Chantilly - Centreville- Fairfax - Freedom - James Madison - John Champe - Oakton - Robinson - Westfield - Woodson KEY CLUB NEWS DIVISION 2B Monthly Newsletter 4th Edition July 2014 Table of Contents Page 1 1. Opening Message Page 2 2. ICON Recap School for 9 months, Key Club for 12 months. Hello Key Clubbers of 2B, I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer so far. Even though school may not be in session, does not mean its an end to our service. With all this free time on your hands you should plan ahead for the year to come for your school. Some things you may want to start to consider is implementing goals for your clubs. Goals would encourage and motivate you to obtain them over the school year. Make sure they are realistic and obtainable. Continue to stay active, even during the summer with summer service projects. Listed below service project ideas that your club could be participating in this summer : Car Wash Babysit for UNICEF Movies on the Field 5K Run/Walk Special Olympics Plant Trees and Flowers Teach Swim Lessons Host Event at a Nursing Home Clean up City Statues Graffiti Clean up Help at Local Animal Shelter Water your neighbours flower beds Volunteer at the national children s medical centre! Mow your neighbours lawns as a fund-raiser Collect cans from neighbours for a local food pantry. Be sure that your club is on track with everything due such as those directories that should be complete for nearly all the schools. Also be sure to read the newsletters carefully in order to be the best club you could be. Our division will start to implement social media in order to make contacting communications easier. Below are links that I highly encourage you to subscribe to in order to be as efficient as possible. Plan on having a DCM/ZEP/OTC in the late August/ early September Months, which will be mandatory for all officers in our division. For now, continue serving in your community, and enjoy your summer. Sincerely, Sam Ahmed Page 3 3. Key Club Structure 4. Division 2B T-shirt Contest 5. Fall Rally Page 4 6. Key Leader Page 5 7. Eliminate Project 8. Governor s Project Page 6 9. Division 2B Directories 10. Contact Information 11. 6A Division Rally Key Club Mission Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides it members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership. https://www.facebook.com/ capitalkcdivision2b @CapitalKCDiv2B Sam Ahmed - June 2014 1
Upcoming Dates July 16th - D-CON Chair App Due July 25th - Division 6A Rally August 5th - Club Reports October 3-5th - Key Leader @ West River Centre, MD October 18th - Fall Rally @ Kings Dominion Key Club Trivia International Convention 2014 Re-CAP 1 2 3 Over the week of July 1st - July 6th, the 75th International Convention was held at Anaheim, California. The convention held Key Clubbers from all over the world that shared the same passion for service as you do. The week had great success in passing new amendments into the Key Club Guidebook, as well as retiring our International Board, and inducting the new I-Board. Congratulations to Liz Moore from the Capital for being a trustee for the year of 2014-2015. The I-Board will include the following elected officials: Key Club International president Maria Palazzolo Illinois-Eastern Iowa Key Club International vice president Kevin Zhang Pacific Northwest Key Club International trustees (11 total) Tashrima Hossain Texas-Oklahoma Jenalee Beazley Southwest Laken Kelly New York Gary Cheng Michigan Nicole Lema New Jersey Renisha Daley Jamaica Rip Livingston Alabama 4 Key Club has over 260,000 members Our main project in Key Club International is Project Eliminate Raeford Penny is the immediate past international president as of this past ICON There are over 5,000 Key Club s internationally. Robbie Mathis Kentucky-Tennessee Key Club Pledge Shane Meyers Florida Liz Moore Capital Barry Seng Pennsylvania Amendment changes : 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. Amendment 1 was passed: A district is now defined as at least 15 active Key Clubs and at least 450 active Key Club members. Amendment 2 was passed: Honorary Members will not pay any dues but will not receive any privilege of a Key Club Member. Amendment 3 was passed: Fifty cents of our dues will NOT be put into the Youth Opportunities Fund as we have enough in our reserve to work off the interest. Amendment 4 had an amendment to the amendment: The International dues were increased by 50 cents, thus now the international dues are $7.00. Amendment 5 was not passed: the amendment went through