NYDC Division2 December 2010 Issue V II Volume I

Governor’s Greeting - 2

Dues -2

Kamp Kiwanis Experience-3

Club Building and

Reactivation -3

District Projects -4

Monthly Report Forms -5

The Eliminate Project -6

St. Jude‘s Research

Hospital / Kamp Kiwanis -7

Distinguished Key Clubber

-8

Fundraising Idea‘s / Fisher

house -9

LTC2010 -10

Upcoming Divisional Events

-11 Paperwork Status -12

Contact List -13

Division 2 Clubs:

Amityville Lindenhurst William Floyd

Bellport Patchogue Medford

Greetings from Lt. Governor Stephanie Salinas Hello Division 2! Hopefully

everyone is adjusted to the new

school year and taking part in

their service initiatives! I would

like to thank you for attending

the December Divisional. It was a

great success! Many important

topics, questions and events

were discussed. For the following

Divisional we should all make an effort to attend. Not only

will you be updated about the district, but we will also be

having Lt. Governor Elections!

Finally, I know it is getting tough but please make every

effort to remain motivated to continue your service. I

could have not asked for a more unified and dedicated

group of individuals,

Let’s continue to work hard and set goals for the New

Year!

Upcoming Divisional Events: - Divisional at Bellport High School

205 Beaver Dam Road

Brookhaven, NY 11719

January 12, 2010

7 p.m. -9 p.m.

3 ½ Months Until the

Leadership

Training

Conference ! April 8-10th 2011

Governor’s Greeting- Nadyli Nunez Can you believe it is December already? The weather is getting colder but don’t forget to continue serving! There are tons of indoor volunteer opportunities. Outdoor events can be done with extra layers of clothing. Though the Leadership Training Conference is a few months away, register early! The hotel, The Holiday Inn, is attractive in appearance but smaller in size to the venues previously used. By registering soon, you can make sure you have a spot for an amazing weekend. The Leadership Training Conference website is now available (www.conference.nydkc.org) with helpful resources along with the registration form. Remain in constant contact with your Lieutenant Governor. There is plenty of important information about running for higher offices and awards coming your way. If you are interested in running for higher office (Lt. Governor, District Executive Board or International position), contact your Lieutenant Governor as soon as possible. He/she will let you know what to do to. Do not forget to subscribe to the New York District Mailing List. Go to www.nydkc.org and on the right column you can subscribe. If you are having trouble, email Webmaster Emily

(emilylew.tech@nydkc.org) or your Lieutenant Governor. I wish you all happy holidays and a happy New Year!

Treasurer Safanah T Siddiqui If You Haven’t Paid Your Dues…

The deadline for dues has passed! If your club did not submit

dues before December 1st, your club is now delinquent.

However, you can change your club status by simply paying

dues for at least fifteen members by January 30th. If you do not

take action, on February 1st, your club will be suspended, you

will lose rights to attend the upcoming Leadership Training

Conference, and your members will not be permitted to run

for Lieutenant Governors. You definitely don’t want to lose

these privileges, so get those dues in!

If you’re having trouble with the dues submission process,

don’t hesitate to contact me. All treasurers should be in the

Google group (http://groups.google.com/group/nydkc-

treasurers) which I have been using to send out updates.

To view my spreadsheet with the paid dues report, go to

http://bit.ly/nydues, or view Kiwanis International’s list at

www.kiwanisone.org/slpreports. Keep in mind that the Kiwanis

International office is busy at this time of the year and make

take up to a few weeks to process your dues. So don’t

procrastinate sending them in!

Lt. Governor Emily Gicewics The Kamp Kiwanis

Experience As a Lt. Governor I was curious about what Kamp Kiwanis was. After my division and I were raising money for the place, I always knew it was a camp for impoverished children as well as people with disabilities. I never knew what is like for the children that went. So I called up the camp director Mrs. Lopez and planned to go out during closing weekend. Seven other Key clubbers along with me and the Kiwanis chaperones packed into two cars and drove two and a half hours to Kamp Kiwanis, which is located in Taberg, NY. When we arrived, we got a chance to unpack in the cabins we were staying in and got a chance to see some of the camp. Just from my first impression of the camp, I could already see that it was a pretty great camp especially for a child or adult that never has had a camp experience. My division and I were put to work making sure the cabins were all set for winter and painting cabin. We learned a very important lesson from painting: don’t back in to walls with wet paint on them and when painting keep a window or door open so the paint can dry faster. However, we learned a more important lesson from the whole weekend: a few hours of work can go along way when helping a child have the week of their life at Kamp Kiwanis.

