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New York District Key Club, Division 15- Summer 2013 Newsletter, Volume 1
Table of Contents
Greetings from your LTG!
EVERYTHING ICON!
ICON Memories (pictures)
LTG Competition & Updates
Coming Together for Kaitlin
Meet Michelle Peterson:
International Trustee
Special Message from
Immediate Past International
President Rebecca Riley!
District Projects: The Pediatric
Lyme Disease Foundation
Meet Lori Brownell
Paperwork Status Charts
Take a load off
I SPY!
Contact Information/
Upcoming Events
WHY HELLO THERE!
Hello Division 15!
For most of you, your school year is just about to begin, or maybe it’s
already started. I hope you all had a good summer, but now it’s time to gear
up for this service year to truly begin! Even though none of you were able to
attend ICON this year, if you keep reading you’ll hear ALL about it! As I said in
last month’s newsletter, I plan to be visiting clubs in the fall, so once you guys
get started please email me and let me know your meeting day/time and I will
come and visit for sure! If you have any questions you can find my contact
information on the back page of this newsletter & at the bottom of this page.
Didn’t submit all your paperwork? IT IS OKAY! TURN IT IN NOW! It’s better late
than never! I am currently planning a divisional for September (I haven’t
completely decided yet), and if all goes well we will also be having a Fall Rally
at Shaker High School with Divisions 15, 16, 17, and 18 in October, and if it isn’t
possible to combine, we’ll do one just our division or something. What is a Fall
Rally? A Fall Rally is usually held every year around October to train new
officers, answer any questions you have, do a service project, and hold an
advisor workshop. Keep reading and you’ll see messages from Immediate Past
International President Rebecca Riley, International Trustee Michelle Peterson,
and so much more! Also, let’s not forget our IP International Trustee Cecelia
Ferguson! Many of us got to spend time with Cece personally, which was a
total blast. For those of you that don’t know who she is, it’s really a shame
because she’s great too! Cece along with the District Governors from Ohio,
New York, and Capital (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) Districts came up with the
idea of a Pen Pal System between the 3 divisions that pair each LTG with an
LTG from one of the Sister Districts, same goes for all the other District Board
members. My Pen Pal’s name is Madison from the Capital District, and there
are no words for how amazing it is to have someone that is going through all
the same things, like when some of you never respond to emails! But she’s
great, and maybe if any of you were interested we could pair you with
someone of the same status from the Capital, so if that sounds like something
fun, let me know and I’ll talk to Madison about it! Good luck with everything,
and get ready because I plan to make this service year go out with a bang!
Yours Truly in Spirit and in Service,
Olivia Austin- LTG Division 15
Here’s a little bit
about me:
Hobbies: Dancing,
singing, playing
musical instruments,
soccer, writing, Key
Club, and whatever
else happens to fall
on the schedule
Clubs: SADD, Key
Club, Bible Study,
Musical Theatre
Random Facts:
1. I love reading
2. I’ve been to
Japan
3. I have a cat,
his name is
Kaito
4. I love oil
painting &
other crafts
5. I love just going
out and having
fun with “the
gang”
Well guys, I hope you
had an awesome
summer, and shoot
me an email with any
questions/ concerns/
comments! :)
EVERYTHING ICON!
