It's the start of the new year, and our essential workers are going strong, working through this pandemic. We want to show our gratitude for everything they do and commend their hard work and commitment. For this service project, we are writing letters and making art pieces for frontline workers at a local hospital as well as for postal workers. To participate, follow the steps below!:

1.  Gather your supplies for cardmaking/your art piece (paper, markers, paint, pens, etc.) Make sure you have a stopwatch timer!

2. Start your timer when you begin making your art/letter. Create your thank you letter/art! Let your creativity flow! When you finish creating the letter/art, stop the timer. 

3. Take a picture of your work. Try to take some candid photos while you make the letter/art as well!. Fill out this form to log your hours

4. SENDING YOUR LETTER/ART: Please refer to your email.

 It's that season again… Trick or Treat for Unicef season!! Key Club participates in this fundraiser annually to help Unicef raise enough funds to provide services and supplies to help people around the world. Although there is social distancing this year, the fundraiser is still going on! This year instead of going outside and asking for change in person, you can donate virtually to our collection box with virtual coins. These coins can be earned by watching videos, completing activities or by donating actual money! Get spooky dolphins and help us raise money for Unicef! 

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In order to better educate and communicate with the deaf community, Division 11 is learning sign language to create videos about the current crisis in Yemen. 

How to Participate:

1. Sign up using the link on the @d11dolphins IG.

2.Download SignSchool on your mobile device.

3. Use SignSchool and learn your assigned phrase using online sources.

4. Film your

5. Log your hours spent learning sign language using the link below.

*CLOSES AUGUST 20TH

In an effort to end world hunger, we are playing FreeRice! You can play this game on a website browser or on the mobile app. As you play, advertisements will pop up on your screen. Whenever you see these advertisements, you "trigger a financial payment to the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world." To participate, create an account and enter the group code so we can see who can get the highest score! Make sure to track your time spend playing the game and log your hours using the link in your email. 

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This is our first division-wide service event! The service week breakdown is shown below!:

Monday: Mini Safety Posters for Kids

Tuesday: Informational Posts on Social Media

Wednesday: Thank you emails to school faculty and advisors

Thursday: Thank you emails to Kiwanis Advisors

Friday: Color a Smile for Senior Citizens

More information can be found on the division Instagram. Be sure to log your hours and show proof of service.

We are partnering with Mar Vista to make ornaments and Christmas cards to donate to families in need, living in Imperial Beach. There is no limit to service hours. 

How does this work?:

1. Pick up needed materials at 866 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (Saint James Church Parking Lot). *If you cannot drive down, please let me know! I can pick up the supplies and figure out how to get them to you. 

2. Assemble your ornament or card at home. Be sure to record how long it takes you to complete it! 

3. Take a picture of you making the ornament/card and log your hours.

4. Drop off your completed ornament or Christmas card at Saint James Church.

Join us in solving math problems to raise money for UNICEF! For every problem you solve correctly, you unlock a $0.25 gift to UNICEF. So far, we have raised approximately $2,466 as a club. Help us raise more to alleviate crises around the world!

Make sure you log your hours using the form below!

Division 11 is reaching out to those in foster care. There are over 400,000 children in the foster care system and we are making a collective effort to uplift and support them through messages in emails, letters, and with art. Also, if you would like ot support the USPS, you may mail your letter to a foster home. Service hours are honored by how much time you spend working on the project. Make sure to log your hours using the link below!

You can send your kind words and art to letterstofosterchildren@gmail.com.  

*Closes August 7th

This division-wide service project is a great way to get exercise, accumulate service hours, and raise money for charity! Using the Charity Miles app, all time spent walking, running, or biking will be tracked. $0.25 will be donated by corporate sponsors for every mile walked/ran/dances. $0.10 will be donated for every mile biked. All of the money that is raised for this event will go directly to March of Dimes (one of our main charities)! This charity advocates for better maternal and natal health.

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Come join us on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a community cleanup day! We will help beautify the local community. This event will run from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM .Volunteers will be provided with buckets and gloves but are encouraged to bring their own as supplies are limited. We will be working with various volunteers under I Love a Clean San Diego. 