New Club Building and Reactivation- James Florakis 2010 is almost gone and so is the current Key Club year! We have surpassed the mid-way point of the service year, which starts and ends with the Leadership Training Conference in April. The New Club Building and Reactivation Committee still has a while to reach it's goal though! We have officially chartered/reactivated 8 new K-Family clubs throughout the district this year yet our goal is to start 27 clubs, or one new K-Family club per division. We are about 40% to our goal since some new clubs are currently having their paperwork processed by Kiwanis International. So, we need your help! If you would like to start a Key Club at a nearby school, please visit http://www.nydkc.org/new-club-building-and-reactivation for more information and feel free to speak to any New Club Building and Reactivation Committee member, including myself. Also if you and/or your Key Club is interested in starting a K-Kids (the elementary school Kiwanis sponsored club) or a Builder's Club (the middle school Kiwanis sponsored club), please speak with your sponsoring Kiwanis Club so you can co-sponsor one. With your help, we can achieve our goal 100%! Happy Holidays and Happy Building!

District Projects- Lieutenant Governor Rhea Singh

Can you feel that Holiday Spirit Key Clubbers? Well, here at

the District Projects Committee we sure can, especially in our

fundraising efforts. Throughout the month of December if you

and your club can find time to fundraise, fundraise! The

magic of the Holidays make people in our communities

across New York much more willing to give.

We are making great progress in our fundraising goals as the

total is now $146,985 of $175,000 or 84%. In order for us to

reach and surpass this goal, hundreds of dollars in fundraising

must become a reality this month. Seize the opportunity

presented to us with the coming of the Holidays and

capitalize! Fundraising will make both you as a Key Clubber

and the giver happy – to know that in some way, someone

somewhere is being helped is always pleasing.

So, Key Clubbers of the Mighty New York District pick a

charity, even a local one and fundraise, fundraise, fundraise!

We can all ultimately be successful, just think of your favorite

Holiday movie (it always happens!) Together, as one I know

that by time the Leadership Training Conference rolls around

in April we will have surpassed our goal. However, this requires

each and every one of us Key Clubbers to FUNDRAISE!

Advocacy- Katie Cieplicki

Did you know that over fifty trucks transport trash from New York City to upstate every single day? Think of all the fossil fuel being burned and all the greenhouse gases and environmental toxins being produced! It would be much more practical and efficient to transport waste by a rail system. To speak out against this issue, the advocacy committee has decided to direct our next letter at political officials. We will demand a more eco-friendly way for transporting and disposing trash. This letter is coming soon and will be found in the next issue of the Empire Key. Check out issues we have advocated for in the past on our committee page at www.nydkc.org and please be on the lookout for other injustices in your own community to advocate for. If you need help getting started, contact anyone on the committee.

Secretary Grace Na

Hello everyone!

The time I spent so far as an officer on the district

board as a Key Club member has been amazing.

As District Secretary I calculate the district totals

and hours to see how we are improving. A lot of

secretaries have been handing in their past

Monthly Report Form which helped move the

district towards our goal of district and Governor

Projects. Some of the executive board officers have

made efforts in calling club officers to encourage

them to submit past and current Monthly Report

Forms. It is very important for clubs to continually

submit their Monthly Report Forms so the district can

acknowledge your achievements.

There are no excuses for not submitting your

Monthly Report Form because there are three

different methods in submission: mail, email

attachment, and online submission. If you need

help submitting or filling out the MRF please email or

call me. Online, in the resource section there is

“How to Fill Out an MRF” paper that gives you a

step by step direction that will help you fill out your

Monthly Report Form.

Also, if club secretaries are not part of the

Google group, please join immediately. There will

be information posted on distinguished secretary

award, newsletters, and totals.

If you have any questions or concerns

please feel free to email me at

gracena.sec@nydkc.org!

