THE EMPIRE KEY The Official Publication of the New York District Key Club Issue 2, January 2013
District Governor Daniel Ivan Lin District Secretary Amber Lee District Treasurer Annie Porfido District Webmaster Barry Lee District Bulletin Editor Holy J. Cheong District Executive Assistant Emily Gicewicz District Executive Assistant Tina Lee
Table of Contents Greetings from Your Editor District Board 2012-2013 District News By Laws 65th Annual Leadership Training Conference Running for Higher Office Governor’s Project & District Projects Service Spotlights International News Fun and Games Cheers and Pledges Contact Information Spread Key Club!
Hello Mighty New York District, Welcome to the second issue of The Empire Key! I hope everyone had a warm and wonderful New Years. It has been an incredible service year so far! From the Fall Rallies and events that I’ve attended, I found myself amongst others who share the passion and pride we all have for Key Club. In this issue is important information regarding the 65th Annual Leadership Training Conference as well as other material that has been finalized. It is extremely important that this information be shown to all clubs and officers. Continue to check the district website (www.nydkc.org) for new resources, updates, and forms. Everything is available to you and the district board is always open for questions! Additionally, remember to submit service spotlights to The Empire Key. This way, our service and achievements can be shown to others who may ask, what does Key Club do? With that said, let’s continue our amazing service year! Yours in the Spirit of Service, Holy Jia-ai Cheong New York District Bulletin Editor holycheong.editor@nydkc.org
Greetings from Your Editor
District Board 2012-2013
Daniel Ivan Lin District Governor
Emily Gicewicz District Executive Assistant
Division 4 Sean Charles
Amber Lee District Secretary
Tina Lee District Executive Assistant
Division 5 Alexandra Janello
Annie Porfido District Treasurer
Holy Jia-ai Cheong District Editor
Barry Lee District Webmaster
LTG of Division 1 Nicasia Beebe-Wang
Division 2 Emily DiGiovanna
Division 3 Alexandria Mandriota
Division 7 Jason Roman
Division 8 Grace Lin
Division 6 Paul DeSantis
Division 8a Carla Pacheco
Division 9 Helen Wong
Division 10 Michelle Ung
Division 16 Stephanie Behrens
Division 17 Shelby Wadsworth
Division 18 Arianna Schneider
Division 23 Joshua Hill
Division 24 Nabiha Qudsi
Division 25 Victoria Clabeaux
Division 11 Herman Li
Division 19 Jessica Harper
Division 26 Shyanne Wood
Division 15 Caitlin Roberts
Division 21 Elana Chapman
Division 27 Alexis Buchholz
Lieutenant Governors
District News BYLAWS Hello New York District, I am one of your District Executive Assistant and the Rules and Regulation Committee Chair. The New York District Bylaws are an essential part of our district; they are the foundation in which our district runs. They are the constitution of our district and like any good constitution it adapts to changing times (purpose of the Elastic Clause). We are the Elastic Clause to the New York District Bylaws. We do this through making amendments. The amendment process is fairly simple and it starts with reading the bylaws: http://nydkc.org/board/committees/bylaws. Read through them and if you see changes, go to your club to get approval. All amends must be nominated by your home club. Then you may submit them! Please email your amends to myself at emilygicewicz.EA@gmail.com. Your email must include your name, club, the original text of the amendment, and what you would like to change. The amendments are due before the Leadership Training Conference, March 22, 2013. It is up to you to enhance our district! Please take time to read our bylaws. Please email me with any questions! Yours in the Spirit of Service, Emily Gicewicz NYDKC Executive Assistant
Come join Key Clubbers from all over the mighty New York District to celebrate 65 years of service at our annual Leadership Training Conference! What is the Leadership Training Conference? The Leadership Training Conference is a 3 day event where members from all of New York come together to elect a new district board, meet other members, attend workshops, learn about service projects, celebrate our accomplishments and of course, have fun. It is an unforgettable experience and there is so much a member can learn from attending the conference. This year, the theme is “Under the Sea.” Get your pirates or sailor hats or Hawaiian shirts ready! The conference will take place from March 22—March 24 in Albany and the Holiday Inn. Information regarding costs, transportation, and such can be found on the official LTC website: conference.nydkc.org/home.htm. If you have any questions please feel free to email the district board! In addition, continue to check the NY District website nydkc.org for updates. Stay toon for an official program for the conference! Speaking of the program, help us cover the cost of it by buying advertisements! These advertisements will be placed in the program. The program ad form can be found on the official LTC website under forms. Send to your family, friends, employers, teachers, etc.
