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“Strive not to be a success

but rather to be of value.”

~Albert Einstein

Volume 2 Issue 3

August 2014

Official Newsletter of LaMissTenn District Key Club

Too Cool for School

K E Y C L U B

UPCOMING EVENTS!

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Greetings LaMissTenn District Board,

Although we can all agree that Key Clubbers are too cool for school, another school year is

around the corner. This means sleepless nights, cramming for tests, football games, and hectic

schedules! I am excited to be starting my senior year, but I am more excited to be able to work with

you and make Key Club a memorable experience for all members.

We are beginning the exciting part of our terms! The school year brings some excitement to

the Key Club year-fall rallies, board meetings, NOT, and DCON! It will also become easier for you to

be able to contact your clubs and have good attendance at PCMs. This is going to be a great

year!

With “rally season” approaching, it is now more crucial than ever to continue planning. You

will have no regrets if you plan as much as you can before school starts in full swing. Rally won’t be

as stressful if you put yourself in a good position of early planning. You do not want to turn into a

crazy person because of stress. (Take my advice. Your friends and mom will appreciate it!)

This month we will be working very hard to get our new website updated and ready to go for

clubs. You can look at our progress so far at www.lmtkc.org . Please let me know if you have any

suggestions! I want to make our website user-friendly and beneficial to clubs and individual

members.

I am happy to say that as of July 28, 2014, Kiwanis-family

Service Leadership Programs have raised US$3,078,104.83 in total

funds. These funds will save or protect more than 1.71 million women

and babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus. Key Club

International has raised US$20,256 in the last week!

As always, let me know if you ever have any questions, need

help, or just want some advice. I am only one phone call, email, or

text away!

Yours in Service,

Tabitha Kearns

Paco and I had a wonderful

time at LeadCon!

Keeping Tabs

In this Issue!

Too Cool for School

........................1 LeadCon! ........................2 Meet Our IT

........................2 To-Do List

........................3 Coming Soon: Rally Season! ........................4

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Meet Our IT

I recently went to Indianapolis, Indiana, to attend LeadCon, a leadership conference for the Key

Club International Council. The council consists of the Key Club International Board and the District

Governors. At the conference, I was able to meet Robbie Mathis, our International Trustee from the

Kentucky-Tennessee District, and we made our Governor-Trustee Agreements for the year. Charli

Lehman, the leadership development specialist, presented information about inspiring others,

achieving goals, and connecting with others. LeadCon was impactful in many ways, and I am

proud to say that I will be using some of the things I learned at future board meetings!

Maria Palazzolo and Kevin

Zhang, the International President and Vice

President, also known as “Palabowlo”

From Left: Tabitha Kearns, District Governor of LaMissTenn; Elissa Hill, District Governor of

Pennsylvania; Robbie Mathis, International Trustee; and

Kimberly Blair, District Governor of Jamaica

LeadCon

The 2014-2015 I-Council

Here’s a few fun facts about Robbie: favorite color: Blue

favorite song: Good ole "Rocky Top"

favorite movie: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (or

any other Christmas movie)

favorite food: my mom's homemade baby back ribs <3

favorite book: Prince of Thorns By Mark Lawrence

favorite quote: "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be

of value."-Albert Einstein

hobbies: Football, Soccer, Baseball, ROTC, and of course

KEY CLUB!!!

favorite day of the week: Friday (because I have the WHOLE

weekend to look forward to)

If you could have a superhero power, what would it be? I

would probably choose teleportation because sometimes

walking to the fridge is just too much work!

Check out the

LaMissTenn District

Board's welcome

video for Robbie

by clicking here!

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To-Do List

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newsletters

due

Committee

resources

for website

are due.

Rally

Registration

packets are

due.

Committee

reports are

due.

Executive

evaluations

are due.

Rally

Updates,

Monthly

Reports are

due.

For this month, remember to plan as much as you can for rally! Try to get most of your

decorations made during this month. You should have one PCM and start discussing ideas

with your clubs for possible divisional projects. Remember to ask your clubs for suggestions

for the new website.

Contact Information Tabitha Kearns

Governor

Email:

tabithakearns.lamisstenn@gmail.

com

Hunter Burkhardt

Secretary-Treasurer

Email:

sectreas_hunterburk@live.com

Jean Benoit

District Administrator

Email: jean5benoit@yahoo.com

LaMissTenn District Key Club

www.lamisstennkeyclub.org

www.keyclub.org

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby 5

Coming Soon: Rally Season!

Ahhhh! The time that you’ve been planning for is almost here!

Rally season will begin next month. Now is the time to plan as

much as you can for rally. Here are few suggestions that I

have to add that extra pizazz to your event:

give a “little something” to the faculty advisors and

Kiwanians that will be attending your rally

play energizing music as Key Clubbers arrive

make directional signs for forums, restrooms, etc.

Ask your advisor if he or she can print your materials at

school. This will cut printing costs in your budget.

LaMissTenn District Key Club

www.lamisstennkeyclub.org www.keyclub.org

God gives us dreams a size too big so that we can

grow in them. ~Author Unknown