The Empire Key Summer 2012

The Official Publication of the New York District Key Club

T H E E M P I R E K E Y

Issue 1, July 2012

District Governor Daniel Ivan Lin District Webmaster Barry Lee District Secretary Amber Lee District Executive Assistant Emily Gicewicz District Treasurer Annie Porfido District Executive Assistant Tina Lee

District Bulletin Editor Holy J. Cheong

Table of Contents

1. Greetings from your District Bulletin Editor 3

2. Greetings from the District Executive Board 4

3. Greetings from your Lieutenant Governors 10

4. First Board Meeting (Spring) 12

5. Service Spotlights 14

6. Governor’s Project 16

7. District Projects 17

8. International Projects & Programs 18

9. International Convention 19

10. Jokes For a Chuckle 21

11. Fun & Games 22

12. Contact Us! 23

Hello New York District!

I am Holy Cheong and I will be serving as your

2012-2013 District Bulletin Editor. A main part of

my job is to create a newsletter that is informative

and appealing to my readers. This is the first

seasonal issue of The Empire Key. On the cover of

this issue, I included group pictures of different

divisions. This was one of my ideas to make the newsletter more relevant

because after all, this is for you guys.

In this first issue, you will find important information that all clubs must know. I

hope to communicate with members through my newsletters as well as

publicize the achievements of the mighty New York district. With that said,

here’s to another great service year!

Yours in the Spirit of Service,

Holy Jia-ai Cheong

New York District Bulletin Editor

[email protected]

Greetings From your editor...

Greetings From your governor...

Hello Mighty 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]

Greetings From your secretary...

Hello Mighty New York District!

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 Confer-

ence 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 will 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. Also, remember that monthly report forms are due on the 7th of

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.

Yours in the spirit of service,

Amber Lee

New York District Secretary

[email protected]

Greetings From your treasurer...

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.

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.

Yours in the spirit of service,

Annie Porfido

New York District Treasurer

[email protected]

Greetings From your webmaster...

Hello Mighty New York District!

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. the near future, I will work on the whole NYDKC website. I am open

to suggestions and statements of how things should be reorganized or

reordered.

Yours in the spirit of service,

Barry Lee

New York District Webmaster

[email protected]

Greetings From your executive assistant...

Hello Mighty New York District!

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.

Yours in spirit of service,

Emily Gicewicz

New York District Executive Assistant

[email protected]

Greetings From your executive assistant...

Hello Mighty New York District!

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. 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. 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.

Yours in the spirit of service,

Tina Lee

New York District Executive Assistant

[email protected]

Introducing your LTGs...

Division 1 Nicasia Beebe-Wang

Division 2 Emily DiGiovanna

Division 3 Alexandria Mandriota

Division 4 Sean Charles

Division 5 Alexandra Janello

Division 6 Paul DeSantis

Division 7 Jason Roman

Division 8 Grace Lin

Division 8a Carla Pacheco

Division 9 Helen Wong

Division 10 Michelle Ung

Division 11 Herman Li

Division 15 Caitlin Roberts

Division 16 Stephanie Behrens

Division 17 Shelby Wadsworth

Division 18 Arianna Schneider

Division 19 Jessica Harper

Division 21 Elana Chapman

Division 23 Joshua Hill

Division 24 Nabiha Qudsi

Division 25 Victoria Clabeaux

Division 27 Mariah Barranco

Spring Board Meeting

We, the newly elected 2012-2013 District Board had our first Board Meeting at the YMCA Greenkill

camp. During the three days, we participated in teambuilding and bonding activities which included

possible real life scenarios that needed teamwork to overcome. At night we stayed up doing work till

the morning, roasted marshmallows on tree branches, and played icebreaker games in the rain. This

was an incredible experience but where there was fun, there was business. At this board meeting we

discussed and finalized important topics such as committees, district goals, projects, and of course,

newsletters. Our District Secretary Amber Lee took minutes of our meeting which can be found here:

Minutes

After interviews and talks, here are the 2012-2013 committee representatives

chosen by District Governor Daniel Ivan Lin:

Advocacy Chair EliMiNaTe Chair Kiwanis Family Relations Co-Chairs District Editor Holy Cheong District Treasurer Annie Porfido Lt. Governor Jason Roman

Committee Members Committee Members Lt. Governor Josh Hill Lt. Governor Emily DiGiovanna Lt. Governor Sean Charles Committee Members

Lt. Governor Caitlin Roberts Lt. Governor Victoria Clabeaux Lt. Governor Sean Charles Lt. Governor Mariah Barranco Lt. Governor Victoria Clabeaux

Governor's Project Chair Lt. Governor Helen Wong Conference Co-Chairs Lt. Governor Grace Lin

District Exec. Assistant Tina Lee Committee Members Laws and Regulations Chair District Webmaster Barry Lee Lt. Governor Emily DiGiovanna District Executive Assistant Emily Gicewicz

