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<strong>ICON</strong><br />
<strong>Revisited</strong><br />
<strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong><br />
<strong>Green</strong><br />
<strong>Meet</strong> a <strong>Key</strong><br />
<strong>Clubber</strong><br />
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Content Page<br />
Editor’s Message 3<br />
Governor’s Message 4<br />
<strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong> <strong>Green</strong> 5-7<br />
Your Executive Committee 8-9<br />
<strong>Meet</strong> a <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong> 10<br />
Staying Connected 11<br />
<strong>ICON</strong> Recap<br />
12-17<br />
International Introductions (14-16)<br />
Eliminate Update 18<br />
Service Spotlight 19-21<br />
Division/Zone map 22<br />
Lieutenant Governors 23<br />
Working Together 24<br />
FLOF/YOF 25<br />
A Few <strong>Key</strong> Points 26-27<br />
Contact Information 28<br />
Page 6<br />
Page 9<br />
Page 10<br />
Page 19<br />
Page 21<br />
Page 13<br />
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Hi, Florida District!<br />
Since being appointed your 2015-2016 District Editor at this past DCON, I have had<br />
the opportunity to get in touch with many club members an officers. If you aren’t<br />
already, please be sure to follow the Florida District on social media and to create<br />
accounts for your own clubs in order to show the impact your club has on others.<br />
By staying in contact by technological means, you will be able to receive short,<br />
essential updates on district news. Please do your best to implement hashtags like<br />
#<strong>Key</strong><strong>Goes</strong><strong>Green</strong> for the Governor’s Project (page 5), #Elimin8 for The Eliminate<br />
Project (page 18), or #FL<strong>Key</strong>Club. (page 11)<br />
Additionally, some of my responsibilities entail assisting club editors, managing the<br />
Florida District’s social media accounts, creating and editing newsletters, and designing<br />
this bimonthly publication, The Sunshine Source. If you haven’t received<br />
any monthly emails from me and you are a club president, editor, faculty advisor,<br />
or Kiwanis advisor, then make sure your OIF is up to date! If you ever find yourself in<br />
need of help, feel free to contact me; I’d love to help any way I can.<br />
Also keep in mind that you have the opportunity to send<br />
me any pictures of <strong>Key</strong> Club service that your and your<br />
club may do. Everyone has the opportunity to be featured<br />
in The Sunshine Source!<br />
Yours in friendship and service,<br />
Carly Berthiaume<br />
District Editor<br />
Florida District of <strong>Key</strong> Club International<br />
Editor@Florida<strong>Key</strong>Club.org<br />
561.445.9119<br />
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Organize a recycling program at your school<br />
-Caps of Love<br />
Collect trash during lunch<br />
Hold a bag/box drive: donate them to local charities, organizations,<br />
or supermarkets to reuse for their own purposes<br />
Do a beach/park cleanup<br />
Create and maintain a community garden<br />
Build birdhouses or bird feeders<br />
Establish a butterfly garden<br />
-On your school campus<br />
-At an assisted living facility<br />
Support environmental awareness programs<br />
Educate elementary/middle school students about environmental<br />
conservation<br />
Team up with a local Circle K to eliminate any invasive plant<br />
species<br />
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A Message from the <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong> <strong>Green</strong> Committee<br />
Our Governor’s Project, <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong><br />
<strong>Green</strong>, is aimed at helping our <strong>Key</strong> Club<br />
community get involved in the environment<br />
through two main types of service:<br />
Educational Awareness and Hands-On<br />
Action. Whether we work with Kiwanis Kids<br />
to teach the benefits of recycling, partner<br />
with our local Builders Clubs for beautification<br />
projects in our communities, or just organize<br />
a simple beach cleanup with our<br />
own clubs, it is all a step towards saving<br />
our planet and educating our youth.<br />
We all have the opportunity to work together<br />
in many creative ways and in so many<br />
different places. Nature is all around us; therefore,<br />
we are surrounded by potential projects!<br />
There are some great projects already arising.<br />
Olympia High School held a children's program<br />
in which they used experiments to demonstrate<br />
the effects of oil on avian health, and the hard<br />
work it takes to clean a bird's feathers. In Division<br />
24B, <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong>s got together for a beach<br />
clean at Hollywood Beach and while cleaning<br />
