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SPRING INTO SERVICEEVERYBODY’S FREE

The Offi cial Publication of the New England District of Key Club International

Fun Spring Time Projects Page Three

Thank you all for a great year - Editor Steve

Promotional Posters should be for your home club and provide meeting information: where and when.If you would like to participate in this contest there are a few simple guidelines.

• It is not a requirement for it to be at graphic standards level, but posters at graphics standards will be considered before those not at graphic standards.

• Posters must be submitt • Posters must be submitted in these dimensions: 8.5 Inches

by 11 Inches • Posters must be visually appealing and must not be

offensive to any person whatsoever.

IN THIS ISSUEInterested in being featured in the YanKey? Well, here are two opportunities!

• Cover page contest: submit a high quality image and write a few words on how you think it pertains to service

• Club/Division Spotlight: Write a small explanation about what distinguishes your club/division from the rest with a few pictures of course!

For more information, or to submit entries for any YanKey contest em ail Steve at stephenrobertsjr@gmail.com

International Convention...3

The Executive Board........4-5

Looking Local......................6

Yuda Bands.........................7

District Awards..................8-9

DeCON Summary..............10

Detachable Recruitment Poster..................................11

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Miranda at BulletinEditorNED1213@gmail.com

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

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The Happiest Place onEarth: International Convention 2012

Stay at the Happiest Place on Earth this July at the 69thannual Key Club International Convention in Orlando, Florida. Orlando offerseverything from theme parks to great shopping. This moveable feast is the homeof our in-ternational Elections for the positions of International President,International Vice-President and International Trustee. Orlando offers endless opportunities to shoplike the Florida Mall and Lake Buena Vista’s outlet shops, but it is more thanjust shopping: International Drive includes a glow-in-the-dark miniature golfcourse, a bowling alley, go-kart tracks and arcades. Be inspired by Eden Sher astar young actress and aspiring transnational volunteer. Become mystified bythe magic of Justin Willman a comic-magician who has been voted “Entertainer ofthe Year” by Campus Activities Magazine. Watch as your fellow Key Clubbers fromacross the world show off their talents in the annual talent contest. Attendthe service fair, and learn about service projects other clubs do and show offyour service projects too! No matter how you look at it you will enjoyeverything about International Convention 2012.

Written by:Steve Roberts Jr

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MEET GOVERNOR SARA SWEETEN

Hello New England Key Clubbers! My name is Sara Sweeten and I am proud to serve as your 2012-2013 District Governor. It is such an honor to be given this opportunity. I am cur-rently a junior at Sturgis Charter Public School East in Hyannis, MA. I’ve been a member of Key Club since my freshman year where I’ve held the positions of club editor, club presi-dent, Division 20 Lt. Governor, and District Kiwanis Family Relations committee chair. Becoming involved in Key Club has been one of the most rewarding parts of my high school experience. It’s all due to the amaz-ing service work I’ve been able to do, the inspirational people I’ve had the chance to meet, and the adventures I’ve had traveling across New England.

This year as governor, one of my goals is to work closely with lieutenant governors to ensure close communication between clubs and the New England District. It is important for the club offi cers (and all general mem-bers) to become familiar and friendly with their LTG and vice versa. Effi cient communi-cation is one of the most important aspects of success. Let’s strive for it within our District, and I know we will have a great year of productive community service! I’d also like to work to increase membership within clubs as well as retain our current members. Utilization of Key Club International resources - such as publicity tools – can be utilized so students want to join Key Club. But remember, nothing is better than your own example and enthusi-asm to draw others to our great organization!

I look forward to meeting many of you throughout the year and would also like to take this opportunity to say, whether you’re an LTG, club offi cer or general member, that I am here to help in whatever way I can. Hope to see lots of you at International Con-vention in Orlando!

Please feel free to contact me at any time.