This year’s International Convention was held in Washington DC, and by golly, it was
AMAZING! The workshops were phenomenal, and my favorite was probably “Meet your
International Board!” You guys would be amazed at how much time and effort goes into
being part of the IBoard, and it really reminded me that yes, they are on such a high level,
but they are just like us. These kids are normal high school students with big dreams, just like
you and me, including Immediate Past International President Rebecca Riley. I hope you
guys take a few minutes out of your busy schedules and listen to Rebecca’s Farewell
Speech, because it was phenomenal to say the least. There is so much to say about ICON,
it’s unbelievable. I made so many new friends, who are absolutely FANTASTIC! And that’s not
all, I attended this costume dance at ICON and oh my goodness, I was floored with some of
the costumes people came up with—check out the ICON PICTURES page to see more, OR
ADD ME ON FACEBOOK! Whether we were hanging by the pool with Alabama, walking
around D.C. with Cali-Nev-Ha (California, Nevada, Hawaii), or 6:00AM Swimming with the
Capital District, there was never a boring moment, not even when we were touring a
museum (crazy right?). That’s how ICON works, or in other words, according to IP LTG Sarah
Brady, “ICON is basically LTG on steroids”, and she was right. We would be standing in the
lobby of the hotel waiting to be picked up by our tour buses and out of NO WHERE you
would hear cheer’s from any district you could imagine, even the Bahamas! Next year’s
ICON is in ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA! HOME TO THE CALI-NEV-HA DISTRICT! You don’t want to
miss this, I hope you guys can attend ICON, and if you’re interested but not sure if you can
go, just start saving now, and decide later! ICON is a mesmerizing experience, and you will
not want to go home. Trust me. While I was at ICON I made the best friends anyone could
possibly have, had a blast walking around D.C., pin trading, swimming, and let’s just say my
roommates (Helen Wong, Hannah Song, and Lillian Xie) made for the craziest, and best
experience I’ve ever had. Whether it was Hannah scaring us all, Lillian screaming, Helen just
being Helen, and then there was Michelle Ung, who wasn’t technically our roommate but
basically lived in our room to the point we had to get a 4th key. Our very last day was packed
with workshops, and so much more, and we ended our ICON experience on Friday, July 6th
with the Dance to eliMiNaTe Maternal Neonatal Tetanus dance, where we said our final
goodbyes to all of our new friends, and at 12AM we loaded up our bus, and started the long
journey home. “Ohana means Family, and family means no one gets left behind or
forgotten”, and that’s really what we became in those 7 days, a family. We dreaded our
goodbyes, and many of us had friends waiting there with us in the lobby before we loaded
up to say goodbye one last time. Let’s just say, we had such an amazing time, and I hope
that you all get the chance to experience the amazing-ness of ICON in future years,
because it’s well worth it. I promise.
THE LTG COMPETITION AND UPDATES!
Hello Division 15 Clubs and Advisors!
This year I have created a Lieutenant Governor’s Divisional
Competition. There is a rare terminal disease out there that
affects the lives of children all over the world that has no
cure, no treatments, and is in no way preventable. This
disease is called Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL) or more
commonly known as Batten Disease. All diseases are
important, but this is one that has hit me personally. “The
Batten Disease Support and Research Association (BDSRA) is
the largest support and research organization in North
America with affiliates around the world. We provide
education, advocacy, family support services and research
funding to create a hopeful future for future for families
coping with Batten disease.” 47% of all proceeds go directly
to research, 33% to member services, 10% to fundraising, and
10% to Administration. On the next page you can read the
story of a little girl who is struggling with NCL, and see what
children with this disease battle everyday of their lives.
So what is this whole competition thing? Well, I would like to
try and raise some money for this organization to help some
of these kids who are struggling. So each club would
compete against the other clubs in the division to see who
can raise the most money for the BDSRA, and who completes
the most service hours working with children who need it the
most. You would be competing for multiple prizes &
certificates that I would hand out personally either at a
divisional at the end of the service year or at LTC during free
time. The exact prizes have yet to be determined, but I will let
you all know.
UPDATES: For spreading the word about Kaitlin’s Benefit, I
have awarded each club 5 Community Service Hours to
begin with, and thanks to Abigail Bishop from Saratoga
Springs Key Club for attending the benefit, Saratoga
Springs High School is currently in the lead with 15
Service hours. Thank you Abby! Keep up the good work
guys!
COMING TOGETHER FOR KAITLIN 2013 WHO IS KAITLIN?
Kaitlin is my world. She’s now 8 years old
(almost 8), and she has lived with Late
Infantile NCL since she was almost 3
years old. She was born completely
healthy, and then around Easter before
her 3rd birthday she became very
“clumsy”, and started having issues
speaking. On April 29th of 2009 she was
diagnosed with this terminal disease, but
through it all she hasn't given up. She
was a “go- getter” from day 1. Those
threats of becoming blind, bedridden,
tube fed and so much more, have now
become promises. She can’t control
anything in her body, and she fights to
make any sounds, but that moment
when she manages to smile, it’s a game
changer. Even though she can’t see,
can’t do anything on her own, and this
disease with no treatments is robbing her
of her life, she keeps fighting, and she
isn't giving up. Kaitlin doesn't have much
time left, and her life will soon be
coming to an end, but for others, it’s not
too late. We can still find a cure, some
kind of a treatment, or something, but
we can’t do it alone. Kaitlin has
changed my life, and she will forever
remain my hero, even long after she’s
gone.
