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Public Relations Manual
2013-2014: Jasmine Bains
Public Relations Chair
Akhil Sarikonda
Technology Chair
Graham Novak
Committee Member
Alex Pauer
Committee Member
Natalie Walgren
Committee Member
Mr. Echols
Committee Advisor
Technology/Public Relations Committee
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Table of Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................................ 2
What are Public Relations? .............................................................................................. 3
External Public Relations ................................................................................................. 4
Role of a Club Editor ....................................................................................................... 5
Suggested Newsletter Topics ........................................................................................... 6
Graphics ....................................................................................................................... 7
Fonts ............................................................................................................................ 7
Graphics Standards ........................................................................................................ 8
Creating a Scrapbook ..................................................................................................... 8
News Releases ............................................................................................................... 9
What to Publicize? .......................................................................................................... 9
Submitting Articles to Iolian and Keynoter ....................................................................... 10
Keynoter Magazine Report Form .................................................................................... 11
Role of a Club Webmaster ............................................................................................. 12
Technology Handout ..................................................................................................... 13
Being Recognized as a Distinguished Editor ..................................................................... 14
Appointed District Positions ........................................................................................... 15
Running for Iolian Editor ............................................................................................... 17
Frequently Used Acronyms ............................................................................................ 18
Additional Resources .................................................................................................... 18
Contact the Technology/Public Relations Committee ......................................................... 19
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Purpose This manual will help you determine the effectiveness of the
public relations in your club. You will also obtain many
different methods of public relations. More topics include
working with the media, how to make a newsletter, and
how to make Key Club known at you school and in your
community. The main goal of this manual is to teach you
the common theme of “Making Key Club a Household
Name”.
Mission Statement Key Club is an international student-
led organization which provides its
members with opportunities to provide
service build character and develop
leadership.
Vision To develop competent, capable, and
caring leaders through the vehicle of
service.
Core Values The core values of Key Club
International are leadership,
character building, caring, and
inclusiveness
Motto Caring… Our Way of Life
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What are Public Relations? Public relations are the internal and external communication to inform or influence specific
publics using writing, marketing, advertising, publicity, promotion, and special events. There
are two types of public relations: internal and external.
Internal involves encouraging members to get involved, getting them excited about Key Club,
and to have pride in their organization. Internal Public Relations tips include:
Share all key messages with your members
Conduct a new member training. Make it like an informal party rather than a stuffy
training session. Make it fun!
Submit club success to the Iolian or KEY CLUB magazine
Help the club realize its’ importance. Compliment and thank your members. Remind
them that they make a difference.
Appoint a public relations chair or media spokesperson
Invite a Kiwanis member of Circle K member to come talk during your club meeting
Methods
Banquet: Hold an end of the year banquet to recognize the hard work of Key
Clubbers. Be sure to include awards!
Club Bulletin/Newsletter: create a newsletter to let your members know what has
happened and what will be happening with your Key Club. Check out the How to be
a Club Editor page for tips!
Key Clubber of the Month Award: Give encouragement to your members by giving
out this award.
KEY CLUB Magazine and the Iolian: Show off your club’s success at the district level
(the Iolian) and the international level (KEY CLUB Magazine. Look at “Iolian and KEY
CLUB Magazine Articles” for more tips on submitting articles.
Club Meetings: At club meetings, be sure to recap past projects as well as promote
future ones.
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External Public Relations The other type of public relations is External Public Relations. This includes advertising key club,
its mission, and its activities so that your community can have a better understanding of what
Key Club is, as well as its importance’s.
External Public Relations tips include:
Determine your target outlets. Identify every newspaper, magazine, and radio station
that reaches your community.
Determine other outside ways of publicizing Key Club in your community.
Work with your club webmaster to help create unique flyers!
Talk to your Principal or Student Activities office to see how other organizations at your
school are publicizing their own clubs
Methods
School Daily Announcements: Make certain that your message has all the right
information and the right date and explanation of the event.
Posters/ Flyers: Do not place too much information on the flier/poster. Make sure its
appealing to the eye and contains the general information! Also, make sure the font is
legible.
Brochures: An attractive an interesting brochure on your Key Club can be made and
distributed. This is great for club meetings and future Freshman night!
School/ Community Newspaper: Since Key Club is a nonprofit service organization;
oftentimes newspapers and school newspapers would gladly publish an article about
Key Club activities. In your press releases, make sure to answer the questions on who,
what, when, where, why, and how. Be concise and put the most important information
first.
