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READY TO HAVE THE BEST KEY CLUB YEAR EVER?Welcome to the Official Newsletter of the Terrific Trio, Illinois-Eastern Iowa, Kansas, and the Minnesota-Dakotas Districts. My name is Casey O’Neill and I am honored to serve as your 2013-2014 International Trustee!
Good Morning Key Clubbers and
congratulations on being a part of the
largest and oldest student led service
organization in the world! I am
extremely excited to see what is in store
for us all in a whirlwind of an
upcoming year.
Since I haven’t met a large portion
of you all, here is a little about myself: I
will be a senior at Littleton High
School, in Littleton, Colorado.
Littleton HS will be my third high
school, and hopefully last. I’ve been a
Key Club member since my freshmen
year, but my story goes a decade before
then. Both of my parents were Key Club
Advisors when I was a kid, so I have
been involved with the best club in the
world since I can remember. The girl
behind me in the picture next to the
text is my beautiful younger sister, Eiley.
Eiley is my best friend, and one of the
funniest gals in the whole world. Before
I became an International Trustee, I
served as a Lieutenant Governor for
Division 3 of the Rocky Mountain
District, and I was Club Editor at
Cienega High School as a freshmen
when I was also a part of the Southwest
District.
The Official Newsletter of the Brother District Trio: I-I, Kansas
and MinnDak
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During LeadCon, I was luck enough to meet all the Governors I’d be working with. As I’m learning about each individual district, I reached out to see what others feel are their districts greatest weaknesses.
From the Minnesota Dakotas District,
Governor Katherine Lundquist:
One problem that the Minnesota-
Dakotas District has is low attendance at
regional events due to regions being very
spread out. This year we are confronting
this issue by having Lieutenant Governors
in geographically large regions host multiple
OTCs and Rallies in order to reach out to
more clubs. With multiple events clubs will
no longer be required to drive 3 hours or
more regional events. We also have recently
divided one of our regions into two smaller
divisions due in part to geographic distance
and because of club growth. By separating
those two areas we hope for higher event
attendance as rallies and OTCs will now be
closer to clubs.
The Minnesota-Dakotas District has
had a problem in past years with having
regions that are disconnected from the
district because they do not attend district
events, like DCON or Fall Rally, and they
do not have consistent communication with
their regional Liaison or Lieutenant
Governor. This becomes a downward spiral
as the region becomes more distant from
the district and international levels of Key
Club. These regions are typically then
appointed Liaisons from other regions,
because no one from that region will run
for Lieutenant Governor. This year there as
been a change in this trend as we only have
two liaison on our board, compared to four
last year, and one of the liaisons is a two
term board member who was able to get
members from her region to attend DCON.
We hope she will continue to improve
relations with this region throughout the
year and hopefully they will have a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor next
spring. We also hope the regions that last
year had liaisons but now have Lieutenant
Governors will be able to continue to
increase awareness in the region about the
importance of communication with the
district and international. The regions with
Lieutenant Governors now will also now
have regional rallies and officer trainings,
which will increase relationship within the
region.
From the Illinois Eastern Iowa
District, Lieutenant Governor Abby
Kauerauf of Division 28/29:
One of the most prevalent
challenges as a Lieutenant Governor can
also be the most important—
communication! This is especially true for
my divisions. When I first took over the
role of Lieutenant Governor, there were a
few schools in my divisions that had not
responded well with previous Lieutenant
Governors. Trying to break the ice with
these schools would be a big challenge.
Emails, a form of communication primarily
favored by almost all Lieutenant Governors,
can leave much to be desired, as they are
often ignored or skimmed over.
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I found that calling, texting or Facebook
messaging is a great way to get a hold of Key
Clubbers and advisors. For example, during
the end of the year, when Club Officer
Rosters were being submitted, contacting
clubs through phone was a great way to
collect rosters, while learning more about
the new officers and how I can help each
school individually. Communication is also
a great way to plan meetings with club
presidents and learn how to better help
your clubs.
From the Kansas District, Governor Jena
Ernsting:
The Kansas District has had a very
successful start to our Key Club year.
Through this successful start, there are
problems the board needs to work through
to continue the success and building of a
stronger district. The main problem the
board faces this year is increasing
communication from the International level
to the club level. In the past many valuable
resources, such as club building materials
and different funding options have not
made it to the clubs. To fix this, the board
is planning a stronger attack on
communication directly to club officers.
