The Key RingVol. XXXIV No. 4

August2014

The official publication of the Georgia Districtof KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL

Governor’s Address

Greetings Key Clubbers, I am delighted to greet you all once again as your District Governor in the Georgia District’s main publication, the Key Ring. Having returned from International Convention just shy of a month ago, the memory is still fresh. As school is starting, I want to direct a piece of advice towards the incom-ing club officers: Please keep a solid line of commu-nication with your Lieutenant Governors. If I learned anything at International Convention, it’s that communication is the key to success. While this may sound obvious in text, I feel that minimal effort is being put into communication. Only com-

munication can make your struggles apparent to your Lieutenant Governor, and your Lieutenant Governor may be hesitant to act unless a problem is clear. While Lieutenant Governors are primed to take the first step, it’s up to you, the club officers, to accept their approach. Not only will this aid your club, it will also aid the Georgia District as a whole. As a past Lieutenant Governor, I have struggled with communication, and I can attribute the lack of communication directly to the level of success a division can attain. Speaking outside of my assigned division, I have seen dif-ferent divisions flourishing through sterling connections between the clubs and their Lieutenant Governor, but I have also seen divisions stagnant due to a nonexistent line of communication between the clubs and their Lieutenant Governor. While email is the communication medium of choice, try to personally befriend your Lieutenant Governor at District events. Although Lieutenant Governors are there to assist your club, a personal connection will only serve to strengthen their position towards you. Although a seemingly obvious piece of advice, I sincerely hope you take it as the new school year starts. Good luck on your year as a club officer, and I hope to meet you at a District event this year.

Yours in Service,Steve Shin, Governor 14-15Georgia District of Key Club International

Secretary

Treasurer

Greetings Georgia District, This year’s International Convention, or ICON, helped me train my-self further for the year. The many workshops taught me not only how to lead on the district level, but also how to lead on the club and inter- na-tional levels of Key Club International. The secretary-treasurer workshop was especially helpful, because it gave me a better definition of my po- si-tion and role in the Georgia District. It also gave me many plans for the year, such as making resources such as the minutes better available to members to allow them to see what goes on during District Board Meetings. I also want to insure that officer information is turned in, so please turn in officer information if you have not done so. Also, I want to ensure that attendance at District Events increase throughout the year due to Lt. Governors being easily able to contact clubs and inform them about upcoming events. I also want to make sure that everyone in the district is able to contact me with any problems or concerns throughout the year, so feel free to contact me at any time.

Yours in Friendship and Service, Tyler Jones 2014-15 Georgia District Secretary

Cameron DelaneyMighty Georgia District,It was not until my sophomore year where the want to contribute more of myself pushed me to run for a position on the Georgia Dis-trict Board of Trustees for the 2013-2014 year. Serving as a Lieutenant

Governor I felt I had gained enough experience and useful skills to push myself a little further. With this being my last year as a Key Club member I decided to run for an executive position. I am now proud to be entrusted with the great honor of serving you as the 2014-2015 District Treasurer of the Georgia District of Key Club International. This year I would like to increase dues paid membership in order to reach 100%. I plan to make myself more available not just to the clubs themselves but individual members and all club officers. I would like to promote more communication from the board members to the club officers. I want to insure that not only the advisors are aware about our dues and what they go towards but also the club officers. I look forward to a wonderful year serving you, our homes, our schools, and our communities.

Your Friend in Service, Cameron Delaney 2014-15 Georgia District Treasurer

Tyler Jones

Why Join Key Club?

Meet Your New International Trustee!

International Convention 2014

Important Dates to Remember

In This Issue...

After making my decision, I ran for endorsement at the Texas-Oklahoma District Convention. There, I had to speak at caucuses, the Leadership Lun-cheon, and the House of Delegates until I ultimately received endorsement

from my district. Soon after, representatives from KCI sent me the necessary candidates’ paperwork (including a statement of candidacy, service agree-

ment, and authorization form) as well as a request for a flier for the Candi-dates Booklet.

