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District ConventionDid you go to DCON this year? If not our theme was Disney, a theme inspired by the location of this years ICON in Orlando Florida.

KEY CLUBMay 2012

Hello Division 5 Key Clubbers,

I hope everyone is having a great year so far and gearing up for summer. This is my first monthly newsletter that I will be sending out to all of the clubs in our Division and it will contain tons of important information that can help benefit you and your club. First off, I would like to start with discussing our first DCM of the year.

The new Wisconsin Upper Michigan Key Club Board have some amazing Fall Rallies planned for you this upcoming Fall. After the new school year begins officers and general members will get to attend one of three Fall Rallies that will be held throughout Wisconsin. There they will be trained as officers and members will learn all about Key Club and the K-Family. You will also get the chance to meet your fellow Key Club members from around the District.

FALL RALLIES

IRON MOUNTAIN - WAUKESHA - EAU CLAIRE

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DCM - Divisional Council Meetings KEY LEADER @ CAMP WAWBEEK

Key Club PledgeI pledge, on my honorto 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.

DID YOU KNOW.... MOTTO CORE VALUES VISION

Caring -Our way of life

CaringCharacter BuildingInclusivenessLeadership

To develop competent, capable, and caring leaders through the vehicle of service.

THINKING ABOUT GOING TO ICON?

I will be holding a video chat conference on Sunday July 19 in order to get to know the officers and hopefully plan the upcoming Key Club year. Watch for more information. If you have any questions feel free to send me an email with your comments, concerns or questions. Also RSVP at D5LTG@wiumkeyclub.com.

Key Leader is a weekend experience that is focused on leadership. This life-changing event focuses on service leadership as the first, most meaningful leadership-development experience. A Key Leader will learn the most important lesson of leadership—it comes from helping others succeed. The next one is coming up on September 21st-23rd at Camp Wawbeek!Register at:

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ELIMINATEMATERNAL/NEONATAL TETANUS

Maecenas aliquam maecenas Kiwanis and UNICEF will eliminate MNT and change the world. Through both organizations commitment to this goal of $110 million dollars, MNT will no longer be cause of suffering among newborns and their mothers.

WEBSITE ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONSOur website has been undergoing some serious changes and now has many amazing new features such as the online MRF forms that your clubs can fill out and send in without a trouble. With this new addition to the WIUM website filling out these forms out has never been easier, with just a few spaces to fill out it takes only a few minutes to fill out and you can be on your way without having to take any time at all to fill the Monthly Report out. (MRF Link: http://www.wiumkeyclub.com/e_mrf.html )

Also the New Officer Information Sheet is now online! This new form is much easier to fill out and send in, it’s really as easy as fill out a new contact on your phone just enter in the required information and hit complete. (NOIS Form Link: http://www.wiumkeyclub.com/e_nois.html )

Advisors don't forget to look at the Advisor tab ( http://www.wiumkeyclub.com/advisors.html ) which can give you all sorts of information you may find helpful in keeping your club on track. With multiple files on Key Club 101, insider info and pdf’s on keeping your club running smoothly.

Also our District Board tab ( http://www.wiumkeyclub.com/the_board.html ) is no longer under construction so go check that out it has all the emails for every WIUM Board member, so if you need to contact any one of us, just click on this tab and send one of us an email.

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UPCOMING EVENTSMay is the month of many amazing service projects and new ways you can become involved with your community such as Yell & Tell. The Yell and Tell program is aimed at the young child who sees something dangerous, feels afraid and doesn’t know what to do. Many times this child will run away or be quiet because he/she doesn’t want to get into trouble or be called a tattletale. Sometimes a child is so afraid, he/she is too scared to do anything. The Yell and Tell program teaches children how to take action and be a hero. If you are interested in starting a Yell & Tell program in your local school district send me an email and I can help you set one up.

Also a fun idea for a fundraiser for the upcoming summer season could be a car wash or brat fry. For a car wash just grab your buckets and hoses and get washing. It's an easy way to

make money, just make sure you pick the right location and do lots of advertising. A brat fry can also bring in lots or money, contact a local grocery store or gas station to see if they will let your group do a brat fry on their property. Make sure you get a few adults to run the grill and don't forget to advertise a lot!

And to finish I would just like to say congratulations to all of the graduating seniors, but just because you are graduating doesn't mean you have to be completely done with Key Club. Stay connected and join the Key Club Alumni Association, it's free and open to all alumni. (Link: http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/Alumni/Key-Club-Alumni/ForKeyClubMembers.aspx )

My congrats also go out to all of the newly elected officers, I know this is going to be a terrific year filled with service and fun.

The Yell and Tell program has been developed by Jean Davidson. When Jean’s 4 year old grandson, Ryder, died in an accident that could have been prevented if the child standing nearby would have known how to react.  Because of this and learning of similar losses, Jean has developed a program called “Yell and Tell."Go to www.yellandtell.com to learn more.

YELL & TELL

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