District Governor -- Blake Ladenburg
Hello Montana District;
First off I am really honored and thankful to you guys for electing me as your new District Governor! Just a little info on me; I am currently a sophomore at Columbia Falls High School where I am doing very well. I have a 4.0 GPA and serve as the sophomore class president. I am a part of our school’s five year-in-a-row state A Speech and Debate team, where I compete in Memorized Public Address. I strive to succeed at anything I begin and attempt to do it in an extremely timely and efficient matter. I can’t wait to begin this year as Governor and see what it has in store for this Mighty Montana District.
I am really pleased to be starting this 2011-2012 Key Club year. This year is sure to be nothing short of purely amazing, and I’m sure it will prove to all of Key Club that “little” Montana can rock just like the “big” districts. To do this we need to continue last year’s efforts but on a bigger scale; meaning pushing clubs to increase membership, provided these new members new and exciting projects, and to simply expand and put the Key Club name back into the community. For those of you who attended district convention you know a little about my platform but even for a small reminder. My goals for the next year are:
- Communication: This is a common goal among all who run for district office; my specific goals for communication include, establish an effective communication system by via email, text and of course phone calls. This is perhaps the hardest goal to accomplish do to the fact it evolves two people at all times, but I believe with the “keep to it attitude” you can get anything and everything communicated in a very timely manner.
- Reference Calendar: This calendar that will consist of important dates and deadlines all clubs need to be aware of. This would further connect the district to the Club level, and provide a backup system for the clubs in case of lack of communication or error in communication. This calendar would be easily accessible through the Montana District website, this website, for all clubs to view and even add events to the calendar themselves. This would further build the bridge of communication from the district and club level helping to accomplish my first goal.
- Survey System: This survey system would allow me to track accomplishments and tasks of the district board and clubs throughout the district! Thus, it would create a common knowledge base for all clubs, and members of the district board, to further enhance the duties of the Montana District. As I said, with this system, I would be able to track accomplishments of the District board as well as to provide your clubs the knowledge of what we, as a board should be accomplishing. This would serve as another communication tool, but this time between the club and me personally.
This next year is sure to continue the uphill climb started last year to even greater heights. This won’t be easy but with your dedication and countless hours devoted to the organization I am sure we will accomplish these goals and aspirations within the year. I leave you with a quote from Brian Littrell, “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” So, shoot for the moon set your goals high and push even harder. Who knows you might find yourself in a place you would have never imagined. So have fun, accomplish all you can do, learn leadership, but most importantly lets continue to better our home, school and community on community service project at a time.
Yours in Service,
Blake A. Ladenburg
Governor 2011-2012
Mighty Montana District