Registration Information and travel itinerary – DOWNLOAD

The deadline for registering is MAY 1, 2012.

It’s a great deal! For $825 you get:

CONVENTION REGISTRATION FEE
TRANSPORTATION
SIX NIGHTS HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
ALL CONVENTION AND TOUR ACTIVITIES
 TWO DAY DISNEY PARK-HOPPER TICKET
ADMISSION TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS’ ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE
BREAKFAST THURSDAY-SUNDAY (courtesy of the KT District)

Although $250 is due WITH your registration, you must have paid $500 of the total cost BY MAY 1, 2012. There are no refunds after MAY 1, 2012. The balance for the tour is due by JUNE 1, 2012.

The bus will leave Lexington on the evening of July 3 and arrive in Orlando on July 4th. It will return home on the evening of July 10.

It’s a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED proposition! If you have questions, email me, Steve Phillips, at sphillips5@aol.com

For International Projects Chair, Chloe Atwater, a junior at Berea Community High School in Berea, Kentucky. She has served as secretary, vice president, and president of her home club, as well as the Lieutenant Governor of Division 9. She’s the editor of her school newspaper, and brought some really great ideas to the table. I have no doubt she will do a wonderful job.

For the position of District Historian, Madison Cox, a sophomore at Middlesboro High School in Middlesboro, Kentucky. She has served as club secretary and the Lieutenant Governor of Division 6. She’s an honors student at her high school, and has some really good ideas. I know she’ll do a great job as well.

Congratulations, ladies! I’m confident that both of these ladies will do their jobs well. As I said before, this was not an easy decision, and I wish you all the best in the future!

Yours in service,
Katie Stuart
K-T District Governor
(432) 237-3513
kastuart95@yahoo.com

Thanks to all the Kentucky-Tennessee District Key Clubs and Kiwanis members who played a part in packing the snack bags for us to use with our clients. The families are really enjoying them, especially the children. It’s like getting a big surprise for them! 

We will also be using them with our mobile medical program, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, when the Bradley County Schools return from spring break. So many of the children they see do not get snacks at home and many struggle with food in the household.

Please let everyone know that we appreciate them and their efforts on our behalf!

Best wishes, Jane Kaylor
Executive Director
Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House

I would like to start off by saying that I am very excited for the upcoming Key Club year! Serving as Governor is truly an honor and a privilege, and I can’t wait to see what this year holds for us.

As district governor, one of my duties is to appoint two positions to the district board. These positions are International Projects Chair and Historian, and applications are now available. Please review the responsibilities for each position, answer the questions to the best of your ability, and email the finished applications to me by Sunday, April 1st at kastuart95@yahoo.com.

Please share these applications with anyone you believe may be interested in serving on the district board. After the due date, I will carefully review the applications and inform the district of my chosen appointees. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me!

2012 District Historian Application

2012 District Projects Chair Application

Yours in service,
Katie Stuart
K-T District Governor

Download the REGISTRATION PACKET by clicking on this link.

The 69th Annual Key Club International Convention will be held July 4 – July 8, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. The K-T District is once again offering a tour to the convention. The tour provides students the opportunity to attend the convention and enjoy Orlando and the surrounding area. Also, if school and school regulations allow, the district adults are able to serve as chaperones for students attending. Following is the TENTATIVE tour itinerary:

Tuesday, July 3rd
Depart Lexington, Kentucky in the evening via motor coach. We will pick up passengers in Knoxville and Chattanooga. Wednesday morning we will check into the convention hotel, The Hilton Disney Village, across the street from Downtown Disney

Wednesday, July 4th
This will be a free day to enjoy the hotel, theme parks, and/or Downtown Disney. Included in the tour price will be a multi-day Disney ParkHopper Pass. The day will conclude with a convention welcome event.

Thursday, July 5th – Saturday, July 7th
These days will be filled with convention activities. Dinner will be provided Friday night, and breakfast will be provided either Thursday or Friday at Planet Hollywood.

Sunday, July 8th – Monday, July 9th
Sunday morning we plan to check out of the convention hotel & check into our Disney hotel. The days will be spent enjoying Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure, home of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Disney Theme Parks.

Tuesday, July 10th
Travel home via motorcoach to the respective departure cities.

THE TOUR PRICE INCLUDES

CONVENTION REGISTRATION FEE
TRANSPORTATION
SIX NIGHTS HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
ALL CONVENTION AND TOUR ACTIVITIES
TWO DAY DISNEY PARK-HOPPER TICKET
ADMISSION TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS’ ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE
BREAKFAST THURSDAY-SUNDAY (Breakfasts provided by K-T District – doughnuts, rolls, fruit, juice, etc.)

District Conventions are always a lot of fun but you definitely don’t want to miss this one! Join over 400 Key Clubbers at the  2012 K-T District Convention from March 16–18 at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

More videos about Chattanooga! You’ll definitely want to view the second video!

This year’s convention is jam-packed with activities and events. Bo Shafer will be joining us as our Keynote speaker this year. He will set the tone for an exciting weekend with his energetic, powerful, and entertaining presentation at Friday’s opening session.

Bo is past Kiwanis International President and member of the Knoxville Kiwanis Club who has wowed audiences nationwide with his motivational stories.

Download the ENTIRE 2012 K-T District Convention Packet! DOWNLOAD Please note that this is ONE(1) Adobe PDF file that is made up of multiple-page documents. If all you need is to download the Medical Questionnaire, you can do that here.

For any who do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, just go to www.adobe.com and click on the version that matches your operating system.

I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season now that most of us are out of school for the holidays. Through reports from your Lieutenants Governors and those you submit yourselves, I have seen the amazing work all of you have been doing the past few months. You truly are making a difference in your home, school, and community. This year’s Fall Rally in October at Dollywood was an extreme success with well over 600 members and advisors registered to attend. It was a personal pleasure getting to interact with the members of the district. As we approach the second half of the year, I want to remind all of you of a few things. First of all, dues became delinquent December 1. Try to be getting these in as soon as possible. Very important is the district convention coming up March 16-18 at the Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga, TN. For those of you unfamiliar with convention, it is the biggest event of the Key Club year where the entire district gathers for a weekend of fun, learning, leadership training, awards, and a wide array of other activities. Convention mailings were sent out a few weeks ago and should have arrived at your schools. If you need this information feel free to contact myself of your lieutenant governor to receive it. As always, be checking out the monthly updates sent out to your division and trying to attend any divisional events going on in your area. If there is anything I can do to assist you or your club let me know. Have a great holiday break!

Sincerely,
Garrett Holt
KT District Governor

The Chattanooga Valley K-Kids club is sponsored by the Rossville, Georgia, Kiwanis Club and the Ridgeland High School Key Club. The Ridgeland Key Club is also sponsored by the Rossville Kiwanis Club. Key Club District Treasurer, Laura Boyle has been instrumental in forming the K-Kids Club and, and she works with the K-Kids members at meetings and projects.

The vision for the K-Kids Club came from one of the elementary school students who learned about K-Kids while attending her brother’s End of the Year Key Club Banquet at Ridgeland High School. As a result, she sent a letter asking, “Can we have a K-Kids at our school?”. From there the Kiwanis Club met with school administration, and the K-Kids Club was born.

Click on the following link to view the segment:

http://www.wdef.com/s/hrM7p8IgwkmZen3Ng-3KhQ.cspx#.Ttb_q4jwP1I.aolmail

You can download the registration packet HERE.

K-Family Conference (352KB)

Thank you,

Gene Harrell
Assistant Administrator
K-T Key Club District