Div 19 Nov Newsletter FINAL

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INTRO FROM YOUR LTG

What’s up, Division 19?

Welcome to the month of

November! It’s hard to believe

we’ve been in school for two

months already! Usually, Key Club

begins to take a backseat to

everyone’s increasingly busy lives.

But, we can’t let this happen,

because, as we all know, there’s

never an off-season for service!

On a more personal note, this

is the time of year that I am

always reminded that many

people do not have the things

that we take for granted: food,

shelter, good health, and so

much more. Thus, I urge you to

hold canned food drives, donate

necessary items to homeless

shelters, and help out at CSH (or

any hospital) as much as you

can.

Inside this issue of “Neepam’s

Newletter,” you will find some

more Holiday Project Ideas and

information on upcoming

Divisional Events and Projects, as

well as information on more

logistical stuff such as Dues

Collection. Remember, keep on

serving, Division 19!

IN THIS ISSUE

PG. 1INTRO FROM YOUR LTG

PG. 2DUES

PG. 2HOLIDAY PROJECT IDEAS

PG. 3 GENEROSITY ROCKS

PG. 4 RESTAURANT NIGHTS

PG. 4 CLUB SPOTLIGHTS

PG. 5 OFFICER OF THE MONTH

PG. 5 REMINDERS

PG. 8 CONTACT INFO

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Neepam’s Newsletter

BUTLER | MONTVILLE | MOUNTAIN LAKES | PARSIPPANY | PARSIPPANY HILLS

DIVISION 19, KEY CLUB NEW JERSEY

Yours in caring and service,

Neepam Shah

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DUESPlease remember the following information about Dues Collection:

• They are due by December 1st, or your club will be put in bad standing

• Dues are $12

• $6.50 for International costs

• $5.50 for District costs (for RTCs, the District Mailings, and various other logistics)

• Your club can charge up to $5.50 extra

• Please send the check and invoice to:

Key Club International PO Box 6069- Dept. 123 Indianapolis, IN 46206

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With the start of November comes

the countdown to the Holidays: not just

Thanksgiving, but also Christmas,

Hanukkah, and Diwali. As we all receive

gifts and spend time with our families in

the comfort of our warm homes, its

important to remember that there are

families out there who struggle to survive,

and that many kids who will not be

getting gifts from their families this year.

Here are some project ideas that your

club can do to sprinkle our holidays with

some service!

1. Hold a clothing drive

Clothing drives are an easy way to

make a huge difference. You can

donate collections to the Salvation

Army.

2. Hold a food drive

Food drives are another easy way

to make a huge difference. Collections

can be donated to your local Soup

Kitchen.

3. Hold a toy drive

This one is always popular during

the holiday season! Toy collections can

really brighten up a child’s holiday

season! You can also collect toys to

donate to CSH.

HOLIDAY PROJECT IDEAS

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NJ KEY CLUB

What is Generosity Rocks? Generosity Rocks is a new fundraiser for

form it is a musical talent competition. Anyone with musical talent or in a band

can enter to compete against others from all over the state.

Specialized Hospital.

Generosit

y  rocks!  

Who can enter? Anyone in high school can participate in

Generosity Rocks!

If the participants are in a group, at least one member must be a high school

student.

How does the competition work?

Generosity Rocks will consist of three rounds.

Round 1 (divisional): late October to mid-­December

Round 2 (regional): January to early Febru-­ary

Round 3 (final): March

How do I enter? Talk to your Lieutenant Governor.

For more information, contact your Lieutenant Governor or the District Project

Steering Committee Co-­Chairpersons, Chris Godshall ([email protected]) or Ami

Shah ([email protected]).

Cost: Single: $5.00

Group: $10.00

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As many of you, from November 1st-7th our District celebrated Key Club Week/

Children’s Specialized Hospital Week. In celebration of this Week of Service, two of our very

own clubs held successful Restaurant Nights. Restaurant Nights are events when a percent of

the proceeds from a meal go to a certain cause or club. The Parsippany Key Club held a

Restaurant Night at the TGI Friday’s in Parsippany, while the Montville Key Club held a

Restaurant Night at the Chilli’s in Parsippany.

