MAY 2013

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“The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.”-Arthur C. Clarke

Note From Your Secretary/Treasurer

DCON Recap

Eliminate Update

Governor’s Project

Upcoming Events

Fun Key Club Facts

Happenings Within the WIUM District

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KEY TO CARING

Hello From Your District Secretary/Treasurer

Summer is right around the corner and I think it is one of the best seasons of the year because we are free from school and the weather is usually great for lots of outdoor fun. Summer can also be a great time to do special service projects that you just don’t have time for during the hectic school year. Get together with your fellow Key Clubbers and get busy! The service you provide can really make a difference in your community.

Don’t just do service though; report the service that you do! All the resources you need to report your service can be found on the District website (http://www.wiumkeyclub.com/monthly-report-form-mrf.html). At the beginning of each month, summer included, each Key Club Secretary should head to the District Website and fill out the MRF (Monthly Report Form) for your club. This form is the way your club will get acknowledgement from the District for all of the hard work that you do! When filling out the MRF, you will be able to report the total number of hours your club members have worked, donations your club has made to The Eliminate Project, and let the District know about any special projects your club would like to share. If you need help filling out the form, contact your Lieutenant Governor or feel free to contact me.

If you don’t have contact with your Lieutenant Governor, fill out the New Officer Information Sheet (NOIS) so your Division’s LTG can contact you! This form can also be found on the District website at http://www.wiumkeyclub.com/new-officer-information-sheet-nois.html.

Your Lieutenant Governor should be contacting you about your local Divisional Council Meetings (DCMs). These meetings are especially important for club officers (although all interested Key Club members, Kiwanis members, and Faculty Advisors can attend). There should be 4 DCMs per year either in person or by using a social media site. At DCMs, your Lt. Governor will let you know about District service projects and other events such as District Leadership Conference (DCON), and other training opportunities. (In case you don’t know, DCON is THEbig event… don’t even think about missing it … just ask those who went last year!) Attending your local DCM will give you a chance to get to know your Lt. Governor and officers from other high school clubs in your area. This can be really helpful if you are looking for ideas for service projects, wanting help for a large project, or simply moral support. Most importantly, DCMs are fun when a lot of officers attend; and you will get to know a lot of new and interesting people!

Remember, MRFs, NOIS forms, and DCMs are essential to you and the success of your club. Let’s make this the best year of service yet!

Trent McKinnonWI-UM District Secretary/Treasurer

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DCON RECAP

Hey Key Clubbers!!

Did you come to the District Leadership Conference (DCON) this year? If you came then I really don’t have to

explain just how awesome it was, but for those of you who were unable to attend, this is just a short recap of

the weekend. Every year Wisconsin-Upper Michigan’s DCON is held at the Hyatt on Main in Green Bay,

Wisconsin. The weekend begins with a meet and greet with the district board while every school is registering

and checking into the hotel. Later Friday night, Opening Session kicks off the start of the weekend. This year

we had an amazing Keynote Speaker named Steve Jones with a lot of fun skits to get everyone into the Key Club

spirit as well as Executive Board nominations. After Opening Session was a group of Officer Training Workshops

as well as a Key Club 101, followed by the theme dance! Starting Saturday morning were some workshop

sessions that included workshops anywhere from learning about the Key Club Preferred Charities to how to

become a better Public Speaker. During lunch on Saturday we heard from all of our WI-UM Kiwanis-Family

counterparts, including Kiwanis Governor Lynn Messer and Circle-K Governor Morgan Fierro. After lunch the

Caucus Sessions began for all positions on the board. There were very good speeches given by all candidates for

both the executive board as well as the Lieutenant Governors. Following Caucusing was the Awards dinner

where we awarded a numerous amount of awards for various accomplishments this past year. A change from

past DCON weekends was that the House of Delegates was held on Saturday night. Following this House session

was the Neon Dance! Sunday morning began with Closing Session. During closing session the old District Board

was retired by the Kiwanis Governor then the New District Board was installed by the Kiwanis Governor-Elect.

