The Key To 1B | Volume 1, Issue 3

The Key to 1B The Official Newsletter of Division 1B of the New Jersey District of Key Club International

Volume 1, Issue 3 | July 2013

Absegami | ACIT | Atlantic Christian | Cedar Creek | Egg Harbor Twp | Pleasantville

Summer Service Ideas

A Message From Your LTG

HOW DO YOU FEEL DIVISION 1B?!

I hope you feel good, because school

is out and summer is here! I’m sure you

all have had a relaxing start to your

summer, whether it was at Relay for

Life or the KC Olympics held by Egg

Harbor Twp Key Club. Just because

school’s out, it doesn’t mean that ser-

vice to our homes, schools, and community has to

end. Summer is one of the best seasons for service pro-

jects as well as setting up your club for a great start in

the fall. In this issue you will find tons of service project

ideas (feel free to tweak them however you feel fit)

that can be done over the summer as well as some

tips to start gaining members.

Yours in Caring and Service,

Cynthia Thurairajah

A Message From Your LTG Food Banks

When it comes down to it, food banks are

pretty stereotypical volunteer opportunities for

kids, but rarely do people take advantage of

working with them over the summer. There are

two ways to work with food banks either col-

lect cans to donate to the bank or directly work

with them. I suggest that if you chose to work

with the bank send officers the first time and

get to know the staff. Try and set up a weekly/

biweekly project with them. With projects like

this over the summer, club members can start

gaining hours now, as well as build a name for

Key Club

Living on the Jersey Shore, this is a simple and fun

project for Key Club to take part in. Find a beach

near you or check on the Jersey Cares website for

beaches that are having clean ups. Usually they are

early in the day, which allows members to hang out

at the beach after helping the community

Beach Cleanup

Cards for Soldiers Making cards for soldiers is a simple project that

can be done at a library with younger kids or even

at an officer’s house with a few members. All you

need is some paper, colored pencils, markers and

creativity. If you search “Cards for Soldiers” online,

you will get tons of sites with names and an ad-

dress that the cards can be sent to.

Hold a Car Wash

Beach Cleanup

Cards for Soldiers Hold a Car Wash Everyone’s car gets messy at some point. Hold a

carwash in a local parking lot (try contacting places

that you know have already held carwashes) and

raise money for the Eliminate Project. Make signs,

have some members publicize while others wash

cars. It’s a lot of fun and an easy way to spread

awareness/raise money for Eliminate.

Work with a local school, church, library, nursing

home, ect. to create a vegetable or flower garden

that everyone in the community can enjoy. Buy

seeds and involve kids in the elementary and mid-

dle schools to help. This not only is a service project

but will also help bring new members in the future!

Create a Garden

Volunteering at the Nursing Home

Your local nursing home will always be looking for

volunteers to help brighten up the lives of the peo-

ple living there. It can be as simple as reading a

book, talking to someone or helping with an event.

Being a volunteer at a nursing home is a good fit for

members who are outgoing and willing to talk to

new people. You could be asked to yell numbers at

Bingo or making the beds, but you will be brighten-

ing someone’s day.

“Senior” Prom

High school seniors love going to prom, so why not

include senior citizens? Hold a prom at a nursing

home where members can decorate, put music on

and just have a great time with amazing members

of the community.

Volunteering at the Nursing Home

Contact a local business about selling Children’s

Miracle Network balloons, Eliminate Hands or even

making a banner with painted handprints outside

the store. Have members man a table and explain

what the cause is for and charge a dollar to write

their names on a balloon or hand (Email me for pdf

versions of them). Get creative like Egg Harbor Twp

and charge people 25 cents to dip their hands in

paint and leave their handprint on a blank banner.

If you have the money for it, rent a dunk tank and

charge for 1-5 balls to throw and dunk a member!

REMINDERS AND NEWS CMRFs are still due the 10th of each month K-Family Picnic is Sunday, July 14th from 10am-4pm. Ad-

mission is $10 and there will be service, food, and tons of

fun! The picnic takes place in Tom’s River, NJ. Division 1B’s first DCM/OTC will be held on Saturday, July

13th from 4-4:30. Only one officer from each club is re-

quired to attend but more are welcome. All officers from

ACIT, Absegami, and Cedar Creek are required to come at

3pm to be trained. The training will be at the Atlantic

County Library in Egg Harbor Twp. Continue to hold service projects throughout the year

and recruit members! Be on the lookout for my next edition which will be a re-

cap of International Convention. If you have a service idea or your club held a great pro-

ject remember to submit it to me and be featured in my

newsletter!

Yuya Ong—District Webmaster

(201) 367-8531 | [email protected]

Kelly Tran—District Secretary


REMINDERS AND NEWS

Yuya Ong—District Webmaster


Contacts (from left to right)

Ryan Clarkin—District Governor


Kelly Tran—District Secretary


Penny Xu—District Treasurer

(973) 462-3595| [email protected]

Pak Chau—District Editor


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