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Official Newsletter of PA Key Club Division 18 South Table of Contents
PAGE 1 Welcome Back
PAGE 2 LLS, Tips for Success
PAGE 3 T-O-T, Fast Facts
PAGE 4
Recruiting, OCMs
PAGE 5
Columnist, Website
PAGE 6 Reports, Ask Barry
Volume 1, Issue 5 August 2013
Welcome Back to School!
Welcome back to
the 2013-2014 school
year! This means back to
Key Club! This time of
year is a great
opportunity for you to
gain new members,
create new projects,
scope out future officers,
and have fun!
You may be
astounded by how many
people show up to your
first couple meetings.
Focus on retaining your
members so you have a
large and strong club
throughout the year.
Spice up your meetings
with my tips for success!
With the new
school year, remember
to keep in mind our
Youth Serving Youth
Service Project, the
Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society. Also,
keep fundraising for the
ELIMINATE project so we
can reach our worldwide
goal! Happy fundraising
and serving our home,
school, and community!
Hollywood is this year’s
theme for DCON!
“Lights, Camera, Serve!”
Kiwanis Family Relations Committee
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Information
The start of every school
year is the perfect time to
get your club involved
with service. And what
better service project than
one that helps our YSY
project, the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society! There
are numerous ways to
help this organization and
so many ways to donate
to LLS yet, how are your
funds accounted for?
Here’s how: registering
online! Many of you
received instructions on
how to complete this
registry, and let’s just say
that it is extremely easy! All
you or your officers need
to do is go onto the LLS
website
www.schoolandyouth.org
and register.
When doing so,
enter Your School Name-
Key Club & Division. For
example, my home club
would register as
“Emmaus High School-
Key Club Division 18S”.
This way when your clubs
raise funds it can be
tracked directly through
the LLS coordinators. This
is a great way to fully
connect with LLS, and
make sure you are doing
everything you can to
help. One thing to keep
in mind, however, is that
you need to register
ASAP!
Article courtesy of LTG
Emma Evans
**For more information
go to:
http://www.schoolandyo
uth.org/school/Controller
Barry’s Tips for Success
Official Newsletter of PA Key Club Division 18 South
Are your club
meetings boring? Do you
need help retaining
members? Do you need
fresh ideas for the
upcoming school year? You
came to the right place,
Barry’s Tips for Success! This
will be an ongoing column
that features tips, activities,
and ice breakers for clubs
that lost their fizzle.
This month’s feature
will be a discussion and
problem solving activity!
Divide your club into groups
of about roughly 10 people.
Together they must come
up with five items that they
would bring with them if
they were stranded on an
island. Have club members
discuss and defend their
choices to the whole club!
See who has the most
creative and useful item!
Service Committee The New Service Hour
Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF
You all know that UNICEF
plays a major role in the Eliminate
Project. However, UNICEF can’t
donate time and money for
vaccinations without any
donations. Luckily, there is a
creative and easy way that you,
a dedicated Key Clubber, can
contribute to the ever-depleting
fund pool and help fight
maternal and neonatal tetanus,
as well as a lot of other worthy
causes. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
has helped raise over $167 million
so far, and it has made a
difference in the lives of millions
of kids across the globe. You can
participate in Trick-or-Treat for
UNICEF by preordering your
collection boxes at
http://www.trickortreatforunicef.
org/order. From there, it’s easy as
dressing up on Halloween and
people for, along with candy, to
make a small donation. Anything
works: coins or bills; all you have
to do is ask! Be sure to remind
them that it’s for a good cause:
eliminating MNT, as well as
providing fresh food and water
for children who don’t have
access to it.
Here is a story about one
of the kids across the world who
have directly benefited from
you guys trick-or treating.
Nirmala in Nepal: Around the
world there are 150 million
orphans. 650,000 orphans live in
Nepal itself. Many children in
Nepal who
have lost their parents are
forced to work and become
caretakers of their younger
siblings. 13- year-old Nirmala, an
orphan herself, is taking care of
her two younger siblings.
Nirmala works long days to help
provide much needed food for
her brother and sister. Hunger is
a real problem in Nepal, with
half of all children suffering from
malnutrition, and affecting the
most vulnerable children like
Nirmala and her siblings. UNICEF
is there in Nepal helping Nirmala
and children like her realize their
potential by providing special
protection and diets and
opportunities to attend school
and get an education for a
brighter future.
Article courtesy of
Secretary/Treasurer Medha
Sharma
Fast Facts about Key Club
Here are some
famous former Key Club
members! Maybe your
name will be on the list in
the future!