Television: To draw a large crowd from outside your immediate community, try
contacting a local television station. Make sure to give the station all the information
about a project. Be 100% sure that your film spot looks professional.
Scrapbook: Put together clippings from newspapers and pictures of Key Club members
from your club doing service projects.
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Role of a Club Editor Editor’s Duties:
A Club Editor is important to Key Club because he or she is responsible for all the printed material the club receives. The club editor serves as the advertiser, the communicator, and the general publicity person of a club. This role requires time and knowledge on dates and happenings of district and international events as well as to the current club projects and plans. The editor must be knowledgeable of the programs and structure of Key Club International.
The role of the club editor is that of a public relations officer. The editor makes sure the public is informed about what Key Club is and upcoming events hosted by the local Key Club members. The club editor should publicize key club by using newsletters, fliers, bulletins, and publicity stunts. Club editors have the role of making Key Club a household name within the community and the schoolCreating a Newsletter
Pick a publishing program (Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Adobe Indesign)
Pick a layout. You can use a premade template found at http://www.keyclub.org/fad/cm/prtools.aspx
Assign people to write articles for yours newsletters. (Ex: Ask your Treasurer to write an article about the importance of dues).
Create a catchy title to hook readers in! Always include the Key Club Logo, the Illinois-Eastern
Iowa District Logo, and the Key Club pencil (shown above).
Check for spelling and grammar errors. These errors make it look unprofessional.
Use pictures of events to catch the reader’s eye. Blurry pictures are a definite no-no!
Remember to include the following in every newsletter: Date, School name, Volume number, and Issue number.
Use a variety of different size fonts. The smallest you can use is 10 pt.
Try to make the newsletter fun! Include quizzes too!
Resources
www.iikeyclub.org
www.keyclub.org
The Iolian
The Key Club Magazine
Public Relations Manual
Graphic Standards Manual
(Available at www.keyclub.org)
Iolian Editor:
Jasmine Bains
**Hyperlinks will take you to
respective link**
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Suggested Newsletter Topics August—September—October
Information on district mailing
International Convention Summation (District Awards, new International Board)
Information on dues Information about the District Project Information on Fall Leadership Rallies Information about the Youth Opportunities Fund
Promotion of upcoming club and district events Updates from club officers Member of the month
November—December—January
Key Club Week and planned activities Holiday service Projects District Convention Promotion (include location,
dates, cost, and what it is) Circle K Holiday Embrace Details on new Lieutenant Governor elections Information about our service partners Member of the month
February—March—April
Club Elections Previews for District Convention (theme, speaker, special
guests) Lieutenant Governor/ District Executive board results
and contact information International Conventional Promotion
May—June—July
District Convention Summation More information on International Convention Information on all summer projects
Things to Know as Editor:
Theme/Major Emphasis Program (MEP) Youth Opportunities Fund District Project (Spastics Paralysis) Kiwanis-Family Our Service Partners (UNICEF, March of
Dimes, the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals)
Contact Me! I’m always here to help!
Jasmine Bains
Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Iolian Editor Key Club International
Cell: 630-345-0833 Find me on Facebook too!
Going Above and Beyond
One way of exceeding the requirements as a club Editor is to submit and article to the
Ionian. The Iolian is the official publication of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District. It serves as an inspiration to Key Club members in our district about other service projects other Key Clubs have hosted. You can submit an article about a recent service event your Key Club
hosted by emailing it to the Iolian Editor. You must include your name, your school, what your club did, and picture of yourself as well as pictures of the event. You can also submit an article titled “My Favorite Service Project”. Encourage club members to this article explaining what their favorite project is and why. Another way of going above and beyond is by sending me your club newsletter.
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Graphics Graphics and fonts make newsletters and any Key Club related publications look
professional and interesting. Take a look at some of the graphics and fonts that you can use
in your next publication; all of these are available on the keyclub.org!
Fonts
Century Gothic
Goudy Old Style
Verdana
Garmond Premier Pro
Georgia
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Graphics Standards With nearly 250,000 members, Key Club is the largest high school service organization in the
world! One important way we can let others know about Key Club is by communicating “our
look” to others. That is, by using the same design elements—things like fonts, colors, and
symbols—to express who we are. Keeping our look consistent enables others to see Key Club
in the way we do—whether they are in Colorado or Costa Rica. For the complete graphic
standards manual go to www.keyclub.org and search “Graphic Standards Manual”.
