ehths key club newsletter volume xvii issue 10 double issue

The Official Newsletter of the Egg Harbor Township High School Key Club

Volume XVII, Issue 10| December 31, 2012

T H E K E Y C H A I N

Ho-Ho-Holiday Circle Celebration Key Clubbers Bring Holiday Spirit to Children

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THE KEY CH AI N Volume XVII, Issue 10| December 31, 2012

KEY CHAIN CONTENTS Ar t i c les Featured Article

“ Key Leader, Got it?” - Key Clubbers become Key Leaders when they

go to the annual Key Leader event to learn more about leadership. It

was hosted at Camp Crossroads, New Jersey - Read more page 12

2| Contents & Editor’s Letter

3| President’s Letter

4| The ELIMINATE PROJECT

ELIMINATE Games Coming Soon

5| Events

Swift School Help and TGIF Night

6-7| Events

Holiday Circle Celebration

8-9| Events

Toys for Tots, Card Making, and

Patient Caroling

10| Events

What event is right for you and the

“Key” Conventions

12-13| International / District

Key Leader. Got it?

14-15| Club Office

Officer and LTG Elections

16| Photo Wall

17| Fun Page

18| Contacts and

Reminders

Hey Key Clubbers,

I feel like this issue is on steroids. You’re probably like “18 pages… Really Pak? Get a life!” I actually don’t find it bor-ing; making newsletters has grown on me. During the be-ginning of my term, I thought newsletters were going to be annoying, but it’s the hours I spend with them that made me realize how much I love making them. Being editor has made me find what I like doing and helped me expand my creativity—it changed my life. Will Key Club change yours?

Yours in Caring and Service, Pak Chau EHTHS Key Club Bulletin Editor

Editors Letter ,

On the Cover: The annual Holiday Cir-

cle event goes smoothly hosted at the

Davenport Elementary school by the

Egg Harbor Township High School Key

Club.


PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

MESSAGES & ELIMINATE

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My Dearest Cubs,

I hope everyone had an amazing winter break and are now

well rested. We only have six more months to go! Since my last

message, a couple major things have happened: Key Leader

and the Hurricane Sandy Coffeehouse.

As usual, Key Leader was a spectacular experience especially

since I served as a student facilitator this year. I encourage

everyone to go next year! You honestly won’t regret it. Sec-

ondly, the Hurricane Sandy Coffeehouse was pretty success-

ful—thank you to everyone who took their time and came to

the event! Also, thanks to all the performers! You guys are very

talented!

Moving on, since it is January, officer elections will be in Febru-

ary! If you are interested in running for any officer position,

please attend the meeting in Stevenson’s room (E117) next

Tuesday, February 22 during the activity period! Here, we will

tell you when elections are. The new officers will be installed on

Sunday, April 7 at District Convention. (Side note: District Con-

vention is mandatory for all new officers). For more information

on each position, please visit http://keycubs.tumblr.com or

http://keyclubehths.com! Also, if you are interested in being a

committee chair, please keep your eyes and ears open around

the end of March/beginning of April. That’s when the new

board will choose their committee chairs.

Lastly, we all know that we are host club for the 2013 New Jer-

sey District Convention! The theme this year will be “The Roaring

Twenties.” Being host club is a HUGE responsibility—we need all

the help we can get to plan and decorate the hotel for the 800

Key Clubbers there; so again, keep your eyes and ears open

for those details!

I’ll see you guys around and I hope that a lot of you will show

up next week as candidates for officer positions!

Yours in Caring, Love, Friendship, and Service,

Valerie Wong

EHTHS Key Club President

Based on a poll conducted via

Facebook on the Key Clubber

Officer page, all officers voted

that the their experience on a

scale of 1-5 was a 5. Some offi-

cers also double voted due to

stress. (Read more pages 14-15)

OFFICER ELECTIONS COMING SOON

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THE ELIMINATE PROJECT

OFFICIALWEBSITE

Starting this year, the New Jersey District Key Club adopted the idea from the famous Novel, the Hunger Games, and started a fundraising event known as the ELIMINATE games. The games include several Minute-to-Win-it games against among several contestants. Each contestant is charged with an entrance fee and spectators are also allowed to watch by paying a spectators fee which both go towards the ELIMINATE Project. The con-testants are selected from schools within their own divisions. Upon winning the competition, the winner are selected to become “tributes” that will compete at the district level competition where winners form each of the twenty-three division will compete to see who is the ultimate winner that will bring pride and fame to their own division. The first division to host the ELIMINATE Games of the Year was Division 16. Christina Xiao, the Lieutenant Governor of Division 16, hosted the games at Tenafly High School on December 7th. There were a total of seven contestants competing at the competition and they triumphed for a long two hours before a sophomore from Tenafly High School, Daniel Cohen, was crowned the winner. The overall event was a success and even the District Treasurer Joseph Toumanios attended the event! The games were amazing in Division 16 and it’s coming soon to Division 1B!

