Club �Enhancement Guide

Capital District Key Club

Make Meetings Fun

Why do members come to meetings?

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What creates a fun atmosphere?

Make a Scene with a Theme!

• Upcoming Celebrations or Service Initiatives
• Halloween, Valentine’s Day
• District Projects, Governor’s Projects, International Charities
• Spirit Days
• Pajama Day, Tie Dye Day, Crazy Hair Day
• Bring… to the Meeting
• Favorite childhood toy, something to have while stranded on an island
• Competitions with Awards
• Most spirited Key Clubber, Board Games, Video Games
• Reward with Gifts cards, Candy, Pizza

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Governor

Emma Llewellyn

Notes:

Create energetic meetings using service initiatives and themes

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Add Interaction

• PowerPoints
• Use PowerPoint applications, such as PearDeck, to have members actively participate in meetings
• Discussions
• Promote member interaction
• Ask questions that require more than a “yes” or “no” response
• How can we improve as a club?
• What were your favorite service projects and why?
• More Ideas
• Zoom Polls, Mentimeter, Kahoots, Chatbox function, Jamboard

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Breakout

• Guided Breakout Rooms
• Have members talk about service project ideas, provide feedback on a club topic, or do a service project together
• Socials
• After meetings, allow members to play games or work on homework together
• Breakout rooms can also provide a place for members to get to know each other and make friends within the club
• Meetings can be shorter to incorporate these extra options

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Shake It Up

• Guest Speakers
• Contact alumni, your LTG, Capital District Executive Officers, local K-Family, or community organizations to speak at meetings
• Invite District Executives to talk about district projects
• Late-Night Talk Show
• Have two officers take the role of talk show hosts and plan fun segments
• Impersonate celebrities, engage the audience, and share Key Club information with this fun format

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Shake It Up cont.

• Utilize Everyone
• Host engaging meetings by using all officers and adding surprises
• Engagement from officers and members creates energetic meetings
• Promote
• Ensure members know of fun meeting events beforehand
• Ultimately, club members should always be excited for meetings

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Secretary-Treasurer

Karen Raphael

Notes:

Make meetings fun

Serve the members

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Social Media

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How can social media recruit members?

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Why is having a club social media important?

Account Usage

• Why Post
• Social media can be used as an outlet to inform and motivate members
• How to Post
• Canva is an easy-to-learn application for making appealing graphics
• Assign an officer position to create and post the graphics - Webmaster
• Engage members by using polls and asking for theme ideas
• When to Post
• Use consistent, structured weekly posts to update members on upcoming events and meetings
• Meeting recaps of the highlights, important information, and photos

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Engagement

• Member Spotlights
• Highlight a member’s participation in club events or outstanding contributions to their community
• Memes
• High schoolers love memes - include funny posts
• Opinions
• Create polls to ask questions about service projects and meeting improvement ideas
• Respond to comments to encourage members to share opinions

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Webmaster

Richard Lee

Notes:

Navigating Canva

Make fun graphics

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Incentivize

How can we encourage members?

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What can we do to reward members?

Do More as a Club

• Club Competitions
• Most volunteer hours in a month, best costume
• Activites
• Use supplemental activities to continually engage members
• Video Game Tournament, 3v3 Basketball Games , Social Time
• Provide What is Needed
• Do members need speakers to keep them motivated? A place for service AND a place to get help with homework? A place to socialize and get away from everything?

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Club Rewards

• Member Hall of Fame
• Display names of exceptional senior members
• Outstanding Member of the Month
• A member with exceptional service and participation
• Student Spotlights
• Highlight student successes on social media platforms
• Food
• Pizza or cupcakes to recruit/reward members

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Editor

Esha Ahmad

Notes:

Go above and beyond to serve your members

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