Leadership Training Conference
Running for Higher Office With the 65th annual Leadership Training Conference around the corner, it is time to elect and appoint new officers for the 2013-2014 District Board. We highly encourage members to run for these positions! For more information about running for higher office check out the New York minute from your District Governor Daniel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjH1OKr28M&feature=youtu.be. For details about what each position does check out keyclub.org and nydkc.org or email the person currently in the position. To become a candidate, you must submit a letter of intent explaining why you are running for the position you are interested in and why you think you’re qualified. Mail this letter to our district administrator Mr. Goldstein or email him. His address: 590 Mullock Road, Port Jervis, New York 12771 and email: nydkca@frontier.com. If you have questions contact your lieutenant governor or the district board. This letter of intent is due Thursday, January 31st, 2013. Along with elected positions (District Governor, District Secretary, and District Treasurer) are appointed positions that occur shortly after the conference. These positions are District Editor, District Webmaster, and Executive Assistant. If you have any questions about those positions, ask us as well! Applications come out after the leadership training conference.
Governor’s Project: Keys to Accessibility “Keys to Accessibility” focuses on serving the elderly and disabled. You can help them through many activities such as visiting an elderly home and entertaining them. The simple act of helping your neighbors carry their groceries to their house or helping a disabled person find their way. Our goal is to have 5,000 hours dedicated to helping the elderly and disabled. Let’s work together to reach this goal!
District Projects Total Fundraising Goal: $200,000 Our goal of $200,000 consists of the following sub goals: - Eliminate Project Fundraising Goal: $50,000 (Approximately 28,000 lives) - All Other Projects: $150,000 total Please keep on fundraising! We need the help and support from all members to reach our fundraising goal. There are many different fundraising ideas that your club can do. For more service ideas check out the district projects page on the district website!
Governor’s Project & District Projects
Service Spotlights FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR On September 13th, Richmond Hill High School had its first official key club meeting of the year. It was nerve wrecking and exciting at the same time. Setting up the first meeting alone, was a crazy process. Many members had wanted an early meeting (9th period) but it wasn’t possible because none of the advisors were free at that time. Then advertising key club was difficult as well with an undetermined meeting date. But luckily, thanks to our president Khemraj and the help of others we were able to set up a meeting day. On Thursday as I walked up four flights of stairs, all I kept thinking about was the first meeting. I was hoping many members would attend, so you can imagine my excitement when I walked into a room that was so crowded that people were standing up. It was such a huge turnout. It was great to see a room full of familiar faces, knowing that they are people who want to give back to the community and make a difference in the world. Not that I didn’t know that already because I have met so many people from key club, but it was still a great feeling seeing all those people there. I don’t know if other officers felt this way when they had their first key club meeting of the year or maybe it is because I am going to be leaving high school in a couple months but that first meeting meant a lot to me. It showed promise of a new exciting beginning and made me felt that this year would be another great year for key club. Mohamed Bibi
BREAST CANCER WALK On a cool Saturday morning, James Madison Key Club members all gathered in Central Park and awaited the start of the Breast Cancer Walk. As the pink ribbon broke, many pink jackets and pants rolled through. There was a unified spirit within the walk as everyone was motivated to bring a change to Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer affects one in eight women and leads to death in approximately 40,000 women in America. This walk provided a direct opportunity to change the way Breast Cancer is perceived by making an effort to eliminate as the more people walked; more people gave donations for researching Breast Cancer. As we walked, we also noticed past survivors. That heightened our drive for walking the five miles. I was proud of all the Key Club Members' efforts to make a change in their community. Furthermore, I want to encourage everyone to participate in more walks and help make a change in their communities. Azka Javaid Vice President of James Madison High School Key Club
Service Spotlights
Service Spotlights FALL RALLY What is Fall Rally? Fall Rally is a meeting where groups of schools from different boroughs bond and interact with each other to have meetings and combine fun that lasts for hours. This year's Fall Rally took place in Edward R. Murrow High School on November 10th, 2012. Three hundred members including officers from Divisions 8, 8A, 9, 10, and 11were present. We raised and donated a total of $1,200 as a whole group to one of our district projects, The Eliminate Project. The Eliminate Project is a project to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This disease steals the lives of many innocent babies and women around the world each year. During the Fall Rally, there was a rich amount of workshops for officers as well as members to learn about the different aspects of Key Club. These workshops included: The Governor's Project, District Projects, Planning Successful Fundraisers, Public Relations, Key Club Get the Word Out, Running for Higher Office, Making Meetings Move, College Applications, Ice Breakers, Public Speaking, and K- Family Relations. These sessions were very helpful for those members who wanted to run for higher office and for officers who wanted to learn ways to recruit members smoothly. Overall, it was a successful, helpful, and informing event. Michelle Chen President of James Madison High School Key Club
B I S H O P
For the first time the Bishop Kearney Key Club organized a fundraiser which we like to call Feed a Family. This fundraiser collected money to support the Open Door Mission. Feed a Family was a competition between SAP (Student Activity Period) rooms to see which room could collect the most money for the fundraiser. The SAP room that collected the most money was rewarded with a formal Thanksgiving lunch and early dismissal after the lunch. The Distillery donated two fresh turkeys and the entire Thanksgiving meal was prepared by Keenan’s Restaurant.
