” Take what you learn from this conference and use it to assist your club. We’d like to hear about your club and maybe feature it in the next issue of the YanKey, our district newsletter! We hope this DeCon experi-ence will lead to more success for your clubs. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, to get involved, and to have fun. Sincerely,

Karl Alexander Uzcategui Distinguished Lt. Governor, Division 30 DeCON Chair New England District of Key Club International

Important Information

Please leave towels in guest rooms; towels are available at the pool.

The convention office is located on Floor 6 of the Marriott. All adults are encouraged to stop by the convention office on Friday night and sign up to judge contests on Saturday.

Smoking is prohibited at all convention events. This rule ap-plies to adults, guests, and Key Clubbers.

The proper dress code will be enforced at all convention func-tions. See Attire Definitions and Expectations below and dress code symbols by each event.

To gain admittance to any convention activity (including the dances or game rooms), each convention attendee must wear his/her convention name badge. If a badge is lost, please re-port to the Convention Office, Floor 6, at the Marriott.

Please remember to move quietly through the halls of the ho-tels and to respect other hotel guests.

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2011-12 District Executive Board

Appointed Positions

Clorese Johns

District Project Chair

Matt DiAngelo Public Relations

Chair

Katie Master Chaplain/Historian

Karl Uzcategui Conference Chair

Kayla Mei Webmaster

Cody Hopkins Governor

Ngobitak Ndiwane Secretary

Rebecca Marchesseault

Treasurer

Steve Roberts Jr. Editor

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2011-12 District Board

Lieutenant Governors

Sara Leonard Division 1-2

Emily Mathieu Division 5A

Melanie Feen Division 24

Phuong Pham Division 12-13

Sara Sweeten Division 20

Nicole Nason Division 7

Miranda Roberts Division 3

Danielle Spear Division 22

Cody Hastings Division 8

Emily Moran Division 14-15

Nicole Keaney Division 5B

Katie Collins Division 26-27A

Daniel Dietz Division 23

Jenny Wang Division 9-10

Aaron Skulsky Division 16-17-21

Emily Gibson Division 6

Samantha Porter Division 29A

Cam Copeland Division 4

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L-R: Mr. Charlie Carter, Mrs. Renee Marchesseault, Mrs. Chris Greene, Mrs. Vesta Browne (Kiwanis Governor) & Ms.

Nicole McDermott (Capital District Key Club Administrator) Not Pictured: Mrs. Lindy Falconer, Mr. Mike Kirchner

2011-2012 District Board Lieutenant Governors(continued)

Adult Committee

New England District of Kiwanis International Mrs. Vesta Browne, Governor

Mr. William Jenkins, Secretary Mr. Motkue Bowles, Treasurer

Mr. Ron Sanville, Past Governor

New England District of CKI Tyler Foote, Governor

Will Bradford, Immediate Past Governor

Convention Host Schools Key Club of Colebrook Academy (NH)

Key Club of New Canaan Memorial (NH) Key Club of Danbury (CT)

Key Club of Longmeadow (MA)

Not Depicted: Division 4, Cam Copeland; Division 18, Corey Biggins; Division 27B-28, Thay-Linh Phan ; Division 19-25, Tatyana Leite;

Karl Uzcategui Division 30

Zoie Chen Division 31

Mr. George R. Whitney Administrator

Mr. Timothy F. Daly Financial Counselor

Ratan Manohar Division 29B

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The Highland Room and the Charles Room are on Floor 2 of the Sheraton.

Code M = Marriot S= Sheraton

Definitions and Expectations Casual: Friday Arrival, Friday Dance, and Game Rooms Includes khakis, jeans, shorts, capri pants, nice tee shirt, nice sweatshirt, polo shirt, casual button- down shirt, sundress, open-toes sandals, flip flops, sneakers, Crocs Business Professional—Friday Night General Session & Caucuses, Saturday & Sunday Includes dress shirt and tie, sport coat or blazer, suit, nice slacks, skirt and dress, dress capris with matching blazer that could be worn in profes- sional atmosphere, open-toe sandals for females, dress shoes Does not include jeans, shorts, capri pants, tee shirt, sweatshirt, polo shirt, flip flops, sneakers, Crocs Semi-Formal — Saturday Evening Includes a dark suit with dark shoes and socks for males and formal evening dress, short cocktail dress, or dressy evening separates for females Does not include jeans, shorts, tee shirt, sweatshirt, polo shirt, flip flops, sneakers, Crocs

At no time will any clothing with inappropriate language or graphics be allowed.

