Sunflower Project: 2nd semester update 1

This week, we were planning to spend 1 hour training the children swimming, but they were unable to come, and so the schedule has been shifted by 1 week. So the next week will be swimming, and for the session on the week after the next, we will spend time on the IT lab and later play cricket in the field.

Key Club Monthly Meeting

This week, we had the Key Club meeting, where all the service project leaders got together to hand us in their reports. The report included what they’ve been doing throughout the year as well as the financial record.

As a treasurer, my job is not only to keep the record of our finance, but also to keep tracks of how other service projects are doing financially, so that we know their situations if they ask us to provide the necessary funds to support their activities.

I’ve made a document on word where I can keep the record of the finance of each project, so that it can be accessed anytime when asked. I still haven’t received all the reports yet, but this should be done within a week’s time.

Our next meeting will be the last week of June and that time, we hope to have a proper agenda and formalize the meetings. Hopefully we’ll be able to get the service leaders to make a brief speech about what they’ve done this year, the money raised, money contributed and so on. They’ll give us a monthly report as well, which I’ll then record on the document.

Key Club Account Opened!

This week the account has been opened for the Key Club in the business office. As the money we’ve raised is with the PTA, the money will be transferred to the account after the holiday.

Fund Raise for Key Club!

On the 18th of March, there was a secondary production at OSC auditorium, called “The Curious Savage”. In this occasion, the Key Club has decided to do a bake sale and raise some funds.

This was organized with the collaboration of the PTA, Key Club and the Prison Babies. The money was split 50-50 to the Key Club and the Prison Babies. We managed to raise about Rs. 8000 and all of this will go into the Key Club account in the school, which will be created shortly.

As a treasurer, my job is to make sure that money goes to the Key Club account and make a record of it. Next week, I’ll go to the business office and create the accounts for the Key Club, so that money can be safely placed.

Key Club!

Mission statement:

Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership (for more information, visit www.keyclub.org).

Our school is the first school in Sri Lanka to have Key Club. This was brought in by Ms. Shameela, our CAS coordinator and this year is our first year of the Key Club.

All the CAS leaders are the members of the Key Club and last week we’ve selected the President, Vice-president, Secretary and Treasurer. I’m happy to inform that I’ve been elected as the Treasurer of this youth club.

The board members are;

President: Damien Martin

Vice President: Harini Liyanage

Secretary: Annie Gillstedt

Treasurer: Terunaga Tamura

Editor: HeeSoo Kim

Directors: T R Aparna, Maheshi Dharmasiri, Sandushi Pathiraja, Avindya Koralagamage, Keisha Gani.

This is a big organization and I now have a big responsibility as the treasurer, but I’m fully committed to accomplish my duties with the help of others. There are many duties as club treasure, but the general duties are;

• Control the club’s money, its collection and disbursement.
• Transact all business through a bank or school account. Many schools do not allow clubs to keep independent checking or savings accounts. It does not matter who writes the check – school officials or the Key Club treasure. What does matter, though, is that the treasurer be responsible for keeping accurate books that will enable him/her to give a full financial report whenever requested.
• Reconcile bank statements.
• Record all expenditures and income for the week.
• Deposit club funds.
• Collect all monies from club projects.

 These are the general duties and I’ll be continuing these until February 2012.

Goals:

Through this fantastic youth club, the goals I hope to achieve are;

• Increase awareness of my strengths and areas for growth
• Undertake new challenges
• Plan and initiate activities
• Work collaboratively with others
• Show perseverance and commitment in activities
• Engage with issues of global importance
• Consider the ethical implications of the actions
• Develop new skills

I hope that our first year of Key Club will be successful and fulfilling!

The pictures below are from the Key Club installation ceremony.