Division 30, April newsletter! The Sting!

K i w a n i s I n t e r n a t i o n a l

Lieutenant Governor Micah AtheyNewsletter for the month of April

The Sting!

Div. 30 Jelly Fish, April newsletterIntroduction

Volume 1 Issue 1 I would just like to start off by saying that I

am so excited to have a start for my term as your Lieutenant Governor! For those of you who read Caitlin’s newsletter, you saw a little bit about me, but my number one goal as your Lt. Governor is to be as helpful as I can! Starting with communication, because I have experienced bad communication, and it’s just stressful, so I’m going to do the best in my ability to keep good communication throughout our Division! And I want to keep the main purpose for key club at large, and that would be to serve! As key club members, it is our job to demonstrate our leadership and show others what we are truly about! I thank you all being committed to your clubs, and I will be seeing you all very soon! CALL OUT TO

CAITLIN TURLEY FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT Lt. Governor!

What there is in this issue:Introduction..............1

What we are about...2

A recap on DCON…...3

ICON……………………4

Eliminate...……………..5

K E Y C L U B ®

~I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat

2 KEY CLUB <Division 30/district 22> newsletter

What is key club?Key Club is the largest service leadership organization in the world. Key Club empowers its quarter million youth members to lead and serve in almost 5,000 clubs in 24 nations. Providing more than 12 million service hours annually, Key Club proves to be an ever-popular high school organization for teenagers seeking to cultivate leadership skills, develop friendships, and perform service in their communities. Since the first Key Club at Sacramento High School (California) in 1925, Key Club members demonstrate a passion for helping others and develop excellent leadership skills they carry with them for a lifetime.

STUDENT-LEDKey Club is an organization of individual Key Clubs and is funded by nominal dues paid by every member. Its officers are high school leaders elected by the members at district and International Conventions.

INCLUSIVENESS The requirements for Key Club membership are set forth in

the Bylaws of Key Club International. Specifically, Key Club membership is open to any student who desires to become a leader in his/her school and community and wishes to provide service to others.

LEADERSHIP Every Key Club elects its own officers annually. A president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and an editor are elected each year. The club is organized into committees, which are responsible for planning and implementing the club’s service projects, social activities, and leadership development. To be successful, it is important the every Key Club member find a role in the club.

What is the Key club way?

CARING: OUR WAY OF LIFEEach Key Club has the autonomy to select and plan its own service projects. However, members unite to make an international impact under the banner of the Major Emphasis Program, Children: Their Future Our Focus. There

~What we are about!~

Leadership Inclusiveness

Caring Character

DCONHEY KEY CLUBBERS! HOW DO YOU FEEL? For those of you that were at DCON, it was an amazing time to meet new people, and to just have a huge load of fun, I’m glad I went! To recap the last part of DCON, the outties walked up on stage and they were retired from their duties, and then from there all the new Lt. Governors like me were introduced. And I have to say that it was one emotional night!

SERVICE LEADERSHIP

International CONVENTION:So is anyone else excited for ICON besides me? Get on a plane, and meet us on over in D.C. for the 70th International Convention! And don’t miss out on seeing the tour of the Smithsonian, take an outstanding ride on the metro, and even relax up on Capitol Hill!Starts on the first of July, and you return on the eighth! The first three days is a tour of D.C. And remember only the good memories last

K E Y C L U B

Important Events: April DCM, April

18th

ICON

Contact Information: micah.athey@gmail.com4 www. keyclub.org

~The Eliminate Project!

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With the Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. Neonatal tetanus kills one baby every nine minutes, nearly 60,000 newborn children every year. A significant number of women also die due to maternal; tetanus. The effects of the disease are excruciating, tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

To eliminate MNT from the Earth, 129 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take $110 million and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the Kiwanis family.

Kiwanis and UNICEF joined forces to tackle iodine deficiency disorders, achieving one of the most significant public health successes of the 20th century. Now, together, they are eliminating MNT from the face of the Earth. In doing so, the project will reach the poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with additional lifesaving health care. The end of this one disease means the beginning of better health for so many families.