Sara SweetenDistrict Governor nedgovsara@gmail.com

THE 2012-2013EXECUTIVE BOARD

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Hello New England District!My name is Emily Mathieu, and I was elected your 2012 – 2013 District Treasurer. I am currently a sophomore at Kennett High School in Conway, NH (Division 5A). I have worked to create this bond with New England, and I hope to strengthen it this upcoming year!I have many goals this year that I wish to accomplish. A few of them include pro-moting the Early Bird Dues Award, focusing on clubs that are struggling to pay their dues (or are on suspension), creating a list of clubs that are past deadlines and contacting their LTG to find a way to help the club, and most importantly, I want to increase communication about next year’s DeCON. I want to see more clubs with paid dues to be able to give more mem-bers the opportunity to learn what Key Club is about. What is OUR history? What is OUR motto? What do WE stand for? I can’t wait for this upcoming year! Let’s have a memorable time. Let’s be a part of something so much bigger than just ourselves!Emily MathieuNew England District Treasurer

Hello Everyone,

This year’s district convention was a blast, and I am very excited and honored to serve as your New England District Secretary. I am currently a junior at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School.

I joined key club my freshman year. For the past year I had the privilege of serving as the lieuten-ant governor of districts 14-15. I am very excited to serve as your district secretary. Some of my goals for the upcoming year are to improve upon the system of sending secretary reports. The Google sites page will serve as an easier way for secretaries to fill out and send the re-ports in on time. I hope to increase the number of clubs who send in their secretary reports. I look forward to working with everyone this com-ing year.

Thank you,

Emily MoranNew England District Secretary

Hey New England Key Clubbers,I am Miranda Roberts, the 2012-2013 New England District Bulletin Editor. I am really excited to start working with this year’s NED Board of Trustees and my fellow executive board mem-bers.I am currently a sophomore at Hermon High School in Hermon, Maine. Along with Key Club, I volunteer at my local hospital as a student volunteer manager. I currently have over 500 hours of community service, and I plan on having at least 1000 before I graduate. As Bulletin Editor, my goals for this year are to continue the online usage publication of the YanKey and to create longer editions of the YanKey. Also, I hope to educate club editors on their importance and the importance of the newsletters they produce. I am very excited to be serving on the New England District Board this year as your Bulletin Editor. I am looking forward to meeting everyone soon!Thank you!Miranda RobertsNew England District Bulletin Editor

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Service is the core of Key Club International. We work annually with both our Inter-national partners –March of Dimes, Children’s Miracle Network and UNICEF – as well as our District projects – Children of Peace International (COPI) Camp Sunshine, and Kiwanis Pediat-ric Trauma Institute (KPTI) – to fulfill our duties as Key Clubbers. While International and District projects hold a great importance, local service also cannot be forgotten. Each time you recite the Key Club International pledge, you vow to build your “home, school and commu-nity”. A project that the Sturgis East Key Club has completed in the community recently is known as “Survivor Kits”. Sturgis East club member, Casey Cunningham suggested the club get involved with this organization. The club backed this involvement 100% because it acted locally and was hands on. The aim was simple, to create as many survivor kits as possible. Survivor Kits provide basic necessities for domestically abused survivors in the hospital. They consist of hygiene products, as well as some items to make the survivors feel safer and more at home after such a tragic incident. The project was extremely successful, with the help of Sturgis East Key Club; they were able to get the entire school involved. The Sturgis East Key Club and the Sturgis East School as a whole, were able to create over 60 of these kits which were distributed throughout our community A project such as this one is valuable for many reasons, but especially because it is lo-cal and hands on. Fundraising is great, but doing hands on projects is so beneficial for vol-unteers to visually see the impact that they’ve had. Reach out into your community. If you don’t know how to find local projects, first step is word of mouth. Ask parents, teachers, and coaches if they’re involved in any service organizations. Secondly, it’s as simple as opening a search tool on the internet and looking up service opportunities in your area.

Written by: Sara Sweeten and Chris DeDecko

Combat Domestic Violence with Sturgis East Key Club

To learn how to get involved go to www.breakthecycle.org/

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LOOKING LOCAL

Haverhill Key Club gets down with YUDA Bands

Haverhill High’s Key Club, in Division 12-13, recently finished the YUDA Bands service project. Many students, siblings, and even teachers were anxious to get one or two of these beautifully handmade bands! These bracelets are made out of leather, string, and coconut shell. Bright young kids and their families in third world countries come together and make these bracelets. These bracelets are then shipped out to clubs that would then sell them. In exchange for bands, these children get an education. These children are eager to learn and have very big dreams. Without the help of US high schools, their goals of going to school would not be possible. These bands are sold for $7 each and for every 175 bands sold, a child of the club’s choice is sponsored to go to school for one year. On average, most high schools with rough-ly 1,100 students sell enough bands to sponsor 2-3 children to go to school. Haverhill High’s Key Club sold enough bands to sponsor 2 children to go to school.

