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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Recap from Executive Board……...... Pg. 3-4
International Trustee Message…..... Pg. 5
CKI Capital District Message…………. Pg.6
DCON Chairs Introduction…………….. Pg.7
Governor’s Project……………………….. Pg.8
District Project……………………………… Pg.9
Key Club of the Month……….……..…. Pg.10
Service Spotlight………………………….. Pg.11
Fall Rally Recap……………………………. Pg.12
Key Leader Recap ………………………… Pg.13
Membership info & Dues……………… Pg.14
Holiday Service Ideas……………………. Pg.15
School Service Ideas……………………… Pg.16
ICON Recap…………….……................. Pg.18-19
Major Emphasis/Service Partners… Pg.20-21
KC Co-Sponsors/Vision Partners….. Pg.22-23
Editor’s Note/Contact Info………….. Pg.24

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Hello!Capital!District,!
!
In!August,!I!attended!Capital!Kiwanis'!100th!Annual!District!Convention!in!Reston,!VA!
!
with!a!few!other!fellow!board!members.!There,!I!got!to!represent!you!and!our!
district,!meet!Kiwanians!spread!out!among!our!three!states!and!D.C.,!and!teach!
Kiwanians!a!thing!or!two!about!social!media!and!current!apps!they!could!use!to!
make!their!clubs!more!productive!and!engaging.!In!September,!I!!was!able!to!
reactivate!a!Key!Club!at!the!new!high!school!I!moved!!to!for!my!senior!year,!which!
inspired!me!to!help!lead!our!efforts!in!membership!recruitment!with!our!Member!
Services!Committee!and!provide!my!own!series!of!knowledge!and!advice!to!clubs!
called!'Chris'!Keys!to!Success'.!!
!
!I!have!also!been!fulfilling!my!duties!as!Governor.!I!have!been!sending!out!monthly!
newsletters!to!the!board,!grading!LTG!monthly!newsletters,!having!monthly!phone!
calls!with!the!LTGs,!visiting!DCMs,!holding!board!meetings,!and!I!am!now!in!the!
process!of!making!my!midJyear!report.!I!have!also!started!a!fundraiser!called!Rebuild!
Puerto!Rico!which!aims!to!help!those!affected!by!Hurricane!Maria!last!year!by!
installing!solar!panels!to!some!of!the!islands!provinces!and!buying!basic!medicines!
and!supplies.!I!am!now!working!towards!preparing!for!DCON!which!I!hope!will!
attract!even!more!people!than!last!year.!I!!hope!to!see!clubs!making!an!effort!to!
complete!the!district!project!and!my!governor's!project!as!well!as!keeping!their!club!
active!in!their!own!projects!and!events.!
!
I!am!always!here!if!anyone!needs!help.!Email!me!at!chrisbratcherkeyclub@gmail.com!
if!you!guys!have!any!questions!about!anything!Key!!
Club!related.!hope!you!guys!enjoy!the!rest!of!your!!
Key!Club!year!and!continue!giving!back!to!others!!
!
Yours!in!Service,!!
Christopher!Bratcher!

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 Hi,$Capital$District!$
$
I$hope$you$all$have$been$enjoying$this$school$(and$service)$year!$As$a$senior,$I’m$
definitely$feeling$the$pressure$of$college$applications,$but$we’re$getting$through$it!$
$
Here$is$a$brief$recap$of$what’s$been$happening$these$past$few$months.$
As$one$of$my$regular$duties,$I$took$minutes$at$our$November$board$meeting,$where$
we$discussed$DCON$and$future$Lieutenant$Governor$elections.$Make$sure$you$start$
talking$to$your$advisors$if$you$are$interested$in$running$for$a$position!$
$
A$major$accomplishment$last$month$was$compiling$my$first$edition$of$the$district$
directory,$which$contains$every$club$officers’$contact$information$in$the$district.$(So$
if$your$Lieutenant$Governor$has$been$asking$for$your$emails,$this$is$why!)$
Lastly,$the$lovely$Editor$Jordan$and$I$have$recently$been$appointed$to$help$run$the$
Capital$District$Facebook$page!$Be$sure$to$follow$us$for$news$and$updates!$
$
Enjoy$your$holiday!$
Yours$in$service,$
Anna$Boland$
$