were even able to rescue a baby turtle during<br />
nesting season by returning it back to shore.<br />
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Currently at Miami Lakes Educational Center,<br />
<strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong>s are working to collect plastic<br />
containers and bottle caps around the<br />
school, and they will donate them to the Preserve:<br />
Gimme 5 Program, which saves plastic<br />
from being sent to landfills by transforming<br />
recyclables into new toothbrushes and razors.<br />
Congratulations to these clubs for taking<br />
on <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong> <strong>Green</strong> in such fun ways.<br />
Any service you do with <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong> <strong>Green</strong> will count toward<br />
your Governor’s Project hours, allowing you to later qualify<br />
for exciting awards, recognition, and a banner patch to<br />
bring back to your club. Be sure you are noting these hours on<br />
your Pride Reports!<br />
If your club participated in a project, needs help, or is not sure what<br />
counts as a #<strong>Key</strong><strong>Goes</strong><strong>Green</strong> project, reach out the <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong> <strong>Green</strong>, Governor’s<br />
Project Committee at governorscommittee@floridakeyclub.org.<br />
If you hashtag photos of your club's <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong> <strong>Green</strong> projects with<br />
#<strong>Key</strong><strong>Goes</strong><strong>Green</strong> on social media, you might be featured in the upcoming The<br />
Sunshine Source or the Florida District of <strong>Key</strong> Club Twitter!<br />
Did You Know?<br />
The Everglades used to span from Lake Okeechobee in central<br />
Florida all the way down to Florida Bay. Now only 25% of the historic<br />
Everglades remains, which is being protected by the U.S.<br />
National Park Service.<br />
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Your Executiv<br />
Governor<br />
Secretary<br />
Webmaster<br />
Shane Meagher<br />
Editor<br />
Jose Leoncio<br />
Executive Assistant<br />
Caleb Neale<br />
DCON Chair<br />
Carly Berthiaume<br />
District Administrator<br />
Donna Parton<br />
Gabriela Charlot Matthew Bonachea<br />
What’s new with the District Board?<br />
Since the last issue of The Sunshine Source, the <strong>Key</strong> Club<br />
Board of Trustees and Kiwanis <strong>Key</strong> Club Committee attended<br />
Leadership Training Conference June 12-14 in Haines<br />
City, where the Board bonded and learned leadership<br />
skills. Mike <strong>Green</strong>wald resigned as District Treasurer. Past Lt.<br />
Governor Palak Shah was appointed, and approved by<br />
the District Board of Trustees, to serve as District Treasurer.<br />
Thank you to Mike and Palak for your service to the District!<br />
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e Committee<br />
Treasurer<br />
Palak Shah<br />
Hello, <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong>s! My name is Palak Shah, and I am honored<br />
to be serving as your District Treasurer. I am a rising junior<br />
at Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, FL. My<br />
<strong>Key</strong> Club journey began freshman year, and ever since, I<br />
have been a dedicated member ever since. When I am not<br />
doing <strong>Key</strong> Club stuff, you can most likely find me watching<br />
Netflix or painting (maybe doing homework). I hope you<br />
have a fantastic summer, and I cannot wait to see what we<br />
accomplish this year. As always, don’t hesitate to ask any<br />
questions you may have!<br />
District Leadership Training Conference (LTC)<br />
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<strong>Meet</strong> a <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong><br />
Tiffany Vaughn<br />
<strong>Meet</strong> Tiffany Vaughn, a senior at Leon High<br />
School and a <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong> who served first as a club<br />
member and now as a club president. She joined<br />
<strong>Key</strong> Club her sophomore year after receiving encouragement<br />
from Amber Borgerson, a close family<br />
friend and former Division 3 Lieutenant Governor.<br />
She quickly discovered her passion for service and<br />
soon convinced her friends to join.<br />
“We all love this club not for the service<br />
hours that we get out of it, but because we simply<br />
have a good time helping people together. It makes<br />
us feel good, and it's fun,” Vaughn said.<br />
Vaughn is also an avid music lover and plays<br />
guitar, as well as participates in two separate steel<br />
drum ensembles. This past year, she brought her<br />
love for music and service together by establishing a<br />
music program called “Frets in the Philippines.”<br />
She fundraised over $3,000 for music books and<br />