Logo: Word mark:
Creating a Scrapbook Making a scrapbook is a fun way to show off your club’s success. Also, you can win awards
at District Convention for it (look at the awards booklet on iikeyclub.org). Here are some tips!
Have appropriate pictures with captions and dates to explain the events. Make the
captions clear and preferably typed.
Make sure that the scrapbook follows the criteria set by international rules (keyclub.org)
Make sure there is a table of contents and categorize by using sections with tabs
Pick an interesting theme and stick to it thorough the entire scrapbook
DON’T make the pages too sparse or too busy
DON’T do it the night before it is due. Put lots of time and effort into it
Never stretch or shirk the
logo or word mark. Make sure that there is an even amount of space an all sides of the graphics. Also, make sure you include the pencil on the top of each Key Club publication!
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News Releases News releases provide the who, what, where, when, why, and how to the local media. The
most important information should appear in the first two paragraphs. Information of lesser
importance should follow. Consider the following tips: Sentences and paragraphs should be short and everyday language must be used.
Keep the news release to one page. Double-check names, spellings, and numbers.
Mention important individuals who will be at the event. Place contact person’s name and telephone number at the top of your letterhead.
Include the date and release time for the story. Write a short headline, which sums up the news release contents.
Include photographs with advance and follow-up news releases. Identify all the essential facts in a caption that identifies the picture. People in the photograph should
be identified from left to right. Only quality photographs should be submitted. Black-
and white glossies are the best choice for publication. Always use the Key Club graphic standards
What to Publicize? Key Club International Theme/Major Emphasis Program
o Hershey’s Track and Field
o Children’s Miracle Network o March of Dimes
o UNICEF—Eliminate Project Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Project: Spastic Paralysis
Kiwanis Family Month (November) Key Club International Week (First full week of November, runs from Sunday through
Saturday) Eliminate Week (First full week of May)
Any Kiwanis-joint projects
Kiwanis/ Key Club meetings Any achievements of the club or club member
Illinois-Eastern Iowa District events o District Convention
o Holiday Embrace with Circle K
o Fall Leadership Rallies
Any club project that the community can take interest or participate in. Go to www.keyclub.org for more information on the following.
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Submitting Articles to Iolian and Keynoter The Iolian is the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District publication. The Iolian serves as a mini-newspaper
that gives club members and club officers service project and fundraising ideas they can carry
out at their school. Also in the Iolian, there is information about upcoming district and
international events. The Iolian is not only a great way to publicize your club, but by submitting
articles for the Iolian, your club can receive some awards! You can find the newest issues of
the Iolian at iikeyclu.org under the “District Publications” tab! Here are some requirements for
writing articles and where to send them!
Write about a recent event your Key Club members participated in or a service
project of fundraiser your club hosted
o You can even write an article about your experience at the Fall Leadership
Rally!
Articles need to be at least 180 words long
Include a picture of yourself as well as members participating in the event (if possible)
Proof-read your article for any spelling or grammatical mistakes
Include your name and what school you are from
Type the article out in a word document with the pictures, your name, and school and
attach it to an email
Email your document to the Iolian Editor, Jasmine Bains, at [email protected]
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Iolian Editor
Key Club International’s Keynoter:
The Keynoter is Key Club International’s magazine that is published regularly (you can find it at
keyclub.org by searching “Keynoter”. It’s a great idea for you or your club to submit an article
for the magazine because it is viewed by Key Club members all over the world! You just need
to fill out the report and attach your article and colored pictures to it; all of the guidelines are
on the report sheet! Remember to mail it to the address listed!
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Keynoter Magazine Report Form
Key Club magazine is the official publication of Key Club. The Key Club Department assumes the responsibility
of providing an official publication to all members. It contains stories of interest concerning clubs, districts, and
Key Club International. Suggestions for projects and feature stories of unusual projects completed by various
clubs are included.
Key Club magazine is written by members of the Content Management Team at Kiwanis International under the
supervision of the Key Club Department. Reports, newspaper clippings, and letters from clubs provide the biggest
part of the material used. The magazine also provides a medium for official announcements about the
convention, international dues, or other business of the organization.
All clubs should regularly submit material for the magazine. Written material should give all pertinent details and
be accompanied by good action photographs.
