DIVISION 14 LTG E-BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 2013

THE ROBOT REVOLUTION CNH KEY CLUB

¡HOLA BLUE ROBOTS! Did the Hogwarts Express leave you as well? It’s okay, you have nothing to be sad about! Region Training Conference 2013 is coming up in about 2 weeks and that is going to be a magical experience of itself! As we get back into the flow of school and tests, it will be a great time to take a break from everything so I want all of you to attend! What do you have to lose? I know that this may be a very stressful time for all of you as most of you begin your new school years or being getting new members from your club rush. It may seem really overwhelming at the moment, but I promise you, all of the hard work that you put into everything will be worth it. It may seem overwhelming but this is it, this is the most active part of your terms. This quarter is one of the most crucial ones: member recruitment and member retention will play a huge part into helping you have a GOLDEN year! The best way is to BEE involved! Get more fundraising done, get more service hours, get more members to division events! This month’s e-bulletin comes to you packed with a lot of new information to help you get through these busy times as we try to balance academics, extra-curricular, and Key Club properly so that we can leave a GOLDEN legacy! If you need any help, personal, Key Club related, or academic, do not hesitate to contact me!

Geared for GOLDEN Service,

Prajwol Devkota

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RTC 2013: 3

PTP: 4

YOUTH DUES: 5

OPPORTUNITIES FUND: 6 DCM: 6

STRESS: 7 MONTHLY CALLS: 7 WEEKLY UPDATES: 7 UPCOMING EVENTS: 8 CONTACT: 8

FALL RALLY: 4

MONTH: 1 THE KEY TO COMMUNICATION : 2

CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH Each month, I will post a challenge that I would like for you to

complete. This isn’t mandatory, but it would be awesome if all of you

could do it! I want to get to know you better as a leader and a

person.

How do you plan to manage time with your academics and

your Key Club work?

GOLDEN GOALS As ONE division, we aim to have

membership growth of 50%.

As clubs we want to work together

to contribute $2000 for MNT and

PTP division-wide.

We want to promote each

member to save 3 lives from

MNT ($5.40).

We want to work together to bring

higher attendance at division

events (DCMs, Fundraisers),

district events (Fall Rally, DCON)

and international events

(ICON).

We want to serve 10,900 hours.

Together, we can work together to

make this a GOLDEN year!

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The KEY to Communication Effective communication is the KEY to a

successful year. As leaders of the clubs you

serve, all of you must actively keep open

communication between each other (the

officers), the members you serve, the advisors

who support you, and the Lieutenant Governor

who serves you. Without effective

communication, it is going to be very difficult to

manage time and keep everything in track as

all of you will have various tasks to complete,

deadlines to meet, and other obstacles that will

be coming your way. Building that personal

bond is the most important thing you can do.

Become close friends with everyone and they

will not forget you and will respect you instead

of looking up at you or

looking down on you. HELLO With the growth of technology and social

media, there are SO many ways for you to

constantly keep updated with everyone so here

are a few that you might want to try out!

This is a great tool that is made for teachers

but of course you can sign up as well. Cre-

ate an account, add members, and it will

allow you to send one way reminders to

everyone who is subscribing! It is easy to

create an account and extremely effective

when events are coming up! Get it now on

the App Store!

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Group texting is a great way to keep connected

and keep everyone in the loop but not everyone

has a phone that’s capable! With GroupMe you

can create group texting for every phone! This

easy to use application is very helpful and avail-

able on the Android and iPhone App Stores!

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You need to have a meeting,

but not everyone can always

be free to meet up somewhere,

or sometimes, someone may

be away on vacation, so what

do you do? You can video

group chat with up to 12 peo-

ple for free using OOVOO video

chat which is available to use

for all

com-

puters

and all

smart

phones!

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REFLECTOR GROUPS The CNH District provides you with

various e-mail reflector groups so

that you can stay connected to all

of the various officers throughout our

district just like you! We also have a

division reflector group that you

should join to stay up to date on

division wide news!