DIVISION 2 ERF April May JuneJuly Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Amityvil le

Bellport X X

Copiague X X X X X X X X

Lindenhurst X X X X X X X X

Patchogue-Medford X X X X X X X X

Sayvil le X X X X X

William Floyd X X X X X X X X

The goal of the Eliminate project is to

terminate maternal and neonatal

tetanus (MNT) within the next five

years. It is both UNICEF’s and Kiwanis’s

goal to aid in the elimination of MNT.

What is MNT?

Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus is

caused when tetanus spores come

into contact with open cuts during

childbirth. The tetanus spores are

found in soil everywhere. The disease is

mainly seen in the poorest counties

where health care is nonexistent.

The Facts:

MNT kills 1 baby every 9 minutes (in a

single day 160 babies die because of

tetanus)

- Tetanus does not just end the lives

of newborns it also kills mothers too

- MNT is highly preventable (but is

not always prevent because of a lack

of resources)

- MNT is extremely common in 40

countries out of the 195 in the world

- We need to immunized 129million

mothers and their future babies to

terminate MNT

- UNICEF needs $110 million

dollars

to eliminate tetanus

- A single vaccination costs

60cents

- The elimination of Maternal and

Neonatal Tetanus is achieved when

there is less than one cases of MNT

per 1,000 live births

What Can We Do?

UNICEF needs our help to raise funds

to fight against this deadly spore,

which has ended the lives of millions

of children that have barely been a

part of our world. As Key Clubbers it is

our job to help educate the

communities, families, about tetanus.

We need to advocate, to inform the

world of what MNT is doing to millions

of newborns and their mothers in

poor countries.

Respectfully Submitted,

President Christina

Located in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a

leading pediatric cancer center that provides care to children with cancer and other

catastrophic diseases, working to find cures through research and treatment. The

hospital stays consistent with the philosophy of their founder, Danny Thomas, which is

that no child should be denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability

to pay.

St. Jude Children’s Hospital is one of Key Club’s district projects because they

need our help to continue their devotion to the children in need. The hospital hopes

to pursue their vision of being the world leader in prevention and treatment of

pediatric catastrophic diseases by providing outstanding patient care, conducting

basic, translational and clinical research designed to elucidate biological

mechanisms, understand disease pathogenesis, improve diagnosis, enhance

treatment outcome, prevent diseases and minimize adverse consequences of

treatment, and by educating health care and scientific research professionals.

Through these efforts, they seek to cure and enhance the quality of life for an

increasing proportion of children who come to them for treatment, and by expanding

and sharing knowledge, to advance treatment of children with catastrophic diseases

worldwide, while developing strategies to prevent them.

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital has helped many children live healthier lives and

we have to help them continue this vital mission in any way we can.

Respectfully Submitted by,

President Kelly Salloum

Kamp Kiwanis is a wonderful organization that has been around for quite a

long time. Its main focus is to provide fun, physical exercise and adventure. It

endeavors to afford opportunities for people to participate in a creative outdoor

group experience. It is designed to mainstream children with special needs. These

kids are encouraged to participate in non-competitive activities that teach them

how to work in groups and team building. They also learn how to show leadership

and fair play. The campsite includes sleeping cabins, bath houses, athletic fields,

library, sports area, swimming pool, nature trails, a camping area with a teepee, arts

and crafts facilities and a pond for fishing and canoeing. Kamp Kiwanis not only

accommodates co-ed camping, but is also wheelchair accessible now. They

welcome adults, seniors and children of all ages with special needs to come and

enjoy the fun. As key clubbers it is important for us to help support Kamp Kiwanis and

everything that it does for the community. By donating necessary items and raising

funds we will be able to help Kamp Kiwanis keep its legacy going.

Respectfully Submitted by,

President Sarah Frohn

Distinguished Key Clubber Award- Sharif Mahfouz

As December comes, we become immersed into the

holiday season – a season of giving and family. But in

Key Club, it is holiday season every day: we give all

year round and experience the world with our Kiwanis

Family. So get yourself ready for the Award Season!

The Award Season starts around December and ends

in mid-March. The Award Season is the New York

District Key Club’s way of thanking all of you for the time and effort you put into your charitable work. We

put effort to recognize all those who have gone

above and beyond the call of duty of an average Key Clubber.

The Distinguished Key Clubber Award is the first award

available to you. We suggest all Key Clubbers to

apply – all winners will receive a pin and certificate. The application is currently available on the district

website (www.nydkc.org). Keep your eyes open for

the Booklet of Merits ’10, scheduled to be released in

mid-December!

