April/May 2017

KIWI DIGEST OFFICIAL CASTRO VALLEYKEY NEWSLETTER OFFICIAL CASTRO VALLEY CLUB NEWSLETTER

Division 2 | Region 9 | Cali-Nev-Ha District | Key Club International

April / May 2017

Issue 1 June 10th, 2017

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Table of Contents‌ Cover Page Table of Contents Presidents Welcome April Calendar May Calender MoM and OoM Spotlight on Service eliMeNaTe Week c

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Presidents Welcome!

Greetings Kiwis!

Congratulations on completing all your finals and finishing off this school year strong! To all the graduated seniors, I am so proud of every single one of you for reaching this milestone in your life and whatever you may do in the future, don’t forget to come back and visit us. For all my incoming freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, make sure to stay connected with Key Club this summer and during the upcoming school year.

Just because it's summer break doesn’t mean Key Club is also on a break! Officer Training Conference will be taking place June 23rd at Sequoia Elementary from 11Am-3PM where members and officers can all come together and become educated on certain topics and the duties of the officer positions. Well, say you can’t join us the 23rd , how about the 24th? Castro Valley will be hosting the June DCM: Annual Summer BBQ at Lake Chabot from 12:30-3PM. Yummy BBQ, fun icebreakers and the much anticipated “Pie the DLT” will also take place. Hurry up and buy your pre-sale ticket for ONLY $7 from ANY officers by June 23rd by11:59PM Make sure to read Patrice’s first newsletter of her term and show lots of love and support! Newsletters are not easy to make, and definitely take A LOT of time, effort and creativity. With that being said, enjoy the newsletter and if you have any questions feel free to contact Patrice or I and have an amazing rest of your day or night!

Together in Service, Anna Zheng CVHS Key Club President 2017-2018

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6th: May DWS Studio One Clean Up 13th: Hayward Park Cleanup 16th: Milk and Cookie Bar Fundraiser 20th: Three Crosses Food Pantry and May DCM 27th: Native Plant Nursey Workday

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May Member and Officer of the Month What was your favorite Key Club memory?

My favorite Key Club memory has to be the Winter Social. From the icebreakers to the food to the movie to the games, it was amazing! It was so much fun and I was able to bond with a lot of other people!

What is your favorite aspect of Key Club?

Kristy Chen, Freshmen

My favorite aspect about Key Club has to be how friendly and kind everyone is! Right when you join Key Club, the officers are incredibly welcoming and you feel as if you've just joined another family.

What position do you hold right now?

“I currently as Bulletin Editor for the 2016-2017 term!”

What are some task or duties of your position?

“I am in charge of all visual and article turns in to the Division, updating the newsletter and all social media and making sure information to spread to our members effectively.”

What was your most memorable Key Club memory?

“My most memorable Key Club memory was my first time being “fine free” at a Kiwanis meeting because it allowed me to

Phoebe Chiu, Sophomore 8

Spotlight on Service Marshall Spring Carnival 5/19/17 What motivates you to continue going out to service events?

“My favorite Key Club memory has to be the Winter Social. From the icebreakers to the food to the movie to the games, it was amazing! It was so much fun and I was able to bond with a lot of other peoWhat was your most memorable part?

“My most memorable part about the Marshall Spring Carnival event was how we struggled as a club to set up a single shade tent. “ -Jackie Wang, Member

What was your favorite part?

“My favorite part of the carnival was seeing the energy of elementary school kids. Being in high school, everyone is dead in their eyes but when I was at the carnival, the kids were so happy. It was nostalgic.”

Describe what you guys did at the event.

“When we first arrived, we helped set up a canopy tent. It took us quite a while to put it up and the event coordinator even laughed at us a bit. Around 4:30pm, we were assigned stations. There was face painting, raffles, and various musical instrument making booths: harmonicas, maracas, and tambourines. At 8, we helped take everything down and even enjoyed complementary pizza for the volunteers. “ -Ella Xu, Vice President 9

EliMiNaTe Week April 30th - May 6th, 2017

Written by: Phoebe Chiu -Vice President

Although it’s only been a few months since the start of the term, Castro Valley High School Kiwis hit the ground running by participating in EliMiNaTe Week during the month of May. To start off with, Castro Valley High School Key Clubbers had the pleasure of learning more about the EliMiNaTe Project through the Kahoot game presented at the meeting.

6. Anthony Alvarez Service Questions such as10“How much does it cost to save a mother Hours and a baby’s life from MNT?” and “What is MNT caused by?” taught members both the importance of what Kiwanis and Unicef are doing to relieve the effect of MNT and how we help support those affected. All Key Clubbers who participated enjoyed playing the game immensely, especially 17 Service Hours those who won and earned fun prizes like the CVHS Kiwi 18.5 Service Hours Stickers.

