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Issue 1 Summer 2014 Bulletin Editor’s Welcome by Eric Milstein, District Bulletin Editor Hello Ohio District! In the months since District Leadership Conference, I have been hard at work on the summer bulletin, which covers all of your Key Club news from March to August. Inside are profiles of the new District Board, photos and articles recapping DLC and ICON, important announcements about the year ahead, and more! This bulletin would not be a success without the help of members from across Ohio. One of the main points I stressed in my speeches at DLC was that I wanted the Buckeye Key to be interesting for everyone to read, with interviews, pictures, meeting and event ideas, and a focus on the great things that Key Clubbers are accomplishing every day. If you have any ideas or suggestions for future bulletins, or if you would like to highlight your club’s service projects, please don't hesitate to contact me at [email protected]! 1 ohiokeyclub.org The Buckeye Key New District Board Bulletin Editor’s Welcome 1 Governor’s Welcome 2 Secretary-Treasurer’s Welcome 3 Historian’s Welcome 4 Webmaster’s Welcome 4 Lt. Governors’ Welcome 5-6 Int’l Trustee’s Welcome 6 DLC & Summer Recap DLC 2014 Recap 7-9 ICON 2014 Recap 10-11 Club Spotlight 12 Summer Board Meeting 13 The Year Ahead The Eliminate Project 14 11 Service Project Ideas 15 What’s Next? 16 THE BUCKEYE KEY The Official Publication of the Ohio District of Key Club International

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Page 1: The Buckeye Key - Summer 2014

Issue 1 Summer 2014

Bulletin Editor’s Welcome by Eric Milstein, District Bulletin Editor

Hello Ohio District! In the months since District Leadership Conference, I have been hard at work on the summer bulletin, which covers all of your Key Club news from March to August. Inside are profiles of the new District Board, photos and articles recapping DLC and ICON, important announcements about the year ahead, and more!

This bulletin would not be a success without the help of members from across Ohio. One of the main points I stressed in my speeches at DLC was that I wanted the Buckeye Key to be interesting for everyone to read, with interviews, pictures, meeting and event ideas, and a focus on the great things that Key Clubbers are accomplishing every day. If you have any ideas or suggestions for future bulletins, or if you would like to highlight your club’s service projects, please don't hesitate to contact me at [email protected]!

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New District Board

Bulletin Editor’s Welcome 1

Governor’s Welcome 2

Secretary-Treasurer’s Welcome 3

Historian’s Welcome 4

Webmaster’s Welcome 4

Lt. Governors’ Welcome 5-6

Int’l Trustee’s Welcome 6

DLC & Summer Recap

DLC 2014 Recap 7-9

ICON 2014 Recap 10-11

Club Spotlight 12

Summer Board Meeting 13

The Year Ahead

The Eliminate Project 14

11 Service Project Ideas 15

What’s Next? 16

THE BUCKEYE KEY The Official Publication of the Ohio District of Key Club International

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Governor’s Welcome by Clayton Brown, District Governor

Dear Mighty Ohio District Key and Kiwanis Clubs,

Hello! My name is Clayton Brown. I am 17 and beginning my senior year at Piqua High School. I joined Key Club my freshman year because I love to serve my community, and served as President this past year. Now, I am proud to introduce myself as your new Ohio District Key Club Governor. I am really looking forward to meeting more Key Clubbers and further uniting the Ohio District.

I decided to run for Governor after attending District Convention my freshman year. I want to look back on my high school career and know that I have left a lasting impact on our world. Not many people get the chance to be a Key Club Governor, and I am honored and humbled to hold this position. My goals for the term are as follows:

• Fill vacant Lt. Governor positions. I want to have a full District board by District Leadership Conference next April. Ohio Key Club has not had a full board in years, and I don’t want this situation to get any worse. Out of the 29 Divisions in Ohio, 5 do not have a Lieutenant Governor. I plan on dissolving this issue by building more clubs and increasing communication. The past board did a great job filling a few of the vacancies, and I plan to finish what they started. My goal is to build 15 new clubs in the coming year, or help build up clubs that are struggling and encourage them to be more involved with the District as a whole.

• Inspire Key Clubbers to work together. Ohio is called the “Mighty” District for a reason! Key Clubbers need to work together to accomplish goals and have successful service projects. This will happen through more divisional meetings and service projects. With the help of the Lieutenant Governors, Ohio Key Club will grow and clubs will be more united than ever.