Committee Members Lt. Governor Shelby Wadsworth Committee Members

None Lt. Governor Arianna Schneider None

Lt. Governor Nabiha Qudsi

District Awards Chairs New Club Building & Reactivation

Co-Chairs

Lt. Governor Carla Pacheco International Projects &

Programs Chair Lt. Governor Stephanie Behrens

Lt. Governor Nabiha Qudsi Lt. Governor Alexandria Mandriota Lt. Governor Helen Wong Committee Members Committee Members Committee Members

Lt. Governor Alexandra Jannello Lt. Governor Herman Li Lt. Governor Mariah Barranco Lt. Governor Elana Chapman Lt. Governor Elana Chapman Lt. Governor Alexandra Jannello

District Projects Co-Chairs Kiwanis District Charities Co-Chairs Public Relations Chair Lt. Governor Jessica Harper Lt. Governor Paul DeSantis District Secretary Amber Lee

Lt. Governor Herman Li Lt. Governor Nicasia Beebe-Wang Committee Members Committee Members Committee Members Lt. Governor Stephanie Behrens

Lt. Governor Michelle Ung Lt. Governor Caitlin Roberts Lt. Governor Arianna Schneider Lt. Governor Josh Hill Lt. Governor Michelle Ung

Lt. Governor Shelby Wadsworth

Service Spotlights

Toddler Olympics

Bayside High School Key Club and Queens College Circle K in New York raised over $350 and increased awareness for the Eliminate Project by hosting the first ever Toddler Olympics on May 6th, 2012. Children from ages 2 to 6 could run through various obstacle courses (with the mother's help) or go to the activities table & get tattoos, coloring pages, or pictures with Bayside's mascot. Following the obstacle courses, families went to the auditorium for an award ceremony and an Eliminate Project presentation. SLP subcommittee members Erika Lim, Key Club International, and Rickie Santer, Circle K International, spoke about Kiwanis' worldwide campaign to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus by 2015 and showed two clips about the project. Then, every participant was given a medal and a goodie bag, which not only included treats but an Eliminate Pocket Guide! The purpose of this event wasn't just to fundraise money for the Eliminate Project but to raise awareness to the community and bring mothers and children one step closer while having fun at the same time!

Erika Lim, President of Bayside High School Key Club Division 8

Memorial Day Parade

Baldwin Key Club was invited to accompany the Memorial Day parade to distribute flags and programs. We met at 8:30 AM wearing Key Club shirts, ready for action. Next, we crossed the street en masse to find the flags. Each of the elementary school principals had flags; we were to use the extra. We tracked down each of the principals and introduced ourselves while picking up other Key Clubbers along the way. At 9:35 AM, I began a final run down of each of the schools. The parade was scheduled to begin at ten, so I wanted to obtain all of the flags and bring them across the street to Kiwanis because we planned to march and distribute simultaneously.

Just as we got our first box of flags, I received a call from the other side of the street. The parade was starting fifteen minutes ahead of schedule. We adjusted our hand positions on the flags, got ready, and took off at a dead run. On the other side, we met up with our Kiwanis, other Key Clubbers and a member from Circle K. We quickly loaded the trunk with programs and flags, falling into step behind the car. We walked along the route behind the car, giving out flags and programs to everyone. When we ran out, we took more out of the trunk, and when those ran out, we marched all in a row down to the end of the route. With no rain, it was a great experience.

Kyle Seipp, President of Baldwin Key Club Division 7

March of Dimes

Edward R. Murrow’s key club attended the March of Dimes walk in Manhattan. We met up at the Coney Island train station and took the train as a group to the starting point of the walk. The walk took two and a half hours to complete but time flew by because we had such a good time meeting other people from other schools. During the walk, we proudly displayed our new banner made by fellow key clubbers. When we reached the finish line we felt a refreshing feeling of success. We had made a differ-ence. We saw other key clubs at the finish line and this gave me a strong sense of pride as a key clubber.

