D6 KEY LINK| MAY 2012 ISSUE

In this issue!

New Lt. G! .................... 3

Gov’s Message ........... 4

New D- Board! ............ 5

DCON Recap .............. 6

Key Facts...................... 7

Save the Dates!! ......... 8

M.E.P. ............................ 8

Installations .................. 8

Club Hoppin’ ............... 9

ICON 2012 ................. 10

ELIMINATE ................... 11

Y.O.F ........................... 12

Jokes n’ Tips ............... 13

Picnic Highlights ........ 13

What’s Poppin’…?!

New D- BOARD!!!

Quote… So long as you have

courage and a sense of

humor, it is never too

late to start life afresh.

~Freeman Dyson

Motto Caring- Our Way of Life Pledge I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and com-bat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions. Core Values The core values of Key Club International are: * Leadership

* Character building

* Caring

* Inclusiveness Mission statement Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service; build character and develop leadership.

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My motto for this Key Club Year is: D6 Tun Up!!!:

Tun up the service Tun up the vybz Tun up the experience … Tun up the thing!!!

Meaning that we are good where we are, but the division

could be doing much better, hence the theme challenges

all key clubbers, including myself to this year put out our

all in order to reach our maximum capabilities.

Tun up the service- All clubs will be aiming to excel in

this area; doing more projects to benefit the community.

Tun up the vybz- Having more fun- filled activities, to

increase unity and positive vibrations within clubs and

in the division.

Tun up the experience- Make this key club year a

wonderful experience not only for members, but, also

those who we come in contact with. In doing so, we

will fulfill our purpose and effectively encourage more

persons to join key club.

And finally, Tun up the thing, by striving to always put

out that extra effort to do more and do our best in

every aspect of out key club and personal life….

Greetings the Mighty, Powerful and Electrifying D6!!! I want to use this opportunity to officially

introduce myself. My name is Toni- Ann Williams, I am a student of the Immaculate Conception High School

Key Club and this year I am equally proud and humbled to say I’ll be serving you as your Lieutenant

Governor.

I believe that Key Club is no ordinary club, and of all the high school service clubs I know, Key

Club is the most inclusive and when we serve, we serve from our hearts. We believe anyone, regardless of

age, gender, social status and race can serve, become leaders and change the world! I am very passionate

about key Club, hence working with club officers in an make Key Club more vital to its members and

attracting possible dedicated members is on the my list of top priorities.

This year, my main goals are to strengthen the weak clubs in the division, and support all clubs so

that none will fall in the middle of the school year. I also aim to increase interaction between the schools in

the division, by holding divisional parties, inter club meetings, and other various activities, including a D6

Sports Day! in January, all in the need of creating a more united division. D6 is no doubt the best division in

the Jamaica District, so lets why not all work to spread the D6 cheer and prove to everyone why are and

always will remain the Undisputed Champions!

I am looking forward to working with you all this year, creating new friendships and sharing new

experiences together. And as I always say we can achieve nothing without team work, support and co-

operation…

Yours in Friendship and Service,

Lt. G Toni- Ann Williams

Profile Age: 17

Interests: Table Tennis, listening to

music (KPOP!), watching

Indian and Korean dramas,

Origami, Photography,

travelling, hanging out with

friends.

Instrument: Flute, (really want to learn

how to play the viola).

Favorite colour: NONE!


leadership

inclusiveness

caring

character

building

Hey D6!

Sigh. I don‟t know where to begin, but first I'd like to say, it has

been a wonderful year with all of you. I can say that we have all

made friendships and become one big family after all. You gave me

some of the most unforgettable moments in my year as Lt.G and I

hope you will do the same for your new Lt.G. I leave you all in good

hands, as I am confident that with her passion for Key Club and

determination, she will do a good job.

I will miss you all, but I will still be here as Governor and pay you

guys visits.

Continue building your home, school and community whilst

carrying on the legacy of The Mighty, Electrifying, and Powerful D6!

Yours in friendship and service,

IPLt. G Renisha Daley


Governor

~Renisha Daley~

District Secretary Treasurer

~Hyekyung Moon~

District Web Master

~Roshane Robinson~

District Bulletin Editor

~Ija Brown~

Lieutenant Governors

D1- Shawn Martin

D2- Durene Tavares

D3- Felicia Marshall

D4- Chani-Lee Menzie

D5- Natasha Broodie

D6- Toni- Ann Williams

D7- Kristina Largie

A District Board members

and Lieutenant

Governor‟s contact sheet

will soon be sent out. As

well as our official D6

Directory


his year‟s 27th

annual District

Convention was held in Moneague, St. Ann.

