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MO-ARK | KEY CLUB
TREASURERS’VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2
2013-2014
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Laela Zaidi, 2013-2014 District Treasurer
In This Issue...
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Message..........................................3Service Partners...........................4-5Eliminate Project.........................6-7DLC...............................................8-9Contests & Awards.................10-11Costs & Dates..........................12-13
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Howdy,
It’s been a long year for our Key Clubs! I hope your clubs have found success and accomplished its service goals.
In this newsletter, you will find information about our service partners and ways to raise money for important causes. Donations are important because it empowers clubbers to help individuals beyond our physical reach. By donating money to the ELIMINATE project, for instance, your club can save the lives of mothers and babies across the world. The Missouri-Arkansas District Kiwanis Family has raised over $872,739.67
Most of all, District Leadership Conference is in March! Please come out and attend. You will have the opportunity of meeting new people, learning more about the K-Family, and have a wonderful time!
Yours in Service,Laela Zaidi
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Laela Zaidi@LaelaZaidi
Contact me anytime via email!
Service Partners Key Club International has outlined different partners and
preferred charities. They are broken up into three groups: vision partners, co-sponsors, and preferred charities.
Vision Partner
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Nickelodeon joined the Kiwanis Family in 2013 Vision Partner of Kiwanis International with a focus on its Big Help initiative. This initiative addresses issues in service,
education, the environment, and health. Learn more at nick.com/thebighelp
Co-SponsorsThe Hershey Company is a Key Club co-sponsor with a focus on engaging Key Club members with Hershey’s
Track & Field Games. HTFG serves children age 9-14 by helping them get active and developing healthy lifestyles. You can host games in your hometown.
Rustic Pathways provides exceptional international education and service programs for students. With over
130 programs in 20 countries, Rustic Pathways is the global leader in its field. Rustic Pathways has partnered
with Key Club to provide its members with the opportunity to perform service projects in communities
around the world.
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Co-Sponsors
Children’s Miracle Hospital is a national network of children’s hospitals. Key Clubs sponsor
fundraising events to benefit this charity. Find out how you and your club can help CMNH.
Key Club is partnered with March of Dimes to help give every baby a healthy start. Key Club members raise thousands of dollars
annually through various programs, including taking part in March of Dimes’ signature
event, March for Babies. See how your club can support the March of Dimes.
Key Club has been partners with UNICEF for a little over a decade. Key Club participates
in Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF. Now it’s helping with The Eliminate Project. Learn
more about Key Club's history with UNICEF.
The Eliminate Project
Kiwanis International and UNICEF have partnered together in the Eliminate Project. Their goal is to eliminate maternal and neonatal
tetanus (MNT) around the world. Tetanus is a terrible disease causing muscle spasms that interfere with breathing and lead to death. This deadly disease takes the lives of 160 newborns every day. MNT is
caused when the umbilical cord is cut with an unclean blade contaminated with tetanus spores found in soil. It causes painful
convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch. MNT affects mothers and babies in 28 different countries in Africa, Asia, Europe,
and North America who have little access to health.
Maternal and neonatal tetanus is easily preventable. Just 3 doses of 60 cent immunizations will provide protection from MNT. Our goal is to
raise US$110 million by the end of 2015. Doing so will save the lives of 129 million mothers and newborns. So far we have raised about US$37
million dollars. Just one vaccination cost $1.80. That’s all it takes to save a life. We need everyone’s help to eliminate maternal and neonatal
tetanus.
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Membership Update Center
1. Form an Eliminate committee. Recruit club members who can be tasked with
coming up with fundraising ideas, planning events, and promoting them.
Assign people to different tasks. The club President should appoint a Chair.
2. Plans projects and the details. Pick a time, date, and place for each of your
events. Reserve locations, plan on entertainment or incentives, and find ways to cover the costs of the events. 3. Get others onboard. Promote your
projects by involving all members of your club, school, community, and nearby K-
Family clubs. The Eliminate Project’s website has great resources to promote
your event such as banners, logos, brochures, and more.
4. Educate people. At the beginning of your events or fundraisers, educate
participants about the Eliminate Project. This will motivate attendees or
participants what their donation will help achieve.
