An Official Publication of the New York District Key Club Service Year of 2010-2011

Kiwanis Family Relations The Key Clubber’s Guide To

Working with K-Family Compiled by Committee Chair Dylan Gross

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Published by the New York District Key Club

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2010

Kiwanis Family Relations

Guidebook and Resources

Created by the

K-Family Relations Committee

Complied by Committee Chair

Dylan Gross

Edited by District Bulletin Editor

Jensen Cheong

Table of Contents

A Word from Your Committee Chair 6

New Club Building and Reactivation 7

Kiwanis K-Kids 8

Builders Club 11

Key Club 14

Circle K 17

Aktion Club 19

Kiwanis 22

Family Tree 26

Contact Information 27

Dear Key Clubbers, We all know of the six branches of the Kiwanis Family: K-Kids (for elementary stu-dents,) Builder‟s Club (for middle school and junior high students,) Key Club (for high school students,) Circle K, (for collegiate students,) Aktion Club (for adults with disabilities,) and Kiwanis (for adults). It is common that many Key Clubbers such as yourselves know of the branches, but when it comes to communication, the link is not so strong. This resource is to help you!

The role of the Kiwanis-Family Relations Committee is to educate, improve and strengthen the ties between the New York District of Key Club International, and the other Kiwanis-Family Clubs in New York. Keep on reading for some his-tory, possible challenges, tips on how to open and maintain an open line of com-munication and much more! We have even included a list of K-Family Clubs by Key Club Divisions! This should make it easier when trying to see if there is a Ki-wanis-Family club in your area.

So Key Clubbers, now that this information has been made available

for you, use it to your advantage! Look up the contact information and start work-ing with your other K-Family clubs today! Have an outstanding year! Yours ever, The Kiwanis-Family Relations Committee 2010-2011 New York District of Key Club International

A Word from Your Committee Chair

Hey New York District Key Clubbers! My name is James Florakis and I am the chair of the New Club Building and Reactivation Committee. Our committee‟s goal for this year is to create or reacti-vate at least one K-Family Club per division. These clubs include K-Kids, Builder‟s Clubs, and Key Clubs. K-Kids and Builder‟s Clubs can be co-sponsored between Key Clubs and Kiwanis Clubs. Key Clubs can be created/re-activated with the help of a sponsoring Kiwanis Club. Therefore when creating or re-activating a club, be sure to know your Kiwanis Family since they can help you with any problems, whether it regards service activities or fundraising.

Since new and re-activated clubs need the help of a sponsoring Kiwanis, the K-Family Committee and the New Club Building and Reactivation Committee will be working closely together throughout this service year. Therefore, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at jamesflorakis.ltg@nydkc.org. And be sure to check out the New Club Building and Reactivation Packet as well.

Thanks and happy club building! In the spirit of caring, friendship and service,

James Florakis Lieutenant Governor of Division 12 Chair of the New Club Building and Reactivation Committee 2010-2011

New Club Building and Reactivation

Kiwanis K-Kids

Kiwanis K-Kids is the elementary school version of Key Club. K-Kids, has seen steady growth since its in-ception in 1990. Begun in Florida, where 1998-99 Kiwanis Governor Lamar Fisher developed the program and provided continuing support, K-Kids soon spread to other Kiwanis districts. As a result of its growth, K-Kids was adopted as a sponsored program on October 1st, 1998. The first club chartered by Interna-tional was the K-Kids Club of Brooksville Elementary School in Florida. How to start & keep an open line of communication between Key Club and the branch.

Hold an introductory meeting and/or service project An introductory meeting could very well inform all parties involved, before an upcoming

new service year.

An email-based Google Group/ Social Networking Page Most middle school students hold email accounts or a social networking page and those

who don‟t, have parents that do. It would only make sense that Builder„s Club have one too. A Google Group could be used to relay information regarding projects and opportunities to students and parents.

Possible Interclub Projects (between Key Club and the branch)

Club to Club fundraising competitions Competition always fosters success, so holding interclub (K-Kids and Key Club) projects

would create a sure-fire way to raise money. Nothing boosts a middle schoolers pride of self - confidence that knowing they beat a high school kid at something. For exam-ple, one club from each Kiwanis-Family branch could be paired up with another, and a can-drive could be held. The winning club could win some sort of prize, like throw-ing pies in the respective-others‟ faces. This would raise money for a cause, get stu-dents motivated to try their hardest and best of all, bring people together in the name of service.

