The stage of transition is never an easy one. It takes a certain level of balance between support, teamwork, and cooperation to smoothly and successfully shift gears into the upcoming year. Even more importantly, a turning point of any kind requires nothing short of enthusiasm, inspiration, and motivation in order to achieve the desired results. I have seen that strong encouragement is for the most part, never lacked. Each and every single individual contributes to the overall division, working together as a team in order to accomplish the tasks we initially set out to do. I noticed that internal conflict within our family is a rarity since there is generally constant cooperation between the members, officers, and advisors. In short, we have the support, the teamwork, the cooperation, and as a family, we most definitely have the capacity to glide into the new term with ease. After all, to quote Leo Buscaglia: ―Too often do we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring—all of which have the potential to turn a life around.‖ This is what Key Club is all about. To continue sharing our way of life, I hope that we will all do everything in our power to bring about enthusiasm, inspiration, and motivation to the division, and subsequently contribute to the overall success of shifting into the 2011-2012 Key Club year. Constantly in Service, Mian Ong Lieutenant Governor 2011-2012 Division 19 North, Region 8

Volume IV, Issue 1

2011-2012 District Lt. Governors

Region 8 LTG’s

DCON Recap

Major Emphasis Program (MEP)

The Key Club service initiative is an element of the Major Emphasis Program (MEP) and is created on a two-year basis. Key Club International encourages Key Club members to devote their hands-on service to a single area of need, to make a substantial impact. The 2008-11 service initiative is Live 2 Learn. Live 2 Learn focuses on helping children, ages 5-9, overcome learning obstacles so they can be successful and give back to their home, school and community. Key Club members are serving primary school children in three areas: Improving grades Giving back Growing together

Learn more about the MEP: http://www.keyclub.org/service.aspx

Presidents and Vice-Presidents Leadership and Inspiration

COMMUNICATION Inform members about upcoming events

Communication with your Lt. Governor often to receive updates.

Inform your Lt. Governor about upcoming events so that he/she may attend.

Inform faculty and Kiwanis advisors.

Encourage all to participate in Key Club activities

Communicate with each other

WORKING TOGETHER 1. The president must delegate tasks. If tasks aren’t delegating, the vice president will not know what to do. You don’t want to have a vice president who does nothing because he/she wasn’t give anything to do. 2. If the president does not delegate work, find work to do. There will always be work to do; one just has to find it. 3. Communicate directly with each so that there are no acts of surprise. 4. Update each other on the club’s activities. 5. Delegate task. 6. Emphasize Group Recognition 7. BECOME FRIENDS

Summer Projects Adopt – a – Beach/Highway Locate a beach or highway that has been abandoned or is not kept up very well. Take monthly trips to keep it clean and beautiful. Anti-Vandalism Campaign Advertise your campaign throughout the city. Make signs decrying the destruction of the property and post them in businesses. Ask restaurants for permission to advertise with table tents. Clean up the vandalism around the city. Clean-Up and Fix-Up Campaign As part of a ―clean-up and fix-up‖ campaign, paint some of the older and larger houses in a rundown area of the city. Set an example for other citizens to follow. Scavenger Hunt for Food This is a great event for an inter-club, rally, or party. Make a list of canned-food items and clothing. Then proceed to have the members collect these items. One way to do it is to have members go around a neighborhood, house to house looking for the items. Have a points system for certain items, and give prizes for the most food collected. Vacation Day Care Plan activities for young children during their breaks from school. Suggestions include movies, game day, and a day at the park. Crafts in the Park Invite elementary students to come make arts in crafts at a park. Or, have Key Clubbers make cards and other crafts to donate to a local elderly home.

Secretaries

Weekly Duties •Attend all club meetings and board meetings •Record minutes during meetings •Organize all club files/paperwork •Attend club and divisional events •Create sign-in sheets to track attendance at meetings •Create sign-up sheets for service projects/fundraisers/socials •Communicate with fellow officers, your advisors, and your members •Continually collect data from service events, club meetings, etc. for your Monthly Report Form •Keep track of members’ service hour

Monthly Report Form

The Monthly Report Form (MRF) is one of the most important files that a Secretary will use throughout his or her term. Since you will need to complete and submit it every month, you should become very well acquainted with its contents. The MRF is not only helpful for you and your club, but also for your respective division and our district. Many of you are already knowledgeable about this file, but for those of you who are not, here is an introduction to its contents.