KEY CLUB OF: ____________________________________________________ CLUB ID #:_________________
CITY: ____________________________________________________ STATE/PROVINCE: _______________
POSTAL CODE: ___________________________________ COUNTRY: ________________________________
REPORTER’S NAME: ________________________________OFFICE HELD: _____________________________
TELEPHONE w/area code: _____________________ E-MAIL: _______________________________________
PROJECT NAME: ______________________________________________ PROJECT DATE: _______________
On a separate sheet of paper, please include: • A detailed description of the project. • Information about how it was developed. • How much money was spent / how much money was raised and for what cause. • Any other information that would interest readers.
Whenever possible, please include color photographs taken during the project. Readers prefer “action-
type” photos, not posed. In addition, include any newspaper clippings written about the project.
RETURN REPORT FORM, ADDITIONAL INFO, AND COLOR PHOTOS TO:
or Key Club Magazine
3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis,
IN 46268-3196 USA
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Role of a Club Webmaster As webmaster, your job is not only creating and maintaining your club website, but also managing anything technologically- related in your club. Obviously, you’re extremely proficient with computers and probably have had experience making some sort of website before. Here are some guidelines to help you with your job this year.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Create and maintain a website with at least 7 pages of information
• Keep close contact with other officers and members to keep the site up-to-date • Make sure all of the links on the website work • Help out other officers when they need it • Upload all meeting minutes and agendas on the website • Help the club with any technological issues
• Work with the Public Relations committee to spread the word of Key Club (if your club has one)
Webmaster’s Checklist!
Weekly Duties • Update your website with club meeting agendas, upcoming events, directions to event locations, news/updates,
and anything else that would make people want to come back.
Monthly Duties
• Attend some club board meetings to discuss the website, and ask the rest of the board for suggestions/ feedback. Do a survey with your club to see if anything should be added.
• Upload pictures and club newsletters
• Link to District publications (the Iolian)
Annual Duties • Create and maintain a full-scale website with at least 7 pages of quality information.
• Make sure that if your club pays for your domain/hosting, the fee gets paid so your club website stays on!
• Make sure to put all contact information of your officers on your website and be sure they are recent. (See rules of Contact Information)
• The contact information of your District Executive Officers and your Lieutenant Governor should be on the website as well. For more information please consult the district website at http://iikeyclub.org
For a complete webmaster file with much more information please click here.
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Technology Handout Akhil Sarikonda, 2013-2014 Technology Chair
Build a website for your club
Website Building! This may sound like a really scary
concept, but it really isn’t! The internet now has many
resources available to build free websites. Websites such as http://wix.com,
http://webs.com, and http://weebly.com offer a wide variety of resources
to easily build your website. A website allows your Key Club to go public. It
also makes it much easier to present information to members!
Step 1: Pick a website host!
Pick a good and reliable website host! Then register an account for your
school, make sure the username and password aren’t personal so that it is
easy to transfer information over time!
Step 2: Create web pages!
Don’t know what pages to make? Here are some examples of “standard”
pages to have!
Home: An introduction, a little bit about Key Club, history, etc.
Officer Roster: Contact Information for your current club officers.
Past project information: Inform new club members about your club’s
history and projects you have completed in the past.
District Information: Display information about the II District!
Calendar: Keep a calendar of upcoming service projects and events!
Need inspiration?
Visit the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Key Club page at http://iikeyclub.org
or visit Key Club International’s website at http://keyclub.org.
THANK YOU!
Thank you for taking an interest in technology! A website is a great base for
you to build a whole network of different ways to connect with your
members. You can also win an award for having a website at district
convention, so make sure to look for it in the awards packet! Please make
use of the other resources available on the district website!
Please contact Akhil Sarikonda, the 2013-2014 Illinois-Eastern Iowa
District Technology Chair at [email protected] or 630-270-6211
with any questions!
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter, Facebook, and Google+
are the most popular Social
Networking sites in the world.
Why not make one for your
Club?
These Social Networks will allow
your club to publicize
information much more easily.
Also, nowadays, a large
percentage of high school
students make use of these
websites. Your Club can easily
inform members about
upcoming events and service
projects by making use of these
services.
Twitter, Facebook, and Google+
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Being Recognized as a Distinguished Editor Requirements:
Start your binder early and fill it in throughout the year. Remember that your binder cannot exceed 4 inches.
