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Trustee Times LaMissTenn, Montana, Utah-Idaho Key Club International Trustee Newsletter

NOVEMBER 2012 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3

A note from Trustee Betty 2

Project Eliminate Update and information 4-5

March of Dimes 6-7

Key Club Week 8

Hershey’s Track and Field 9

KIWIN’S Project ONE 10-11

Contact information 12

Inside this issue:

A Note From Betty

Hey Everyone!

October has been a crazy

month! If you’re a senior

out there and finishing up taking your

SAT and ACT and starting your col-

lege apps, I completely feel for y’all.

This stuff is not easy at all!! But good

luck! I know you are all smart, talent-

ed, and amazing people!

Anyways, in Key Club news, I

have had so much fun this month

working on my school’s Trick or Treat

for UNICEF campaign! I want to hear

all of your Trick or Treat for UNICEF

stories, so share them on the facebook

page! This newsletter looks a lot differ-

ent from the previous two, but I hope

you all like it. I have been procrastinat-

ing on school work by retreating to Key

Club work, but is that really a bad

thing?

I am looking forward to No-

vember! Not only will by the end of

this month I will have my college appli-

cations turned in, but I will have visit-

ed the Mighty Montana district, gone

to the November International Board

meeting, and be back in Anaheim, Cal-

ifornia with the YOF committee to go

over all of the YOF applications! I

can’t wait to read about all the amazing

projects that Key Clubbers are plan-

ning on doing all over the world.

I hope you are all are keeping

up with service and building your

home schools and communities. Please

don’t hesitate to contact me if you

want to talk about Key Club, colleges,

school, life whatever! I am always here

and really bored most of my day, so I

always return email, text and phone

calls.

In service, Betty Stearns

Eliminate Progress: China, East Timor

and Tanzania eliminate maternal and

neonatal tetanus

The World Health Organization recently con-

ducted validation surveys in China, East Ti-

mor (Timor Leste) and Tanzania (United Re-

public of Tanzania), and the results show that

these countries are now validated as having

eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus

(MNT). More newborns and mothers’ lives

are now free from the anguish of tetanus.

Since 1999, UNICEF and its partners have

eliminated the disease in 28 countries. Other

countries that have recently validated the

elimination of MNT include Liberia, Senegal,

Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau. MNT still

remains a deadly threat in 31 countries.

The final push to eliminate MNT globally will

require US$110 million and the dedicated

work of UNICEF and every member of the

Kiwanis family. Thank you for your commit-

ment and support.

Create the perfect fundraising storm

in November

Organize a joint fundraiser Put the fun in fundraising! Join forces with other Kiwanis-family clubs to plan a fun event or activity to raise money for The Eliminate Project. Host a pie-in-the-face contest. Pair up to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Find out who is stronger in a tug-o-war contest. The ideas are endless. Involving the entire Kiwanis fami-ly can yield more ideas, more helpers, more attendees, more money and more lives saved. So remember: the more the merrier.

Conduct a Miracle Minute Organize a joint meeting between clubs and incorporate a “Miracle Minute.” This consists of everyone in the room quickly gathering their loose change during a set time. Thirty seconds to one minute usually energizes peo-ple and makes the activity more fun. Make

LET’S CHANGE THE WORLD

Tetanus kills one baby every nine minutes.

And it marks the baby’s short life with excruci-

ating pain—preventing even the comfort of the mother’s touch. But maternal and neonatal

tetanus is easily preventable: For roughly

US$1.80, health care workers can fully im-

munize a woman and her future babies. With

The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminating

maternal and neonatal tetanus, we will raise

US$110 million by the end of 2015. Working

with UNICEF, we will eliminate MNT from

the planet. With you and your club, we can

change the world.

The Model Club challenge

You and your fellow club members can save or protect thousands of mothers and their future babies. As a Model Club, your club pledges to give a per-member average of US$750 or more over five years. This extraordinary commitment also helps: • Encourage and inspire fellow clubs and Ki-wanians • Raise awareness about MNT and The Elimi-nate Project among Kiwanians and in your community • Raise funds with the comprehensive meth-od throughout the campaign to exceed your goal

Many ways to reach your goal

US$750 is a challenging per-member average. But it doesn’t mean that each individual member must contribute US$750. A Model Club can use many fundraising methods to achieve and surpass its goal. The greatest results will come from a combination of methods. These can include: • Gifts generated from community fundrais-ing events and activities • Gifts from individual club members, pledged up to a five-year period • Gifts and pledges from the club treasury • Gifts and pledges from the club foundation • Matching gifts from your club or district foundation Gifts and pledges from local businesses in

your community You can find the model club brochure which includes more information on being a model club, a worksheet, and the application and commitment form.

March of Dimes Foundation

The mission of the March of Dimes is to

improve the health of babies by preventing

birth defects, premature birth, and infant

mortality. March of Dimes was founded by

our 32nd President, Franklin D. Roosevelt,

in the fight against polio. After the discov-

ery of the polio vaccine, March of Dimes

focused their efforts to improve the health

of babies and has been successful with the

help and enthusiasm of many grassroots

volunteers.

How Key Club Helps

Since 1978, Key Clubs have hosted fund-

raising and awareness programs to support

the March of Dimes, raising over $116,000

through fundraisers in 2011 alone! Key

Club members, like you, can support the

March of Dimes each semester: in the fall,

raise awareness by hosting programs

throughout November for Prematurity

Awareness Month and in the spring, raise

funds by participating in March for Babies,

the March of Dimes largest annual fundrais-

er.