3. Kevin Wu

2. Ellen Xu

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In addition to that, the newly elected officers for the 20172018 term decided to carry EliMiNaTe Jars to encourage members and people around the community to donate to Unicef to provide for more vaccines for MNT. Not only were we able to raise more than 200 dollars for the EliMiNaTe Project, we were able to educate people about what the importance of EliMiNaTe is.

To heighten the spirit of EliMiNaTe Week, Vice Presidents, Ella and Phoebe, decided to create a campaign for pie-ing one another to encourage members to donate to EliMiNaTe. Whichever Vice President fundraised the most money in her respective jar would be pied by the highest donor of the jar. Ella raised a total of $60.87, while Phoebe raised $159.40 Although they had stated only one of them would be pied, both Ella and Phoebe decided to be pied in the end out of the spirit of EliMiNaTe Week. Members were thrilled as they saw Phoebe get pied by member, Audrey Fung, and even more so when Ella was pied by Amanda Wong.

The Castro Valley Key Club Officer Board would like to thank all members who participated during EliMiNaTe Week whether that be through donating to the EliMiNaTe Project or learning more about it. We are proud what we have achieved during the month of May and are excited for the months to come.

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Officer Introductions Anna Zheng– President Hello Castro Valley Key Club, my name is Anna Zheng and I will be serving you all as your President for this term! I can't to meet every single one of you and let's make this term kiwi-tastic!

Phoebe Chiu– Vice President Hi Kiwis! My name is Phoebe and I am one of your co-vps for the 2017-2018 term! I'm so excited to work with all of you this year.

Ella Xu– Vice President Hi Kiwis, I'm Ella and I'll be serving as your elected vice president of service. I am the child role of the board so I'm really easy to get along with members. I look forward to seeing you at service events.

Nathanial Ortiz– Secretary Hey, Castro Valley Kiwis! I am Nathanial Ortiz, your 2017-2018 Key Club Secretary. I am so excited to be serving you this term!

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Christine Tseng– Treasurer

Board of 2017-2018

Hey Kiwis! I am Christine Tseng, serving you as your 2017-2018 club treasurer. Without a doubt, I'm looking forward to another great year of service and fun!

Patrice Cheung– Bulletin Editor Heyy Castro Valley Kiwis, my name is Patrice Cheung and I’m ecstatic to be serving you as your bulletin editor this term. Catch me at service events and spark up a conversation, I’ll probably be the one with a camera in your face.

Mikaela Klein– Fundraising Chair Hey there CV Kiwis! My name is Mikaela Klein, and I'll be serving as your fundraising chair for the 2017-2018 term. I'm really excited to spend my last year of high school serving the club that I've been a part of since freshman year, and I hope to see everyone at our fundraisers!

Newly Appointed Class Reps.: Justin Tong, Kristy Chan, and Audrey Soohoo

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Closing Note

Happy summer Kiwis!

Thanks for reading the first newsletter of this term! I hope your summer has been going great so far. Feeling lonely? Make sure you check out some June events coming up and hang out with the entire division. Take a break from all that summer homework and other cruel activities your parents signed you up for. Chill out with the new DLT at the June DCM on the 24th! Don’t miss this opportunity to get to pie them.

Thank you for sticking around and I hope you see you at events this summer and next school year. This year Castro Valley Key Club is going to soar to new heights. Thank you for taking time to volunteer and go to our fundraisers.

There's more to come so get ready for a fun filled year.

All the best, Patrice Cheung CVHS Key Club Bulletin Editor 2017-2018

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Officer Contact InfoPresident

Secretary

Anna Zheng

Nathanial Ortiz

Phone: (510) 931-5189

Phone: (510) 589-1027

Email: Annazh6400@gmail.com

Email: Nathanialortiz@gmail.com

Vice-President

Bulletin Editor

Ella Xu

Patrice Cheung

Phone: (510) 461-2583

Phone: (510) 813-2030

Email: Ellacvkey@gmail.com

Email: Patricecvkey@gmail.com

Vice-President

Fundraising Chair:

Phoebe Chiu Phone: (510) 640-2596 Email: Phoebe_chiu@gmail.com

Mikaela Klein Phone: (510) 925– 8264 Email: Mikaelaklein31@gmail.com

Treasurer Christine Tseng Phone: (510) 861-8539 Email: Christineseng515@gmail.com

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Hope you enjoyed reading!!

See you next time ;)

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