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Marriott Floor Plan (Floor 6)

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Schedule of Events Thursday, April 12 1:00 p.m. Board Meeting Salon C & D, M 3:00 p.m. Board Work Session Berkshire, M Friday, April 13 9:00 a.m. DeCON Work Session Berkshire, M 9:00 a.m. Board Work Session Salon C & D 11:00 a.m. DeCON Duties Meeting Berkshire, M 3:00/3:30 p.m. Convention Registration / Welcome Hosts: Key Clubs of Colebrook Academy and Canaan Memorial High School 3:00 p.m. M, Floor 6 3:30 p.m. S, Floor 2 Daniel Dietz Nicole Kearney Cody Hastings Sara Sweeten Jenny Wang Meline Feen Phoung Pham Matt DiAngelo Mr. Ron Sanville Mrs. R. Marchesseault Mr. George Whitney Mr. Tim Daly 3:00 p.m. Convention Office Hampshire, M Karl Uzcategui , Mr. Charlie Carter

3:00 p.m. Delegate Registration Grand Ballroom Area, M Ngobitak Ndiwane & Rebecca Marchesseault,

Mr. George Whitney 4:30 p.m. Candidates’ Meeting Springfield East, M

Lucy McDermott & Cody Hopkins Mr. George Whitney

5:15 p.m. Cast Party (Governor’s Reception)

For 2011-12 club presidents and E–Board 7th Floor Suite, M

6:30 p.m. Red Carpet Roll Out

(Opening Session) Grand Ballroom, M Master of Ceremonies: Karl Uzcategui Introduction of District Board

Parade of Flags and Salute of States/Territories Bermuda: Zoie Chen Connecticut: Ratan Manohar Maine: Miranda Roberts Massachusetts: Emily Moran New Hampshire: Emily Mathieu Rhode Island: Sara Sweeten

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Vermont: Phuong Pham USA: Aaron Skulsky

Pledge of Allegiance: Karl Uzcategui National Anthem Key Club Pledge & Invocation: Katie Masters Remarks

Kiwanis District Governor Mrs. Vesta Browne CKI I PastGovernor William Bradford Kiwanis Service Leadership Program Reps

Eliminate Project Presentation Keynote Address : Binh Rybacki Awards: Secretary & Early Bird Dues Nominations for District & International Office:

Cody Hopkins Announcements: Karl Uzcategui Sgt.-at-Arms Announcements: Sara Leonard and Cody Hastin Benediction: Katie Masters Adjournment: Cody Hopkins

8:30 p.m. State Caucuses

Connecticut Highland, S Samantha Porter, Zoie Chen, Samantha

Porter, and Mrs. Lindy Falconer Maine Springfield East & West, M

Steve Roberts, Sara Leonard, Nicole Nason, and Mrs. Keyth Carter

Massachusetts Ballroom North & Center, S Nogbitak Ndiwane, Aaron Skulsky & Phuong Pham, and Mr. Alex Dan

Bermuda/New Hampshire/Rhode Island/ Vermont (“The Quad”) Mahogany, S

Clorese Johns, Katie Masters & Rebecca Marchesseault, and Mrs. Renee Marchesseault

9:30-10:00pm MEET AND GREET: Grand Ballroom, M

(Mandatory)

10:00-11:30 p.m. Dancing in the Stars of Service (Glow Dance) Grand Ballroom, M Host: Key Club of Danbury High School (CT)

Admission: $1 Donation (Benefitting District Projects) or Canned Good Music: Seismic Sound

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10:00-11:30pm Game Room Hampton East & West, M

Jenny Wang & Katie Collins

10:00 p.m. Advisor Workshop Springfield East & West, M

For advisors with 1-3 years’ experience

Mrs. Vesta Browne, Mrs. Chris Greene, Mr. Mike Kirchner & Ms. Nicole McDermott

11:00 p.m. Sgt.-at-Arms Meeting Highland, S

For all incoming lt. governors and appointees Cody Hastings & Sara Leonard Mr. Mike Kirchner & Mr. Ron Sanville

12:00 Midnight: Curfew for all (Please be quiet and respectful.)