Presidents:

http://groups.google.com/group/cnh-kc-

presidents?hl=en

VP: http://groups.google.com/group/cnh-

kc-vice-presidents?hl=en

Secretaries:

http://groups.google.com/group/cnh-kc-

secretaries?hl=en

Treasurers:

http://groups.google.com/group/cnh-kc-

treasurers?hl=en

Editors:

http://groups.google.com/group/cnh-kc-

editors?hl=en

Recognition Coordinators:

http://groups.google.com/group/cnh-kc-

recognition?hl=en

Advisors:

http://groups.google.com/group/cnhadvis

ors?hl=en

REGION 14 TRAINING CONFERNECE 2013

It’s the biggest and most

fun region event of the

year! Region Training

Conference is back and

this year, it’s a camping

retreat. Imagine spend-

ing the night playing fun

games, roasting smores

by the campfire, swim-

ming in the lake with all

your favorites? Well you

can! Attend RTC 2013!

Since this is an overnight event, there is some paperwork that all

of the members attending must fill out for liability and safety!

Payment: $16 for entry and weekend, $28 if you also want a shirt

CHECKLIST:

>If paying by check, make payable to: Rhonda Cameron with

the note: Region 14 RTC

> If paying with cash, just bring correct amount to RTC site

The following must be brought to site by president (or other at-

tending officer):

> Code of Conduct—ONE PER CLUB

The following form must be completed on-line by each club

president, only ONE per club:

> Registration Form – MUST HAVE ADVISOR INFO

> link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mXnWTEIzx8iaq1D44S-

6gYork3G2nLTw1eeUUE_1XYU/viewform

The following must be brought on-site:

> Medical Release Forms

> Kiwanis Photo Release Form OFFICERS PLEASE PRINT AND HAND OUT THESE FORMS THEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE 3

WHO: ALL OF YOU

WHAT: RTC 2013

WHEN: SEPTEBMER 13, 2013

(4 PM) to SEPTEBMER

14 (1 PM)

WHERE: BUCKHORN RECREA-

TION AREA, CORN-

ING, CA

MORE INFO: http://issuu.com/d14robots

/docs/robo_update_1.4

If 80 D14 members attend, I will do something that you

want me to! Like: dye my hair, sing for you, get ratchet,

let you pie me, or WHATEVER. YOU CHOOSE! My parents have veto power

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FALL RALLY NORTH

SIX FLAGS DISCOVERY KINGDOM

WHERE:

WHEN:

PRICE:

RALLY:

OCTOBER 19, 2013

EXCLUSIVE OPEN TO KEY CLUBBERS

9: 30 AM TO 11:30 AM

THEN REGULAR OPENING AT 12 PM

$33 FOR RALLY, UNLIMITED DRINKS,

RIDES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY

SEPTEBMER 27

- $37 ON SITE PAYMENT

OTHER:

RALLY SESSION 2 @ 12 PM WITH:

REGION 6, REGION 15, REGION 16!

LETS WIN THAT SPIRIT STICK!

MUST ALSO BUY DIVISION SHIRT OR

PAY FOR BUS FEES DEPENDING ON

CLUB TRANSPORTATION GET THAT

ARRANGED EARLY!

ORDER FORM: http://cnhkeyclub.org/downloads/Fall%20Rally

%20Files/Form_FallRallyOrders_NORTH_2013.pdf

PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM

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WHAT IS PTP? Pediatric Trauma Program (PTP) is a program

that was established in 1994 by Cal-Nev-Ha

Kiwanis to help raise education and training in

pediatric trauma and prevention injury. This is

our Cali-Nev-Ha Key Club District project and

all funds raised to this go to help buy Lieuten-

ant Governors at the annual Fall Rally auction

where all of the LTGs are put up for auction

and bought by the winning division that raises

the most money! The money we raise helps

saves many lives because pediatric trauma

#1 killer of children under 14 in the US and 90%

of those deaths are preventable!

WHAT IS OUR DIVISION GOAL? To help our district with its goal of raising

$146,000 by the end of the year, our division

has set a goal to raise $2000 by Fall Rally North

(October 19). This means if each club raised

$200 each, we could easily reach our goals!