an amendment on amendment, which stated that Members may only hold elected office at district and international level of Key Club International for a maximum of four years. This amendment on amendment was defeated. The amendment itself was also defeated. Amendment 6 was passed: Membership is guaranteed for the duration of one s secondary institution education system. (Ex. If a student attends a school with 6 grades in High School, they will be eligible to be a Key Club Member and be guaranteed all privileges of a key club member) Be excited for the next ICON at Indianapolis as it will be held with the Kiwanis and CKI for the 100th anniversary. More Info at : http://goo.gl/9e0xqi 2 Sam Ahmed - July 2014
The Key Club Structure 2 2. Pacific Northwest Key Club Resources Division 2B T-Shirt Design Contest Its about that time to start rolling out new T-shirts for the division. I will be holding a T-shirt design contest that is open to anyone in the division. The T-shirt must include : i. The Capital Crab ii. The schools of our division iii. The words Division 2B, 2B, or any variety of the words. Start drafting ideas; formal rubric will be made and will be available at the DCM. Copies will be sent through e-mail after the DCM. More information avaliable at the June DCM Fall Rally 6. Volcano Ride at Kings Dominion; ESPN Banner Home page WHERE: Kings Dominion in Doswell, VA WHEN: Saturday, October 18, 2014 Fall Rally is a district event where you can meet other Key Clubbers from Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Mark your calenders as it is a great event to attend and will open many doors for the future of Key Club. Sam Ahmed - June 2014 3
Get Connected! Like Capital of Key Club International on Facebook Follow @KCCrabs on Twitter Check out www.capitalkeyclub.org Officer of the Month I would like to recognize Jae Jun from Centreville High School for her great work as a secretary. Jae has been sending in timely monthly reports without being reminded by anyone. Jae understands her duties as Secretary and shows great characteristics in fulfilling her job. Keep up the great work Jae. leadership inclusiveness caring character building Key Leader Key Leader is a weekend experiential leadership program for today s young leaders. This life-changing event focuses on service leadership as the first, most meaningful leadership-development experience. A Key Leader will learn the most important lesson of leadership it comes from helping others succeed. Participants begin by attending a Key Leader conference, which is a weekend retreat. Large and small group workshops, discussions and team-building activities take place over the course of the weekend. Students have opportunities to learn leadership skills that will help them to change their schools, communities, and world for the better. While exploring leadership in a whole new way, participants will make amazing new friends and have experiences they will never forget. Positive, ongoing interaction with other Key Leader graduates offers continuing reinforcement, encouragement and growth of leadership skills. Upcoming Events in our area would be the West River Center in Churchton, MD on October 3-5, 2014 To register, visit http://www.key-leader.org/find-key-leader-events/ KeyLeaderLocationsandDates/ and find the West River Center. Key Leader is highly encouraged as it is a great way to learn service leadership and develop great skills. If you or any officer/member from you club has attended Key Leader, please feel free to contact me with a testimonial and to be recognizes for your activities. For more information visit : http://goo.gl/bufj1s Key Leader Testimonials Hey Key Clubbers! We would like to take a moment to inform you about Key Leader, a fantastic leadership event! Key Leader is a weekend leadership camp that allows you to meet other Key Clubbers from many other schools and areas. In addition to learning many new leadership skills and discovering new ways you can make a difference, you will have the opportunity to work with others and build your character through several different activities. When we attended Key Leader in October, we were welcomed at the start with our friendly team leaders and many other students. It was great to see their smiling faces and get to know them better through ice breaker activities that we played. We stayed in a very nice cabin and were to take advantage of the beautiful area during Saturday night s campfire and the ropes course that we took on with our teams! The hands-on leadership activities truly taught us how to become a better leader and help others, not just in our communities, but all over the world. Thanks, Helia Imany and Sophie Jeong (Centreville High School) 3 3. Centreville High School, April Newsletter hie J. at nd Sop I. a 4. Helia 4 er d Key Lea 4. Picture of full group from the May at Jamestown 4-H Center Sam Ahmed - July 2014