Officer Information Club Roster

Service Hours How to record service hours: 1. Have members sign-in and sign-out of events. 2. Go to the Service Record tab in your MRF. The names of all your members will transfer over directly from the Roster tab. Fill in the event name and date and under the column, fill in the number of hours that each member performed. On the far right, the total number of service hours for each member is automatically calculated for your convenience. 3. On your monthly reports in the MRF, complete the Projects Section and Project Snapshots. * Be sure to share your service hours spreadsheet with your club members on a weekly or monthly basis.

Treasurers

Dues Dues are the lifeline of Key Club international. Dues include club, district, and international fees to belong to the world’s

largest high school service program.

Why do we pay dues? The breakdown is simple

- $4.50 Districts dues - $6.50 International dues

- Grand Total to be a member: $11

$6.50 International Dues ♣ Membership Card & Pin

♣ Administrative Budget

♣ Officer and Board Budget

(Int’l President, VP, Trustees)

♣ KEYNOTER Magazine

♣ Youth Opportunities Fund

♣ International Convention

♣ Leadership, Education, and

Development

$4.50 District Dues ♣ Administrative Budget

♣ Office and Board Budget

(Exec’s, LTGs, Committee)

♣ Key Leader Scholarship

♣ SLP PTP Grant

♣ Leadership, Education, and

Development

♣ Fall Rally North/South

Editors

Newsletters Publish a newsletter on a regular basis, usually monthly, with: 1. Officer Message 2. Upcoming Events 3. Member Spotlight 4. CORRECT Graphic Standards 5. Articles on Past/Upcoming Service Projects 6. CREATIVITY AT ITS BEST! These are just some ideas on what to insert into your newsletter.

Graphic Standards Graphic Standards are guidelines to follow when making published Key Club work (i.e. Flyers, newsletters, training materials). The purpose is to create the unified, professional look of Key Club International. It brands the Key Club name with the various logos and fonts. Examples can be found all over this manual: From the pencil in the headers, the logos on the front page, and even the fonts. How you utilize them is up to you. Drop shadows, gradients, and glows are all acceptable ways to enhance Graphic Standards.

Divisional Articles

CAMS

On Saturday, April 30th, CAMS Key Club participated in the annual March of Dimes/March for Babies, a 5K walk held throughout the country. The March of Dimes is an organization that was originally established by President Roosevelt to combat polio, but after the Salk vaccine was established, the organization turned its focus to preventing birth defects. Since the 1960s, the March of Dimes has been raising awareness regarding premature births and raising funds for research. Each year, CAMS Key Club has been participating in this wonderful event. Previously, we have raised approximately $100. This year, we broke our record and achieved our goal, collecting over $152 in under two weeks. Besides those who fundraised, there were also dedicated members who participated in the walk itself, along with thousands of others, to raise awareness. These members arrived at the Los Angeles walk, the closest event, held in Exposition Park, early in the morning and walked in high spirits, occasionally asked ―How do you feel?!‖

-Kikei Wong

CAMS

This month, CAMS would like to recognize Olivia Solis

for her passion and commitment to Key Club. Although

she is only a freshman, Olivia has become one of the most

active members of our club. She attends every weekly

meeting and nearly every project as well, including the

recent March of Dimes and Easter Egg Outreach events.

Last month, Olivia also attended Cali-Nev-Ha’s District

Convention in Anaheim, where she was one of CAMS’

voting delegates.

In addition to being a truly dedicated member of our club,

Olivia is a genuinely kind and friendly individual as well.

Whether it is at a club event, or simply at school, Olivia is

always one of the first to smile and say “Hello”. She is

also attentive and excited to help wherever needed.

Clearly, Olivia’s unselfish disposition and positive attitude

make her a well-deserving recipient of our Member of the

Month award.

-Jason Soto

Divisional Articles

Gardena

Often, there are moments, especially at the beginning of an officer's term, where one can become frustrated & stressed from the pressure they're under. Fortunately, as the Vice President for about three weeks now, I haven't had too many difficulties yet. But even with the smaller problems, like making sure someone arrives a bit earlier to events, it's always nice to have a helping hand. This month, Mahir Eldaw (new member, 12th grade) has shown initiative and dedication through his work, asking for nothing in return. Though he is often the quieter, reserved type, Mahir is undoubtedly one of our most hardworking members. He has constantly shown up to events early, making sure that our club is well represented at them. He has also done the jobs that the other members don't take as excitedly, such as sweeping, setting up chairs, and making sure that everything is in order at an event. What's most inspiring is that Mahir never complains or asks for anything in return. I am able to trust him to communicate a message to other members for me, as well as to report any difficulties at an event, without having to provide an incentive for him to do me a favor. His selfless acts of kindness, even in the smallest of things, has made the first month of my job much less demanding, and although he may not realize it, it is those same small acts that help me carry out my duties as Vice President. I'm very proud to say that Mahir is a very inspirational Key Club member who deserves to be in the spotlight this month.