• Demonstrate leadership. One of the colors of Key Club is white. White represents purity. To me, purity means acting in a manner that thinks of other people and your community before yourself. A Key Clubber always thinks about how their actions not only affect themselves, but also affect others around them. By demonstrating leadership, I will be able to train Lieutenant Governors, accomplish my goals, and live by the Key Club motto —“Caring, Our Way of Life.”

• Strengthen relations with Kiwanis. The Kiwanians do so much for Key Club and they deserve the same help from fellow Key Clubbers. After all, we are all K-Family! I would like to thank every Kiwanian for their support this past year. I know that I would not be where I am today without the support of my local Kiwanis. I will attend Kiwanis District Convention and help them in any way possible! Other Key Clubbers are recommended to help their local Kiwanians at service projects and fundraisers.

I am so excited to be working with you all this year. I know that we are going to have an outstanding time getting to know one another, uniting as a district, and making a change in the world. It is an honor to be your 2014-2015 Ohio District Governor.

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Secretary-Treasurer’s Welcome by Maheera Syed, District Secretary-Treasurer

Hello Ohio District!

Hope everyone had a fun, memorable time on spring break and at DLC! If I didn't get the chance to meet you there, let me start by telling you a little bit about myself:

• Junior at Strongsville High School in Division 24.

• Key Club is my biggest commitment and priority, but I am also the president of Girls Learn International at my school, a club dedicated to raising money to build schools and promoting education in underprivileged countries. I am also a member of Student Council and the Strongsville Student Mentor Program.

• Not only do I jump at the opportunity to volunteer at my local retirement home, the Great Lakes Science Center, or the Hunger Network; but I also enjoy photography, singing as a member of my school’s state-qualified choir, and playing varsity tennis.

I have my sights set on a wonderful Key Club year! My primary goals are to increase the awareness of Kiwanis and the bigger picture of the impact Key Club is making on the world. I encourage you to keep the Eliminate Project in mind when organizing fundraisers or other service projects. Our goal is to help raise $110 million by 2015 which may seem farfetched, but anything is possible when we all work together and spread the message! If at any time you would like me to specifically attend a division or club meeting or assist with fundraising ideas or in the future, how to promote Fall Rally, Key Leader and other district events, please don’t hesitate to ask me.

Also, Lieutenant Governors, please don’t forget to submit MRFs to me each month by the 10th! I am always checking my email/phone so please don’t hesitate to tell me if there is a problem or if you have any questions. I am honored to serve you and look forward to sharing a successful Key Club year with all of you as we grow, not only as friends, but as volunteers to our community.

Lastly, my beloved clubs, if you have already elected new officers, PLEASE send me and your Lieutenant Governor any and all contact information! If not, I expect a TON of contact information from you after you’ve held fall elections. The quicker you get it to me, the better… otherwise, this won’t be the last you hear from me! Until we meet again...

“I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go.” ~ Rachel Joy Scott

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Historian’s Welcome by Leah McInturf, District Historian

Hello Ohio District Key Club,

My name is Leah McInturf and I am unbelievably honored to say that I have recently been appointed as your 2014-2015 Ohio District Historian! I’m happy to say that this will be my third year on the District Board. Previously, I served two terms as the Division 18W lieutenant governor. In those two years I not only worked one-on-one with Key Clubs in my area, but I also learned just how large Key Club International is. I plan to use the knowledge that I learned in those two years to become be the best Historian possible.

As Historian, I will keep records of everything that the Ohio District accomplishes this year. Furthermore, I hope to capture photos of passionate Key Clubbers like you at conventions, and also of your hard-working Ohio District board at various board meetings throughout the year. I plan to compile all of this and other helpful information onto a DVD or flash drive which can be copied and shared. I look forward to serving you all this year. Let’s make a difference in our homes, schools, and communities!

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Webmaster’s Welcome by Luis Sandoval, District Webmaster

Hello Ohio District,

I'm Luis Sandoval, the new webmaster for our District. I will be in charge of our current website, ohiokeyclub.org, as well as any technological needs of our board members. As the webmaster, I would like to make the website a friendlier place for both the average member and the officers of the local Key Clubs. You will see in the coming months changes in our approach to communication through the Internet. Hopefully, we will be able to better bring together all of the K-Family and provide resources to Key Clubbers and officers. I look forward to the next year with Key Club, and will enjoy working with all of you. If you have any questions or any technological needs, just contact me.

