Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Key Club Agenda, 12/06/2011



Key Club Pledge
I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the objects of Key Club International, to build my home, school, and community, to serve my nation and God, and to combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

Business

Key Club Information for New Members
Welcome to Key Club! We are a service-oriented organization and the biggest club at St. Charles East.

After today’s meeting
We will be making spice bags for the DCM on Friday. Everyone is invited to stay and help!

Service Projects

Adopt-A-Family
We will be sponsoring one family this year and making food baskets for two others! Go to our sign up sheet, see what the families need, sign up to bring something, and drop it off in the Key Club Office by Friday, December 9th. Questions? Call Sarah at (630) 205-0019

Adopt-A-Family Pick Up
Next week, the families from Adopt-A-Family will be coming to pick up their gifts and food baskets. We need volunteers to help with this on December 12th or December 13th from 3:30 pm-5:00pm and 5:00 pm-7:00 pm. The address is 1120 Randall Court, Geneva. Questions? Call Sarah at (630) 205-0019.

Special Night for Special Kids
We need volunteers to help run fun games and activities at Davis Elementary School on December 8th from 5:00-7:00. Questions? Call Sarah at (630) 205-0019

New DCM
The next DCM will take place on December 9th from 6:00-8:00pm at Batavia High School. We will be packing dried soup mix for families. Questions? Call Morgan at (630) 440-2469





Salvation Army Bell Ringing
Volunteers are needed on December 19th at Blue Goose and on December 21st at the Wal-Mart in St. Charles from 10:00 am—6:00pm. You can sign up for a two hour shift with two people per shift. Questions? Call Kristin at (630) 346-7757

Fox Valley Troop Support
Volunteers are needed on December 10th from 10:00am-2:00pm to help assemble care packages for soldiers at the Batavia VFW at 645 S. River St, Batavia. You can also write a letter (no personal information, use STC as the return address, leave unsealed) and bring it to add to the care package! Questions? Call Kristin at (630) 346-7757

Northern Illinois Food Bank
Anyone who is interested in volunteering at the Northern Illinois Food Bank in February should sign up at today’s meeting. Specific dates will be announced later. Questions? Call Connor at (630) 485-8671

Bickford Retirement Home
Anyone who is interested in volunteering at Bickford Senior Living in St. Charles should sign up for more information. Questions? Call Will at (630) 258-1028

Brighton Gardens
Come visit with the residents every day during social hour from 2:30-3:10. Questions? Call Sarah at (630) 205-0019

Salvation Army Tutoring
Come afterschool Monday-Friday from 2:45-6 and help tutor elementary students or stock the food pantry. Questions? Call Kristin at (630) 346-7757

Living Well Cancer Center
Please bring in baked goods to our next meeting to be donated to Living Well. Each baked good item is worth one service hour. On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, students can also help out at
the center. Questions? Call Kaitlin at (630) 999-1123



Calling all Photographers
We need people to take pictures of our club in action! Taking pictures of you and your friends at Key Club service projects will earn you an extra service hour. Send your pictures to Sarah at sarahdugan1213@aol.com

Service Project Ideas, Managers
Do you have an idea for a service project for our club? If you know of a service project idea through your participation with a church or youth group, another club or sport, the park district, or some other agency and would like to see if other Key Club members could help, then we want to know! You can earn service hours as a project manager and can help expand our club involvement in the community. Simply bring your ideas and a contact name and number to any officer to get your project started.

Key Club Information

District Convention Announcement
Even though it’s a few months away, you should start thinking about attending Dcon! Sign up to receive updates on the biggest Key Club event of the year. Questions? Call Sarah at (630) 205-0019

Holiday Embrace
This formal dance and dinner is a great way to meet new people and help raise money for the Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation. Sign up to get more information. Questions? Call Morgan at (630) 440-2469

Awards Information
If you are interested in applying for an I-I Key Club Award, go to http://www.iikeyclub.org/awards.html to download the awards packet. Keep in mind the application deadline is January 24th. See Morgan if you have any questions.














Reminders
*Please show up for any service projects you sign up to do. If you cannot attend, please call the officer assigned to that project.

*Pick up hours forms at the meetings or at the Key Club bulletin board located by Mrs. Hervey’s office.

*Visit our website at www.stcekeyclub.blogspot.com to find agendas and upcoming meeting dates.

*Find us on Facebook and like both the St. Charles East High School Key Club and II-district pages for updates and announcements.


Important dates:

Next meeting: January 10th at 2:30 in the Little Theater

Holiday Embrace: January 7th

Award applications due by: January 24th

District Convention: March 23rd-25th

Future Projects:

Little Angels Supply Drive

Spastic Paralysis Fundraiser (likely with Jersey Mikes). The district-wide goal is to raise $45,000—about five dollars a member--to make an informative video about this condition.

The Eliminate Project. Kiwanis wants to erase neo-natal tetanus from the earth by 2015. Look out for more information on what our Key Club is doing to help.

March of Dimes. The March of Dimes is a leader and pioneer in the fight to save babies. They are now working on ways to solve the problems of prematurity, low birth weight, and birth defects. Key Club is one of the many organizations that works to raise money for their research and support programs.