I additionally created a Facebook campaign and website to share my plat-form, flier, and Key Club-related experiences. In preparation for Internation-al Convention, I focused on crafting a solid platform, writing and memoriz-

ing speeches, and practicing Q&A for caucuses.

While the campaign process for International Trustee was certainly a stress-ful –and terrifying— experience, it taught me significant lessons that truly

mold the way I view both KCI and myself. Today, as my term is only just be-ginning, I look forward to the eventful year that lay ahead. I love all of my

districts, and I can’t wait to do my best to impact each one of them individu-ally.

For those of you who are looking for further service leadership experiences, my greatest advice would be to disregard titles, positions, or the social aspect of Key Club. Instead, focus on being the best you can be in your current ca-

pacity, and come time for future elections, look for the position in which you can have the most significant impact. In the end, Key Club is all about ser-

vice, and that should remain your greatest focus.

Yours in Caring and in Service,Tashrima Hossain

International TrusteeGeorgia, KIWIN’S, & Pacific-Northwest

Meet Tashrima, your International Trustee!Hey, Georgia Key Clubbers!

My name is Tashrima Hossain, and I’d like to introduce myself as the new International Trustee for your district. It is such an honor to be in your service, primarily by ensuring that your voices are heard at the interna-tional level during the upcoming year. I’m so

excited to join the Georgia Key Club District, and I look forward to seeing all of the accomplishments your clubs have in store.

To let you know a little about myself, I am from Cypress, Texas, which is a sub-urban area adjacent to the Houston border. In addition to Key Club, I devote much of my time to debate and Student Council— which often leaves very little time for sleep! As a result, I’m a bit of a grandma, and I like spending much of my free time sleeping, Netflix bingeing, or just hanging out with friends.

In addition to serving as an introduction, I’d also like this article to explain more about my journey to International Trustee. Initially, my motivation to run arose from my desire to serve KCI on a greater level. I served as club editor my sophomore year and Texas-Oklahoma District Editor my junior year; from there, I was stuck between running for District Governor versus International Trustee since both have the capacity to truly shape Key Club International.

My decision between the two positions took a lot of thought and time, but eventually, I realized that, rather than offering the same point-of-view to T-O, I wanted to offer a fresh eye to other districts. Ultimately, by bringing a new per-spective to additional districts, I could have a more significant impact on the entirety of Key Club International.

The Georgia District Goes to International Convention!

And Now A Few Words From The

Georgia District Board!

Daniel CrumLt. Gov. of Division 1

My name is Daniel Crum, I am the Lt. Governor of Division 1 and I attend Landmark Christian School. I have had a passion for service for several years now and a favorite service project of mine has been tutor-ing elementary aged kids in a local housing project. I love it because, kids are full of joy and they want to learn, more so than we do at least, and no matter their circumstances they have a desire to learn. This year I have the opportunity of serving on the district board and I am incredibly excited about it. Erica Petz’s fantastic leadership as a lt. governor pushed me to drive for district board and because of her leadership in getting my division fully dues paid and active I am in a position to focus on club growth. Outside of service in Key Club I especially enjoy creating music. I also enjoy taking flights in my airplane, having the opportunity to expe-rience the freedom birds have is an exhilarating experience.

Katlyn GreeneLt. Gov. of Division 2

International Convention was a blast! In Anaheim I met so many Key Clubbers that all had different personalities. Different districts had different things to recognize them by. I also meet Mickey Mouse at Dis-ney Land! All the inspirational speakers were AMAZING! We listened to one during a luncheon and the food was great! Our district dinner was at this place called Fire and Ice which was so good that I went back their again before the trip had ended! I even got to watch Key Club politics take place during the House of Delegates. The biggest thing that hap-pened there was a dues change (International changed to $7 GA District changed to $13.50). The best part about International Convention was getting closer to the people from the Georgia District. I made bonds there that will never be broken. After I left the airport to go home I started to miss everyone right away and came down with what is called Post-ICON Depression. This trip went further than, a trip to a zoo, a lot of food, the dances at International Convention, and wake up calls before the roosters are up. It was an experience of a life time that I will never forget because of the friends I made and the people I met. You can count on me being at International Convention next year and if you were iffy about going this year I hope you go next that way I can meet yet another amazing Key Clubber or Adviser.

