Sincerely,

Hi everyone! I hope you are all healthy and happy!

As the school year winds down, the ser-vice year just starts to pick up! This is a great time to ramp up the number of events and projects you do.

In these next two months, I will be hold-ing Officer Training

Conferences, Club Visits, and first Presi-dent’s Council Meet-ing. If you ever have any questions, feel free to call me, e-mail me, Facebook chat me, etc. My contact infor-mation is on the last page of this newsletter.

I look forward to seeing you all soon!

The Lieutenant Governor Lowdown

Spring Regional Training Conference Wrap-up

May 15th, 2012 Volume 1, Issue 2

Quirkey Division 16 Newsletter

Important Dates

6/1

Club Rosters due

6/10

May CMRFs due

(you can submit your

summer CMRFs early

if your club is not ac-

tive over the sum-

mer!)

Inside this issue:

Important Dates

LTG Low-Down 1

Spring RTC Wrap-up 1

Eliminate: Raising

the Bar 2

Officer Spotlight:

Emerson President 2

Who’s Nearby?: LTG

Spotlight (21, 20, 19) 3

How-To: Understand

Key Club Lingo 4

Important Contacts 4

This is my board photo!

Couldn’t make it to

Montville? Not to

worry, there will be

another Regional

Training Confer-

ence in the fall!

Remember, attend-

ance at one RTC is

mandatory for

each officer. Gen-

eral members are

On May 20th,

Montville High School

hosted Spring Regional

Training Conferences.

At RTCs, officers

and general members

learned about their posi-

tions, the district, and

International, as well as

many other facets of

Key Club.

encouraged to attend if

they are

looking to

learn more

about Key

Club or

interested

in running

for a posi-

tion next

year.

LTG Diti Shah and I

caught off-guard as

we taught the Fund-

raising workshop.

we’re raising the bar—the fundraising goal of this service year is $100,602.23. The “100” stands for the 100 million mothers that still need vaccination. The “60” stands for the 60 thousand mothers and in-fants that die each year from MNT. The “2” stands for the two organizations, the Kiwanis Family and UNICEF, working togeth-er to eliminate MNT. Last-ly, the “23” stands for the 23 divisions of the New Jersey District that are join-ing together, in caring and service, to eliminate MNT.

Although it is the begin-ning of the service year, it is NOT too early to start fundraising for ELIMINATE! A great way to end the school year is with a fun event

that everyone will enjoy and that will raise mon-ey for ELIMINATE! On the District level, the District Project Steering Committee is planning this year’s district-wide event to raise money for ELIMINATE. In addi-tion, we also decided

that the “Eliminate Hands” will be contin-ued this service year!

While fundraising is important, it is also ex-tremely important to advocate the ELIMI-NATE Project! Spread the word around your home, school, and com-munities! Tell everyone you know about what a great cause the ELIMI-NATE Project is. Advo-cacy is the first step in making a difference. Together, we CAN elim-inate maternal and neo-natal tetanus.

Advocacy + Fundraising Eliminating MNT from the world!

organizations, however it

was not the main reason

why I had signed up.

Once my freshman

year in Key Club unfold-

ed, I was introduced to

an exciting new club full

of friendly and

kindhearted people,

whom I aspired to be. As

the years have gone by,

we have participated in

the JDRF Walk for dia-

I am going to be com-

pletely

honest:

I joined

Key

Club at

Emer-

son Jr./Sr. High School

solely for the purpose of

building my resume for

college. I was all for help-

ing and fundraising for

the community and large

betes, held a Dance-a-thon

for a student

with cancer,

and many

more events

that have

helped sup-

port whatev-

er organization or person

that we intended to help,

but also shaped members

into students with strong

character and leadership.

Page 2

The ELIMINATE Project: Raising the Bar By LTG Tracy Vollbrecht

Now, as president of

Emerson High

School’s Key Club, I

plan to lead my sen-

ior year off with an

optimistic state of

mind and use the

skills that I have ac-

quire throughout the

years to do whatever I can

to make this a productive

and satisfying year for

Key Club.

This past service year,

the goal of the New Jersey

District was to raise

$79,180.38 for the ELIMI-

NATE Project.

We surpassed that goal by over $20,000! This year,

Officer Spotlight - Joe Viola, Emerson President

Tracy Vollbrecht, co-

chairperson of the District

Project Steering Committee

Emerson Key Club

was built just last

year!

New Jersey: 12,000 Key Clubbers, 23 lieutenant governors. Who are these 23 lieutenant governors?

Every newsletter, I will feature three lieutenant governors and ask them one question.

This newsletter’s question: What does service mean to you?

Eric Smuda

Division 21 LTG

“I find service to be an inspiring part of my life. I have been to South Af-

rica, New Orleans, Washington D.C. and have started my own antibully-

ing club and mentoring program. I'm thrilled to be division 21's LTG so I

can continue to serve!”

Page 3

Rocky Trifari

Division 20 LTG

“I love service because it is an opportunity to make new friends while helping

others. Last summer, I volunteered to be a tour guide and translator for a group

of 50 kids from China. It was an amazing experience. I met a lot of people and

came home with so many crazy stories. Memories from things like that will defi-

nitely stick with you forever. I look forward to serving this year as your LTG of

Division 20!”

Meet the Neighbors

Penny Xu

Division 19 LTG

“Ever since I was little, I was searching for that perfect niche to be in. It was chal-

lenging at first, and rather discouraging to find out that none of them was the

right for me. However, serendipity found its way to Key Club, and it has literally

changed my life. Like how there is a theme for Key Club, service became the

theme of my life. I realized how giving back to the society made me feel more

content than receiving them. Seeing that vivacious smile on the children's faces

or a mere thank you from a stranger can warm my heart. This reminds me how

the simple things in life matters, and I want to live a life that I cannot regret.”

How-To: Understand Key Club Lingo

Christina Xiao

ltgchristina

@gmail.com

Nicole Ventrone

govenor.ventrone

@gmail.com

Celina

Baquiran

secretary.baq

@gmail.com

Lucas Dos Santos

njwebmasterlucas

@gmail.com

Joe Toumanios

TreasurerToumanios

@gmail.com

Zak DeGiulio

editor.zd

@gmail.com

Important Contacts

OTC, PCM, RTC, whaaaat? With all the jargon

that Key Club uses, sometimes it’s hard to keep

track! The following is a list of common Key Club

acronyms to help you out:

CKI: Circle K International

Circle K is the college version of Key Club.

DCON: District Convention

Every year, the district of New Jersey con-

venes at District Convention to celebrate a

year of achievements and service!

LTG: Lieutenant Governor

A lieutenant governor (that’s me!) helps to

build and support clubs in a division, or his/

her specified geographic area.

MEP: Major Emphasis Program

The Major Emphasis Program is the type

of service we choose to focus on. Since

1946, our Major Emphasis has been:

“Children: Their Future, Our Focus.”

NJDB: New Jersey District Board

The New Jersey District Board is com-

prised of 23 lieutenant governors and 5

executive board members.

OTC: Officer Training Conferences

Officer Training Conferences are given

by your LTG to go over your duties and

ensure you understand them.

PCM: Presidential Council Meeting

Presidential Council Meetings are held by

a lieutenant governor at least fives times

each service year to communicate district

and divisional information.

RTC: Regional Training Conferences

Regional Training Conferences are held

twice every service year. They are a supple-

ment to your training as an officer. At

RTCs, you not only learn about your

position, but about Key Club, the district,

and International.