Iris Li, Edward R. Murrow High School Division 9

Puppetry Arts Festival The Puppetry Arts Festival was a recurring festival to raise money for the organization to continue. It was held on June 2, 2012 in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This event included activities such as puppet shows and sing-alongs. Each activity costed $2 and all the money was donated to fu-ture performers and programs that will keep the organization going. In this event, the lack of volunteers gave us a variety of jobs. One station was the cookie decorating station; the sugar cookies were donated by a kind bakery nearby. We made cool designs with vanilla/chocolate frosting on the cookies. The children then decorated them by using can-dies such as jelly beans and gummy bears. Their prize was to enjoy the treat they had made. Even Darth Vader and his crew came to support this event and played a game of golf! At the Bounce House, many children jumped in there and had so much fun that they didn’t want to come out. At the end of the day, the volunteers had to have some fun as well... so we bounced in the bounce house for five minutes. A lot of the food was left over. Large bags of popcorn were left over and Tim jokingly said “Bring it to the movies tonight”. As tempting as the offer sounded, we didn’t take it but settled with the cookies we made. At the end of this long and sunny day, we had to clean up. It was quite a workout to lift all the tables, chairs, and closing the tents. Helen Ho from my club said, “It was crazy fun, but I almost died from the heat.” Nabil Faizullah also commented, “This festival took me by surprise. I never realized how much fun it would be. Even though I was exhausted in the end, it was an enriching experience!” Despite the dreary, wet morning to the extremely hot weather in the after-noon where we all tanned, it was a pleasant event to see all the children smile as they walked the streets of the festival.

Katie Xue and Christine Lim, Bronx Science Key Club Division 11

Governor’s Project

Hello Mighty New York District,

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 through-

out this year. For more information about “Keys to Accessibility,” please visit the district

website at www.nydkc.org. Thank you so much!

Yours in the spirit of service,

Daniel Ivan Lin

New York District Governor

[email protected]

District Projects

Kamp Kiwanis

http://www.kampkiwanis.org/

Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation

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

Local Causes

ELIMINATE

http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/

theELIMINATEproject/home.aspx

Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center

www.kiwanis-ny.org/kptc.htm

GOAL

http://www.goal.ie/

Doctors Without Borders

http://

www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

Alzheimer’s Association

http://www.alz.org/

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital

http://www.stjude.org

Front Row Foundation

http://www.frontrowfoundation.org/

International Projects and Programs

To all members of the mighty New York District Key Club,

The International Projects Committee for the 2012 – 2013 service year is up and running.

The three district projects for this year are March of Dimes, UNICEF, and The Children’s Miracle

Network. This year the district is striving for bigger and better things, therefore each key clubber

must put both feet forward in conducting as much service towards these charities as possible to

not only meet, but to surpass the district goals.

March of Dimes is an amazing organization that has a mission of

preventing premature birth, birth defects, infant mortality and improv-

ing the overall health of all babies. Composed of many volunteers, researchers, educators,

outreach workers, and advocates, they who work together to carry out their mission of March of

Dimes through community services, education, advocacy, and research to save babies’ lives.

The district goal for March of Dimes is $15,000 as well as 15,000 service hours

UNICEF is an international organization that is even mandated by the

United Nations to advocate for the protection of Children’s rights, to help meet

their basic needs, and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

This includes child survival and development, providing basic education with

gender equality, providing treatment to HIV/AIDS infected children, and to

better a policy of advocacy and partnership. The entirety of this organization is

based on good practices and developing a relationship not only with the

people they are helping but also the volunteers and donors. The district goal for UNICEF is

$50,000 as well as 25,000 service hours

The Children’s Miracle Network is a international organization with an outstanding mission.

Their goal is to actively supply and improve the health care for millions of young individuals much

like yourselves, all around the world. By generating funds and awareness,

the Children’s Miracle Network is now in over 170 hospitals nationwide. In

generating not only hours of service but also donations you are impacting

young lives who are battling every type of childhood illness and injury by

giving them health and happiness. The district goal for the Children’s

Miracle Network is $15,000 as well as 10,000 service hours.

For all three of the above charities it is up to the mighty key clubbers of the New York

District to come forth and provide as much service as possible. The service ideas are endless!

Yours in the Sprit of Service,

Alexandria Mandriota

Lieutenant Governor of Division 3

International Projects and Programs Committee Chair

International Convention

New York District attended the 2012

International Convention (ICON)! This year

ICON was held at the Walt Disney World Hilton

Resort in Orlando, Florida. The trip was from July

1—July 8.

Key Clubbers from all over got to enjoy the

Disney experience and meet other members! In

addition to the fun, there were four days of the

convention where sixty-four members

represented the New York District.

Each year, Key Clubbers from around the

world join together to celebrate not only

the merits of this great organization, but

to celebrate the love and happiness

shared by the most important people in it

- the members. This year close to two

thousand Key Clubbers joined together

to bond with one another, share service

ideas, fundraise, and have an experi-

ence of a lifetime. Many members came

knowing only those from their district and

left with friends from districts all across the

North American continent. Key Clubbers

sat through caucuses as they focused on

selecting those candidates they believed

were the most capable of serving on the

international board, danced and do-

nated for The Eliminate Project, and sat

through hours of modest debating at

House of Delegates. Little did some members know of the ex-

perience they would have at this great celebration of the

world's largest and best high school service organization. Thus,

this year's International Convention in the beautiful city of Or-

lando was nothing short of magical and definitely one that will

never be forgotten. See you next year in our nation's capital,

Washington D.C.!