instruments for her younger cousins’ school with<br />
the help of generous contributions from friends,<br />
family, and even the guitarist from the band American<br />
Authors.<br />
This summer marked Vaughn’s first time<br />
doing community service abroad. She travelled to<br />
her cousins’ home in Isabela, Philippines, to teach<br />
music classes to the students and teachers there. After<br />
just a week of music classes, her students were<br />
able to play several songs, including their national<br />
anthem, which is something that feels truly gratifying<br />
to her.<br />
“These kids can barely understand my English,<br />
so watching them read the musical language at<br />
a truly excellent level and knowing that their comprehension<br />
is a result of my teaching is nothing less<br />
than a surreal feeling. I've been helping teach guitar<br />
to kids in America for years,” she explained, “but I<br />
feel like I never really got the satisfaction that comes<br />
with teaching until I came over here and laid the<br />
groundwork for a totally new program.”<br />
Though only able to remain there for two<br />
weeks, Vaughn said that she has been preparing her<br />
three cousins to teach the classes after she leaves.<br />
She hopes to return in a couple years once she has<br />
earned enough money to make the trip, but until<br />
then, she is proud of what she’s accomplished. In<br />
addition to the feeling of fulfillment, this entire<br />
journey has given her a new perspective in possibilities.<br />
“If I can become a certified teacher before<br />
graduating high school, I truly believe that anything<br />
is possible. It makes me think about all the different<br />
dreams I've had growing up; I now recognize them<br />
as attainable goals,” she said.<br />
It has also impacted her love for service. She<br />
now plans to organize more projects that give immediate<br />
satisfaction for her own club members in the<br />
same way that she was able to point to a music note<br />
and hear her student play it, all with the understanding<br />
that she made it possible.<br />
“I mean, that's what this club is all about,<br />
right? We all want to make a difference; we all want<br />
to feel like we've really helped someone; at the end<br />
of the day, we all want to feel like leaders,” she concluded.<br />
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Connection is <strong>Key</strong><br />
Follow the social media accounts below in order to stay up to date on what’s<br />
going in <strong>Key</strong> Club and with The Eliminate Project! Also, consider creating social<br />
media accounts for your own clubs! Remember hashtags, too! (#FL<strong>Key</strong>Club,<br />
#Elimin8, #BeThe<strong>Key</strong>, #<strong>Key</strong><strong>Goes</strong><strong>Green</strong>)<br />
International: @<strong>Key</strong>Club<br />
International: @<strong>Key</strong>ClubInt<br />
Florida: @FL<strong>Key</strong>Club<br />
Florida: @FL<strong>Key</strong>Club<br />
Eliminate: @EliminateMNT<br />
International: <strong>Key</strong> Club International<br />
Florida: Florida District of <strong>Key</strong> Club<br />
International<br />
Eliminate: The Eliminate Project<br />
International: <strong>Key</strong> Club International<br />
Florida: FL<strong>Key</strong>Club<br />
Eliminate: The Eliminate Project<br />
A Message from the Marketing & Public Relations Committee<br />
The Marketing and Public Relations Committee has made a Flat Stanley <strong>Key</strong>,<br />
which will be a cut out with #BeThe<strong>Key</strong> written on one side and "I
The 76th Annual International <strong>Key</strong> Club Convention (<strong>ICON</strong>) in Indianapolis,<br />
Indiana was truly the experience of a lifetime. From June 24-28,<br />
<strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong>s from around the world gathered to make new friends, to vote<br />
on legislature, to learn more about the organization and its opportunities in<br />
workshops, to elect the international board, and much more.<br />
This year’s convention was unique in that <strong>Key</strong> Club shared its convention<br />
with other branches of the Kiwanis Family- Circle K, Aktion Club, and<br />
Kiwanis– in order to celebrate Kiwanis’ 100 years of service. Throughout<br />
the convention, the four organizations came together for several ceremonies.<br />
At the House of Delegates, <strong>Key</strong> Club members voted to pass proposed<br />
amendment 1, w hich restricted the formation of any future <strong>Key</strong><br />
Clubs or KIWINS in schools where one of these organizations already exist.<br />
However, proposed amendment 2, which involved the optional formation of<br />
a Webmaster position for clubs, was not passed. Finally, proposed amendment<br />
3 w as passed, thereby officially recognizing the position of<br />
District Webmaster.<br />
The convention had numerous fun aspects, including a baseball game<br />