Of course, clubs can hold Restaurant Nights at any time throughout the year. They are

effective ways to both raise awareness and raise funds for CSH (or whatever project you are

fundraising for). Setting up a Restaurant Night is as simple as 1, 2, 3:

1) Contacting a local restaurant (such as Applebee’s or Friendly’s)

2) Asking to speak to the manager

3) Arranging a date and time to hold your event

Once your club has finalized the details of the Restaurant Night, the most important

thing your club must do is PUBLICIZE. No event can be successful without proper Public

Relations, and Restaurant Nights are no exception! Many restaurants require a flyer for a

person’s meal to be donated towards a charity. Hang these flyers around your school, and

place stacks of them in key locations, like the Cafeteria, the Main Office, and your advisors’s

classroom. Utilize strong K-Family Relations by notifying your local K-Kids, Builders, and Kiwanis

Clubs of the upcoming event. Finally, notify myself and our DIvision’s PR Partner Brian Cheung

(who can be contacted at [email protected]) to have the information about the

Restaurant Night sent to both our Division and neighboring ones! The sky is the limit when it

comes to Restaurant Nights, so let’s go ahead and reach the stars!

CSH WEEK RESTAURANT NIGHTS

(AND BEYOND)

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PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL MEETING (PCM)

When:

November 19th, 2010

Where:

My House

28 Paine Court

Parsippany, NJ

Time:

5-6:30 PM

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN

ATTEND BY NOVEMBER 17th.

This meeting is mandatory for

Presidents. All other officers, advisors,

and members are invited to attend.

DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP?

Be sure to let me know all of the details, so I can put the

information for fellow Division 19ers to see in this newsletter and

on our divisional website!

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELECTIONS!

When:

January 11th, 2010

Where:

Parsippany Public Library

449 Halsey Road

Parsippany, NJ 07054

Time:

6 PM

Please talk to your clubs about this.

Any underclassmen interested in

running should contact me. Any dues

paid member is allowed to run.

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DISTRICT WEBSITE

Be sure to check out the District

Website for tons of resources,

including an archive of this newsletter,

the latest issue of the Jersey Key and

more!

http://njkeyclub.org/index.html

NEED ADVICE?

Then use the New Jersey

District’s new advice form!

Governor Rachel will be

answering any questions you

have at:

http://www.njkeyclub.org/jkey-

advice.html

PR PARTNER

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR CLUB’S

EVENTS AREN’T REACHING THEIR FULL

POTENTIAL?

DO YOU WANT TO PUBLICIZE YOUR

EVENTS BEYOND THE DIVISIONAL

LEVEL?

Well then, never fear, your PR Partner

is here! The PR Partner Program is

designed to help your club come up

with publicizing resources and to

help publicize it’s events as far as

possible. Our PR Partner is:

BRIAN CHEUNG, LTG Division 20

[email protected]

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STANDING COMMITTEE CONTACTSFollowing are the contact emails for the chairpersons of all the standing committees on the New Jersey District Board. Feel free to contact either me, or any of the chairpersons, if you have a question regarding the operations, programs, and projects of the District.

PUBLIC RELATIONSNeepam Shah- District Editor- [email protected] Cheung- LTG Division 20- [email protected]

DISTRICT PROJECT STEERINGChris Godshall (Fundraising Chairperson)- LTG Division 6- [email protected] Ami Shah (Service Chairperson)- LTG Division 3- [email protected]

DISTRICT PROGRAMSKevin Sun- District Secretary- [email protected] Julia Dickhaus- LTG Division 5- [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMSJared Greene- LTG Division 16- [email protected] Harsh Swaminarayan- LTG Division 15- [email protected]

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District

Governor

Rachel Orbach

[email protected]

District Administrator

Mr. Barrie Werfel

[email protected]

Zone Administrator

Mrs. Jeanne Hagen

[email protected]

District

Secretary

Kevin Sun

[email protected]

District

Treasurer

Devan Corona

[email protected]

District

Editor

Nicole Darrah

[email protected]

District

Webmaster

Shivam Patel

[email protected]