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Division 13: Jessica Quinn, Wellington Key Club

Division 14: Branson Stang, Bay Key Club

Division 15: T’Shawn Sanders, Cleveland Central Catholic Key Club

Division 17: Brittany Glenn, St. Thomas Aquinas Key Club

Division 18E: Isabel Charlton, Cambridge Key Club

Division 18W: Mark Szemetylo, West Muskingum Key Club

Division 1: Kalani Bihn, Perrysburg Key Club

Lieutenant Governors’ Welcome Get to know the new Ohio District Board!

Division 2: Lorin Denney, Indian Lake Key Club

Division 3: Lyric Wyan, Piqua Key Club

Division 4E: Chelsea Keeton, Springfield Key Club

Division 5: Annie Monnin, Bishop Fenwick Key Club

Division 6: Osmari Novoa, McAuley Key Club

Division 7&8: Sara Al-Zubi, Indian Hill Key Club

Division 9: Ryan Tumbleson, Southeastern Key Club

Division 10E: Alex Chapman, Westerville South Key Club

Division 10S: Angela Ruiz, Gahanna Lincoln Key Club

Division 10W: Samantha Good, Upper Arlington Key Club

Division 11: Austin Hulse, Mount Vernon Key Club

Division 12W: Marquis Crawford, Fremont Ross Key Club

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Division 19: Matt Dayton, Toronto Key Club

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Division 20: Olivia Rocco, Theodore Roosevelt Key Club

Division 21: Hazel Minich, South Range Key Club

Division 22: Daria Soboleva, Willoughby South Key Club

!Division 24: Leanne Tang, Berea-Midpark Key Club

While we are excited to welcome in our new LTGs, our board is still not complete! We are working to fill the vacant slots in divisions 4W, 12E, 16W, and 25. If you know anyone interested in these positions, please contact Governor Clayton Brown. !

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Trustee’s Welcome by Jenalee Beazley, International Trustee

Hello Ohio District,

My name is Jenalee Beazley and I am incredibly honored to have the opportunity to serve this district as your International Trustee.

Since we will be teammates in service this year, I would like to offer you some information about myself. I am going to be a senior in Carefree, Arizona, and starting my fourth year as a Key Club member. I have previously had the privilege to serve as Club Vice-President, District Webmaster, and District Governor. My time in Key Club thus far has showed me that all Key Cub members are just people offering their service in different ways. This year I will be offering my service to you by updating you through emails, extending resources to you, and considering your district’s needs when voting on International board. Most importantly, I would like to offer a friendly hand of help in any way needed.

In order to bridge the gap between International and your home clubs, I will inform and excite you with information regarding International partners, preferred charities, and the Kiwanis Family. I greatly encourage suggestions on topics that you would like to read more about. I feel it is important that I offer you an avenue to express feedback or ask questions. I invite you to contact me through e-mail or other any other modes of communication that you see fit to have your voice heard.

Along with Ohio, I also have the privilege to serve the California-Nevada-Hawaii and Rocky Mountain Districts. As Sister Districts you will have the opportunity to learn from one another as you build ideas from each other. As Trustee, I will create a path for communication between the districts. I encourage you to reach out to the members of your Sister Districts as they have the potential to be valuable teammates in service by offering different perspectives.

Key Club International is an organization that we all hold dear to our hearts. I promise to care about what is best for this organization. I promise be loyal to the values we uphold as Key Club Members. I promise to be obedient to the bylaws and governing system of this institution. I promise to give back to all that Key Club has given me. Above all else, I promise to give Key Club International’s Ohio District everything I can.

Thank you for reading. I look forward to working with you and developing a year of unimaginable success.

Your teammate in service, Jenalee Beazley

[email protected]

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DLC 2014 Recap

A Conversation with the Brush Key Club

The 2014 District Leadership Conference was held the weekend of March 28-30 at the Crowne Plaza in Worthington! The theme of the conference was “Pirates,” with the tagline “Arrr you ready to serve?”

Key Clubbers certainly answered the call, raising hundreds of dollars for the Eliminate Project, writing letters to soldiers, and making superhero capes for children in the hospital. The convention also included a kickoff session and spirit rally, a hypnotist, a motivational speech from former state senator Cliff Hite, dances on Friday and Saturday nights, recognition of distinguished clubs and officers, informational and service-related forums, district officer elections, a walk for the Eliminate project, and much more! 