March of Dimes Team Youth

Team youth is an opportunity for students

from elementary through college and a com-

mitment to make a difference. TO find

more information on Team Youth visit:

www.marchofdimes.com/volunteers/

teamyouth. You can like them on Facebook,

and get more information about fundrais-

ing, volunteering, and March of Dimes each day online or on your cell phone by going

to: twitter.com/teamyouth

Thank you for being a champion to babies!

November is Prematurity

Awareness Month

Did you know 1 in 8 babies are born prem-

aturely? More than half a million babies

are born prematurely in the United States

each year. Premature birth is the #1 cause

of death during the first month of life.

Even babies born just a few weeks too

soon can face serious health challenges

and are at risk for lifelong disabilities, such

as cerebral palsy, lung problems, and vi-

sion and hearing loss. November is when the March of Dimes focuses everyone’s

attention on the impact premature birth

has on babies and families.

Throughout November, Key Club mem-

bers can support the March of Dimes mis-

sion by educating peers on the importance

of healthy lifestyles through the use of our

teen2teen interactive program. You can

also contact your local office to see what

volunteer needs the local Neonatal Inten-

sive Care Unit at the hospital might have,

such as making scrapbook pages or hosting

a dinner for parents. Make it a priority to

spread awareness the whole month by ded-

icating your Facebook statuses to facts

about the March of Dimes & the serious

problem of preterm birth; and you can

tweet about it too!

And on Global Prematurity Day, Novem-

ber 17, you can do a range of activities to

spread awareness about the global problem

of preterm birth! Your club can host an

event at your school to educate others and

you can dedicate a day to wear purple, the March of Dimes color.

MONDAY, NOV. 5

Show your K in every way—Show people what Key Club is all about! Spread the word by wear-ing Key Club gear and publicizing Key Club Week in local stores, your school Web site, com-

munity newspapers—even on the radio. Officially announce Key Club Week in your community

with a proclamation and refer to the Key Club public relations manual to get great tips on how

to publicize Key Club in your community.

TUESDAY, NOV. 6 Kudos to the Key players—Personally thank all the Key Club supporters you know—teachers, advisors and other Key players. Write thank-you notes, host an appreciation dinner or do some-thing uniquely your own style to recognize the contributions of these special people.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 Connect the Ks—Key Club is the largest high school service organization in the world and is a member of the Kiwanis family. Celebrate the entire family of Kiwanis by getting the whole gang involved. Connect with local Kiwanis, Circle K International, Builders, Kiwanis Kids or Aktion clubs and team up for a joint service project.

THURSDAY, NOV. 8

Bring a friend to Key Club—More members = more service. Increasing the amount of service Key Club performs increases the impact Key Club has on the world. Bring a friend, or two, or

more to your next Key Club meeting. Download recruitment resources.

FRIDAY, NOV. 9

Your way—This is your club’s chance to do its own thing and make its mark. Pick a project, plan a recruitment party or combine activities from the other Key Club Week days. Whatever

idea you choose, take it and run with it.

LaMissTenn LTG Hunter Gwin was

chosen as one of the Hershey’s

Great 8!

One person from each of Hershey’s Track

and Field Games program region will be se-

lected to participate in a year-long leadership

program to develop a new service learning

project for the Hershey’s Company and Key

Club International. Selected Key Club mem-

bers will develop skills and experience in pro-

gram development and evaluation, even plan-

ning, media and public relations and commu-

nications.

Hunter will be responsible for creating a pro-

gram name, generating family run, jump and

throw games activities for Key Clubs to lead

as a or at a local service program/event at a

Hershey’s Track & Field Games local meet

developing event planning Play Book for Key

Clubs to lead local service program, serve as

lead organizer for one pilot (test) event within

your region in the month of April, 2013

helping to evaluate the pilot event and make suggestions for improvements refining the event

planning Play Book based on evaluation feedback from the eight pilot events (one per region)

planning and attend the national program launch at Key Club International Convention in

Washington, DC (July 3-7, 2013)

KIWIN’S Governor’s Project

ONE Breaks Ground

Success in Kenya for KIWIN’S

2011-2012 Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN’S District Governor set out bring KIWIN’s

together to promote education and build a girl’s technology school in

Mathaithi, Kenya through her governor’s project. She teamed up with Kiwanis

partner ODFL (One Dollar For Life) which is aimed towards high school stu-

dent to donate only one dollar to help our world. Theoretically, if every high

schooler in America donated one dollar all four years of high school, we

would have enough money to build 1,000 schools around the world. KIWIN’a

tackled the issue with pride. After a year of fundraising $10,000 as a district,

picture of the final school have finally bee released. KIWIN’S members were

finally able to see all of their hard work and fundraising efforts in action.

While this is not something that was done in any of the sister districts, it was a

project I worked on with my home club. Hopefully, seeing the hard work pay

off for the many KIWIN’S members will inspire you to create a big project

that will impact the world we live in. For more information go to

www.kiwins.org, and see pictures on IP Governor Bernadette Lim’s facebook!

Contact Information/ Newsletter information

All the information on this newsletter can be found on the Keyclub.org website. If you have

any issues with anything regarding the newsletter please feel free to contact me. I am more than will-

ing to show you where you can find this information, help you get some ideas for new newsletter top-

ics, or even just talk about Key Club stuff (or Life). I am here for you and talking to you is my favorite

part of this job!

My Contact information:

Email: kcitrusteebetty@gmail.com

Cell: (805)5091797 ( I have unlimited minutes, so don’t worry)

Skype: betty.boop9000

Can’t wait to see the Mighty Montana District and go to another International Board meeting! This

month is going to be awesome! You guys are doing great! Keep it up!