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Volum e I Issue V Septem ber Edit ion

Division 8

Table of ContentsPage 3: Introduction

Page 4-5: Regional Training Conference Recap

Page 6-7: Fall Rally

Page 8-9: Youth Opportunities Fund

Page 10-11: Service Partners

Page 12-13: Key Leader

Page 14-15: NJ Federation of Food Banks

Page 16-17: Advocacy

Page 18-19: Trick or Treat for UNICEF

Page 20-21: March of Dimes

Page 22-23: Guide to Brand Guide

Page 24: Member of the Month

Page 25: Officer of the Month

Page 26-29: NJ Key Club Social Media

Page 30: Contact Information

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

-Dr. Suess

Hello Division 8!

I hope you have are all having a great start to the school year! I cannot wait to see you all again soon at Fall Rally and participate and advocate for your clubs' service projects.

Please take note of all of the important information in this newsletter. I recommend that you pass it on to the general members as well in order for them to have a better idea of what is going on at the District level.

Please, as always, never hesitate to contact me. I am here as a resource to you and want to help in any way I can

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Yours in Caring and Service,

Sarah Remig

Ltg Division 8

Thank you to everyone who helped us Pump Up the Volume of Service by attending the 2015 Regional Training Conferences! The time you spent and the sleep lost should be well worth it for the improvement in your homes, schools, and communities. If you did not attend RTC's and have a specif ic presentation you would like to be sent to you please feel free to ask me! From

The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club International that provides funds to help Key Clubs execute their service opportunities. The YOF is established through gifts to the G. Harold Martin Fellowships ? a fellowship that aims to fund service projects and recognize people who unselfishly contribute their time to the Key Club Program. YOF grants can help your club perform the service project of your dreams; start looking around your school, community, or world for things that need improvement! Applications are due on October 15th at 11:59 EST each year ? do not miss the deadline, there is only one funding cycle per year! The Key Club International Board?s decision will be mailed no later than January 1st, 2016. Clubs may request financial assistance for said service project ranging anywhere from $100-$2000. The YOF committee usually allots the funds to clubs who ask for a portion of the total cost of the project, and to projects that are working with other organizations to fund and complete the project. In 2010, Warren Hills Regional High School Key Club in Washington, New Jersey, was awarded $2,000 to organize an association and create a 72-plot organic vegetable and flower garden with two water pumps and a deer fence for the community. Out of this small plot of land, they were able to produce and donate over 1,000 pounds of food from the garden to their local food pantry. Now, the Key Club is working on adding 23 more plots, 4 water pumps, brick walkways and birdhouses? not to mention the wheelchair-accessible plot this spring! I challenge YOU to apply for the YOF grant and make an impact as big as Warren Hills Regional! The current application for the YOF grants can be found on www.keyclub.org. Y

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Millard and Linda Fuller founded habitat for Humanity International in 1976, and today, Habitat for Humanity is a global leader in addressing the issues of poverty housing. The motive behind Habitat for Humanity began in 1942 at Koinonia Farm, which is a small, interracial, Christian community outside of Americus, Georgia. Koinonia Farm was founded in 1942 by farmer and biblical scholar Clarence Jordan. Once the Fullers saw the concept in 1965, they were inspired to create shelter for those in need, while working side by side with volunteers to build simple, decent houses. Habitat for Humanity decided that the houses they would create would be built at no profit and interest would not be charged on loans.

       To be involved with Habitat for Humanity, go to www.habitat.org/local to find the Habitat for Humanity closest to you. Once you find the website for the closest Habitat, you can donate or learn more about volunteering. On most local websites, there can be event calendars to see when there are available shifts. Follow the instructions that the website provides, as you will probably have to fill out a volunteer registration paper. Anyone who can hold a hammer or paintbrush is welcome to work with the Habitat for Humanity. These volunteers allow for the building of homes at low costs, because the Habitat doesn?t have to pay construction workers. As you already know, volunteering is not just about helping the creation of the house. Those who volunteer also benefit from being able to see others break the cycle of poverty, which is a great feeling to see.

       Even as a high schooler, there are things you can do to help individuals recover from the effects of poverty, and Habitat for Humanity is a great way to go about that. Although your age may restrict some of the things you can do for the Habitat, volunteers are always needed, and welcomed. So please, grab a few Key Clubbers, pick up your hammer and go build some shelter!