just across the street from the convention center, a dance, fireworks, a<br />
Hellogoodbye and A Great Big Pile of Leaves concert, a Pancake Lunch for<br />
The Eliminate Project, a pony, and more! (See pictures below.)<br />
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The Florida Tour visited several fun destinations by bus, both on the<br />
way to <strong>ICON</strong> and back to Florida. Some of the stops included Stone Mountain<br />
in Georgia, the Louisville Slugger Museum in Kentucky, Kiwanis Headquarters<br />
in Indianapolis, as well as white water rafting and horseback riding<br />
in Tennessee. (See pictures of the Florida Tour below.)<br />
Sincerely, the Florida District<br />
Maria<br />
Kevin<br />
This entire convention, as well as the <strong>Key</strong><br />
Club year, would have been impossible without<br />
our 2014-15 <strong>Key</strong> Club International leaders.<br />
We appreciate your hard work this past year;<br />
Florida would especially like to thank International<br />
President Maria Palazzolo, International<br />
Vice President Kevin Zhang, Florida’s International<br />
Trustee, Laken Kelly, and International<br />
Trustee Shane Meyers, who represented the<br />
mighty mighty Florida District as a member<br />
and as the 2013-14 Florida District Treasurer.<br />
Thank you, and good luck in college; we hope<br />
to see you all again in Circle K!<br />
Laken<br />
Shane<br />
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A Message International President Rip Livingston<br />
Greetings, Florida District!<br />
Just a few weeks ago, our organization convened in Indianapolis for our<br />
annual International Convention alongside Circle K and Kiwanis International<br />
as we celebrated Kiwanis’ centennial birthday. It was an unforgettable<br />
experience for all, and that week, I was fortunate enough to be elected<br />
President of <strong>Key</strong> Club International.<br />
As International President, my job is to lead our organization for the next<br />
year; to set the vision of what <strong>Key</strong> Club is, should be, and will be; to supervise<br />
and work with your 11 International Trustees, ensuring that they<br />
serve and work with your district properly; to unite all 33 districts under<br />
our common mission, and to do everything in my power to leave this organization<br />
better than I found it when I leave office in 2016.<br />
<strong>Key</strong> Club has an exciting year ahead of it! We’re entering the last decade of<br />
our first 100 years. We’re embarking on a journey to fulfill a 3 million dollar<br />
pledge to the Eliminate Project. We’re working every day to make membership<br />
larger, stronger, and an experience that leaves all 270,000 satisfied.<br />
As a <strong>Key</strong> Club member, you’ve chosen to be a part of something greater<br />
than yourself. Greater than your home club, your division, or even your<br />
district; you’ve chosen to be one of the thousands of hands <strong>Key</strong> Club International<br />
unites for the greater good around the word. As the saying goes,<br />
“United we stand; Divided we fall”: Let’s unite, <strong>Key</strong> Club. We’re a global<br />
network of smart, inspired, capable servant leaders. Can you imagine what<br />
we can do when we come together?<br />
It’s an honor to be your leader this year. I wish<br />
you the very best in all of your endeavors this<br />
school year- <strong>Key</strong> Club and otherwise- and thank<br />
you sincerely for being a <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong>. Let’s have<br />
a fantastic year!<br />
Best regards,<br />
Rip Livingston<br />
President, <strong>Key</strong> Club International<br />
rlivingston@alabamakeyclub.org<br />
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A Message International Vice President Addison Clipfell<br />
Hello, Florida!<br />
My name is Addison Clipfell, and I’m the 2015-2016 International Vice<br />
President. I’m so excited to serve alongside Rip and the rest of the<br />
trustees for the upcoming year. I look forward to working with not only<br />
them but also all of you guys! Some fun facts about me are that I<br />
play the violin, I’m a whovian, I love Sudoku, I have a dog named<br />
Roxy, and I absolutely love <strong>Key</strong> Club. Well, you knew that last one,<br />
right?<br />
I truly hope I can inspire and aid all of you in sparking enthusiasm for<br />
<strong>Key</strong> Club in your members this year. This is extremely important in<br />
creating long-lasting connections, and it is key to keeping members in<br />
the Kiwanis Family. Also, I hope all of your unique clubs continue to do<br />
amazing service in the upcoming year and share it with me along the<br />
way!<br />
However, most importantly, I want you to know that while I hold the<br />
office of I.V.P, I’m just a regular teenager. I think history is boring, I<br />
seriously struggle with grammar, I fan-girl over David Tennant, hang<br />
