June 2013 edition Published by Chiara Marzi,

Lieutenant Governor of PNW Key Club Division 82

NEWSLETTER DIVISION 82

J U N E 2 0 1 3

IN THIS ISSUE: • About Key Club

• Your fearless leaders

• Rally in the Valley

• Divisional

information

• Our next DCM

• Project Eliminate

• MNT Awareness Run

• Relay for Life

• Key Leader!

• D-Con 2013

• Fundraising Ideas

• Contact info

Volume 1 Issue 3

How do I contact you? My name is Chiara Marzi

My email is

chiaralynne@gmail.com.

My phone number is 541-441-8280

and I DO receive texts

If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask!

Mission statement Key Club is an international student-led

organization which provides its

members with opportunities to provide

service, build character and develop

leadership.

Vision We are caring and competent servant

leaders transforming communities

worldwide.

Core values

The core values of Key Club

International are leadership, character

building, caring and inclusiveness.

Pledge I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the

Objects of Key Club International; to

build my home, school and community;

to serve my nation and God; and

combat all forces which tend to

undermine these institutions.

CARING—

OUR WAY OF LIFE.

Facts about Division 82: Mascot: A Bunny Rabbit (like bugs bunny on

the cover)

Colors: Easter Pink

LtG Chiara Marzi from Grants Pass High

School Key Club

Kiwanis LtG Lonnie Johnson

Area Admin Mary Beattie

Key Clubs Ashland High, Grants Pass High,

North Valley High, South Medford

High.

Facts about Key Club

International:

You can purchase the Eliminate Project items shown

below from your Lieutenant Governor beginning in

August! T-shirts are $13, bro-tanks are $11, and the

lanyards are $5!

The Eliminate Project

The Eliminate Project

The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus is a global campaign

that will save or protect millions of mothers and babies. Tetanus can infect newborns, spreading

quickly, causing terrible pain and killing within days. It’s a terrible disease, preventing even the

comfort of a mother’s touch—but it’s highly preventable.

MNT is easily prevented by giving women of childbearing age a series of three vaccine doses,

which costs roughly US$1.80. This cost includes vaccinations, syringes, safe storage, transportation

and more.

Kiwanis International is raising US$110 million by 2015, which will make Kiwanis the world’s

largest single donor to MNT elimination efforts.

o Using the US$1.80 average, this US$110 million will ultimately protect at least 61 million women

and their future babies.

o The Eliminate Project will do more than protect women and babies from tetanus. It will also

create a path for other services, such as health education, clean water, nutrition and other vaccines.

About maternal and neonatal tetanus

• One newborn dies every nine minutes from tetanus. That is about 160 newborns each day.

• MNT results when tetanus spores, which are present in soil everywhere, enter the bloodstream. It

is mainly caused by a lack of access to sanitary birthing conditions, unclean instruments used to

cut the umbilical cord and unclean post-partum cord care.

• Once the disease is contracted, the fatality rate can be as high as 100 percent in underserved

areas.

• Most mothers and newborns who die of tetanus live in areas of Africa, South Asia and

Southeast Asia, where many women are poor, have little access to health care, have limited

information about safe delivery procedures and continue harmful cord care practices.

• If a woman is properly vaccinated against tetanus, she will have immunity through most of her

childbearing years.

• Babies born to mothers who have been vaccinated are protected through the first two months of

life.

Fundraising for The Eliminate Project will support UNICEF and its partners, which have already

eliminated MNT in more than 20 countries. Kiwanis' global volunteer network and strength in

reaching communities and leaders, along with UNICEF’s field staff, technical expertise and

unbeatable supply chain, will help eliminate this cruel, centuries-old disease and pave the way for

other interventions.

Kiwanis International

Kiwanis International is a global organization of nearly 600,000 members dedicated to serving the

children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs—including Circle K International for

university students, Key Club for students age 14–18, Builders Club for students age 11–14,

Kiwanis Kids for students age 6–12 and Aktion Club for adults with disabilities—annually raise

more than US$100 million and dedicate more than 18 million volunteer hours to strengthen

communities and serve children.

KEY FACTS

OUR CLUBS

Do you want to help, but

can’t think of fundraisers?

Look below! • Can Drive • Bake Sale • Birthday Kits • Buttons • Candy and Nut Sales • Car Smash • Car Washes • Carnival Night • Chili Cook-Off • Concession Stands • Dances • Face Painting • Flea Market • Hairy Leg Contest • Jail and Bail • Key Club/Faculty Sporting Events • Lost and Found Auction • Miracle Mile of Quarters • Movie Night • Parking Cars • Rummage Sale • Scooping for Money • Talent Shows • Thons • Weigh and Pay

Bagging Groceries at Rays!

On Saturday, June 22, the North Valley Key Club volunteered bagging groceries at their local Rays. All of the tip money went the NVHS Key Club! This is a very easy fundraiser that is supported by most Rays. Way to go North Valley!

INTER-CLUB RELATIONS!

July 19th -20th is our annual

divisional Rally! It is Serve-ivor

themed this year and will be

held at Camp Wilani! (Outside

of Eugene) Registration packets

will be released soon and

registration is $50!

Please start obtaining funds so

you can attend. (Priority goes to

club officers, but members are

invited too! Only 60 spots

available!)

There will be a DCM on August 29th at 2pm at Twin Creeks Park in Central Point. This DCM will be a potluck picnic style. More information will be distributed later!

• Organized, overnight community

fundraising walk

• Teams of people camp out around a

track

• Members of each team take turns

walking around the track

• Food, games and activities provide

entertainment and build camaraderie

• Family-friendly environment for the

entire community

At Relay For Life events,

communities across the globe come together

to honor cancer survivors, remember loved

ones lost, and fight back against a disease

that has already taken too much. The funds

you raise truly make a difference in the fight

against cancer – just ask one of the nearly

14 million cancer survivors who will

celebrate another birthday this year!

What is a “Relay?”

For More Information

visit

www.relayforlife.org

CELEBRATE.

REMEMBER.

FIGHT BACK.

ONE STEP AT A TIME…

.

OUR KEY LEADER… Is October 18 – 20

in Gresham, Oregon. The

campsite is Camp Collins. Find

out more and register at

key-leader.org!

CAMP COLLINS (YMCA)

AT ICON 2013: Raeford Penny from the Capital District was

elected the 2013-14 Key Club International President and Rachel Benoit from the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District was elected International Vice President! The following Key Club members were elected to sit as trustees on our international board. • Alberto Berrizbeitia • Roshni Chandwani • Renisha Daley • Avery Hitchcock • Kelsie Hoppes From PNW District • Madison Kemker • Casey O'Neill • Maria Palazzolo • Michelle Petersen • Zachary Waldorf • Eric Yoon

Keep up all of the good work Key Clubbers! Until next month,

Chiara Marzi LtG Division 82

chiaralynne@gmail.com (541) 441-8280