Key Club

This past December one of my Key Clubbers was writing an article for his school newspaper and he asked me why I liked being the Administrator. I told him that I enjoyed working with the students and that I thought that I was making a difference in our district, by working with them. I told him that I was most pleased and encouraged with our district board, which is made up of a variety of different religions, ethnicities, races and cultures, all working together to make their communities a better place to live.
I was invited to the Huntington Kiwanis Christmas Project. This involved 150 Key Clubbers from three Key Clubs helping 55 needy children buy clothing at the local Sears with $150 gift card. Two to three Key Clubbers worked with each child to buy needed clothes for Christmas. Then they were all bused to a high school where the Key clubbers wrapped the presents they had just helped buy. Then they had a pizza party for everyone and the presents where delivered by Santa and the fire department to the children's homes closer to Christmas. So when someone asked you why you are a Kiwanian, tell them that you work with Key Club and you do make a difference in this world.
The annual New York District Leadership Training Conference is March 18-20, 2016, at the Desmond Hotel in Albany. Your Key Clubs will be looking for you financial support to help pay for the conference and transportation. Your Key Clubs should be holding their club officer elections in February, so the new officers can attend the LTC in March.
I also want to thank you for your continued support of the New York District Key Club board, clubs and members.

Column Posted on Web Site January 17, 2016