Abigail SmithLt. Gov. of Division 3

As the new school year approaches, I am growing more and more excited about the upcoming service projects that my club and division will be participating in. This Key Club year promises to be a very productive one. One service project that I am especially looking forward to is a for-mal and dinner and dance that our local Kiwanis club will be sponsoring. The Key Clubbers in my club will be the “waiters” at the dinner. All of the tips we receive will go towards the Eliminate project. After the dinner there will be a couple’s dance competition that the key clubbers will be able to participate in. Another one of my favorite service projects, which will also serve as a divisional council meeting, is a Light the Night Walk for leukemia and lymphoma. My club holds this event every year in the fall. We hold the event on a field that belongs to a community college. Every year we have a band, activities, and a memorial service for all those that have died from leukemia or lymphoma. All the profit earned from the walk goes towards the Leuke-mia and Lymphoma Society. This year the walk will be on October 3rd at the Darton State College Front Field. Everyone is invited, and I would love to have a representative from every club in Division 3 attend. Yet another service project that I am looking forward to is trick or treating for UNICEF. It is so much fun to dress up and go “trick or treating”. Trick or treating for UNICEF is almost more fun than trick or treating for candy because it is for a good cause. I am not only excited about the future service projects, but also about the several district events that will be taking place this year. I hope that division three will greatly increase their involvement in the dis-trict events. For officers, the most important district even to attend is probably Georgia Leadership Train-ing Conference. Not only is the conference very informative, but it also is a lot of fun. One more district event that I am really looking forward to is District convention. I think every general member and officer should attend District convention. The experience as a whole is extremely eye-opening for key clubbers. Before I attended DCON , I had absolutely no idea of how large the Key Club Georgia District is.

Haqq TetulianoLt. Gov. of Division 5Hey everybody! How are the few days before the end of your summer going? I hope you are prepared for school because that will a large part of the year. I was thinking that we could volunteer not only in the com-munity but also with teachers. Ask your teachers if they have a party, brunch, or get together that they need help setting up. Also do not be afraid to go to your neighbors or the rec center in order to reach out more in the community. I have many different ways of communicating in Division 5 since the emails seem to be less effective I will be calling and planning visits with the schools and such. It will give you a chance to meet me and I you so we can connect and share a closer bond than simply someone you know through email. There will be an attempt at a

join DCM which involves a service project! Hope that everyone stays active this year and that I see you at DCON!

Jennifer BruceLt. Gov. of Division 6

Greetings Georgia Key Clubbers! I hope you all have had an amazing service-filled summer! As summer ends and school begins, it’s time to get busy with homework, sports, and of course, Key Club! I know I’ve had a wonderful summer and had a great time getting to know other Key Club-bers at International Convention is Anaheim, California. We toured Hol-lywood, saw animals at the San Diego Zoo, and even got in touch with our inner Disney at Disneyland and California Adventure! We also raised over one thousand dollars for the Georgia Youth Sheriffs’ Homes by sell-ing Key Club sunglasses! While attending ICON, I got to see how many students care about their community and want to make a difference in the world. I also learned that there are many, many ways for us to change the world. We can do canned food or coat drives, raise money for the Eliminate Project or the Georgia Youth Sheriffs’ Homes, or by reading to the kids or the elderly of the community. We can change the world everyday with our actions. So go out there and make a difference Key Clubbers!

