July Newsletter- Division 39N

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July Newsletter

In this issue!

LTG Letter .......................... 1

Upcoming Events .............. 1

Club in Division 39N .......... 2

ICON Awards .................... 2

Reminders!......................... 3

ICON & K-Family Review ... 4

Youth Opp. Fund ............... 5

District Contact Info .......... 7

UPCOMING EVENTS! Presidential Council Meeting and Division 39N Pool Social—Held on July 23rd, 2011 from 12PM until 5PM at Alexandra

Yauch’s house at 4341 Woodglen Dr.//Grapevine, TX 76051. Open for officers, members, Kiwanians, and advisors. Important updates will be discussed and then a pool party will ensue(so bring your bathing suit!). Please bring about $3 to pitch in for food. Don’t forget to bring your favorite snack food to share!

Region 7 Fall Training Conference[FTC]—The date is set for September 17th at North Crowley High School. With a tentative time of 9AM-3PM. YOU NEED TO ATTEND THIS. All officer training will occur here and a brief PCM will be held after. People from Oklahoma are coming down for this so I’m sure everyone will be able to make the drive, even if it is a little long! 1

Hello Key Clubbers, I have recently been burned alive is the sunny state of Arizona where the temperature was a whopping 116 degrees! My diet has consisted anything within walking distance, I got an average of 5 hours of sleep every night, and at times I just felt like screaming(out of excitement of course). One may ask why I would submit myself to such awful conditions in a place where there is no grass? The answer is simple: Key Club. International Convention was held in Phoenix Arizona this year, but more on that later(on page 4 to be exact). There are only about 6 weeks left before the new school year starts, and with is, a whole new load of challenges, so prepare yourself. Preparation now will pay off later and you’ll be thankful. You can start planning out your Key Club year NOW! When will you hold your meetings? What major service projects will you do? How much will you set dues at? Keep in mind that International dues are $6.50 and District dues are $6, anything after that are your club dues(but they can’t exceed $6.50). Remember to keep active service-wise during the summer as a high level of need in the word is always visible. From August 2nd to August 23rd, I will be on a service-learning trip in Nicaragua and will have very spotty internet service. It may take quite a while for me to respond back to e-mails but I will try my best. Please forgive me in advance. There will be no PCM in August. In Friendship and In Service,

Alexandra Yauch 2011-2012 Lt.Governor Division 39N Texas-Oklahoma District Key Club

Above: As a part of a fundraiser at ICON, I became married to Johnathan Ler from Garland High School Key Club. No purple occurred what-so-ever.

Mighty Fine DIVISION 39N

Guyer High School

Book Run on July 31st to give children and others in need

books to read!

Clubs in Division 39 N

- Arlington HS - Carroll Senior HS - Colleyville Heritage HS - Denton HS - Guyer HS - Krum HS - Lamar HS - Liberty Christian HS - Martin HS - Ryan HS - Sam Houston HS

Denton High School

Plans on working with a the local Nelson’s Children Center to help

brighten someone’s day.

Martin High School

Planned an Officer Induction Ceremony at Chuck E.

Cheese’s. Don’t forget to schedule yours with me soon!

CONGRATULATIONS! Both Arlington High School and Martin High School received awards at International Convention last week

for being Distinguished Clubs for the 2010-2011 school year. Only six clubs in the Texas-Oklahoma District were able to achieve this

honor and what an honor it is! Good work to all involved. 2

Sam Houston High School

Working with the Tarrant County Commissioners Office, which is

hosting the “Back to School Round-Up” at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Interested in helping out too? Contact Tawney Harris at

TawneyHarris@ArlingtonTX,gov or call (817) 459-5852

Harry Potter

July 15th, 2011

Arlington High School Hosting a school supply drive until September 17th, 2011. PLEASE bring with you to the PCM on July 23rd a donation or two to help them out. For other

donations, please contact Arlington HS Key Club President Lacey Carnes at [email protected] Thank you!

Reminders!

Region 7 Fall Training Conference[FTC] and PCM

Who: Officers mainly; but members are

allowed to attend as well.

What: Officer Training for the year to learn

what is required to run your Key Club. There will be breakfast, forums, lunch, and possibly a service project.

When: September 17th, 2011 from

tentatively 9AM-3PM with a brief PCM afterwards.

Where: North Crowley High School

Poverty doesn’t stop for the bright, summer sun.

Medical illnesses don’t stop for the sun either.

…so why should you and your Key Club?

REMEMBER TO KEEP DOING SERVICE DURING THE SUMMER.

