Div. 30 the jellyfish newsletter of april

Division 30, April newsletter! The Sting!

K i w a n i s I n t e r n a t i o n a l

Lieutenant Governor Micah Athey Newsletter for the month of April

The Sting!

Div. 30 Jelly Fish, April newsletter

Introduction

Volume 1 Issue

1

I would just like to start off by saying that I am so

excited to have a start for my term as your

Lieutenant Governor! For those of you who read

Caitlin’s newsletter, you saw a little bit about me,

but my number one goal as your Lt. Governor is to

be as helpful as I can! Starting with communication,

because I have experienced bad communication,

and it’s just stressful, so I’m going to do the best in

my ability to keep good communication throughout

our Division! And I want to keep the main purpose

for key club at large, and that would be to serve! As

key club members, it is our job to demonstrate our

leadership and show others what we are truly about!

I thank you all being committed to your clubs, and I

will be seeing you all very soon!

CALL OUT TO

CAITLIN TURLEY FOR

BEING SUCH A

GREAT Lt. Governor!

What there is in

this issue:

Introduction ................. 1

What we are about ... 2

A recap on DCON…...3

ICON……………………4

Eliminate...……………..5

K E Y C L U B

®

~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 combat all forces which tend

to undermine these institutions~

2 KEY CLUB <Division 30/district 22> newsletter

What is key club?

Key Club is the largest service

leadership organization in the world.

Key Club empowers its quarter million

youth members to lead and serve in

almost 5,000 clubs in 24 nations.

Providing more than 12 million service

hours annually, Key Club proves to be

an ever-popular high school

organization for teenagers seeking to

cultivate leadership skills, develop

friendships, and perform service in

their communities. Since the first Key

Club at Sacramento High School

(California) in 1925, Key Club

members demonstrate a passion for

helping others and develop excellent

leadership skills they carry with them

for a lifetime.

STUDENT-LED Key Club is an organization of

individual Key Clubs and is funded by

nominal dues paid by every member.

Its officers are high school leaders

elected by the members at district and

International Conventions.

INCLUSIVENESS The requirements for Key Club

membership are set forth in the Bylaws

of Key Club International. Specifically,

Key Club membership is open to any

student who desires to become a leader

in his/her school and community and

wishes to provide service to others.

LEADERSHIP Every Key Club elects its own officers

annually. A president, one or more

vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer,

and an editor are elected each year.

The club is organized into committees,

which are responsible for planning and

implementing the club’s service

projects, social activities, and

leadership development. To be

successful, it is important the every Key

Club member find a role in the club.

What is the Key club way?

CARING: OUR WAY OF LIFE

Each Key Club has the autonomy to

select and plan its own service projects.

However, members unite to make an

international impact under the banner

of the Major Emphasis Program,

Children: Their Future Our Focus. There

are two components to the MEP:

Service Partners and the Service

Initiative. Partnered with Key Club

International are UNICEF, Read &

Lead, March of Dimes, and Children’s

Miracle Network. The Key Club

Service Initiative invites members to

serve children in an educational hands-

on approach and changes every two

years to meet the needs of children.

~What we are about!~

Leadership

Inclusiveness

Caring

Character

Building

DCON

HEY KEY CLUBBERS! HOW DO YOU FEEL? For those of you that were at DCON, it was an amazing time to meet new people, and to just have a huge load of fun, I’m glad I went! To recap the last part of DCON, the outties walked up on stage and they were retired from their duties, and then from there all the new Lt. Governors like me were introduced. And I have to say that it was one emotional night!

SERVICE

LEADERSHIP

International

CONVENTION: So is anyone else excited for ICON besides me? Get on a plane, and meet us on over in D.C. for the 70th International Convention! And don’t miss out on seeing the tour of the Smithsonian, take an outstanding ride on the metro, and even relax up on Capitol Hill! Starts on the first of July, and you return on the eighth! The first three days is a tour of D.C. And remember only the good memories last forever! Let the others just float by.

K E Y C L U B

Important Events:

April DCM, April 18th

ICON

~The Eliminate Project!

With the Eliminate Project,

Kiwanis International and UNICEF

have joined forces to eliminate

maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Neonatal tetanus kills one 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 disease

means the beginning of better

health for so many families.

To stay up-to-date, sign up for

the Eliminate Project’s e-mail

newsletter and visit

www.TheEliminateProject.org for more information