[Bxscience Key Club] Running for Office

So last week, we have just started the nomination process. 

You can run for Lieutenant Governor, President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer or Editor/Webmaster. 

The Lieutenant Governor represents the division( in our case, Division 11). He/she holds monthly meetings called Divisionals, updating the clubs in that division with more information into the service year. The Lieutenant Governor works on many levels: District, Division and the clubs. They will have to attend monthly board meetings up in Albany to discuss issues with the district board and other LTGs. At Divisionals, those new updates will be transferred and shared with the clubs. With the Divisional board, the LTG will create Divisional events as well, such as fundraisers and they will host the annual Fall Rallys. As for clubs, they visit the club meetings. 

The President holds club meetings weekly, and board meetings monthly. Retaining information from the LTG about District projects, and events, the president will share the updates with the members. With the board, they should pave a way to make the club more successful in the next service year. They are also the person who primarily contacts other clubs on different levels whether it be Key Clubs, or Kiwanis Clubs. Every month, they will fill out the LTG Evaluation Form. They work alongside the Projects committee. 

The Vice-President is responsible for the committees. There are the projects, scrapbook, fundraising and outreach committees. He/she holds monthly committee meetings with the committee heads in which they update one another on their progress. Besides committees, the Vice-President helps other board members in their responsibilities. 

The Secretary updates the points system with events, meetings, fundraisers etc. They also have to fill out a Monthly Report Form (MRF) stating what events they have done in the past month where they give a description of the events as well as inputting service hours. During the meetings, the secretary has to take the notes/minutes. At the beginning of the year, the secretary works with the treasurer on adding official members to the roster. 

The Treasurer is responsible for money transactions, as well as the Fundraising Report Forms (FRFs). After a fundraiser or whenever the club makes a donation, the treasurer submits in information with the donation allowing the club to receive credit. They are also in charge of handling the dues in the beginning of the year, working with the secretary on the roster. They work alongside the Fundraising committee. 

The Editor/Webmaster is in charge of the website as well as the newsletters. They update the website with pictures, forms, and petitions. Gathering all the articles submitted to the outreach committee, they publish newsletters throughout the service year. 

If you are interested in running for LTG, email the current LTG, Lillian Xie at lillianxie.ltg@nydkc.org. We will not be holding nominations for this position in the club meetings. 

If you are interested in running for the board positions, to be nominated, the person who nominates you has to be an official Key Clubber. This means that they paid their dues. Once you accept the nomination you will be having an interview with the officer of the position that you are running for, and thus continue to the elections. If there are a lot of candidates for a particular position, the interviews will be used to narrow down the candidates. 

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