CNH|KEY CLUB
Volume 1, Issue 2 | December 2018
THE NINJA TEA The Official Bellflower Key Club Newsletter
THE HOLIDAY EDITION
IN IN THIS THIS ISSUE ISSUE
EDITORS’ MESSAGES CLUB UPDATE EVENT RECAP CALENDAR KEY CLUB 101 CONTACT
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EDITORS’ EDITORS’ MESSAGES MESSAGES
DANIEL LE | WEBMASTER
HELLO NINJAS! AS WE ENTER THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, WE ARE NEARING FINALS AND THE END OF THE SEMESTER! IF YOU DIDN’T GET A CHANCE TO VOLUNTEER THAT MUCH THIS SEMESTER, DON’T WORRY! MAKE IT YOUR GOAL TO PARTICIPATE MORE NEXT SEMESTER IN MORE SERVICE AND SOCIAL EVENTS! THERE ARE PLENTY OF SERVICE EVENTS AND I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AS MANY AS YOU CAN! I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL STUDY HARD AND PASS YOUR FINALS! TAKE THIS TIME TO REST AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY OVER WINTER BREAK!
GREETINGS, NINJAS! I HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR SO FAR, AND ARE CONTINUING TO WORK HARD AT SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WITH SEMESTER FINALS AROUND THE CORNER. I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS HAD A RESTFUL THANKSGIVING BREAK, AND THAT YOU GUYS ALSO USED THIS TIME WISELY AND PRODUCTIVELY. WITH THE NEARING END OF THE 1ST SEMESTER, I HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS INCREASE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR CLUB AND IN UPCOMING SERVICE AND SOCIAL EVENTS. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO UTILIZE THE UPCOMING CHRISTMAS BREAK TO COMPLETE SOME SERVICE HOURS AND TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES! HOWEVER, I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO TAKE THE TIME TO REST AND REFLECT ON WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR, AND ESTABLISH GOALS FOR YOURSELVES FOR THE NEXT SEMESTER. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SERVICE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THUS FAR!
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JULIANNE MIANA | SECRETARY
CLUB CLUB UPDATE UPDATE
914.83/2400 SERVICE HOUR GOAL
$50/$350 FUNDRAISER GOAL
FOR FOR THE THE MONTH MONTH OF OF NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER, BELLFLOWER BELLFLOWER KEY KEY CLUB CLUB PARTICIPATED PARTICIPATED IN IN FALL FALL RALLY RALLY 2018, 2018, THE THE SANDRA SANDRA JOHNSON JOHNSON MEMORIAL MEMORIAL TREE TREE PLANTING, PLANTING, NOVEMBER NOVEMBER DCM, DCM, THE THE THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING FOOD FOOD BASKET BASKET PROJECT, PROJECT, AND AND THE THE CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS GIFT GIFT WRAPPING WRAPPING EVENT, EVENT, ALONG ALONG WITH WITH SEVERAL SEVERAL SPIRIT SPIRIT SESSIONS. SESSIONS.
CRYSTAL FLORES FONSECA MEMBER OF THE MONTH
NAHEIM BANKS OFFICER OF THE MONTH
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EVENT EVENT RECAP RECAP FALL RALLY SPIRIT SESSIONS At the Fall Rally Spirit Sessions, everyone in our division learned cheers, dance moves, and even stomping routines as we prepared for FRS. Each spirit session, we split the room into two teams so they could spirit battle each other. This was a fun learning experience as we were able to get the hang of new cheers while battling our friends. Our ninjas were so full of energy and it paid off at Fall Rally because WE WON THAT SPIRIT STICK!
FALL RALLY SOUTH 2018 Bellflower Key Club attended Fall Rally South 2018 with a great amount of spirit. Prior to the event, we reserved a day for teaching our members the chants and let them make posters. We had many first time attendees who have given such positive feedback thus far. With the amount of energy we brought, we were able to help our division win the spirit stick. As vice president, I can say that I am very proud of my fellow ninjas. Go Ninjas!
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EVENT EVENT
SANDRA JOHNSON MEMORIAL TREE PLANTING On November 17, several Bellflower Key Clubbers attended the Sandra Johnson Memorial Tree Planting service event, where they helped plant trees in a Long Beach neighborhood near Hudson Park in honor of the late Sandra Johnson. Like last month’s Otis Reid Memorial Tree Planting, this tree planting was also a part of Long Beach’s “I Dig Long Beach- 6,000 Trees by 2020” project.
THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKET PROJECT Hey Ninjas! For this month, one of the events that our members decided to participate in was the Thanksgiving Food Basket Project, which took place on Monday, November 19th from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Kiwanis Hall over Thanksgiving Break. At this event, members from our club were more than happy to first sort out canned food items into piles, and then later, organize into food baskets. The nice thing about this event is that these food baskets were given to families within the city who were in need. Each family received a basket that consisted of a variety of canned food items, a turkey, and a bag of bread. Because of our hard work, we were able to provide multiple families with a Thanksgiving dinner. Happy holidays!
BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL FOOD DRIVE From November 26 to December 4, Bellflower Key Club participated in Bellflower High School’s annual food drive. Members brought cans and goods to donate to families in need of food during the holiday season.
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RECAP RECAP CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAPPING EVENT On November 24, our Bellflower Key Clubbers volunteered at Bellflower Kiwanis Hall for the Christmas Gift Wrapping Event. At this event, our senior Key Club members happily took on the task of wrapping presents for the upcoming Special Olympics Christmas Party, as well as shopping for the gifts themselves. This event not only presented our Key Clubbers the opportunity to help out their local community, but also provided them the chance to collaborate with Key Clubbers from other schools who were also present at this event. Through this event, our Key Club members were also able to contribute to creating and maintaining the holiday spirit of giving.
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NOVEMBER DCM At November DCM, members of 13 South brought food to celebrate their win at Fall Rally. Before the feast, we made cards for our Thanksgiving food drive, wishing them a great year and good health. These cards were to be placed in each food box for families in our community. Making these cards reminded us to be grateful for our blessings. After that, we ate while watching Fall Rally videos made by various members. Events like these bring us closer to each other as we make memories this term. All in all, we had a fun evening!
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8 SPIRIT SESSION
SPIRIT SESSION
FALL RALLY SOUTH
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17 NOVEMBER DCM & SANDRA J. TREE PLANTING
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FOOD BASKET PROJECT
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GIFT WRAPPING EVENT
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BELLFLOWER FOOD DRIVE
BELLFLOWER FOOD DRIVE
BELLFLOWER FOOD DRIVE
BELLFLOWER FOOD DRIVE
BELLFLOWER FOOD DRIVE
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KEY CLUB 101 MEET THE SCHOOLS OF OUR DIVISION!
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CABINET CABINET CONTACTS CONTACTS MR. ADAM SMITH BELLFLOWER HIGH ADVISOR ASMITH@BUSD.K12.CA.US
MR. RAY HAMADA BELLFLOWER KIWANIS ADVISOR RHAMADA@CA.RR.COM
JACKIE CARDENAS PRESIDENT JACKIETAISCARDENAS@GMAIL.COM
NAHEIM BANKS VICE PRESIDENT NAHEIMBA@GMAIL.COM
CHIZARAM IWUANYANWU VICE PRESIDENT CHIZARAM19@GMAIL.COM
KHLOWEE GARCIA VICE PRESIDENT KHLOWEDITS@GMAIL.COM
SISSY ARENAS TREASURER SISSYRNS1@GMAIL.COM
JULIANNE MIANA SECRETARY JULIANNENICOLEMIANA@GMAIL.COM
TERILYNN EAR HISTORIAN TERILYNNEAR@YAHOO.COM
DANIEL LE WEBMASTER LEDANIELBAO@GMAIL.COM
ALANNHA SANCHEZ SERGEANT AT ARMS ALANNHASANCHEZ@GMAIL.COM
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DIVISION DIVISION CONTACTS CONTACTS EMILY YAN DIVISION MEMBER RECOGNITION EYAN0901@GMAIL.COM
KHLOWEE GARCIA JUDGING COMMITTEE KHLOWEDITS@GMAIL.COM
DOMINIC GULLY JUDGING COMMITTEE DGULLY56@GMAIL.COM
NAHEIM BANKS SPIRIT TEAM NAHEIMBA@GMAIL.COM
JAMAICA CASTILLO SPIRIT TEAM ITSJAMAICACASTILLO@GMAIL.COM
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