Greetings Supertroopers!
It’s officially autumn everyone, and you know what that means: Region Training Conference, Fall Rally, and lots and lots of Key Club! (And school, of course.) During this busy time of the year, I encourage you to take good care of yourselves while keeping up with your responsibilities. As usual, this is your Lieutenant Governor Jordan Chan with the monthly DIVISION UPDATE EMAIL for the month of September! Here’s a quick preview of what this bulletin contains. Content Preview:
Important Monthly Submissions: Just a reminder of the following submission deadlines for secretaries, treasurers, editors, and other officers that help fulfill these responsibilities!
Remember to CC our Member Recognition Chair Maddie Cox on every submission at [email protected], so we can give you points for your on-time and early bird submissions on The Trooper Tally. You should also CC your executive assistants and include me as a recipient on each submission. Your articles and visuals should be sent to [email protected]. Please make sure these get in on time in October, and be sure to contact me if you are having any issues with the submission or need an extension. You’ll also get extra points for early-bird submissions, which are two days prior to the on-time dates listed above. The Trooper Tally Props to our top point earners on the Trooper Tally, our monthly recognition system, for the month of September: Los Gatos, Branham, and Prospect Key Clubs. Continue to keep up the good work everyone! I’m looking forward to seeing some other clubs rise up in the ranks. Fall Rally North: This year’s Fall Rally North will take place on October 22nd at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. Fall Rally is an event in which Key Club members from all over Northern California come together to celebrate service and funds raised for the Pediatric Trauma Program. It’s the perfect opportunity to spend a day with friends at an amusement park while showing off our mighty Supertrooper spirit! Although registration is not quite open here’s some information you need to know: WHEN: October 22nd, all-day WHERE: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA DRESS CODE: Come decked out in D12W Key Club Spirit! Please wear a current or past Division 12 West tee shirt, which you should be able to order through your club president, and any other merchandise you have (red/blue/white glitter, red/blue/white garments, D12W spirit sticks, red/blue/white tutus, etc.) COSTS: Registration and entry into the park will be $36. Note that this is a discounted ticket price to get into Six Flags and ride attractions all day! TRANSPORTATION: You can transport yourself, or you can pay $43 to ride a y Club bus to the event. Let your club president know if you want a spot on the bus ASAP Spirit Prep #1: Our first spirit prep will take place on October 1st! We will be making ribbon leis and learning spirit cheers to prepare for FRN. This event is highly recommended if you plan on going to FRN! When: October 1st, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Where: John D. Morgan Park (540 W Rincon Ave, Campbell, CA 95008) Cost: $5.00 to cover the cost of materials for ribbon leis Fall Rally Spirit Team: Congratulations to Kacey Yoe from Los Gatos, Cameron Chesters from Los Gatos, and Hillary Lee from Wilcox on making the Division Spirit Team! They will lead our division at Fall Rally North and help us bring home that spirit stick!! Updates from CNH: SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE PROGRAM: To help the CNH District reach its goals of service, contribute to the Spotlight on Service Program! For more information (as well as SoSP’s timeline), check out the CNH Key Club Instagram. There are monthly initiatives for important causes along with wonderful ideas for what service projects and fundraisers you can hold to contribute to them. Thanks to those of you who contributed to the September Focus: The Pediatric Trauma Program. The October focus will be UNICEF! Contribute to the cause by distributing collection boxes to your club. Get MYC’d Up: Do you want to learn more about our preferred charities in the California-Nevada-Hawaii District? The Kiwanis Family and Foundations Committee has the perfect video series for you on the @cnh_keyclub instagram’s reels and the CNH Youtube Channel. Get MYC’d Up focuses on all five of our preferred charities and teaches you as members why you should care and how to contribute to them! SERVEtember: Did your club participate in SERVEtember during this past month? Were you able to fill out all of the bucket list items created by our District’s Service Projects Committee? If you did, please have your club president fill out the submission form tinyurl.com/servetember2022 by October 5, 2022. This deadline is fast approaching, so be sure to check out the submission guidelines ASAP! Upcoming Dues Season: Dues season is coming up. Here is what you need to know if you are a Key Club officer! Reference this DUES MANUAL as you plan. After establishing members, make sure they understand the purpose of dues. Then, work with your board members to collect them (ex. Venmo, mail, etc.) AT LEAST weeks before December 1st (earlier to meet the early-bird deadline), log into the Membership Update Center and properly submit your club’s dues.z Dates to note: October 1, 2022 - MUC opens November 1, 2022 - Early Bird Deadline December 1, 2022 - On-Time Deadline (If KCI does not receive dues by then, your club will be marked DELINQUENT!) February 1, 2022 - Recognition Deadline CNH Contests: Are you planning on applying for a CNH contest? Contest guidelines are out now on the cyberkey at cnhkeyclub.org. Apply for scholarships, DCON awards, and more and contact our Member Recognition Committee Chair Suyeon Hwang at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. Please note that the newest guidelines for the Member Recognition Program are also available. If you are a club secretary, it is important that you go over this information. Region 9 and 17 Training Conference: We can’t wait to see you at this year’s Region Training Conference: Demigods of Service on October 8th and 9th at Camp Jones Gulch in La Honda, California. We hope that you have a mythical time attending presentations, participating in activities, and showing your Key Club spirit during fireside skits. September DCM Recap: Thank you to everyone who came to our September DCM at the Empire Firehouse in San Jose History Park! You can find the agenda soon on the division website at www.tinyurl.com/d12wsite. At future events, you can donate money in exchange for the stickers given out during the September DCM sticker fundraiser. Congrats to the recipients of our monthly recognition awards:
Special shoutout to Avni Hulyalkar for all of her work with Spirit Gear this month! We cannot wait to see you sporting red and blue at Fall Rally. Remember to come to the next DCM, and be sure to submit your member recognition nominees for officer of the month, member of the month, faculty advisor of the month, AND Kiwanis advisor of the month next time. Check out the latest issue of The Trooper Times: Read articles, visuals, and updates at issuu.com/division12west! Thanks to our lovely DNE Hannah Hwang for her amazing work, and thank you to all of the editors that contributed articles and visuals! Visual Media Editors: We are still looking for videographers and photographers to help curate digital media for the division! Reply back if interested. Get Connected: It is essential that you share the google group, instagrams, division discord, and more with your clubs if you are club officers! I expect to see lots of new members joining soon. Follow us on instagram: @d12west and @region17royals Encourage others to join our google groups: Join our division discord: https://discord.gg/s4m4bjDtf9 Get in contact with officers or your DLT: www.tinyurl.com/12wdirectory View officer resources: www.tinyurl.com/d12wresources Website: www.tinyurl.com/d12wsite -- SALUTING Service, Jordan Chan Division 12 West Lieutenant Governor
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