The Buzz: May 2013

What are your plans to make this service year the best one yet?

Now that it’s May, most

incoming officers have

settled into their new

positions. This is the best time

to prepare for the new year.

Whether you are a member,

officer, or immediate past

officer/senior, there is no

wrong time to plan for the

future. Members, how will

you participate more in Key

Club next year? Officers,

what kinds of service

projects will your club be

doing? Immediate past

officers, how will you

continue to influence your

club? And last but not least,

seniors, how do you plan to

continue serving your home,

school, community, and

world? There are so many

answers to each of those

questions. Whatever you

decide, think about how

your decision will make an

impact on others and your

community. Caring–Our

Way of Life is the Key Club

motto. Take it to heart and

let it guide your service.

DIvision 21’s goals this year are to have all 13 clubs in their area have active status,

expand membership in the division, fundraise and increase awareness of Key Club

International and the Pacific Northwest District’s goals and projects, and have extensive

communication between all clubs regardless of distance.

However, our biggest goals are those stated by Key Club International:

To provide service, build character, and develop leadership.

May

ISSUE 2

The 2013-2014 term has started! In this issue:

Greetings 2

Key Club Turns 88! 3

K-Family Organization 4

Who Are We? 5

ELIMINATE 6

Club Spotlight: Monroe 8

April DCM Recap 9

Upcoming May DCM 10

Summer Rallies 11

Division 21

Pacific Northwest District

Interested in

becoming more

involved in the

division? Divisional

appointee

applications will be

out soon!

KEY CLUB TURNS 88!!

Established by a local Kiwanis Club on May 7, 1925 at Sacramento High School in

California, Key Club has gone on to become the world’s oldest and largest service

organization for high school students. Key Clubs many achievements include obtaining

over 250,000 members in over 5000 clubs in 30 countries, raising over $1.3 million to fight

HIV/AIDS in Swaziland, raising more than $1.2 million for UNICEF to fight iodine deficiency

disorders (IDD), and much more. Key Club serves the world. Key Club members perform

acts of service in their communities, such as cleaning up parks, collecting clothing and

organizing food drives. Members also learn leadership skills by running meetings,

planning projects and holding elected leadership positions at the club, district and

international levels. Key Club has achieved so much and continues to thrive and grow. I

am proud to serve such an amazing organization.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

Mission statement

Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with

opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.

Vision

We are caring and competent servant leaders transforming communities worldwide.

Core values

The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building, caring and

inclusiveness.

Pledge

I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my

home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces

which tend to undermine these institutions.

Motto

Caring–Our Way of Life

K-FAMILY ORGANIZATION

Pacific Northwest District of

Key Club International

Governor

Secretary

Treasurer

Bulletin Editor

International Trustee assigned to

the PNW District

Board of Trustees (Divisional

Lieutenant Governors)

Appointed Positions

Key Club Division

Lieutenant Governor

Appointed Positions

Key Club

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Bulletin Editor

Board of Directors

Key Club International

President

Vice President

Eleven International

Trustees

Vice President

Eleven International

Trustees

There is never a wrong time to learn more

about the Kiwanis Family. Here are some

basics to get you started!

Kiwanis International

President

Treasurer

Board of Trustees

International Committee

on Key Clubs

Board Committee on Key

Clubs

Pacific Northwest District of

Kiwanis International

Governor

Governor-Elect

Secretary-Treasurer

Board of Trustees

Administrator

District Sponsored Youth Committee

Kiwanis Division

District Area

Administrator

Kiwanis Lieutenant

Governor

Kiwanis Club

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Board of Directors

Chairman and Members of

Sponsored Youth Committee

Other K-Family

Organizations

High School

Principal

Faculty Advisor

Who are we? Division 21 Bumblebees!

About Us:

13 schools:

Arlington

Edmonds-Woodway

Glacier Peak

Henry M. Jackson

Kamiak

Lake Stevens

Lynnwood

Mariner

Meadowdale

Monroe

Mountlake Terrace

Snohomish

Stanwood

Our mascot:

The Bumblebee!

Our colors:

Yellow

and

Black

Key Club International

Pacific Northwest District

Division 21

Your school’s club!