One of the new clubs at District Leadership Conference this year was the Brush High School Key Club of Division 15. We talked with two of Brush’s officers, Carlie Cope and Preston Gunn (pictured at far left and right center) about their experiences at the conference.

What was your favorite part of DLC?

Carlie: My favorite part of DLC was meeting new people and learning about their experiences volunteering during the dinners, dances and free time.

Preston: For me, I cant say I have a single favorite part because I enjoyed all parts of DLC.

What did you learn about Key Club at DLC?

Carlie: I learned that so many dedicated people are a part of Key Club, not only from all over Ohio, but across the whole country. I also learned about many different service projects done by other Key Clubs that we haven’t done yet.

Preston: From attending DLC, I now have a better understanding of the Eliminate Project.

If you could improve one thing about DLC, what would it be?

Carlie: If I could improve one thing about DLC, it would be the venue. Maybe if the venue was somewhere in Columbus with more things to do and places to go around it, people would be more interested in coming and DLC could hold events outside the hotel. Also, if the hotel were bigger, there would be more space to do forums, activities, etc.

Preston: I would like to see more activities that encourage students to interact with other clubs.

Describe your DLC experience in one word.

Carlie: Inspiring.

Preston: Eye-opening.

Will you be back next year?

Carlie: Yes, I am planning on coming back next year.

Preston: Yes, absolutely!

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Clockwise from upper left: Division 9 Lieutenant Governor Ryan Tumbleson gets into the pirate spirit; Key Clubbers are hypnotized at the Kick-Off session; the Saturday night Governor’s Ball; District Historian Leah McInturf and Division 20 Lieutenant Governor Olivia Rocco with members of the Cleveland Central Catholic Key Club.

Next page: District Governor Clayton Brown, Division 3 Lieutenant Governor Lyric Wyan, and members of the Piqua Key Club; Division 10W Lieutenant Governor Michael Chung swims with dolphins; the Bowling Green Key Club before the parade of banners.

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ICON 2014 by Clayton Brown, District Governor

The 2014 Key Club International Convention (ICON) is now officially over, and the Ohio District would like to thank everyone for their support! All of the attendees loved ICON as a whole, as well as the tour that followed. ICON lasted only four days in Anaheim, California, but was an experience that changed lives. The best part was meeting hundreds of Key Clubbers from around the world! Also at the convention, we elected our new International Board, including Ohio’s new International Trustee Jenalee Beazley. After ICON was over, the Ohio District toured LA, San Simeon, and San Francisco before heading home. All in all, the trip was a major success, and everyone who went left feeling satisfied. Next year’s ICON will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, the home of the Key Club International headquarters. Stay tuned throughout the year for more updates on the 2015 Ohio District Tour!

At left: Key Clubbers on the beach at San Simeon and at Muir Woods National Monument.

Next page: The Ohio District enjoys their time in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and everywhere else in between!

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Club Spotlight: Avon Lake by Michelle Deisenroth, Avon Lake Key Club Secretary

Every Homecoming weekend and Palm Sunday, the Kiwanis Club and the Avon Lake Key Club work together at the pancake breakfast. The Pancake Breakfast raises money for scholarships for graduating Key Club members who are going on to post-secondary education, and helps to fundraise for service projects. This year’s service project was Eliminate. The Avon Lake Key Club sold forty-two pre-sale tickets ($210). Our Key Club had a total of thirty volunteers sign up to help at the event. We even had a Key Clubber dressed up as a bunny who went around asking for Eliminate donations and entertained the children. This year over 875 people enjoyed the Pancake Breakfast.

The pancake breakfast is an all-you-can-eat event. This event usually draws a lot of people. So it is unsurprising that they use 4,800 sausage links, 300 pounds of pancake batter, 16 gallons of syrup, 40 pounds of whipped butter, and 50 gallons of orange juice, all of which was needed to feed the hungry crowd. The event is held at the Avon Lake High School. Approximately 80 volunteers total (Kiwanis, Key Club, other) help serve and cook at the Pancake Breakfast. It is a wonderful community event that brings together the Kiwanis members, Key Club volunteers and a large showing of the citizens of Avon Lake to get together for a fun breakfast and help others. !Editor’s Note: The Avon Lake Key Club’s video, which won first place at DLC, also came in first place internationally at ICON! To watch the video, check out “Ohio District Key Club Avon Lake Winning Video - 2014 by Andrew Larsen” on YouTube.

