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An Official Publication of the New York District Key Club Service Year of 2010-2011

Governor’s Project The Key Clubber’s Guide of

Project Ideas Compiled by Committee Chair Nicole Murray

Published by the New York District Key Club

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2010

Governor’s Project

Guidebook and Resources

Created by the

Governor’s Project Committee

Complied by Committee Chair

Nicole Murray

Edited by District Bulletin Editor

Jensen Cheong

Table of Contents

Project Overview 6

Helpful Links 6

Ideas for Preschoolers 7

Ideas for Elementary School Students 7

Ideas for Middle School Students 7

Ideas for High School Students 8

Ideas for the Elderly 8

Ideas for the Disabled 8

Ideas for Children with Special Needs 8

Ideas for Children in Adoption Centers 8

Contact Information 9

The Governor’s Project for the 2010-2011 service year fo-

cuses on the spread of knowledge aspect of education.

From reading to children at a library to teaching a class

how to play basketball, this project reaches out to all ages

and all kinds of people. Under the direction of Governor

Nadyli Nuñez, the Governor’s Project Committee has

compiled a list of project ideas to help Key Clubbers get

started working on their own projects. The project ideas

have been categorized into the groups of people they

have been designed to help. However, please keep in

mind that some ideas can be done with any age group.

Clubs should feel free to come up with their own ideas; those listed below are

simply ideas that can be built upon to suit the ideas of each individual club.

Helpful links Here are some websites that can help you volunteer! You can always look

some of your own online. Just search “volunteer opportunities”.

Tutoring opportunities:

http://www.thecommunityguide.com/volunteer.html

Library volunteering:

http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/literacy/

http://www.nypl.org/help/community-outreach/correctional-services-program

Generic List of organizations looking for volunteers:

http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?catcenterkey=36

http://www.rileyguide.com/intern.html

Project Overview

Ideas for preschoolers

1. Come in once a week and play with preschoolers, do crafts and other

activities

2. Have a music day, bring in simple instruments such as drums and shakers

and sing and have them try the instruments

3. Play pretend and encourage their imagination and creativity

4. Have a scavenger hunt, using word and number clues eventually leading

them to a prize

Ideas for elementary school students

1. Host a Celebrate Learning night, put student artwork and book reports on

display for parents to come and view, plan an ice cream social in the

cafeteria.

2. Teach a class how to play a sport

3. Have a skit contest. Have each classroom perform a 5 minute skit that

sends a moral message.

4. Plan a school wide scavenger hunt, making the clues harder for the older

students, using trivia and puzzles to lead to a prize at the end

Ideas for middle school students

1. Host a themed dance (ex. Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character) and

have book related activities and snacks

2. Take them to a museum

3. Have a night dedicated to the arts, display student artwork and have in-

strumental ensembles play in the halls

4. Host a fitness night, introduce new ways to get fit by playing fun games

5. Teach them about different ways to be safe when playing

6. Explore different art styles by involving students in painting/drawing in dif-

ferent techniques

Ideas for Preschoolers/Elementary School Students/

Middle School Students

Ideas for High School Students/Elderly/Disabled/Children with

Special Needs/Children in Adoption Centers

Ideas for high school students

1. Host a town wide book drive

2. Begin a tutoring program, helping kids who are struggling

3. Build or refurbish a library or other place of education

4. Have a game night, with tournaments in mind challenging games such as

chess or Scrabble

5. Have a trivia contest, like a live game show, calling on members in the audi-

ence to come up and answer trivia questions. Key Clubbers can design the

show on PowerPoint

Ideas for the elderly

1. Report to various nursing homes and read them the newspaper

2. Have a theme night at nursing homes where we can discuss new books and

they’re relation to past generations.

3. Play Scrabble or other mind stimulating games

4. Play an entertaining documentary to display new ideas of this generation

Ideas for the disabled

1. Read the newspaper to them

2. Share your favorite part of a story or book in order to engage in conversation

3. Play mind stimulating games

4. Share a smile; Share a book

5. Summarize the news and current events

Ideas for children with special needs

1. Sing or act out something educational for them

2. Show that you care, depending on their needs, play with them. Associate

counting skills

3. Read to them

4. Crafts. Encourage their participation

Ideas for children in adoption centers

1. Key Clubbers should go once a week and play with them

2. Have a play with them as actors

3. Teach them how to play a sport or another game

4. Have a movie night. Show something educational.

5. Book Buddies. Have them look forward to one night during the week.

Contact Information

Committee Chair: Lieutenant Governor Nicole Murray nicolemurray.ltg@nydkc.org Committee Members: Lieutenant Governor James Passarelli jamespassarelli.ltg@nydkc.org Lieutenant Governor David P. Morehouse davidmorehouse.ltg@nydkc.org Lieutenant Governor Stephanie Salinas stephaniesalinas.ltg@nydkc.org Lieutenant Governor Greg Barron gregbaron.ltg@nydkc.org

Nicole Murray David P. Morehouse James Passarelli

Greg Barron Stephanie Salinas

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