Dues Update:

As a reminder, dues payments had to be submitted by December 1st, 2010. As of now,

the clubs that have paid dues are:

1. Patchogue Medford High School

2. Lindenhurst High School 3. Amityville High School

4. Copiague High School That is 70% of our division. The clubs that are now delinquent are:

5. Sayville High School

6. Bellport High School 7. William Floyd High School

The importance of paying dues has been stressed at every Divisional Meeting and

clubs who have not paid have been notified through Club Presidents.

Fundraising Ideas:

Ready to start the year off right? Some fundraiser ideas are to sell

flowers, who wouldn’t want to receive a flower from someone

special. Another idea is to sell lollipops ,they taste good . Other

fundraising ideas to get the whole school involved would be a

dance-a-thon, a night filled with your friends, food and good music (:

Another idea would be a battle of the classes, everyone loves a

good competition. Another fundraiser idea even though it’s a classic,

that would raise a lot of money would be a bake sale, everyone loves sweets.

Respectfully Submitted by,

Vice President Kristen Hooper

The Fisher House Foundation.

The fisher house foundation is a program that supports military families

in their time of need and supplies them with a home and medical insistence without charge. The Fisher House Foundation seems like an

amazing idea especially because it’s helping out those who defended

our honor during war. I think it’s awesome that military families can rely

on this foundation and know for sure that they’ll be taken care of. As

Key Club President I would try to actually come up with some sort of donation idea to raise money to donate to the wonderful foundation so

they can continue with their continuous support to our troops. I hope

the Fisher House expands their idea and place it in different areas so it wouldn’t be inconvenient to the families because moving and leaving

family/friends behind can be also tough. But besides that con, I believe

the foundation is doing an amazing job and deserves to be rewarded in some sort of way and me having the title that I have I’ll make it my

mission to show the foundation we appreciate their hard work.

Respectfully Submitted,

President Nalaika Thomas

Sign Up Now!

The Leadership Training Conference this year will be held at the

Holiday Inn in Albany, NY.

Date: April 8th, 9th, and 10th

Cost: Approximately $250 w/o Transportation

You’re invited to the next divisional meeting! Many of you

attended the December Divisional that took place on December

15th at Lindenhurst High School! It was a great success. We were

able to put together many coloring books and cards which have

been mailed out to St. Jude’s Research Hospital. Now, it is time to

make the January meeting once again a success.

January Divisional:

At this meeting, we will be making pillows for the

children at KPTC. Also, elections for the upcoming

Lieutenant Governor will be held. Make sure to

mark your calendar’s!

Date: January 12, 2010

Time: 7 p.m.

Place: Bellport High School

Admission: Fabric and Needles

Paperwork Status: Monthly Report Forms:

Amityville: No paperwork Submitted

Bellport: April -October & December not Submitted

Copiague: November not Submitted

Lindenhurst: November not Submitted

Sayville: Missing April, May, October, November Patchogue Medford: Perfect Paperwork Status

William Floyd: Missing November

Remember- It is super important to submit all paperwork in on time. Monthly

Report Forms are due the 7th of each month.

Holiday Fun:

NYDKCA

Mr, Lowenberg

Nykca@optonline.net

NYDKC Governor

Nadyli Nuñez

Nadylinunez.gov@nydkc.org

District Secretary

Grace Na

Gracena.sec@nydkc.org

District Treasurer

Safanah Siddiqui

safanahsiddiqui.treas@nydkc.org

District Editor

Jensen Cheong

Jensencheong.editor@nydkc.org

District Webmaster

Emily Lew

Emilylew.tech@nydkc.org

Kiwanis Representative

Mr. Farrell

Jpfjresq@optonline,net

Lt Governor Division 2

Stephanie Salinas

111 Green Avenue

Patchogue, NY 11772

StephanieSalinas.ltg@nydkc.org

Division Secretary

Annie Vincenti

Xsurfsup247x@aim.com

Division 2 Facebook Group

http://on.fb.me/kcdivision2

Division 2 Issuu Account

Used to view all important documents

www.issuu.com/kcdivision2

Contact Information:

Lt. Governor Stephanie Salinas

NYDKC Division 2 Caring, our way of life