out with friends, and love to serve. I’m just like all of you! I’m not<br />
only here to serve you guys; I’m here to be a friend, and anything else<br />
you may need. I want to be your friend, a<br />
supporter, a source of encouragement, and a<br />
Vice President all wrapped into one.<br />
So, with this information, feel free to Facebook<br />
message me literally anytime.:) My<br />
contact info is below, and I can’t wait to<br />
have an amazing year of service, everyone!<br />
Addison Clipfell<br />
2015-2016 International Vice President<br />
FB: facebook.com/aclipfell<br />
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A Message International Trustee Amy Jiang<br />
Hello, Florida <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong>s!<br />
My name is Amy Jiang, and I have the distinct honor of serving as your international<br />
trustee this year. For my last year in <strong>Key</strong> Club, I am grateful to<br />
have been given the opportunity to work and interact with my three districts:<br />
Florida, Illinois-Eastern Iowa, and Eastern Canada. I am eager to<br />
see the future obstacles we overcome and the successes we share.<br />
As a past club member, club president, and lieutenant governor, I have<br />
been moved, over and over again, by the passion and dedication of <strong>Key</strong><br />
<strong>Clubber</strong>s. Now, as international trustee, I want to aid such individuals in<br />
their pursuit to serve their home, school, and community. By educating<br />
members about unsure topics and empowering individuals to use the<br />
available resources, I hope to create a united and informed member front.<br />
As an elected leader of <strong>Key</strong> Club, I serve you all. You all trusted that I<br />
would covey your comments from the district to<br />
international level, communicate international<br />
updates, and believe in your district with all my<br />
heart. Throughout this year, I want to prove<br />
that you have trusted in the right person for<br />
Trustee.<br />
Of course, this would not be possible without<br />
your help. So, if you have any questions or<br />
comments, feel free to contact me! I look forward<br />
to a great service year with the mighty<br />
mighty Florida District!<br />
Yours in Service,<br />
Amy Jiang<br />
To our new international leaders<br />
To all of our new international board members, the Florida District<br />
is eager to work with you and see where this upcoming<br />
years leads us. Also, congratulations to former Lieutenant<br />
Governor Ian Macdonald, who will be representing Florida as<br />
International Trustee to the Districts of Texas-Oklahoma, Caribbean-Atlantic,<br />
and Indiana. Good luck!<br />
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Awards Results<br />
Congratulations to the district board members and clubs mentioned below! Also, thank<br />
you for applying for these awards and doing all of the work involved with even qualifying;<br />
keep up the amazing hard work, even for those of you who have graduated.<br />
2014-2015 Outstanding District Governor<br />
Lauren McAllister<br />
2014-2015 Outstanding District Treasurer<br />
Nicolas Azcarate<br />
Distinguished Clubs– Diamond Level<br />
Barbara Goleman Senior HS<br />
Cape Coral HS<br />
Hialeah Gardens Senior HS<br />
Hialeah HS<br />
Palatka HS<br />
2014-2015 Outstanding District Editor<br />
Katt Crowdis<br />
2014-2015 Outstanding District Secretary<br />
Alexandra Sanchez<br />
2014-2015 Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lt. Governors<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 3<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 8<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 9<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 10B<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 11<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 17<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 18<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 19A<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 19B<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 20A<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 23A<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 23B<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 24B<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 25A<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 25B<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 26A<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 26B<br />
Lieutenant Governor Div 26D<br />
Zac Schroepfer<br />
Jasmine Myers<br />
Reaghan Wooster<br />
Michael <strong>Green</strong>wald<br />
Abigail Wells<br />
Ian MacDonald<br />
Linda Martin<br />
Junior Pierre Louis<br />
Emily Vance<br />
Stephan Jaksch<br />
Gina Bae<br />
Aaron Forde<br />
Katherine Castaner<br />
Eileen Rivery<br />
Noah Shahaf<br />
Ruben Martinez<br />
Jose Leoncio<br />
Dominique Small<br />