Benjamin CoonLt. Gov. of Division 7

Summer is nearing to a close I know we all have work that we need to get done. Last minute homework and activities to do with friends are things we love to cram in at the end. I hope you guys have spent your summer wisely and that you guys will be very productive over the school year as well, especially with volunteering for Key Club. This past month I had the pleasure of going to the Key Club International Convention and had the chance to spend time with some amazing people. Being able to learn from great speakers like Chris Bashinelli and do workshops with friends as well as other Key Clubbers from around the world. I am already planning on trying to save up to go again next year because of how much I was able to learn. Although, it wasn’t just business. I got

to go around Disney Land with the other District Board Members and make memories with people that I will not forget. In all honesty, when we all talked about having something we called post-ICON depression, I took it as a joke but I really do miss everyone that was on the trip and I hope to meet new and old people next year!

Sarah SnyderLt. Gov. of Division 8

This past month, I have been able to experi-ence the friendship, leadership, and service that is Key Club International. While touring the beautiful state of California, Key Clubbers from around the globe joined together to share ideas on how to better the efficiency of Key Club International at International Convention. As a delegate, I participated in voting on certain amendments that will affect home clubs across the globe. I found participating in the House of

Delegates very important and I was glad to be engaged and involved with the decisions of Key Club International. I connected with members of other clubs from other states, shared stories, and built lasting friendships based upon a mutual love for service. The Georgia District put its love for service into ac-tion while in California by selling sunglasses to raise over one thousand dollars for the Georgia Sherriff’s Youth Homes. I loved how my friends and I were able to spread the word about this great organization and our accomplishments in being their partner. I hope to return to next year’s International Convention and reconnect with my fellow Key Clubbers.

Luke SchneiderLt. Gov. of Division 10

This year’s International convention in Anaheim was so much fun and informative. I attended lots of workshops including one on the elimi-nate project, one on public speaking, and one on being a good Lieu-tenant Governor. I even created my Divisions own Facebook group from what I learned at the Lieutenant Governor workshop. I met lots of cool people from all over the country and world even before the meet and greet. With all the fun there was business to be attended to. We nominated a new international board that will be led by the new 2014-2015 International President, Maria Palozola. We also voted on new amendments including: a dues increase of 50 cents, new rules for honorary members, 50 cents not going into the yof fund, member years changed, and the number of clubs to make a division. The dances were also fun. Overall International Convention was a suc-cess and managed to be entertaining yet educational. and I can say I am suffering from post-ICON depression. I can’t wait for International Convention 2015 in the wonderfull center of Kiwanis itself, Indianapolis.

Raiven HarrisLt. Gov. of Division 11International Convention was a blast! From the trips to Disneyland, the thrilling rides and the incredible food to the glamorous stores, thou-sands of Key Clubbers and the laid back atmo-sphere, the experience was ineffable. Among the most electrifying experiences was pin trading. Nowhere else will you find so many teenagers get so excited for a pin! Not only were the Key Clubbers excited about pins, but they were also charged about serving the community. Through

a number of workshops, many of the attendees learned about creative ways to serve not only local communities, but also communities around the world. I attended a Rustic Pathways workshop and discovered that I could travel to various countries for service. I was also able to meet members of largest student-led service organization from places like the Caribbean, Hawaii, Indi-ana, and New York. The students were very unique, but we all had one thing in common, an undying passion for service and a club that makes serving the community incredibly fun, Key Club. However, The International Conven-tion was not all fun and games. One of the least exciting adventures that we embarked was a House of Delegates session that seemed to go on forever. We were all troopers though! Overall, the experience seemed to be synonymous to the amazing feeling that we all experience when we join Key Club. We are able to meet people who are just like us, and establish amazing bonds with people who get extremely enthusiastic about service and the organization that unites us all, Key Club.

Ashley HaroldLt. Gov. of Division 12Earlier this month I was in California at my first Key Club Interna-tional Convention having the time of my life. We went to all of the great theme parks, including Disney Land, ate great food, and had a fantastic time at the convention. I have two favorite parts of this trip and the first is being able to make friends with Key Clubbers from all around the world and the second favorite part was growing closer with this year’s Georgia District Board. While at convention, I learned new things about Key Club and how to help the organiza-tion in every way that I can. I am excited to bring back new ideas and service projects to both my division and my home club.

