you have not please e-mail it to me soon! The next thing to be aware of is the President’s Council meeting. Details for this event is in the next few pages. Also, information about officer training is provided. So get reading :)

Our theme for this year is officially....Surfin Into Service!

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Official Newsletter for Key Clubs of Division 6

Dearest Key Clubbers, I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!! I’ve been keeping myself busy with volunteer work, my actual job, and the dreadful...college visits :)Hopefully most of you have had the opportunity to do something cool this summer, whether it’s a mission trip, or traveling abroad. So over the past month our district board committees have been working on getting ready for the year. We have started putting together decorations for the conventions, designing t-shirts, and organizing contest information. Ofcourse there is alot more going on with the behind the scenes type stuff. Going back to my last newsletter hopefully all clubs have sent me their new board information for this year, if

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In this SUMMER issue!Dearest Key Clubbers...................................1

Service Projects........2

Getting Organized....3

Club Bites.................4

UPCOMING EVENTS! President’s Council Meeting/SKYPE!/August 16th @ 8p.m.

Minn-Dak Kiwanis Convention/Fargo, North Dakota/August 12th-15th

Summer, Summer, Summer

K E Y C L U B ~ JULY

Woodbury, MN ~ Natalya Thakur (LTG for Division 6) ~ Cell: (512) 293-4411 ~ natalya.thakur477@gmail.com

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GOVERNOR’S PROJECTOur District Governor, Christina

Nystrom, is pursuing a project

called Kids Against Hunger.

Kids Against Hunger is an

organization that has been

feeding families around the

world since 1999. With the help

of volunteers, bags of rice, soy,

seasoning, and vegetables are put

together, and sent to families

across the world. You have

opportunities to package food in

the Minneapolis area, at Fall

Rally, and at Spring Convention

this year. Our goal this year is to

pack 500,000 meals! If you are

interested in putting together a

club event to help out, please let

me know. Also, your club can

help raise money for the event if

you are unable to actually go and

package the meals.

What Is MEP?MEP stands for Major Emphasis

Programs. Since 1925, Key Club

International has provided more

than 12 million hours of service to

homes, schools and communities

each year. From building bridges, to

collecting over six tons of food,

thousands of dollars raised for

cancer research, helping eliminate

iodine deficiency disorder, Key

Club International plays a vital role

in serving the children of the world.

Every Key Club has the authority to

select its own service projects

because there usually are many

more service needs in a community

than there are service clubs and

agencies to meet them. However, all

Key Clubs are asked to participate

in the Major Emphasis Program

(MEP): “Children: Their Future,

Our Focus.” Our three programs

that we work with are Children’s

Miracle Network, March of

Dimes, and Unicef. Our service

initiative for the year of 2008-2010

was live to learn.

Service Projects

leadership

inclusiveness

caring

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SERVICE LEADERSHIP

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President’s Council MeetingAs Lieutenant Governor one of my duties is to hold regular President Council’s Meetings. These are very important. The fact is, we all live quite a ways from eachother, and to ensure that things are being discussed I must meet with all the president’s of each club. These meetings should last only about a half hour and won’t be very long. It is a time for the presidents to ask questions about events, organization, and district events. It is also a time for me to make sure all the clubs are running smoothly. If for some reason the club is facing some sort of issue, I can be of assistance in helping solve the problem. At the first meeting we will be talking about what your plans are for the first school year meeting and the major service projects for the year. The meeting will be held August 16th at 8 p.m. on Skype. If the club president cannot make it, have your vice president attend the meeting instead. My Skype user name is natalya.thakur477 or search me by Natalya Thakur. If you do not have a skype account, it is reallllllly easy to make one. Also, we will not be using webcams, just the chat, so do not worry about purchasing one. If you have any questions please let me know in advance.

Officer Training!!!Officer training is basically getting to know your school board members. Unfortunately we will not be hosting a district officer training, but I encourage you to host your own within clubs. For example you might meet at one persons house, and have everyone bring something to eat and share with the rest of the board. Then from there you could start with games, and planning the year (while at the same time establishing what each person should do). Presidents should be in charge of this overall. If you look at the Club Bites page of this newsletter there is a link with all the board position requirements. As a board you should review them and establish your own rules and regulations. Please try to have this organized for the month of August!

Getting Organized

K E Y C L U B

3) Advice: Put together a summer board meeting before school starts so everyone can get onto the same page.

4) Look up Contest Information for Fall Rally!! I will be sending out a demo of a pamphlet in the next couple months.

I hope this month’s newsletter helped out! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!

- Natalya Thakur LTG, Division 6

them as a member. Currently, dues are set at $11.50 per member. If there is any change in this price I will send it out in future newsletters.

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1) Make sure to get the following dates down. Start thinking about sending representatives to these events.- President’s Council Meeting August 16th @ 8p.m. On Skype- Fall Rally November 5th-7th, 2010 Fergus Falls, MN- Spring Convention March 31st- April 3rd 2011 2) The following is a link to a website that explains each club board position/duties in detail: http://slp.kiwanis.org/KeyClub/Leadership/co/cod.aspx

Club Bites

DISTRICT BOARD: Governor: Christina Nystrom

Secretary: Nikki Sondergaard

Web Master: Nate Borth

Liaison 1:Ciara Garrick-kittleson

Liaison 2: Kyra Schwalbe

LTG 3: Caitlin Stroup

LTG 4: Mary-Lu Kavanagh- Beltman

LTG 5: Adam Yousef

LTG 6: Natalya Thakur

Liaison 7: Tim Goh

Liaison 8: Monika Anderson

LTG 9: Kelly Adler

Liasion10: Jennifer Koester

Dues, Dues, and more Dues

This year I want to stress the importance of getting in club dues! This is a annual fee that each club member usually pays. It is important to understand that if your club did not pay dues last year, you must pay this year’s and last year’s dues by this winter’s deadline. The deadline for dues is December 1st 2010. I know this is a very early notice, but trust me, it usually takes a while to collect everyone’s dues and register