D6 KEY LINK| JULY 2012 ISSUE

K E Y C L U B OFFICIAL NEWS LETTER OF DIVISION 6 OF THE JAMAICA DISTRICT KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL

Volume 1 | JULY 2012 Issue 1

In this issue!

Looking Back: July

Service Projects.. ........ 3

D6 Motto ...................... 3

DCM Review ............... 4

Key Facts ..................... 5

Save the Dates!! ......... 6

M.E.P. ............................ 6

Path 2 Success ............ 7

Our New I.T. ................. 7

D6 T- Shirt Design

Competition..……..….8

D6 Committees..…......8

D6 Club Report….……8

ICON 2012 Recap ..... .9

ELIMINATE ................. ..10

Y.O.F ................... ….…11

Fundraising ideas.. ... 11

Jokes n’ Tips.............. .12

Reminders .................. 12

Quote…

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Motto Caring- Our Way of Life Pledge I pledge, on my honour, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and com-bat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions. Core Values The core values of Key Club International are: * Leadership

* Character building

* Caring

* Inclusiveness Mission statement Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service; build character and develop leadership.

My motto for this Key Club Year is: D6 Tun Up!!!

Tun up the service Tun up the vibes Tun up the experience … Tun up the thing!!!

Meaning that we are good where we are, but the division

could be doing much better, hence the theme challenges

all key clubbers, including myself to this year put out our

all in order to reach our maximum capabilities.

Tun up the service- All clubs will be aiming to excel in

this area; doing more projects to benefit the community.

Tun up the vibes- Having more fun- filled activities,

to increase unity and positive vibrations within clubs

and in the division.

Tun up the experience- Make this key club year a

wonderful experience not only for members, but, also

those who we come in contact with. In doing so, we

will fulfil our purpose and effectively encourage more

persons to join key club.

And finally, Tun up the thing, by striving to always

put out that extra effort to do more and do our best in

every aspect of out key club and personal life….


Want to see your club in the

newsletter??

Just send me an email on what’s going

down and I’ll be sure to include you!

[email protected]

D1, D2 and D6 Community Beautification Project

The D1, D2 and D6 Joint Community beautification Project which was

held on Sat. July 14th, along the vicinity of the Papine High School was

a Phase 2/ revisit of the area cleaned on the Kiwanis One Day. Key

Clubbers from the 3 divisions united together in the spirit of service to

provide this area with some well needed TLC. Cleaning done included:

garbage clean- up, sweeping of roadways, de- weeding, and removal of

bush growing along fences, and cleaning of the water canals in the

area. The area cleaned spanned from the UTECH’s back gate all the

way around to the Jamaica National Children’s Home. The project which

was supported by Key Clubbers, Kiwanians and parents alike was a

huge success. Following the Community Beautifications was a visit to the

Jamaica National Children’s Home. There Key Clubbers relaxed, played

games and shared food with the children. The project which began at

10 am and ended at 4 pm allowed attendees to gain 6hrs!

K- Family Service Day #11

The Kiwanis Service Day #11 was held on July 14th at the Falmouth Infirmary. Activities done at the infirmary included: presentation of donations collected to the keeper, changing and spreading of the bed linens in the male and female dorms, light cleaning of the exterior of the Infirmary, interaction with the residents living at the Infirmary, a beach clean- up, and social gatherings which included: stops at various restaurants and at the beautiful Falmouth beach. The Service Day was a wonderful opportunity for Kiwanians, Circle- K members and Key Clubbers from across the Jamaica to unite and work together in making a difference and creating a major impact on the lives of our fellow citizens, by working diligently, and thinking generously and hence do our own part to help our nation increase in beauty, fellowship and prosperity on this our 50th year of Independence. Attendees gained 7 hrs, exclusive of donations.

Devon House Garbage Clean- Up On July 28

th, the Division 6 key clubbers and visitors from other divisions had

our 2nd

divisional project at Devon House- a Garbage Clean- up. Key clubbers walked around the Devon House territory, picking up and disposing of garbage in an effort to beautify our community. Attendees gained 1hr from this project. The schools that participated included: Holy Childhood, Merl Grove, Meadowbrook, Immaculate, Andrews, Queens and Pen wood.

