Happy Holidays LaMissTenn District Key Clubbers,

The Christmas holiday season is just beginning, and Santa will

be bringing presents to homes across the world very soon!

Unfortunately, some homes will not be on Santa’s radar this

year, and it is up to generous people to help less fortunate

families. Ask local churches, juvenile justice centers, shelters,

and charities if your Key Club can provide Christmas gifts for

families in need! Key Clubbers always enjoy shopping for

presents and wrapping gifts!

Providing Christmas presents for the less fortunate is not the

only way you can be a Secret Santa this year. Your Key Club

can spend time with the elderly during the holiday season

and deliver Christmas cards to local nursing homes. You can

also start a “Pay It Forward” movement in the community.

No matter how you choose to give, serve others with a joyful

heart!

In this issue of Keeping Tabs, you will find a variety of service

project ideas and important information about the district

scholarship!

Please let your lieutenant governor or me know if you have

any questions or if we can provide any assistance to you

and your club. Merry Christmas! Yours in Service,

Tabitha Kearns

LaMissTenn District Governor

“It's not how much we

give but how much

love we put into

giving.”

~Mother Teresa

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Volume 2 Issue 7

December 2014

Official Newsletter of LaMissTenn District Key Club

Secret Santa

In this issue! Secret Santa…....1

A Season for

Service………......2

Good to Know….3

District Board

Happenings…….4

K E Y C L U B

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LaMissTenn District

Secretary-Treasurer Hunter

Burkhardt and I wear tacky

sweaters at a district board

Christmas party

Keeping Tabs

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A Season for Service

Toys for Tots The United States Marine

Corps Reserve Toys for Tots

collects new, unwrapped

toys to deliver to less

fortunate children in

communities across the

country. Click here to find a

local toy drop-off center.

Operation Gratitude Operation Gratitude

provides care packages for

the United States Military.

Click here to find out how

you can send a care

package or a letter to a

soldier!

During the Christmas season, the possible service projects are

endless! Featured are Toys for Tots and Operation Gratitude,

two organizations that can bring cheer to others. Among the

many opportunities for service, your club may want to consider

having a coat drive or a food drive!

Good to Know

“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”

~ Brian Tracy 3

LaMissTenn District Scholarship All 2015 seniors in the LaMissTenn

District that meet the requirements of

the LaMissTenn District Scholarship are

eligible to apply. Scholarship

applications must be postmarked by

January 15, 2015, and scholarships will

be presented at the 2015 District

Convention in April. Click here for the

application. The application is also

available on the LaMissTenn District Key

Club Website, www.lmtkeyclub.org.

How to Submit Eliminate Funds One of the most popular FAQs is “Where do I

send my Eliminate Project funds?”

Key Club is a Service Leadership Program,

SLP, club. You can make online donations

using this SLP giving form, or you can print this

giving form and mail your donations.

Funds raised at divisional rallies for The

Eliminate Project can be mailed by check to

the LaMissTenn District Office with the memo

“Key Club Divisional Rally Eliminate Funds”.

Below is the district office’s address:

5319 Didesse Dr., Suite B

Baton Rouge, LA 70808-6401

Jean Claw stays warm during

the holiday season

Contact Information Tabitha Kearns

Governor

Email:

tabithakearns.lamisstenn@gmail.c

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Hunter Burkhardt

Secretary-Treasurer

Email:

sectreas_hunterburk@live.com

Jean Benoit

District Administrator

Email: jean5benoit@yahoo.com

LaMissTenn District Key Club

www.lamisstennkeyclub.org

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District Board Happenings

The LaMissTenn District board recently

met in Natchez, Mississippi, for our

November Board Meeting.

During the weekend, we planned a new

course of action for committees, filmed

a New Officer Training promotional

video, and continued planning for New

Officer Training and District Convention.

pictured to the left-The board dressed in

costumes that relate to the 2015 New

Officer Training theme, “Service…A

Game for Life”, for the promotional

video. The video will be released in

January, so be sure to check it out to

see what’s so different about this year’s

training!

pictured below-With the holiday season

approaching, the district board had a

tacky Christmas sweater party in

celebration of all the work that was

accomplished over the weekend!