Plant and sponsor a garden

Kids from a K-Kids Club could be paired up with teens from Key Club, and each could donate a little money to plant a garden in a local school or community center. This garden would serve beneficial for the environment, while collecting money for an-other cause and forming bonds between branches.

Projects that would intrigue both age groups

Service projects that interest both age groups will always attract attention and if the idea is neat and original, members shouldn‟t mind the age barrier. Music, sports, movies, and almost anything dealing with entertainment will catch the eyes of any teenager. Not to mention the service project will have double the perks because it‟s all for a good cause.

Kiwanis K-Kids

Possible challenges faced when working with the branch Making service projects appropriate for the ages involved.

Many of the projects that clubbers engage with involve the direct interaction with or at the service projects, for example, unpacking of boxes, cleaning parks, the signing in of volunteers, etc. Finding projects that are both beneficial for the community (or a se-lected cause) and are doable by the volunteering students may serve to be challenging.

Things being too complicated:

When dealing with K-Kids Clubs we have to remember that we are dealing with middle school kids. Sometimes, there is valuable information communicated to the District Board that is not the easiest to understand. Having information reformatted and possibly rewritten in a way that is understandable for younger students has to be a priority in order for the students to fully comprehend what is going on. Once the students have a full knowledge of what is going on, they may become more interested in specific service projects and even, with the world around them. Once people, espe-cially children, become invested in something, only rewarding and outstanding ser-vice can be performed.

Finding time aside from weekends to perform service work.

Key Club is a high school, student-based organization, and many who choose to volunteer also have rigorous school schedules. On the other hand, K-Kids is a elementary school, student-based organization. The first of the two often houses students who have rigorous schedules. Interacting with a K-Kids club would be an add-on to that schedule which when it comes down to does not come before school and family. With this being said, the only time left to focus on service work would be the week-ends. A lot of the times, families take advantage of the weekend to catch up on things that they have missed from during the week such as family bonding and relaxing. Scheduling volunteer projects at other times may possibly make life easier on the peo-ple who are involved and thinking further ahead, may make life simpler on people who donate.

Involving the parents and teachers of sponsored K-Kids Clubs

The students of a K-Kids Clubs are all around the age of 12 to 15, which means that they aren‟t quite old enough to go out into the community and perform service independ-ently like Key Clubbers would. Keeping the parents and teachers of a community in-formed and involved will allow students to reach their full potential as members. With the adults being “in the loop”, I can only imagine that parents would be more willing to allow their kids to go out and better themselves through volunteering.

Kiwanis K-Kids By Key Club Divisions

Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Connolly Elementary School Hampton Street School Hillside Grade School Holmes Elementary School Jackson Avenue Landing Elementary School New Hyde Park Road School Sea Cliff Elementary School Division 5 Division 6 Bowling Green Elementary School Franklin Square McVey Elementary School Division 7 Oaks Road School Division 8 Glendale Hoosick Falls Elementary Learning Tree Multi-Cultural School P.S. 229 Queens P.S. 91 of Glendale

Division 9 P.S. 215 Division 10 Division 11 Division 12 Edward Williams Elementary School Eldorado Elementary School Elmwood Elementary Lime Kiln School Margetts Elementary School Division 13 Fallsburg Fostertown Etc Magnet School Minisink Valley Intermediate Otisville Elementary Division 14 Bailey Bears Chazy Central Rural School Mooers Elementary School Rouses Point Elementary Division 15 Division 16 Division 17

Division 18 Castleton Elementary School Division 19 Division 20 Division 21 Dr. Weeks Elementary School Division 22 Division 23 Canandaigua Elementary School State Road Elementary Division 24 Lawrence Avenue Elementary School Division 25 Potters Road Elementary Winchester Elementary School Division 26 Division 27 Pembroke Intermediate St. Joseph School

Co-Sponsor a Kiwanis K-Kids Today! Contact your local Kiwanis Club!

