Division 10 Oct Newsletter

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Volume 1 Issue 4

Official Newsletter of Division 10

East Brunswick ~ Edison~ JP Stevens~ Monroe ~ New Brunswick ~ North Brunswick ~

Old Bridge~ Perth Amboy ~ Piscataway ~ South Brunswick

Message from your LTG!

In this issue!

LTG Message ........... 1

Fall Rally Recap ...... 2

UNICEF ...................... 3

Dues Payment ........ 4

Contacts & Info…….5

NOORANI’S NEWSLETTER

K E Y C L U B ®

Hey Division 10 Key Club Members!

I hope that everyone has re-adjusted to being

back at school and isn’t letting all the work get to

stressing. By this time of the year, all things Key Club are

back into full swings. You’ve had first meetings, service

projects, and should be planning more ways to get

involved with your schools and communities.

Thanks to everyone that attended Fall Rally 2010! It

was a great success and everyone had an awesome

time Singing the Songs of Service. Thank you for

donating school supplies to help needy families in New

Jersey.

Make sure to spread all the great information you

learned at Regional Training Conferences back to your

clubs. October is full of great service opportunities. Let’s

all make this Halloween even better by going Trick-Or-

Treat for UNICEF.

This newsletter also has important information on

paying dues, so make sure you take a look at it.

Everyone is doing a great job, so keep it up!

Yours in caring and service,

Sarah Noorani

Upcoming Events!

CMRFS DUE: 10TH OF EACH

MONTH

President’s Council

Meeting: Early Nov.

Key Club Week: Nov 1st –

5th

Halloween: October 31st

Message From Your LTG!

President’s Council Meeting: Mid-August

Fall Rally: October 10th

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Fall Rally 2010

In the words of District Governor Rachel Orbach, Fall Rally 2010 was an epic success. The Rally began early in the morning at 9:30 on Sunday, October 10 with each member of the District Board accessorized looking like their selected musician, ranging from your very own Lieutenant Governor representing M.I.A. to District Treasurer Devan Corona wearing dreads to resemble Lil Wayne! The arena filled up with over 2,400 anxious and excited Key Club members, ready to sing the songs of service! The key note speaker this year was Amy Mansue, the President/CEO of an organization we’ve all come to know and love, Children’s Specialized Hospital. Another guest speaker was International Trustee to the New Jersey District, the loveable Will Robertson. Other speakers included Rosemarie Gibardi, the NJ District Kiwanis Governor-Elect as well as NJ District Circle K Governor, Robert Acerra. In addition to the Rally, Key Club members also participated in the annual “Tools for Schools” Drive and brought in over 1,156 POUNDS OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES! I’d like to thank all those who attended the Rally, for those underclassmen who couldn’t make it, there’s always next year! By: LTG Harsh Swaminarayan

Make Halloween Count!

As you know, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) is one of the Service Partners of Key Club International. Key Club International focuses on Operation Uruguay: Protecting the Rights of Children. In Uruguay, the second smallest country in South America, 44% of the population under age 18 live inextreme poverty. There is a clear lack of motivation and opportunity because only 1 in 3 students graduate from high school. For Operation Uruguay, Key Club set a goal of $1.5 million for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. All funds will go toward building and maintaining cultural and educational centers, like Mandalavos Center, which provide sanctuaries for children needing support, education, and health care. (More details http://www.unicefusa.org/partners/ngo/key-club-international.html )

This year, the NJ District of KCI has set a fundraising goal of $33,190.25 for UNICEF fundraising. Besides going door to door, there are many others ways to spread the word about Trick or Treat for UNICEF. For example, you can organize a school–wide or community-wide can shake or penny war. Then, order and put costume boxes in common places to attract attention. In addition, feel free to hold any fundraising event from a UNICEF Spooktacular (see recipe in International Programs Cookbook of Service) to a pumpkin carving contest! Get your teachers excited by having them donate for a casual dress day. Anything that you can think of can contribute toward this goal.

Please send all donations by mail to P.O. Box 447 Roseland, NJ 07068. Make all checks payable to Key Club International with a memo for UNICEF.

Have a safe Halloween and have fun Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF!

BY: LTG Jiayun Fang

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Dues Payment

K E Y C L U B

At the 2010 New Jersey Key Club District Convention, a dues

increase was unanimously passed by the House of Delegates.

The Delegation, made of Key Clubbers throughout the state,

agreed upon a goal to keep convention costs low in order to

allow more members to attend and to allow the New Jersey

District to grow with a larger operating budget. The increase

was

designed with these goals in mind therefore the one dollar ($1)

increase is split into two categories. Half of the increase will go

to defray the cost of attending District Convention and the other

half will help fund and grow our mighty New Jersey District.

The increase will take effect for this year’s dues cycle; therefore

dues will no longer be set at $11 when you pay this November.

As stated in the amendment, the new dues breakdown will be as

follows:

• $6.50 collected by Key Club International

• $5.50 collected by the New Jersey District

• Up to $5.50 collected by individual clubs

This brings the total cost of dues in the range of $12-$17.50

depending on how much your club decides to charge. The New

Jersey District is recommending for each club charge four

dollars

($4) as their membership fee, bringing the total cost to a

reasonable $16.

If you have any questions on the dues increase or dues payment

in general, please contact the New Jersey District Treasurer,

Devan Corona,

at [email protected]

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Divisional News

President’s Council

Meeting Our nest PCM will be held in Early

November to discuss upcoming

service projects, division and strict

events, and other important

information. Please email me back with your availability.

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFO.

Secretary: Kevin Sun

[email protected]

Treasurer: Devan Corona

[email protected]

Editor: Nicole Darrah [email protected]

Governor: Rachel Orbach

[email protected]

Webmaster:

Shivam Patel [email protected]

District Administrator: Mr. Barrie Werfel [email protected]

Me!

Your LTG: Sarah Noorani

[email protected]

Zone Administrator Mrs. Helene Meissner [email protected]