Hello$Capital$District$$
$
$This$summer$as$Editor,$I$was$able$to$go$to$ICON$in$Chicago,$Illinois$with$some$other$
execs$and$Key$Clubbers.$It$was$a$wonderful$experience$where$I$was$able$to$learn$more$
about$my$position,$hear$from$some$wonderful$speakers,$elect$the$International$Board$
and$make$new$friends.$I$have$done$my$exec$duties$by$having$monthly$phone$calls$with$
LTGs,$grading$monthly$newsletters,$and$doing$quarter$one$and$two$evaluations$for$
LTGs.$For$the$past$couple$of$months$have$complied$materials$for$the$second$Capital$Key$
and$enjoy$highlighting$all$the$clubs$in$the$division.$I$am$currently$working$on$my$third$
issue$of$the$Capital$Key.$I$attended$Kiwanis$DCON$and$had$a$great$experience$with$
some$of$the$board$members$and$Kiwanis.$I$was$also$able$to$attend$Fall$Rally$and$enjoy$
the$Travis$Manion$speaker$and$the$rides$at$King’s$Dominion!$I$have$visited$many$DCMs$
and$have$enjoyed$meeting$all$of$you$guys.$If$you$have$any$fundraisers,$DCMs,$or$service$
projects$that$you$would$like$me$to$attend$or$you$want$to$see$in$the$next$edition$of$the$
Capital$Key$please$email$me$at$Jtaliaferro8531@gmail.com.$If$you$have$any$questions$
or$concerns,$please$feel$free$to$contact$me.$
$
$Yours$in$Service,$
$Jordan$Taliaferro$$
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Circle K Capital District Governor
Hi Capital Key Clubbers!

My name is Jose Leoncio and I am serving as the Capital District of Circle K International (CKI)
Governor! I am a junior at American University (Go Eagles!) in our nation’s capital, studying
International Relations. Just like you, I was involved in Key Club and served as a Club Secretary,
Lt. Governor, and District Secretary. I found my home in Key Club and that is why I continued
onto CKI.

One of the benefits of being involved in Key Club, is having the network of the Kiwanis Family!
CKI is the service collegiate organization in our Kiwanis Family. In the Capital District, we are spread out
among 23 universities! We are working on getting that number to grow. CKI is similar in structure and
focus as Key Club. We work on similar projects and have similar goals. In this year of service, I challenge
each of your clubs to work with your nearest CKI club in making a stronger impact in our district. The
benefits of working with CKI are endless! We can offer great college advice, mentorship, exciting
service opportunities, and more! Please contact me at governor@cdcki.org to connect you to your
nearest CKI club!

Seniors, as you are applying to colleges, I hope you will consider continuing in developing
your servant leadership heart and take the next step to CKI. If you are looking for more
information about a certain college, let me know. I can connect you with CKI members at that college.

I hope you continue to have a great year of service. Being a student leader can be difficult at
times, but the benefits are so rewarding. If you ever feel like giving up or feel that you are burning out,
remember why you started in these positions in the first place. Always remember your purpose in your
club and the whole organization as a whole. You are an essential part of our Kiwanis Family.

Yours in Service,
Jose Leoncio
District Governor
Capital District of Circle K International

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 GOVERNOR’S PROJECT
Leave a Legacy
What is Leave a Legacy?
This year’s Governor’s Project, Leave a Legacy, is all about changing how
we think about service and how it affects our communities. The goal is to
permanently impact our communities by giving them tangible contributions.
Hopefully, this project will allow clubs to be more creative in finding their own
ways to leave a legacy in their homes schools cities and communities. The
only guideline for this project is that you must give, contribute, make, or fund
for something physical that can be used by or will improve the image or
standing of the community, group, or area that you will help.

Examples of how can your club can participate.

• Installation of a park, ramp for people in wheelchairs, basketball courts
• Donation of Gym Equipment to School or Local Gym
• Paint a Mural
• Plant a garden, tree, flower boxes
• Create a new walking trail
• Repair/Paint Homeless Shelters
• Build a Bookshelf for a Library

FILL OUT THIS FORM FOR YOUR CLUB’S PARTICIPATION AND TO BE

RECOGNIZED AT DCON!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYDRm4C6s-FR-WGKzFh1yfWWX2Hh-
fYb0yTvI2zCQ_6bwirw/viewform

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 More than 10 million kids enter a children’s
hospital like Johns Hopkins
Children's Center across North
America every year.
To provide the best care for kids,
children’s hospitals rely on donations and
and community support, as Medicaid and
insurance programs do not fully cover the
cost of care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle
Network Hospitals has helped fill those
funding gaps by raising more than $5 billion,
most of it $1 at a time through
Miracle Balloon icon campaigns.
Its various fundraising partners
and programs support the
nonprofit’s mission to save and improve
the lives of as many children as possible.