Bill Clinton
Tom Cruise
Alan Jackson
Joe Namath
Brad Pitt
Elvis Presley
Richard Burr
Millard Fuller
Ricki Lake
Trent Lott
Richard Lugar
Bill Nelson
Darius Rucker
Stuart Scott
Howard Stern
Jim Guy Tucker
Officer Council Meetings New Club Monthly Reports
Officer Council Meetings
Officer Council
Meetings are a meeting for
all club officers in the
division. The purpose of
these OCMs is to discuss
new ideas, programs, and
communication issues.
Soon, club officer training
will be available for those
who didn’t attend DCON.
I am in the process of
planning our first OCM at
the end of September. This
will be a “Welcome Back”
OCM to plan for the year
and hopefully hear from an
LLS representative.
If you already know
of conflicts at the end of
September, email me at
[email protected]. Check
your emails for future OCM
dates!
Recruiting Future Key Club Members
This article will
hopefully help you
recruit future Key
Clubbers so you can
have a strong and large
club. There are many
easy ways that you can
recruit new members!
The first step is to
advertise your club and
its meetings! Use posters
that can be found on
keyclub.org or make
your own! Feature your
club on the
announcements so
everyone hears!
The second step is
to connect with your
members using social
media. All teens use
social media! Create a
Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, and/or
website to stay in touch!
The final step is
simply talk about Key
Club! Share your
wonderful experiences
to your friends,
incoming freshmen,
and strangers! Personal
experiences really help
draw people into
joining Key Club. If
potential members see
and hear all the great
things about Key Club,
they are almost
guaranteed to join!
Use these steps to
help recruit new
members! If you have
ideas that have worked
for you, share them with
me at
Happy Recruiting!
The Latest and Greatest Columnist, YOU! Social Media
You have the opportunity
to be featured in this world
renowned newsletter! This is your
chance to write a small article
and become a published author!
I will feature a new article from
anyone in Division 18 South, club
adviser, club officer, or club
member every month.
The prompt for the month
of August was “What is your
favorite service project and
why?” This article is by Andrew,
President of Emmaus Key Club.
“My favorite service
project is barkfest. This event
welcomes dogs and their owners
to a fun filled day of activities at
the park. Key Club members got
to assist participants in walking
dogs, setting up tables/tents, as
well as selling tickets. This event
is my favorite mainly because I
am an avid dog lover. I also
enjoy this event because the
participants truly show
compassion and appreciate the
work that key club members do
for them. It is the most rewarding
and fun event that I have ever
been apart of!”
Thank you to Andrew
for a wonderful article. If you
and your clubs would like to
learn more about barkfest,
email me at
more information!
The prompt for the
month of September is in
honor of new members
joining Key Club. This prompt
can be answered by anyone:
“Why did you join Key Club?”
Get those thinking
caps on and those creative
juices flowing! Articles are
due by October 1st to
the most creative article or
two will be featured in my
September Newsletter. Good
luck to all the writers out
there!
The Latest and Greatest Columnist, YOU! Division Website
Unfortunately, the
Division Website is still
under construction. I am
sure that you all are
anxious and eager to
start using this valuable
tool! The website will
have important
information about key
club, news from district
and international,
divisional news, and
important documents.
Please email me if
there is anything that you
would like to see on the
website!
Club Feedback
Do you have a burning
question about Key Club,
the duties of a LTG, or just
life in general? Well, you
came to the right place
because I can help! This
column is made for you:
club advisers, officers, and
members. Send in your
questions to
[email protected]! You
have the option to remain
completely anonymous or
you can reveal your first
name and club. Don’t be
shy! Everyone has question
that needs to be answered!
Q- “How is Key Club the
largest high school
community service club in
the world?” – Storm, Editor
at Emmaus High School
A-“I truly believe we
are the largest high
school community
service club in the
world because of our
Kiwanis counter parts
who help us reach our
goals. I also think teens
believe in our mission
of serving others and
they support us by
joining!”
Contact Information
Barry Seng
(484) 661-9120
Twitter: @Div18SKeyClub
Instagram: @Div18SKeyClub
Facebook Page: Division 18S of Pennsylvania Key Club
Club Monthly Report Cards
Club Monthly
Report Cards will begin
this month! This new
system of communication
will aim to celebrate
clubs’ successes and
improve their
weaknesses. Hopefully,
we can all learn from our
successes and our
struggles in order to
create a better club!
At the end of the
report, you will have the
opportunity to evaluate
me! Please be honest
and in depth!
The reports will be
sent out on the 25th of
every month starting
September 25th!
Ask Barry