Salutations! I hope your finals seasons aren’t too harsh and that you are all resting well.

At this stage, I have trained and visit-ed half of you. I will be finishing up OTCs and club visits in the fall as some clubs tran-sition to new executive boards.

Tomorrow, June 23rd, I will be holding a President’s Council Meeting (PCM) at the

Leonia Public Library at 2:00 PM. I hope to see you all there!

At this PCM, I will be discussing how you can keep your club ac-tive over the summer and discussing the ser-vice year in brief. I will also be training any officers that have not been trained yet and answering any ques-tions you may have.

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

The Lieutenant Governor Lowdown — PCM

What Does Division 16 Look Like?

Did you know

that division 16 is

comprised of seven

Key Clubs? From Ho

Ho Kus to Emerson,

division 16 is pretty

spread out!

Those clubs are:

ECLC Ho Ho Kus

Emerson

Fort Lee

Hasbrouck Heights

North Bergen

Secaucus

Tenafly

June 20th, 2012 Volume 1, Issue 3

Quirkey Division 16 Newsletter

Important Dates

6/23

June President’s

Council Meeting

7/1-7/8

International

Convention

7/10

June CMRFs due

Inside this issue:

Important Dates 1

Division 16 Map 1

Advocacy Focus:

SAIL 2

Officer Spotlight:

North Bergen

President

2

Who’s Nearby?:

LTG Spotlight 3

What Is: ICON? 4

Important Contacts 4

A picture of me at prom!

Why? 30% of teenagers have an

eating disorder and 58% have tried to change their body.

90% of kids have been bullied and in 85% of these cases no one inter-vened.

Bullying includes physi-cal, cyber, verbal attacks and social alienation.

Over 1 million teens commit suicide each year; that’s one person every 40 seconds.

20% of teens have con-sidered suicide while 14% have planned a sui-cide.

Suicide is the third lead-ing cause of death.

The Two Seasons: Season one started in May, and will end at Fall Rally. The focus is on self and body image. Season two starts at Fall Rally and ends at DCON. The focus is on anti-bullying and suicide prevention. How are we going to change this?

SAIL

Support. Awareness. Inspire. Lead.

Together, through

two seasons, we can help end these issues:

The first step is to support those who you see suffering and be there for them.

Secondly, we will raise awareness by edu-cating your school and community about these problems and statistics through assemblies and days of silence.

Inspire others through your actions and the stories of those who have been bullied, suffered from eating disorders or almost lost their life to suicide.

Lead the way and take the initiative to help save lives and make a difference.

North Bergen High

School Key Club. I am a

sophomore this year. I’m

17 years old and I have a

lot of leadership in me to

run Key Club in North

Bergen.

I got involved in Key

Club for many reasons.

But for me, the biggest

and most important rea-

Hello everyone! My

name is Albert Diaz and I

am president of the

son is that I love to dedi-

cate my time in helping

out others and being

there for them.

Key Club is a very

important club for us at

North Bergen and I’m

proud to be a part of it.

I’m honored to serve as

the President at our Key

Club, and it is growing

Page 2

Advocacy By LTG Eric Smuda

more and more each day.

We have many members

joining our club each

year. We at North Bergen

believe that everyone

should be involved in

helping out those in

need, and Key Club is an

excellent way for every-

one to do so.

Advocacy is speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for them-selves.

This year’s advocacy focus will be on the areas of self-image, anti-bullying and suicide prevention in order to make a difference in these areas.

Officer Spotlight - Albert Diaz, North Bergen President

Eric Smuda, co-chairperson of

the District Programs Committee

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: Why is the job of lieutenant governor important?

Page 3

Meet the Neighbors

Heather Krannich

Division 18 LTG

By the textbook definition, being a Lieutenant Governor means being a liaison

between club and district level. This is important because without constant com-

munication, Key Clubbers may not hear about the Advocacy Focus or the Elimi-

nate project. Yet the true importance of our job is not to lead a division, but to

serve it: to serve our officers and help them serve their Key Clubs, to provide the

tools and guidance our clubs need to flourish in whatever endeavors they pursue,

and to help make the best Key Club experience for every member out there.

Ashna Vijay Bhatia

Division 17 LTG

My job as lieutenant governor is important because we are the connection be-

tween the clubs and the district. Kind of like the wires that connect your cable

box to your TV, LTGs are the middle people who pass information from one

end to the other. Now imagine if you didn’t have that wire, how would you

watch your favorite TV shows? Just like being unable to stay on top of the new

episodes, clubs won’t be able to stay on top of district projects and events. Rather

than being on whole district, we would just be several clubs with no connection.

Melika Behrooz

Division 15 LTG

An LTG is absolutely crucial to the world of Key Club. They are the behind-the-

scenes jack-of-all-trades that get things done on the district and divisional level.

Regional Training Conferences, Fall Rally, District Projects, even District Con-

vention… these events don't happen without the efforts of the board. Then

there's divisional events, club building, updates and organization that wouldn't

happen without your lieutenant governor.

What Is: ICON?

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

In lieu of a “How-To” this month, I will be explaining

International Convention (ICON).

So, what is International

Convention? ICON is a huge,

annual gathering of Key Club-

bers from all over the world!

ICON is “like DCON, but on

steroids.” At ICON, Key Club-

bers and districts receive awards from the previous

service year, elect a new international board, meet

other districts, attend workshops, and much more.

With 33 districts and over 1,200 Key Clubbers,

ICON is huge. It’s also got

its quirks, like...

Pin trading. Each district

designs and gives pins to its

attending members. Those

pins can be traded around

with other districts! It’s a

fun way to get souvenirs and meet new people.

District tour. What better way to bond with

your district than by spending some quality time

with them? A few days before

convention, districts visit and

enjoy local food and places.

This year, the New Jersey dis-

trict is spending three days at

Disney World!

Key Club TV. Every day,

social media teams at ICON

will make videos of the con-

vention, with interviews, foot-

age of dances, and more! Eve-

ry night, ICON attendees can tune in and see the

day summed up in a succinct video.

High-profile speakers. This year, Eden Sher

of The Middlemen and Sonny with a Chance will be

the Keynote speaker, and Cupcake Wars’ Justin

Willman will be the featured entertainer.

Sound like fun? Not to worry, I will be cover-

ing ICON on my Twitter and Facebook through-

out convention, so you won’t miss a single mi-

Joe Toumanios and I

were part of the Key

Club TV intro last year.

I am an avid pin trader.

These are only a few of

the 36 I collected!