Saturday, April 14

7:00 a.m. New Lt. Governor Session Hampton E &W, M

For all incoming lieutenant governors; their club advisors welcome

Ratan Manohar, Sara Sweeten, Karl Uzcategui, and Mrs. Greene

8:00-11:00 a.m. Advisor Lounge Berkshire, M

8:00 a.m. House of Delegates I Ballroom North, S

Presiding: Cody Hopkins Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation: Katie Masters Sgt.-at-Arms Report: Cody Hastings and Sara Leonard Credentials Committee Report:

Ngobitak Ndiwane & Rebecca Marchesseault. Benediction: Katie Masters Adjournment: Cody Hopkins

9:00 a.m. Advisors Workshop Ballroom South, S For all adult advisors

Past Kiwanis Governor, Mr. Ron Sanville

Kiwanis Governor, Mrs. Vesta Browne Area Advisor, Mrs. Chris Greene

9:00 a.m. Talent Elimination Salon A, M

Karl Uzcategui & Kiwanis Family District Leaders

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9:30 a.m. Workshops

The Pilots of Service Ballroom North, S For incoming club Presidents, VPs & Directors Sara Leonard, Sara Sweeten, Cody Hopkins Lucy McDermott, and Mr. Ron Sanville

Secretaries: Shoot to the Stars Springfield West, M For incoming club secretaries Emily Gibson, Ngobitak Ndiwane & Clorese Johns, and Mrs. Lindy Falconer

Launch into Cyberspace Salon C & D, M For incoming club editors and webmaster Steve Roberts Jr., Zoie Chen, Kayla Mei, and Mrs. Chris

Greene

Counting the Stars Springfield East, M For incoming club treasurers Rebecca Marchesseault, Katie Masters, Nicole Mason, Daniel Dietz & Aaron Skulsky, and Mr. Tim Daly Rising Stars Highland, S For general members Matt DiAngelo, Nicole Keaney, Jenny Wang, Melanie Fenn & Samantha Porter, and Mr. Mike Kirchner

Lead the Expedition Charles, S (Key Leader) Miranda Roberts, Emily Mathieu, Ratan Manohar, Emily Moran & Phuong Pham, and Mrs. Vesta Browne

10:00 a.m. Kiwanis Board Floor 2 Worthy, S 10:45 a.m.

Group I Lunch Buffet Grand Ballroom Area, M (Please bring your lunch tickets!) Group II Service Fair Ballroom North & Ctr, S (mandatory)

11:45 a.m.

Group II Lunch Buffet Grand Ballroom Area, M (Please bring your lunch tickets!) Group I Service Fair Ballroom North & Ctr, S (mandatory)

11:45 a.m. Oratory Contest (closed) King Edward, S Rebecca Marchesseault, and Mrs. Chris Greene

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1:00 p.m. Nominating Conference, Ballroom N & Ctr, S (For three voting representatives of each division) Cody Hopkins Mr. George Whitney

1:00 p.m. Workshops

Rafiki’s Lessons of the World Springfield West, M (District Projects) Clorese Johns, Zoie Chen & Sara Leonard

Ms. Nicole McDermott Seniors in Service Highland, S (Circle K, CKI) Will Bradford, Cody Hastings & CKI District Leaders

