june 2012 newsletter
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Division 11's newsletter for June 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Newsletter for the month of June
Volume 1, Issue 1
Hello, Division 11!
Hello everyone! My name is Kayleen Cantu, and I am Lieutenant Governor of Divisional 11. Woah, what does that mean? Well a Lieutenant Governor is an elected position in Key Club that I was blessed enough to become. I “govern” over Division 11 which is the entire Rio Grande Valley. This includes cities like McAllen, San Benito, La Feria, Los Fresnos, and Harlingen. My responsibilities include publishing a newsletter every month, submitting a monthly report, and attending District board meetings. Other duties as seen on the www.keyclub.org website are as follows “supporting and growing the clubs within his or her division and serving as a liaison between the district and the club.” Essentially, I’m here to help us, and by “us” I mean all the Key Clubbers in the R.G.V become great servant leaders in their clubs, and thus, their communities.
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Who is this girl anyway? Well I am seventeen years old and currently a junior at Harlingen High School. My friend convinced me to join Key Club after she explained to me that they volunteered and did community service. I was Club Secretary before I became Lieutenant Governor, and it was a fun job with a lot of paperwork. I loved it nonetheless. In my free time, I like to spend time with my family or friends. At school, I’m involved in other clubs like Student Council, U.I.L. Spelling, Academic Decathlon, Media Tech Club, Business Professionals of America and Science Club. I also like to read books, bake, and watch movies. I am super down to earth so don’t be afraid to talk to me. I would be so happy to have a conversation with you!
What is Key Club?
Key Club is a world-wide, literally, international service organization whose aim is to serve the children of the world. That includes our communities and of course, around the world. How is that possible? Through our participation with Major Emphasis programs such as March of Dimes, this can be done. There is more information to the left of this paragraph. Over there
KEY CLUB PLEDGE
Don't know the Key Club
pledge? No worries. Just follow along below: I pledge, on my honor, to up- hold 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.
KEY CLUB MISSION
Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
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Key Club International is the
high school organization
sponsored by Kiwanis
International. Key Club assists
Kiwanis in carrying out its
mission to serve the children
of the world. High school
student members of Key Club
perform acts of service in their
communities, such as cleaning
up parks, collecting clothing
and organizing food drives.
They also learn leadership
skills by running meetings,
planning projects and holding
elected leadership positions at
the club, district and
international levels. Key Club
International brings together
all Key Club's members' efforts
and energies into an area that
makes an international impact
through the Major Emphasis,
"Children: Their Future, Our
Focus.” The Major Emphasis
unites Key Clubs under the
banner of service that deals
with the most important part
of our community, our youth.
That is the Key Club International
logo. All the colors represent a
value. The white stands for
purity, blue for unwavering
character, and gold for service.
All this information can be found
at www.keyclub.org.
The Structure of Kiwanis International You’re probably wondering: what is Kiwanis International? Kiwanis International was founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. Well how does this tie into Key Club? The high school level of Kiwanis International is called Key Club, and there are other parts of Kiwanis that differ depending on school level/age group. For example, college level is called CKI or Circle K International, and it serves the same purpose as Key Club.
All of the information provided
and much more can be accessed
at the Kiwanis International
website:
www.kiwanis.org
Service is at the heart of every
Kiwanis International club, no
matter where in the world it’s
located. Kiwanis members
stage nearly 150,000 service
projects, devote more than 6
million hours of service and
raise nearly US$107 million
every year for communities,
families and projects. Key Club
members pitch in 12 million
hours of service each year, and
CKI members another 500,000
hours of service! Aktion club
members donate another
92,000 hours of service every
year. Add it all up, and that’s
more than 18 million hours of
service every year! Kiwanis is
once again joining forces with
UNICEF to confront another
threat to the world’s children.
In June 2010, Kiwanis
International announced The
Eliminate Project: Kiwanis
eliminating maternal/neonatal
tetanus, which aims to save 129
million mothers and their
future babies by the year 2015.
Other parts of the Kiwanis Family Kiwanis International, cont. Kiwanis Clubs focus on changing the world by serving children, one child and one community at a time. To do this, many clubs also sponsor a Kiwanis family club —K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; CKI clubs university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities—to reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities. The picture above this is from Aktion Club, the ones on the right in going down are Key Club, then K-Kids, and finally, the bottom right hand picture is Builders Club.
K-Kids is a "student-led"
community-service
organization, which operates
under school regulations and
draws its members from the
student body. Builders Club,
with more than 42,000
adolescent members, provides
students with opportunities to
develop leadership, improve
self-esteem, increase civic
engagement and learn life skills
through service. Circle K
International, the largest
university service leadership
organization in the world,
performs half a million hours of
service each year. And lastly,
Aktion Club allows adults living
with disabilities to participate
in community service projects,
gain leadership skills and
become more involved in
society.
The Texas-Oklahoma District Board Who are these people? Wait a second. Who is a part of the Texas- Oklahoma District Board? It’s not just me, but more than 30 of us Lieutenant Governors and District staff members that make up the T-O District Board. It is comprised of a District Governor, District Secretary, District Editor, District Treasurer and finally, Convention Liaison. Their emails are to the right of this, and of course are in no particular order. Well what position do they hold, and what’s their name? Look there --->
The Texas-Oklahoma District
Board makes decisions and
presents information that
influence the entire District and
that includes us in the Rio
Grande Valley. They are a major
part of how we do our job right
when we learn how to work
together and use the
information they give us.
District Board Members:
Editor- Lindyn Davis ([email protected]) Treasurer- Maci Slater ([email protected]) District Governor- Brian O’Hara [email protected] Secretary- Kevin Duong ([email protected]) Convention Liaison- Roshni Chandwani ([email protected])
Regional Advisor
If you need information
on Key Club or any part of the Kiwanis family, you can contact our Regional Advisor. Within his region, my Division is there so he can help us with anything Key Club related. He is my supervisor, and please email him just in case you need help with something. I ask him for help so it’s ok if you do too. The following is his email address: [email protected] Remember, his name is Richard Brotzman.
Goodbye!
Well that brings my first newsletter to an end. Hopefully, it helped you understand Kiwanis International and Key Club more. I am looking forward to getting to meet all of you in the future, and it’s so amazing to have the opportunity to be able to communicate with you through my newsletter. If you ever have questions, please contact me with the information listed at the bottom left of this page. Also, Facebook me! It’s very convenient and fast so go ahead! Until the next newsletter y’all, goodbye!
Lieutenant Governor Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Phone: (956) 536-4218 Facebook me!
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