The more money you have the more chances

you have to buy the LTG!

HOW DO WE SEND PAYMENTS?

1. ALL CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAY-

ABLE TO: CNH KEY CLUB AND ON THE

MEMO LINE YOU MUST ADD DIVISION

14, ______ HIGH SCHOOL

2. MAIL THE CHECK TO:

ADD WHERE FROM

AS SHOWN IN THIS EX:

HOW CAN WE FUNDRAISE? Click this link for

ideas:http://cnhkeyclub.org/downloads/Proje

cts/DP%20PTP/PTP_Fundraising_Brochure.pdf

DUES

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BEGIN DUES SUBMISSION FOR 2013-2014

SEPT. 10

DEADLINE FOR EARLY BIRD DUES

DEADLINE FOR LATE DUES SUBMISSION

CLUB IS SUSPENDED IF NOT PAID

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a click away... NEED HELP WITH DUES SUBMISSION?

1. Contact me at d14.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com

or Region Advisor Ms. Cameron at

cnh.region14.kc@gmail.com

2. Contact District Treasurer Johansen only if

we don’t help!

3. Use treasurers reflectors and ask others!

Why pay? DUES BREAKDOWN:

IT ONLY COSTS $11 FOR A LIFE CHANGING CLUB

$6.50 (INTERNATIONAL) - membership

card/pin, administrative budget, interna-

tional board budget, key club magazine,

YOF, ICON, leadership education

$4.50 (DISTRICT) - administration, District

Board Budgets, Key Leader Scholarship, SLT

PTP Grants, Leadership Development and

education, Fall Rally North/South, District

Convention, and insurance

$_.__ (CLUB) - as leaders you can also add a

certain amount to go for club funds, be

smart and reasonable!

resources & links

Membership Update

Center (MUC) Link:

MUC TUTORIAL:

https://members.portalbuzz.com/Member/Us

er/Login?skin=kiwanis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLa_oD

4RCHs

YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND WHAT ARE YOF Grants? The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is an endowed fund for Key Club In-ternational held within the Kiwanis International Foundation. The YOF fund uses earned interest to help Key Clubbers serve the world by providing grants for service opportunities. Every year, fifty cents from each member's dues payment as well as the G. Harold Martin Fellowships help to fund this grant. Please note that this grant is a reimbursement process, so you do have to front the money. The YOF grant application is due on October 15th, 2013; no late submissions will be accepted! The application may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed.

WHO CAN APPLY? Any club that is in good standing

(has dues paid and is not suspended

or inactive) can apply. Please note

that the YOF is intended for pro-

jects at the club level; applications

for division-wide or interclub pro-

jects will be rejected!

WHAT IS THE APPLICATION LIKE? QUICK AND EASY, FOLLOW THE LINK:

http://keyclub.org/service/fund/yof/yofgrant.aspx

STATISTICS & RESOURCES Last year, only 3 clubs in all of the Cali-Nev-Ha District received funds from the YOF be-cause they were the only ones who applied! Applications almost never get rejected, so if you have a project coming up that you need extra funding for, do not hesitate and go apply!

Applications must be submitted to: Kiwanis International 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN USA, 46268

DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING

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What is a Division Council Meeting?

A Division Council Meeting (DCM) is a meeting conducted by the

LTG for the members in the division. This meeting is full of information

about upcoming events, education about Key Club, and much more.

At DCMs, you have a chance to learn more

about various projects and events, gain a

better understanding of how great this

organization truly is, and to get involved with the division and meet

new people. We encourage you to attend so that

you can learn more about what’s been happening

in Key Club. Some DCMs are even joined with a

service project, fundraiser, or social, so you can be

there for more than one reason!

When are they held?

DCMs are held once a month,

every month. They are held in various locations and for various rea-

sons. They can be paired with socials, events, training, or fundraisers

to help you get involved while you bond and get a great leadership

experience! DCMs are required for distinguished

so make sure that you attend and get the as

many members to attend as

possible! They will be an-

nounced early so you are informed!

