CNH|KEY CLUB
Volume 1, Issue 1 | November 2018
THE NINJA TEA The Official Bellflower Key Club Newsletter
THE FIRST EDITION
IN IN THE THE FIRST FIRST ISSUE ISSUE EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OFFICER MESSAGES CLUB UPDATE EVENT RECAP CALENDAR FALL RALLY INFO KEY CLUB 101 CONTACT
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EDITORS’ EDITORS’ INTRODUCTIONS INTRODUCTIONS
DANIEL LE | WEBMASTER
HI-YA NINJAS! WELCOME TO THE FIRST EDITION OF THE BELLFLOWER KEY CLUB NEWSLETTER! JULIANNE AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS SO YOU CAN ENJOY IT! EACH MONTH, A NEW ISSUE WILL BE PUBLISHED, UPDATING YOU ON EVENTS AND DEADLINES, AND REVIEWING THE SERVICE AND SOCIAL EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH. OF COURSE, WITHOUT YOUR GUYS’ SUPPORT, THIS NEWSLETTER WOULDN’T EXIST! KEEP ON SERVING OUR COMMUNITY! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DON’T BE AFRAID TO CONTACT ME, OR ANYONE ELSE ON OUR CABINET!
GREETINGS, NINJAS! WELCOME TO BELLFLOWER KEY CLUB’S FIRST ISSUE OF ITS NEWSLETTER! DANIEL AND I HAVE COLLABORATED TO BRING YOU OUR CLUB’S NEWSLETTER TO KEEP YOU GUYS UPDATED ON OUR CLUB’S MONTHLY ACTIVITIES! WE WILL BE RELEASING AN ISSUE EACH MONTH SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR IT TO RECEIVE MONTHLY UPDATES ON OUR CLUB! I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE HAVING A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SERVICE YOU HAVE COMPLETED SO FAR AND I HOPE TO SEE YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN OUR CLUB! IF YOU HAVE ANY INQUIRIES, PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME OR ANYONE ELSE IN OUR CABINET!
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JULIANNE MIANA | SECRETARY
PRESIDENT’S PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE MESSAGE
JACKIE CARDENAS | PRESIDENT
HI-YA BELLFLOWER KEY CLUBBERS! IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS JACKIE CARDENAS AND I PROUDLY SERVE YOU ALL AS YOUR BELLFLOWER KEY CLUB PRESIDENT FOR THE 2018-2019 TERM! <3 ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN BELLFLOWER KEY CLUB PRESIDENT FOR A LITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS NOW, I AM SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE BRINGING YOU ALL NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AS A LEADER AND HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AS KEY CLUB PRESIDENT, IT IS MY JOB AND DUTY TO PLAN, ORGANIZE, AND CARRY OUT RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MY ROLE AS THE CLUB'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. SOME OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE PLANNING MEETINGS, CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING OUR CLUB'S PROGRESS TOWARD OUR CLUB'S GOALS AND PRESIDING OVER OUR KEY CLUB AGENDA-- THAT IS THE EVENTS, BOTH SERVICE AND SOCIAL, WE DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN AND LASTLY, PREPARING AND ENCOURAGING THIS YEAR'S UNDERCLASSMEN TO RUN FOR NEXT YEAR'S KEY CLUB ELECTIONS. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY WORKLOAD THAT COMES WITH BEING PRESIDENT IS DAUNTING AT TIMES, NOTHING BEATS KNOWING THAT MY WORK AS PRESIDENT IS BENEFITING SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS PRESIDENT, I HOPE TO INCREASE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO NOT ONLY OUR CLUB BUT TO THE DIVISION 13 SOUTH NINJAS, THE CALI-NEV-HA DISTRICT, AND KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL. I HOPE THROUGH MY LEADERSHIP, EVERYONE GAINS A BETTER WIDESPREAD UNDERSTANDING OF KEY CLUB AND OUR MISSION. OUTSIDE OF KEY CLUB, I'M YOUR AVERAGE SENIOR THAT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN SCHOOL CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES AND EXTREMELY DEDICATED TO MY ACADEMIC STUDIES. EARLY ON IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION, AND HAVE SINCE THEN COMPLETED VARIOUS AP, HONORS, AND COLLEGE COURSES. DURING MY JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, I JOINED ASB AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF SPANISH CLUB, AND SECRETARY OF CSF. MY DREAMS ARE TO ATTEND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FOR MY BACHELORS, MASTERS, AND A DOCTORATE DEGREE IN VIROLOGY STUDIES, AND HOPEFULLY ONE DAY BECOME AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST AND VIROLOGIST. I HAVE BEEN IN KEY CLUB FOR 3 YEARS. LIKE THE MAJORITY OF OTHER KEY CLUBBERS, I JOINED KEY CLUB MY SOPHOMORE YEAR FOR THE MAIN PURPOSE OF VOLUNTEER HOURS AND HOW GOOD IT WOULD LOOK ON COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, I SAW KEY CLUB AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH MY FRIENDS THAT WENT TO OTHER SCHOOLS BESIDES BELLFLOWER! AS I ATTENDED MORE EVENTS, I FOUND MYSELF FALLING IN LOVE WITH SERVICE AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE. THROUGH KEY CLUB, I LEARNED HOW TO BETTER DEVELOP MYSELF AS A LEADER AND A FRIEND. I LEARNED THAT SERVICE DOESN'T JUST MEAN VOLUNTEERING FOR AN ORGANIZATION; IT MEANS CARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. TO SERVE IS TO HELP OTHERS PASSIONATELY FOR THE SAKE OF HELPING AND FOR NO OTHER BENEFIT. I HOPE THAT I CONTINUE TO SEE ALL OF YOU REMAIN ACTIVE IN THIS TRULY AMAZING CLUB. I KNOW THAT KEY CLUB TRULY CHANGED MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR THE BETTER AND I HOPE THAT FOR YOU, IT'LL DO THE SAME. REMEMBER TO BE KIND TO EACH OTHER AND NEVER LET GO OF YOUR KEY CLUB SPIRIT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ME OR MY JOB, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME! IF YOU EVER SEE ME AROUND, DON'T BE AFRAID TO JUST GO UP AND SAY HI! I LOVE YOU ALL <3
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OFFICER OFFICER MESSAGES MESSAGES HEY BELLFLOWER NINJAS! I'M TRULY HAPPY AND SURPRISED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNING UP AND SHOWING UP TO EVENTS. I SEE SO MANY NEW PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO BE QUITE COMMITTED TO KEY CLUB. I HOPE TO SEE MORE OF YOU AT EVENTS AND IF YOU EVER SEE ME, DON'T BE SHY. I PROMISE I'M FRIENDLY! ALSO, IF YOU'RE GOING TO FALL RALLY, SEE YOU THERE!
CHIZARAM IWUANYANWU | VICE PRESIDENT
HELLO, GUYS! I’M KHLOWEE, ONE OF YOUR VICE PRESIDENTS. I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE HAVING A GREAT YEAR SO FAR. (: LET’S GIVE A HAND TO DANIEL AND JULIANNE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS NEWSLETTER FOR OUR CLUB!! I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE MORE ON OUR SERVICE EVENTS AS WE GO THROUGH THE TERM.