To learn more about Kaitlin please visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgb94zdRjzA or
www.comingtogetherforkaitlin.blogspot.com
Coming Together for Kaitlin Benefit
By: Abigail Bishop
The benefit was fantastic! It was very nicely
organized and had quite the turnout.
Unfortunately, I had to leave soon after I arrived,
but to those who could stay longer there was a
lot to do. They had a really neat bouncy house
and tattoos (I did get one of those) and cool
lottery prizes donated from local businesses. There
was quite a lot of food and a good singer playing
music. They scheduled a motorcycle event that
brought in a lot of bikers. They definitely did their
best to bring in as many people as they could,
even on Travers Day when everyone was at the
track. I got to meet the little girl the benefit was
for, Kaitlin, and she was such a sweetie. It was
amazing to talk to her and to have her squeeze
my hand. It’s fantastic that so many people were
there helping her family make her life the best it
can be. Her family and friends wore shirts with the
names that she would call them, and it was
precious. There was one very creative lady who
took pictures of Kaitlin and transferred them onto
wood ornaments and little charms. It was all so
wonderful to see these people come together for
her to raise money to make her life as
comfortable as possible. In a word, it was
amazing. Those who organized it worked very
hard and should feel very proud.
Congratulations!
As for my hobbies, I've played tennis for
as long as I can remember and have
been on the varsity tennis team for my
high school since freshman year and
am super excited about being captain
this year! I'm also really into art
(especially oil painting) and although
it's often what gets put on the back-
burner when things get really busy for
me, I try to at least make one finished
piece a month. When I have a day
completely free of academic & Key
Club responsibilities, my day usually
consists of sleeping in, playing some
tennis with my dad, grabbing lunch
with a friend, some knitting and
reading in the late afternoon, and then
a bonfire at night with a big group of
friends. Outside of Key Club, the
organizations I'm a part of are my
school's Student Advisory Board
(basically a big scary way of saying
staff-chosen student council) and
National Honor Society.
Favorite places: The airport, Barnes &
Noble, & Panera Bread
Favorite books: The Fault in Our Stars,
The Book Thief, The Glass Castle
Favorite bands: Hellogoodbye, Panic!
At the Disco, The Black Keys
Favorite school subjects: Spanish, art,
psychology
NYDKC WELCOMES MICHELLE PETERSON AS
THEIR INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE! Capital, Ohio, & New York Districts,
Good afternoon, everyone! I've had quite a bit of
contact with many of you already, but for those of you I
have yet to communicate with: My name is Michelle
Petersen and I'm the lucky girl who has the honor of serving
as your International Trustee this year. To hear all about
what my position is, what you can expect from me this
year, and a little about me as a person, please view the
below introduction video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPyi4GvJNf0
As mentioned in the video, you'll all be receiving weekly
one-page updates on the big things going on in Key Club
International and the first update is attached. You can
expect one of these in your inbox every Tuesday!
My monthly newsletter, which has different resources,
and ideas to make your districts stronger as well as more in-
depth information from Key Club International. These will
be awaiting you every month on the last Tuesday of the
month.
The registration for the Kiwanis Family Conference, which
is talked about in the weekly update, is also attached for
your use (PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LTG FOR THE
ATTATCHMENTS).
Thank you all so much for taking time out of your day to
read this email and my publications. If you ever need
anything from me or have a question about Key Club
International, please don't hesitate to contact me!
What I'd like to say specifically to the New York District:
The New York Beavers are famous in Key Club
International for their incredible enthusiasm & motivation
and I'm more excited & honored to be a part of this
amazing group than I could ever convey in text. For that
reason, I can't wait to meet you all at your annual
Leadership Training Conference! Your governor, Paul, has
actually already started helping me practice the beaver
cheer!