One baby dies every 9

minutes from neonatal

tetanus

160 babies die each day

from neonatal

38 countries remain at high

risk for MNT

Kiwanis will help save or

protect more than 61

million mothers and their

future babies

On average, health

education and a series of

three doses of tetanus

vaccine cost $1.80

How can YOU help? Learn about the Eliminate Project

Educate others

Host a miracle minute. $2.00 can vaccinate and save a mother and her newborns!

Visit this site for a step-by-step guide on how to bring eliminate Week to your school. http://www.keyclub.org/service/TheEliminateProject/Celebrate_Eliminate_Week/Step_by_step_guide.aspx

What will DIVISION 21 do?

ELIMATE is the District Project this year so we will definitely participate!

Stay tuned to find out what Division 21 will do this year to ELIMINATE MNT!

Come to the April

DCM!

Club Spotlight:

MONROE!

Monroe Key Club might be located farther from the center of the division than the average

Division 21 club, but that doesn’t stop them from staying involved! This month’s Club Spotlight

goes to Monroe Key Club for their involvement both in the division and in their community. As

many of you know, the Pacific Northwest District’s new District Treasurer is Eric Grewal from

Monroe High School. Monroe Key Club has great attendance at DCMs even though they

have to travel more than members of other clubs do. They also had attendees at Seattle Rally

and DCON! Even with AP testing and the year coming to end, the Monroe Key Club has

stayed very busy. A few weeks ago on Earth Day, their club cleaned up all the garbage on

the street leading up to their school. This week, they’re helping with the school's spring blood

drive. Later this month, they'll be cleaning up their school's Memorial Garden, aiding Maltby

Elementary in running their annual spring carnival, and babysitting at the last PTA meeting at

Fryeland Elementary as well as making posters to promote a project that will help seniors learn

how to use technology. I also heard their sponsoring Kiwanis Club compliment the Monroe

Key Club at the recent Kiwanis Division 22 DCM. Keep it up Monroe!

April DCM Recap

When was it? 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 20th

Where was it? The Lynnwood Library

Who attended? Members and officers from 8 schools in our division!

What happened at the DCM? Introductions

Bonding and interactive ice breakers

Information on the Division, District, and International

Officer basics

Officer kits that included officer duties and

advertisement tools were distributed

One Dollar for Life Project Intro

Officers!

2013-2014 officers, please arrive at the

DCM 30 minutes earlier, at 11:00 AM

for a divisional officers’ meeting. We

will have introductions, time to set

goals, and open discussion.

May DCM

Contact Info

Needed!

Please send a list of

contact info from all

incoming club officers

to your Lieutenant

Governor. Please

include:

Name

Position

Email Address

Phone Number

Home Address

Martha Lake Park Saturday, May 25th

11:30 AM- 1:00 PM

(Officers, please arrive at 11:00 AM for

a divisional officers’ meeting!)

AGENDA We will be having a potluck. Please let me know

what you will bringing or if you want to have an

item assigned to you!

Meet others in the division and bond

Participate in ice breakers

Learn more about the division, district, and

international

Discuss upcoming projects and events

CLUB VISITS! As Lieutenant Governor, I

will be visiting the clubs in

the division. My goal is to

eventually visit each club

and hopefully have the

chance to visit some clubs

more than once. If there is

a certain meeting you

want me to attend,

please let me know! I will

do my best to

accommodate my

schedule to meet the

needs of your club. If not, I

will contact you about

making a club visit. I am

also visiting Kiwanis Clubs

and I encourage all Key

Club members to do the

same in order to improve

K-Family relations!

Summer Rallies

Every summer, divisions across the

Pacific Northwest District gather at the

various Summer Rallies. These rallies are

great places to meet Key Clubbers

from other divisions, attend amazing

and educational forums, show your

Bumblebee Spirit by competing for the

coveted Spirit Stick, and learn about

what’s going on in the PNW District!

2013 Summer Rallies

Portland- June 22

Tacoma- June 27

Eastside- August 2

Seattle- August 12

Alaska- August 17

Canada- August 24

Southern Oregon- TBA

Our reward

for a

successful

Miracle

Minute at

Seattle Rally?

Our IP

Lieutenant

Governor

Rachael Lee

got pied!

Division 21 at Seattle Rally 2012

Chester Pham

PNW Division 21 Lieutenant Governor

Key Club International

[email protected]

(425) 314-0369

Ask not what your club can do for you,

ask what you can do for your club!

“The best way to find yourself is to

lose yourself in the service of others.”

― Mahatma Gandhi