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

The ELIMINATE Games. TheEliminateProject.org.

FIRST ANNUAL NJ

$117

58 Amount earned total from Division 16’s

ELIMINATE Games. The earnings in-

cluded entrance fee and food.

Total amount of mothers their children

vaccinated from MNT form just Division

16’s ELIMINATE Games. $10

Cost per participant for the ELIMINATE

Games. Each spectator was charges

$5 admission to watch the games.

The date of the ELIMINATE Games for

Division 16 as well as the number of

contestant that partook in the games. 7

TheEliminateProject.org

TheEliminateProject.org


MAJOR EVENTS

EVENTS

A few Key Clubbers were given the opportunity to assist the staff members at the Swift Holiday Shop on Family Night. They were able to meet Santa and many jolly families. The Swift School provided food and entertainment. Taking pictures with Santa, doing arts and crafts. and shopping at the holiday store were some of the activities. A couple members helped the staff open a few dozen boxes of merchan-dise to set up for the next day’s sales. Some also worked at the arts and crafts station. They were able to see many excited children color their hearts out. One of the key clubbers was lucky enough to receive a drawing from a girl. The others worked with Santa and they assisted families to getting beautiful Christ-mas pictures. They were able to get a picture with Santa themselves. The highlight of the night was Alex Bi, a Key Clubber, returning a lost wallet that contained $200. Way to go! It was an amazing!

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BY KENNETH MA

General Member Ho-Ho-Holiday Helpers

(Left) Kelly Ma, Catherine Brown, Sahira Iqbal, Alex Bi, Brenda Ho, Nataly

Maldonado, Mohammed Zafeer and Luke Lacambra take a picture with the Santa

that they’ve been helping out all night. (Right) Alex Bi helps children from the H. Rus-

sell Swift Elementary School color in some holiday related pictures.

On December 6th, Key Clubbers all over New Jersey went to T.G.I. Friday’s and had dinner together. During the night, the restaurant agreed to donate 20% of the proceeds towards the ELIMINATE Project. Imagine someone spent $20 dollars on dinner that night; $4 dollars would go to-wards ELIMINATE but $4 could save the lives of two moth-ers and their children. Now imagine a bunch of people in the New Jersey District buying $20 worth of food from TGIF. Now that’s some major fundraising! Overall the res-taurant night helped a lot towards eliminating MNT (Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus). Stay tuned for a finalized amount on how much Division 1B raised as well as how much the New Jersey District raised!

Dine to Save BY PAK CHAU

Bulletin Editor


EVENTS

1| Kenneth Ye (Left) got his face

painted by Sadia Alam (Right) during

Holiday Circle event to spread the holi-

day spirit.

2| Children in the elementary school

painted, glued, and drew some artwork

for their parents and made some simple

holiday crafts for each other.

3| Tyler Loges (Left) and Kristin Jones

(Right) posed as Santa Clause and Mrs.

Clause during the event, taking pictures

with the children and greeting them

occasionally.

4| Decorations included miniature

Christmas trees, balloon arcs, streamers,

Christmas lights, and others were set up

in the school by Key Clubber several

hours prior to the event.

5| Food included cupcakes, brownies,

chips, cake, and other baked goods

were provided to everyone at lunch

time. Everyone also got their choice of

water, Capri Sun, Kool-aid, or juice.

6| Key Clubbers helped distribute the

food and drinks to the fifty-some chil-

dren attending the event as well distrib-

uted food to themselves.

7| The children made artwork for their

friends and family and got the opportu-

nity to write letters to Santa Clause.

8| Pak Chau (Left) and Vi Nguyen

(Right) lead two famous party songs,

the Cha Cha Slide and the Cupid Shuf-

fle, while the fifty-some children follow

the steps and instructions.