Emma JohnsonLt. Gov. of Division 13

Hey awesome Key Clubbers! I hope everyone had an awesome sum-mer of service and fun! As summer comes to an end, it’s time to buckle down focus on school, and serving your community. I know I had an awesome summer full of fun, new friends, service, and at-tending our international convention in the sunny Anaheim, Califor-nia. The Georgia District took over forty people to ICON 2014, and it’s safe to say we had a blast! Not only did get to explore sunny Cali-fornia, but we also raised over one thousand dollars for the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes, by selling Key Club sunglasses! I was amazed at how much our district can do in just one day! I really enjoyed my

time at ICON, because I got to see how many students just like us care about their community, and want to make a change in the world. I learned that there are so many things that we, as highs school students can do to change the world! It may be planting a garden, raising money for the Eliminate Project, or simply holding the door for someone, you can affect the world with your ac-tions everyday! With that being said, get out there and change the world, Georgia Key Clubbers!

Bella KimLt. Gov. of Division 14

Mats for UgandaDuring International Convention, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop where I could learn about a hands-on community service. The workshop introduced an organization called Mats for Uganda, which is an organization that gathers mats made out of plastic bags and send them to Uganda to be used as sleeping mats and birthing mats. This organization is related to our Eliminate Project as the mats are used to prevent mothers and babies from being infected by diseases such maternal and neonatal tetanus. The mats are simple and fun to make. First you make the plarn, the yard made out of plastic, by cutting the grocery bag into strips and tying them together. After you’re done making the enough plarn, you crochet the plarn into mats. It a fun and easy service project that you can conduct with your club or simply do it during you’re free time.

Kayla HopkinsLt. Gov. of Division 15

During the summer of 2014 I had the privilege to attend Interna-tional Convention with the Georgia District. It was honestly the most amazing experience a Key Clubber could ask for. The conven-tion was full of life and so many different people. I was able to talk to people from around the world (Jamaica being one of them) and bask in the Key Club Glory. In the midst of the convention I learned different way to inform and recruit people for Key Club. There were so many different workshops to go to and learn from but it would’ve been better if we had a little bit more time to have our meals. How-ever, the best part in my opinion would have to be the events that happened before the actual convention. The Georgia Delegation started off in San Diego, made our way to Hollywood and ended our California travels in Anaheim. I personally loved Anaheim the best. Going to places like Disneyland and having the freedom to walk and explore the area around us made the trip so much more fun. In all, the International Convention helped to bring us as a board a lot closer and motivated us all in different ways. It opened our eyes to things we never knew about and taught us that we can truly make a difference. That’s what Key Club is all about; working together, building relationships, and having knowledge about the differences we can make throughout the world.

Committee Time!

The 2013- 2014 year marked the 25th year of Georgia District’s relationship with the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes. Ever since 1988, Georgia District has given over $800,000 to the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes. This year, Georgia District decided to continue to raise funds for the expansion of a learning center at the campus in LaGrange, Georgia so that the residents would be able to have the learning opportunities that we are privileged to have. Georgia District had been raising money for the learning center since 2009 with the goal of $150,000. This project truly showed that we are “Living the Legacy” as it was the 5th project that we have completed with the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes. This year, we had an amazing turnout. We raised $60,000 which is $35,000 over our goal, $25,000. The district rose about half the final goal for the learn-ing center before this year. However, with the successful fundraising this year, the Pineland campus learning center expansion was finally paid off entirely. This

year’s outcome proved that there is no such thing as over-ambition. The successful result would not have been possible without the $45,000 grant from the Callaway Foundation and the fundraisers throughout the year like t-shirt sale, 3k walk, bracelet sale, and various other fundraisers from different schools around the state. It was truly an amazing year with an incredible conclusion