Best Wishes,
Michelle Petersen
Cell: (586) 533-6796
MEET MICHELLE!
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM 2012-13
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT REBECCA RILEY
Greetings, New York District Key Clubbers!
Today I address you for the final time as a now immediate-
past Key Club International officer. This past July in
Washington, D.C., my term as International President ended.
I passed the torch on to your new president, Raeford Penny,
and began to bask in the has-been life, happy to finally get
a bit of rest!
Your Lieutenant Governor, Olivia Austin, has asked me to say
a few words about my time as International President. After
travelling far and wide; pouring thousands of hours, heart
and soul, and blood, sweat, and tears into this organization;
and meeting hundreds upon hundreds of the most
incredible high school seniors I’ve ever known, the thing I’ve
taken away most of all is this: Never lose hope. As a leader
and a servant, sometimes it’s so easy to become
discouraged by failures, negativity, and bureaucracy and
forget the fact that we in Key Club are a group of amazing
student leaders who really can change the world. In fact,
we already do.
What is Key Club? Key Club is Key Clubbers and everything
that they bring with them: joy, passion, inspiration, love for
service, genuineness, positivity, and readiness to make a
difference. WE are Key Club, and Key Club is only as
powerful as we make it. Although I leave you now, I trust you
to make this organization all that it can and should be.
Thanks for all the great times as president, and thank you for
entertaining my address one last time. So long and keep up
the service!
Rebecca Riley,
Immediate-Past Key Club International President
Fun Facts:
-Rebecca is from Homewood,
Alabama and was a drum major
during her Senior Year at
Homewood High School.
- Rebecca loves flying
-Rebecca is driven by
“determination, grit, a big smile
and plenty of Southern sass.”
What's the most important lesson
you've learned in your life?
“Although I am by no means old
and wise yet, one thing I have
learned is that the best leaders
use their gifts and talents to their
advantage. There's no one
formula for leadership; instead,
you should develop your own
personal attributes into a
leadership style that is perfectly
suited for yourself and those you
serves.”
(Source:
http://sites.kiwanis.org/kiwanis/en/alumni
/key-club-alumni/home/13-03-
25/Q_A_Key_Club_International_President
_Rebecca_Riley.aspx )
DISTRICT PROJECT: PEDIATRIC
LYME DISEASE FOUNDATION
What is Lyme Disease?
Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection that is spread through the
bite of one of multiple types of ticks.
Can it be prevented?
Yes, you can wear protective clothing such as hats, long
pants/socks, sneakers, or long-sleeved shirts. Also checking your
pets often for ticks can help prevent the tick from moving on to
you, or other people in your household. There is also a vaccine
available to prevent Lyme Disease.
How is it Diagnosed?
Lyme Disease is usually diagnosed by multiple laboratory testing,
but many times the tests come up negative when the patient
does in fact have Lyme.
How is it treated?
Antibiotics such as Doxycycline are the primary treatment.
What are the signs/symptoms?
Lyme disease can affect multiple body systems and produce a
range of symptoms. Not all patients with Lyme disease will have
all symptoms, and many of the symptoms are not specific to
Lyme disease, but can occur with other diseases as well.
On the next page you can read the story of a local teenager
in our own division who is struggling with Lyme Disease.
Lori Brownell is an 18 year old High School Student who had her
life flipped upside down because of Lyme disease. Unlike many
people you hear about on the news, this girl is local, for most of
you she is within 30 minutes of your own neighborhood, maybe
you’ve heard of her. Lori and I were good friends before she got
sick. She enjoyed playing the Piccolo, having snowball fights,
attending school football games, dances, hanging with friends,
and most importantly: Softball. More often than not, Lyme
disease goes undetected until things get bad. Lori, who was 16
at the time, was 1 of 19 other people in Upstate New York (Most
of the children attend LeRoy High School) to be affected with
this “medical mystery” as doctors called it. It all started at a
concert where Lori randomly passed out, then the black outs
became more frequent, and shortly after Lori started having
uncontrollable speech and body movements, or “tics” and
other Tourette-like symptoms, but something didn’t match up.
The medicines weren’t working, and her tics kept getting worse.
