The Minndak Quack

Official Publication of the Minnesota Dakotas District of Key Club International

Minnesota-DakotasDistrict of Key Club

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Pg. 5DistrictChanges!

Pg. 11Awards &Contests

Read more about Stephenie on page 6!

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Don’t miss your District!!!MinnDak District Convention 2011

Spring Convention is right aroundthe cor-ner. Itwill beheldApril 1st

– 3rd inWillmar,MN.Therewill bemany

informational forums as well as a funkeynote speaker, Scott Greenberg.As well there will be the Governor’sproject, packing food for Kid’sAgainst Hunger. So not only will thisbe an informational and boardtraining weekend, but a weekendto get in service hours. Also therewill be many contests to be pre-sented and awards to be given thatweekend. Some of these contestsneed to be completed before arriv-ing and some will be presentedthere so check the forms for thecontests. Saturday night there willa “Luau” themed dance to goalong with the year’s theme “Surfininto Service.” So bring appropriateattire to show off your spirit for theweekend. Another note is that therewill be elections for the new DistrictBoard, so if you want to run makesure you have all the paperwork. I

hope to see all of you and your friendsthere!

This year instead of having a competi-tion at Spring Convention for the bestDivisional cheer, we are asking clubsand divisions (regions) to come up withnew and creative District cheers. TheDistrict has had the same cheers formany years now and we are coming upshort when we try to compete at the In-ternational Convention. We are lookingfor cheers that show spirit and fun in ourdivision. We would like the cheers to beoriginalandhaveour Dis-trictsome-howrepre-sented.A lot ofthecheersrelate to our District’s mascot, Milfordthe Duck, but the cheers do not have toinclude that. Please come with ideas orcheers ready so that when you are inyour divisional (regional) meetings, it willbe easier to come up with them.

For Spring Convention this year,we again have invited ScottGreenberg tocome speak.He tells moti-vational andinspirationalstories abouthis own ex-periences. Heuses his humorto portray hismessage anduses simpleexamples toget the stu-dents to under-stand. He pro-vides mes-sages to helpstudents be-lieve in them-selves andmake good choices. He will bedoing three different sessions at

Spring Convention. He will berunning an advisors forum, a

first timers fo-rum for thoseKey Clubbersthat have notheard Scottbefore, and anadvanced fo-rum for thosewho haveheard him be-fore. He notonly will berunning theseforums, but hewill also bedoing a fun ac-tivity at nightto get every-one to knoweach other andto have fun.

Scott is such a great speaker andhas many stories of how he has

Scott Greenberg

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Don’t miss your District!!!MinnDak District Convention 2011

Spring Convention is right aroundthe cor-ner. Itwill beheldApril 1st

– 3rd inWillmar,MN.Therewill bemany

informational forums as well as a funkeynote speaker, Scott Greenberg.As well there will be the Governor’sproject, packing food for Kid’sAgainst Hunger. So not only will thisbe an informational and boardtraining weekend, but a weekendto get in service hours. Also therewill be many contests to be pre-sented and awards to be given thatweekend. Some of these contestsneed to be completed before arriv-ing and some will be presentedthere so check the forms for thecontests. Saturday night there willa “Luau” themed dance to goalong with the year’s theme “Surfininto Service.” So bring appropriateattire to show off your spirit for theweekend. Another note is that therewill be elections for the new DistrictBoard, so if you want to run makesure you have all the paperwork. I

hope to see all of you and your friendsthere!

This year instead of having a competi-tion at Spring Convention for the bestDivisional cheer, we are asking clubsand divisions (regions) to come up withnew and creative District cheers. TheDistrict has had the same cheers formany years now and we are coming upshort when we try to compete at the In-ternational Convention. We are lookingfor cheers that show spirit and fun in ourdivision. We would like the cheers to beoriginalandhaveour Dis-trictsome-howrepre-sented.A lot ofthecheersrelate to our District’s mascot, Milfordthe Duck, but the cheers do not have toinclude that. Please come with ideas orcheers ready so that when you are inyour divisional (regional) meetings, it willbe easier to come up with them.

For Spring Convention this year,we again have invited ScottGreenberg tocome speak.He tells moti-vational andinspirationalstories abouthis own ex-periences. Heuses his humorto portray hismessage anduses simpleexamples toget the stu-dents to under-stand. He pro-vides mes-sages to helpstudents be-lieve in them-selves andmake good choices. He will bedoing three different sessions at

Spring Convention. He will berunning an advisors forum, a

first timers fo-rum for thoseKey Clubbersthat have notheard Scottbefore, and anadvanced fo-rum for thosewho haveheard him be-fore. He notonly will berunning theseforums, but hewill also bedoing a fun ac-tivity at nightto get every-one to knoweach other andto have fun.