Holiday Circle:

In Pictures


THE NAUGHTY-OR-NICE METER


EVENTS BY JOSH PEREZ-GARCIA

General Member Ho-Ho-Holiday Circle Celebration

Holiday Circle, an event that should have taken two months of planning, was undertaken and planned within two hectic and chaotic weeks. With various hours of planning, days of creating goodie bags and shopping for endless amounts of food, holiday circle took off in a big way on December 8th. Although the planning was rough and rocky in the beginning, near the end of the path the road would become soft, smooth, and worthwhile. Nothing about holiday circle could have taken off without the endless amounts of donations that poured in from the general member population. Without them, there wouldn't have been delicious cupcakes or wonderful station and group leaders. The doors to Davenport Elementary opened at 9 in the morning to the children, but before such doors opened, Key Club members arrived at the school at 7 am sharp. With two hours of decoration and organization, the Davenport Cafeteria came to look like a Child's Christmas wonderland. Colorful lights and Christmas-themed balloons dominated the door ways and tables. By 9, the children poured in and the games began. From limbo to musical chairs, the children enjoyed all sorts of games. They enjoyed face painting, arts and crafts, and delicious snacks by the end of the day. At the end, the children took pictures with Santa, to not only ask for their desired wishes, but take a joyous picture and receive a colorful goodie bag. Although Holiday Circles started with rocky beginnings, in the end every single step, goodie bag and candy cane was worth it because seeing a smile on every one of those kids faces was worth every endeavor and every late night goodie bag session in order to create Holiday Circle! Happy Holidays Key Clubbers! I can’t wait to go to next year’s Holiday Circle!

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The children at the event

wanted “Gangnam Style” by

PSY to be played so they could

scream “Aye, Sexy Lady” really

loud and to dance the horse-

like dance.

The arts and crafts table was a

mess after the children left.

A few children and Key Club-

bers protested the existence of

Santa Clause, Mrs. Clause and

Rudolph.

The face paint and tattoos

were hard to wash off.

A group of girls that Lezlie Allyn

Plaza watched over during the

event decided to put on a

show and sang various Christ-

mas Carols.

Key Clubbers made baked

goods to share with everyone

Tyler Loges, Kristen Jones, and

Rowan Abdallah acted won-

derfully as Santa Clause, Mrs.

Clause and Rudolph through-

out the whole event by taking

pictures with them, greeting

them, and just spreading the

holiday spirit!

Children coopera-

tively danced the

“Cha Cha Slide” and

the “Cupid Shuffle” in

unison.

All the kids and Key

Clubbers had their

picture taken with

Santa.

Kelly Tran and Pak

Chau beat each other

up with spoons during

the ornament-on-a-

spoon race after their

ornaments fell off.

Mr. Stevenson frowned

and that is not

okay.

Throughout Holiday Circle, you could say that there were

some good times and bad time—Some times that were

naughty and some time that were nice. Here were some of

those moments put into a Naughty-or-Nice Meter.

NICE NAUGHTY


EVENTS

BY PAK CHAU, AARON CHUNG, JASMINE LEE AND HAI LE

Bulletin Editor and General Members

Deck the Halls with Lots of

Service! December is the month of giving. With Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza and the

New Years coming around, Egg Harbor Township Key Club gave back to the

home, school, and community. What was our present? Service of course! Key

Clubbers offered service almost everyday of the month in December. From lab

clean ups to Holiday Circle to scrap book help, this moth has been one hectic

month of giving. With 21 projects within the short month, it rivals the 31 project

October! Here are some of the projects that were went on during the month of

December:

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Temple Building/Cleanup Help Dec 1

Clothing Drive Dec 4

Our Town School Play Help Dec 1+2

Art Room Clean Up Dec 6 O'Neil's Room Clean Up Dec 6

Scrapbook Help Dec 9

Classroom Clean Up Dec 13

Lab Clean Up Dec 13

Key Leader Weekend Dec 14-16

Scrapbook Help Dec 15

Children’s Museum Help Dec 16

Library Help Dec 18

Toys for Tots Dec

Holiday Circle Donations Dec

Lab Clean Up Dec 19

Holiday Circle Balloon Help Dec

Holiday Card Making for Soldiers Dec 19

Caroling for Patients Dec 18

Dance Show Help Dec 17

Poster Removing Dec 19

Holiday Circle Dec 9

Band Concert Help Dec 19+20

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP

KEY CUBS


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Temple Building/Cleanup Help Dec 1