K E A R N E Y
The goal for Feed a Family was set at $1,000.00. At the school-wide assembly that kicked off the fundraiser, Mr. Miller, the Bishop Kearney Dean of Students, promised students a dress down day if the goal was exceeded. We were surprised to see how involved and generous students were. For this reason we raised more than double the amount of our original goal. Students were donating large sums of money not even worrying about if they won the Thanksgiving lunch or not. The total amount raised in the Feed a Family fundraiser, which was donated to the Open Door Mission, was an amazing $2,575.00. Since the total raised far exceeded that of our original goal, Mr. Miller, not only awarded Bishop Kearney students with a dress down day but also a sneaker week. During sneaker week students will be able to wear any shoes with their normal uniform rather than the regular dress shoes.
• F E E D A F A M I L Y
Feed a Family marks the most successful fundraiser that the Bishop Kearney Key Club has ever had. So successful that Michael Hennessy, Open Door Mission Executive Direction, and Chris Scribani, Director of Development and Communications, visited Bishop Kearney to thank the school. Giuliana Pietrantoni, Bishop Kearney Key Club President, and Christine Reiss, Key Club Editor, presented the check to the representatives from the Open Door Mission on the Bishop Kearney morning news broadcast. Presentation of the check to Open Door Mission representative was also covered by WHEC, channel 10 local news station. The money donated to the Open Door Mission was used to feed over 5,000 people Thanksgiving dinner this Thanksgiving. The success of this fundraiser is thanks to the Feed a Family committee of Bishop Kearney Key Club members who collected money from SAP rooms, counted and recorded totals for each room, made posters, and encouraged students to contribute. The Bishop Kearney Key Club plans to organize this fundraiser annually for many years to come.
Service Spotlights
International News Mothers and babies all over the world are benefiting from Key Clubbers’ work to raise funds for The Eliminate Project. It’s time to be recognized for your efforts. All Key Club members and clubs are eligible for special recognition when their contributions reach a certain level.
Elimidallion: award given to any Key Club member or advisor who makes a one-time donation of $625 or more 1K Clubs: status given to Key Clubs that reach the $1,000 donation level in one year (Oct. 1–Sept. 30) Global Service Society: gold, silver and bronze levels of recognition, based on your club’s per-member average of contributions within one year (Oct. 1 - Sept. 30)
As of the end of November, members of CKI, Key Club, Builders Club, K-Kids and Aktion Club have donated more than US$1 million to The Eliminate Project. That translates to 555,555 lives saved or protected! But there’s much more work to be done: Keep up the effort to educate people about MNT and to raise funds. Reaching our goal of eliminating MNT from the face of the Earth will take the efforts of every Kiwanis-family member—every CKI, Key Club, Builders Club, K-Kids and Aktion Club member—so that means you! If you raised a minimum of US$5.40 a year—the equivalent of saving three lives (US$1.80 x 3 = US$5.40)—our Kiwanis-family fundraising goals would be met during our campaign’s remaining three years. Keep fundraising and help us eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus!
Join Kiwanis in its fight to end bullying! Kiwanis believes that: - Its service leadership programs can be a solution to the bullying crisis many schools face today. - Students who serve their communities will be less likely to bully their peers, become victims of bullying or stand by and watch it happen to their classmates. Members of Kiwanis’ service leadership programs are examples to their peers of how serving others leads to a safe and happy community.