For more information please visit the Children’s

Miracle Network at
https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/
https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/

This year, the Capital District a

goal is to raise at least $35,000
for Children’s Miracle Network

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Key Club of the Month –
Battlefield High School
The Key Club of the month is Battlefield High School for
the numerous service projects they have completed over
the past couple of months. Listed below are some of the
projects that have been completed:

-Vint Hill Dog Park Clean Up

-New Student Orientation
-Alex’s Army Care Packages
-Volunteering at Green Hill Fall Festival
-Touch Base Babysitting
-Freeze Bullying Payton’s Walk Run and Roll
-Alex’s Army 5k
-Operation Turkey
-No-Sew Fleece Blanket Service Event for Project Linus
-Operation Gratitude: Writing letters to deployed troops
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and veterans
-Craft Kits for St. Jude’s patients
-DIY Stress Balls for the local Children’s Hospital
-Food Drive and Kindness Cards Service Project for the
Haymarket Food Pantry
-Rope Toys and donations for animal shelters
-UNO service project for senior citizens
-Inspiration Bracelets for kids at St. Jude’s Hospitals
-Battlefield High School Reflection Garden Maintenance
-Gravel Laying at Prince William Forest Park
-Football Game Clean Ups
-MVES Movie Night
-Paper Bag Decorating for Meals on Wheels
-Making bracelets for St. Jude’s Patients
-Volunteering at Linton Hall Community Fun Fair
-Volunteering at Piedmont Haunted House
-Haymarket Day: Walking in the parade
-Wreaths Across America booth at all Football Games
-Trick or Treat for UNICEF

Keep up the great work Battlefield, continue being an

excellent example of a Key Club!

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 Service Highlights
Annapolis High School- Division 4A
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Since July, Annapolis High School Key Club

has served dinner at the Lighthouse Shelter
once each month, a local homeless shelter.
They have had the Thirst Project come speak
at their school and hosted a Miracle Minute
in which they raised over $1,000. They plan to
raise $12,000 to build a well with the
foundation as well. The Key Club is in the
process of hosting a penny drive for UNICEF in
which whichever teacher receives the
most donations will get pied in the face. They have also hosted a food drive
where they received over 505 bags of packaged foods. They hosted a
mental health day run, helped set up Lights on the Bay in Annapolis, and
helped sell apples with the local Severna Park Kiwanis.
~Carolina Cassel Durr
(Division 4A LTG)

Division 15A/Division 15B

On September 29, Divisions 15A and 15B
had a joint DCM at the D-Day memorial
and after the DCM, they had a service
project. The DCM was a success with
over 40 attendees.

Key Clubbers worked together in order

to clean up the walking trail that loops
around the memorial. Students brought
rakes, work gloves, and buckets to move
brush from the walking trail.

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 Fall$Rally$Recap$
!

Fall!Rally!2018!happened!on!October!13th,!2018!!!It!was!an!amazing!event!
where!Key!Clubbers!all!around!the!District!gathered!to!celebrate!Key!Club!and!
attend!Kings!Dominion!for!a!day!of!fun.!There!were!150!attendees!!
!
The!day!started!off!with!a!Miracle!Minute!(!which!raised!$126.90),!icebreakers,!
and!a!raffle!that!raised!$116!for!Children’s!Miracle!Network.!The!speaker!from!
the!Travis!Manion!Foundation!discussed!the!nonprofit’s!goal!to!strengthen!
communities!through!the!empowering!example!of!veterans!and!families!of!
fallen!soldiers.!For!more!info!about!the!Travis!Manion!Foundation!click!the!
following!link!https://www.travismanion.org/.The!Governor!and!LTGs!who!had!
the!most!attendees!also!got!pied!in!the!face!!

The!DCON!theme!was!also!announced!it!is…..!

All#Around#the#World##
! Setting!Sail!for!Service!! 12#
 Key Lead er   

On November 9-11, Capital District held their second Key Leader this year. Key Leader is
Kiwanis’ values-centered, weekend leadership education program for high school students.
Key Leader events are open to any 9th-12th grade students (in or out of Key Club). Key
Leader focuses on the concept of service leadership and five principles: integrity, growth,
respect, community and excellence. The weekend is casual and includes hands-on
exercises; writing and reflection activities; cooperative, team activities; physical challenges
and more.