Each year DCON has a theme, and this year’s theme was Dr. Seuss. The entire hotel was decorated in the

theme’s decorations made by the district board. If you have any theme ideas please contact your Lieutenant

Governor, their information can be found on the district website at wiumkeyclub.com.

Written by: Erin Idler (Director of Committees)

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MOST SPIRITED DIVISIONCONGRADULATIONS DIVISION 18! This last year at DCON, or District Leadership Conference, Division 18 won the most spirited Division award. With this, we received Bessie the Cow as the traveling trophy. As a Division we will work to use this spirit as encouragement during the upcoming year. We will work to show our communities what passion like ours can accomplish through the many different service projects we will hold. Bessie will be a regular at service projects and DCM’s throughout this upcoming year in order to keep the spirit from last year alive for DCON next year. Hopefully we can win her again next year, Division 18. Keep up the great work and spirit you showed last year!

Written by: Connor Navis (Division 18 LTG)

Most Spirited Awards

MOST SPIRITED CLUBThe Milk Jug Club Spirit Award is given to the club that displays the most frequent and creative cheers while maintaining an inclusive, respectful, and enthusiastic attitude throughout the duration of DCON. The Spirit Award represents much more than just a milk jug to the Marquette University High School Key Club. It stands for a tradition of representing Marquette University High School’s passionate support of the Key Club ideals. Winning the Spirit Award takes every member of our club to ensure success, from our club officers leading the cheers to the freshmen working to carry on the tradition. We always go into DCON with an intense focus on cheering to display the enjoyment we find in serving others. Although some clubs might call Marquette University High School “crazy” after seeing our spirit, we take it as a compliment attesting to our determination to win the Spirit Award. After winning the spirit award for the fourth consecutive year, DCON can prepare for another loud year from Marquette University High School as we go for our “fivepeat” to win the Milk Jug.

Written by: Mike Nordness (Division 6 LTG) 4

Eliminate Update

What Can You Do With A Truffula Fluff?

Eliminate Project fundraiser was held at District Convention in March, and I would like to start off by sending out a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in this fundraiser. Together the Key Clubbers of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District raised $892.50 by purchasing truffula fluffs, and attaching them to their Division’s tree. This means that approximately 495 lives were saved throughout the weekend in Green Bay! Congratulations on the impact you are making worldwide.

Written by: Baylee Radke (District Eliminate Chair)

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Governor’s Project2013 - 2014

Give Kids the World

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It all began with one little girl, a wish, and the man who wanted to grant that wish. This man is Henri Landwirth, a Holocaust survivor who learned to show love and compassion in spite of the hate and destruction of his past. The young girl’s name was Amy, and she had been diagnosed with leukemia. Amy had just one wish: to visit Orlando, Florida and have her own adventure through all of the theme parks, from Universal Studios to Walt Disney World. Henri Landwirth, who had been in the hotel business for 50 years, heard about Amy and her wish. Henri tried as hard as he could and searched for a way to bring her to Florida. But their time was cut too short, and Amy had been overcome by her leukemia and passed away. From that moment Henri sought to fulfill every child’s wish before it was their time.

Henri collaborated with many of his colleagues from the hospitality industry and also the world famous theme parks within central Florida and together they established Give Kids the World. This new program was designed to give children suffering from life threatening illnesses the chance to experience all that Florida had to offer, for absolutely no cost to the family. They also made arrangements that they could fly a family down within just 24 hours if they needed. With the fast expansion of the program, they needed more space to grow. And thus was created the Give Kids the World Village, an entire resort dedicated to these children. Everything within the resort is specially designed

to reflect the wonder and imagination of a child, including walls lined with toys, trees that snore, talking trash cans, and even their Mayor, Mr. Clayton, a 6 foot tall bunny rabbit.

