MinnDak Key Club

Have you ever considered running for a district office? My year as LTG is rapidly coming to a close, but I’ve loved every minute of it! At Spring Convention we will caucus and elect new officials to the 2012-2013 Minn-Dak district board. Here are a few reasons why you should consider running for a district office:

-You get to work closely with not only your club, but also other clubs in the Minn-Dak District

-District board meetings are fun!

-You get to meet people from all around the district and work together to make the Minn-Dak district the best it can be!

-You get to plan all the things that go on during Spring Convention.

-You’ll get new ideas for your club by going on club visits. 

Hey Key Clubbers,

I hope that you’ve had a great 2012 so far! This month I’ve been really busy with Key Club activities. In January, I visited the South St. Paul Key Club and found that they were just starting a school-wide fundraising campaign called Pennies for Patients. Last year, they were the smallest school to participate in the fundraiser and raised the largest amount of money for the organization! I loved seeing this because their Key Club is making a huge impact! I’ve also been working at getting wooden roses out to clubs so that they can sell them for Valentine’s Day.

On January 27^th-29^th, the district board got together and planned Spring Convention. I’m really looking forward to the convention. We planned fun, educational, and service project based forums, and got the spring mailing ready. Your clubs should be getting the spring mailing soon and in it you will find information concerning registration for Spring Convention! I hope everyone is planning on coming this year!

In our January meeting we also discussed the International Convention that’s coming up July 2^nd-9^th in Orlando, FL. ICON is sure to be a great Key Club experience. Please consider attending ICON to grow in your Key Club experience!

Also, don’t forget to hold club officer elections this month!

I hope everyone enjoys my convention edition newsletter! 

A lot of the clubs in our region hold weekly morning meetings. However, afternoon meetings should also be considered. My club started afternoon meetings this year and we’ve been able to work with multiple organizations, helping them do things each time. During past afternoon meetings we have:

- Organized a haunted hallway benefitting the Rochester Public Schools Foundation

- Helped set up Paranoia

- Tied blankets to give to Ronald McDonald House

- Helped plan a senior citizens “Senior Prom”

- Put up posters around the school advertising the ELIMINATE Project

Afternoon meetings not only allow you to have more time with members, but they also allow you to do service projects during your meeting. It’s a very beneficial way to get members active and serving!

Some of you may be wondering what Paranoia is. Well, Paranoia is a school-wide game of tag. But what does that mean? Basically, students pay $3 (or however much money you are going to sell the cards for) and they get their name entered into a randomizer. After everyone has entered, the names are put onto a card. The cards can be regular playing cards,  cardstock, or pretty much any kind of paper; this year Century High School used Star Wars playing cards.  All of the names are put on individual cards. Each card has a name on the front (the person’s card) and on the back (the name of the person they’re trying to find). Everyone picks up their own card to start playing the game. The game usually starts the day after the cards have been distributed or picked up.  Now, there are some basic rules. Also, it can be very fun to have teachers involved! People really get into Paranoia and they’ll be sprinting down the halls trying to tag their person or get to class on time. This year, all three Rochester high schools participated. Lots of people changed their names on Facebook so that the people chasing them wouldn’t be able to cyber stalk them. It’s really fun to get into the game! Key Club presented the winner with a $50 Target gift card. Paranoia is a really easy way to not only get the whole school involved in a really fun activity, but it can also be used as a marketing tool to grow your own Key Club!  

Hey Key Clubbers!

I hope everyone had a really good holiday and break from school.  I also hope you had a chance to rack up some hours with all of the holiday season volunteering opportunities. Every year I love to volunteer with the Salvation Army and help with Christmas Anonymous.  The last few weeks before winter break, my school participates in a school-wide fundraiser. This year, all the money we raised (over $20,000!) benefitted Bear Creek Services and the Eagles Cancer Telethon. My home club organized Paranoia, a school-wide game of tag, and we raised over $600 to go toward the total. I was very proud to be part of those amazing activities.

