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Valley Central + Nottingham + Rancocas Valley Regional + Steinert
Official Newsletter of Division 4: New Jersey District-Key Club International
Fellow Key Clubbers, District Board, and Kiwanis Committee,
I am Kirsten Reed, Lieutenant Governor of Division 4 of the New Jersey District
of Key Club International. I am very excited to be a LTG for this upcoming service
year. It is my last year in high school and I intend to make a large impact in division
4. Ever since September of my freshmen year I have been a member of Key Club;
participating in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, our club's annual Christmas party for under-
privileged children, and many other Key Club services. Key Club takes up a big part
of my heart and this year I am going to give it my all. Apart from Key Club I play Soc-
cer, Golf, run Track, and row on the Crew Team. I am also a member of Science
League, Stage Crew, Language Club, Girl Scouts, National Honors Society, and Jer-
sey Girls State. Even though I am involved in many extracurricular activities, I promise
not to let it get in the way of my LTG responsibilities. My goals for the upcoming ser-
vice year include but are not limited to:
• Creating a builders club because i believe community service is an addiction
which is easiest to fall into at a young age.
• Connecting all the clubs in my division with each other and Key Club Interna-
tional through my newsletters and district projects.
• Getting more people involved in Key Club through increased awareness.
• Working with advisers and members of struggling clubs to help get them back on
their feet.
• Keeping in touch with not only the advisers and executive board members of
each club but the general members as well through phone calls, e-mails, mail,
visits, and text messages. I want my clubs to know me as a friend not a boss.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to contact me in any
way. all my contact information is posted on the website, www.njkeyclub.org and the
new division 4 website is, njkeyclubdiv4.yolasite.com.
Always yours in caring & in service,
Kirsten’s KEY NotesKirsten’s KEY NotesKirsten’s KEY NotesKirsten’s KEY Notes In This Issue
Introduction ...................1
Upcoming events .........2
Club Events ....................3
About Key Club ............4
Upcoming Events..........5
Contacts.........................6
Monthly
Message: Get your elections out of
the way before the end of
the year so the hustle and
bustle of starting school in
September doesn’t
interfere.
Volume 1: Issue 2
May Issue, Edition 1
Page 2
The Public Rela-
tions Committee
was formerly
known as the
District Relations
Committee… until it was changed back in the 2009-2010
service year. The general idea of this committee is simple:
Publicize + Build + Inform = Public Relations.
Throughout the service year, this committee is assigned to
create PowerPoints and videos, contact the local media,
write articles, create brochures, and to overall publicize Key
Club and its work in any way possible. We cannot do what
we do without YOU, the members of this organization! It
takes work on our part, but it’s a very simple thing
for you to do. Why do you love Key Club? What
makes Key Club so great? What does Key Club
give to you? Instead of answering these questions
in your head, answer them by telling your friends!
By letting your friends know all about the wonder-
ful thing that is Key Club, you are doing exactly
what this committee entails: publicizing!
If you have any questions or comments about the
Public Relations Committee, contact co-chairs
Nicole Darrah (njkceditor@gmail.com) or Brian
Cheung (ltgcheung@aol.com)!
Public Relations
Committee
Upcoming Events & Past EventsUpcoming Events & Past EventsUpcoming Events & Past EventsUpcoming Events & Past Events
ASAP for more information, as the first payment is due
by May 15th. If money is an issue, feel free to ask your
Kiwanis Club to help you out with the costs. They would
be glad to help! I can’t wait to see you there! (=
In July 2010,
Key Clubbers
from Districts
around the
world will be
coming to-
gether to
celebrate an-
other year of
service to our homes, schools, and communities. The
67th Annual Key Club International Convention will
take place in the amazing Memphis, Tennessee. There
will always be something to do, whether it is evaluating
this year's candidates for Key Club International office,
hearing a motivational speaker or learning more
about the phenomenal programs that Key Club Inter-
national offers, or dancing!
The New Jersey District will travel to Memphis
by bus, leaving New Jersey on the morning July 4th,
and returning on the evening of July 12th. On the road
to ICON, we will stop at many points of interest, includ-
ing Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio,
Graceland, and the Civil Rights Museum. At ICON, the
festivities begin with a private concert by Ohio pop-
rock superstars Relient K, and continue with appear-
ances by such celebrities as Clay Aiken and Josh
Hutcherson, various workshops, caucuses and elec-
tions, and dances! It will truly be a week to remember.
Anyone interested in attending, please contact me
If any club would like to have an article published in this newsletter about the events you have
held, or will be holding in the future, don’t hesitate to contact me. It is a great way to publicize to
other clubs in our division as well as the district board.
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Club EventsClub EventsClub EventsClub Events
The BCIT Key Club joined with the NJ State Library and collected “Pennies for
Peace”, which was founded by Greg Morten-
son and started by Western Elementary
School in River Fall, WI in 1994.
The money collected will be used to build
school libraries in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Although they did not collect a large sum,
every penny counts. In a ceremony at the NJ
State Library on April 17, Norma Blake, NJ
State Librarian, presented Christine Leitinger,
director of Pennies for Peace, with a check
for $13,400. The money was raised by over 75
New Jersey public and school libraries.
