quirkey volume 2 issue 2
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2nd Official Division 16 Newsletter highlighting the events that occurred during the month of June.TRANSCRIPT
Hey Key Clubbers!
I hope that you have all
been enjoying your
summer so far. Even
though school is over
remember that Key
Club is not! That’s one
of the great things that
I love about Key Club.
Service never ends and
so Key Club shouldn’t
either. In a few days, I
will be heading to In-
ternational Conven-
tion! I will be having a
special edition newslet-
ter on that soon! I
hope that you all look
forward to it! Also, as
it is the summer. I
would love to hear
what sort of divisional
events YOU would like
to see. It can be any-
thing from a fun divi-
sional event, to a heart-
warming service event.
I would like to hear all
opinions and sugges-
tions before I start
planning for my first
divisional event. As al-
ways you can contact
me via facebook,
phone and email.
Yours in caring and
service,
Erik
Lim
In this Issue:
Important Dates 1
Greetings! 1
Regional Training
Conferences
2
Meet the Presidents 3
Division 1B LTG 4
Key Club Information 5
Important Contacts 6
Greetings from your Lieutenant Governor
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF
Division 16 of the New Jersey District
June NEWSLETTER Volume 2, Issue 2
Q U I R K E Y
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!
7/1-7/8
International Conven-
tion
7/10
June Club Monthly Re-
port Forms Due
Erik Lim, Lieutenant Governor of Division 16
where I found out what ice-breakers were used for, to try and break the anti-socialness between two strangers. And ice-breakers seldom work at times, but other times they create awkwardness between everybody in the room. The third panel I saw was the Pub-lic Speaking conference, there I gained more knowledge about speaking in front of a crowd, as well as quite a few laughs but I’ll come back to that momentarily. The final conference I saw was the Brand Guide panel, where I was introduced to the basic guidelines and assets for any Key Club related documents. And now, some
thoughts and experiences I
have about event. First, I
thought the ice-breaker in the
beginning could have been
better planed, because I no-
The New Jersey Regional Training Conferences that took place at Bloomfield High School was a very informative, as well as a very fun, experi-ence. The event started out with a bagel breakfast, an in-troductions to the Lieutenants Governors of New Jersey, and an ice-breaker. Personally I thought the ice-breaker could have been a little more organ-ized, but I’ll get to that in a second. And finally there was a quick rundown of the up-coming Key Club events to kick off the conferences. The first panel that I attended was the Vice Presi-dent conferences; there I learned what it takes to be an excellent V.P. as well as gain-ing a full understanding of what the Vice Pres. does, be-sides being the sassiest person in the meetings. Next I at-tended the Ice-breaker panel
Regional Training Conferences
Page 2
Q U I R K E Y
Ethan Santos Wong from
Tenafly
“Overall the RTCs
were very fun. I was
able to meet up with
some Key Club
friends and had a
blast at the event..”
ticed that when the LTGs
told everybody to split into
groups there would be
those semi-antisocial peo-
ple whose don’t really
know what to do, and that
includes me. A possible
way to resolve this is to
divide the groups manually.
But let’s step away from
negative things; let’s get to
some funny moments, the
entire Public Speaking con-
ference was funny, with
Christina Xiao and other
attenders of the panel pop-
ping in some funny com-
ments now and then. But
overall the RTCs was very
fun, I was able to meet up
with some Key Club
friends and had a blast at
the event.
Page 3
Volume 2, Issue 2
Meet the (Past) President - Joe Viola
As my final year of high school has neared its end, I look back at the memories I have had in the past few years at Emerson Junior-Senior High School. Some are lovely, hilarious and joyful, while others are the kind of memories that make you cringe when they come to mind. However, one of the best aspects of my high school years was Key Club.
I was immediately inter-
ested in the club my fresh-
man year, and I am so glad
that I joined when I did.
The Key Club has taught
me so much, including
leadership, teamwork, and
organization. It has also
helped my character im-
mensely and truly shaped
me into the person I am
today. I feel that with the
skills I have gained through
this incredible club, I can
take on whatever I set my
mind to in my exciting (and
nerve-wracking) future as a
Meet the Presidents - Hailey Graf
performer.
Although my senior year as
President, was, unfortu-
nately, prevented due to
various issues, I am so
pleased to have been a part
of Key Club the past few
years and hope to see my
club and the many others in
the area and the country
thrive and accomplish eve-
rything they wish to.
My name is Hailey Graf and I am the current President of the Secaucus High School Key Club. My favorite subject is sci-ence and I love to vol-unteer. On my free time I enjoy shopping and socializing with my friends. My number one goal for this upcoming school year is to ex-pand the idea of team-work throughout our club. It’s an important factor when trying to come up with new ideas. I also plan to ad-
vertise Key Club and hope to have member-ship increase. To do this I’ll talk to the new upcoming freshmen class about Key Club and what we’re about. The best thing about Key Club is all the friends I’ve made. Not only the friend-ships I’ve made with members in my club, but also the friends I’ve made from the other clubs in Division 16. I hope throughout the year I meet more peo-ple and I’m able to start even more friendships!
Hey Division 16! My name is Cynthia Thurairajah and I’m the Lieu-tenant Governor of Division 1B. I’m an incoming senior at Egg Harbor Twp High School and have been in Key Club for four years. I come from a line of LTGs from my school who helped pave the way for my love for service. Key Club has given me the chance to be a leader, but more im-portantly help people around the world. I’ve been a part of lots of clubs and activities since I was little, like track and basketball, but nothing has brought out my personality more than Key Club. I hope that as an LTG I can bring my own division closer together, as well as work with other divi-sions in our district. After attending Key Leaders, Fall Rallies, DCONs and soon ICON, I found people who bring out the best in me, and I’m sure many of you can say the same thing. Shout out to our other half, Tenafly! I hope to see many of you at our upcoming district wide events and have a great summer.
Yours in Caring and Service, Lieutenant Governor of Division 1B Cynthia Thurairajah
Cynthia Thurairajah—Division 1B LTG
Page 4
Newsletter Title
“I come from a line of
LTGs from my school who
helped pave the way for my
love for service. “
Cynthia Thurairajah. Lieutenant
Governor of Division 1B
Cynthia with District Secretary
Kelly Tran
Me and Cynthia Me, Cynthia, and Tenafly Co-President Ma-
risa Wong
Vision
Page 5
Volume 1, Issue 1
Key Club is an international student-led organization which pro-
vides its members with opportunities to provide service, build
character and develop leadership.
KEY CLUB
Core values
We are caring and competent servant leaders transforming
communities worldwide.
Mission Statement
The core values of Key Club International are leadership, charac-
ter building, caring and inclusiveness.
Pledge
I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club Inter-
national; to build my home, school and community; to serve my
nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to under-
mine these institutions.
Motto
Caring–Our Way of Life
Division 16 of the New Jersey District
Important Contacts of the NJDB
District Governor
Ryan Clarkin
gover-
District Secretary
Kelly Tran
District Treasurer
Penny Xu
njtreasurer-
District Editor
Pak Chau
dis-
om
District Webmaster
Yuya Ong
njwebmas-
Lieutenant Governor 16
Erik Lim
Next Issue...ICON!
Hi Everyone!
Thank you all for reading my sec-
ond edition of QuirKEY. I like to
have articles recapping the events
that happened in the division for
those of you that could not make
it.. For my next issue of the
QuirKEY I will be having a special
ICON coverage! I hope that you
all look forward to it and as always,
have a splendiferous day!