Turner Shenal from Division 2E described his experience by saying “Key Leader was
extraordinary. All the kids enjoyed the activities the volunteers had for us, even though it was
too cold to do anything outside. The food was the best I had ever had at a camp, the
volunteers were very kind, and I made a bunch of friends. The instructors were very good at
guiding us and they were able to convey their hands-on lessons on leadership well. In all,
this year's Key Leader was a very good experience!"
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Membership Growth
Tips for Recruitment and Retainment:
1. Advertise your club and club meeting dates around the school.
(Use flyers and posters to help advertise)
2. Utilize social media and post information about the club and post pictures of
service projects
3. Talk to people about Key Club (explain that we don’t make keys)
4. Keep members active by having service projects during meetings
5. Inform members about large-scale Key Club events such as Fall Rally, Key
Leader, DCON, and ICON
6. Award members for the activities they complete (ex. Key Club member of the
month
7. Make your meeting fun by having icebreakers
8. Make sure your club becomes consistent with meetings and service projects

KEY CLUB DUES

Early Bird dues were due on November 1st and the regular dues were due
December 1st. Dues are important to determine your club’s status in the
district. A club in “Good Standing” submits their dues. If a club misses the
deadline, then the club is suspended, and they get an official notice from the
District Treasurer and must pay a $100 fine, along with their dues the
following year, to be in Good Standing again. If a club fails to pay dues 2 years
in a row, they are inactive and must be re-chartered again. Another reason to
pay dues are so that you can attend fun conventions such as DCON and ICON,
apply for scholarships, and run for officer positions.

http://www.capitalkeyclub.org/dues---hints--tips.html
The link above will give you a step to step on how to turn in dues.

TURN IN DUES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVEN’T YET

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 Holiday Service Project Ideas
During the holidays, there are many opportunities that you and your Key Club have to help give
back to the community. Below is a list of some ideas:
-Drop off some treats at a local fire or police department
-Send a thank you card (maybe to teachers or troops)
-Make a meal for another family
-Drop off a toy or game at a hospital
-Host a gingerbread night for children
-Secretly give someone a gift
-Donate to a local food bank
-Purchase a meal for a homeless person
-Gather items for a care package
-Collect toys and clothes for a homeless shelter
-Volunteer at an animal or homeless shelter
-Host a neighborhood food drive
-Wheel your neighbor’s trash can to their house
-Take coffee or hot chocolate to someone in the cold
-Donate coats, boots and mittens to the homeless
- Decorate placemats for Meals on Wheels
- Make a no-sew fleece blanket for a child in need
through Project Linus

-Adopt a family for Christmas and give them presents such as clothes or games
-Ring bells with the Salvation Army
-Write a letter of appreciation to people/group helping your community
- Visit a nursing home to play games or read
-Last but not least, encourage random acts of kindness by doing things such as complimenting others
or holding the door for people behind you

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School Service Project Ideas
Tutor children during or after school
Donate stuffed animals to children in hospitals
Organize games and activities for children in hospitals or
who are visiting hospitalized relatives
Knit or crochet baby blankets to be donated to hospitals or
homeless shelters
Collect baby clothes and supplies to donate to new parents
Organize a Special Olympics event for children and
teenagers
Sponsor a bike-a-thon and give away bike safety gear, like
helmets and knee pads, as prizes
Collect used sports equipment to donate to families and
after-school programs
Sponsor a child living in a foreign country, either on your
own or as part of a group
Put on performances for children in hospitals
Give free music lessons to schoolchildren
Become a volunteer teen crisis counselor
Organize a reading program to encourage kids to read
Create a new game for children to play
Organize events to help new students make friends
Organize a reading hour for children at a local school or
library
Donate used children’s books to a school library
Paint encouraging words on rocks and leave them around
the school campus for people to find
Make gift baskets for teachers to show your appreciation
Leave inspiration post it notes around the school for
students to find
Have a paint night and donate money to an organization

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 Awards and Recognition
Digital Club Poster- 1st Place- Battlefield
High School (2E)
Non-Digital Club Poster – 3rd Place- James
Wood High School (8)
Traditional Scrapbook- 2nd Place- James
Wood High School (8)
Single Service (SILVER)- 3rd Place- Liberty
High School (15A)

Distinguished Governor-
Maegan Richards (15A)
Distinguished Secretary- Treasurer-
Saad Fakhar (6B)
Distinguished Editor-
Michelle Zheng (6A)

