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 Dear Advisors, The purpose of this monthly email is to alert Faculty and Kiwanis Advisors of timely information that will help you carry out your Advisor responsibilities. It also is intended to educate Kiwanis Club leaders about their club’s responsibilities to their Key Club(s). ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN THIS MONTH . . .Dues If your club has not mailed its dues to Key Club International, you club is now delinquent. Please see the attached to verify if Key Club International has posted your club’s dues (as of 11/25). If not, please follow up with the Key Club or the school bookkeeper to be sure they have now been mailed. It can take a week or two from the time dues are mailed until they are posted on this report. For questions on this issue, please do not contact me or other district leaders as we have no control over the posting of dues. If you feel the dues were mailed November 11th or before and your club is not showing up as paid, the proper procedure is to call Key Club International to inquire about it (1-800-549-2647). If you do not know how to pay dues, feel free to contact your Key Club Lt. Governor, your Assistant Administrator, or me. Assistant Administrators contact information can be found at http://www.floridakeyclub.com/district-board/advisors-administrators. Membership cards and other materials If your club has produced online the dues invoice on or before November 18th, even if you have not yet mailed the check, and you have not received your new member cards, pins, etc. (mailed to the Faculty Advisor at the school address), call Key Club International (1-800-549-2647). District Convention Information Now on Website You may now access all the information you need about the 72nd Annual Florida District of Key Club Convention that will be held April 15-18, 2010. That link is http://www.FloridaKeyClub.com/DCON. Also, a District convention mailing will go out this week to all Faculty Advisors at the school address. You will find the content of this mailing at http://FloridaKeyClub.com/downloads/Convention-Material-11-29.pdf. Clubs are strongly encouraged to register and, if allowed, pay online. Be sure to mail in Code of Conduct and Medical Authorization forms by March 26th in order to eliminate any registration delays when you arrive at the hotel. All adults attending convention will have to undergo background checks. Checks are good for two years. Go to this link http://floridakiwanis.com/keyclubdcon/adultlist.aspto see who does NOT need background checks this year and to get to the website to submit to a background check. There is a charge to the District for these checks, so only those who need it and will be attending should complete a background check. This link is also found in the registration information and the online registration process. Plan to send at least one Key Club member from your Key Club(s). You cannot beat the price, which is the lowest it has been in years: $200 per quad minus $100 per club with one or more students registering! In other words, if only one student is attending, cost is $100. If two students are attending, cost is $300. Consider sending at least the incoming club president. Please note these deadlines: December 31, 2009 – UNICEF and Grassroots Soccer money postmarked to Key Club International. Awards Information/Applications Now on Website This year, there will not be an “awards packet” like we had in past years. Awards information and applications are now online. Many of the awards can be filled out online and printed and some are actually filled out and submitted online. The district awards link is http://www.FloridaKeyClub.com/DCON/ContestandAwards. Awards questions should be directed to Assistant Administrator Bev Baird (see link above under “Dues” for contact information). Elections Procedures & Candidate Forms Also on Website Advisors, please consider encouraging someone from your club to run for District office, especially Lt. Governor where elections take place at Spring Rallies in January and February. Generally speaking, club secretaries and presidents make good candidates, though there are exceptions to this. Anyone who is currently not a senior who you feel might make a good District leader should be encouraged to consider running for office. As advisors, you have much influence in encouraging members to at least consider this outstanding leadership opportunity. All forms required for election and appointments to District offices and International endorsement must be completed online and printed for signatures. Key Club members wishing to run for Lt. Governor at Spring Rally, run for a District officer position (Governor, Secretary or Treasurer) at convention, apply for District Webmaster or District Editor, or run for International Board endorsement should log onto http://www.floridakeyclub.com/dcon/elections and read all the information in the Elections Procedures & Candidate Forms packet and complete all required forms. Note that many of these forms require signatures of school officials, Kiwanians, and parents, so those interested need to start the process as soon as possible. Elections and candidate questions should be directed to me. Please encourage a Key Club member to run for Lt. Governor for your division. This is an outstanding leadership opportunity. Pride Reports May Be Updated After They Are Submitted In case you or your Key Club secretary was not aware, in Key Club, after a monthly Pride Report has been submitted, it can later be modified. This is handy for clubs who forget to include projects, put the project in the wrong month, or need to change the number of service hours performed. New Clubs Chartered to Date The Florida District has chartered seven new clubs to date and there are several more very close to being chartered. Welcome to the advisors of these clubs. Here is the list to date: #1 Edward White; 6/23/2009; Div. 5 No LTG; Kiwanis of Westside Jacksonville Featured Kiwanis Responsibility to Your Key Club . . . #8 Host or participate in at least two joint activities involving the memberships of both clubs. Activities can include: service, social, recreation, and fundraising Some suggested activities: Pancake breakfast (or other fundraising event) Reference materials found on the Key Club Web site include “Producing a Parent/Advisor Appreciation Event.” Have a great month. David David McCampbell 431 NW 197 Ave., Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 Leave a Reply |
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