Builder’s Club

Introduction & History Builders Club is the largest service organization for Middle School and Junior High School students, with more than forty thousand members worldwide. The very first Builders Club was chartered in 1975. Today there are more than 1,200 clubs in fifteen countries. Builders clubs can be established in schools, churches, YMCAs, and public libraries. Builders Clubs provide adolescents with the opportunity to develop leadership skills, improve self-esteem, and increase civic engage-ment. Working with Builders Clubs is a truly rewarding experience. For the most part, you will find that these Middle Schoolers are eager to help out. They are old enough to handle responsibility and are willing to follow directions. Many Builders Club members will graduate from Builders Club into Key Club. Working with Builders Clubs, however, does provide some unique challenges.

Opening & Maintaining a Line of Communication

Your Lieutenant Governor If you do not have any of the contact information, get in touch with your Lieutenant Governor. He or she is

will be more than happy to help, and will probably have the information.

Your Local Kiwanis Your local Kiwanis Representative should be able to get you the contact information of the Builders Club Ki-

wanis Representative. The Club‟s Representative will be knowledgeable on what the Builders Club is do-ing.

Builders Club Faculty Advisor

Though Builders Club is student-led, the Faculty Advisor plays a huge role. He or she will be more than will-ing and able to help you with any administrative problems, and will also ensure that school rules are fol-lowed.

Builder‟s Club Leaders

Once you have the contact information of the Builders Club leaders, it may be hard to stay in touch. Most middle schoolers have access to every technological avenue that you have access to. This means that each leader will have a preferred method of communicat-ing ranging from phone calls to Facebook messaging. This means that each leader will have their pre-ferred method of communication, which can be determined by simply asking them.

Builder’s Club

Possible Interclub Projects Often times, Builders Clubs can be incorporated into Key Club projects with little to no effort. Here are some suggestions, in case you‟re looking for a project to do with your local Builders Club:

Visiting local Nursing Homes/Retirement Center An enthusiastic group of Builders Club members will brighten up the resident‟s day. Builders Club members

are the perfect group to bring because they can help bring the smiles to the resident‟s faces while still being respectful.

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

A staple for many Builders Clubs, an on going fundraising partnership between your Key Club could end with a very successful fundraiser. Middle schoolers will often still trick-or-treat and are responsible enough to handle money.

Reading to Children

This is a great long-term project that can involve both Builders Club and Key Club members. Many Builders Club members will jump at the chance to interact with younger children. This activity also has the poten-tial to increase the reading level of Builders Club members.

More project ideas can be found at the Builders Club website (there is a link on the last page of this booklet.) It is also sug-gested that you consult with the Builders Club Kiwanis Representative, the Faculty Advisor and Builders Club Leaders. Possible Challenges When Working with the Branch:

Builders Clubs are new to Community Service This means that they may not understand what is expected from them during each phase of the service pro-

ject. To ensure that each member behaves appropriately and does his or her part, you should discuss proper etiquette and expectations with Builders Club members.

Builders Club Members are not Key Club Members:

What works for Key Clubbers won‟t necessarily work for Builders Club members. Also, there are some things we can do that they can‟t. Make sure to keep this in mind when planning your project.

Builders Club leaders want to be heavily involved in each phase of the project.

Many Key Clubbers wonder how involved Builders Club leaders should be with the planning and the running of the event. By involving Builders Club leaders in planning, you encourage them to plan their own ser-vice events and train future Key Club leaders. As stated before, each member is unique, so the recom-mended depth of involvement varies. If possible, Builders Club leader should also be encouraged to help run the event. Builders Club leaders will not enjoy the Key Club experience if they are continually ex-cluded.

Builder’s Club By Key Club Divisions

Division 1 Division 2 Copiague Jr. High School South Ocean Middle School St. Martin of Tours School Division 3 Division 4 New Hyde Park Memorial HS North Shore Middle School Division 5 Alfred G. Berner Middle School Merrick Avenue Middle School Division 6 Island Trees Middle School Jonas E. Salk Middle School W.T. Clarke Middle School Wisdom Lane Middle School Woodland Middle School Division 7 Lincoln Orens Middle School Oceanside Middle School Division 8 I.S. 73 Queens (William Cooper JHS) Intermediate School 125 I.S. 5 Queens P.S. 207 Susan B. Anthony IS