BONDING

GAMES

FOOD

LEADERSHIP

AWARDS

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Throughout all of our terms this year, we are going to be faced

with a lot of it.. STRESS. Seniors have to deal with college appli-

cations, retaking the SATs, dealing with senioritis, and many

other problems. While juniors are dealing with hard schedules

and taking these tests for the first time. Sophomores must deal

with the stress of CAHSEEs and other problems that come with it

only being the second year and freshman are newly adjusting

to high school. No matter what the grade level, we all have

school stress. Not only that but we also deal with social stress,

family stress, and personal stress that we put on ourselves. Man-

aging all of this with the stress that comes with leading a Key

Club, can be very overwhelming at times but you know what?

You can make it, you will make it, you are strong, and here is

why. You were given this leadership position for a reason, the

members you serve trusted you to lead them and you will not let

them down. You have a passion and dedication for this organi-

zation that will push you to new limits. You have a strong and

large support team consisting of your fellow board members,

myself, your advisors, and all of your friends and family to help

you through these times. When managing time gets tough you

have applications such as StayFocusd, Cold Turkey, sleepyti.me,

Clear, Reminders, and so much more on your phone and com-

puters to help you through this. Look at you, and all you have

already achieved, guess what, it’s only been 5 months! Do you

see how far you’ve gotten in just these past few months! I want

you all to know that whenever, or wherever you need, your sup-

port team and your #1 fanboy 5ever (me) is here for you.

Whether it be for school, family, friends, key club, or you just

need someone to talk to, my contact information is here for you

to call, text, message, email, or whatever when you need! Just

stay strong, although things can get overwhelming, you will

make it through this and just in 5 more months, you will be at

your own club elections, electing your new board as you reflect

back on all of the greatness that you have achieved. Do not let

failures and mistakes hit you hard, we all make them, just grow

from them. Stress is a big bully, but only if you let it. The most im-

portant thing is to enjoy this moment and to have fun because

this moment that you have right now, will never ever come

back again. It is yours to control, you can do whatever you

want with it, just make the best of it. Here is to 8 more amazing

months as we continue to make this a golden year. You have all

improved and grown so much and I cannot wait to see more of

it happen, I cannot wait to see you walk on stage and get

awards while I cheer you on at DCON 2013. If you read this, I

love you, Stay Golden!

Something new that we are going to start

between the presidents and the me is a

monthly phone call! This call will give us a

chance to freely express our ideas, commu-

nicate and help each other out! They are

planned to take place in the middle of each

month so that we can reflect on what has

already passed and plan for what is coming

ahead! We will be discussing things such as:

the strengths of the club, the weaknesses of

the club, areas of growth, areas of weakness,

problems each club is facing, self-

evaluations and so much more! This will give

us all a chance to bond better, be proactive,

and be more informed! I cannot wait to start

this and receive personal feed-

back with each and every one

of you!

Something else that I plan on starting this

month is a system of bi-weekly update

emails! These emails will be a better way of

maintaining better communication! Com-

pared to long monthly emails that might

overwhelm you, these emails will help me,

help you stay updated with the latest infor-

mation and help you get the information as

quick as possible. This will grow our communi-

cation between our board and our division

as well! If you are reading this, when you sub-

mit your challenge of the month, please re-

spond on if you think this will be a good idea

and what you would like to see included, I

love to hear your feedback!

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““You know you're in love

when you can't fall asleep

because reality is finally

better than your dreams.”

― Dr. Seuss

UPCOMING EVENTS REGION TRAINING CONFERENCE

(mandatory for officers unless

stated): September 13 (4 PM) to

September 14 (1 PM) at Buckhorn

Recreation Area, Corning, CA

[NOT SET DATE OR LOCATION

MIGHT CHANGE/TENTATIVE] FALL

RALLY TRAINING CONFERENCE/

DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING: Oc-

tober 12 at River Valley High

School (1 PM to 6PM)

FALL RALLY NORTH: October 19 at

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (6

AM to 8 PM)

COLOR RUN/DIVISION COUNCIL

MEETING: November 2, 2013 at

MMX Racing (8 AM)

More events are always updated online!