District Projects Chair Mina Jeong

I hope you all had a wonderful summer and am ready to jump in to this new year of service! The District Events committee has been working hard throughout the summer to plan events for this school year. Our committee is currently working on preparations for several exciting District-wide events. On September 27, 2014, the Georgia Leadership Training Conference will be hosted at Six Flags over Georgia. Come spend the day learning about service projects, the Eliminate Project, the Geor-gia Sheriffs Youth Homes, district events, Key Club, and so much more. Plus, you get to spend an entire day with other Key Clubbers from around the state! The District Events committee is also hard at work preparing for the 70th annual District Con-vention which will be held in the great city of Athens Georgia! Though I cannot yet reveal to you what this year’s District Convention theme will be, I can tell you that it is not an event you will want to miss. I hope to see you all at Georgia Leadership

Training Conference and then at District Convention!

Hi everyone! The Kiwanis Family committee has been working hard to have bet-ter communication between the Kiwanis and Circle-K Board. Every member of the Georgia District Board has been assigned to a corresponding Kiwanis Board member. This has been done so that everyone can stay informed on what’s go-ing on in these three levels of the Kiwanis Family. No other high school service club has the opportunities like we do to bring service to our homes, schools, and communities! This year at the 2014 International Convention (ICON) in beautiful Anaheim, California, I attended several informative work sessions where I learned many things that could help the Georgia District both now and in the future. I learned better ways to reach out and unify our relationship through all levels of the K-Family, as well as strengthening the relationships between all the Key Clubs in the Georgia District. In particular there was one workshop I attended that talked about the Eliminate Project. I learned more about how great of an impact Key Club had made on thousands of mothers and the lives their infants. They also discussed ways for Key Club to reach our goal of eliminating maternal/ neonatal tetanus by the end of 2015!

Kiwanis Family Chair Annalise Barron

District Events Chair Hallie Smith

The Public Relations committee of the Georgia District of Key Club International is in the process of creating new content for many new things! We’ve been discussing promotion of upcoming district events, such as Kiwanis Family Day and Georgia Leadership Training Conference. The committee discussed new things for this year including recongnizing a Club of the Month, a social media scavenger hunt promot-ing The Eliminate Project, and promotion for The Key Ring. We’ve also discussed releasing information through the district’s social media outlets (Facebook, Twit-ter, and Instagram) and the website. Many of the members on the Public Relations committee attended the 2014 Key Club International Convention held in Anaheim, California from July 2nd through July 6th. Workshops were available throughout the convention to help build leadership skills and give information members could take back to their districts, divisions, and clubs. With social media being a large part of the committee’s tasks, committee members were able to attend many of the social media and public relations related workshops. As committee chair, I attended as many of these workshops as possible including “Get the word out: Best practices for sharing your message”, “Social media for your club: What works and what doesn’t”, and “Make your materials pop!”. We were given the opportunity to learn about correctly using social media, graphic standards, the root of communication, and practical ways to share messages. Interna-

Public Relations Chair Vanessa Boone

Right now, my committee is working on finalizing all of our district contests and scholarships. We finish this early so that clubs can go ahead and start to look at what they need to do in order to apply for these awards before District Convention. My committee and I have also just created two new district contests, the T-Shirt Contest and the Key Quiz Contest. To enter the T-Shirt Contest, a club must de-sign an original Key Club t-shirt and submit a physical copy of this shirt at District Convention. The Key Quiz Contest is one that takes place at District Convention, in which teams of two clubbers compete head-to-head to answer questions on various Key Club trivia. While I was at International Convention, I attended a parliamen-tary procedures workshop, which will help me more efficiently present my commit-tee’s ideas to the District Board and to make sure the House of Delegates at District Convention runs as smoothly as possible. I also attended a workshop presented by one of the keynote speakers, Matt Mattson, about the art of human connection and recruitment. By attending this workshop, I learned several concepts about expanding my own home club and by extension, the Georgia District.

Policies and Contests Chair Emma Matthews

Learn more at theeliminateproject.org

The Georgia District of Key Club International is starting a new proj-ect with the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth homes for the 2014- 2015 year.