Land into Orlando Hampden E & W, M (International Convention) Lucy McDermott and Mr. George Whitney Inter-Galactic Connections Springfield East, M (Kiwanis Family) Aaron Skulsky & Nicole Keaney with Kiwanis Family District Leaders and Mrs. Keyth Carter Join COPI in the Jungle Charles, S (Children of Peace International — COPI) COPI Representative & Lt. Governor Phuong Pham

2:00 p.m. State Caucuses

Connecticut Ballroom South, S Samantha Porter, Zoie Chen & Katie Collins

Miss Loren Moyer

Maine Springfield East & West, M Nicole Kearney, Sara Leonard & Emily Gibson

Mrs. Chris Greene Massachusetts Ballroom North & Center, S Ngobitak Ndiwane, Daniel Dietz & Danielle Spear

Mrs. Vesta Browne

Bermuda/New Hampshire/Rhode Island/Vermont ,(“The Quad”) Highland, S Cody Hastings, Rebecca Marchesseault, & Jenny Wang

Mrs. Lindy Falconer

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6:00 p.m. Stars of Service Grand Ballroom, M (Talent & Awards Session)

Master of Ceremonies: Karl Uzcategui Invocation: Katie Masters Presentation of District Officer Pins and Board Awards: Cody Hopkins Awards: Club Pride Award: DeCON Committee Local Publications: Steve Roberts Jr. Monthly Secretary Reports: Ngobitak Ndiwane

Oratory Contest: Rebecca Marchesseault Membership Development: Phuong Pham & Sara Sweeten Talent Acts Awards: Major Emphasis (ME): Daniel Dietz & Jenny Wang Outstanding Club President: Cody Hopkins & Karl Uzcategui Advisors: Katie Collins & Samantha Porter Sandy Nininger: Emily Mathieu & Ratan Manohar Talent Acts Awards: Kiwanis Family: Emily Moran & Melanie Feen Scrapbook Award: Karl Uzcategui & Katie Masters Timothy F. Daly Scholarship: Cody Hopkins Paul Tasho, and Katie Vashon Scholarship: Cody Hopkins and Steve Roberts Talent Acts Awards: Club Poster & Club Video: Miranda Roberts & Steve Roberts Single Service: Karl Uzcategui & Steve Roberts Annual Achievement: Cody Hopkins Board Auction: Auctioneer Mr. Ron Sanville Call to International Convention: Orlando-

Lucy McDermott Camp Sunshine Representative District Project Presentations Parade of Checks:

Clorese Johns, Cody Hopkins, & Karl Uzcategui with Kiwanis District leaders & representa--tives from other District Projects

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Change Wars: Zoie Chen Additional Recognition: Cody Hopkins Talent Awards and Closing Announcements: Karl Uzcategui Benediction: Katie Masters Adjournment: Cody Hopkins

9:00-11:00 p.m. Advisor Lounge Berkshire, M

9:00-11:30 p.m. The After Party Dance Grand Ballroom, M Host: Key Club of Longmeadow High School (MA)

Admission: $1 Donation (Benefitting District Projects) or Canned Good

Music: Seismic Sound 9:00-11:30 p.m. Game Room Hampton East & West, M

Cam Copeland and Corey Biggins

11:00 p.m. Sgt.-at-Arms Meeting Highland, S

For all incoming lt. governors and appointees Sara Leonard & Cody Hastings

Mr. Mike Kirchner & Mr. Ron Sanville

12:00 Midnight Curfew for all (Please be quiet and respectful.)

Sunday, April 15

7:45 a.m. Interfaith Service Salon A & B, M

Katie Masters Mr. Charlie Carter

9:00 a.m. House of Delegates II Salon A & B, M

Presiding: Cody Hopkins Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation: Katie Mas-

ters Credentials Committee Report: Ngobitak Ndiwane Speeches International Endorsement District Officer Elections

Official Ballot Counters: Mr. George Whitney with Kiwanis District Leaders

Resolutions: Karl Uzcategui Benediction: Katie Masters Adjournment: Cody Hopkins

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10:30 a.m. Please note that all convention attendees must be checked out of their rooms by 10:30 a.m. Please remember to leave a gratuity of $1 per person in

your hotel room for the housekeeping staff. For your convenience, storage rooms have been provided and will open at 8:30 a.m. Floor 6, M / Floor 3, S 11:30 a.m. Outer Space!!! Ballroom, S

