Texas-Oklahoma Division 5

In This Issue:

• Meet Your New Lt. Governor • My Goals for Division 5 • All About Key Club • Club Improvment Tips • Monthly Checklist • Meet the New District Staff • K-Family after Graduation • Spotlight • DCON 2013 • Monthly Reporting • PCM/ Social Invite for June 8th

May 2013 Volume 2 Issue 1

Hello Division 5! I am your 2013-2014 Lt. Governor Hope Carter and I am so excited to work with you all throughout the year! About a month ago, I came back from an amazing district convention and was installed as Ltg. Thank you once again for all of your support at the Divisional Election Conference in February. I really appreciate the opportunity you gave me to be your Lt. Governor. Throughout the year if you run into problems, want to talk about key club, or need anything at all I can be reached at any time at my phone (text/call 210-279-5444), email (hopecarterltg5@gmail.com), or through facebook (let me know if you are not on the division 5 Fb page). I can’t wait to grow as a division and meet you all!

Division 5 Lt. Governor Introduction

I joined key club on a whim my sophomore year because I was trying to find an organization that I could connect with in high school. Later that year I attended District Convention with my club in Dallas and realized that Key Club was my home in high school. Key Club has been one my greatest blessings and I have had so many opportunities that have made me better! Since joining, I have served as the 2014 Representative of my home club, the committee chair for the pancake breakfast committee, and today I serve as division 5’s Lt. Governor. I live in Selma, TX and I am a junior (going on senior) at Judson Early College Academy. I love football and I cheer for the TX Longhorns and the Redskins. I like to eat and I love Justin Bieber! That’s my story! Share yours on the division FB page so we can learn more about each other.

1)Increase our divisions attendance at District Convention so that at least half of the clubs in the division have representation at DCON - I would like to do this by having joint fundraisers in the division in which the money will go directly towards a District Convention club fund in your club. I would also like to coordinate between clubs in the divisison so that we can help eachother get there. 2)Have more inter clubs in the division so that we can form a stronger bond as key clubbers. -I plan to do this by having the clubs in the division communicate about what service events they could use help with and having one club at each of my PCM’s host a social 3)Increase communication between each club and the Lt. Governor -I plan to do this by calling each club president monthly to discuss what goes on in their club so that I can assist you. I also would like to increase the activity on the division FB page so that each member of your club can see what is happening in the division.

Key Club Acronyms CKI- Circle K International (the K-Family service organization for college students) COCRF- Club Officer Certification Report Form (must be filled out 14 days after the election of new officers) DEC- Divisional Election Conference (to elect a new LTG) DCM- Divisional Council Meeting (like a PCM, except it is put on by and for Kiwanians) DCON- District Convention FTC- Fall Training Conference ICON- International Convention Interclub-when two or more clubs meet together for an event KCI- Key Club International (the K-Family service organization for high school students) KI- Kiwanis International (the K-Family service organization for adults) LTG- Lieutenant Governor MRF- Monthly Report Form PCM- Presidential Council Meeting T-O- Texas-Oklahoma District UNICEF- One of KCI’s official service partners

Key Club International Partnering Charites -March of Dimes -March for babies walk -Childrens Miricle Network -Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Dance Marathon -Unicef -Elimante Project

Freshman Orientation at your School?

-If your school has one take advantage of this! This is an awesome opportunity to reqruit members for your club. Ask if you can set up a booth with posters, brouchures, and pictures about what you do in key club. Also, have members sign up to talk to interested members and I have a sign up sheet where interested members can put their name and email. Freshman are trying to find their way in high school so be sure to focus on them! I am also willing to come to reqruiting events. I want to help you increase membership

Don’t have enough people signed up for an event?

- If your club struggled with getting enough sign ups for an event contact me and I will help you find key cluubers around division 5 that can help you! This will not only allow you to complete your events with enough volunteers but it will also count as an interclub activity. Also, let me know when you have any events becuase I would love to come and participate!

What does my officer position do in a nutshell?

-Prsident: delegate responsibilities and lead meetings

-Vp: support president

-Secretary: take minutes and send in monthly reports

-Treasurer: keep track of dues and money

-Editor: make a monthly newsletter and publisize your club

-Class Rep.: Recruit members and communicate with your class about the happenings in key club

Check List for the Month

Officer Installation

Update New Officer information on T-O District Website

Plan your Summer Events

An officer Installation is very important. Make plans to have an Installation of the 2013-2014 officers before the year ends. Contact me with a date, time, and place so I can attend your event to officially install your club’s new officers.

It is vital that your club updates their new officer information on the T-O Website as soon as the new officers are installed

Keep on giving! Plan service projects, meetings, and socials during the summer to keep members excited about Key Club!

T-O District Governor: Luke Broussard (325) 998 – 1384 luke.broussard.keyclub@gmail.com T-O District Secreatry: Usman Hyder (817) 715 - 5111 usmanhyder_kc@outlook.com T-O District Treasurer: Isaiah ValleQuinones (580) 458 - 1432 i.vallequinones@yahoo.com T-O District Editor: Tashrima Hossain (713) 505 - 2252 tashrima.hossain.kc@gmail.com T-O District Administrator & Region 11 Advisor: Walt Roetter (830) 733 – 0008 secwr.stx.rr.com

• Join the Key Club Alumni! • Check out Circle K

International, the College version of Key Club!

Division 5 Spotlight! This month I met Health Careers High School, Bandera, and Steele High School key clubs! It was so nice to meet you all and install your new officers! Each of these fantastic clubs in Division 5 has done so much! Here is what some of the clubs are doing…

• Health Careers is taking initive to show their school what key club is! • Bandera recently raised 1000plus dollars to aid a Unicef spoonsored

Project that will provide electricity in hospitals • Steele has been raising money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand and has

worked with their Kiwanis on adopt-a-highway

Keep up the amazing work! If your club still hasn’t had a visit with me please contact me an I’ll come visit . Also, you can always post cool ideas for service on the FB page so we can share ideas!

JECA Key Club representing Division 5 at DCON 2013!!

What is DCON? DCON is thre Texas Oklahoma District’s District Convention where…

• district business is conducted at the house of delegates • clubs are recgnized throughout the district at the awards

ceremony • key clubbers are educated at DCON forums • district offficers are elected • key clubbers get to display their key club skills in several different

contests • key clubbers have the time of their life and become enthusiastic

about key club! Come next year in April of 2014!!!

My DCON Message

This was my second year at DCON and it was once again an amazing experience! It was so wonderful to see the new Key Clubbers at JECA go to DCON and come back so enthused about key club. I would highly reccomend making this a goal for your club for the upcoming year and I am here to help you do so! Keep in contact with me and attend my PCM’s so we can work together to go to DCON!

-Hope Carter

DCON 2013

Monthly Report Information from the District

Secretary

PCM/ Social Invite When: Sat. June 8, 2013 Time: 11am to 1:45 pm Place: Soon to be announced (please be checking emails) For: To discuss plans for Division 5 in the summer and play summer games as part of the social hosted by JECA Key Club Who: All officers and members RSVP: please let me know if you and your club can come Bring: wear comfortable clothes that can get wet (we might have water games), potluck item to share

Schedule:

11am-12pm: PCM meeting for all officers and members if interested

12pm-12:30pm: potluck lunch for both officers and members

12:30pm-1:45pm: Social hosted by JECA for all officers and members

May 2012 addition: Volume I, Issue 1

Texas-Oklahoma Division 5 Key Club

Bandera

Canyon

Judson Early College Academy

Samuel Clemens

Center Point

Health Careers

Ingram

Johnson

New Braunfels

Our Lady of the Hills

Reagan

Steele