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Monumental Pancake Lunch- <strong>ICON</strong><br />
The Eliminate Project Update<br />
Have you heard the great news<br />
yet? With the help of the Kiwanis Family<br />
and UNICEF, India has ELIMINATED maternal<br />
and neonatal tetanus (MNT) ! This<br />
incredible accomplishment would have<br />
been impossible without Florida <strong>Key</strong><br />
Club’s contributions, as our district as a<br />
whole raises some of the greatest funds<br />
for The Eliminate Project.<br />
from Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF to The<br />
Eliminate Project until 2020 or until<br />
the disease has been eliminated.<br />
Keep up the great work, Florida!<br />
However, despite this feat, there<br />
are still 22 countries that have still not<br />
eradicated MNT. We must continue our<br />
efforts for The Eliminate Project in order<br />
to meet <strong>Key</strong> Club International’s goal of<br />
3 million dollars, as well as fulfill the Florida<br />
District’s promise to donate all funds<br />
1 baby dies every 9 minutes from tetanus • 160 babies die each day from<br />
tetanus • MNT has been eliminated in 37 countries • 22 nations still suffer<br />
from tetanus • 3 doses of tetanus vaccine = immunity from tetanus •<br />
Woman + vaccine = protected baby • US$1.80 protects 1 woman and her<br />
future babies • The Eliminate Project saves or protects millions of moms<br />
& babies • Elimination =
Service Spotlight<br />
Armwood <strong>Key</strong> Club<br />
As a member of <strong>Key</strong> Club, you have infinite service<br />
and fundraising opportunities to consider.<br />
Here are some of the Florida District’s best examples<br />
of leadership through service; hopefully,<br />
you may find a project that your own club<br />
would be interested in!<br />
Share your own service experiences with the<br />
district by completing all of your pride reports<br />
and using #FL<strong>Key</strong>Club on your social media<br />
accounts!<br />
Club: Trinity P reparatory School of Florida<br />
Division: 10B<br />
Zone: D<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club raised over $100 for The<br />
Eliminate Project by organizing a Guessing<br />
Game, in which they filled three jars with<br />
candy and asked participants to donate $1<br />
per guess. The person with the closest<br />
guess was awarded the jar of candy.<br />
Club: Southeast High School<br />
Division: 17<br />
Zone: H<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club held a “Miss Ugly” pageant in which guys from the school<br />
volunteered to wear Disney princess costumes. They raised around $600<br />
for The Eliminate Project from contestant fees and entry tickets.<br />
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Service Spotlight<br />
Club: Barbara Goleman Senior High School<br />
Division: 25A<br />
Zone: K25<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club held their semi-annual “Dodge to Eliminate” dodgeball game<br />
in order to raise funds for The Eliminate Project. Members worked at the<br />
concession stand, sold tickets, retrieved after balls, and MCed.<br />
Club: Saint John Neumann High School<br />
Division: 22<br />
Zone: I<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club raised money for a Guatemalan<br />
boy named Veleyda Huz by selling YUDA bands.<br />
All proceeds went toward his education.<br />
Club: Lake Minneola High School<br />
Division: 9<br />
Zone: D<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club created a project called Saving<br />
Lives with Stayin Alive, and the challenge<br />
is to take a shorter shower, preferably<br />
for the duration of the song "Stayin<br />
Alive" by the Bee Gees. Participants then<br />
post a picture on social media using the<br />
hashtag #SavingLivesWithASnap. They also<br />
raised $115 and donated it to Save the<br />
Rain, and they continue efforts to preserve<br />
gallons of water by raising awareness of<br />
the Global Water Crisis.<br />
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Service Spotlight<br />
Club: St. P etersburg Senior High School<br />
Division: 13<br />
Zone: E<br />
Club: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School<br />
Division: 23A<br />
Zone: J<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club volunteered at the Cultural Arts Night at Park<br />
Trails Elementary School and assisted the children.<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club organized a Blood Drive for their school. They also helped on<br />
the day of the event and ensured that the project went smoothly.<br />
Club: Boca Raton Community High School<br />
Division: 21<br />
Zone: G<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club helped set up, run, and clean up an ice<br />
cream social for Calusa Elementary School.<br />
Club: Cypress Bay High School<br />
Division: 24B<br />
Zone: J<br />
This <strong>Key</strong> Club participated in the Relay for Life<br />