(Governor’s Farewell Luncheon) Master of Ceremony: Karl Uzcategui Invocation: Katie Masters Presentation of Awards: Cody Hopkins & Mr. George Whitney Remarks:

Kiwanis District Governor Mrs. Vesta Browne

Retirement of 2011-12 District Board Introduction of Governor:

Mr. George Whitney Governor’s Farewell Address: Lucy McDermott & Sara Leonard Installation of 2012-13 District Board: Mr. George Whitney Passing of the Gavel and Banner Benediction: Katie Masters Adjournment: 2012-13 District Governor

2:00 p.m. Dual Board Meeting Salon A & B, M For outgoing and incoming District Boards and Adult Committee

SAVE THE DATES

KEY LEADER

Register for Key Leader online at key-leader.org!

For more details, please contact Mrs. Vesta Browne at vbkiwanis@comcast.net or Ms. Nicole McDermott at nic-

mcd@gmail.com

Calumet Camp, West Ossipee, New Hampshire September 28 - 30, 2012

Lakeside Camp, Pittsfield, Massachusetts October 19 - 21, 2012

DeCON

New England District Educational Conference Springfield, Massachusetts

April 5-7, 2013

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Buzz Words and Acronyms

Children: Their Future, Our Focus – KCI’s MEP CKI – Circle K International (college branch) COPI – Children of Peace International DCON or DECON – District Educational Conference District Board – the District Governor, Secretary, Treasur-

er, Editor, 26 Lt. Governors and 4-5 Appointed Positions District Projects – Camp Sunshine, COPI and KPTI Eliminate –Kiwanis Family worldwide service project be-

ginning 6/2011; campaign to eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus (MNT) “Endorsement” means you are saying you would support

his/her run for an office at ICON – not that the person is being elected to that office at this time

ICON – International Convention (in Phoenix in 2011) International Board – the International President, Vice

President and 11 Trustees KCI – Key Club International Key Leader – Kiwanis-sponsored leadership development

weekend program for high school students focusing on community, excellence, growth, integrity and respect

Key Club Magazine – official magazine of KCI Kiwanis Family – Kiwanis (adults), CKI or Circle K (college), Key Club, Builders Club (middle school), K-Kids (elem- entary school), Aktion (adults living with a disability) KPTI – Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute Lobster – official mascot of the New England District LTG – Lieutenant Governor or Lt. Governor MEP – Major Emphasis Program NED – New England District (all of the New England

states and Bermuda), one of 33 Districts in KCI; also the name of our lobster mascot Service Initiative – Live2Learn Service Leadership Programs (SLPs) – CKI or Circle K, Key

Club, Builders Club, K-Kids, Aktion, and Key Leader Seasons Partners – Children’s Miracle Network, March of Dimes, and UNICEF Serving the Children of the World – mission of Kiwanis Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) – an endowed fund for KCI held within the Kiwanis International Foundation that provides grants to Key Clubs for service opportunities