Key Clubbers, just like you, from all over

the island, all flocked to this central „Hot

Spot‟ for 3 days of fun, food, vibes, and

most importantly… socializing.

THEME: [B]rining [B]ack [M]ore

[S]ervice

DATE: April 13th

- 15th

Day One: - After registration and rooming,

convention was kicked off to a heads start

with the Opening Night Ceremony and Get

Acquainted dance.

Day Two: - Everyone was forced out their

beds at 5 am to walk a mile around

Moneague Teachers‟ College. We later then

had the talent, oratorical and Impromptu

Essay Contest Elimination which was

followed by Enlightening Forums, fun

divisional caucuses and the Evening Session

with the “Jamaica at its Best” Talent

Contest. The day ended with the Governor‟s

Fundraising Dance, “A Day in

Wonderland”, where person were to dress in

various heritage costumes.

Day Three: - House of Delegates followed

by the closing session with Retiring of old

District Board Officers and Installation of

the NEW D- BOARD OFFICERS!!!

What is DCON??! District Convention, or DCON, is an annual

get together of Key Clubbers from all over

the Jamaica District; where we learn the

true meaning of Key Club with inspiring

sessions, caucuses, workshops, etc.

T


Key Facts

Key Club Timeline

History of Jamaica Key Club District

In 1974 the Kiwanis Club of Kingston under the leadership of the

President Milton Weller and Chairman Michael Henrique, built the first Key Club

in Jamaica, namely “Kingston College Key Club.” In the early 1980’s, the Eastern

Canada and Caribbean District Board and Governor were of the opinion that the

growth of Key Club in Jamaica made it difficult to manage together with those in

Eastern Canada. The Governor visited Jamaica with a proposal to form a Caribbean

District. Jamaica made a counter proposal that they would gladly agree to a Jamaica

District and accepted the challenge of administering a Jamaica District only.

On Saturday October, 1985, an all island Key Club Meeting was held

at the Ocho Rios High School. The purpose of which was to establish “Key Club

District of Jamaica.” The following resolutions were adopted:

The official name of the district is “Key Club District of Jamaica”

The By- Laws of the District

District Dues, $10.00Ja.

Governor: Andrew Pairman, Meadowbrook High School

Secretary Treasurer: Janet Walker, St. Catherine High School

Administrator: Michael Henrique

The meeting concluded the requirement of Kiwanis International. The

Jamaica District recognizes the support of DLGE Lloyd Distant, Ryland

Grant, all Presidents and club members.

Common Key Club Acronyms

PCM- Presidents Council Meeting. Held

monthly by Lt. G. Presidents, VP’s and

secretaries attend and give a report on their

club dealing, Lt. G gives important updates

and , an d ideas to pitch to the rest of the

division are mad here.

DCM- Divisional Council Meeting. These are

held monthly by your Lt.G. At meetings, clubs

can discuss problems like membership retention

with other clubs in the area who may have a

solution. Also your Lt.G will be able to provide

your with information from your district

regarding fundraisers and service projects.

Attendance is important so you and your club

can receive the most assistance and up to date

info possible.

DA- District Administrator.

1925 First Key Club started in Sacramento, California

1939 Florida held first state convention

1943 International Association of Key Clubs formed

1946 First Canadian club chartered; Key Club magazine created

Key Club International formed, Hartley Hall elected president

1977 Females admitted to Key Club International

1998 Key Club International membership reached 200,000

2012 Key Club exists in 28 countries, with membership of approximately 260,000.

Key Club COLOURS

BLUE- Unwavering

character

GOLD- Service

WHITE- Purity

MRF – Monthly Report Form. These are

the documentation your club has of its

projects and fundraisers. Based on MRFs,

clubs are recognized for their work at

DCON. They are submitted monthly on the

5th by secretaries to your LG, DST and Gov.


Major Emphasis Program

What is a Major Emphasis Program? It is a service program to bring together all Key Club members to focus energies on making an international impact benefiting children.

What is the Major Emphasis Program (Service Initiative)? Live to Learn What are the objectives?

Assisting five to nine year olds to overcome learning obstacles.

Enabling these students to be successful and give back to their community.

What is the Live to Learn Focus? Key Club members are serving primary school children in three areas:

Improving Grades

Giving back

Growing Together

Ideas:

Mentoring

Tutoring

Developing Reading

Reading Club

Spirit week at a school

Set-up a recycling program in a school/community and educate about recycling.

Make birthday cards/holiday cards for a retirement community

Make Crafts

Start a theatre program

Staff appreciation

Save the dates!

