Division 16 June Newsletter

The Sweet 16

The Official Newsletter of Division 16 June 2014

Table of Contents• Page 1: Lieutenant Governor’s Greeting• Page 2-3: Service Spotlights• Page 4: Divisional Meetings Recap• Page5: International Convention 2014• Page 6: Key Club in the Summer• Page 7: Paperwork Status Charts• Page 8: Contact Information

Upcoming Divisional:The next Divisional is June 24th at 6pm

at Colonie Center Mall Food Court! Please do your best to attend!

Reminders:Club Secretaries: please be sure to hand in the MRF for your club by the 10th of every

month! I know that it is hard in the summer to fill them out because your clubs are not

as active but still submit one!

Get updated with everything that is going

on in Division 16 by following

@nydkcdivision16 on twitter!

Greetings Division 16 Key Clubs,

Thank you for reading another

monthly newsletter! I hope that all of your exams

went well and that you are excited for summer! I

encourage you to utilize the time in the summer by attending the Divisionals that are going to be one a

month, participating in division service events and planning for the

coming year with your other officers. Please keep on checking your e-mails and doing everything that you guys have been dong

in the summer; I am so lucky to have a division as great as you guys! Thank

you for reading this edition of The Sweet 16!

Yours in Service, Hanna Nichols

FRF’s: Fill one out after each fundraising activity you do to get credit for doing it and to be sure that what you do goes into the District totals! I will talk about this more in my weekly update.

RaiderfestMembers of the Colonie Central High School Key Club helped organize a day-long event to raise awareness and money for the American Cancer Society. On May 31, 2014, Key Clubbers helped volunteer at the Carnival Game station at our school’s first Raiderfest. Various children happily participated in the games; thanks to the contribution of the Key Club members, the event was very enjoyable. Key Clubbers also helped set up hundreds of Luminaria bags dedicated to loved ones around the high school track. We helped our high school and community raise over $10,000 for the American Cancer Society in just one day. It was amazing to see how people of all ages could come together and help others on such a large-scale level. Next year, we hope to help out at Raiderfest again and accomplish even more.

Service Spotlight: Colonie Central High School

Service Spotlight: Guilderland High SchoolThe Eliminate Games

Over the past several weeks, Guilderland Key Clubbers have been participating in what is known as The Eliminate Games. They divided into 2 teams and each team approached a different ice cream place. The Key Clubbers approached cone zone, corner ice cream, and cold stone. The teams picked the trams, they designed their maneuvers, and designed posters. The teams faced off after memorial weekend, and fulfilled their pledge of $750 for The Eliminate Project! This was an engaging event for their members that had a huge impact!

Divisional Meetings RecapMay Divisional: Ice breaker: The name game Get to know me My goals for this year -Increase communication, stay active over the summer, visit clubs at least twice, monthly newsletter/divisional, hold multiple division projects Understand the District and

International level Understand the Branches of

Kiwanis What I expect from you -Read/respond when necessary to all weekly updates - Attend all Divisionals - Reach out for help whenever necessary-utilize your resources Report Forms: MRF’s, ERF’s,

and FRF’s Service Spotlights K-Family Project My Plans for the Year Your Goals -Had a group discussion

June Divisional Intro of Division 16 Executive Assistant - Angelica Mehta from Shaker High School Oneida Shushe’s Service Project - Collection of dental hygiene items Key Club in the Summer Service Spotlights Monthly Report Forms Fundraising Report Forms International Convention 2014 Planning for the Year Officer Training on July 26th for Colonie and Shaker Goals for the Summer

International Convention 2014 July 2nd-5th 2014 in Anaheim California! Member from Colonie, Saugerties, and Shaker will be

attending International Officers will be elected, Workshops will be in

session, as well as service projects, speakers, and dances! Although it is too late to attend now, keep all of this in

mind for ICON 2015!

Key Club in the SummerUtilize the Free Time that you have in the Summer!

By…..Attending Every Divisional or Division Event!This will give you time to plan as well as stay active during the summer with other clubs in your division.

Having at least two Officer Meetings. This will give the officers time to lay out what they are going to do for the year face-to-face.

Organize at least one Summer Event. This will keep your current members active and engaged. Be sure to give lots of notice and try places such as the Regional Food bank, Humane Society, or a Senior Citizen Home.

Paperwork Status ChartClub ERF April May June July August Septemb

erOctober Novem

berDecember

Albany

Berne Knox- Westerlo

BethlehemCentral XColonieCentral X X X Guilderland

X X X Kingston Saugerties X Shaker X X X Clayton(Voorheesville) X X X

Contact Information

John GoldsteinDistrict Administrator [email protected]

Jacob Spencer Mary Beth VailDistrict Governor Kiwanis Committee Representative [email protected] [email protected] Heather Farley Anton KonevDistrict Secretary Kiwanis Lieutenant [email protected] [email protected]

Anusha Syed International Trustee District Treasurer Michelle [email protected] [email protected]

Sharon Lin Hanna NicholsDistrict Bulletin Editor Division 16 Lieutenant [email protected] [email protected] (518) 269- 0786Danny QiuDistrict [email protected]

Thank you for reading!