May 2016 Newsletter NYDKC Division 13

May NewsletterJust Keep Swimming (into summer)!

Division 13

Table Of Contents1. Service Spotlights- NFAs Autism Walk, Minisinks

Car Show Event2. Service Spotlight- Chesters Color Run3. Service Spotlight- Monticellos Litter Pluck4. Upcoming Events5. Summer Ideas6. 2017 LTC7. 73rd ICON8. District Project9. Governors Project

10. Paperwork Status11. Contact Page

Hi everyone! Crazy to think Im already done with 2 months of my term! Lot of news in this letter so make sure you give it a read. A lot of great events happened in May for every club and Im happy to feature

some of them in this newsletter. Thank you for everything and hope you enjoy the end of the school year! Just keep swimming!

-Lovina John, Division 13 LTG

Service Spotlight!!NFAs Autism Walk! Minisinks Car Show

On Saturday, May 14th,over two hundred adults and children came to the Newburgh Free

Academy (NFA) Main Campus Track to take part in the NFA Key Club's 4th annual Walk for

Autism Speaks. They raised $2,463 and all the proceeds went to Autism Speaks, a not-for-profit

global organization devoted to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders and

funding research towards autism science programs. Congrats to Supriya Makam,

chairperson of the Key Club's Walk for Autism Speaks Committee, and NFA Key Club for an

amazing event!

Minisinks Car Show was a great event to honor teacher Christopher Corwin, who passed away

earlier this year to a car accident. Key Club help volunteer the whole event which included a Car

Show, raffles, food, music, and games. The event had around 250 vehicles and raised over $10,000 for the newly founded Chris Corwin Scholarship Fund. What an amazing event to honor a Warrior teacher! Congrats to all of the Minisink staff and Minisink

Key Club for helping out for a great event!

Service Spotlight!!Chesters Color RunEveryone had such an amazing time at the Hearts of Hope Color Run set up by Wasil and the Chester Key Club! It was so great to see everyone having such a great time while supporting such an amazing cause. I hope more Key Clubs around the area host more events like this in the future!

- Nick Mikulski, Minisink Key Clubber (top left picture!)

We are happy we were able to contribute to such a good cause. We hope to participate again next year.

- Outgoing officers of Middletown Key Club (bottom left picture!)

The color run was so much fun! Im glad I got to take part and help out at the event. I know this was extremely special for Wasil Ahmed to organize. Even though I wasn't the one running, I still had a blast. And trust me, I had color in my hair for days!

- Jolena, Chester Key Clubber (bottom right picture!)

Service Spotlight!!Monticellos Litter Pluck Event!In conjunction with the recent Annual Litter Pluck

Event, the Monticello High School Key Club joined Jane Sorensen, Kiwanis Club President/Key Club

Co-Advisor, and Alan Sorensen, County Legislator, in a joint effort to clean up State Route 42 in

Monticello from Stewart's Shop to the Monticello High School entrance. During the 2-hour Spring

litter pluck, the team did a great job sprucing up the area by collecting enough roadside debris to fill

seven large trash bags. Good Job Monticello on an a great event!

Want your club to be featured??

Send in projects your club has done to me!

lovinajohn.ltg@nydkc.org

Upcoming Events!

lovinajohn.ltg@nydkc.org

Send in upcoming

projects your club is doing to be featured in my emails or newsletters like this one!

Whats coming up for the

Division 13 Dragons??

Middletown High School Key Club will be hosting a Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser that will take place on Sunday June 12th from

3pm-5pm. This event will take place at Quinnz Pinz located on 13-19 Railroad Ave. Middletown, NY. The cost is $15

which includes pizza and shoe rentals. If anyone has any questions they can contact

me at jess12098@yahoo.com.

Key Club in the SummerFinals are finished. Classes are done. When that bell rings, you can feel the excitement. Schools

out for the summer.During summer break, many Key Clubbers head to the beach, the park or even the mall. Theyre having fun, of course, but theyre also providing good ol Key Club service. Warmer weather lets you plan many serviced projects or fun activities that involve getting out and enjoying Mother Nature. Volunteer your club to paint walls, fix things, plant flowers, pick up trash or whatever might need to be done at a community center or even your school! A non-service project activity to do can be anything! Barbecues or pool parties allow for good times and bonding between members.

Awesome Summer activity!

Leadership Training Conference

When: March 31- April 2, 2017Where: Desmond Hotel in Albany, NY

Theme: Unmasking the Service

Save the date now!! More information to come!

ICONWhen: July 3rd- July 10th

Where: Atlanta, GAFrom spending July 4th in the historic town of Williamsburg in Virginia to exciting workshops at ICON, I am very excited for this trip! Unfortunately the trip registration deadline has passed, but try and come next year when ICON is in Texas!!

District Project: Icing SmilesI am very excited to announce the 2016-

2017 District Project is Icing Smiles! This organization works to create special memories by making unique custom

celebration cakes for sick children. Any childhood illness changes the life for a

family, changing experiences like playdates and picnics to hospital visits and medicine. These cakes not only help kids escape to normal childhood experiences

but also help bring hope, smiles, and laughs to the family!

Governors Project: Voices for the Blind

For those of you who don't know, each year the District Governor of the New York District Key Club gets to chose a

cause to specifically advocate. This year District Governor Matt Garber as chosen the project called "Voices for the Blind" which is all about empowering the blind

and visually impaired children by promoting education, leadership, and

confidence. We hope to help this amazing cause in any way possible, so if you have

any ideas please share them!

Make sure you send in your MRFs and ERF!!

Paperwork Status

Division 13Chester x x xCornwall CentralEllenvilleFallsburgMiddletown x x x Minisink Valley x x xMonticello x xNewburgh x x x

ERFMarch MRF

AprilMRF

May MRF

Contact Page

NAME EMAILLovina John

Lieutenant Governorlovinajohn.ltg@nydkc.org

David MorseKiwanis Committee Representative

slapshot371@optimum.net

Matt GarberDistrict Governor

mattgarber.gov@nydkc.org

Tanya HaoDistrict Secretary

tanyahao.sec@nydkc.org

Cynthia JiangDistrict Treasurer

cynthiajiang.treas@nydkc.org

Alexis WarrenExecutive Assistant

alexiswarren.ea@nydkc.org

Kacie LuoExecutive Assistant

kacialuo.ea@nydkc.org

Kevin YinWebmaster

kevinyin.tec@nydkc.org

Sofia PaulinoBulletin Editor

sofiapaulino.ed@nydkc.org

Thanks for

reading!!