NYDKC Division 11 April Newsletter

Lieutenant Governor-Herman Li Division 11 NEW YORK DISTRICT KEY CLUB

Greetings from your Lt. Governor By Lt. Governor-Herman Li

Hello Key Clubbers!

With the end of the last service year starts a new service year comes a new start to everything. New ideas are formed and new accomplishments are being made. This news letter contains the fresh start that

comes with beginnings.

Upcoming Dates

May 17th

June 20th

June 29th

July 19th

In this issue!

A Message from the Governor 1

Message from your board

members........................ 3-8

Leadership Training Conference 9

District Project 11,12

Governor’s Project 15

Fun activties. 14, 13

Paperwork Status 10

Contact Information and Reminders

Metropolitan Monthly

This isssue will cover the introduction of the new district officers and what we have accomplished in the past few months or so.

During the 2012-2013 service year I hope to accomplish

a better communication between clubs. Communicating between clubs is essential to having a well developed and unified division. This issue will cover many of the important information especially for new board members such as Fall

Rally.and other things

Upcoming Divisional Events and Deadlines

May 17th – May Divisional at Bronx High School of Science

(Room 334) from 5:30-7:30pm

June 20th – June Divisional at TBD location from 5:30-

7:30pm

June 29th – Divisional BBQ fundraiser at TBD location

July 19th – DTC for new officers mandatory

Volume 1, Issue I

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Headline Title By _____________

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Hello New York District,

My name is Daniel Ivan Lin and I am your newly elected District Governor for the 2012-

2013 service year. With new leadership comes change and with change comes a new

perspective. This leadership comes from caring, which I believe is the most important of

the four Key Club core values. We are a family, not only because we care about our

homes, schools, and communities, but because we care for each other; hence caring is

our way of life. At this year’s Leadership Training Conference, I promised you that I would

do whatever it takes to bring this district to greater heights. I told you that I was confident

that I would be able to keep this promise, but the word I used the most was trust. Thank

you for trusting me.As promised, I will make sure that our district becomes more efficient,

productive, innovative, and communicative. And I hope you can see the work that has

already been done to make sure that this promise will be kept. This epic year is off to a

good start and I am extremely excited for what this new service year has to offer. I hope

that you are excited too. Let us continue to serve those around us and together we will

make Key Club a household name. Thank you all so much!

Stay strong, Mighty New York District!

Yours in the spirit of service,

Daniel Ivan Lin

New York District Governor

[email protected]


A Message from the Governor

Hey New York District Key Club,

My name is Amber Lee, your newly elected New York District Key Club Secretary.

Hopefully, you were able to attend last month’s Leadership Training Conference in

Albany to hear about my goals and insights for this upcoming year. If not, that is still

fine, because I look forward to enhancing our communication across the whole of

New York greater this service year. I am currently working on releasing the board

minutes in the form of a newsletter and video update. I will also be creating secretary

newsletters on what I’ve been doing and video updates as well. I look very forward to

hearing your comments and questions. Therefore, I will be creating a google group

for all secretaries very soon after I receive most of the election report forms. I am

looking forward to working with all of you in this upcoming service year to both

greatness and success. Back into business, I would like all club secretaries to send their

updated election report form to me, your Lieutenant Governor, and District

Administrator Mr. Goldstein. This should all be done by May 19th. Also, remember that

monthly report forms are due on the 7thof each month.

I’m sure the whole board would love to hear the service you have been conducting.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me through any means of

communication listed below.


Amber Lee

New York District Key Club Secretary

[email protected]

Message from the Secretary By Secretary Amber Lee

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Message from the Treasurer By Treasurer Annie Porfido

Hello Mighty New York District!

I am Annie Porfido and I am your District Treasurer for the 2012-2013 service

year. I am extremely excited to be on the District Board and to be able to

serve the New York District Key Club. I hope everyone is doing well and

studying hard for their finals and AP exams. The school year is coming to an

end but that does not mean Key Club is ending. There is always time to serve

the community and hold more fundraising events! If you have difficulty

thinking of fundraising ideas, refer to the district website or Key Club

international website. Also on the district website is the fundraising report form

(FRF) which must be filled out after every fundraising event and sent to me. I

will then be able to add the fundraiser onto our District Totals and it will count

towards the New York district.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns! I

look forward to working with everyone.


Annie Porfido

New York District Key Club Treasurer

[email protected]

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Volume 1, Issue I

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Message from the Editor By Editor Holy Cheong


Metropolitan Monthly Volume 1, Issue VII

Hello New York District Key Clubs!

I am Holy Cheong and I will be your editor for the 2012-2013 service year.

