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Volume 3 Issue 4

September 2014

Official Newsletter of LaMissTenn District Key Club

Falling into Service

In this issue! Falling into Service

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In a Nutshell .. 2

To-Do List

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One Click Away

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Happy Birthday!

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K E Y C L U B

UPCOMING EVENTS!

September Board Meeting Weekend/September 19-21, 2014

Division 4 Rally/September 20, 2014/Chalmette High School

Division 7B Rally/September 27, 2014/E.D.White Catholic High School

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Hi LaMissTenn District Board,

A new season is about to begin! On September 23,

2014, summer will be over and autumn will officially begin.

During fall, rallies will be taking place across the district to

energize Key Clubbers about this exciting new year.

In this September edition of Keeping Tabs, you will find

information about divisional rallies, club dues, Trick-or-Treat

for UNICEF, and duties for the month. UPWORTHY and the

U.S. Fund for UNICEF have created two new videos to

advertise The Eliminate Project. You can find the links to

these videos on page four. I encourage you to use social

media to inform friends and family about the project. With

one year left of The Eliminate Project, every donation

counts!

Rally Season will start in only a few weeks! Keep

planning even if times get stressful and overwhelming. I

promise that it will all be worth it when you see your

attendees having so much fun! I cannot wait to hang out

with you all for Kick-off Rally and the September Board

Meeting weekend!

As always, do not hesitate to contact me if you have

any questions or if you need any assistance.

Yours in Service,

Tabitha Kearns

LaMissTenn District Governor

Keeping Tabs

I hope you all had a

great first day of school!

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In a Nutshell…

Rally Ready

Lieutenant Governors, Are you ready for Rally Season? It will be here before we know it! Division 4 LTGs, Mallory and Vaval, will be kicking off Rally Season during the September Board Meeting weekend. At their rally, you will be able to take notes and learn throughout the day how to better their own rallies. I look forward to spending the day with Division 4 and you all! As you finalize plans for your own rallies, do not hesitate to contact me. Please keep in mind the due dates for programs and scripts. Let me know if you would like a welcome letter for your program. The 2014 Fall Rally Schedule is below: September 20 Division 4, Chalmette HS “The Service Games” September 27 Division 7B, E.D. White Catholic HS “Service in the Swamp” October 4 Division 8A, McKinley HS “Smooth Sounds of Service” October 11 Divisions 7A and 12, Barbe HS “Revved Up and Ready to Serve” October 18 Division 13, Covington HS “Service in Space” November 1 Divisions 6, 9, 11; Northwood HS “Olympics of Service” November 8 Division 14, d’Iberville HS “Harry Potter and the Port-key to Service” November 15 Division 15, Cathedral HS “Minions in Service” Dues On September 3, 2014, the Membership Update Center will open for clubs to update their membership and pay dues. District dues are $6.50 and International dues are $7.00. Clubs that submit dues and membership roster forms prior to or on November 1, 2014, will receive an Early Bird patch for their club banner. Click here to access the Membership Update Center tutorial. Click here to access the Membership Update Center.

LaMissTenn District Lieutenant Governors will be receiving education about the dues payment process at the September Board Meeting to be able to help clubs and advisors.

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Lieutenant Governors, please inform

your clubs about Trick-or-Treat for

UNICEF! If clubs are on this list, they

will automatically be receiving the

Trick-or-Treat boxes. If clubs are not

on the list, they can begin ordering

boxes on September 10, 2014. More

information about Trick-or-Treat for

UNICEF can be found here. All

proceeds go to The Eliminate

Project.

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To-Do List

club contact

info due,

newsletters due

rally

programs

due, LTG

evaluations

issued

rally scripts

due,

monthly

reports due

September Board

Meeting

Division 4 Rally, committee

reports due

Division 7B

Rally

Executive

Evaluations

due

Be mindful of this month’s due dates, especially with our board meeting weekend in the middle of the month. Rally programs and scripts should be submitted to the Executive

Board for approval. Make sure to schedule a PCM for this month and submit your PCM

Report and Agenda following the meeting. The following are suggested topics of

discussion for your September PCM: rally, dues, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, divisional service

project ideas, and the new district website. Committees should make an outline of work for

the year to bring to the September Board Meeting weekend. The September Board

Meeting Weekend Agenda will be sent to the board one week prior to the meeting.

The LTG/Governor phone call schedule will be issued during the first week of September.

Take The Eliminate Project to social media! UPWORTHY and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF have created videos to

advertise The Eliminate Project. Share these videos to promote

fundraising and awareness for the project!

"A disease you've probably never heard of is killing kids. Not your kids.

But someone else's kids."

"She held the hand of a mom whose baby died right in front of them. It doesn't have to be

that way."

Contact Information Tabitha Kearns

Governor

Email:

tabithakearns.lamisstenn@gmail.co

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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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One Click Away

Happy Birthday! Happy birthday to the

following awesome board

member:

Ryan Hadnot September 7

Hope you have a wonderfully

fantastic day!

Encourage your clubs to submit project ideas and Outstanding Club nominations to

be featured on the website! One of the goals with a new and improved website is to

make the website more user-friendly and inclusive for members. Please promote

feature applications and visits to the new website! www.lmtkeyclub.org

Clubs can also submit Monthly Reports on the new website under the “Monthly

Report” tab. Inform your secretaries about the online submission! Club Monthly

Reports are due on September 5, 2014.