Board Correspondence: produce and distribute at least 5 articles of correspondence for the district board members ( evidence of communication with the board)
o This includes newsletters, publication deadlines, emails, etc. o Be sure to use graphic standards
District Publication: up to 3 will be judged o Graphic standards are very important o Required information in every issue of your publication
Major Emphasis Program Youth Opportunities Fund International Representative’s Message Governor’s Message Club/Division Highlights
o Required in only one issue of your publication District Convention Summation International Convention Promotion International Convention Summation District Convention Promotion
Attendance o District Convention at the beginning and end of your term o International Convention during your term o District Bulletin Editors workshop at International Convention o All District board meetings
Reporting o Editor report must be given at every board meeting
Service to Home, School, and Community o 50 hours of service verified by your club president and faculty advisor
Miscellaneous o Include evidence of going above and beyond our duties as editor
Public Relations
Use your district’s Key Club website to advertise events Keep good communication between your district and its clubs, the sponsoring Kiwanis Clubs, and International Send out press releases and keep in contact with newspapers to get the word out about the events Include all Important information in your districts publications, newsletters, emails, and phone calls to the board
members Have the other district board members help you get the world out. Have them include information in their
newsletters and email, have talk about events to their clubs and members about future events
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Appointed District Positions Hello I-I Key Clubbers!
The Illinois-Eastern Iowa District of Key Club International is seeking Key Club members to fill the position and fulfill the responsibilities of the following appointed positions on the District Board:
District Project Chair New Club Building and Reactivation Chair(s) Technology Chair Any individual appointed to these positions will be required to attend all meetings of the District Board, Fall Leadership Rallies, and District Convention (DCON) in the spring. It is also highly recommended that the individual attend International Convention (ICON) this summer in Washington, DC from July 1-7 AND (if possible) Key Leader- April 26-28, Hudson, IL. Go to key-leader.org for more info. Since we are stressing the importance of attendance, please feel free to contact Governor Will Kelley (see contact information below) for dates of the aforementioned events.
Descriptions, expectations, and specific responsibilities of each position are listed below:
District Project Chair: The Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Project is the Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation. As we partner with the I-I Districts of Kiwanis International and Circle K International, Key Clubbers throughout the district raise funds for conditions that fall into the category of Spastic Paralysis research. The District Project Chair will be responsible for promoting awareness of Spastic Paralysis throughout the district, educating the clubs and the District Board about Spastic Paralysis, establishing fundraisers to be completed throughout the year, and possibly planning/leading forums at Fall Leadership Rallies and/or District Convention in the spring. The District Project Chair will serve as chair of the District Project Committee, which is composed of members of the District Board. This individual will be expected to fulfill these responsibilities in a timely and efficient fashion; he/she must update the board on the District Project Committee’s progress at each board meeting and must complete a committee report when asked by any Executive Officer.
New Club Building and Reactivation Chair: The New Club Building and Reactivation (NCB&R) Chair works with the I-I Key Club District Board, potential clubs/sponsors, and Kiwanis clubs. This individual will be responsible for developing new clubs and working with those clubs on suspended status, seeking their reactivation and essentially working to bring them back into good standing. The New Club Building and Reactivation Chair will be responsible for locating schools in the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District that do not have Key Clubs, creating/editing the New Club Building and Reactivation packet that all new and reactivated clubs receive, and working personably and willingly with all potential clubs. The NCB&R Chair will also be responsible for planning/leading possible forums at Fall Leadership Rallies and/or District Convention in the spring. The New Club Building and Reactivation Chair serves as chair of the New Club Building and Reactivation Committee, which is composed of members of the District Board. This individual will be expected to fulfill these responsibilities in a timely and efficient fashion; he/she must update the board on the New Club Building and Reactivation Committee’s progress at each board meeting and must complete a committee report when asked by any Executive Officer. Please note that multiple New Club Building and Reactivation Chairs may be appointed.
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Technology Chair: The Technology Chair works with the District Board to help maintain the district website – www.iikeyclub.org – and any district reflectors. He/she also encourages clubs and divisions to build websites and provides materials/resources on how to do so. The Technology Chair is expected to have experience with updating websites and creating overall technology and website-building resources. It is also expected that this individual update the district website in a timely and efficient fashion. The Technology Chair will be responsible for planning/leading any forums at Fall Leadership Rallies and/or District Convention. He/she will serve as chair of the Technology/Public Relations Committee composed of members of the District Board. This individual must update the board on the Technology and Public Relations Committee’s progress at each board meeting and must complete a committee report when asked by any Executive Officer. If you are applying for the position of Technology Chair, please note any previous web-building experience you have, as well as any websites you have created, on the additional sheet mentioned at the bottom of the application.