RSVP with the link in your email. Letters to verify service hours will be provided at the event

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Do you have old basketball shoes that you no longer use? Are they still in good condition? Do you know anyone who has old, good-condition basketball shoes? If you do, find those shoes and bring them over to our basketball shoe drive! We are looking for used basketball shoes that are still in good condition to donate to the homeless youth. 

We are working with Homecourt Advantage, a local nonprofit organization that works with the homeless youth by mentoring them through basketball! They work with kids of all ages, from 5-year-olds to high school students, so feel free to bring any old basketball shoes you have. They will be donated to the kids at the East County Transitional Living Center in El Cajon. 

In order to show our appreciation to teachers during this time for teaching us on top of dealing with the COVID-19 safety protocols, we are sending them digital thank you letters made by you! In order to participate in this event, follow the directions below!:

1. Write and design your letter using a digital platform such as Canva.

2. Attend our letter making sessions so that we can track your hours for you! Available dates: 9/20,9/22,9/26,9/28

3. Send your letter(s) to mdchskeyclub@gmail.com.

For this inter-club event, we are working with San Diego High School and Crawford High School to create Division 11-themed bracelets. We have two bracelets available at different prices: wave-pattern bracelet for $7 and a pink beaded bracelet with blue and white threads for $10. Encourage your friends to purchase a bracelet! All donations go directly to the Pediatric Trauma Program. To participate for service hours, fill out the volunteer form in your email. Be sure to log your hours. Remember, hours are counted by how much time you spend MAKING the bracelet.

Join us on June 26th at Mount Helix Park to remove dry, invasive plants that pose a wildfire hazard. Make sure to bring clothes and shoes you can get dirty, water, and gloves. We will be working from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM. 

RSVP link can be found in your emails.

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Want to get service hours and help your local environment? Join us in this Coastal Sage Scrub Restoration event organized by the San Diego Audubon Society. As a club, we will be working to remove non-native plants at the Grand Caribe Shoreline Park in Coronado, and replace them with native coastal sage scrub vegetation. Coastal sage scrub is one of the most imperiled habitat types in Southern CA, with most of it lost to widespread development. Come learn about these native plants and the birds, insects and other wildlife that are attracted to these restored areas!

RSVP using the link in your email and make sure to read the email for suggested supplies to bring. 

Do you love animals? Are you good at crafting? Then this is the project for you! MD Key Club is partnering with the Humane Society and Project Wildlife to get homemade toys to the animals they provide services to. If you want to participate please let us know as we will be emailing you a PDF with specific instructions. Make sure to follow them precisely or else your toy will not be accepted! Please log your hours and take pictures of your toys before October 31st! 

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Join us in solving math problems to raise money for UNICEF! For every problem you solve correctly, you unlock a $0.25 gift to UNICEF. You can receive a maximum of 4 hours by attending one of the math sessions on the dates below! Be sure to fill out the RSVP in the link below and log your hours once completed!

For this event, we are working with Key Clubs from the schools included in the graphic above.

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Thursday, August 20 @ 4PM

Saturday, August 22 @ 2PM

Thursday, August 27 @ 4PM

Saturday, August 29 @ 2PM

* CLOSES AUGUST 30TH

Our division leadership team is raising money for the Pediatric Trauma Program! They are completing embarrassing dares for charity. Here's what you can do to help:

1. Find your division leader or club president on Instagram.

2. Take a look at their dare BINGO board. 

3. Venmo Kayla with the donation for the dare you selected.

4. See your leader do the dare!

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Our division has decided to take on this butterflies of hope project. Members will decorate an container to appeal to their senior, and then fill those containers will little messages (these can be inside jokes, old memories, favorite songs, compliments, and anything else of the sort that will bring hope to these seniors who, unfortunately, were not able to experience their end-of-year activities). Hours will be logged based on time spent working on the project. Each member is responsible for delivering their container to their senior. 

Boo! Check out this spooky service opportunity! Join us on Sunday, October 27 from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. We will be helping to set up the Great Pumpkin Patch in downtown. Start your service bright and early by the water, and get in the spirit of the season by cleaning up the area, moving pumpkins, and setting up supplies for the event.

Make sure to check your emails for the RSVP link. Letters of verification will be ready and distributed at the event site. 

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