July PCM and Pool Party Social Who: Officers, members, Kiwanians, and advisors What: First and foremost we will have our July PCM and then following that there will be food and a party celebrating Key Club, service, and summer! When: July 23rd,2011 from 12PM-5PM Where: Alexandra Yauch’s House 4341 Woodglen Drive Grapevine, TX 76051 *Don’t forget your swimsuit and a towel. Also, please bring $5 to contribute towards food. If you would like to bring a snack to share it would be highly appreciated!

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<<<<<< PLEASE RSVP by Saturday, July 16th

Secretaries- Don’t forget to keep reporting during the summer! E-mail reports to: - [email protected]

- [email protected] - Your sponsoring Kiwanis club president.

Mail Reports to the District Secretary: Ryan Nava 14819 Chetland Place Dr. Houston, TX 77095

***POSTMARK ENVELOPES BY THE 5TH OF THE MONTH.

The July report is due by August 5th.***

International Convention Recap and K-Family Update

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Steven Spriggs (past Texas-Oklahoma Circle K Governor; past Texas-Oklahoma Convention Liaison; past Key Club Lt. Governor for Division 18) is now the new Circle K International President!

ICON: Hot spot, cool times.

Approximately 1,500 Key Clubbers from 31 countries worldwide gathered in the sunny city of Phoenix, Arizona for the

Key Club International Convention. There, delegates from all over voted on amendments to keep the Key Club bylaws up-to-date, voted for a new International Board, were given a sneak peek at the upcoming ELIMINATE project with UNICEF, and participated in

a walk to raise money to help eliminate MNT. During ICON, twenty-five Key Clubbers ran for the position

of International Trustee, as well as two candidates that ran for the position of Vice President and President. By the end of the

convention eleven Trustees had been elected as well as one International President and one International Vice President.

Annie Lewandowski, from the Pacific Northwest District (Texas-Oklahoma’s Immediate Past Trustee!) was elected as the

President of Key Club International, and Catt Lovins from the Southwest District was elected as the International Vice President.

During opening session, a UNICEF representative shared plans for the involvement of the K-Family in the Eliminate Project;

the project will span 5 years and aims to raise $110 million to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) from the world.

I’ll be sure to keep you updated on any ELIMINATE or International news as soon as it happens!

Youth Opportunity Fund [YOF]

Get a grant for your service project!

You already pay your dues, so why not reap the benefits and put them to good use?!

Through Kiwanis International, you can request a grant ranging anywhere from $100 to $2000 to help you fund a local service project. Many clubs are held back by their inability to fundraise for large scale projects and that’s where the grant comes to the rescue. Large clubs and small clubs alike have the ability to impact their home, schools, and community in a way like they have never before.

Schools before have bought audio-books and books to donate to local elementary schools; Key Clubbers later went back to read the books they donated to the children. There are so many ways that you can think outside the box to help your community!

For more information, please contact me further and I’d love to help you out and give you all the information and application. The deadline for applications is October 15th. On October 15th, they MUST be postmarked and in the mail to Kiwanis International in Indianapolis, Indiana.

For more information and ideas visit: http://www.keyclub.org/service/yof.aspx

Start brainstorming and planning out your project TODAY to apply for a YOF grant! It’s never too early to start…

Above: Key Clubbers from Whitney High School Key Club in the California-Nevada-Hawaii District used their Youth Opportunity Fund grant to buy basic necessities, toys, and school supplies to bring to three orphanages in Baja, Mexico. The project impacted around 150 children in 3 different orphanages.

Visit KeyClub.org to learn more and

discover new ideas.

Visit TOKeyClub.com for some great club

resources.

Join “Texas-Oklahoma Key Club Division 39N”

on Facebook!

District Contact Information

District Governor- Megan Iselin [email protected] 15211 Wisteria Springs Drive (713) 449-4150 Cypress, TX 77433

District Treasurer- Morgan Hah [email protected] (409) 779-8048 District Editor- Kaitlyn Levett [email protected] (325) 646-0965

District Secretary- Ryan Nava [email protected] 14819 Chetland Place Drive (713) 206-4766 Houston, TX 77095

Convention Liaison- Colten Meisner [email protected] (325) 203-0168 Lt. Governor- Alexandra Yauch [email protected] (817) 422-4848 Regional Advisor- Donna Newsham [email protected] (817) 475-0870

District Administrator- Patrick Schibi [email protected] (580) 351-7389

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“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times… if one only remembers to turn on the light. “

-Albus Dumbledore