Division 9 Intermediate School 30 Marine Park I.S. 278 Parkway School Seeall Academy PSIS 180 Seth Low IS96 The Christina McAuliffe IS Division 10 Division 11 Division 12 East Ramapo (Pomona) Rye Neck Middle School Willow Grove Middle School Division 13 Chester Academy Fallsburg Middle School Minisink Valley Middle School Monhagen Middle School Twin Towers Middle School Division 14 Lake Placid Middle High School Northeastern Clinton MS Saranac Middle School Division 15 Schoharie Junior High School Division 16 Berne-Knox-Westerloo Jr/Sr HS J. Watson Bailey Middle School Saugerties Jr. High School Division 17 Fonda-Fultonville Central School

Division 18 Gardner Dickinson School Maple Hill Middle School Rensselear Middle High School Division 19 Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School Westmoreland Central Middle School Division 20 Division 21 Donald S. Ray Middle School Division 22 Broadway Middle School Cohen Middle School Division 23 Canandaigua Middle School East High School Spry Middle School Victor Junior High School Division 24 Ogdensburg Free Academy MS Division 25 East Aurora Middle School West Middle School Division 26 Silver Creek Washington Middle School Division 27 East Irondequoit Middle School Pembroke Central High School Warsaw Central School

Co-Sponsor a Builders Club Today! Contact your local Kiwanis Club!

Key Club

Introduction & History Key Club International is the world‟s oldest and largest student-led service organization in the world.

With over 250,000 members on over 500,000 high school campuses in 30 countries, we are truly making a dif-ference. With a charter of 11 members, Key Club was started in 1925 at Sacramento High School in Sacra-mento, CA. It was not until 1977 that females were allowed to join Key Club, and not until 1991 that the first female was elected International President.

Opening & Maintaining a line of Communication 1. Your Lieutenant Governor

a. Your Lieutenant Governor has the contact of the other clubs in your Division. Ask them for help if you don‟t have it. If you are trying to work with a club from another Division and you don‟t have their contact info, your Lieutenant Governor will be able to get in touch with that club‟s respective Lieutenant Governor.

Club Presidents

a. From the Divisional Meetings that you attend, you should be sort of familiar with who the club presi-dents in your Division are. If you have the information, contact them via Facebook, email, phone call, text message, or just speak with them at the next Divisional Meeting. Presidents love hearing from other Key Clubbers and would be more than excited to work with you on an interclub project!

Possible Challenges when Working with the Branch:

Disagreements: This will happen with any group that you work with. Your ideas may or not clash (i.e. where the

money should go, where to host it, etc.) Calmly discuss and come to a compromise. Transportation:

Not all Key Clubbers have the proper transportation to certain areas available to them. Make sure to keep this in mind when inviting other Key Clubs to events in your local area.

Key Clubs of the New York District

Division 1 East Hampton High School Hampton Bays High School Westhampton High School Eastport-South Manor High School Division 2 Amityville High School Bellport High School Copiague Senior High School Patchogue-Medford High School Sayville High School William Floyd High School Division 3 Half Hollows Hills High School East Half Hollows West High School Huntington High School Smithtown High School Ward Melville Division 4 Carle Place High School Elmont Memorial High School Floral Park Memorial High School Glen Cove High School Great Neck North High School Great Neck South High School Hicksville Senior High School Manhasset High School New Hyde Park North Shore High School Paul D. Schreiber High School Sewanhaka High School Wheatley High School Division 5 C.C.A. of Wantagh Calhoun High School Farmingdale High School John F. Kennedy High School Massapequa Plainedge High School Seaford High School Wantagh High School Wellington C. Mepham High School

Division 6 Division Avenue High School East Meadow High School Garden City High School General Douglas MacArthur HS Gerald R. Claps Career & Tech. Island Trees High School Sacred Heart High School W Tresper Clarke High School West Hempstead High School Division 7 Baldwin High School East Rockaway Jr/Sr HS Freeport High School Hewlett High School Lawrence High School Long Beach High School Lynbrook High School Malverne High School Oceanside High School Valley Stream South HS Division 8 Bayside High School Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Christ the King Regional High School Forest Hills High School Francis Lewis High School Garden High School Grover Cleveland High School John Adams High School Martin Luther High School Martin Van Buren High School Newton High School Queens HS for the Sciences Richmond Hill High School Saint Francis Prep High School William Cullen Bryant HS Division 9 Bishop Kearny High School Brooklyn Technical High School Edward R. Murrow High School Fort Hamilton High School HS of Telecommunication James Madison High School John Dewey High School Lincoln High School Midwood High School

