Division 38 November Newsletter

Official Newsletter of Division 38

A.G. West Black Hills-Capital-North Thurston-Olympia-River Ridge-Shelton-Timberline-Tumwater

Hello Division 38! The holiday season is just around the corner! Thanksgiving is coming up, and I know that means turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and tons of other delicious, mouth-watering food. However, Thanksgiving is really about giving! Give to those in need by helping out at the food bank, making holiday cards for an elderly home, or holding a fundraiser for a local charity! By giving to those less fortunate, you will be making someone’s holiday memorable and full of joy! This newsletter is full of ideas on ways to give to your community during this holiday season. Also, I have begun my club visitations, and I just want to say that it has been great getting to see how you all run your clubs and getting to meet each of you! Each club is unique and no two meetings are a like, so it has been interesting to see the diversity within our division. If you have not yet scheduled a visit with me, please contact me soon so that we can work something out! I look forward to seeing you all at future club visits! Anyways, I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and don’t forget to celebrate by giving thanks to your community!

In Caring Service, Linsie Michaels

Greetings!

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In this issue:

Greetings…………….2 DCON……...………....3 Key Dates…………….4 Project: Educate……5 Club of the Month….6 Club Spotlights………7 Dues…………..………8 Holiday Service.…9-10 Contact Info……….11

Join 1500 Key Clubbers from all over the Pacific Northwest from March 22nd-March 24th, 2013 at the

Doubletree Hotel in Seatac, WA to celebrate service!

64th Annual PNW District Convention 2013

Who: Key Clubbers from the PNW District (Alaska, Western Canada, Washington, Oregon, Panhandle of Idaho, and

Northern California)

When: March 22nd-March 24th, 2013

Where: Doubletree Hotel in Seatac, WA (18740 International Blvd., Seattle, WA 98188)

Why: to celebrate our long hours of service, attend

informational workshops, elect the Executive Board, install the 2013-2014 District Board, retire the 2012-2013 District Board,

meet new people, and of course HAVE FUN!

Theme: Diving into Service – so we can dive deeper into the meaning of service!

Do you want to see what DCON is like? Watch the Call to Convention Promo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXebkS95t5g

See you at PNW District Convention 2013!

Register by February 5th!

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Key Dates!

November Divisional Council Meeting

When: Saturday, November 17th

Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Where: Tumwater Timberland Regional Library (7032 New Market Street, Tumwater, WA 98501)

Please bring a few dollars for pizza! Also, I need one

person to bring drinks/cups for the DCM, so let me

know if you are willing to bring them!

Lieutenant Governor Election Rally When: Saturday, January 5th, 2013

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Where: Tumwater Timberland Regional Library (7032 New Market Street, Tumwater, WA 98501)

Are you interested in working beyond the club level of Key Club? Then run for Lieutenant Governor of Division 38! If not, then come to support your fellow members and vote for the

new LtG for 2013-2014!

Please note that each club must send at least 2 voting delegates to the rally,

SAVE THE DATES! DCMs: 3rd Saturday of the month Dues Early Bird Deadline: Dec. 1st Secretary Reports: 5th of each month Dues Deadline: December 1st DCON 2013: March 22-24, 2013 Kiwanis DCM: January 16th

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What is Project: Educate? Project: Educate is the new

District project for 2012-2013. It’s main objective is to

support the development of early-childhood & primary

education in the developing country of Jamaica.

What do the funds go towards? The funds are distributed in 5 different contributions:

#5 30,000 High school scholarships for 10 students across Jamaica #4 27,050 St. Mary School (yet to be confirmed) school supplies #3 23,050 Online classroom assistance to 150 students across Jamaica #2 20,050 Wakefield Primary School assistance for a new Library #1 12,050 Mona Heights Primary School supplies & library equipment

Mona Heights Primary School Wakefield Primary School

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Wristbands: $1

T-Shirts: $15

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This month’s Star Award goes to… River Ridge High School!

This month, River Ridge won the Star Award for multiple reasons. First off, they are the only club in Division 38 that has really shown support and interest in our district project, Project: Educate. Rather

than just selling wristbands and t-shirts, River Ridge chose to hold a different fundraiser to raise money for the project. During my club visit, they began brainstorming ideas for fundraisers for our district project, and I was so impressed with all the great ideas! In the end, River Ridge decided to hold a Halloween movie night. To

raise the money, they sold concessions. However, they aren’t stopping there! The club plans to hold another movie night to raise even more money for Project: Educate! The club also chose to put some of the raised money towards Trick-or-Treat for Unicef, so they chose to support not only one charity but TWO! In addition, they also kept busy this month with other service projects! They held a highway cleanup in Hawks Prairie to keep their community looking nice and clean. River Ridge also volunteered at an elementary school fair. They had a booth about key Club at East Olympia Elementary School to spread the word about what Key Club is and what Key Clubbers do: service! Great job River Ridge and keep up the AMAZING work!