#100DaysofService District social media highlights service across Ohio

The Ohio District Instagram (@OhioDistrictKeyClub) now makes it possible to spotlight your club daily, not just once every few months! The massive endeavor #100DaysofService began July 27th, and will last until November 4th. Follow us and send in your pictures!

At left: Greenville High School holds an overnight where participants make homes out of cardboard boxes, which are "bought" with donated items. The event raises homelessness awareness and collects food, clothing, and other objects to donate to a local homeless shelter.

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Monnin, and Kalani Bihn, as well as executives Leah McInturf and Luis Sandoval. Also at the meeting, the lieutenant governors and executive officers shared their board reports, which focused on their progress over the past few months. These minutes are available on ohiokeyclub.org for those interested.

The board also decided, after much debate, to move the location of next year’s District Leadership Conference to Northeast Ohio. This move was made in the hopes of drawing in new clubs from the Cleveland area, which could significantly boost attendance. Keep in touch with your lieutenant governor for more information on DLC as it draws closer!

At right: Bulletin Editor Eric Milstein, Webmaster Luis Sandoval, and immediate past Lieutenant Governor Salman Arif focus in on their ice cream sundaes; the board pairs up and pretends to convince a non-member to join Key Club with a one-minute “elevator speech.”

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Summer Board

Meeting The District Board charts

its course for the upcoming year

The Ohio District held its first board meeting the weekend of June 28-29 at Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark in Columbus! One of the primary goals of the session was to meet as committees for the first time. These committees – Fall Rally, District Leadership Conference, ICON, Eliminate, Kiwanis Family Relations, Public Relations, Club and Membership Development, Administrative Structure, and Executive – met on Saturday to establish their plans and deadlines for the year ahead. On Saturday afternoon, immediate past governor Natalie Hagy helped to educate the new lieutenant governors on the different responsibilities associated with their positions, and the best methods of dealing with issues that could arise during their terms. Saturday night, the board visited the water park, before returning to the conference rooms for even more work with committees and planning District events. !On Sunday morning, the board approved the appointments of lieutenant governors Matt Dayton, Hazel Minich, Annie

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disease means the beginning of better health for so many families.

But what can I do?

Educate.

By learning about MNT and the global campaign to eliminate it, you become a valuable asset. As a knowledgeable Kiwanis-family member, you can educate fellow club members and people in businesses, schools and families throughout your community.

Give.

Through The Eliminate Project’s fundraising campaign, Kiwanis family members will raise $110 million to meet the elimination goal by 2015. You and your club can choose as many fundraising methods as you like—so you’ll save and protect more mothers and babies.

Serve.

The Eliminate Project offers many ways to make your involvement hands-on. Kiwanis International has resources to help you engage your club and the community around you. We also encourage your creativity. Consider new ways to integrate The Eliminate Project into your club’s current service projects.

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The Eliminate Project

How your club can help to eradicate MNT

With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. Neonatal tetanus kills a baby every nine minutes—nearly 60,000 newborn children every year. A significant number of women also die due to maternal tetanus. The effects of the disease are excruciating—tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

To eliminate MNT from the Earth, 129 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take $110 million—and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the Kiwanis family.

Kiwanis and UNICEF joined forces to tackle iodine deficiency disorders, achieving one of the most significant public health successes of the 20th century. Now, together, they are eliminating MNT from the face of the Earth. In doing so, the project will reach the poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with additional lifesaving health care. The end of this one

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Serve soup.

Get up close and personal with those who need your help when you volunteer to cook or serve at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. Don’t let your service stop at the serving line. When your shift is over, sit and talk with the people.

Donate used cell phones.

Don’t just let those old cell phones pile up in a junk drawer or fill up a landfill, donate them. Even though you’ve upgraded, many others would be happy to have your old phones. They can benefit troops, domestic violence victims, and senior citizens. Thanks to the 2010–11 Key Club International Board for this service project suggestion!

Collect sports equipment for kids.

Many families don’t have the resources they need to buy the equipment their kids need to stay safe while they’re being active. Collect new or gently used balls, gloves, bats, pads, helmets and more and donate them to your local school or to an organization like Sports Gift.

Pretty up your parks.