If you are interested in any of the above positions, I must receive (not postmarked!) your application by May 1, 2014. As a potential member of the District Board, it is important that you realize the application deadline is not negotiable. I will be evaluating your ability to complete this task in a timely manner.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel welcome to contact me at any time!
All applications for the 2014-2014 Illinois-
Eastern Iowa District Board will be available
online at iikeyclub.org after DCON 2014!
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Running for Iolian Editor Unlike the past years, the Iolian Editor position is now an elected position rather than an appointed
one. This is because the Iolian Editor has the almost the same responsibilities as the other Executive
District Board members (monthly contact with board members as well as the district governor, monthly
newsletters for the district mailing, and update reports given at each board meeting).
Here is some information about the setup of election for this position at District Convention. Each of the
candidates for this position will be required to give one speech to the entire convention and one
speech to each of the caucus rooms (there will be five. In the caucus rooms, the candidate for this
position will give there speech and use the remained of the time to answer questions about their
qualifications for this position, their goals for the year, and their overall knowledge of Key Club. Then on
Saturday of District Convention, the House of Delegates (two representatives from each club) will elect
the new District Executive Board members (Governor, Statistical Secretary, Secretary, Treasurer, and
Iolian Editor). There is an optional one-minute speech at the House of Delegates.
Note that in February, the I-I District website (www.iikeyclub.org) will have all forms necessary for you
to fill out to be considered a candidate (this includes the candidate biography and literature that
goes into the District Convention program). You will also be required to submit two letters of
recommendations. The following are some tips that will help prepare you to run for this position.
Become a candidate: check out the District Convention Registration packet (sent between
early January and February), then fill out all appropriate forms
Ask questions, learn from your District Board, study Bylaws, attend District and Divisional events
Prepare to give speeches well in advance- rehearse
Keep yourself educated- read Club District Mailings, latest issues of The Iolian and Lt. Governor
Newsletters (Iolian and District Mailing available via iikeyclub.org)
Find out as much as you can about the position you want to run for! Ask the person currently
holding it, read their
Know a LOT about Key Club. No matter your position, you need to either know the answers to questions or know
o Read up on Key Club on the websites, in the District Guide, and through newsletters.
Get some experience! Whether serving as Club President or Freshman Representative, a little bit of club experience will not only give you something to pad your resume, but it will more importantly allow you the chance to see what makes a Key Club work.
Practice your public speaking! Talking in front of people becomes easier if you practice...and we don't just mean
DON’T campaign on social networking sites or in person before the candidate meeting or else you face penalties or disqualifications
Have fun! Contact the District Governor, Will Kelley, for more questions
o [email protected], 309/525-2490
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Frequently Used Acronyms There are many acronyms that the Key Club International organization uses; sometimes they
confuse its members. That’s why you should type out what these acronyms mean so club
members know what they mean.
Additional Resources (All images hyperlinked: please click on them to open webpage)
Illinois-Eastern Iowa District of Key Club International Social Media Links:
Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Links:
KCI Key Club International
KC Key Club
MEP Major Emphasis Program
PR Public Relations
FLR Fall Leadership Rally
PCM Presidential Council Meeting
DCM Divisional Council Meeting
CKI Circle K International
KI Kiwanis International
Exec Executive
YOF Youth Opportunities Fund
CMN Children’s Miracle Network
LTG Lieutenant Governor
Int’l International
RFL Robert F. Lucas
MRF Monthly Report Form
GATC Governor and Administrator Training Conference
DCON District Convention
ICON International Convention
64th Annual Illinois-Eastern Iowa Key Club District Convention: Service Inc. Care Like A Monster. February 28th – March 2nd, 2014 Crowne Plaza, Springfield, Illinois
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Contact the Technology/Public Relations Committee
Jasmine Bains Public Relations Chair
Akhil Sarikonda Technology Chair
Graham Novak Committee Member
Natalie Walgren Committee Member
Alex Pauer Committee Member
Jarrod Echols Committee Advisor