Robert F Lucas Outstanding LTGS -

Makayla Callender (10), Peyton Fort (3D),
Gabriella Hopper (2A), Cindy Shou (6B),
Johannah Suegay (2E), Eden Taylor (6A),
Jordan Taliaferro (4A), Chris Bratcher (13)

This year International

Convention is in…….
Baltimore!
One of the cheapest ICONs for
people in the Capital District!
Look out for emails that will
discuss the Capital District ICON
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District Convention
What is it?
At DCON, you can meet hundreds of Key Clubbers from around the
district, attend engaging workshops, explore Baltimore, watch a
talent show, vote on the next year's district officers, get recognition
for all the service your home school has been doing, and get awards
for competitions such as scrapbooking, videos, oral speeches, essays,
single service achievement, and outstanding officers.
When?
March 15-17, 2019
Where?
Baltimore Hyatt Regency –
300 Light St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Cost?
Approximate: $200 (differs for cost of
transportation)

Awards
The award applications are now live at
www.capitalkeyclub.org/district-awards-2019.html
There are many awards can apply for including outstanding officers,
outstanding members, and the video contest award. DEADLINE for
outstanding club and officer awards is January 14th
27th at 11:59pm.

I hope to see many of you at DCON in 2018!

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Preferred Charities
Children- Their future, our focus
(Click on the logo for more information about each charity)

The Thirst Project

Children’s Miracle Network
Members work together by sponsoring fundraising
events and conducting service projects at their local
children's hospitals. Contact your local CMN hospital and
invite a representative to a club meeting to share ideas
and create a partnership.
Thirst Project hopes to educate the next
generation by arming students with information
about how they can be a part of social change,
make a difference and encourage others to join in
the effort.

This year Children’s Miracle Network is also the Capital

District Project. Your school can partake in helping this
organization by doing things such as visiting a nearby
hospital, making socks or blankets, or donating money
(remember the goal is $35,000)

Unicef
UNICEF is the only organization of the United Nations
dedicated exclusively to children. Working with other
United Nations bodies, governments and non-
governmental organizations, UNICEF helps to provide
for children’s needs in more than 150 developing
countries through community-based services in
primary health care, basic education and safe water
and sanitation.
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March of Dimes
Since the 1940s, Key Clubs have worked with
March of Dimes to make a positive impact in
the lives of babies everywhere. Today, Kiwanis
members continue that culture of service by
supporting the March of Dimes all year long by
hosting service projects, raising funds and
educating communities about the crisis of
preterm birth.
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 Landscape Structures (LSI) has joined Kiwanis
International as a vision partner to bring play to
communities across the globe. LSI is proud to
provide high-quality commercial playground
equipment and planning consultation services
that reflect the high degree of integrity that
Kiwanis clubs expect.
K Corp- Service Exchange
K Corps is Kiwanis International’s youth exchange program for Key
Clubbers and Kiwanis-family teens. It’s a great opportunity for youth
connected with Kiwanis—and for families and Kiwanis clubs as well.
Through the program, clubs, families and youth develop strong global
relationships and intercultural communication skills by doing what
Kiwanis members do—attending meetings, experiencing fellowship,
raising funds for various causes and participating in service projects.
For Key Clubbers and other
Kiwanis-family teens, it’s a
chance to do all these things in
host communities half a world
away! For more info go to
https://www.paxlaurasianexchange.org/kcorps
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Squads Abroad
Squads Abroad provides affordable opportunities for your club to
volunteer abroad and make a meaningful impact in under-resourced
schools around the world. Key Club members will develop cross-
cultural competence and character while gaining hands-on
international experience implementing projects that improve health
and education outcomes for in-need communities.
Guided by our local staff on the ground, each trip also includes fun and
engaging cultural activities that provide a deeper cultural context and
new perspectives. Our home-base model provides safe and private
accommodations for key clubbers to enjoy healthy authentic meals,
relax after a meaningful day of service, and reflect with your club on all
the amazing experiences you’ve shared.
For more info go to http://www.squads.ngo/key-club/
UNITED STATES ARMY
The United States Army has a partnership with
Kiwanis International and the Kiwanis Family
Branch. The United States Army is based on a
foundation of shared values. Through the
partnership with the Key Club your home club
can engage within their local communities
and provide access to local battalion support
and resources. You even can contact your
local battalion to invite soldiers to speak at a
club meeting! Visit http://www.goarmy.com/
for more information!
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 Final Remar k s
Reminders

Editor’s Note

District Governor
Christopher Bratcher
chrisbratcherkeyclub@gmail.com

District Secretary- Treasurer

Anna Boland
anna@bolands.org
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