Scott is such a great speaker andhas many stories of how he has

Scott Greenberg

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The Tom P. Horan Distinguished Member Award is used torecognize an outstanding member who has gone above

and beyond the call of duty. Our aim is to award someonewhose achievements have gone unrecognized, but were

not unappreciated. In order to nominate a Key Club mem-ber for this award, a club president or advisor should submitthe application and an essay of 500 words or less explaining

why the individual deserves to be recognized. Each clubmay nominate up to two members each year. Listed are a

few of the criteria that the chosen member should meet:must have at least 50 hours of service completed, cannot

serve on the executive board, must be a paid member, etc.To find all the criteria for the Key Clubber to meet, go to

MinnDakKeyClub.org to view the application. The applica-tion, essay, and attached list of service projects completedshould be sent to your Lieutenant Governor or Liaison to be

reviewed. Attached to the application online is the contactinformation for your divisional representative so please get

this information in as soon as possible for review.

Tom P. HoranDistinguished Member

Award

The New Year has brought change upon our ideasand future hopes. The Minn-Dak Key Club DistrictBoard has come up with revisions that will be dis-cussed at the Spring Convention House of Dele-gates.

Membership dues will be raised from $10.50 to$11.00. We feel that the extra 50 cents is a smallamount of change that will have a huge impact dueto the amount of members that we have.

The new reserve ofmoney will be used forimproving conventions,and will hopefully offera discount to Key Club-bers who plan on at-tending District Con-ventions.

Early Dues should be inby November 1st of thecurrent school year andRegular Dues should besubmitted by December1st of the current school year.

A club is declared as suspended if they have notpaid their annual club dues by February 1st of thecurrent school year.

A club is declared as inactive if they have not paidtheir club dues from the previous year by October1st of the following school year.

Clubs that are inactive or suspended cannot attendconventions or obtain any type of award at the dis-trict level

An inactive club may be re-activated if they do thefollowing:

a. Fill out a chartering form

b. Pay their international dues

c. Pay the $100 re-instatement fee

A suspended club maybecome completely activeagain by paying theirdues for the currentschool year

The original by-laws saythat we must match theKiwanis Regions. We nowhave 7 Divisions to matchthe 7 Kiwanis Regions.Division 7 is split into 7Aand 7B. So we will now

have a total of 8 Lieutenant Governor positions.

We will also be discussing club by-laws in the Offi-cer Forum at Spring Convention. Officers and

administrators will be receiving a template thatcan be used to organize their personal club by-laws.

Cha Cha Cha ChaChangin’

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The Tom P. Horan Distinguished Member Award is used torecognize an outstanding member who has gone above

and beyond the call of duty. Our aim is to award someonewhose achievements have gone unrecognized, but were

not unappreciated. In order to nominate a Key Club mem-ber for this award, a club president or advisor should submitthe application and an essay of 500 words or less explaining

why the individual deserves to be recognized. Each clubmay nominate up to two members each year. Listed are a

few of the criteria that the chosen member should meet:must have at least 50 hours of service completed, cannot

serve on the executive board, must be a paid member, etc.To find all the criteria for the Key Clubber to meet, go to

MinnDakKeyClub.org to view the application. The applica-tion, essay, and attached list of service projects completedshould be sent to your Lieutenant Governor or Liaison to be

reviewed. Attached to the application online is the contactinformation for your divisional representative so please get

this information in as soon as possible for review.

Tom P. HoranDistinguished Member

Award

The New Year has brought change upon our ideasand future hopes. The Minn-Dak Key Club DistrictBoard has come up with revisions that will be dis-cussed at the Spring Convention House of Dele-gates.

Membership dues will be raised from $10.50 to$11.00. We feel that the extra 50 cents is a smallamount of change that will have a huge impact dueto the amount of members that we have.

The new reserve ofmoney will be used forimproving conventions,and will hopefully offera discount to Key Club-bers who plan on at-tending District Con-ventions.

Early Dues should be inby November 1st of thecurrent school year andRegular Dues should besubmitted by December1st of the current school year.

A club is declared as suspended if they have notpaid their annual club dues by February 1st of thecurrent school year.

A club is declared as inactive if they have not paidtheir club dues from the previous year by October1st of the following school year.

Clubs that are inactive or suspended cannot attendconventions or obtain any type of award at the dis-trict level

An inactive club may be re-activated if they do thefollowing:

a. Fill out a chartering form

b. Pay their international dues

c. Pay the $100 re-instatement fee

A suspended club maybecome completely activeagain by paying theirdues for the currentschool year

The original by-laws saythat we must match theKiwanis Regions. We nowhave 7 Divisions to matchthe 7 Kiwanis Regions.Division 7 is split into 7Aand 7B. So we will now

have a total of 8 Lieutenant Governor positions.

