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Your Role in the Club

As the editor, you serve as the…

Advertiser
Communicator
General Publicity Person

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Weekly Responsibilites

Attend all club meetings
Post a calendar of events to publicize meetings
Make morning announcements, posters, signs, and banners to promote projects and meetings
Document and photograph memorable service projects

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Monthly Responsibilites

Attend club board meetings
Attend Kiwanis club meetings and provide updates on club happenings
Update the social media page, if the club has one
Send articles/photos to the District Editor
Produce a club newsletter

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Additional Responsibilities

Train your successor
Create a scrapbook for your club that can be entered at DCON
Create club advertisements such as videos and flyers to promote your club
Make public-service announcements, contact local press, and send articles to community newspapers.

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The Sunshine Source

All editors should be familiar with The Sunshine Source (TSS).

TSS is the official bi-monthly newsletter for the Florida District.
TSS is a good reference for your

newsletter–layout and content wise.

https://issuu.com/fdkci

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Using Newsletters

Improve club communication
Keep members interested
Advertise your own service projects, Division Council Meetings, and other division and/or district events (DCON, Spring Zone Rally, etc.)

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Do…

DO include pictures from past events
DO adhere to Key Club graphic standards following the Key Club Brand Guide
DO include a message from your president
DO add information for future events

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Do..

DO send out by email
DO create catchy title
DO include Key Club logos
DO send to all members, Faculty Advisor, Kiwanis Advisor, Lieutenant Governor, District Editor, and anyone else who requests a copy

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Don’t…

Don’t make your newsletter excessively long.
Don’t leave it to the last minute to complete.
Don’t make the pages too cluttered
Don’t alter the Key Club logo or graphics
Don’t stress, just do your best!
Don’t use acronyms without typing the whole phrase out first.

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General Tips

Ask your Lieutenant Governor for help or advice when needed.
Stick to a schedule when publishing newsletters.
Share your newsletter with your school, it will highlight all the great work your club has done.

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More Tips

Take a look at your Division Newsletters (sent out by your Lieutenant Governor) for inspiration.
Include pictures! You want your members to enjoy reading it.
Make it colorful and visually striking

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How?

There are multiple ways to produce a newsletter:

Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Word
Canva
Adobe Illustrator

Any program you feel comfortable using should work fine.

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How?

Use online templates such as MailChimp to create a formatted email to be sent to your members with information
Use Canva, an online resource to create flyers or advertisements
Save your newsletters as a PDF; this will make it more accessible to members.
Your Lieutenant Governor can provide templates or you can make your own.

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Using Social Media

Social Media is a great way to reach many members
If your club already has social media make sure to keep it updated so members don’t lose interest
Post events and service projects and create hashtags

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Brand Guide

Use the approved fonts for your main body text

You can use non-approved fonts for headers/decoration

No restrictions on color
https://www.keyclub.org/brandguide

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Examples of Social Media

Examples of effective social media:

A Facebook page or group open to members
Twitter or Instagram account that posts about upcoming events

If your club does not have social media, you should bring the idea up to your other officers

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Distinguished Editor

A Distinguished Club Editor exhibits leadership and places Key Club as a top priority
Distinguished Editors are recognized for their hard work at District Conference (DCON)
This is a great guideline to set for yourself as club editor

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Distinguished Editor

These are some of the qualities of a Distinguished Editor:

A Minimum of 75 service hours
Produces regular newsletters & sends them to District Editor
Creates a club scrapbook
Attends KCKC and SZR
Attends Divisional Council Meetings

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Distinguished Editors

Qualities of a Distinguished Editor (Cont.)

Attends past District Conference
Attends upcoming District Conference
Attends club meetings and board meetings
Submits articles to visual media to The Sunshine Source

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How to Apply

Under “Awards and Contests” Tab at floridakeyclub.org
Follow all application rules and guidelines
Keep in mind - your faculty advisor will need to verify that all the information on your application is accurate

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Resources

Lieutenant Governor: division__@floridakeyclub.org

District Editor:

editor@floridakeyclub.org

Florida District of Key Club Website: www.floridakeyclub.org