The ELIMINATE Project https://www.facebook.com/ capitalkcdivision2b With the school year ending, try planning ideas for the year coming ahead. The Capital has pledged to raise $80,000 this year for ELIMINATE. With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies each year. The effects of the disease are excruciating newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch. To eliminate MNT from the Earth, more than 100 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. It will take US$110 million and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the Kiwanis family. It takes just $1.80 to provide a vaccine for a mother. Your club can do a million different fund-raisers such as: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Miracle Walk Eliminate wrist bands If you need help with any of the following fund-raisers feel free to contact me. Start planning a fund-raisers for next year with your club today. 1 1. Slepukhova, A.. (2014, June); Newsletter For more information visit : http://goo.gl/yjyvct @CapitalKCDiv2B D-CON Chair Applications The biggest event we put on for our members every year is the Capital Leadership Convention. It will take place in Baltimore, March 20-22 of 2015. We appoint a non-district officer to serve as the DCON Chair. They are responsible for helping the Board for planning and executing DCON. They are a non-voting member; however they must be someone who is dedicated, open-minded, patient, and most importantly organized. Due June 16th, 2014. http://goo.gl/5xz3n3 The Governor s Project Every year the Governor is to choose a cause and design a project to implement within their term. This year, Governor Anastasia has chosen our project to be Key Club Outreach to Include Others otherwise known as KOTIO. Nearly 20% of Americans live with disabilities and 70% rely on family and friends for assistance with daily activities. With Inclusiveness being one of the Key Club International s core values, it is important that we extend our welcome to everyone in our communities. Several groups would benefit KOTIO. Not only would the kids and adults with disabilities feel like they are part of their communities, but Key Clubs will have an opportunity to plan and put on a service project together. The world of opportunities is unlimited when it comes to putting on your event. Below are a few ideas, but remember there are plenty more options out there! Teaching children with developmental disabilities skills like riding a bike or swimming Volunteering shifts at the local retirement centre Working with local organizations like Best Buddies and KEEN Host a Special Olympics in your Division Capital Key The Capital Key is the Official Newsletter of the Capital. Located below is a link to Volume 59, Issue 1 of the Capital Key. http://goo.gl/yydixw Be sure to reply to this e-mail with the word Longwood in order to ensure you have read this issue. Look for the crab in future issues with other key words. Longwood Sam Ahmed - June 2014 5
Division 2B Directories Please make sure your club has a proper transition for the school year of 2014- Thank you to the following schools for submitting their directories : 2015. Elections should have been held by now; if not state otherwise. Make sure your club sends in an updated directory stating : Centreville High School 2014-2015 Officers Fairfax High School Club Adviser Westfield High School Kiwanis Adviser John Champe High School* Have the directory completed before the DCM on June 21st. *High School has not gone through formal elections Contact Information Division 2B LtG - Name: Sam Ahmed E-mail: Samuelrahmed@gmail.com Cell Phone: 703-895-5824 Zone Administrators - Name: Nicole McDermott E-mail: nicmcd@gmail.com Name: Kristina Dlugozima Email: kmsd512@gmail.com Secretary - Name: Hojin Yoon E-mail: hojinyoon98@gmail.com Treasurer- Name: Ruthvik Gali E-mail: vsruthvikkumar@gmail.com Editor- Name: Jack Morris E-mail: Jxmorris12@gmail.com Governor - Name: Anastasia Slepukhova E-mail: slepukhova.anastasia@gmail.com Administrator- Name: Mr.Joe Stankus E-mail: stanitec@verizon.net *E-mail me picture of your school doing service for the community at capitalkcdivision2b@gmail.com 6 Sam Ahmed - July 2014