than others so if there are any questions please feel free to contact me. (My contact information is provided on the header of this newsletter). To make sure that I have everything organized for this upcoming year, I am requesting that each club send me their updated board contact information within the next two months if possible. It is basically a word document with each board member’s name, contact information, and position. Faculty and Kiwanis advisor information is also required. If this information could be e-mailed to me, that would be great!

Volume 1 Issue 1

Official Newsletter for Key Clubs of Division 6

Greetings from your LTG!Hi, my name is Natalya Thakur and I am the lieutenant governor for division 6 this year! I am excited, to say the least, and I’m looking forward to the coming up year. District board training recently took place at Lake Carlos Environmental Center. We basically did many leadership activities and started planning for this year. Committees were put together and we decided that our district theme is going to be Surfin Up Service!!! It will be beach themed and the best part is....there are countless opportunities for decorative ideas!! My job as your LTG will be to make monthly newsletters that keep all clubs updated with important information, and to make visits to every club’s event/meeting at some point this year. I understand that some clubs are newer

Your Typical Cheesy Joke...Q: Why did the farmer bury his money?

A: He thought it would make his soil richer!

headers the Century Gothic font and the copy 9.5pt Goudy Oldstyle with 13pt leading (space between each line). Feel free to make some headers and highlights in your choice of a funky font!

Delete this box after you have read this and …………HAVE FUN!

In this SUMMER issue!LTG Introduction.......1

Service Projects........2

ICON.........................3

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

UPCOMING EVENTS! ICON/Memphis, Tennessee/July 5th-13th

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

And So We Begin Another Year...

K E Y C L U BWoodbury, 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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From the desk of our District Advisor, Mrs. Mary Beth Townsend...Dear Key Clubbers, Parents and Advisors:It is my pleasure to be leading a fun filled trip to Memphis, Tennessee this summer and I hope you will consider joining us. We have a packed schedule with stops in St. Louis, Missouri on our way to Memphis and again on our way home. We have secured a coach bus for transportation to Memphis and our district tour. We are still finalizing the details about departure times and sites, but we know will be departing from the Twin Cities and Rochester in the evening on Monday, July 5th. We have planned lots of entertainment, fun and games as we drive through the night to arrive in St. Louis on Tuesday morning. We will make our first stop to do a group service project in the St. Louis area. Then we will head to the Six Flags for the afternoon. That evening, we will head to our hotel. In the early morning of July 6th, we will load the bus for the remainder of our trip to Memphis. We have games and contests planned for the ride and will be stopping off at Graceland for a tour and a district dinner. Then we will check into the convention hotel in time for the Meet and Greet reception and concert by Reliant K. Workshops, officer training, the service fair, and the Opening Session will all be held on

Thursday, July 8th. The evening concludes with a dance. On Friday, July 9th, there will be moreworkshops as well as District Caucusing and the Recognition Session in the evening. Saturday, July 4th begins with a Charity activity. There is the House of Delegates where theInternational Board is elected, and of course, more workshops. The evening concludes with theFarewell Session and another dance. On Sunday, we finish off the rest of the District Tour with some free time to explore the city ofMemphis with groups led by chaperones before we head back to St. Louis for the night. In themorning we will check out of the hotel and take a tour of the St. Louis Arch before taking ariver boat ride down the Mississippi River. Then we will hop back on the bus for the rest of the ridehome to arrive early on the 13th of July. Mrs. Townsend’s contact information is as follows:651-247-8464mary.b.townsend@mac.com

1) Talk to your club advisor to make sure your spot is secured!

2) If you are unable to go due to expense issues, make sure you talk to your advisor and see if your high school club will provide you with support.

3) Make sure you bring extra money

4) Relient K is playing! Get excited!!!

5) Sign up to receive Key Club International news at www.keyclub.org/email

6) ICON is not limited to district board members. Please contact Mrs. Townsend to find out about ICON fees if you are interested. Spaces are limited!!!

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION! (ICON)

CONVENTIONTIPS/FACTS:

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.

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 or bringing general members as well.- 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