Stay Connected

newenglandkeyclub.org

keyclub.org

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New England Key Club District Governors 1949-50 – Francis Sweeney, Roslindale, MA 1950-51 – Paul DuBruie, Laconia, NH 1951-52 – Francis Powers, Jamaica Plain, MA 1952-53 – Ronald Snow, Laconia, NH 1953-54 – Philip Ritterbush, Laconia, NH 1954-55 – Metrofanis Kalafatas, South Boston, MA * 1955-56 – Chester Hathaway, Fairhaven, MA 1956-57 – Allan Hartshorn, Hopkinton, MA 1957-58 – Philip Aszling, Greenwich, CT 1958-59 – Robert Hood, Milford, CT 1959-60 – Paul Demavich, Barre, VT 1960-61 – John Paul Russo, Boston, MA 1961-62 – Richard Snierson, Laconia, NH 1962-63 – Edward W. Jay, Jr., Boston, MA 1963-64 – John Danahy, Hopkinton, MA 1964-65 – Robert Feingold, New Bedford, MA 1965-66 – Gerald Showstack, Boston, MA 1966-67 – John “Skip” Collins, Wallingford, CT 1967-68 – Thomas Lavasseur, Sanford, ME 1968-69 – Wayne Davis, Sanford, ME 1969-70 – Gerald Field, South Boston, MA 1970-71 – Armand A. Vachon, Old Orchard Beach, ME 1971-72 – Kenneth Monteiro, Onset, MA 1972-73 – Gerald Favorito, East Boston, MA * 1973-74 – Paul Davis, Sanford, ME 1974-75 – Dean Kiklis, Woburn, MA 1975-76 – Paul Tasho, Brockton, MA (July-November) * 1975-76 – Michael McLachlan, Danbury, CT 1976-77 – Richard Kehl, Laconia, NH 1977-78 – Neil Jamieson, Greenville, ME 1978-79 – John Chapin, Natick, MA 1979-80 – Kendall Walden, Greenville, ME 1980-81 – Brian Cummings, Ware, MA 1981-82 – Scott Baxter, South Portland, ME 1982-83 – Douglas Spink III, Longmeadow, MA 1983-84 – Eric Thompson, Pittsfield, MA 1984-85 – Michael R. Berube, Lewiston, ME 1985-86 – John F. Farraher, Marshfield, MA 1986-87 – Erik Smith, Hatfield, MA 1987-88 – Michael Mercurio, Milford, CT 1988-89 – Amy Burr, Waterford, CT 1989-90 – Alexis Smith, Hatfield, MA 1990-91 – Michael Hall, South Windham, ME 1991-92 – Jamie Bruno, Weymouth, MA 1992-93 – Nicole LaPierre, Wilbraham, MA 1993-94 – Christine Armitage, Ridgefield, CT 1994-95 – Heidi Zommer, Taunton, MA 1995-96 and 1996-97 – John Bartkow, Braintree, MA 1997-98 – Drew Starr, Longmeadow, MA 1998-99 – Joshua I. Hiscock, Orange, MA 1999-2000 – Kristin Dolan, Center Conway, NH 2000-01 – Jordan T. Landry, Sanford, ME 2001-02 – Katherine A. “Katie” Vashon, Hermon, ME * 2002-03 – Rachel Paleafei, Presque Isle, ME 2003-04 – Andrew Georgevits, Concord, NH 2004-05 – Joseph T. “Joe” Lepper, Longmeadow, MA 2005-06 – Alexa Combelic, Meriden, CT 2006-07 – Hope Nardini, Southington, CT 2007-08 – Jeff Poulin, Scarborough, ME 2008-09 – Chris Weathers, Brockton, MA 2009-10 – Emily George, North Conway, NH 2010-11— Paolo Mauricio, Manchester, NH 2011-12—-- Cody Hopkins, Plymouth, ME *Deceased

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Change Wars Contest Procedures All money will be deposited into containers located in desig-nated areas. All funds raised will benefit the District Projects. Each coin counts as its actual face value in points. EX: A penny equals 1 point. A nickel equals 5 points. A dime equals 10 points. A quarter equals 25 points. Points from coins are added to the total. Each paper bill counts as its actual face value. EX: $1 bill equals 100 points. $5 bill equals 500 points. Points from bills are subtracted from the total. Strategy: Place coins into your group’s containers to add points to your total. Place bills into your opponents’ contain-ers to subtract points from their totals. Do not make change! Never put in paper money and take out the coins to equal that dollar amount – that’s cheating!

Caucus Information Lieutenant Governors and District Board Members will con-duct the caucus meetings and have the responsibility to see that the caucus rules and procedures are conducted in accord-ance with the guidelines below. The intent of Key Club International policy concerning the conduct of caucus meetings is to ensure that caucus sessions are professional and to provide candidates with an opportuni-ty to explain their views about the offices they are seeking and the relationship of the office to the District’s concerns and needs. The caucus session format provides that each candidate for Governor will be given the opportunity to address the caucus for a period of 3 minutes followed by 2 minutes of questions from the membership. Candidates for all other offices will be given the opportunity to address the caucus for a period of 2 minutes followed by 3 minutes of questions from the mem-bership. There are to be no questions that are not related directly to Key Club or a particular office.