INSTALLATIONS

Encourage members to join the

Major Emphasis Program

District Committee!!! Contact

me for more information…

May is the month of Retiring of all board officers and welcoming in of fresh new board of club officers with new initiatives and drives for building up their Key Club and a dream of their club to be number one! We salute the Old board officers for the year of service, hard work and dedication that they’ve dedicated to they Key Club organization, and ask them for their continued support. To the new board officers, we wish them all the best: the journey to success is long and narrow, it requires commitment and passion, but at the end of the day, it will be worth it!!! To date, I have done the installations and retiring of old board officers of 6 clubs in D6, the other 6 are still pending…


Club Hopping

Each monthly we will shine the spotlight on a different club, meet the executive board officers, and key clubbers of the month from each school. We

will also see highlights on successful projects and activities put on by clubs in D6 to offer inspiration to other clubs. So if there is something or

someone you want to see featured in this section, feel free to contact me and let me know!! :D This month we will be googling my home club…

The Pink Prisoners of the ICHS!! WOOT! WOOT!

Meet the Officers!!!

President

“Hi D6!! I’m Luciana Walker and I’m the proud president of the ICHS key club year 2012- 13. I’m lil’, kinda

hyperactive, and almost affluent in sign language. To me Key Club means an opportunity, not just for the less

fortunate, but also the members. They learn, grow and become well rounded. My aim as president is to put more

emphasis on the objectives as I think it’s a perfect guideline…”

Secretary

“Hi! I’m Shakira Mills and I have been a consistent and determined member of the ICHS

Key Club for the pass 3 years. Key Club is definitely my home away from home. I am truly

in love with service and believe that doing something simple can impact and make a

difference in person’s life and lifestyle. I am God- fearing, loving, caring, hardworking,

energetic and passionate!”

Vice- President

“Hey, I’m Shakiyah Samuals and I’m the hype VP of the wonderful ICHS

Key Club! I'm a fun loving crazy chick dats likes to party and go out with

frenz.... likes to smile.....”

Treasurer

“Hi! I’m Mezzan Nembhard. I am a proud Christian and I’m in 9

th grade. I see Key Club as my chance to give to the

less fortunate and to lend a helping hand; it also helps to develop my leadership skills which will also help in other

areas of my life. As Treasurer I am going to keep a good account of the club’s funds and also cooperate with the rest of

the board in planning fundraising activities to ensure the club has adequate funds to support its activities!”

Bulletin Editor

“Hiya! I’m Jonelle Brown, and I’m the newsletters girl! Firstly, I'd like to say that I definitely love helping people

which is the reason why I joined Key Club in the first place. I think every teenager should get involved in Key Club

because of what it has to offer: an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, and a means of bettering yourself

through helping others, which is why Key Club means so much to me. I've also met some great friends while

participating in my club's activities so no matter what people may say I'll always be glad to be a Key Clubber.”


International Convention: Held annually,

in July, the purpose of this convention is to

elect the International Officers, review

accomplishments of the past year, and set

policies for the coming year. New programs

are announced and national speakers participate. Attendance to ICON is optional,

though it is greatly encouraged, and adult

advisors are always welcome.

…“Unveil the Magic”

Key Clubbers from around the globe will

gather at Orlando Florida (Disney World!) for

this year’s 69th Annual Key Club International

Convention. Convention officially starts from

July 4th- 8

th; however every year the Jamaica

District adds a couple days extra as a part of

our District Tour, hence will be going up on

the 3rd

and returning the 9th.

International Convention is your chance to

meet Key Clubbers from around the world, be

wowed by speakers and entertainers, learn

more about how you can make a difference in

your community, cheer for the big winners at

the recognition session and dance the night

away for a great cause. The busy convention

schedule (see below) is absolutely packed with

exciting activities, workshops and forum.

ICON Schedule

Wednesday, July 4

Registration

Contests and awards sign up

Meet and greet

Thursday, July 5

Advisors/administrators breakfast

International council

Opening session

Caucus round 1

Nomination conference

Contest judging

Charity dance

Friday, July 6

Workshops

Service fair

Recognition session

Saturday, July 7

Workshops

House of Delegates

Closing session

Dance

Our convention speakers and entertainers for

the year respectively are no other than:

ETHAN ZOHN, the 2002 winner of the

reality TV show “survivor”, and JUSTIN

WILLIAM, a top TV personality and comedic

magician in America.

ICON is a great way to celebrate the end, and

kick start the new key club year… so see you

there…!

International Convention 2012

I’ll definitely be

there… How about

you??!!

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In 34 countries around the world, maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) can quickly turn the joy of childbirth into

tragedy. MNT kills one baby every nine minutes. Its effects are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful

convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch. There is little hope of survival. And tetanus kills mothers too.