We will also be discussing club by-laws in the Offi-cer Forum at Spring Convention. Officers and

administrators will be receiving a template thatcan be used to organize their personal club by-laws.

Cha Cha Cha ChaChangin’

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Hey Minn-Dak Key Clubbers!These past few months have been

quite busy on the International Board, buteven more so in working with my three dis-tricts. As International Trustee of the Minne-sota-Dakotas, Montana, and PacificNorthwest Key Club districts, I make it mypriority to maintain consistent communica-tion with each of my District Governors.More importantly, I make it a point to learnabout my District Governors not only asKey Club members, but as regular peers.Through learning about their interests andthe people behind the position role, I amable to further understand their leadershipstrengths. Starting in November, I have setup conference calls with Lieutenant Gov-ernors, Executive District Officers, and Dis-trict Administrators/Asst District Administra-tors to discuss Key Club-related concerns,updates, and opinions that have im-mensely increased my awareness of divi-sional activities and statuses. The invalu-able information that I am provided with istaken into consideration when decidingon new directives for the second quarter.Beyond obtaining new updates, I haveenjoyed every single conversation with thepeople I communicate with. The phoneconferences have bridged the gap be-tween the International level and districtlevel, allowing us to understand each oth-ers’ roles and move forward together.

On the International Voice Commit-tee, directives have been finalized for thesecond quarter. Several adjustments havebeen made at the November Interna-tional Board Meeting, which have im-proved individual board member perform-ance, communication among the Interna-tional Board, and maintenance of strong

support for each district. In addition toworking on directives and touching baseon board perform-ance expectations,the November Inter-national Board Meet-ing also served as atime for LeadershipCommittee membersto review Youth Op-portunities Fund ap-plications. The YouthOpportunities Fundgrants recipients willbe announced thisweek, so if your clubapplied for thisaward, make sure tocheck for updates onkeyclub.org!

The Key Club International Conven-tion 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona is coming upin just a few months, but preparation is keyto making the most out of your experi-ence. ICON is the place to be this summer.It is important that you plan ahead bymaking the dates June 29-July 3 available,so you don’t miss it! You can visitwww.keyclub.org for updates on Interna-tional Convention. Don’t forget to sign upfor the e-mail updates!

All in all, these past few monthshave been incredible. From filling out re-ports to meeting the three districts in per-son, I have been able to experience vari-ous aspects of Key Club International. Thework load has been manageable and thepersonal experiences that my fellow KeyClub friends have shared with me are trulyinspiring.

International Trustee

Stephenie Yuan

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Hey Minn-Dak Key Clubbers!These past few months have been

quite busy on the International Board, buteven more so in working with my three dis-tricts. As International Trustee of the Minne-sota-Dakotas, Montana, and PacificNorthwest Key Club districts, I make it mypriority to maintain consistent communica-tion with each of my District Governors.More importantly, I make it a point to learnabout my District Governors not only asKey Club members, but as regular peers.Through learning about their interests andthe people behind the position role, I amable to further understand their leadershipstrengths. Starting in November, I have setup conference calls with Lieutenant Gov-ernors, Executive District Officers, and Dis-trict Administrators/Asst District Administra-tors to discuss Key Club-related concerns,updates, and opinions that have im-mensely increased my awareness of divi-sional activities and statuses. The invalu-able information that I am provided with istaken into consideration when decidingon new directives for the second quarter.Beyond obtaining new updates, I haveenjoyed every single conversation with thepeople I communicate with. The phoneconferences have bridged the gap be-tween the International level and districtlevel, allowing us to understand each oth-ers’ roles and move forward together.

On the International Voice Commit-tee, directives have been finalized for thesecond quarter. Several adjustments havebeen made at the November Interna-tional Board Meeting, which have im-proved individual board member perform-ance, communication among the Interna-tional Board, and maintenance of strong

support for each district. In addition toworking on directives and touching baseon board perform-ance expectations,the November Inter-national Board Meet-ing also served as atime for LeadershipCommittee membersto review Youth Op-portunities Fund ap-plications. The YouthOpportunities Fundgrants recipients willbe announced thisweek, so if your clubapplied for thisaward, make sure tocheck for updates onkeyclub.org!

The Key Club International Conven-tion 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona is coming upin just a few months, but preparation is keyto making the most out of your experi-ence. ICON is the place to be this summer.It is important that you plan ahead bymaking the dates June 29-July 3 available,so you don’t miss it! You can visitwww.keyclub.org for updates on Interna-tional Convention. Don’t forget to sign upfor the e-mail updates!