Caucus Guidelines Adults may not participate in the caucus other than to observe and supervise the proceedings. There is at least one adult in charge of supervision in each caucus room. Candidates should be given full attention and respect and be provided sufficient time to answer a question. Questions of a political or personal nature are not al-lowed, nor are questions of race, color, creed, or ethnic origin. Humor type or trick type questions are not permitted.

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Sample Caucus Questions Why did you join Key Club? What does Key Club mean to you? How has Key Club benefited from your involvement? What does commitment mean to you? What is your greatest strength? Weakness? How do you think you can contribute to our organization? Give three adjectives to describe yourself. What has been your favorite experience in Key Club? What is your favorite service project? Why are you seeking this office? Describe your personal time management techniques. How successful are they? What have you done to improve your club this year? In what other activities are you involved? What is the Key Club International motto? What are the Key Club International colors and what do they represent? What qualities should a successful officer possess? What are some of your long and short range goals and objectives? How do you plan to achieve your goals? What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? How well do you work under pressure? How will you be able to manage both school and Key Club activities? What are the core values of Key Club International and why are they important? What is your past leadership experience? How can this help you? Describe the role of the officer position you are seeking. Why is this position important to the general member? How would a friend describe you? Who makes up the Kiwanis Family? Why is it important for the branches to work together? What is the Key Club International mission statement? Where and when did Key Club originate? What is the Key Club International Service Initiative? Key Club International and UNICEF are partners in what service effort? Where is this year’s International Convention? Who is the Key Club International President?

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Convention Rules The New England District of Key Club International Board of Trustees, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the adult advisors urge every Key Clubber and visitor to enjoy the convention fully. Every Key Clubber will be expected to conduct him/herself in a manner which will be a credit to the Key Club organization. The follow-ing regulations have been adopted to ensure the comfort and pleasure of everyone in the hotel.

1. No intoxicants or drugs of any nature (including beer) will be permitted in the possession of anyone attending the conven-tion. This rule will be strictly enforced.

2. Under no circumstances and at no time will male Key Clubbers be permitted in female rooms or female Key Clubbers in male rooms (Key Clubber or otherwise). This likewise will be strictly enforced.

3. A retiring hour of 12:00 midnight will be observed and enforced. Key Clubbers are expected to be in their own rooms at this retiring hour, and they are expected to remain there. Unnecessary noises at any hour are prohibited.

4. Care shall be taken not to deface or destroy any property. Such things as pillow fights, water fights, throwing any objects from windows or balconies, the use of profanity and strong language, and similar such activities will be dealt with promptly and effectively.

5. Every Key Clubber is expected to attend all convention sessions and activities.

6. Neat dress is expected at all times in accordance with the stated attire definitions and expectations.

7. Campaign material (posters, flyer, et cetera) are to be confined to designated areas only. Under no circumstances shall any of these materials or campaign activities take place in the living areas of the hotel. Infractions of the convention rules will be reported by the Sergeant-at-Arms Committee to the District Board, Adult Committee and adult advisors. Appropriate action will be taken by them, including, if necessary, the dismissal of any Key Club-ber from the convention with notification to his/her parents, school authorities, and the president of his/her sponsoring Kiwanis Club. Any Key Clubber caught violating any of the above rules will likewise cause his/her Key Club to forfeit any awards the club may have won; no member of this club will be eligible for District or International office, and if a Lt. Governor has been elected from this club to represent the Division, s/he shall be automatically removed and a new Lt. Governor shall be elected from the clubs of that Division assembled at the conven-tion. Every Key Clubber shall respect the authority of the Sergeant-at-Arms Committee; this committee under adult supervision is authorized to confiscate any material, and this material will not be returned.

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