Written by: Phuong Pham

For more information go to www.YudaBands.org

The YanKeyThe YanKeyKatie Vashon Scholarship Emily Butynski Greenville H.S. Key Club Bonnie Gorman Colebrook Academy Key ClubOutstanding Officer Rebecca Marchesseault Canaan Memorial H.S. Key ClubKey of Honor Sharon Binette Scarbourough H.S. Key ClubLeader of Leaders Dawn Wood Mystic Valley R.C.S. Key ClubFoundation Scholarship Syra Khan Waterville H.S. Key ClubAdministrator’s Award Stephen Roberts Jr. Hermon H.S. Key ClubGovernors Award Ngobitak Ndiwane Mystic Valley R.C.S. Key ClubOutstanding Advisors John Falconer Colebrook Academy Key Club Norma Underhill Pittsburg H.S. Key Club Todd Libby Manchester Central H.S. Key ClubOutstanding Presidents Rebecca Mason Dexter R.H.S. Key Club Ethan Hutchinson Colebrook Academy Key Club Michaella Gilbert Greenville H.S. Key ClubOutstanding Lieutenant Governors Miranda Roberts Hermon H.S. Key Club Phuong Pham Haverhill H.S. Key Club Nicole Keaney St. Dominic R.H.S. Key ClubSandy Nininger Awards Evan Doyon Canaan Memorial H.S. Key Club Kolton Swain Colebrook Academy Key Club

Major Emphasis Awards 3rd Place: Sanford H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Marshfield H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Colebrook Academy Key ClubClub Video Awards 3rd Place: St. Dominic Academy Key Club 2nd Place: Mystic Valley R.C.S. Key Club 1st Place: Manchest Central H.S. Key Club

Kiwanis Family AwardsBronze 3rd Place: Hermon H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Catherine McAuley H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Penquis Valley H.S. Key ClubSilver 2nd Place: Jonathan Law H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Dexter R.H.S. Key ClubGold 3rd Place: Sanford H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Marshfield H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Manchester Central H.S. Key ClubDigital Club Poster Awards 2nd Place: Colebrook Academy Key Club 1st Place: Pittsburg H.S. Key ClubNon-Digital Club Poster Awards 3rd Place: Dexter R.H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Silver Lake R.H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Manchester Central H.S. Key ClubTraditional Scrapbook Awards 3rd Place: Ralph C. Mahar R.H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Dexter R.H.S. Key Club 2st Place: Greenville H.S. Key ClubNon-Traditional Scrapbook Awards 3rd Place: Pittsburg H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Colebrook Academy Key Club 1st Place: Canaan Memorial H.S. Key ClubLocal Publication Awards 3rd Place: Sandford H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Marshfield H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Mystic Valley C.S. Key Club

Single Service AwardsBronze 3rd Place: Pittsburg H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Ralph C. Mahar R.H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Mashpee H.S. Key ClubSilver 3rd Place: Dexter R.H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Whitter Voc-Tech Key Club 1st Place: Colebrook Academy Key Club Gold 1st Place: Sanford H.S. Key Club

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DISTRICT AWARDS

Platinum 3rd Place: Mystic Valley C.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Danbury H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Manchester H.S. Central Key Club

Membership DevelopmentBronze 3rd Place: East Boston Key Club 191% 2nd Place: Watick Key Club 200% 2nd Place: Easton Key Club 200% 1st Place: Groveton Key Club 225%Silver 3rd Place: Campbell Key Club 92% 2nd Place: Greenfield Key Club 112% 2nd Place: Mercy Laurelton Key Club 112% 1st Place: New Milford Key Club 238%Gold 3rd Place: Windsor Key Club 67 % 2nd Place: Dartmoth Key Club 167% 1st Place: Sturgis East Key Club 431%Platinum 3rd Place: Scarborough Key Club 44% 2nd Place: Wellesley Key Club 54% 1st Place: East Bridge Water Key Club 450%Partners In Service Award 1st Place: Dexter R.H.S Key Club