November Riddle: What type of key do you use on Thanksgiving?

Email/text me your answer for a prize at the next DCM!

Club Spotl ights

Capital High School This month, Capital High School has been working in the Kiwanis garden and at the Thurston County Food Bank! They volunteer at the Food Bank every week, which is true dedication! CHS also carved pumpkins with Olympia High School to sell to the Kiwanis to raise money for their club!

Olympia High School Olympia High School harvested, cleaned, and carved over 100 pumpkins with Capital High School! The pumpkins were sold at a Kiwanis meeting and at the Court House to raise money for their club’s fund. They also participated in Trick-or-Treat for Unicef and made holiday cards to deliver to an elderly home.

Timberline High School This month, Timberline High School volunteered at the TurnBacktheClock, which is a local running marathon. They have also been working hard to promote the Pacific Northest District Convention 2013 in Seatac, Washington.

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Dues The Early Bird and regular Dues deadline is approaching

on December 1st, so it is time to start collecting and turning in your dues! Below is a step-by-step procedure for how to pay dues using the new Membership Update

Step-by-step instructions: 1. Go to www.keyclub.org/MUC to access the Membership Update Center. 2. Click "Register/Reset Password." All clubs should click on this link, regardless of

whether or not they have paid dues in previous years or not. 3. You'll be prompted to enter an email address. If the faculty advisor who paid

dues last year is still your faculty advisor, then enter their email address. They should receive a confirmation email informing them that their email address has been recognized and providing them with a unique hyperlink, which will allow them to set their own new password to access the Membership Update Center.

4. If you have a new faculty advisor or your faculty advisor's email has been rejected, then you will need to email [email protected] with a request to update your club's faculty advisor contact information before you can set yourself a password and get into the system. Once your information is updated, then you should be able to go through the process detailed in step 3. Note: allow for a few weeks after notifying of the change before you can access the MUC with the new email address.

5. After you have set a new password for your club, then you will be able to log into the Membership Update Center in future years using your advisor's email address and your personal password. Once you get into the system, it is much improved from previous years and should be fairly self-explanatory.

Things to note: - Please do not try to sign into the new Membership Update Center using an ID number or password from a previous year, as these are no longer being used to access the MUC. Instead, all clubs, new and old, must complete the process of setting a new personal password. -Login privileges will also be provided to club secretaries whose email is on file with Kiwanis International. After being added, your club secretary should be able to long into the MUC using his/her email address and update records on behalf of your club using the club password.

The membership update video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tfAvudii-w&feature=youtu.be

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner so take this time to show your thanks to your community by holding a service project, making donations, or raising money for a specific

cause!

Card Making! Get your members together and

have a card making session! Donate the cards to a local

children’s hospital or retirement home! It’ll bring a smile to

someone’s face this holiday!

Food Bank! Get a group of Key Clubbers together and volunteer at your local food bank! Help box and sort Thanksgiving meals to

hand out to those less fortunate!

Blanket Making! Make tie-blankets with your Key Clubbers and donate them to a

local homeless shelter or hospital! People will be thankful for their

warmth during the holidays!

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Turkey Dinner! Hold a local Thanksgiving feast for your community and those who

might not have the means to have a true Thanksgiving meal!

Raking! Help clean up your community by raking and picking up the leaves

that have fallen from the trees and cluttered the streets!

Family Game Night! Host a family game night and

help families spend time together! You could also turn it

into a raffle and raffle off a game basket!

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Contact Information

Executive Board

Giovanni Mckenzie District Governor [email protected] Kelsie Hoppes District Secretary [email protected] Kenneth Lam District Treasurer [email protected] Bassel Hamieh District Bulletin Editor [email protected]

Andy Nguyen Convention Chair [email protected] Calvin Leung International Trustee [email protected]

Administrators John Jay District Administrator [email protected] Suzanne Endroedy Assistant District Administrator [email protected]

Division 38

Linsie Michaels Lieutenant Governor [email protected] cell: (360)481-1544 home: (360)352-4086

Dick Rust Area Administrator [email protected] Tony Salas Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor [email protected]

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