PA Key Club Division 18 South September Newsletter

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NEWS BITES FROM

BARRY Official Newsletter of PA Key Club Division 18 South

Volume 1, Issue 5 September 2013

The Pennsylvania

Key Club will be having

their 3rd Board Meeting

at the end of October in

Harrisburg. The Board

Meeting will take place

in the State Capitol

Building!

Our International

Trustee, Alberto, will be

visiting from North

Carolina. He will be the

direct correspondent

from PA District to

International.

An LLS

representative will also

be at the board meeting

this October. This will help

the board to organize

the YSY Project.

If you have any

questions or anything

that you would like to

be presented at the

Board Meeting, please

email me! I will happily

deliver your message to

the District Board. The

State Capitol Building is

pictured on the bottom

right.

Table of Contents

Page 1

Board Meeting

Page 2

Website, Tips

Page 3

Dates, Fast Facts

Page 4

OCMS, Ask Barry

Page 5

Columnist, TOT

Page 6

Reports, LLS

District Convention in

Harrisburg

March 14th -16th

District Board Meeting

Table of Contents

Page 1

Board Meeting

Page 2

Website, Tips

Page 3

Dates, Fast Facts

Page 4

Visits, Ask Barry

Page 5

Columnist, TOT

Page 6

Reports, LLS

District Convention in

Harrisburg

March 14th -16th

Website

The divisional

website is finally

complete! This will be an

outstanding tool for you

and your clubs in the

division. This is a great

resource so take full

advantage of it!

If at any point you

see any errors or

something missing,

please email me so I can

fix it! If you want

something added, let

me know and I can edit

the site!

If you would like

help starting your own

club website, check out

my website as an

example.

The website’s url is

http://www.padivision18s

outhkeyclub.org/ and

can be used on your cell

phone or tablet.

Are your club

meetings boring? Do

you need help retaining

members? Do you need

fresh ideas for the

upcoming school year?

You came to the right

place, Barry’s Tips for

Success! This will be an

ongoing column that

features tips, activites,

and ice breakers for

clubs that lost their fizzle.

This month’s

feature is a tip to help

keep clubs organized.

Create an organized

way for members to sign

up in your club. An

example would be an

online spreadsheet. You

can easily transfer that

spreadsheet over to the

Membership Update

The website’s url is

http://www.padivision18s

outhkeyclub.org/ and

can be used on your cell

phone or tablet.

Are your club

meetings boring? Do you

need help retaining

members? Do you need

fresh ideas for the

upcoming school year?

You came to the right

place, Barry’s Tips for

Success! This will be an

ongoing column that

features tips, activites, and

ice breakers for clubs that

lost their fizzle.

This month’s feature

is a tip to help keep clubs

organized. Create an

organized way for

members to sign up in your

club. An example would

be an online spreadsheet.

You can easily transfer

that spreadsheet over to

the Membership Update

Center.

Barry’s Tips for Success

Official Newsletter of PA Key Club Division 18 South

Important Dates

October 5th: September

Newsletter Due

October 15th: Youth

Opportunity Fund

Application due

October 25th – 26th:

District Board Meeting in

Harrisburg

November 1st: Early Bird

dues

November 5th: October

Monthly Report due

December 5th:

November Monthly

Report due

January 1st: Regular

Dues

January 5th: December

Monthly Report due

January 11th – 12th:

District Board Meeting

February 5th: January

Monthly Report due

March 5th: February

Monthly Report Due

March 14th- 16th: DCON

These are some of the

important dates

throughout the year.

More will be added as

time goes on.

Fast Facts about KC

Key Club’s Major

Emphasis Program is a

service program that

unites members to serve

children worldwide.

Members fulfill the Major

Emphasis Program by

fundraising for its three

partnerships: UNICEF,

March of Dimes, and

Children’s Miracle

Network, and by

participating in the

hands-on educational

Service Initative.

For more

information about

service projects with

Major Emphasis, check

out keyclub.org

Ask Barry

Do you have a burning

question about Key Club, the

duties of a LTG, or just life in

general? Well, you came to

the right place because I can

help! This column is made for

you: club advisers, officers,

and members. Send in your

questions to

[email protected]! You have

the option to remain

completely anonymous or

you can reveal your first

name and club. Don’t be

shy! Everyone has question

that needs to be answered!

Q: “What and when is Key

Club week?” Jake, Emmaus

A: “Key Club Week is

usually the first week of

November. Clubs are

encouraged to spread the

word about Key Club by

participating in themed

days. More information will

come closer to Key Club

Week.”

Schedule a Visit

As Lt. Governor, it

is part of my job to visit

club meetings and club

service projects in my

division. It truly is my

favorite part of my job to

see everyone in action.

My schedule is very

flexible in order to

accommodate your

meetings and service

projects.

At your meetings, I

can give a formal

presentation or just hang

out and observe! Service

projects are a great

opportunity for me to

get to know your club

through the vehicle of

service!

To schedule a

visit, email me at

[email protected]. If I

don’t hear from you

throughout the year, I

will ask to come to

meetings and service

projects or just show up!

The Latest and Greatest Columnist, YOU!

You have the

opportunity to be

featured in this world

renowned newsletter!

This is your chance to

write a small article and

become a published

author! I will feature a

new article from anyone

in Division 18 South.

The prompt for the

month of September

was “Why did you join

Key Club?” This article is

written by Serena,

Emmaus Key Club.

“I joined Key Club my

freshman year of high

school for a number of

reasons. My friends were

all in the club, my older

brother was an officer,

and I loved the advisers.

After I joined, I

discovered the club was

much more than the

people in it. The core

aspect of the club was

service. I joined for my

friends but I stayed for

the service.”

The prompt for the

month of October is in

honor of Trick-or-Treat for

UNICEF. More

information about T-O-T

is in the article on the

right. The prompt is:

“What was your favorite

experience during Trick-

or-Treat for UNICEF and

what costume did you

wear? (You may include

a picture)”

Get those thinking

caps on and creative

juices flowing! Articles

are due by November 1st

to

[email protected].

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

Halloween is

quickly approaching

and you all know what

that means… Trick-or-

Treat for UNICEF! This is a

fun and easy way to

help raise money for

UNICEF and the

Eliminate Project. To

order collection boxes,

go to

http://www.trickortreatf

orunicef.org/order. After

you get your collection

boxes, all you have to

do is dress up for your

neighborhood’s Trick-or-

Treat and have fun! You

can send pictures to

[email protected] to be

featured in the

newsletter and division

Instagram.

Club Monthly Report Cards

LLS

Club Monthly

Report Cards for the

month of September

have been sent out! This

new system of

communication will aim

to celebrate clubs’

successes and improve

their weaknesses. You

also have the

opportunity to evaluate

me. You can fill out the

LTG Monthly Report Card

that was sent to you and

email it back to me.

October Monthly

Report Cards will be sent

on October 25th. Please

email me if you have

any issues with the

reports or any questions.

Contact Information

Barry Seng

(484) 661-9120

[email protected]

Website: padivision18skeyclub.org

Twitter and Instagram: @Div18SKeyClub

Facebook Page: Division 18S of Pennsylvania Key Club

Throughout the

year, please keep the

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Society in mind when you

are planning your service

projects. As a district, we

have a fundraising goal of

$100,000 for our Youth

Serving Youth Project. To

help make this easier,

register your club with LLS

by going to

www.schoolandyouth.org.

Enter your School Name-

Key Club and Division. For

example, my home club

would register as “Emmaus

High School- Key Club

Division 18S”

To schedule a visit

with a LLS representative,

please email me and our

Chapter Director, Caroline

Page, at

[email protected] and

[email protected].