All in all, these past few monthshave been incredible. From filling out re-ports to meeting the three districts in per-son, I have been able to experience vari-ous aspects of Key Club International. Thework load has been manageable and thepersonal experiences that my fellow KeyClub friends have shared with me are trulyinspiring.

International Trustee

Stephenie Yuan

.Did you know that everyyear key club internationalholds an internationalconvention? Interested?

This year’s conventionwill be held in Phoenix, AZJune/July 2011. Trip detailsare still beingworked out but,we will mostlikely travel byplane.

Our district tourplans includevisiting an oldwestern themedghost town, going toa desert safari petting zoo,

and going white waterrafting. It’s not tooearly to startthinking aboutattending InternationalConvention. Hope tosee you there!

InternationalConvention

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Come join us inWillmar, MN

For the 2011 MinnDakDistrict Convention

Ask your advisor or club president for moreinformation!

Surfin’ IntoSurfin’ IntoServiceService

.Did you know that everyyear key club internationalholds an internationalconvention? Interested?

This year’s conventionwill be held in Phoenix, AZJune/July 2011. Trip detailsare still beingworked out but,we will mostlikely travel byplane.

Our district tourplans includevisiting an oldwestern themedghost town, going toa desert safari petting zoo,

and going white waterrafting. It’s not tooearly to startthinking aboutattending InternationalConvention. Hope tosee you there!

InternationalConvention

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Come join us inWillmar, MN

For the 2011 MinnDakDistrict Convention

Ask your advisor or club president for moreinformation!

Surfin’ IntoSurfin’ IntoServiceService

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With the end of the Key Clubyear coming on April 1st,

club’s should start thinkingabout elections for new offi-

cers. Elections should beheld during the month ofFebruary. Once elections

are complete, please sendcontact information forthe advisors and all offi-cers to the current Lieu-

tenant Governor foryou area. This will en-sure that the incomingLieutenant Governorhas that information

and will make their joba lot easier. This infor-mation can also be

added to the District di-rectory so that your

club can have otherclub’s information tocommunicate with

them. Also new officers are

greatly encouraged to at-tend Spring Convention toget some training to help

them out. There will be fo-rums to teach them their po-

sition and learn other posi-tions as well.

It’ s election season…!for Key Club

Contests

There are many contests that your club can partici-pate in at Spring Convention. They range fromposter and video contests to distinguished officers totalent and oratorical contests. Many of these con-tests need to have forms mailed in previous to SpringConvention so make sure when your club is filling outthe form, that they make sure when it needs to besubmitted. Some of the contests are presented atSpring Convention such as the variety talent showcontest and the oratorical contest. There are formsfor these as well and special information that needsto be considered.Please take a look atthese forms and submitthem. These forms canbe found on the Dis-trict’s website, MinnDak-KeyClub.org. If youhave any other informa-tion please feel free to

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With the end of the Key Clubyear coming on April 1st,

club’s should start thinkingabout elections for new offi-

cers. Elections should beheld during the month ofFebruary. Once elections

are complete, please sendcontact information forthe advisors and all offi-cers to the current Lieu-

tenant Governor foryou area. This will en-sure that the incomingLieutenant Governorhas that information

and will make their joba lot easier. This infor-mation can also be

added to the District di-rectory so that your

club can have otherclub’s information tocommunicate with

them. Also new officers are

greatly encouraged to at-tend Spring Convention toget some training to help

them out. There will be fo-rums to teach them their po-

sition and learn other posi-tions as well.

It’ s election season…!for Key Club

Contests

There are many contests that your club can partici-pate in at Spring Convention. They range fromposter and video contests to distinguished officers totalent and oratorical contests. Many of these con-tests need to have forms mailed in previous to SpringConvention so make sure when your club is filling outthe form, that they make sure when it needs to besubmitted. Some of the contests are presented atSpring Convention such as the variety talent showcontest and the oratorical contest. There are formsfor these as well and special information that needsto be considered.Please take a look atthese forms and submitthem. These forms canbe found on the Dis-trict’s website, MinnDak-KeyClub.org. If youhave any other informa-tion please feel free to

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3.Sassy Surfers3.Sassy Surfers3.Sassy Surfers4.Bouncing Beach Balls4.Bouncing Beach Balls4.Bouncing Beach Balls

5.Beach Party Crashing Pirates5.Beach Party Crashing Pirates5.Beach Party Crashing Pirates6.Splendid Serving Sharks6.Splendid Serving Sharks6.Splendid Serving Sharks

7.Majestic Mermaids7.Majestic Mermaids7.Majestic Mermaids8.Super Sand dollars8.Super Sand dollars8.Super Sand dollars

9.Silly Seashells9.Silly Seashells9.Silly Seashells10.Loveable Lifeguards10.Loveable Lifeguards10.Loveable Lifeguards

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