MNT is caused when tetanus spores, found in soil everywhere, come into contact with open cuts during childbirth.

The disease strikes the poorest of the poor, the geographically hard to reach and those without health care.

Yes! MNT is highly preventable. Just three doses of a 60-cent immunization protect mothers, who then pass on the

immunity to their future babies. Together, Kiwanis and UNICEF can stop this disease.

UNICEF has helped to successfully eliminate MNT in many countries. But in 34 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe

and North America, it still strikes babies and mothers who have little or no access to health care — either because they

are poor, live in remote areas or are caught in humanitarian emergencies. More funds and resources are needed to reach

all babies and mothers at risk.

More than 100 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 US$110 million — and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the

Kiwanis family.

It is unacceptable that innocent newborns and their mothers suffer and die from MNT when it can be prevented so easily. This is also an amazing

opportunity to reach the poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with lifesaving health care. Developing delivery systems for MNT vaccines will blaze a

trail to provide additional desperately needed services to these marginalized families.

WHAT IF YOU COULD SAVE A BABY’S LIFE?

“There is a child out there, just who will never get a chance of having a future…”

CLICK ME!!!

Ctrl + CLICK!

THE ELIMATE PROJECT:

Eliminating maternal/ neonatal tetanus


Try Right Click then Open Hyperlink

Youth Opportunities Fund

The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an

endowed fund for Key Club International held

within the Kiwanis International Foundation.

This fund uses earned interest to help Key

Clubs and Key Club members serve the world

by providing grants for service opportunities.

The fund also provides academic scholarships

for higher education. The Youth Opportunities Fund is established through a portion of your Key Club

International dues and through the purchase of G. Harold Martin Fellowships.

YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school,

community or world. Key Clubs have applied for grant funds to support many varied service projects.

~ Cool Summer PROJECT IDEAS ~

Car Wash

Beach Clean- ups

School Beautification Projects (your own school or

others)

Community Beautification Projects

Old Age Homes/ Elderly Visitations

Back to School Treat

Painting pedestrian crossings

Raising money to assist in paying an elderly/

disabled person‟s Utility Bill.

Volunteering at an animal shelter

Paying a visit to the children on the Children‟s

Ward of a hospital

Book Drives: donate the books to schools,

children‟s wards, homes, etc.

Summer school classes/ Reading programs for

primary school aged children.

Contact me

for more info on

applying for a

YOF Grant


^^ Mad skills!! ^^

Just For Laughs! Exams are upon us all, and most if not all of us are can identify with the image. However, accept it or not studying is the KEY to success, and great Key Clubbers are able to balance key club and academics. Getting good exam grades are priority. Here are some cool tips to take the boredom out of studying.

Sweet Study Tips

1) Prepare by getting a good night's rest. You are much more likely to find exhaustion a problem if you aren't getting an adequate amount of sleep each night. To reduce the likelihood that you zonk out when you should be hard at work, make your night hours restful ones, planning for eight hours of sleep each night to ensure that you have the stamina necessary to push through a busy day of study or work.

2) Create the perfect atmosphere. Before you start studying, spend some time preparing your environment. Add some lighting to the space if the current lighting is dim, to ensure a lack of light doesn't lead you to tire to quickly. Set the climate control so the space is neither too cold, leaving your shivering, nor too warm, lulling you off to sleep.

3) Make the activity a social one. Quiet and isolated activities often prove more exhausting than ones during which you are communicating with others. To make studying more fun, and by connection less likely to put you to sleep, join with a friend.

4) Keep busy. You are less likely to suffer from boredom if you are busy. Instead of trying to lighten your study load as much as possible, take on a loftier load if you intend to prevent the onset of boredom as, if you are busy, you may find yourself with little time to suffer the ill effects of boredom.

5) Take breaks. Reward yourself for your attentiveness and give your body a chance to rise out of the daze into which you have fallen by taking regular breaks. Make promises to yourself, telling yourself that if you stay focused for an hour or so that you can watch an episode of your favourite TV show. The promise of this much-needed time away from the task at hand may prove tempting enough to keep you focused upon what needs to be done.

By following these tips you’ll all walk of the exam room feeling more confident. And be able to enjoy those summer projects more…! Divisional Picnic Highlights!!!

Held on the 19th of May, after the Penwood and Queen’s Joint Installation, the Divisional Picnic was a success. A crowd of approximately 40 persons turned out to support the installation, but stayed for the fun, games, jokes, music and food which followed afterwards. The attendees included not only key clubbers from D6, but also key club members from other divisions, Circle K members, Kiwanis members and parents. For those who missed it, or were not able to attend… don’t be dismayed, there’ll be lots more fun

throughout the year; your Lt. G promises


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