in order to raise money for cancer research.<br />
Thank you to these outstanding clubs; keep up the amazing work! Continue including<br />
pictures in your pride reports, and I might just include them in the next<br />
issue of The Sunshine Source. (<strong>Key</strong> <strong>Goes</strong> <strong>Green</strong> projects on pages 6-7.)<br />
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Which division and zone are you in?<br />
Verify your membership at: http://floridakeyclub.org/<br />
Did you know that you can double check whether or not<br />
you’ve been added as a member of <strong>Key</strong> Club International?<br />
Just visit Florida<strong>Key</strong>Club.org,<br />
and click the blue button<br />
labeled “Click Here to Verify<br />
Membership.” on the home<br />
page.<br />
Even if you paid your dues<br />
to your club, you should<br />
make sure that your club<br />
sent in the check to the<br />
Florida District and to International.<br />
International Dues: $7.00<br />
District Dues: $4.50<br />
If your name is not listed or if<br />
the information listed is<br />
incorrect, contact your club<br />
secretary or advisor to<br />
update the information.<br />
Club Dues: Must be at least $11.50, but clubs can increase that<br />
amount with a 2/3 vote and by adding it to their Club Bylaws<br />
If you have any questions about dues, reach out to your club treasurer,<br />
lieutenant governor, or the District Treasurer, Palak Shah.<br />
Find your club in the club directory at: http://floridakeyclub.org/club-directory/<br />
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Who’s your lieutenant governor?<br />
Contact information available at: http://floridakeyclub.org/contact-information/<br />
1 Sophie Kline<br />
2A Taylor Thomas<br />
2B Daniel Wyatt<br />
3 Mariam McKee<br />
4 Hannah Wacha<br />
5 Zachary Prioletti<br />
6 Ashley Chamberlin<br />
7 Stacey Guillen<br />
8 Katherine Havemann<br />
9 Reaghan Wooster<br />
10A Jenna Dovydaitis<br />
10B Neil Laverde<br />
10C Giovanni Mella<br />
11 Sabrina Spotts<br />
12 Dalton Carter<br />
13 Francis Ameng<br />
14A Matthew Brink<br />
14B Drew Valenti<br />
14C Annie Gibbs<br />
15A Zachary Jones<br />
15B Hannah Rosenbaum<br />
16 Sarah Paust<br />
17 Neemi Patel<br />
18 Mira Chauhan<br />
19A Gabriel Castellanos<br />
19B Jennifer Madden<br />
20A Ijahala Pottinger<br />
20B Alyssa Frank<br />
21 Martha Hagan<br />
22 Samantha Varela<br />
23A Danielle Ginzburg<br />
23B Kimberly Moya<br />
24A Jennifer Moscovitch<br />
24B Sabrina Flores<br />
25A Sabrina Cequera<br />
25B Natalie Antenor<br />
25C Alexander Perez<br />
26A Jonathan Garcia<br />
26B Gianna Hasbun-Prinstein<br />
26C Jennifer Rivera<br />
26D Beatriz Buena Dorea<br />
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Working Together<br />
<strong>Key</strong> Club would not be where it is today, with over 270,000 members worldwide,<br />
or have the great impact it does without the help of several organizations. <strong>Key</strong><br />
Club International’s preferred charities (UNICEF, March of Dimes, and Children’s<br />
Miracle Network), vision partners (Nickelodeon and Landscape Structures Inc.),<br />
and co-sponsors (Rustic Pathways and the U.S. Army) have played integral roles<br />
in all that we do. We are so grateful to all of these organizations and look forward<br />
to changing even more lives for the better with your help!<br />
A Message from the Service and Major Emphasis Committee<br />
Service and Major Emphasis focuses on impactful and meaningful service<br />
through the preferred charities of <strong>Key</strong> Club International, which are: UNICEF,<br />
March of Dimes, and Children's Miracle Network. As a result of working with<br />
these charities, lives are being saved.<br />
During the upcoming months of the school year, be sure to help with these organizations<br />
by getting a blizzard on July 30th for Miracle Treat Day; this will benefit<br />
Children's Miracle Network. Make sure to secure Trick or Treat for UNICEF<br />
boxes early on because of limited supplies. Fundraising for Trick or Treat for<br />
UNICEF helps with funding for The Eliminate Project. You can also help March of<br />
Dimes by holding a walk for March of Babies.<br />
As <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Clubber</strong>s, working with these charities clearly show the core values of<br />
caring, inclusiveness, character-building and leadership through fundraising<br />
and awesome service projects.<br />
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Service Grants<br />
Florida Opportunity Fund (FLOF)<br />
The Florida Opportunity Fund (FLOF) is a grant for service projects available only<br />
in the Florida District of <strong>Key</strong> Club International. FLOF can give clubs up to 2/3<br />
the money necessary for service projects; however, schools must provide 1/3<br />