Clothing Drive Dec 4

Our Town School Play Help Dec 1+2

O'Neil's Room Clean Up Dec 6

Classroom Clean Up Dec 13

Key Leader Weekend Dec 14-16

Children’s Museum Help Dec 16

Holiday Circle Donations Dec

Holiday Card Making for Soldiers Dec 19

Caroling for Patients Dec 18

Dance Show Help Dec 17

Holiday Circle Dec 9

Band Concert Help Dec 19+20

STAR = Key Leader Weekend

PRESENT = Holiday Circle Related

ORNAMENT = Service Project/Event

TREE OF SERVICE

For those of you who don't know what Toys for Tots is, I'll tell you. It is an organization

headed by the US Marines and their goal is to collect new, unwrapped toys during

the months of October, November, and December. These new toys are then distrib-

uted to less fortunate children in the community whose parents cannot afford to buy

them toys for Christmas. This act of giving inspires a message of hope and feelings of

joy for the children. This year, our club donated a variety of toys, ranging from My

Little Pony sets to race cars, that were dropped off at the Shore Mall Toys for Tots

box. Next year, I hope that we can donate even more toys to make Christmas a

merry holiday for everyone.

On December 18, I along with Rob Nealy, Paolo Dedios, Marlou Villaluna, Joshua

Chin, and Jessica Pamfilo went to Woodview Estates to carol for the elderly. We

weren't as prepared as we had hoped and so it wasn't a total success. We sang

multiple parts of songs, not knowing the whole song, and we messed up on occa-

sion but the elders didn't mind. They got into the holiday spirit and sang along with

us. We sang a few modern songs with guitar played by Josh and Marlou and they

loved it. We even got a chance to sing happy birthday to a lady over 100 years old.

After our performances, they thanked us and we thanked them back for having us.

The six of us went home that day feeling accomplish. They even asked us to come

back and sing for them again, hopefully we will be more prepared the next time!

The card making for veterans project was not a very big turnout. However, writing

and drawing cards for our veterans was no chore for some of our members. Five of

our members: Sheikh Mahmud, Pak Chau, Abby Sales, Cristel Villagarcia, and I got

together afterschool and sacrificed our time to wish our soldiers and veterans a

happy holiday season. We got out scissors, papers, tape, and glue and crafted fine

art to get shipped across seas. They weren’t the best of cards but within an hour’s

work we were able to make eight quality cards. Although eight is not a lot, I still wish

every single one of our veterans a happy holidays. We didn’t want to sacrifice qual-

ity for quantity but in the end I feel like it’s the thought the counts—the thought that

someone somewhere wants them to have a Merry Christmas.

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You really know it’s near the holidays when almost half the projects you’re going to are holiday related. Among some of these service

projects were some that really showed our dedication in giving back to our home, school and community include caroling at retirement

homes, taking part in Toys for Tots event as well as a holiday card making session for the soldiers overseas that can’t spend the holidays

with their families. Here’s some articles form the Committee Chairs Hai Le, Jasmine Lee, and Aaron Chung talking about their project:


EVENTS


START

What’s Your Preferred Group Size?

Large Groups of Key Clubbers Small Group of Key Clubbers

How Close Do You Like to Be Near Home?

Closer to Home Farther Away from Home

How Close do You Like to New Jersey?

In New Jersey Out of New

Jersey

ICON What Seems More Interesting?

Attending

Dances

Learn New

Things RTC DCON

Do You Like to Party?

Yes No Holiday

Festivals

Do you like be active?

Yes No

Haunted Hayride Help

VBAT

Yes

What Place Do You Prefer?

Outside

Field of Dreams

Do You Like Being Active?

Yes

I Love Key Club Too Much To Care

Key Leader

ICON: (International Convention) Key Clubbers from all over

the world meet up in one place, this year being District of Co-

lumbia, to celebrate Key Club. Key Clubbers attend workshops,

dances, and even get to elect the new international board as

well as meeting the old board and the 11 international trustees.

During free time, Key Clubbers explore the convention.

RTC: (Regional Training Con-

ference) Key Clubbers gather

at a host school in either the

north, middle, or southern re-

gion to learn more about the

Key Club in general.

DCON: (District Convention)

Key Clubbers go to the Ocean

Place Resort and Spa to at-

tend workshops, dance, and

even meet or elect the new

district executive board.