Leadership

Inclusiveness

Caring

Character

Building

Divisional Council Meeting Report

Location: Devon House Date: July 28

th, 2012 DCM #: 1

Clubs in Attendance: Immaculate High, St. Andrews High, Pen wood High,

Holy Childhood High, Queens High, Meadowbrook and Merl Grove High.

Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 10:30 am by Lt. G Toni

National Anthem, Invocation, and Pledge was led be Sec. Shakira Mills,

Sec. Joelle Blake and BE Jonelle Bowen respectively.

Welcome: Guests each introduced themselves.

Ice Breaker: Flying Dutchman and Mine Fields.

Updates: Training Conference and DCM August 17th

, 3rd

Divisional Project

August 24th

. Clubs should collect donations from all members whether they

are attending or not. This year we will have divisional socials, projects &

fundraising committees, 1 rep. from each club should join each committee.

Discussions: DCM Explanation, Divisional Directory, Divisional

Questionnaire, Divisional & club T- Shirts, Divisional Mascot and cheers,

who a true Key Clubber is and how to correctly fill out a MRF to receive

maximum marks.

Divisional Problems: Not receiving club Newsletters, late, incorrectly filled

out or not receiving any MRF at all for certain clubs

Ideas: Project, Social and Fundraising- Division Should hold a Beach Clean-

Up followed by a Beach Party.

Adjournment: Meeting was terminated at 1: 06 pm by Lt. G

Toni.

Follow up event: Divisional Project #2- Garbage Clean- up

at Devon House and 2 Divisional Fundraisers.


The Aims and Object of Key Club International are:

Develop initiative and leadership.

Provide experience in living and working together.

Serve the school and community.

Cooperate with the school principal.

Prepare for useful citizenship.

Accept and promote the following ideals:

Give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to

the material values of life.

Encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all

human relationships.

Promote the adoption and application of higher

standards in scholarship, sportsmanship, and social

contacts.

Develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent,

aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.

Provide a practical means to form enduring

friendships, to render unselfish service, and to build

better communities.

Cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound

public opinion and high idealism which makes

possible the increase of righteousness, justice,

patriotism, and good will.

Key Facts

Common Key Club Acronyms

FA- Faculty Advisors, they ensure all

club activities, bylaws and financial

records are in keeping with the school’s

regulation. Work with other advisors to

plan joint school projects to promote

school spirit and bring “Key club

understanding” to all members of the

administration and faculty.

KA- Kiwanis Advisor ensures clubs

are running properly and

professionally, keep with the

international and district bylaws and

that clubs maintain a good

relationship with their sponsoring

Kiwanis club.

KCIBOT- Key Club International Board

of Trustees consists of: International

President, International Vice-President,

and 11 International Trustees (Trustees

being assigned to three districts and also

assigned to serve on various committees within the board). The International

Council is composed of the International

Board as well as the District Governor.


Did you know? Where is the Key Club International

office…?

Indianapolis, Indiana.

Key Club, like any business organization, has its own

language; its own jargon consists largely of acronyms.

Familiarity with these District and International

“codes” will simplify one’s Key Club experience.

OTC- Officers Training

Conferences are sessions held

annually by Lt. Gs about club

officer positions and running

clubs. Attendance of all club

officers is MANDATORY!!!

Major Emphasis Program

What is a Major Emphasis Program? It is a service program to bring together all Key Club members to focus energies on making an international impact benefiting children.

What is the Major Emphasis Program (Service Initiative)? Live to Learn What are the objectives?

Assisting five to nine year olds to overcome learning obstacles.

Enabling these students to be successful and give back to their community.

What is the Live to Learn Focus? Key Club members are serving primary school children in three areas:

Improving Grades

Giving back

Growing Together

Ideas:

Mentoring

Tutoring

Developing Reading

Reading Club

Spirit week at a school

Set-up a recycling program in a school/community and educate about recycling.

Make birthday cards/holiday cards for a retirement community

Make Crafts

Start a theatre program

Staff appreciation

Save the dates!

