HEDGEHOGS! Another month another newsletter! I cant believe its my 3rd newsletter of the term so far! We are already halfway through summer and schools about to start which means more Key Club events! I can't wait to show ya'll whats about to come for our division. Make sure to keep up with the socials
and the remind for any updates on events! Stay safe and hydrated hedgehogs!
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Rolling to Service, Katherine Dinh
Division 13 West News Editor 2022-2023
What’s poppin hedgehogs! Summer days are coming to an end, but I hope you’re really to roll into an amazing second quarter of service and fun memories! School is starting, but that means key club
"Never apologize for being yourself" meetings are resuming soon!!! Reach out to your club officers to see what your club will be up to and stick around to see just what the division has in store.
Rolling to Service, Janelle Sangmoah
Division 13 West Lt Governor 2022-2023
ARE YOU READY TO ROLL ON INTO AUGUST? This month is full of service and great bonding activities with our division. I can’t wait to serve alongside you all at our events! Let’s make the most out of the rest of our summer and roll with the hedgehogs! If you ever have any questions, don’t be shy, contact me or our LTG Janelle or EA Elia! Shine bright, hedgehogs!
Rolling to Service,
Division 13 West Executive Assistant 2022-2023
Hi Hedgehogs! Sadly, summer is coming to an end. We should make the most out of our summers by enjoying the sun with family, friends, and Key Club. Thank you for coming out to our July's Beach BBQ Jubilee DCM where we got to hang out with the Crystal KIWINs with awesome food and games at the beach. I also can't wait for everyone to gain service hours at our community garden and backpack distribution events
To the amazing D13W officers, I hope you all learned a lot from our annual OTC event Let's plan goals for our school Key Clubs to achieve our division PTP, charity, and service hours goals. With this in mind, I am looking forward to another term with great endeavors for Key Club Let's all work hard and have fun!
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact me via email or Instagram I am looking forward to seeing you all at our monthly Division events Until then Hedgehogs!
Rolling to Service, Elia Manuel
Division 13 West Executive Assistant 2022-2023
The end of summer marking start of school. But don't fret! We're the good stuff. This month will hold many firsts for the terms: s wide fundraiser event, asynchronous service week, Region Olym soon be welcoming so many newbees into our division. Get read into service with our spiking spirit!
My name is Anabell Dinh. I'm a rising Senior attending Lincoln High School. To me, Key Club is a small community of people that love to serve those around us. In Key Club we're all striving to be good leaders who are very unique! I have a strong love for Key Club, as I've been a proud member for 4 terms! my ig: @dn.anabell
My name Denise Madali. I’m from GALA and an upcoming Junior this year. Key Club to me is a great way to make friends and have a GREAT time while at the same time be able to give back to our community!! I am one of this years Head Spirit Coordinators and I’m looking forward to leading you guys to VICTORY in RTC and FRS this year!!! also if y’all would like follow my insta ;) @denise.madali
On a lovely Saturday afternoon at Grand Park from 1-4pm, Division 13 West DLT, club officers and committee members joined together for the aktion plan rainbow picnic! Each school choose a designated color to match their food and clothing with. Customized aktion plans made by LTG Janelle were created for each school. During the wait for the plans to be distributed, schools were divided with a sister school to host an interclub with! After the picnic, Division 13 West leaders continued to communicate their plans and goals for their clubs as the 2nd quarter rolls in!
On a Monday, July 25, 2022, Division 13 West and Crystal KIWIN's headed west to Playa Del Rey Beach for a joint DCM! Members got a chance to meet new people, gain service hours, and enjoy some food at the beach! Upperclassmen got a chance to dress up in surfer attire while underclassmen dressed up in biker attire. The event started off with splitting up into groups for the DCM portion of the Jubilee. After, members made bags out of newspaper to collect trash with. Pictures were taken and members got a chance to enjoy the lovely food and the beach! The Beach BBQ Jubilee was adjourned and members were headed home!
On the 4th of July, GALA Key Club was invited by the Santa Monica Kiwanis Club to join LACES, Palisades, and Crystal Kiwins at the Santa Monica 4th of July Parade to commemorate the Santa Monica Key Club’s 100th Anniversary. We met up at Santa Monica beach at 8:30 to decorate the parade truck before the event. By the end of the hour, the white truck was completely unrecognizable, and was decked out with red, white, and blue tinsel and draped in American flag banners. After decorating, we drove to the parade route and waved to spectators as we marched down Main Street. All in all, we were super appreciative to have been able to meet clubs outside our division. We look forward to next year’s parade!
On Saturday, June 11th 2022, Division 13 West teamed up with the nonprofit Friends of Ballona Wetlands and held a creek cleanup! The event began with introductions to get to know the workers & their roles with the organization. To acquaint ourselves with the creek, we toured the area and prepared for the activity by suiting up with gloves and trash bags. Afterwards, we made our way to the site and picked up a variety of trash, with the total collected amounting to over 45 pounds! We were incredibly happy to help dwindle the amount of trash that appears on Ballona Creek and learn more about the importance of a clean environment!
On Thursday, June 30, Larchmont Key Club hosted a boba fundraiser at Gong Cha Little Tokyo from 12-8 p.m. With the support of past key club members, friends from other key clubs, and members/family of Larchmont, we were able to raise $128! To promote the event, leaders created two trendy promotional videos. Leaders also promoted the day of the event by passing out flyers outside the place encouraging people to come in. The Gong Cha boba fundraiser was a success!
On Saturday, June 18, 2022, South Gate Key Club partook in a monthly community clean-up organized by the South Gate Kiwanis. The clean-up took place behind a local Tom’s Burgers and residential area. Upon arrival, each volunteer and member were afforded a pair of gloves, a trash picker, a black trash bag, and a Kiwanis vest. Members from Legacy High School, South Gate High School, and Girl Scouts from the community all volunteered! From 9:00 - 10:00 am, all volunteers worked in cohorts to fill more than 7+ trash bags. In closing, a joyous raffle was held by the Kiwanis to commemorate the end of the event, and gift cards were distributed to the winners! In all, members who attended the event were able to make a positive environmental impact on their neighborhood, alongside dedicated individuals with a passion for service. Both high schools look forward to the July Kiwanis Clean-up!
We held our first cabinet meeting to introduce all new cabinet members and discuss plans for the following year. There were a lot of ideas shared and discussed to raise membership and club spirit for the up coming school year.
This month our service project coordinators, Brook'lynn and Olive, planned a environment focused service project where members brought and used biodegradable items (such as egg cartons) to fill with soil and plant different seeds. Members were able to distribute the plants (encouraging others to join key club doing so) where little messages containing the importance of recycling were attached In addition, members from our club went out to the Ballona Creek reserve during our summer break to help clean up the environment In addition, we also got to celebrate pride month as members created different posters in regards to pride and the LGBTQ+ community. As for D13W June monthly recognition, our president (of GALA) Jade was selected for officer of the month, GALA was elected for club of the month, and our service project of Seed Planters was recognized as well. Lastly, our club's member of the month is Anjola (editor for newsletters) for being active in club activities, attending out of school events, and taking the time to make the first monthly newsletter!
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