5. Celebrate success. At the end of your fundraisers, announce the total amount raised and how many lives you saved.
Eliminate Fundraiser projects can be successful if you follow six different
steps!
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First of all, DLC is not just some small conference. It embodies not just a few clubs, but almost all of the clubs from the mighty Missouri-Arkansas district (nearly 375 students every year). These are the five
main reasons you should attend DLC:
• To Making Connections: Even in the time span of three days, you would be surprised by the number of connections you will make with the other attendees of DLC. Numerous people have come into this conference not knowing anyone outside of their home club and have left with new friendships that will last a lifetime. These friendships can also come in handy in the future when say your club is attempting to do an interclub event. If you find out that they are having trouble contacting a club and you are friends with a person from that other club, then you have a great connection with that other club!
• To Learn New Ways to Serve: During DLC, there are many forums that teach different ways to contribute towards different organizations and your community. These forums might be about different ways to fundraise or even just information on ways to interact with the other K-Family organizations (Action Club, Circle K, Kiwanis, etc.).
• To Participate in Contests: There are many fun contests attendees can participate in at DLC. These contests include an oratory competition, talent competition, scrapbook competition, poster completion, and a video competition. These contests are a great way to showcase your individual club’s talent as well as add to your club’s reputation.
• To Get to Know Your Executive and District Board: We, the people on the district and executive board, will also be attending DLC. During this time we will try to get to know as many of the attendees as we can. We want to get to know you guys! Key club runs as a much more efficient machine when club members have some knowledge of the executive/district board. We love to hear all of your ideas as well as stories from the past year of service!
District Leadership Conference
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Contests & Awards
Contests and awards are open to all clubs and individual participation. Check out the Key Club Guidebook for rules,
deadlines, and judging criteria.
Club awards All club awards must be submitted to the district convention. Winning submissions have a chance to be judged at the International Convention!
Video Contest: Create a video promoting Key Club as an organization and/or the Key Club within its respected school/community
Poster Contest: Create a poster designed to recruit new members for Key Club. There is a digital and non-digital category.
Scrapbook: Create a scrapbook documenting the Key Club’s year. There is a traditional and non-traditional category.
Major Emphasis Award: Document any kind of involvement with the three preferred charities
Governor’s Project: Document either fundraising or service to the Ronald McDonald House
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Club Annual Achievement Report- Receive recognition as a “distinguished” club by filling out the achievement report. The distinguished awards are given out based on club size. If you have done any service at all this year fill out the annual achievement report!!!!
Single Service- A single service project that is planned, organized, and produced by the Key Club occurring on a single day or consecutive days. It has to be a project that is repeated for the purpose of achieving the same service goal.
Individual AwardsOratory Contest: Give an original speech addressing the topic, “What does a Key Club need to be strong?”
Talent Competition: Show off your performance ability to the convention attendees! No piano is provided. Bring your own music.
Distinguished officers: Check the registration packet to meet the criteria for distinguished officers
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Car Wash Lemonade Stand Barbeque Sports Raffle Ask for Sponsorship Hold a Dance Garage Sale Bake Sale Candy Grams for Holidays Rent a Key Clubber (service projects for money)
District Leadership Conference
There are many ways you can fundraise for District Leadership Conference! Your club can develop a District Leadership
Conference fundraising committee. Don’t forget to ask your sponsoring Kiwanis Club for help fundraising.
All paperwork must be received no later than February 14th. The average cost is $125 per
person if you have four people per room. Don’t forget to bring clothes that adhere to the dress
code. Bring business casual, casual, and beachy themed clothes for our dance (must
be appropriate!)
Mark Your Calendar!
February 14th Registration Due for DLC
February 28th-March 1st
Kiwanis Mid-Year Conference in Springfield, MO
March 1st Dues Must Be Paid To Remain Active
March 7-8 District Leadership Conference in Springfield, MO
Governor [email protected]
Secretary Shannashanna_deshea@hotm
ail.com
Bulletin Editor [email protected]
Your District Leadership Conference Registration
packet will arrive in the mail in a large, yellow envelope. Contact me if your district
did not receive the registration packet ASAP. I hope to see you all soon at
District Leadership Conference!
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Laela Zaidi, 2013-2014 District Treasurer