Division 10 C.S.I. High School if Intl‟ Studies Curtis High School St. John Villa Avademy Staten Island Technical HS Susan Wagner High School Tottenville High School Division 11 Dewitt Clinton High School Fiorello LaGuardia High School H.S.M.S.E. High School of American Studies Hunter College High School Stuyvesant High School The Bronx HS of Science Division 12 Mount Vernon High School New Rochelle High School North Rockland High School Ramapo Senior High School Rye Neck High School Saunders Technical & Trade HS Spring Valley High School The Ursuline School Woodlands High School Yonkers High School Yorktown Heights High School Division 13 Chester Academy Cornwall Central High School Ellenville High School Fallsburg High School Middletown High School Minisink Valley High School Monticello High School Newburgh Free Academy

Key Clubs of the New York District

Division 14 Ausable Valley High School Catholic Central High School Chazy Central Rural High School Keene Central High School Lake Placid High School Northeastern Clinton Central School Norwood-Norfolk Central School Peru High School Plattsburgh High School Saranac High School Saranac Lake High School Seton Catholic Central Ticonderoga High School Division 15 Fort Ann Central High School Glens Falls High School Hadley-Luzerne Hartford Central High School Queensbury High School Saratoga Springs High School South Glens Falls Central High School Southern Adirondack Education Cent Division 16 Albany High School Bethlehem Central High School Clayton A. Bouton High School Colonie Central High School Guilderland High School Kingston High School Saugerties High School Shaker High School Division 17 Amsterdam High School Bolton High School Broadalbin-Perth High School Fonda-Fultonville Central H.S. Gloversville High School Johnstown High School Mayfield Central High School Mohonasen High School Niskayuna High School Schalmont High School Schenectady High School Schoharie Central High School

Scotia-Glenville High School Shenendehowa High School Division 18 Averill Park High School Columbia High School Hoosick Falls Rensselaer High School Schodack Central Schools Tamarac High School Troy High School Division 19 Frankfort-Schuyler High School Ilion Jr/Sr High School New Hartford Senior High School Oriskany Central High School Rome Catholic Jr/Sr High School T.R. Proctor Senior High School Town of Webb High School Westmoreland High School Division 20 Charlotte Valley Central High School Chenango Valley Central High School Johnson City High School Liverpool High School Maine Endwell High School Union Endicott High School Division 21 Baker High School Cicero North Syracuse High School Hannibal Central High School Jamesville Dewitt High School Laurens High School Nottingham High School Oswego High School Oswego Free Academy Solvay High School Division 22 Corning Painted Post East HS Notre Dame High School Southside High School Spencer Van Etten High School Thomas A. Edison High School

Division 23 Bishop Kearny High School Bishop McGann-Mercy HS Brighton High School Brockport High School Canandaigua Academy Keshequa Central School Penfield High School Victor Central High School Webster High School Webster Thomas High School Division 24 Carthage Central High School General Brown Central High School Gouverneur High School Indian River High School Madrid Waddington Central HS Ogdensburg Free Academy Potsdam High School South Jefferson Central High School Watertown High School Division 25 Alden Central High School Fredonia Central High School Holland High School Iroquois Central High School- Lewiston-Porter High School Lockport High School Niagara Falls High School Springville Griffith Institute West Seneca East Sr. High School West Seneca West Sr. High School Division 26 Cassadaga Valley Central High School Jamestown High School Ripley Central High School Silver Creek Central High School Southwestern Central High School Westfield High School Division 27 Arcadia High School Eastridge High School Pembroke Senior High School

Circle K

Circle-K International‟s History: Circle-K International or CKI began in 1936 as a Kiwanis Club service project to provide part time employment or scholar-ship funds for young men who were encountering financial difficulties in college. Soon after the concept of CKI was recog-nized and accepted, the element of community service was introduced. Today CKI is the world‟s largest college service or-ganization with more than 12,600 members on more than 500 campuses. CKI is a student led organization with an inter-national board elected by its members each year. CKI‟s Tenets are service, leadership, and fellowship, and their mission statement is, “Developing college and university students into a global network of responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to service.” Opening & Maintaining A Line Of Communication:

In terms of connecting with members of CKI, the way that works best is the way that most of us Key Clubbers already use. Whether it be email, text, facebook or even an old-fashion phone call, it is important to open up a line of communication between your home club and your local CKI club. Once your home club has opened a line of communication it is important to keep in contact with these clubs.