Communication is key. Our district newsletter, The Empire Key, serves to relay

important information and updates to clubs in the New York district. It is my job to

compile all the information clubs need to have a successful service year. I plan to

publish four newsletters, one for each season. But each newsletter cannot be

complete without le Service Spotlights and contributions from clubs. What are Service

Spotlights? They are articles submitted by a Key Club member describing a Key Club

event they participated in. It can be an event that was inspirational or successful or

just simply exciting. The significance of the Service Spotlight is so members can be

recognized for their hard work, contribution, and activeness in Key Club. After every

event, members are encouraged to write about it! These articles must be emailed to

me along with pictures. On a side note, there is no argument that Key Club brings

laughs and smiles. To honor the jokesters and the unamused in Key Club, I am

introducing a joke section in the newsletter. However lame, corny, or actually funny

the joke is, email it to me! Please keep it appropriate and nice.


Holy Jia-ai Cheong

New York District Key Club Bulletin Editor

Hello New York District Key Club!

I am your new District Webmaster, Barry Lee. For those who do not know me, I am a junior

at the High School for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at City College. I have

been in Key Club for three years, this being my third service year. It is an honor for me to

work for the best district in Key Club International. From what I have seen at the first District

Board meeting, this will be another great service year. I was the immediate past

webmaster of HSMSE Key Club and I am ready to apply my skills obtained as a club officer

to the district level to serve you. From the time I was appointed as District Webmaster, I

have created email forwarders for the entire board. As of right now, forms are currently

being updated one by one so please check them out once they are uploaded. Also,

active clubs under each division are updated as well. If you wish to learn more about

each member of the District Board, their "About Me's" have been updated and I highly

advise that you read them because they are quite interesting. In the near future, I will

work on completely redesigning the whole NYDKC website. I am open to suggestions and

statements of how things should be reorganized or reordered. I really look forward to

hearing from everyone and working with you all! Good luck on AP exams and finals.


Barry Lee

New York District Key Club Webmaster

[email protected]

Message from the Webmaster By Webmaster Barry Lee

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Message from the Executive Assistant

By Executive Assistant Emily Gicewicz

Hello New York District! How do you feel?

My name is Emily Gicewicz and I am one of your Executive Assistant for this service year. I

am super excited for another successful service year being able to serve you! I have the

honor of helping out our amazing board and being the chair of the Rules and

Regulations Committee. I plan on aiding help your board to the best of my ability.

I have many goals and ideas I want to implement during my term. None of which can

be achieved without all you! I want to educate you on your District and International

Bylaws. They are the foundation of our amazing organization and knowing them

essential to the functioning of a successful club. If you have a moment in between

school and being a good Samaritan, glance through them. Do not let the voluminous

pages inhibit you!

Here are the links to the District

Bylaws http://nydkc.org/board/committees/bylaws and the International Bylaws http://

keyclub.org/Libraries/Governance/Guide_KeyClub_Key_Club_Guidebook_2011-

2012.sflb.ashx. Keep your eyes open concerning a resource to aid you in learning the

bylaws.

As always if you have questions, please feel free to contact me. Keep doing all the

amazing things you to do make our world a better place! Good luck on APs and finals.

Yours in spirit of service,

Emily Gicewicz

New York District Key Club Executive Assistant

[email protected]

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Volume 1, Issue I

Hello Mighty New York District!

This is your Executive Assistant speaking, and I am so excited to work with all of you in

the 2012-2013 service year!Let me begin by telling you a little bit about myself. I am

currently a junior and I attend the High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at

the City College of New York. Throughout my high school career, I was a member,

Treasurer, and President of HSMSE's Key Club. As you can see, I have devoted myself

to my home club ever since freshman year, and I couldn't be more ecstatic to move

a step up and commit myself to the great New York District Key Club.Mother Teresa

once said, "Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without

leaving happier." I think that's kind of what Key Club's mission is. Spreading service

everywhere we go. Letting no one ever come to us without leaving happier.

Message from the Executive Assistant By Executive Assistant Tina Lee

It's funny, because most of the time, I'm the one leaving happier. Service is rewarding.

It helps others as well as make you feel good. If Key Club stands for caring as a way

of life, how could you NOT join it?This year, I plan on doing exactly what every other

Key Clubber does: providing service. As one of the Executive Assistants, I will do my

best to work diligently with Emily and Governor Daniel in hopes of making a smooth

and successful Key Club year! Using my qualifications such as organization,

communication, and creativity skills, I will serve as the District Governor's right hand

and be always willing and enthusiastic in helping him with anything he needs.


Tina Lee

New York District Key Club Executive

Assistant

[email protected]

Leadership Training Conference By Lieutenant Governor Herman Li

ICON By Lieutenant Governor Herman Li

Leadership Training Conference for the 2011-2012 year was

certainly one that people would be talking about for a long time.

This year’s LTC had many experiences that could never be

forgotten. First of all a member of our division Daniel Ivan Lin was

elected as District Governor!