of the amount they wish to receive. The amount of money you can get ranges<br />
from $100 to $1,000.<br />
Your club must be in good standing, meaning they have submitted most Pride<br />
Reports on time, completed the OIF, paid dues, and are active in service projects<br />
and divisional/district events. Below are two FLOF applicants who received<br />
the service grant. Visit floridakeyclub.org to view more!<br />
Divisions 18 & 19 – Meals of Hope<br />
Jesuit High School – Habitat for Humanity Build<br />
The Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) is <strong>Key</strong> Club International’s grant program for<br />
service projects. You can receive funding for projects between $100 to $2,000<br />
once a year.<br />
Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF)<br />
Applicants must have an adult advisor, and divisional projects are not eligible<br />
to receive a YOF Grant. Applications are due by October 15th.<br />
Additional Information<br />
For more information regarding service grants, contact District Treasurer Palak Shah at<br />
Treasurer@Florida<strong>Key</strong>Club.org, or visit floridakeyclub.org and select the “FLOF & YOF”<br />
tab. Also, you can contact the FLOF Committee at FLOF@Florida<strong>Key</strong>Club.org for any FLOFrelated<br />
questions.<br />
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A Few Ke<br />
<strong>Key</strong> Club is the world’s largest and oldest student-led organization, with<br />
over 270,000 members in 35 nations worldwide. It originated in Sacramento,<br />
California, in 1925. Two Kiwanians, who were also administrators,<br />
chose to establish a club to develop leadership in 11 of<br />
the school’s “key boys,” hence the name “<strong>Key</strong> Club.”<br />
<strong>Key</strong> Club is one of the branches of the Kiwanis International<br />
Family, in addition to Aktion Club, Circle K International,<br />
Builders’ Club, and Kiwanis Kids. However, <strong>Key</strong> Club<br />
remains the largest of the organizations.<br />
OFFICER INFORMATION FORMS (OIFs) are to be filled out by the secretary as<br />
soon as possible and should be updated throughout the year. They allow the<br />
lieutenant governor and Executive Committee members to contact club officers<br />
and send information regarding divisional, district, and international news.<br />
PRIDE REPORTS are monthly online reports detailing each club’s service, meeting<br />
attendance, and more. They are to be filled out by the Club Secretary on<br />
the 10th of each month. However, the Summer Pride Report for June, July, and<br />
August is due September 10. These reports allow Lieutenant Governors and<br />
district executive officers to track the club’s involvement.<br />
Visit this website to fill out your OIF and Pride Reports:<br />
http://opr.floridakeyclub.com/opr/opr_login.asp<br />
Secretaries and clubs who fill out all Pride Reports are eligible for<br />
awards and recognition at the District Education and Leadership<br />
Conference (DCON) in April!<br />
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y Points<br />
I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects<br />
of <strong>Key</strong> Club International; to build my<br />
home, school and community; to serve my<br />
nation and God; and combat all forces<br />
which tend to undermine these institutions.<br />
Caring– Our Way of Life<br />
<strong>Key</strong> Club is an international, student-led<br />
organization providing its members with<br />
opportunities to perform service, build<br />
character and develop leadership.<br />
Leadership. Character building.<br />
Caring. Inclusiveness.<br />
We are caring and competent servant leaders<br />
transforming communities worldwide.<br />
Learn more about <strong>Key</strong> Club’s history at: http://keyclub.org/discover/historytimeline.aspx<br />
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District Governor<br />
Shane Meagher<br />
Blake High School<br />
governorshane@floridakeyclub.org<br />
District Secretary<br />
Jose Leoncio<br />
TERRA Environmental Research<br />
Institute<br />
secretary@floridakeyclub.org<br />
District Webmaster<br />
Caleb Neale<br />
Cooper City High School<br />
webmaster@floridakeyclub.org<br />
District Editor<br />
Carly Berthiaume<br />
Boca Raton Community High<br />
School<br />
editor@floridakeyclub.org<br />
District Treasurer<br />
Palak Shah<br />
Palm Beach Central High School<br />
treasurer@floridakeyclub.org<br />
District Administrator<br />
Donna Parton<br />
admindonna@floridakeyclub.org<br />
Executive Assistant<br />
Gabriela Charlot<br />
Somerset Academy<br />
executiveassistant@floridakeyclub.org<br />
DCON Chair<br />
Matthew Bonachea<br />
Somerset Academy<br />
dconchair@floridakeyclub.org<br />
Contact information for all board members, including Lt. Governors and Zone<br />
Administrators, is available at: http://floridakeyclub.org/contact-information.<br />
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