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EVENTS

BY PAK CHAU

Bulletin Editor What’s Your Event? Ever wonder what event would suit you the most? Maybe you always thought of going to District Convention or maybe Field of Dreams but wasn’t sure if it was right for you? Here’s a diagram to see if you would most likely enjoy the event:

Small Group of Key Clubbers

Do You Like Children?

No Yes


Inside

Field of Dreams

Are You Artistic?

No Yes

Do You Like Being Active?

No Yes

Holiday Circle Elementary School

Reading Nights


Inside

Lab and Class-

room Clean-Ups

Outside

Do You Like Talking

to Strangers?

No Yes

Road Clean-Ups Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

Key Leader: Key Clubbers and non-Key Clubbers alike gather at a

camp, this year being Camp Crossroads, and spend the week-

end sleeping, eating, and talking to others that come from

throughout the New Jersey/ New York region. Everyone learns

more about themselves as well as about each other. It’s amazing

how three days in the woods can form such strong friendships.

VBAT: (Volleyball-a-Thon) Key

Clubbers and invited guest

play and referee volleyball

games all night to help the

designated cause. One team

is crowned the winner.

Field of Dreams: Key Clubbers

play baseball with disabled

children by helping them hit

the ball, run the bases, or

catch the ball. It helps fulfill

their dreams.


EHTHS KEY CLUB

KEY CUBS

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Key Leader Weekend was just three days but I would dare call it a life changing experience and an experience that won’t be forgotten anytime soon and here’s how it all happened. I hopped into the car with four of the my friends jammed into the backseat of a minivan and I could smell the perspi-ration from either side of me. I sat in the middle of all of them which made it that much worse. A mixture of stenches and aromas made me want to pass out and the fact that I had to go to the bathroom the hour three hours getting there didn’t make it any better at all. On a scale to one to ten, my discomfort level was probably a ten and with the unbearable heat cranked all the way up in the car, I think the my experience got boosted to an unbearable eleven. With the motion sickness and claustro-phobia, I really began to wonder whether or not this was worth it. I mean seriously—$175 fee, packing clothes and sitting in a car jam-packed with four other smelly teenagers? Is that ever worth it? I ultimately found out that yes, it was definitely worth it and I’d do it all over in a flash. So we left at 3 and arrived around 6 or 7—I’m not quite sure from almost pass-ing out after getting out of the car. We unloaded our luggage into a tiny cabin. Contrary to what I thought it would be, the cabin we lived in...was an actual cabin. Not a nice lodge with a steam sauna and flat screen television—nope, a real cabin with two small bathrooms, bunk beds, no television and crawling with stinkbugs. I asked my self what I did to deserve this. Even worse, when we went out to try eat dinner at the mess hall, it got even worse. The food had pretty much spoiled. The lasagnas

had hardened, the broccoli had gone cold and the “chicken patty” was soggy. My newly braced teeth couldn’t pene-trate the hardened pasta so I was stuck with ingesting mystery mush. I just wanted to leave. Nothing more than to just get back into the car and go home; then it changed. I continued to eat my mush when sud-denly some others came to join us for dinner. We got to know them a little better and they had just gotten here as well. However, they were happy to have gotten here. They had already been to Key Leader once before and they as-sured me that it gets better—a lot better. It did. Later that night, I went back to the cabin with my four car buddies and met up with the rest of my friends that drove in separate cars. We all got to-gether with our newly met friends and immediately I felt like things already got better. We played some cards until we were called to the recreational hall to be debriefed on what exactly Key Leader is about. I’ve never been to Key Leader before and it turns out the focus was to teach us how to become better leaders and how to become “key leaders.” The supervisors split us up into small groups called neighborhoods and we did more defining on what leaders are. At first I was a little confused, but afterwards we called it a night. The next day was what really changed my mind about Key Leader. We woke up, had breakfast and went through another briefing before being released for some free time. During the start of the free time, I really didn’t know what to do—it was really just a campground. There were trees and cabins in a moun-tain—what could we possibly do for