Lori was just starting her Junior year of high school, but what she
didn’t know is that she wouldn’t be able to return to school that
year. With all the doctor’s appointments, new medicines, and
all her other “issues” with this medical mystery, Lori was unable
to return to school. So she began tutoring and continued her
schooling from home. Months later she was finally tested for
Lyme’s Disease, and she was finally given a diagnosis that
made sense. She had Lyme’s; doctors say that Lori has
probably had Lyme’s for about FOUR YEARS, and that it wasn’t
uncommon for Lyme’s Disease to go undetected for so long.
Lori still can’t attend school, and missed graduating with her
class, but if all goes well she will be graduating this spring from
Corinth High School with the class of 2014. Lori is getting better
though, and she finally completed her Junior Year and is
looking into Online High School classes to help her graduate
faster.
So why should you consider fundraising for the Pediatric
Lyme Disease Foundation? Organizations like the Pediatric
Lyme Disease Foundation help children and teens like Lori
every day. Lyme disease is not just something that just happens
in some far off place to people we’ll probably never meet, and
there’s nothing you can do about it, but it’s happening RIGHT
HERE, RIGHT NOW, right under our noses, and we can do
something! Lori needs our help, and so do so many other kids
that may live right down the road, or even across the country,
and this foundation can do just that. “Help us help them.” We
can do this guys, I know we can.
MEET LORI BROWNELL
Lori Brownell- Age 16/17
Want to learn more?
Google Lori Brownell
Visit her YouTube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/rodeo
cowgirl131
Clubs March April May June July August September
Bolton X X X X
Fort Ann X X X
Glens Falls X X
Hadley- Luzerne X X X X
Hartford X X X X X
Queensbury X X
Saratoga Springs X X X X X X
South Glens Falls X X X X X
Southern Adirondack
(BOCES)
X
FUNDRAISER April May June July August Cumulatively
Alzheimer’s
Association
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
American
Cancer
Society
$230.6 $1535 $1528 $0 $0 $3293.6
Eliminate
Project
$165 $908.30 $522.07 $0 $0 $1595.37
JDRF $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Kamp
Kiwanis
$97.75 $484.98 $0 $0 $0 $582.73
Kiwanis
Pediatric
Trauma
Center
$36 $0 $0 $0 $0 $36
Pediatric
Lyme
Disease
Foundation
$27 $0 $0 $0 $0 $27
Wounded
Warriors
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local
Causes
$4975.53 $7105.08 $2884.22 $1140 $70.2 $16175.03
PAPERWORK STATUS CHARTS
MONTHLY REPORT FORM UPDATES FROM SECRETARY:
HELEN WONG
TREASURER’S REPORT FROM TREASURER: ALEX MOK Do Something Seed Grants
”I recently found on
keyclub.org a link that talks
about a $500 grant (given
every week) to help young
people jumpstart community
action projects or programs.
The grants can also be used
to expand projects that have
already developed.
http://www.dosomething.org
/grants/seed-grants is the
website that gives the grants
out. There is no deadline (as
the grants are given on a
weekly basis) and it is easy to
apply. Let all your clubs know
about this opportunity.”
Dues Guide
“Please share this dues guide with all your club treasurers so that they can
work together with the rest of their board to collect and submit membership
dues more easily. This year, because the Membership Update Center opens
on September 9, clubs can start sending dues in on the 9th.
http://issuu.com/alexmokk/docs/a_treasurer_s_how-to_-_membership_d is
where you can find the dues guide.”
Treasurer: Alex Mok
Secretary: Helen Wong
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Michelle Peterson
International Trustee
Paul DeSantis
District Governor
Olivia Austin
Division 15 Lieutenant Governor
Cell Phone: 518.225.4079
Helen Wong
District Secretary
Alex Mok
District Treasurer
Hannah Song
District Editor
Jimmy Lin
District Webmaster
Shelby Wadsworth
Executive Assistant
Mr. Goldstein
District Administrator
Back To School
(September 5th)
Fall Rally (October)
Groups https://www.facebook.com/groups/40
9841762360863/
QUESTIONS? Shoot me an email at:
I hope to hear from you all soon
COME TAKE A LOAD OFF! It’s 4 Pics 1 Word time!