Give your local CKI clubs monthly updates on what you home clubs are doing to keep open a friendly line of contact.

Invite your local CKI members to your clubs events to help maintain a healthy relationship.

Possible Interclub Projects:

Movie Night: Key Clubbers and Circle-K members share a lot of similar interests so find a movie that recently came out on

DVD and your club can set up a “movie and game night.” Your club can sell tickets for admission and donate the proceeds from the fundraiser to a charity of your choice.

Charity Walk:

This is a quite simple idea. Find a charity that both your home club and your local CKI club support and or-ganize a walk to support it.

Hold A “Lock In”:

Get your home club and local CKI club together and hold an all night “lock in.” Hold contests and games and put together a memorable night for all of its participants.

Problems/ Challenges That May Be Faced:

Finding A Local Circle K Club: This is probably the largest and most overpowering problem that is faced by those wishing to work with Circle K

Clubs. The easiest way to overcome this challenge is to log on to www.circlek.org and click on the link “find a CKI Club.” From there you will be able to see if there is local CKI club that your home club can begin work-ing with.

Contacting A Local CKI Club:

Once your club has found a local Circle-K club the next biggest step is to reach out to them. The first step in contacting your local club is to search a given colleges website to try and find information about their clubs and how to contact them. If this fails use CKI‟s website to contact the Governor of the New York CKI District, and use them to get in contact with your local CKI clubs.

Circle K Clubs by Key Club Divisions

Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Stony Brook Unversity Division 4 Long Island U; CW Post Campus Division 5 Division 6 Adelphi University Nassau Community College Division 7 Molloy College Division 8 Queens College Vaughn College Division 9 Brooklyn College New York University Division 10 Division 11 City College of New York St. John‟s University Division 12 Fordham University Marist College Division 13 SUNY New Paltz Division 14 Division 15

Division 16 Univ. of New York at Albany Division 17 Division 18 Hudson Valley Community Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Russell State College Division 19 Division 20 Hartwick College SUNY Binghamton Division 21 Division 22 Ithaca College Division 23 Division 24 Clarkson University SUNY Potsdam Division 25 Canisus College Elmira College University a Buffalo Division 26 Division 27 SUNY Brockport SUNY Geneseo University of Rochester

Aktion Club

History The newest branch of the Kiwanis Family is the Aktion Club. This is a club for adult citi-

zens who live their life with disabilities. Aktion Club tries to help these individuals live their life with leadership skills, and the ability to help their community. Aktion Club was started when the 1988 to 1989 Florida District Governor, George D. “Jake” Swartout, began the first Aktion Club in Putnam County, Florida, in 1987. Aktion Club became an official Sponsored Program of Ki-wanis International on October 1, 2000. Today there are Aktion Clubs in the United States, Aus-tralia, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Jamaica, and Malaysia.

Possible Challenges

Advisor: Some clubs have problems finding a staff member that would like to be in charge of

the club. This is problem can be fixed by using a Kiwanis member with the con-sent of the home.

Communication:

Communication becomes a problem in many clubs due to the busy life of Advisors. These Advisors are in charge of adults with a disability which can be extremely difficult.

Disabilities

: Due to some of the disabilities that these members might have can restrict the pro-jects and activities that can be done with the members.

Staff Count:

In order for the members to leave their home there needs to be enough trained staff for the event, in case of an emergency.

Transportation: In order to have the members go out, transportation is needed. Many homes have their own bus-ses that are suitable for the needs of these members, but if not transportation may be a problem.

Aktion Club

Opening and Maintaining Line of Communication Find: Advisors, members, and a place to meet are needed. Charter: File paperwork and pay the charter fee of $460. Train: Train all leaders and officers to be sure they will work to full potential. Serve: Go out and serve the community and help those in need. Maintain Communication: Work with the club to talk weekly, by phone, e-mail, or other

means, and try to have members do projects and attend meetings monthly.

Possible Interclub Projects Aktion Club members enjoy food and active activities that are mostly hands on. 1) Pine Wood Derby:

Buy kits to make derby cars, put cars together ahead of time, and race the cars at a host place.

Carnival:

Create games that members will be able to do, invite others with an entrance cost, raise money while having fun!