Yearly Achievement AwardsBronze 3rd Place: Pittsburg H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Ralph C. Mahar H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Canaan Memorial H.S. Key ClubSilver 3rd Place: Dexter R.H.S Key Club 2nd Place: Jonathan Law H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Colebrook Academy Key ClubGold 3rd Place: Southington H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Malden H.S. Key Club 1st Place: Kennet H.S Key ClubPlatinum 3rd Place: Danbury H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Mystic Valley C.S. Key Club 1st Place: Marshfield H.S. Key ClubOratory Contest Awards 3rd Place:Raphael Stigliano Mystic Valley R.H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Bonnie Gorman Colebrook Academy Key Club 1st Place: Natalie Dionne Sanford H.S. Key Club

Essay Contest Awards 3rd Place: Meredith Roderka Dexter R.H.S. Key Club 2nd Place: Vera Lee Manchester H.S. Central Key Club 1st Place: Sebastian Young Colebrook Academy Key ClubOutstanding Club Secretary Awards Clorese Johns Colebrook Academy Key Club Brandi Schoenthaler Marshfield H.S. Key Club John DiPhillipo Ralph C. Mahar R.H.S. Key Club Ben Marus Jonathan Law H.S. Key Club

Monthly Report AwardsBronze 3rd Place: Mashpee Key Club 2nd Place: Lyman Hall Key Club 1st Place: Ralph C. Mahar Key ClubSilver 3rd Place: Dexter Key Club 2nd Place: Jonathan Law Key Club 1st Place: Colebrook Key ClubGold 3rd Place: Manchester Central Key Club 2nd Place: Danbury Key Club 1st Place: Marshfield Key ClubDistinguished Clubs Mystic Valley C.S. Key Club Pittsburg H.S. Key Club Ralph C. Mahar R.H.s. Key Club Distinguished Diamond Clubs Cannaan Memorial H.S. Key Club Dexter R.H.S. Key Club Jonathan Law H.S. Key Club Colebrook Academy Key Club Marshfield H.S. Key Club

District ProjectsClub Donation 3rd Place: Dexter Key Club $1,586 2nd Place: Kennett Key Club $2,500 1st Place: Mystic Valley Key Club $3,587Permember Donation 3rd Place: Haverhill Key Club $37.03 2nd Place: Mystic Valley Key Club $38.57 1st Place: Maloney Key Club $50.00

Total Donations $22,822.49

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Within a couple of weeks after district convention, the newly elected Lieuten-ant Governors gathered in Portsmouth, NH for a fun filled weekend of training! This weekend consisted of building new friendships, pointing out various problems found in clubs/divisions, and of course, being trained to become a great Lieutenant Governor! The Lieutenant Governors were joined by the lovely executive board and also Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Browne, and Mr. Whitney. Mrs. Greene walked us through everything that we needed to know. She handed out all of the forms that we will need for the year. She was very helpful and I’m very grateful for attending the trainer. Mrs. Browne gave us a wonderful experience on how Robert’s Rules worked with many types of snacks such as M&M’s, Goldfish, Crai-sins, macaroni and cheese, Chex Mix, and more. It took a while to get through all of the snacks but we eventually got our trail mix going and we had a lot of fun during this. Overall, it was a great trainer. We learned about monthly reports, secretary reports, directories, dues, meeting dates, and other information that would be essential for a Lieutenant Governor to run things smoothly. Keenan Phillips, the Lieutenant Governor of Division 8, stated, “At the trainer, I learned that team work is crucial even at the district level.” It was a great to meet the other Lieutenant Governors and we all had a great time!

Written by: Phuong Pham

Lieutenant Governor Trainer

DISTRICT NEWS

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Hey New England! I hope all of you enjoy the May YanKey! I would like to thank everyone who contrib-uted an article to this edition of the YanKey. Also, I would like to thank Steve Roberts, Immedi-ate past District Bulletin Editor for helping me with my first YanKey. If you have any questions concerning the YanKey please email me at BulletinEditorNED1213@gmail.com. I hope to see all of you at International Convention!

Yours in Caring,

Miranda Roberts. District Bulletin Editor

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