We’re now in a new year and with that comes many exciting Key Club opportunities. Spring Convention is coming up and the district board will be getting together to plan the convention in just a few weeks! Don’t forget to mark April 20-22 on your calendars for this event!

I will be visiting two to three clubs this month and I’m really excited to get the chance to see the clubs in action.

I hope everyone has a great start to the new year!

Cady Severson

Region 7B LTG

ltgseverson@aol.com

Hey Key Clubbers!

I hope everyone is getting in a lot of service hours this holiday season. Whether it’s wrapping presents for a fundraiser, bell ringing for the Salvation Army, or caroling at a nursing home, you’re serving! I love serving during the holiday season because there are so many great opportunities!

I hope all of you who attended the K-Family Retreat enjoyed it, and for those that didn’t, it was certainly a fun event and I recommend attending next year. I helped plan the retreat this year; it was a lot of work but it was definitely worth it.

I’m also excited to announce that I have visited half of the clubs in Region 7B! If I haven’t visited your club yet, or even if I have, and there’s a fun service project that you are planning during the holiday season, please contact me and tell me about it. I’d love to come and participate in it if possible!

Have a safe and happy holiday,

Cady Severson

Hey Key Clubbers,

I hope everyone’s club is really getting underway with everything! I know my club has tons of volunteer opportunities coming up because of Halloween!

I’m super excited about the K-Family Retreat that is coming up. If you haven’t already heard, it will take place at Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch November 18^th-20^th.  Our international trustee, Lucy McDermott, is going to be coming and she’s going to be in our very own region. I’ve been planning a lot of fun events that are going to take place at the retreat! Also, don’t forget that we are going to have an ELIMINATE 5K Run/Walk at the retreat. If you can’t make it for the whole weekend, that’s fine, just come to the event and help us ELIMINATE maternal/neonatal tetanus from the face of the earth. I’m really excited about the retreat and have been super busy planning everything. I hope everyone has an amazing time at the retreat.

Also, I’ve started my club visits! I’ll be visiting your club at least once this year and I’ll hopefully get the chance to talk to you about what we’re doing, not only in our district, but internationally!  

I hope you’re all having a great school and key club year so far! 

This month, everyone’s club got underway! I hope everyone is really excited for the Key Club year! In my home club, we started fundraising for Cystic Fibrosis by selling wooden roses. We sold them for four days and raised $250! If your club is interested in selling wooden roses, contact me anytime. Also, I’ve been busy planning the K-Family Retreat and the Region 7 FLEE. I’d recommend getting your registration in soon for the K-Family Retreat. The Region 7 FLEE is October 14^th-15^th at Henry Sibley and it’s going to be so much fun!

I hope you’ve gotten the Back-to-School mailing for your Key Club. In the package, you should find valuable information like the first edition of the Minn-Dak Quack K-Family Edition. We finally finished our first edition and we’re all super proud of it! The registration form for the K-Family Retreat is also in it and important dates to remember for our district.

I’ve also of course been busy with work and school but if you ever have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

A lot has happened within our district during the month of August. On August 4^th-7^th, I attended the Kiwanis Convention, where all of our board members got together to discuss the upcoming school year and our duties to you! Also, I’ve been busy with helping plan the K-Family retreat and officer training.  Don’t forget to sign up for the K-Family retreat ASAP; your club advisors should already have the registration forms and this year we expect it to fill up fast. Also, don’t forget to sign up for the Homeless Sleepout at Henry Sibley. Registration is due October 3^rd.

Also consuming my time is the Minn-Dak Quack K-Family Edition that the Key Club K-Family committee has created. It’s our first newsletter, and it took a lot of hours, phone calls, and emails to create. 

Hi everyone! My name is Cady Severson and I’m the new 2011-2012 lieutenant governor of region 7B. I live in Rochester, Minnesota, where I’m a Junior at Century High School. I’ve been in Key Club since my Freshman year, and was on our Key Club board as a committee chair for our two K-Kids clubs this past year. I also participate in our high school tennis program and play the clarinet in our marching and symphonic bands. I have one older sister who is in college, and we spend time together whenever we can.