Key Leader Don’t you love looking ahead to a brand-new calendar year, wondering what the days and weeks and months will bring? Before too many of those dates fill up with meetings and projects and fundraisers, see where a Key Leader weekend fits in. Key Leader is a weekend retreat experience for young emerging leaders like you who want to be the very best you can be—best friend, best leader, best world citizen. Along with a little self-discovery and self-confidence, you’ll also make new friends from all over while having a great time. For more information check out the key leader website: http://www.keyleader.org/Home.aspx. Registration for the 2013 events is already open so get planning!
International News
Fun and Games The Empire Key Across 1. A district project 4. Your grandparents 6. In the ___, center stage 7. District Governor's middle name 11. Common Last Name 12. First name of comedian Fey 13. Dickinson in Poetry 14. Divine Down 2. Authority 3. LTC Location 5. Dear ____ 6. Yours in the Spirit of ____ 8. 60 seconds of Daniel Lin 9. Fossilized tree resin 10. “Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow�
Key Club Chant “Hey Key Club, how do you feel?”
Key Club Motto: Caring — Our way of life Key Club Mascot: Beaver
We feel good! OH we feel so good! OH! *pelvic thrust*
Key Club Pledge
Beaver Call
I pledge on my honor to uphold the objects
Beaver one, beaver all, let's all do the beaver call!
of Key Club international; to build my
Beaver two, beaver three, let's all climb the beaver tree!
home, school, and community; to serve my
Beaver four, beaver five, let's all do the beaver jive!
nation and God and to combat all forces
Beaver six, beaver seven, let's all go to beaver heaven!
which tend to undermine these institutions.
Beaver eight, beaver nine, STOP! IT'S BEAVER TIME! Go Beaver! Go Beaver! Go Beaver!
Cheers and Pledge
Contact Information Position District Administrator District Governor District Secretary District Treasurer District Bulletin Editor District Webmaster District Executive Assistant District Executive Assistant Div. 1
Name
Name John Goldstein Daniel Ivan Lin Amber Lee Annie Porfido Holy Cheong Barry Lee Emily Gicewicz Tina Lee
Email nydkca@frontier.com daniellin.gov@nydkc.org amberlee.sec@nydkc.org annieporfido.treas@nydkc.org holycheong.editor@nydkc.org barrylee.tech@nydkc.org emilygicewicz.EA@nydkc.org tinalee.EA@nydkc.org
Nicasia Beebe-Wang nicasiabeebewang.ltg@nydkc.org
Div.
Name
15
Caitlin Roberts
caitlinroberts.ltg@nydkc.org
2
Emily DiGiovanna
emilydigiovanna.ltg@nydkc.org
16
Stephanie Behrens
stephaniebehrens.ltg@nydkc.org
3
Alex Mandriota
alexmandriota.ltg@nydkc.org
17
Shelby Wadsworth
shelbywadsworth.ltg@nydkc.org
4
Sean Charles
seancharles.ltg@nydkc.org
18
Arianna Schneider
ariannaschneider.ltg@nydkc.org
5
Alexandra Jannello
alexandrajannello.ltg@nydkc.org
19
Jessica Harper
jessicaharper.ltg@nydkc.org
6
Paul DeSantis
pauldesantis.ltg@nydkc.org
21
Elana Chapman
elanachapman.ltg@nydkc.org
7
Jason Roman
jasonroman.ltg@nydkc.org
22
Danielle Richardson
daniellerichardson.ltg@nydkc.org
8
Grace Lin
gracelin.ltg@nydkc.org
23
Josh Hill
joshhill.ltg@nydkc.org
8A
Carla Pacheco
carlapacheco.ltg@nydkc.org
24
Nabiha Qudsi
nabihaqudsi.ltg@nydkc.org
9
Helen Wong
helenwong.ltg@nydkc.org
25
Victoria Clabeaux
victoriaclabeaux.ltg@nydkc.org
10
Michelle Ung
michelleung.ltg@nydkc.org
26
Shyanne Wood
shyannewood.ltg@nydkc.org
11
Herman Li
hermanli.ltg@nydkc.org
27
Alexis Buchholz
alexisbuchholz.ltg@nydkc.org
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