Leuzinger

Inspiring public awareness, of any kind, can be a daunting task. Nevertheless, we, as Key Club representatives, should make it our primary objective to do so where needed. Despite previous efforts undertaken by other clubs, I have noticed that there is little to no environmental awareness at Leuzinger High School. As my first Presidential endeavor I aimed to change this through a school wide recycling program. I have organized, planned, and coordinated with our supervising club leader to ensure the best greatest productivity. The program is simple, yet, functional. It consists of placing containers, within every classroom, to collect recyclables; additional containers are placed at key locations throughout the school. After our weekly meeting, club members help collect the containers. In consideration to teachers who leave early, we have members with open periods willing to collect their containers at a more convenient time. The recyclables are then taken to a local recycling center to be disposed of properly. Leuzinger Key Club has thus taken the initiative to inspire public awareness. As we care for our environment we are, simultaneously, inspiring the rest of our student population. This project has been a wonderful opportunity, through which we have increased school spirit, public awareness, and fundraised for our school and club. Moreover, our combined efforts are benefitting, not only our club, rather the entire community. Through full hearted devotion I believe we, as a club, will continue to make this simple project emerge into a greater cause.

Divisional Articles

El Segundo

Last Saturday Key Club had its Face painting and Hometown Fair booth. Hometown fair is an annual El Segundo event where El Segundo High School Clubs and The El Segundo Community come together to put on one large, fun, and entertaining event for everyone. If you stopped by the Key Club Booth, you probably saw Annie (or the artistically talented people in Key Club) painting intricate butterfly's, flowers, spider man masks. The rest of us stood by marveling ( and at times, a bit jealous) of how easily they turned a person's face into a pirate's face. After seeing all the success that Annie had, I decided to try my hand at face painting and tried to paint a mickey mouse. Let's just say that it didn't work out too well and someone else had to step in and redo my mickey mouse. But in my defense, I never took an art class in high school. Seeing as I failed to paint anything, I instead hair sprayed kids hair and put my communication/socializing skills to good use by making new friends. Key Club is a place where you can showcase your skills as an artist, as a musician, or almost anything else. Unlike other community service clubs, not everything we do relates to tedious hard labor. The activities that we participate in are interesting and memorable, because of the opportunities and challenges that they present and of the people that you meet and get to know.

El Segundo

Fiona Seechung is an active key clubber who makes a point to not only to try and come to every event, but also to stay for the whole time. Recently, we had a Key Club booth at a local fair and Fiona devoted her whole Saturday to face painting and hair spray. She also helped us raise money for the club by telling her friends to come and get their faces painted. Her devotion to El Segundo Key club makes her a worthy member this month!

Gardena

On May 14, 2011, Gardena High School Key Club participated in Sharefest at Gardena High School. Sharefest is a program that chooses a school every year and plans a beautification of it's entire campus; this year it was Gardena High School. The event brought together over 300 volunteers from all sorts of places in the community. Key Clubbers participated in this event by helping beautify the school in several ways. Some members went around the whole school and row by row, scrubbed down all the lockers. Others participated in the gardening section of the event by pulling out weeds in the ground and planting several trees, flowers, and other types of plants. Yet, other groups of members were out in the cafeteria, and helped by either cleaning the lunch tables and umbrellas, or by painting murals on the walls and spray painting different stencils on them. This event brought together many people from the community and several clubs from our school. Key Clubbers had the chance to perform excellent work, all while mingling with many of the other volunteers. There was a sense of unity throughout the school, as we all came together to help make Gardena High School, our home, a wonderful place.

Leuzinger

This person was singled out, among other members, this month, due to her outstanding accountability. I find it remarkable that she has attended every Key Club meetings from the beginning of the school year to this point. Moreover, she has continually made herself available, with a helping hand, as a volunteer in our events to help the community, without hesitation. More admirable is the fact that, although she ran for a spot on our board and was not elected, she remains determined to stay strong and continues to contribute to our club. This, to me, demonstrates the importance she places in the club. It speaks for her dedication, it speaks for her good heart, and it speaks for her valor to keep going, even when presented with defeat. This genuinely positive dedication, towards the benefit of others, is truly a remarkable quality that deserves recognition.

Events in Review! Mark your calendars for these fantastic

divisional events!

South Fall Rally:

Early Bird Dues:

Key Club Week:

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