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While these families stay at the Village, they can enjoy every aspect of the Give Kids the World (GKTW) Village, including a fully handicap accessible water park, visits from their favorite characters, free ice cream for the entire week, and so much more. While there is more they can do in a week at the GKTW Village, families also get free passes to Universal Studios, Sea World, all four Disney parks, and tickets and discounts to every central Florida attraction you can think of.

Henri Landwirth has dedicated his life to teaching and inspiring children to love and to be the best person they can be. He has given so much of his life to giving back. And now, it’s our time to do the same. Together we, the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District, can make a difference in the lives of these children and together we can Give Kids the World.

To learn more about the life of Henri Landwirth check out his bibliography “The Gift of Life” a book that will hopefully inspire you as it has inspired me.

Written by: Rachel Bath (Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Governor)

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I’m proud to announce some exciting news from the technology department of WI-UM.

This fall, we will be offering an online alternative to workshops at Fall Rallies and RTCs. We have coined these web-based workshops “webshops.”

Webshops will consist of a short 5 to 15 minute fun, informational video followed by a few short questions. Topics for webshops range from club officer trainings to service ideas to working with Kiwanis family groups.

You'll be able to participate in as many webshops as you'd like, on your own time, in the comfort of your home! Look for more information on webshops in the fall.

Written by: Ryan Mas (Director of Technology)

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--- WI-UM Goes Viral ---

Additionally, if your club would like to try your hand at making a Key Club related video, you could be featured on the WI-UM website! Send us a clip of your most recent service project, event, or even a harlem shake with your members! Look for more details on how to submit videos soon.

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What dah heck is a Yooper, eh?The term "Yooper" is slang for a person who lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, or the UP. During Deer Hunting Season, the first day is

always considered a school holiday and of course we get the day off of school.

A person who was born in or lives in the U.P. is a "Yooper." Of course, just by moving here and buying a home does NOT make you one of us. It

takes YEARS of tests, trials, and harsh winters for the rest of us to even consider you to be a Yooper. There are also secret ‘passcodes’ you must

use in order to be accepted here (of course they include “goin’ up to camp” and "eating pasties". The word is pronounced Pass-tees and if you

don't want to get dirty looks in public, you better know how to pronounce it!)

Living through the U.P. winter every year is brutal and teaches you true survival skills. When roads or schools can be closed for days at a time,

don’t be surprised to see kids out sledding on a random Tuesday afternoon. Every county in the UP puts tall branches and sticks along the edges of

the roads, so they'll be able to find them after the snowstorms hit. Residents also put tall sticks on their mailboxes for the same reason.

It's a long distance from anywhere to everywhere in the U.P., so don’t get annoyed when you hear one complaining about how far they have to go

for just about anything. We talk about 100-mile trips the same way other people talk about taking a trip to the mall. Our roads are what most

people would consider "horrible." Your roads would be horrible too if they had to go through the same conditions that ours do.

Common questions:

Do you have running water? Yes.

Do you have electricity? Yes.

Do you have indoor bathrooms? Yes.

Are you just like Canada? Not even close.

Though we may not have the enormous cities and fancy malls as you Wisconsin-ites, we do have friendly small towns and people unlike anywhere

else that we wouldn’t trade for the world.

Your Yooper Lieutenant Governor,

Jenna Larson (Divisions 23 & 24)

Fun Key Club Facts

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Happenings in the WIUM District!

Burlington HS Key Club TV AppearanceOn Wednesday May 1, the Burlington High School Key Club took a bus to the Channel 10/36 Auction. This Milwaukee tradition is a unique, on-air fundraising event that helps raise money to purchase quality programming and maintain equipment for Milwaukee Public Television. After lunch they were asked if they wanted to display items for sale on a live TV! Of course! Who doesn’t want to be on TV? So, everyone said “Yes!” Most of the volunteers were taken into a site to get trained on how to take phone calls, and a couple of the people were taken to another site to be trained on how to display items in front of a live TV. One by one, everyone got the chance to be on the live TV.

Written by: Shiyue Xie (Division 2 LTG)

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