HEY
Key Clubbers!!! This space is reserved for you. Get the
word out about what your clubs are do-
ing to help your community, advertise
upcoming events, or communicate your
personal experience at a district event.
All you have to do is email an article to
me, your Lieutenant Governor.
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About Key ClubAbout Key ClubAbout Key ClubAbout Key Club
• CMRF: Club Monthly Report Form. These are crucial because they let Lieutenant Governors as well as
the New Jersey District Board, know how your club is doing. The form is to be completed by your club
Secretary and it is important to have it turned into me by the 10th of each month. In the form. Some
areas of the form will not be applicable and that is quite all right, just leave it blank and fill in as much
as you can!
• OTC: Officer’s Training Conference. Officer’s Training Conferences are mandatory for all clubs. In order
to carry out your position in the club when we come back to school in the fall, you must be trained by
yours truly!
• PCM: President’s Council Meeting. There will be five of these and more if necessary, throughout the
course of the service year. At these meetings, the Presidents of the clubs (or any position of office if the
President cannot make it) and myself are to meet up, usually at a restaurant or some nice place, to
discuss how your clubs are doing.
• RTC: Regional Training Conference. This is also mandatory for all officers. Here, you will have the experi-
ence to meet the New Jersey District Board and attend workshops which will help you have a better
understanding of your position as well as workshops that will help spice up your meetings, stir some
new ideas for projects, and a great opportunity to meet new Key Clubbers! Because the board knows
that we all hail from different schools that could be far away from each other, the RTCs are broken up
into three parts: North, Central, and South. There are RTCs held in the spring and fall. They usually take
place on Saturdays or Sundays.
Key Club Lingo
KEY-Kiwanis Educates Youth
KCI-Key Club International
CKI-Circle K International
KI-Kiwanis International
BMRF-Board Monthly Report Form
CMRF-Club Monthly Report Form
NJDB-New Jersey District Board
MEP-Major emphasis program
CSH-Children’s Specialized Hospital
UNICEF-United Nations International
Children Emergency Fund
YOF-Youth Opportunities Fund
ALS-Alex’s Lemonade Stand
CMN-Children’s Miracle Network
DCON-District Convention
ICON-International Convention
DCM-Divisional Council Meeting
KFC-Kiwanis Family Conference
RTC-Regional Training Conference
OTC-Officer Training Conference
GATC-Governor Administrator Train-
ing Conference
PMC-President’s Council Meeting
BMRF-Board Monthly Report Form
CMRF-Club Monthly Report Form
IP-Immediate Past
I have noticed that many of the clubs in our division do tons of service but have no
idea what key club is, what we stand for, the events that go on, how we became
what we are; the list goes on and on. Therefore, I am writing a few tidbits of Key Club
information in this section, “About Key Club,” for each issue.
If any club would like to have an article published in this newsletter about the events you have
held, or will be holding in the future, don’t hesitate to contact me. It is a great way to publicize to
other clubs in our division as well as the district board.
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Upcoming EventsUpcoming EventsUpcoming EventsUpcoming Events
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
6
President’s Council
7 8 9 10
Report forms due!
11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
June
The New Jersey Fall Rally is one of the
largest (percentage-wise) Key Club
events in the WORLD. It is a rally that
brings together 3,000 New Jersey Key Clubbers from all over
the state under “one
roof.”As always, Fall
Rally will be held at SIX FLAGS GREAT AD-
VENTURE in JACKSON,
NJ. On OCTOBER 10th,
2010, in the midst of
COLUMBUS DAY
WEEKEND, is when you
and other Key Club-
bers from all over new
Jersey will have the
opportunity to meet
the District Board, meet each other, learn more
about our wonderful organization, and win prizes
for being your favorite musician’s look-alike. The
best part is, you have the entire day to roam
around the park after the short Key Club session for
the low price of $32 dollars a person if registration is
handed in by October 1st for early registration. If
you have a season pass, or work at the park ad-
mission is only 6 dollars. Make sure to get the regis-
tration in by October 1st or the cost increases by
$5 a person. Another benefit of submitting early
registration is a bus parking fee waiver given by
the New Jersey District upon request. On the note
of buses, with the budget cuts it is very unlikely that
the schools are going to pay/provide for busing to
a day at six flags especially on a Sunday. There-
fore, the price of each club mem-
ber to attend can be raised a few
dollars to cover the cost of transpor-
tation. A few dollars for a bus is better than 15
dollars per car for parking. Fall Rally is going
to be a fun-filled and action-packed day
so sing the SONGS OF SERVICE with Key
Clubbers from all over New Jersey at Six
Flags Great Adventure on October 10th.
Fall Rally!!
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Contacts
District Administrator
Barrie Werfel
NJDAWerfel@aol.com
Zone Administrator
Sue Andris
andris@njkeyclub.org
District Secretary
Kevin Sun
Secretary@njkeyclub.org
District Governor
Rachel Orbach
governor@njkeyclub.org
District Editor
Nicole Darrah
editor@njkeyclub.org
District Treasurer
Devan Corona
treasurer@njkeyclub.org
Webmaster
Shivam Patel
webmaster@njkeyclub.org
Lieutenant Governor
Kirsten Reed
KirstenKeyClub@gmail.com