about an hour and a half. I formed a little group with my friends and some people we just meant and took some pictures. Afterwards, we took a little more. And then more. And then sud-denly we ran around the whole moun-tain taking pictures of just about any-thing we found interesting. Who knew a camera could be so entertaining. We found a pond and basically had a photo shoot with the new friends we made with possibly some of the most awk-ward and silly poses and for some rea-son, it felt amazing. Just spending time doing stupid things with people you barely know! Eventually our time was up and we headed back to the recreation hall. Just when I thought the fun had ended, it didn’t. We did some activities inside the hall. At first we thought the activi-ties were really weird but they all had some symbolic meaning to them and overall taught me and my group the core values of being a leader—from teamwork to independence. Afterwards we had dinner and a bond fire just to bond with people we just met. My cheeks started hurting from all this because of how much I was smiling the whole time. The 3 hour care ride there and even the 3 hour car ride back was definitely worth it. I could go on and on with all the other things that happened this weekend but it’d probably last for another 5 pages or so and so I’m just going to stop here. Key Leader was truly a life changing experience. I feel like I found a whole new part of myself within those 3 days that I wouldn’t be able to find in the next 3 years of my life. It taught me more about my self and more on how to be a leader—a Key Leader.


INTERNATIONAL/DISTRICT

Key Leader, Got It? BY PAK CHAU

Bulletin Editor


Key Leaders make

take some awkward

photos together.

Key Leaders make

smores and eat

them together.

Key Leaders make

write their core

vales on t-shirts.

Key Leaders de-

velop strong friend-

ships together.


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INTERNATIONAL/DISTRICT

1| Popular long-sleeved crew-

neck that became a big hit at

Key Leader designed by Lieu-

tenant Governor of Division 1B

Kelly Tran. Her along with eight

others from Diviosion 1B attend

the Key Leader Weekend at

Camp Crossroads. Other mem-

bers of Division 1Binclude Kelly

Tran, Valerie Wong, Ahsan Ik-

ram, Michael Tran, Cynthia

Thurairajah, Vi Nguyen, Pak

Chau, Jessica Pamfilo, and

Jesus Perez.

2| Webmaster Michael Tran

and Jessica have fun during

the morning breakfast session

during the weekend. After

breakfast, attendees got to find

out more about being a

leader . They got to find out

more about themselves as well

as others. There were also ice

breakers to get people com-

fortable with one another.

3| Attendees of Camp Cross

roads during the Key Leader

weekend got some free time to

explore the vast mountainous

scene with lakes, trails, fields,

hills, jetties, forests, lodges and

cabins. Campers stayed in

cabins throughout the three

days and two nights, sleeping

on bunk beds, and eating in a

large mess hall.

4| Among the many people

that attended Key Leader, the

New Jersey District Board were

also present including: (from

left to right) Division 16 Lieuten-

ant Governor Christina Xiao,

Division 15 Lieutenant Governor

Melika Behrooz, Division 3B Lieu-

tenant Governor Nikita Daga,

District Governor Nicole Ven-

trone, Division 1A Lieutenant

Governor Chris Addonizio, Divi-

sion 3A Lieutenant Governor

Alyssa Fazio and Division 1B

Lieutenant Governor Kelly Tran.

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CLUB OFFICE

Maybe you’re wondering what each position entails, maybe you’re wondering about the benefits of being a Key Club officer, or

maybe you’re interested in being a Key Club officer—whatever it is, I hope that this post will help you decide whether or not running

for an officer position is for you.

Oh—before I start, I’d like to say that whether you’re a general member, a committee chair, or a current officer, if you want to run for

an officer position—go for it, especially underclassmen. There is no pre-requisite for any position! Hey, if you start early, like as a fresh-

man, you could potentially move onto the district or even the international level! Just think about all the opportunities that are ahead

of you!

What? Each Key Club is led by a student board. One of many things that make Key Club different from other organizations is that is

a student-led organization; unlike others, the student officers make the executive decisions and are responsible for planning and exe-

cuting events. However, each officer is basically a general member—just with more responsibilities. Officers are still required to gain

service hours and attend every meeting. Also, at EHTHS, each officer presides over one of the nine committees.

Who? The EHTHS Key Club Officer Board currently consists of eight officers: the president, vice president, corresponding secretary, re-

cording secretary, treasurer, bulletin editor, webmaster, and sergeant-at-arms.

Officer and LTG Elections BY VALERIE WONG AND PAK CHAU

President and Bulletin Editor

President (that’s me!) - The club president

is responsible for setting and monitoring

the goals of the club, running club meet-

ings, appointing committee chairs and

delegating tasks as necessary, recruiting,

training and retaining members and main-

taining regular communication with the

lieutenant governor of his or her division.

Vice President - The role of the club vice

president can be summarized in one

word: service. The vice president serves

the president, other club officers, com-

mittees and the general membership.