KHLOWEE GARCIA | VICE PRESIDENT HELLO, NINJAS! MY NAME IS SISSY AND I’M YOUR TREASURER! :D AS YOU MAY KNOW, IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN KEY CLUB. ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS TO PARTICIPATE AT VOLUNTEER EVENTS! KEY CLUB KEEPS GETTING MORE EXCITING. THE HYPE IS REAL IF YOU GET INTO IT. :)
SISSY ARENAS | TREASURER
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CLUB CLUB UPDATE UPDATE
745/2400 SERVICE HOUR GOAL
$50/$350 FUNDRAISER GOAL
FOR FOR THE THE MONTH MONTH OF OF OCTOBER, OCTOBER, BELLFLOWER BELLFLOWER KEY KEY CLUB CLUB PARTICIPATED PARTICIPATED IN IN REGION REGION TRAINING TRAINING CONFERENCE CONFERENCE 2018, 2018, TACKLE TACKLE WORLD WORLD HUNGER HUNGER WEEKEND, WEEKEND, BARNAFEST BARNAFEST 2018, 2018, BELLFLOWER BELLFLOWER CHAMBER CHAMBER OF OF COMMERCE’S COMMERCE’S TRICK TRICK OR OR TREAT TREAT ON ON THE THE BOO!-LEVARD, BOO!-LEVARD, THE THE HISTORICAL HISTORICAL CEMETERY CEMETERY TOUR, TOUR, OCTOBER OCTOBER DCM, DCM, BELLFLOWER ALONG WITHKIWANIS’S SEVERAL SWIM SPIRIT MEET, SESSIONS ALONG ANDWITH THE SEVERAL RAISING SPIRIT CANE’S SESSIONS FUNDRAISER. AND THE RAISING CANE’S FUNDRAISER.
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EVENT EVENT RECAP RECAP RTC SPIRIT SESSIONS In preparation for Region Training Conference 2018, our division held several spirit sessions. Our ninjas learned many different cheers and painted posters for RTC. Our division was ready to win the spirit stick!
AVATARTC Region Training Conference is an annual event where each region holds a conference for key clubbers to learn more about Key Club. RTC 2018 was Avatar themed! At RTC, Key Clubbers from Divisions 13 North, 13 South, 13 West, 19 North, and 19 South got to meet each other and make new friends! Key Clubbers also partook in several workshops on leadership, Key Club 101, officer duties, and much more! After that, the 5 divisions of Region 8 had a huge spirit battle, with the result of our division winning the spirit stick!
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EVENT EVENT TACKLE WORLD HUNGER WEEKEND Bellflower Key Club participated in the Tackle World Hunger Weekend service event that occurred on October 6, 2018. At this event, one of our members helped package meals to distribute to children in communities who struggle with hunger.
BARNAFEST 2018 Greetings Key Clubbers! Without a doubt, this past month has been a blast. With a vast number of service projects to keep our Ninja spirit going, Bellflower Key Club definitely made our presence known at the Barnafest, a weekend-long event that took place on Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th at the St. Barnabus Church in Long Beach, CA. Although there was a lot that needed to be done, our Key Clubbers had no problem lending a helping hand at the tasks that followed. Some were split up to assist with the various booths that were up and running, all ranging from food booths to game booths, and others were asked to pick up any trash that may have been left behind. When the festival was over, many of our members made sure to stay behind and help roll up banners and fold up tents and canopies that were used during the event. Bellflower Key Club was proud to have served at such an amazing event and hopefully, we come back to help next year!
HISTORICAL CEMETERY TOUR HI-YA Key Clubbers! On Saturday, October 27th, Bellflower Key Club made sure to participate in the Historical Cemetery Tour division event that was hosted by none other than the Historical Society of Long Beach. There, Bellflower Key Clubbers made sure to aid the Historical Society of Long Beach in setting up tables and spreading out yard signs. When the event was over, as a courtesy, we made sure to stay a little bit afterward to help pick up chairs, folding tables, retrieve yard signs, and leave the cemetery in the condition we found it in. We can't wait to help out again next year!
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RECAP RECAP TRICK OR TREAT ON THE BOO!-LEVARD Our club also participated in the Trick-or-Treat on the BOO!-levard service event on October 26, where our Key Clubbers helped young trick-or-treaters safely cross the streets as they trick-or-treated down Bellflower Boulevard. Moreover, our members also helped pick up trash and maintain the cleanliness of the town center plaza at the Halloween Carnival that followed the trick-or-treating event. Several of our members also assisted with the train ride offered at the carnival.