All club officers and members are expected to be in attendance at the training conference. Location: Merl Grove. Time: 9:30- 2:30. Dress code: semi- formal.


D6 Project #3 will be a Primary School Beautification Project held at the Bethesda Primary in Llandaway, St. Thomas. All members and club officers are expected to attend. Check your email for more info on the project and requested donations.

The August DCM will be following the training conference at Merl Grove High school on the 17th. It will last from 2:30 – 3:30. I need suggestions for DCON themes, and our divisional mascot!!!

If you are interested in joining

the Major Emphasis Program

District Committee, contact

me for more information…

Keys to success: Planning & strategizing


Managers merely other people to accomplish a task or get work done; while leaders, however, share a unique vision with people and supply the necessary values and skills to move people to really want to accomplish things; leaders touch people emotionally. Here are some tips to guide you on your journey to becoming a better leader and manager in your club, school and community.

Understand what the core principles of being a leader are. It’s not about power, but rather about installing direction and influencing others to follow that direction.

Do you have the character traits to be a successful leader? If not, can you learn them?

There are different ways of managing people; Develop a leadership style.

As a leader or manager, you’re constantly soaking up information. Know how to properly collect that information.

Know how to use proper coordination between people and technology.

As you build your machine, know how to maintain it.

Constantly analyze progress.

Be prepared. Not every disaster will involve nature, but the process of preparation can be the same.

Use prevention methods, keeping filth out of not only your trash cans but out of your members as well.

If a bomb does drop, be ready to recover from it and move on.

Divisional T-shirt Design Competition

Our New International Trustee (IT)

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This year the division will be getting well needed

Divisional T- Shirts. These will be worn to all divisional

events, unless specified, and also to DCON 2013.

To decide on a design, we will be holding a T- shirt

Design competition, so all you crazy, artistic and

creative Key Clubbers out there, please get ready!!! It’s

your time to showcase your artistic skills!

Info on the necessary requirements and deadline to

submit designs will be sent to your club officers, so be

on the look out…

This year in an effort to ensure

the smooth running and success of the

division and get members more involved,

Division 6 will be having 3 divisional

committees. They are: Projects,

Fundraising and Social Committee. One

member from each school is expected to

join each committee, take part in

committee meetings and the planning of

divisional events, represent the views of

their club at meetings and relay

information from meetings to their club.

To include you and make your experience more exciting!

To increase communication among clubs, divisions, districts and overall International.

To create educational resources for clubs, divisions and districts as a whole to help guide them as they begin the new service year with the positions they had been elected or appointed to. I want the club levels to be on the same level as the international level. Everyone in Key Club is a leader, and they can't

show leadership without knowledge. Everyone, no matter your position in Key Club, you are a leader!

Our new International Trustee for the year

2k12-13 will be… *cue drum roll*… JACK

VIELHAUER!!! The New York District Key

Clubber and Immediate Past Ogdensburg

Free Academy Club Secretary, was elected

as trustee at ICON 2012. He will serve as a

liaison for the Jamaica, Carolinas and

Florida District and the Key Club

International Board. His goals include:

The Club Report is a chart which shows which clubs I have noted in my files to have received MRFs and Newsletters for. It is to help motivate clubs to work hard, or continue the good work.

International Convention 2012 Recap


Key Club International’s 69th International

Convention was held this year in Orlando, Florida. The

convention which celebrates the end of the Key Club

year attracted attention from key clubbers all over the

globe… including Jamaica!

The Jamaica District Key Clubbers arrived at the

Hilton Hotel which all convention attendees were

expected to stay on the 3rd. However convention was

kicked off to a exciting start on the 4th. Activities such as

trading district pins, caucuses, Meet and Greet, the

Eliminate Fundraising Dance, District booth displays,

Eliminate Dinner, showcasing of the winners of the

award, talent and poster competition, and presentation

of awards to distinguished district officers and clubs,

numerous forums and last but certainly not least

*taking a deep breath* The NEON DANCE! Where sure

to keep Key Clubbers on their feet, and ensured that

there was never a dull moment at ICON 2012. At caucus

Key Clubbers got an opportunity to hear their

candidates for international office speak and ask them

questions about their plans and test their knowledge

about Key Club. We also had an opportunity to vote

for our future officers.