He or she is also expected to learn the

duties of the president in order to fill in or

take over as necessary. *This role should

not be underestimated. It’s a very cru-

cial role.

Corresponding Secretary - The corre-

sponding secretary works with the re-

cording secretary to fill out the club

monthly report forms (CMRFs) sent to

the district secretary every month, cre-

ate monthly activity report forms (ARFs)

sent to the school administration, tak-

ing minutes at officer and general

meetings, and most importantly, the

annual achievement report form that is

required from every club by the district

and international. This position is one of

the most demanding in the organiza-

tion—it should not be taken lightly, as

for the rest of the positions.

Recording Secretary - The recording

secretary keeps track of the amount of

hours that every club member has ob-

tained in a school year, creates sign-up

sheets for projects, and records every

attendee at every meeting, event, and

project. He or she is also responsible for

updating the club roster throughout the

year through the online database.

Treasurer - The club treasurer controls the

club’s money, both its collection and

disbursement. He or she collects member

dues, prepares and monitors the budget

and maintains accurate financial re-

cords.

Bulletin Editor - The club editor is responsi-

ble for keeping the membership informed

about important activities, opportunities

and deadlines at the club, district and

international level. The “bulletin” may be

a printed piece or electronic update. He

or she is also responsible for the club’s

public relations, often constructing flyers

or contacting the press to communicate

the club’s events or achievements to the

public.

Webmaster - The webmaster maintains

the club website by posting hours, up-

dates, and events. This term can be

held for two years, which is decided by

the webmaster himself or herself.

Sergeant-at-Arms - The sergeant-at

-arms starts off each meeting by

leading the Pledge of Allegiance

and the Key Club Pledge. Also

maintains the noise level at meet-

ings.

LTG - (Lieutenant Governor) Not

mentioned above as an officer

because this position is a district

position which entails a LOT more

work. There are 23 Divisions within

New Jersey which means there are

23 LTGs. The LTG represents his/her

division and all schools within the

division and acts as a liaison be-

tween club and the District Board.

LTGs must be present at Mid-Winter

Training Conferences, District and

International Convention, all Board

Meetings, Regional Training Confer-

ences for his or her division, and Fall

Rally, They serve on District commit-

tees as needed, They also hold

Officers Training Conferences, or-

ganize divisional service projects,

hold President’s Council Meetings

and visits each club in his or her

division, During their term, each LTG

publishes at least ten newsletters for

his or her clubs, files monthly club

and board reports, publishes a divi-

sional roster, and must be in con-

stant contact with his or her clubs,

the executive board, and the Ki-

wanis Board.

http://keyclub.org/Libraries/Governance/Guide_KeyClub_Duties_of_club_board_of_directors.sflb.ashx

http://keyclub.org/Libraries/Governance/Guide_KeyClub_Duties_of_club_president.sflb.ashx

http://keyclub.org/Libraries/Governance/Guide_KeyClub_Duties_of_club_vice_president.sflb.ashx

http://keyclub.org/Libraries/Governance/Guide_KeyClub_Duties_of_club_secretary.sflb.ashx

http://keyclub.org/Libraries/Governance/Guide_KeyClub_Duties_of_club_treasurer.sflb.ashx

http://keyclub.org/Libraries/Governance/Guide_KeyClub_Duties_of_club_editor.sflb.ashx

http://keyclub.org/Libraries/Governance/Guide_KeyClub_Duties_of_club_treasurer.sflb.ashx

18 Number of committee chairs on

the OCC board that the officers

have to help guide so that each

pair of committee chairs can suc-

cessfully complete their focuses of

the service year.

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CLUB OFFICE Why? Being an officer is a very important job that requires much time and effort—

however, it does indeed have its benefits. Here’s a few reasons why you should run:

Provides more understanding of how Key Club works.

If you love Key Club, that’s more of a reason to be an officer. You can do even more for

the club you love and are passionate about.

Being a general member is super important, but like I said before, an officer is basically a

general member with more responsibilities; if you are up for it, then you are encouraged

to run for an officer position.

You meet so many new people from your division, other divisions, your district, other divi-

sions, and etc.

It puts you at advantage if you are looking to step up to the district or international level.

You learn skills such as time management, public speaking, organization, etc.

It’s a GREAT resume builder! ;)

And so many more, but you should just find out for yourself! :D (Or ask one of the officers

if you’re really curious).