Many Lt. Governors are also interested in
holding division wide rallies including
officer training and a service projects.
Hopefully these rallies will increase District
Convention attendance. After choosing an
interesting District Convention theme, the
board plans on releasing videos and other
promotional flyers to increase member
anticipation for District Convention.
Thank you Katherine, Abby and
Jena!
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Key Club is proud to represent our newest sponsor, Rustic Pathways!Have you ever wanted to go on a trip of a
life time, but you really wanted it to
mean something not just to you,
but others? Key Club
International has paired with
Rustic Pathways, a global leader
in designing superior quality
community service, education, and
adventure programs. With 30 years of
experience, Rustic Pathways is providing the
opportunity to take our commitment
to be servant leaders to global
service. Below are some of the
specially designed district tours,
available all in the summer of
2014. Even if your district isn’t
below, you can always join in on
another district’s tour. Enjoy!
With global operations in 20 countries, Rustic Pathways has paved the way for providing superior quality community service, language immersion, and life skills for high school students.
CALI-NEV-HA CAPITAL NEW YORK NEW JERSEY NEW ENGLAND
Cambodia: From the Ground UpJuly 1- August 1,201455 Service Hours$2,495 + Airfare
Ghana: Volta Village Life and ServiceJuly 15 - July 30, 201430 Service Hours$2,795 + Airfare
India: Lost Children of IndiaJuly 23 - August 7, 201440 Service Hours$2,795 + Airfare
Thailand, Burma, and Laos: Tribal IssuesJuly 8, - July 23, 201464 Service Hours$3,295 + Airfare
Peru: Sacred Valley ServiceJuly 15 - July 30, 201452 Service Hours$2,995 + Airfare
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Key Club service
programs
RUSTIC PATHWAYS
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Need ideas for a fundraising project you and your club can do? Try one from the list below —or come up with your own! If you have new ideas, please share them with us. Send them to [email protected].
A place to play. Set up a fall play day for moms with young children. Have club members sign up to staff booths for face-painting, games, sock-puppet theater and more. Ask for a small admission fee and see if nearby businesses would like to sponsor one of your activities. It’s also a great opportunity to educate mothers about The Eliminate Project. See if you can also partner with the local parent-teacher group at your high school to gain their support for your initiative.
Get in the game. Sponsor a powderpuff football tournament like the Myers High School Key Club did. Charge for admission and refreshments.
Run for the cause. Host a 1, 3 or 5K walk/run for your community. Encourage participants to wear costumes and offer prizes to the runners and/or walkers with the best costumes. And give them an incentive: Participants must raise at least US$25 in pledges for The Eliminate Project to be eligible for the costume prizes.
Team up for good. Ask a local restaurant to donate part of an evening’s earnings to UNICEF like the Key Club of Cypress Falls did. Make sure to publicize the event ahead of time to friends, family, neighbors and school staff.
Here are some other small examples:
•Host a penny drive.
•Organize a benefit concert.
•Have a poetry slam.
•Organize an art show.
•Rake leaves for donations.
THE ELIMINATE PROJECT
US$36,648,854.69As of July 16, 2013
US$73,351,145.31
to fundraise until
ICON 2015
28 Countries Left with MNT
I met Avery at my very first District Convention about a year and half ago. I remember a huge smile, and a guy who had the determination of a fox! Avery is one of the most intelligent and caring people I have ever meet. Here’s a little bit more about him!
How did you get involved with Key Club?
I learned about Key Club about my time in Builder’s Club, but then I switched schools and later found Key Club during a school service fair. I wanted to keep doing service throughout my high school career.
Why did you stay with Key Club?When I went to my first District Convention, I met so many people I was amazed to meet so many caring people. We were all so united, and shared a common bond.
What has been your favorite Key Club memory so far?At District Convention in 2013, our board members found out that we had reached our goal of US$18,009 dollars during The Eliminate Luncheon. Our goal represented that it only takes US$1.80 to save a mother and her future babies, and the ‘09’ stood for every nine minutes one baby dies of tetanus. We surpassed our goal, it was amazing.
What is your favorite service project?Anything that has to do with March of Dimes because many of my friends were born prematurely, so it’s good to know that there’s an organization to work towards better education and development towards a brighter future!
What do you expect out of this year as a International Trustee?
I hope to inspire others, do service, develop a sense of friendship throughout my districts, and continue to love Key Club in my last year of high school.
From the Rocky
Mountain District
MEET AVERY HITCHCOCK