          

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With this initiative, the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks and the New Jersey District of Key Club

International have teamed up to galvanize awareness for hunger and poverty that are affecting our neighbors right here in New Jersey. You may not know it, but 1 in 8 people

in New Jersey struggle with hunger - put that in the perspective of whichever school you attend, town in

which you live, or activities in which you engage. Hunger is a very real problem, but often overlooked, so we are giving Key Clubbers opportunities to engage with their

communities to make a difference.

NJ Federation of Food Banks

Donate HERE.

Volunteer Info HERE.

Food Bank of Ocean &

Monmouth Counties

3300 NJ-66

Neptune City, NJ 07753

(732) 918-2600

NJ District Service Hours Goal: 18,630

NJ District Fundraising Goal: $90,077.85

Celebrating 30 years of feeding

families and improving lives!

NJ Federation of Food Banks

1 in 45 children are identif ied with Autism in New Jersey.

Ocean County specif ically is one of the areas of New Jersey with the

highest rates of Autism in the state.

Only 76% of children diagnosed with Autism in New Jersey receive

access to special education.

Did you know?

Advocacy (n.) : speaking on beha lf

of t hose who cannot speak f or

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How can I help with this year's

advocacy focus?Try to raise awareness for the service year?s new advocacy

focus. By spreading awareness through Key Club,

we can improve Autism research and assistance

exponentially.

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Prematurity Awareness DayOne of Key Club?s three service partners is March of Dimes, an organization focused on

raising awareness and funds for premature babies. On November 17th, Key Club will be holding a Prematurity Awareness Day, and we encourage you all to participate in your schools! Ways you can be involved on November 17th are: wearing purple (the color of March of Dimes), doing a ?paint the school purple,? putting a ribbon on 1 in every 10 lockers to represent the 1 in every 10 babies who are born prematurely, selling March of Dimes bracelets leading up to November 17th and then having your club members all wear them on this day, and so much more!

March of Dimes Grateful Dollar Campaign The March of Dimes and our community have a proud partnership in the vision of

reaching the day when all babies are born healthy. For the support of families, volunteers, our partners in healthcare and the community March of Dimes is truly grateful. This November 17th World Prematurity Day, March of Dimes would like to know what/who YOU are grateful for.

March of Dimes invites you to have an attitude of gratitude by participating in a ?Grateful Dollars? campaign, raising awareness and funds to help end prematurity. March of Dimes will supply the paper ornaments and posters. Students can than donate one ?Grateful Dollar? for each gratitude expressed. Ornaments can be displayed in your cafeteria, hallway or bulletin boards. Challenge your club to sell enough to fill an entire wall with gratitude!

When you are finished simply call your March of Dimes Community Director to turn in the money. Be sure to take a picture of your gratitude wall or hallway and share your accomplishments with March of Dimes. If you have any questions, please contact me or your local Community Director.

What is Brand Guide?These guidelines help unify Key Club International under one look,

keeping it recognizable around the world? including yours. And that helps make your club recognizable. All of your club members, including fellow

officers, should be familiar with these standards. So share the information and provide guidance where you can! It adapts to new technology, trends and inspirations? and emerges as an even better version of itself. As our brand continues to evolve, we?ll be uploading new graphics and tools for

you to use.

What is Brand Guide?To download and use design elements such as logos and word marks click here. Please keep all logos with in the downloaded dimension. Do not stretch or distort the images.

Download the full brand guide here.

Member of the Month

Hannah Hendricks is one of the most dedicated Key Clubbers at Brick Memorial Key Club. She attends any and all service projects and fundraisers she is able to and fully embodies the Key Club spirit! (You can tell if you've seen her at Key Club events like DCON or Fall Rally.) I can truly say that I have seenfew Key Clubbers embody the passion and dedication to their home, school, or community as Hannah has. Thank you for your dedication and service, Hannah!

Officer of the Month

Emily Matarazzo is the Club Secretary at Point Pleasant Borough Key Club. Not only a

dedicated Key Clubber, she has been consistently the first Secretary every month to

hand in her Club Monthly Report Form. As a Secretary, Emily has proven to be efficient in

keeping accurate and descriptive documentation of all of

Point Pleasant Borough's Key Club

records, as shown

in her CMRF's.

Thank you for all

of your hard work

Emily, it is much

appreciated!