OTIS REID MEMORIAL TREE PLANTING Bellflower Key Clubbers also volunteered at an environmentally-friendly event for the month of October: the Otis Reid Memorial Tree Planting. Occurring on a Saturday morning on October 20, our members arrived early to assist in planting several trees in a Long Beach neighborhood in honor of the late Otis Reid as a part of Long Beach’s project called “I Dig Long Beach- 6,000 Trees by 2020.”
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EVENT EVENT RECAP RECAP OCTOBER DCM With Fall Rally South around the corner, D13S had a whopping amount of 86 members go to the October division council meeting. Everyone arrived with creative, unique, and spoo-KEY costumes. After individual home-club roll call, the division judging committee announced multiple awards, such as Key Clubber of the Month. After that, we played multiple ice-breakers, such as the all-time favorite, “Poncho.” Keeping the theme and tradition, we split into teams and “mummified” our chosen team member with toilet paper within a 3-minute time span. Luckily, the Bellflower team won the game. The meeting proceeded with a spirit session, a time for members to learn and practice the three Fall Rally cheers. All in all, the DCM was a success and the members had a lot of fun and got to know more about Key Club. DCMs are a great way to get more involved and meet new friends. We highly encourage you to join us this month and see for yourself!
BELLFLOWER KIWANIS SWIM MEET On October 28, our club participated in the Bellflower Kiwanis Swim Meet, a division event hosted by our Kiwanis Club sponsor, the Kiwanis Club of Bellflower. At the swim meet, our members were able to assist in setting up the event and in keeping everything in order. Our members helped w/ the scoring table, cheered on swimmers, assisted swimmers in the water, prepared food for the athletes, and assisted w/ cleaning up after the event.
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OCTOBER OCTOBER EVENTS EVENTS SUN
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RTC SPIRIT SESSION
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CLUB DUES DEADLINE
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6 RTC SPIRIT SESSION & WORLD HUNGER
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RTC SPIRIT SESSION
AVATARTC
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19 FALL RALLY SPIRIT SESSION & BARNAFEST
20 BARNAFEST & OTIS REID TREE PLANTING
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26 FALL RALLY SPIRIT SESSION & TRICK OR TREAT
27 HISTORICAL CEMETERY TOUR & OCTOBER DCM
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BELLFLOWER KIWANIS SWIM MEET
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WHAT IS FALL RALLY? Fall Rally is an annual event where all the Key Clubs of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District celebrate all the service they have completed while also fundraising for the Pediatric Trauma Program. The Pediatric Trauma Program is a charity that supports local projects that reduce the number of children deaths due to trauma in the states of California, Nevada, and Hawaii. At Fall Rally, you get to meet new people from other divisions in our district! Along with that, the divisions gather together and participate in a giant spirit battle! Come to Fall Rally to help support the PTP and so we can win that Spirit Stick!
FALL RALLY SOUTH WHEN: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH LOCATION: SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN PRICE: $42 (PAY IN ASB BY NOV. 7)
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KEY CLUB 101 IN EACH ISSUE, WE WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE PIECE OF KEY CLUB 101 FOR YOU TO LEARN! MEET THE KIWANIS FAMILY!
K-KIDS PROVIDES PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK ON SERVICE PROJECTS AND DEVELOP LEADER POTENTIAL.
BUILDERS CLUB IS THE LARGEST SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS, WITH MORE THAN 45,000 MEMBERS.
KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST SERVICE PROGRAM THAT TEACHES LEADERSHIP THROUGH SERVICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL, THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY SERVICE LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION, PERFORMS 50,000 HOURS OF SERVICE PER YEAR.
AKTION CLUB ALLOWS ADULTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BE MORE INVOLVED.
KIWANIS IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE WORLD, ONE CHILD AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME.
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CABINET 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 DANIEL.BURGERS.LE@GMAIL.COM
ALANNHA SANCHEZ SERGEANT AT ARMS ALANNHASANCHEZ@GMAIL.COM
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DIVISION 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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