Volunteer to plant flowers, shrubs or trees in a local park or community garden. In October, the San Pasqual High School Key Club and the Hidden Valley Kiwanis Club (California)

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Kick off a new school year of service!

Rake and run.

Grab your club members and head out in the neighborhood. Then, rake leaves or shovel snow for those who can’t do it themselves. That’s what the K-Kids Club of Central Middle School (Missouri) did in November.

Adopt a family.

Many families receive assistance during the holidays, but what about the rest of the year? By February, these families are running out of the household items they received at Christmas. Ask your local food pantries, churches or homeless shelters who and how you can help now.

Go all day and all night.

When one hour isn’t enough, take a cue from the Circle K International club of Adrian College (Michigan) and plan a variety of service projects that benefit a number of local organizations from animal shelters to food pantries. The Adrian College CKI Club’s 24 Hours of Service project involved CKI members and other students from different organizations.

joined forces with other volunteers to plant trees in a local park and along a highway.

Don’t let them slip.

The 2009–10 Circle K International President Kristen Reed suggested using puff paint to decorate the bottoms of socks and then donating them to a nursing home or hospital. Which resident or patient couldn’t use a little warmth and more traction on those cold, slick floors?

Rehab a playground.

Team up with Kiwanis-family members to pull weeds, spread new mulch, paint old equipment, fix broken swings or whatever else needs to be done.

Make blankets.

The Key Club at Chesaning Union High School (Michigan) recently made 100 no-sew fleece blankets for residents of a domestic violence shelter. Use their idea as inspiration and create your own blankets to donate to an organization in your community.

Team up with a service partner.

Work with one of the Kiwanis-family’s partners on a ready-made service project. Choose from Boys and Girls Clubs of America, UNICEF, March of Dimes, Children’s Miracle Network, Sleeping Children Around the World, Students Team Up to Fight Hunger, or Better World Books.

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Remember to never hesitate to ask questions if you don’t understand one of the requirements, or are unsure how to meet one! I want each of you to be successful this year and help your clubs grow, so let’s get those achievement report numbers up! Try to plan ahead and see what you need to improve on from last year.

-Maheera Syed, District Secretary-Treasurer

Key Leader

Key Leader is a weekend experiential leadership program for today's young leaders. This life-changing event focuses on service leadership as the first, most meaningful leadership-development experience. A Key Leader will learn the most important lesson of leadership-that it comes from helping others succeed.

Participants begin by attending a Key Leader conference, which is a weekend retreat. Large and small group workshops, discussions and team-building activities take place over the course of the weekend. Students have opportunities to learn leadership skills that will help them to change their schools, communities, and world for the better. While exploring leadership in a whole new way, participants will make amazing new friends and have experiences they will never forget. Positive, ongoing

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What’s Next? Tips and reminders for

the year ahead

Fall Rally 2014: It’s a Wonderful World of Service

It’s that time of the year again Ohio Key Club! Mark your calendars to journey through a magical tale of service at the Ohio Union on Sunday, November 2nd. This year’s theme is “Fairy Tales,” so prepare your imagination for the spell-binding adventures we have in store for you!

DLC 2015 Theme

The Ohio District Board is asking for your help! The members of the Ohio District are what make us a strong organization, so we need your help in coming up with ideas. We are asking Key Clubbers to submit theme ideas for the 2015 District Leadership Conference. Last year’s theme was Pirates, with the slogan “Arrrr you ready to serve?” To submit a new idea, all you have to do is e-mail me at [email protected].

-Clayton Brown, District Governor

Diamond Club Award

Don’t give up on it! Each one of you can achieve this distinction by making sure deadlines are met, and by keeping good, continuous contact within your clubs.

interaction with other Key Leader graduates offers continuing reinforcement, encouragement and growth of leadership skills.

The next Key Leader in Ohio will be held November 14-16 in Ashley, just north of Columbus. Sign up today at key-leader.org!

Contact Information

Clayton Brown, District Governor [email protected] (937) 214-6053

Maheera Syed, District Secretary-Treasurer [email protected]

Eric Milstein, District Bulletin Editor [email protected]

Leah McInturf, District Historian [email protected]

Luis Sandoval, District Webmaster [email protected]

Jenalee Beazley, International Trustee [email protected]

Keep up on social media! !Ohio District of Key Club International !@OhioKeyClub

!@OhioDistrictKeyClub