Cards for Soldiers:

Members can create cards to send overseas for the soldiers. Clothing Fun:

Conduct a clothing dive, have members decorate clothing and donate the clothes to nursing homes or homeless shelters.

Food Drive:

Conduct a food drive and have the members travel to the homeless shelter to help deliver.

Restore the Earth:

Plant flowers or trees for local towns or homes. Aktion Club Board:

Have members create a board to show off their projects and what they do for the com-munity.

Aktion Clubs by Key Club Divisions

Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Roslyn Warriors Division 5 Nassau Boces RFK @JFK Division 6 West Hempstead Court Division 7 Oceanside Sailors Division 8 Forest Park Division 9 Division 10 Division 11 Division 12 Division 13 Division 14 Adirondack Plattsburg Division 15

Division 16 Division 17 Division 18 Division 19 Division 20 Division 21 Division 22 Division 23 Newark Ontario County Division 24 Ogdensburg, NY Division 25 Buffalo, NY East Aurora Elmira West Seneca Division 26 Division 27 CP Rochester Lifetime Assistance, Inc. Livonia Nunda

Co-Sponsor an Aktion Club Today! Contact your local Kiwanis Club!

Kiwanis

Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis and its youth-oriented Service Leadership Programs serve communities in more than 70 countries and geographic areas. The first Kiwanis Club in the world was formed in Detroit, Michigan on January 21st, 1915. Originally, the organization was made to exchange business between the members, even though the members of the Club were still helping the poor. By 1919, the purpose of the Club changed from business exchange, to service. Today, Kiwanis has nearly 300,000 members in 8,000 clubs in 96 countries. Possible Challenges Communication: Kiwanians can be very busy. Like us, they have their family life, and other commitments. If you can‟t get in touch with them, leave them a voicemail or an email and they will get back to you! Don‟t forget, they love Key Clubbers! Projects: Some projects are suitable for Key Clubbers to help out at (any project that alcohol is being served at.) If this occurs, don‟t be discouraged! Starting & Keeping an Open Line of Communication Kiwanis Advisor: Your line of communication has already been started! At your weekly Key Club meeting, start a conversation with your Kiwanis Advisor. He or she loves talking to Key Clubbers. Ask her about what‟s been going on with Kiwanis, and talk about other topics as well. They love when Key Clubbers are interested in hearing about them! Possible Interclub Projects Pancake Breakfast & Spaghetti Dinners: Each year, most Kiwanis Clubs host a Pancake Breakfast and a Spaghetti Dinner. Go and help them out by serving food to the patrons and cleaning up. Most likely, you‟ll get free food out of it! K-Family Picnic: Plan a K-Family picnic with your Kiwanis Club. Help out by organizing a date, location and time. Assign different branches to bring food, and see if Kiwanians will barbeque for you. Invite your local K-Kids, Builders, Circle K and Aktion Clubs, besides your Key Club and Kiwanis Club.

Kiwanis Clubs by Key Club Divisions

Division 1 – Suffolk East/West East Hampton Greater Westhampton Division 2 – Suffolk East/West Amityville Patchogue Copiague Lindenhurst Sayville The Mastics Division 3 – Suffolk East/West Huntington Northport Smithtown Three Village Division 4 – Long Island North Elmont Glen Cove East Norwich Oyster Bay Manhasset-Port Washington County Seat, Mineola New Hyde Park-Floral Park North Shore, Long Island Division 5 – L.I. South Central Calhoun Wantagh The Bellmores Massapequa Division 6 – L.I. South Central Levittown East Meadow Garden City East Meadow West Hempstead Division 7 – L.I. Southwest Baldwin East Rockaway Freeport Island Park The Peninsula Five Towns Long Beach Valley Stream

Division 8 – Queens East/West Howard Beach Flushing Glendale Maspeth Jamaica LaGuardia Airport Ozone Park Niagara Falls Rosedale-Laurelton Kew-Forest Richmond Hills Woodside Cambria Heights Flushing Golden K Rockaway Blvd Hollis Jamaica Rosedale/Laurelton Jackson Heights Division 9 – Brooklyn Bedford, Stuyvesant Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge Eighty Sixth Street, Bath Beach Gravesend Kings Plaza-Canarsie Mapleton Marine Park Parkway East West End Division 10 – Metropolitan South Shore Richmond County Staten Island Brighton Division 11 – Metropolitan & Bronx Westchester South Riverdale N.Y.C. Young Professionals Chinatown North East Bronx Bronx Shore Fordham, Bronx Joseph Michael Wuest Morris Park Northeast Bronx Parkchester The Bronx Westchester Village, Bronx