The money raised by the Georgia District starting with the 2014-15 Key Club year will go towards building a new Education Center at the Mountainview campus in Chatsworth, Georgia. Each club is asked to raise at least $400 for the District Project so that the $25,000 district goal may not only be reached but exceeded. It is the hope that each club will work to overachieve and raise as much as possible.

Georgia Sherrif’s Youth HomesKiwanis Family Day

The Georgia Districts of Kiwanis, Key Club and Circle K are joining together to raise money for The Eliminate Project during the second annual Kiwanis Family Day on Saturday, September 13, 2014.

Tickets to the Georgia Tech vs. Georgia Southern football game are being sold for $16 each (60% off face value), with $5 from each ticket going to The Eliminate Project.

A Kiwanis Family Day tailgate will take place before the game for members, their friends and family to meet each other before head-ing to the game.

The cost to attend the tailgate is an additional $14 and includes the entire setup with a tent, tables, chairs and a tailgate lunch. The tail-gate will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and will be located right outside Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Georgia Leadership Training Conference

Make plans now to attend the Georgia Leadership Training Conference at Six Flags Over Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014.

Club officers, members and advisors will receive the training they need to have a successful Key Club year.

After the training, everyone can take a ride on their favorite thrill rides and enjoy Six Flags!

Cost: $39 per person ($16 with season pass to Six Flags)

Registration Deadlines:September 12, 2014 (postmark deadline if paying by check)September 23 (deadline if paying by credit/debit card)

Some information on the Youth Opportunities Fund...The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation.

This fund uses earned interest to help Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world by providing grants for service op-portunities. The fund also provides academic scholarships for higher education. The Youth Opportunities Fund is established through a portion of your Key Club International dues and through the purchase of G. Harold Martin Fellowships.

YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school, community or world.

March of DimesA preffered charity of Key Club

since 1978

Y.O.F.SaveTheDate!

See You at Kiwanis Family Day!

Kiwanis Family Day - Saturday, September 13 - Georgia Tech - Tailgate - Georgia Tech vs. Georgia Southern

- Georgia Leadership Training Conference - September 27 - Six Flags Over Georgia

- Georgia District Convention - March 20-22 - Athens

Editor Sign-Off Hey there Key Clubbers, As the school year begins I would like to take a moment and remind you that you haven’t signed up for just any club. You’ve signed up for a club that truly cares, and has cared for the past 89 years, about service, dedication, leadership, oppurtunity, and most of all - inclusiveness. We’ve all had our ups and downs, but our duty as Key Clubbers is not let the ups and downs affect those around us, because as Key Clubbers our sole responsibility is to our ensure that our homes, schools, and communties, remain a place where people are safe, where people are treated like family. Let’s make this a great year for the Georgia District of Key Club International.

Yours in service, Rushir Parikh

District Bulletin Editor

Project Ideas for Children’s Miracle Network

-Key Club members can participate in service projects at their local children’s hospital in the following ways: Stalling for Spare Change: The more money the school raises, the longer class is stalled for that day. So classes will be delayed 1 second for every $.50 raised. If the school raises $1,000, that is 2,000 seconds (33 minutes and 33 seconds).

-Music Lessons for Miracles: Kids thatcan play certain instruments offer to teach other students for a donation to the hospital.

-Fashion Show/Auction: Get clothes donated by students, families, etc. (like prom dresses, or even regular clothes) and have patients from hospitals model them. Another version of this could be a “Men’s Fashion Show.”

-Movies for Miracles: Host a movie night in the gym or on the football field. You can’t require tickets or dona-tions for the movie (copyright laws), however you can ask for donations and/or sell concessions for cash. A school could also do a movie making contest where each entry pays an entrance fee and then attendees are judges

Contact the GA District Brad Malone

District Administrator

brad.malone@gakeyclub.org

Steve ShinDistrict Governor

governor@gakeyclub.org

Rushir ParikhDistrict Bulletin Editor

editor@gakeyclub.org

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September 13, 2014Georgia Tech

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