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Iss. 2

PAGE 2 ... A BRIEF HELLO FROM YOUR INTL TRUSTEE PAGE 3,4,5 & 6 ... DISTRICT STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

PAGE 7 & 8 ... THE ELIMINATE PROJECT

PAGE 9 & 10 ... TRICK OR TREAT FOR UNICEF IDEAS AND TIMELINE

PAGE 11 ... KC PLEDGE & LINKS

PAGE 12 ... INTL SPOTLIGHT & PREFERRED CHARITIES

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THE CHURRO

NEW SCHOOL, NEW SERVICEWelcome to the Official Newsletter of the Terrific Trio, Illinois-Eastern Iowa, Kansas, and the Minnesota-Dakotas Districts.

Now that most of you have started

school, I have to say that I don’t really miss

it. Yes, I know that most of you don’t feel

the same way but I was lucky enough to

begin classes at my new school! I love it, and

the key Club is doing tremendous work

only two weeks in. Over the past month, I

VISITED I-I’S BOARD MEETING, got my

flight arrangements for the November

KANSAS BOARD MEETING, and am

working on getting to MinnDak in October.

Since the first issue, I have been asked

many times why I would name a newsletter

‘The Churro’ and how that even relates to

Key Club. When I lived in Arizona, every

time I would go and visit family back in

California we would have to go through this

town named Yuma. In Yuma, the only thing

good around was Del Taco, and most of the

time I asked to get a churro. The Churro

represents something good to me- whenever

I was in Yuma getting churros it was

because I had just come from somewhere

great, or that’s where I was heading. For me,

that is what Key Club stands for.

There is some great info on Trick or

Treat for UNICEF, District Strengths and

Weaknesses, International Spotlight, Links

to Social Media and so on. Enjoy!

The Official Newsletter of the Brother District Trio: I-I, Kansas

and MinnDak

Email me at trusteeoneill@gmail.com

Call/Text/FaceTime me at (520)591-0090

Skype me at Casey O’Neill

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From the Kansas District,

Lieutenant Governor of Division

10, Aubrianna Luck:

In Kansas, since we are a very

small district, its close to

impossible for us to get up to

some of the levels that some of

the other big districts are at.

As Lieutenant Governor,

there is communication problems

with some of my clubs in my

division, but I hope to fix that by

discussing things with my

advisors. I had an advisor have to

stop working due to an illness

and they haven’t found a

replacement advisor yet, and I am

afraid they will lose their Key

Club. I’m not sure how to help

them find an advisor since they

live so far away (2 hours), so I

can’t really go talk to the school

face to face.

I also hope to reactivate clubs

and maybe start new ones in my

area plus I am hoping to start a

Builder’s Club in a middle school

near my area. Although there has

been a rocky relationship between

my division’s clubs, I hope to

plan a divisional rally this year to

get the clubs working together.

My home club doesn’t do any

projects or fundraisers besides

Trick or Treat for UNICEF that

lasts like 15 minutes during

homeroom.

Here’s Part 2 of the Strengths and Weaknesses of the wonderful Brother District Trio!

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I did the YUDA Bands Project last year which

was successful and I hope that I can get my club

more excited to do projects and fundraisers for

Key Club.

YUDA is a project where you sell homemade

Guatemalan bracelets. They are leather bands

with coconut shapes carved with designs. They

help Guatemalan children to go to school because

most people can’t afford school; a small percentage

get to be educated past the 7th grade. From a small

school of 132, our Key

Club sold about 133

bracelets to help people

like Christian Ajbal

who aspired to be a

doctor. We raised about

$1,000.

From the Illinois Eastern Iowa District,

Lieutenant Governor of Division 15 and District

Convention Committee Chair, Jamila Johnson:

Hello! My name is Jamila Johnson, and I'm the

Lieutenant Governor of division 15 in the Illinois

and Eastern Iowa District. I also happen to be the

District Convention Committee Chair.

This upcoming school year, I'll need to watch

my clubs very closely. I recently had to create a

divisional rule to make the officers attend meetings!

Officers

coming to

meetings

should be a

no-brainer,

but it was an

issue that

really needed

to be

addressed. However, both of my clubs have

awesome presidents, and I honestly don't know

what I'd do without them. In a brighter light, this

year both clubs have more members and

many who want to be very active in Key

Club! We even have a foreign exchange

student (who really can't speak English too

well) who wants to volunteer in any way she

can! I'm really looking forward to working

with the new Key Clubbers this year.

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At the district level, I think

my biggest challenge will be

District Convention. We want

this to be an awesome convention

and we are working so fast and

hard toward our January board

meeting where we can finally

walk through the convention.

The challenge comes at

promotion. Since we have started

to early, we as a committee don't

want Key Clubbers to lose

interest as the date comes closer.

We want to see everyone even

more excited as February gets

nearer and nearer!

Personally, I think that to

perform well at the district and

club level, I will need to regulate

my schedule a bit more. I do lots

of activities besides Key Club

and I'll definitely need to make

sure that I do quality work in an

efficient manner. If I keep

working, that shouldn't be too

hard! Thank you all for reading,

and care like a monster!

From the Minnesota Dakotas

District, District Bulletin Editor,

Jessica Gotz:

There is no doubt that

Minn-Dak Key Club has some

serious service swag. Our clubs

spend long nights out in the

harsh winters for the homeless,

make weekend take-home packs

for children who don't have

anything to eat when they get

home, devote hours to tutoring

and childcare, and do so much

more. With almost 70 clubs in

the tri-state area, we get a lot done

and we're proud of it.