12 – Hudson Tri-County & Bronx Westchester South Riverdale Parkchester, The Bronx Spring Valley Mamaroneck-Harrison-Rye Yonkers East Yonkers Hartsdale Port Chester/Rye Brook Division 13 – Hudson River West Chester Montego Bay Shawangunk Valley, Ellenville Woodridge Middletown Minisink Valley Monticello Newburgh Mount Vernon Division 14 - Adirondack Plattsburg Breakfast Club Rouses-Point Champlain Lake Placid Plattsburgh Ticonderoga Division 15 – Mohawk Fultonville Glens Falls Gloversville-Johnstown Queensbury Rotterdam Saratoga Springs Schenectady Schoharie Scotia-Glenville Wilton Division 16 – Hudson River & Albany The Heiderbergs Delmar Latham Western Turnpike Guilderland Kingston Saugerties

Kiwanis Clubs by Key Club Divisions

Division 17 - Mohawk Fultonville Glens Falls Gloversville-Johnstown Queensbury Rotterdam Saratoga Springs Schenectady Schoharie Scotia-Glenville Wilton Division 18 – Van Rensselaer Castleton—on-Hudson Hoosick Falls North Greenbush Renssealaer Sand Lake Troy Division 19 – Central Boonville Central Adirondacks, Old Forge Clinton Frankfort Lake Delta, Rome New Hartford Rome Utica Westmoreland Division 20 – Susquehanna Broome County Chenango Valley Conklin Delhi Oneonta Oswego Try County, Sidney Division 21 – Ontario Auburn Baldwinsville De-witt Eastwood-East Syracuse Fulton Liverpool North Syracuse Onondaga Hill

Oswego Owasco-Fleming Solvay-Geddes-Camillus Syracuse Brighton Towers Syracuse Young Professionals Division 22 – Chemung Bath Corning Cortland Dryden Elmira Hornell Horseheads Ithaca-Cayuga Painted Post Southport Division 23 – Finger Lakes Brighton Canandaigua Charlotte-Lake Ontario Farmington-Victor Lakeshore-Rochester Newark Palmyra-Macedon Penfield-Perinton Township Penn Yan Seneca Falls-Waterloo Webster Division 24 – Saint Lawrence Canton Gouverneur Jefferson Breakfast, Watertown Malone Massena Norwood Ogdensburg Potsdam Watertown

Division 25 – Niagara Frontier South Alden Buffalo Chaffee-Sardinia East Aurora Elma Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo Hamburg Holland Java-Strykersville Marilla Orchard Park Springwood Wales West Seneca Division 26 – Southwestern Cassadaga Valley Falconer Gowanda Jamestown Lakewood North Chautauqua Olean Salamanca Silver Creek Westfield-Ripley Division 27 - Genessee Batavia Brockport Byron Geneseo Greece Henrietta Irondequoit LeRoy-Pavilion-Stafford Livonia Mount Morris Nunda Pembroke-Corfu-Darien Rochester Rochester West Central Southwest Rochester Spencerport Warsaw York-Leicester

For More Information/Resources

Please visit:

KIWANIS www.kiwanisone.org www.kiwanis-ny.org

AKTION CLUB

www.aktionclub.org

CIRCLE K (CKI) www.circlek.org

www.nycirclek.org

KEY CLUB www.keyclub.org www.nydkc.org

BUILDER‟S CLUB

www.buildersclub.org

K-KIDS www.kkids.org

The Family Tree

Committee Chair: Lieutenant Governor Dylan Gross dylangross.ltg@nydkc.org Committee Members: Lieutenant Governor James Passarelli jamespassarelli.ltg@nydkc.org Lieutenant Governor Anna Glessner annaglessner.ltg@nydkc.org Lieutenant Governor Roberto Cantos robertocantos@nydkc.org Lieutenant Governor Raven Zaidi ravenzaidi@nydkc.org

Dylan Gross Anna Glessner James Passarelli

Raven Zaidi Roberto Cantos

Contact Information

www.keyclub.org

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