At the International

Convention, key

clubbers got to partake

in the voting of the

International Board.

Each International

Trustee is assigned

districts. Our trustee is

Cecelia Ferguson from

the Florida district and

our sister districts are

Capital and Ohio.

Daniel Ivan Lin

New York District Governor

Congratulations to Jack Vielhauer, from Ogdensburg Free Academy, representing the New

York District in his successful run for International Trustee.

Dear New York District Key Clubbers,

I would like to take the time to thank you so much

for the encouragement and support that you had

given me to run for Key Club International Trustee for

the 2012-2013 service year. I am humbled and gra-

cious for being able to represent such an amazing

district on the International level. As you have re-

cently heard, I was elected to serve as International

Trustee, but I am not losing sight of what the club level means to me.

My goals are here to include you and make your experience even more exciting! I hope to in-

crease communication among clubs, divisions, districts and overall International. I plan to create

educational resources for clubs, divisions and districts as a whole to

help guide them as they begin the new service year with the posi-

tions they had been elected or appointed to. I want the club levels

to be on the same level as the international level. Everyone in Key

Club is a leader, and they can't show leadership without knowl-

edge. Everyday, no matter your position in Key Club, you are a

leader!

I would also like to take the time to thank Mrs. Frank, Mr. Reagan,

Ms. Reed, all NYDKC Administrators, and my family for everything

thing they have done for me, they are truly the main reasons why I

am where I am today! And again I want to thank you, New York

District Key Clubbers, for believing in me! Remember: We are DELTA,

we are the change in the world!

Jack Vielhauer

International Trustee

Jokes For a Chuckle

Q: Someone said you looked like an owl.

A: Who?

Q: Why did the tomato blush?

A: Because it saw the salad dressing...

Q: What do you call a mushroom that parties?

A: A fun-guy.

Q: Why didn't the teacher believe the ghost?

A: Because she could see right through him.

Q: Which is faster, heat or cold?

A: Heat, because you can catch a cold.

Q: What's the difference between a conductor and a teacher?

A: One minds the train, the other trains the mind.

Q: Why did the farmer win the nobel prize?

A: He was out standing in his field.

Q: Did you hear the joke about the peanut butter?

A: Nah, I won't tell you, you might spread it.

Q: What do you call a shoe made from a banana?

A: A Slipper.

Q: Why did the baby strawberry cry?

A: Because his parents were in a jam!

Q: What did the fruit tree say to the farmer.

A: Stop picking on me.

Q: What do lawyers wear to court?

A: Lawsuits

Fun And Games

Key Club Chant

“Hey Key Club, how do you feel?”

We feel good!

OH we feel so good! OH! *pelvic thrust*

Key Club 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 to combat all forces

which tend to undermine these institutions.

Beaver Call

Beaver one, beaver all, let's all do the beaver call!

Beaver two, beaver three, let's all climb the beaver tree!

Beaver four, beaver five, let's all do the beaver jive!

Beaver six, beaver seven, let's all go to beaver heaven!

Beaver eight, beaver nine, STOP! IT'S BEAVER TIME!

Go Beaver! Go Beaver! Go Beaver!

Key Club Motto:

Caring — Our way of life

Key Club Mascot: Beaver

Click on the following link for a Key Club jigsaw puzzle! After you

complete the puzzle, email me your result at

[email protected].

Key Club Jigsaw Puzzle

In addition, tell me your thoughts about this first issue of The Empire

Key and any suggestions for a fun and games!

Contact Us!

Div. Name Email Div. Name Email

1 Nicasia Beebe-Wang [email protected] 11 Herman Li [email protected]

2 Emily DiGiovanna [email protected] 15 Caitlin Roberts [email protected]

3 Alex Mandriota [email protected] 16 Stephanie Behrens [email protected]

4 Sean Charles [email protected] 17 Shelby Wadsworth [email protected]

5 Alexandra Jannello [email protected] 18 Arianna Schneider [email protected]

6 Paul DeSantis [email protected] 19 Jessica Harper [email protected]

7 Jason Roman [email protected] 21 Elana Chapman [email protected]

8 Grace Lin [email protected] 23 Josh Hill [email protected]

8A Carla Pacheco [email protected] 24 Nabiha Qudsi [email protected]

9 Helen Wong [email protected] 25 Victoria Clabeaux [email protected]

10 Michelle Ung [email protected] 27 Mariah Barranco [email protected]

Position Name Email

District Administrator John Goldstein [email protected]

District Governor Daniel Ivan Lin [email protected]

District Secretary Amber Lee [email protected]

District Treasurer Annie Porfido [email protected]

District Bulletin Editor Holy Cheong [email protected]

District Webmaster Barry Lee [email protected]

District Executive Assistant Emily Gicewicz [email protected]

District Executive Assistant Tina Lee [email protected]

New York District Board 2012-2013

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