LTC was held from March 20th through April 1st at the Holiday

Inn Hotel near Albany. Many activities and workshops were also

held LTC. One of them was a large fundraising projects planning

that I had attended. Some of the others included Presidents,

Public Speaking, and Life after Key Club. The workshops go

deeper into what it is to be a Key Clubber and how you can

develop these skills to become a better member/officer.

The activities were just as helpful and exciting as the workshops. The one

that I had remembered the most was the good deeds ice breaker during Playfair.

It got everyone moving around and I actually meet a few new people.

Overall LTC was a time where all of the Key Clubs could meet each other,

create new bonds, while also strengthening ones as well. It is also a time where we

remember why we do the things we do in Key Club by remembering the values

that we follow.

Date: July 1at-July 8th

Where: Orlando, Florida

Leaving Laguardia Airport on July 1st morning

Cost: $1300

1st payment due on May 1

st ($500)

2nd

payment due on June 1st ($800)

Make sure to bring atleast $200-300 for food and other things

How to Register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ICON12 By April 30th

What we will be doing: Going to Disney World for the 1st few days then later on to the

convention starting on the 5th

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https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ICON12

This year’s goal for fundraising for our District Projects is $200,000.Each month we

will be assigning a new charity to be donated to this way all charities will get

approximately the same amount of funding without one being an obvious

favorite.

Kamp Kiwanis - Kamp Kiwanis is a camp designed for kids and teens that come

from all different backgrounds. The camp is focused on showing young people

their potential through various character and team building activities. Kids

partake in social events, bonding experiences and physical activities all

designed to give them the time of their lives. The camp is currently located at

Taberg, NY and has been operating for over 40 years under the NewYork District

Kiwanis Foundation!

http://www.kampkiwanis.org/

Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation - The Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation is

focused on helping families pay for the treatments that their child received in

response to his contraction of Lyme

disease because it is not normally covered by insurance companies and it is very

costly. It is usually contracted by a tick; the disease is most common in wooded

areas, but is not limited to them.

http://www.kiwanis-ny.org/lyme/

Local Causes - Local Causes are the projects that you can do in your community!

Whether it be collecting money and non-perishables for your local food

cupboard, raising money to buy books

for the library or cleaning up your town/cities parks; they are the projects that you

want to do for your community.

ELIMINATE - Kiwanis and UNICEF have made it their goal to eliminate a disease

called maternal and neonatal tetanus which is a deadly disease that comes

from the earth which mothers can contract while giving birth to her child and

can affect both mother and child. Workers for UNICEF go to any length to go to

the furthest parts of the world to help treat victims of the disease which is most

prominent in third world nations. Since the start of the campaign, it has been

eliminated in 25 countries, but remains in 34 around the world. By 2015, Kiwanis

and UNICEF would like to see MNT completely eliminated from the world, but in

order to do an estimated

$110 million will be needed; we are part way there, but strides still need to be

made!

http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/theELIMINATEproject/home.aspx

GOAL- ensure that those who need the most have the fundamental needs (e.g.

food, water, shelter, etc.) and that basic rights are met.

http://www.goal.ie/

District Projects

District Projects I By Lieutenant Governor Herman Li

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District Project II By Lieutenant Governor Herman Li

Doctors Without Borders - Doctors Without Borders works towards providing

humanitarian activism and relief to countries who are need of assistance.

Many of the workers and volunteers of this organization go to any length to

see that people, who are in need of medical treatment, are tended to.

Currently an international effort, lives are saved everyday because of the

amazing medical professionals who go out of their way to help those in need.

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

Alzheimer’s Association - The Alzheimer’s Association works towards finding

new treatments and

a cure for Alzheimer’s; in addition, it provides care and support for Alzheimer’s

patients. The Association is currently the world’s largest private, non-profit

funder of Alzheimer’s research.

http://www.alz.org/

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

provides care and treatment for children with cancer and other devastating

diseases; as well as finding treatments and cures for such diseases. They

believe that no child should be denied medical treatment and accept

anyone who walks through their doors, no matter their background. While

there, patients and their families are treated with loving care to make them as

comfortable as possible.

http://bit.ly/aQmgJb

Front Row Foundation - The Front Row Foundation’s goal is to provide terminally

ill patients with front row tickets to their favorite concert, play, or sporting event

as a way to have one last happy memory with their friends and family. This

experience allows patients to set aside any emotional and physical challenges

and just enjoy life.

Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center - These are five children’s hospitals within

larger general hospitals here in New York. The five locations are in North Shore,

Albany and Buffalo and most recently in Rochester and Syracuse. These

centers go to exceeding lengths to see that the children

who come to them are treated with the greatest care and respect.

www.kiwanis-ny.org/kptc.htmGOAL - GOAL focuses on helping those suffering

and who are the poorest of the poor. They are

a non-denominational, non-governmental, and non-political organization that

strives to service

the world through humanitarian efforts. They ensure that those who need the

most have the fundamental needs (e.g. food, water, shelter, etc.) and that

basic rights are met.

http://www.goal.ie/

Governor’s Project

Hello New York District,

My name is Daniel Ivan Lin and I am your newly elected District Governor for

the 2012-2013 service year. Each year, the District Governor designates what

is known as the Governor’s Project, an area or category of service outreach

that he or she chooses to focus on for the service year. This year’s Governor’s

Project is called “Keys to Accessibility,” which aims to help the elderly and

those with disabilities, two extremely important components of our society.

The goal for this year’s Governor’s Project is 5,000 service hours and what

better than to be able to celebrate this achievement than at the 65th Annual

Leadership Training Conference in 2013. Work hard and be creative, but most

importantly have fun. I look forward to hearing about your service projects

throughout this year. For more information about “Keys to Accessibility,”

please visit the district website at www.nydkc.org. Thank you so much!


Daniel Ivan Lin

New York District Governor

[email protected]

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School/Form ERF April MRF May MRF

Bronx Science X X

DeWitt Clinton X

Fiorello H. Laguardia

H.S. American Studies

H.S. Math Science and

Engineering

X

Hunter College H.S. X X

Stuyvesant

Status Chart

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Spotlight

HSMSE ~ Meals on Heels

By HSMSE Editor Stanely Munoz

Another great service day with meals on heels. We worked at the church helping prepare

food for the elderly in different ways. The meals on heals menu is always healthy and made so

that the elderly can enjoy good food without any serious health risks. Once all the parts of the

menu are prepared, we package the food and deliver it to the people. This event is really

great because everyone is nice and all the other adults helping to make the meals are very

friendly. It is fun to work and converse with them as it seems like these people never have an

interesting story that they don’t want to share. Also what I like about this event is that every

time I deliver to the elderly, it’s nice to see the smile they have to greet us and how grateful

they are. As a whole, meals on heals is a great event to help contribute to the well-being of

the elderly and it gives one a taste of how it feels to cooperate with adults and other key

clubbers. -Jason Baddoo (Member) It's amazing how with every event that our Key Club participates in, our members continue to

show dedication and care. Many joined Key Club initially to complete their set number of

hours for graduation, but it has grown to become a significant part of their lives. I am

consistently surprised and impressed to see that our members, even though many are still

young, carry themselves in a mature way at every event. Making sure to put their own interests

aside in order to help the larger cause. While our Key Club is still growing, I am extremely

excited for our future.

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Spotlight

Stuyvesant ~ Kiwanis Benefit Dinner

By Stuyvesant Editor Wallace Wang

On April 20, Stuyvesant Key Club took part in the Kiwanis benefit

dinner. It was located in Chinatown with our Chinatown Kiwani Sandy, as

the organizer for the benefit dinner. At this event, we help set up the

venue, greeted guests, help distribute packets, sell raffle tickets, and

much more. The main cause of this event was Project Eliminate. The main

goal of Project Eliminate was to spread information about maternal and

neonatal tetanus, and how the Kiwani organization is donating money in

order to fight it. In addition to the main cause, there were several

performances relative of Chinese culture, and there were dancing balls.

Many important figures appeared to support the cause. All in all, it was a

fun event for a good cause.

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Activities and Games

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Across

3. Division Mascot?

6. Who is the District Governor?

7. What day is ERF due?

Down

1. _____ - Our way of Life

2. When is MRF due on each month?

3. White

4. District Mascot?

5. Unwavering Character

Across 3.Panda 6.Daniel 7.Nineteenth Down 1.Caring 2.Seventh 3.Purity 4.Beaver

5.Blue

Creative Activities

Who’s that Officer!?

Left to Right: Josh Hill (Division 23 LtG), Grace Lin (Division 8 LtG), Barry Lee (District Webmaster)

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CONTACT INFORMATION

New York District Executive Board

Governor Daniel Ivan Lin

[email protected]

Secretary Amber Lee

[email protected]

Treasurer Annie Porfido [email protected]

Editor Holy Cheong

[email protected]

Webmaster Barry Lee

[email protected]

Executive Assistant Tina Lee

[email protected]

Executive Assistant Emily Gicewicz

[email protected]

Division 11

Lieutenant Governor Herman Li

[email protected]

347-294-9958

39-65 51st apt 2F Woodside Ny,

11377

Kiwanis Committee Representative-

Charlotte Owens

[email protected]

646-242-4675

REMINDERS!

Visit the New York District Key Club website at www.nydkc.org

Submit articles and pictures of exciting projects from your club to:

District Editor Holy Cheong ([email protected])

Pass on this newsletter to all your friends

Governor Daniel Ivan Lin 2012-2013

mailto:[email protected]



NYDKC Division 11 April Newsletter

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