As a apart of the District Tour, Jamaica District

Key Clubber got the opportunity to visit ANIMAL

KINGDOM to go on the nature trails, view the animals

and the different shows and showcases, we event

went on some killer rides!

ICON 2012 was a wonderful experience. It was

awesome to get the chance to see what key club is

like outside of the Jamaica District. These are memoirs

which will last a life time. Next year ICON will be held

in DC, I encourage all key clubbers to attend, and also

our International President has promised to get

Obama to attend, and try attracting attention to the

works of our wonderful organization. I don’t know

about you, but I’m already saving to go there…!

In 34 countries around the world, maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) can quickly turn the joy of childbirth into

tragedy. MNT kills one baby every nine minutes. Its effects are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful

convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch. There is little hope of survival. And tetanus kills mothers too.

MNT is caused when tetanus spores, found in soil everywhere, come into contact with open cuts during childbirth.

The disease strikes the poorest of the poor, the geographically hard to reach and those without health care.

Yes! MNT is highly preventable. Just three doses of a 60-cent immunization protect mothers, who then pass on the

immunity to their future babies. Together, Kiwanis and UNICEF can stop this disease.

UNICEF has helped to successfully eliminate MNT in many countries. But in 34 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe

and North America, it still strikes babies and mothers who have little or no access to health care — either because they

are poor, live in remote areas or are caught in humanitarian emergencies. More funds and resources are needed to

reach all babies and mothers at risk.

More than 100 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe

storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take US$110 million — and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the

Kiwanis family.

It is unacceptable that innocent newborns and their mothers suffer and die from MNT when it can be prevented so easily. This is also an amazing

opportunity to reach the poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with lifesaving health care. Developing delivery systems for MNT vaccines will blaze a

trail to provide additional desperately needed services to these marginalized families.

WHAT IF YOU COULD SAVE A BABY’S LIFE?

“There is a child out there, just like you, who will never get a chance of having a future…”

CLICK ME!!!

CLICK!

THE ELIMATE PROJECT:

Eliminating maternal/ neonatal tetanus


Youth Opportunities Fund

The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an

endowed fund for Key Club International held

within the Kiwanis International Foundation.

This fund uses earned interest to help Key

Clubs and Key Club members serve the world

by providing grants for service opportunities.

The fund also provides academic scholarships

for higher education. The Youth Opportunities Fund is established through a portion of your Key Club

International dues and through the purchase of G. Harold Martin Fellowships.

YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school,

community or world. Key Clubs have applied for grant funds to support many varied service projects.

All clubs MUST

apply for a YOF

Grant. All

applications MUST

be sent in by Nov. 1st


~ Sizzling summer FUNDRAISING N SOCIAL IDEAS ~

Car Wash

Bag Juice & Banana Chips Sale

Bake Sale

Fundraising Party

Donuts n’ Pizza Sale

Raffles

Dinners

Movie Nights

Talent Show- sell tickets and refreshments

Biggest Loser Contest

…BEG!!!

Just For Laughs!

Healthy Eating Habits

REMINDERS!!!

Secretary’s Club Monthly Report Forms are to be sent in on the 5th of EVERY MONTH your Lt. G, DST, Faculty Advisor, Kiwanis Advisor, DA Navara Dennis, and ADA Karen Sinclair- Lym.

Bulletin Editors are to create MONTLY Club Newsletters and send to your Lt. G on the 5th of EVERY MONTH. Clippings from these will be used in the Divisional Newsletter. Ensure you adhere to the Key Club Graphic Standards.


Here are some more don’ts after a meal… 1) Don’t eat fruits immediately- immediately eating fruits causes

your stomach to be bloated with air. Eat fruits 1-2 hrs after. 2) Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of

acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.

3) Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted and blocked.

4) Don’t walk about- Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.

5) Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.

Bad ppl ! ^_^

“Caring - Our Way of Life” Turn up the heat this summer with service…

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