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Although Minn-Dak is not the

largest district, it can be difficult

to connect the Twin Cities with

South Dakota, let Rochester in

on what's happening in Fargo, et

cetera. Perfect DCON attendance

is hard when some clubs have a

10 hour drive to get there.

Regardless of our location,

however, we still all are able to

share the same passion for

service, which is epitomized in

this year's theme of 'The Service

Train.'

We're all aboard; are you?

Thank you Aubrianna, Jamila and

Jessica!

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Written by Sonal Patel, I-I

Lieutenant Governor of Division

14 and Eliminate Committee Chair

Have you heard of The Eliminate Project? The

Eliminate Project is a global campaign led by the united

forces of Kiwanis International and UNICEF to

eliminate Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus from the

Earth. What is Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus, you may

ask? Well, it is a disease that kills mothers and their

babies. Neonatal Tetanus kills one baby every nine

minutes. The effects of this disease are painful for

children; they have extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

Their mothers aren't able to touch or care for them since

it's so painful. UNICEF and Kiwanis International have a

goal of $110 million by 2015 to eliminate this deadly

disease. This would cover the vaccines, syringes, skilled

staff, and much more for mothers and their future babies

of places in need. It only takes $1.80 to cover one mother

and her future babies. With such a small amount needed

to save multiple lives, wouldn't you want to help as much

as you can?

By September 30th all SLP programs are

striving to achieve US$2 million goal (US

$68,835 more needed as of August 28,

2013). Don't forget to remind your clubs to send in any collected

donations.

THE ELIMINATE PROJECT

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You can do all types of

fundraisers, one being Trick-or-Treat

for Unicef, in October. All proceeds

go to The Eliminate Project. If you

are in need of more fundraising ideas,

you can visit www.keyclub.org for

more information and ideas! For

more information on The

Eliminate Project, visit

www.TheEliminateProject.org. It costs

so little to save a mother and her

future babies; so how will you help?

Why focus on this issue?It is unacceptable that innocent newborns and their mothers suffer and die from MNT when it can be prevented so easily. This is also an amazing opportunity to reach the poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with lifesaving health care. Developing delivery systems for MNT vaccines will blaze a trail to provide additional desperately needed services to these marginalized families.

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EARLY SEPTEMBER

Plan your fundraising event. Brainstorm

ideas with your club members and ask

other Kiwanis-family members to help out.

Need some ideas? Check out our

fundraising ideas to get started.

MID-SEPTEMBER

If your club participated in Trick-or-Treat for

UNICEF last year, you’ll automatically

receive 50 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF boxes

at your school in mid-September. New to

the project? No problem! Starting in early

September, you can order boxes for your

club from the Kiwanis Family Store.

LATE SEPTEMBER TO EARLY

OCTOBER

Spread the word about your event and The

Eliminate Project. If you need ideas for how

to promote both your event and The

Eliminate Project, use the public relations

toolkit.

TRICK OR TREAT FOR UNICEF TIMELINE

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EARLY NOVEMBER TO LATE

DECEMBER

Halloween’s in the past. Now it’s the season

of giving, right? You have worked hard to

raise money for The Eliminate Project.

Now’s the time to transform the funds you

raised into something good.

Once you have collected all of your

donations, send a check or money order

(made payable to Kiwanis International

Foundation) and a completed gift form to:

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EGESTA QUIS SET AHMET LOREM

The Eliminate Project:

Campaign Office

Kiwanis International

Foundation

3636 Woodview Trace

Indianapolis, IN 46268

USA

ATTN: Trick-or-Treat

Write your club name or club

number on the memo line of

the check so we can recognize

your club’s efforts to help

eliminate MNT. Clubs that raise

more than US$250 by December

31, 2013, will receive a special

banner patch. So don’t forget to

send in the funds you raised by

the deadline!

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KEY CLUB PLEDGEI 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 TO COMBAT ALL FORCES WHICH TEND TO UNDERMINE THESE INSTITUTIONS

•KEY CLUB INTL

•CIRCLE K INTL

•BUILDERS CLUB

•KIWANIS KIDS

•KEY LEADER

•AKTION CLUB

•I-I DISTRICT

•Illinois Eastern Iowa District

of Key Club International

•Minnesota Dakotas District

of Key Club International

YOUTUBE ACCOUNTS YOU SHOULD SUSCRIBE TO

DISTRICT WEBSITES

From the Capital DIstrict

MEET ERIC YOONI met Eric as I was walking

down Connecticut Avenue looking

for lunch during International

Convention. We had lunch

together that day, and ended up

being elected later that night.

Here’s a little more about him!

What is your favorite

object of Key Club

International?

To provide a practical means to form

enduring friendships, to render unselfish

service and to build better communities

because through service I believe that we

can get together, build special bonds, and

make an impact to our

communities. Through that process

we become better individuals with

correct morals and values.

What was your

favorite part of being

a Lieutenant

Governor?

Being a lieutenant governor

opened my eyes to what Key Club

International really meant.

Throughout the year, I was able to

build my leadership, learn how to

communicate well with others,

and come up with creative service

projects that inspire others in

serving our communities.

What do you expect

out of this year as a

International Trustee?

I wish to build lasting friendships with fellow

Key Clubbers, meet the needs and expectations

of my assigned districts, and most of all become

a better servant leader.