How? If you are interested in running for an officer position, please attend the meeting in

E117 on Tuesday, January 22 during the activity period to find out when your election is,

what is needed, and to find out who your competition is. ;)

Oh, and just a few things about elections: the positions of president, vice president, cor-

responding secretary, recording secretary, and bulletin editor are all elected by the club

(three minute speech, two minute caucus). The treasurer, webmaster, and sergeant-at-

arms are all appointed through an interview process (about a 5 minute interview).

Okay! Now it’s up to you whether or not you want to run for an officer position. Remem-

ber that if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact any of the current officers!

You can also feel free to leave a question in the ask box. Good luck to everyone!

8 Number of officers on a board that

must work cooperatively together

to ensure success throughout the

service year. Each officer must also

watch over their presiding commit-

tee chairs.

4 Average amount of meetings per

month for OCC members. Some

Tuesdays are general meetings

while every other Tuesday is the

OCC meeting where officers and

committee plan upcoming events.

5 Number of schools that the Lieuten-

ant Governor of Division 1B must

govern. The five schools include

Absegami, Atlantic Christian, Ce-

dar Creek, Egg Harbor Township,

and Pleasantville.

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Each club has officers: President, Vice Presi-

dent, Secretary, and Treasurer are mandatory

positions and the rest of the positions are op-

tional for each club. Committee Chairs are

also optional per club. The representative of

each club is their corresponding president.

Clubs make up a division which is represented

by their Lieutenant Governor.

Officer Elections: February

Committee Chair Elections: Post DCON April

Each district has officers: Governor, Secretary,

Treasurer, Editor and Webmaster. Each divi-

sion is represented at the district level by their

corresponding Lieutenant Governor. The rep-

resentative of each district is their correspond-

ing Governor. Each district/region is also rep-

resented to the International Board by an

International Trustee.

District Board Elections: DCON March-April

LTG Elections: January 19th (See your LTG)

The Key Club International Board has just two

officers: President and Vice President. Each

district/region is represented at the interna-

tional level by their corresponding Interna-

tional Trustee. The representative of Key Club

International to other non-profit organizations

and other worldly affairs is the International

President.

International Board Elections: ICON

International Trustee Elections: ICON

KEY CLUB GOVERNMENT BREAKDOWN

KEY CLUB PHOTO WALL

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PHOTO WALL


KEY CLUB FUN PAGE

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FUN PAGE

You are drawing KEY LEADER

For Pak C.

Caption this:

Return to Pak to consider publishing in letter.

I will now be taking nominations for Key Clubber of the Week. All you have to do is

fill out the nomination form below and put it into the “Editor’s Mailbox” out side Mr.

Stevenson’s room and the nominee might have a chance to be featured on this

page! They might even be featured in one of the games below!

Nominee’s Name:

Nominee’s Grade:

Three Facts About the Nominee:

Comments:

KEY CLUBBER OF THE WEEK: Alex Bi

ABOUT: Alex found a wallet during a Key Club event and instead of taking

the money inside, he gave the wallet to the adult supervisor of the event.

- CONGRATULATIONS ALEX


Flip back to page 10-11 and there are boxes with dates on them. Can

you name all of the events that occurred this year or will occur on those

specific dates? (Hint: Some event span over several days!)

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN

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“Caring - Our Way of Life”

CONTACT YOUR OFFICERS

Valerie Wong President

(609) 742-3868, [email protected]

Parth Parikh Vice President


Cynthia Thurairajah Recording Secretary


Vi Nguyen Corresponding Secretary


Pak Chau Bulletin Editor


Michael Tran Webmaster


Kelly Tran Division 1B Lieutenant Governor

(609) 432-9204, ltg1btrank @gmail.com

Selina Su Treasurer


Tiffany Luong Sergeant-at-Arms


REMINDERS...

January 15th, 2013 Next General Meeting

Next OCC Meeting

January 8th, 2013

Join the Facebook group if not already

part of it and check for updates and

projects!

The ELIMINATE Games are coming soon

to Division 1B - stay tuned!

Officer elections are coming soon in

February. If you wish to run for a posi-

tion, please prepare a one-minute long

speech!

Lieutenant Governor elections are also

approaching VERY soon. In fact it’s in

January. If you are interested, please

see your Lieutenant Governor Kelly

Tran.

January 14 is National Clean-Off Your

Desk Day and January 20-28 is Cana-

dian No Smoking Week.


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