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Official Newsletter of Key Club�Pacific Northwest District�Division 38� Issue 7
A.G. West Black Hills-Capital-North Thurston-Olympia-River Ridge-Shelton-Timberline-Tumwater-WAVA
Greetings!
Hello Division 38! Can you believe it has already been a month of school already? I know I can’t! I am sure that you have all been busy this past month with your first meetings, collecting dues, and, of course, service! With October comes cooler temperatures and rain; however, don’t let the change in weather effect your club’s service! Bad weather just means Key Club must move indoors for a few months. Go from park cleanups and working in gardens to volunteering at the local food bank or making cards for children in the hospital! Also, everyone knows that October means Halloween, but Key Clubbers know that October means Trick-or-Treat for Unicef! Start promoting it and get your clubs to go out in groups or individually to collect money to support Unicef! I have begun scheduling club visitations, and I am really looking forward to meeting all of you officers and your clubs! If I have not yet scheduled a visit with your club, please let me know! My goal is to visit each of you at least twice during my term; however, that cannot happen unless you, the officers, contact me! Again, I am looking forward to seeing you all at club visits and DCMs, and have a Happy Halloween! In Caring Service, Linsie Michaels
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In this issue: Greetings..……………2 Key Dates……….........3 Project: Educate…….4 Key Club news……….5 Star Award…...……….6 Club Spotlights…….…7 Service Ideas……….8-9 Contact Info……...…10
Key Dates!
October Divisional Council Meeting
When: Saturday, October 20th
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Please bring a few dollars for pizza! Also, I need one
person to bring drinks/cups for the DCM, so let me
know if you are willing to bring them!
Key Club Nights With the Seattle Sounders The Seattle Sounders will be holding
three games this season that will be Key Club Nights. A portion of all ticket profits
will be donated to this year's district project, Project Educate.
When: Sept. 22 - San Jose vs. Sounders FC($22) Oct. 7 – Portland Timbers vs. Sounders FC ($15) Oct. 21 – FC Dallas vs. Sounders FC ($22)
Where: CenturyLink Field
For more information or to buy your tickets now go to http://bit.ly/O2dbxu
SAVE THE DATES! DCMs: 3rd Saturday of the month Dues Early Bird Deadline: Nov. 1st Secretary Reports: 5th of each month Dues Deadline: December 1st Dues can be turned in: Oct. 1st DCON 2013: March 22-24, 2013
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Where: Tumwater Timberland Regional Library (7032 New Market Street, Tumwater, WA 98501)
What is Project: Educate? Project: Educate is the new
District project for 2012-2013. It’s main objective is to
support the development of early-childhood & primary
education in the developing country of Jamaica.
What do the funds go towards? The funds are distributed in 5 different contributions:
#5 30,000 High school scholarships for 10 students across Jamaica #4 27,050 St. Mary School (yet to be confirmed) school supplies #3 23,050 Online classroom assistance to 150 students across Jamaica #2 20,050 Wakefield Primary School assistance for a new Library #1 12,050 Mona Heights Primary School supplies & library equipment
Mona Heights Primary School Wakefield Primary School
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Wristbands: $1
T-Shirts: $15
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Key Club News
Special Committees Want to get even more involved In Key Club? Apply to be on one of Key Club International’s
three Special Committees!
The Bylaw Review Team will be thoroughly picking over Key Club International's Bylaws and Policies to help eliminate discrepancies, provide clarification, and
correct structural/grammatical issues. It will not be altering content. Application: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHRQVUhhd1RfM0VJNnZ
XWG1jSnptX1E6MQ#gid=0
The Global Task Force will serve to highlight the diversity and international flavor of our organization, as well as promote our core value of "inclusiveness" as a way to
attract more members. Application: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFVLRHhUaUZSUEtHYlhJS0
ZFZmZvTUE6MQ#gid=0
The Service Ambassadors will help promote the Eliminate Project and our Preferred Charities by encouraging Key Club members to participate in projects with them and
by providing ideas to help members to know how to participate with the Eliminate Project and our Preferred Charities. Application:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDFrZk56SHdhNlRMekU1Q09ReHlEMnc6MQ#gid=0
Application deadline is October 15th!
Guess what?! The new Membership Update Center is officially open! You can use this new center to turn in Dues and change/update member information.
Remember that the new early bird deadline for dues is November 16th! The official dues deadline is December 1st, so GET THOSE DUES IN ON TIME! Don’t forget that the
earlier you get dues in, the better seating you get at DCON this year! If you have any questions regarding dues or the dues process, please don’t hesitate to contact
me!
Access the Membership Update Center here: http://www.keyclub.org/MUC
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Olympia High School! Congratulation to OHS for winning this
month’s Star Award! Olympia High School received this award for their hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm toward Key Club this month! They worked hard in the
Kiwanis Garden, did a LimeBerry fundraiser where they raised $119 for
Relay for Life, and have already had 3 meetings even though the year has just
started out! Good job Olympia and keep up the great work!
October Riddle: The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
Email/text me your answer for a possible prize at the next DCM!
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Club Spotl ights!
Capital High School This month CHS has been
working hard in the Kiwanis Garden along with Olympia
High School! They have been working on getting the
pumpkins nice and ready for their yearly pumpkin carving
and jack-o-lantern sales! They have also been holding
weekly meetings and are working on collecting those
dues on time!
River Ridge HS
This month River Ridge has been working hard at their club meetings! So far, they
have had over 35 attendees at their
meetings, which is a great number for them! Keep up the good work River Ridge and don’t stop whatever it is you are doing to draw in
those members!
Do you want your club to be featured in the Club Spotlight section?
Send me an email telling me what your club has been up to OR add me to your club’s Facebook group, so I can see what events
your club is participating in!
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Fundraising and Service As the weather becomes colder, take Key Club
indoors! Here are a few ways to stay warm but keep your service going!
Card Making! Get your members together and
have a card making session! Donate the cards to a local
children’s hospital or retirement home! It’ll bring a smile to
someone’s face!
Family Game Night! Host a family game night and
help families spend time together! You could also turn it
into a raffle and raffle off a game basket!
Food Bank! Get a group of Key Clubbers together and volunteer at your local food bank! Help box and sort foods or just donate
some canned goods!
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Fundraising and Service Continued
Blanket Making! Make tie-blankets with your Key Clubbers and donate them to a
local homeless shelter or hospital! People will be thankful for their warmth this upcoming season!
Trauma Dolls! Put your sewing skills to the test and make
trauma dolls! Once you make them, deliver them to children at a local hospital and let
them decorate a doll! It will give the children something to hold on to during their time in
the hospital!
Restaurant Take-Over! Ask businesses or food places in your area if they do a restaurant take over fundraiser or have a coupon booklet to sell! This is a great way to introduce
people to new places to eat in addition to raising money for your
club!
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Executive Board
Giovanni Mckenzie District Governor [email protected] Kelsie Hoppes District Secretary [email protected] Kenneth Lam District Treasurer [email protected] Bassel Hamieh District Bulletin Editor [email protected]
Andy Nguyen Convention Chair [email protected] Calvin Leung International Trustee [email protected]
Administrators John Jay District Administrator [email protected] Suzanne Endroedy Assistant District Administrator [email protected]
Division 38
Linsie Michaels Lieutenant Governor [email protected] cell: (360)481-1544 home: (360)352-4086
Dick Rust Area Administrator [email protected]
Contact Information
www.keyclub.org 3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 317-875-8755 • US AND CANADA: 800-KIWANIS 10
