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TABLE OF CONTENTS CRYSTAL DIVISION NEWSLETTER • 2019-2020 • ISSUE 6 • SEPTEMBER 2019
The Monthly Message September Events Recap CNH KIWIN’S Key Club Week Upcoming Events PTP Week Fall Rally Featured September Club Featured September Officer & Member Divisional Goal Tracker & Pins Sale Directory
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THE MONTHLY MESSAGE Want to learn more about CNH KIWIN’S and what we do? Stay tuned every month for The Monthly Message!
What is the Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF)?
Youth Opportunities Fund The YOF is an endowed fund of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund which provides grants to Key Club and Key Club members for scholarships and service opportunities. Application deadline: October 15th at 11:59 pm, EST.
What is the Key Club International (KCI) Major Emphasis?
“Children: Their Future, Our Focus.” While CNH KIWIN’S Key Club’s Major Emphasis is Live2Learn, Key Club International focuses on “Children: Their Future, Our Focus.” At Key Club International’s first convention in 1946, the organization was challenged to create a program to bring together every Key Club member to focus on making a global impact. That challenge resulted in the creation of the Major Emphasis Program (MEP): “Children: Their Future, Our Focus.” To fulfill the MEP, Key Club International serves children in many ways. By working with Key Club International’s preferred charities, Key Clubs serve children by aiding other organizations committed to serving children.
Who are Key Club International’s Preferred Charities?
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) CMN Hospitals is a nonprofit organization that raises money to benefit hospitalized kids while increasing awareness of its member hospitals. Key Club participates with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by sponsoring fundraising events or participating in service projects at the more than 170 children’s hospitals affiliated with CMN Hospitals.
March of Dimes Every day, 72 babies die due to preterm birth complications. All year long, YOU can make a difference for all babies. The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Since 1978, Key Clubs have been making a difference for babies everywhere. Key Club members raise thousands of dollars annually through various programs, including collecting change, holding dances and taking part in March of Dimes’ signature event, March for Babies.
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THE MONTHLY MESSAGE UNICEF
Thirst Project
UNICEF, the only organization of the United Nations dedicated exclusively to children, works with other United Nations bodies, governments and non-governmental organizations to assist in children’s needs through community-based services in primary health care, basic education, and safe water and sanitation in more than 150 developing countries. Since 1994, Key Club has been Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF and over the years has raised nearly $5 million for iodine deficiency programs worldwide and HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya and Swaziland.
Doubling as this years CNH KIWIN’S Key Club’s Governor’s Project, Thirst Project is also a KCI preferred charity. Since 2014, Key Club International has been partnering with Thirst Project during the Month of March to participate in the "Dirty Little Secret" campaign. In March, and for all of World Water Day, with the help of Key Club International, Thirst Project is telling the world's biggest dirty little secret - 748 Million people on our planet do not have access to safe, clean drinking water.
Who are Key Club International’s Vision Sponsors & Co-Sponsors?
Nickelodeon Nickelodeon joined the Kiwanis family as a 2013 Vision Partner of Kiwanis International with a focus on its Big Help initiative, which addresses issues in service, education, the environment and health.
The U.S. Army The U.S. Army empowers tomorrow’s leaders by offering advanced schooling for today’s top careers. Not only that, programs like the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and March2Success.com allow students to go to college debt free and excel in the classroom with helpful academic resources.
Squads Abroad
Squads Abroad is a program of Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS), the world's leading expert in international volunteering. Since 1995, CCS has empowered more than 35,000 volunteers to improve child health and educational outcomes around the world.
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Landscape Structures
Landscape Structures (LSI) has joined Kiwanis International as a vision partner to bring play to communities across the globe. LSI is proud to provide high-quality commercial playground equipment and planning consultation services that reflect the high degree of integrity that Kiwanis clubs expect.
Up With People Up with People strives to develop a sense of social responsibility in their participants through hands on community service. SerThe U.S. Army empowers tomorrow’s leaders by offering advanced schooling for today’s top careers. Not only that, programs like the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and March2Success.com allow students to go to college debt free and excel in the classroom with helpful academic resources Service projects are integrated into each city visited during the semester. By volunteering to meet the specific needs of each community, participants develop insight into how different cultures address social and political challenges.
Want to learn more? Watch out for our next edition of The Monthly Message!
SEPTEMBER EVENTS RECAP
September DCM
September 15th | Pan Pacific Park | 1 - 3 pm “We started first by introducing the presidents to see what they were doing for the clubs. Amanda, from Bravo, went up and talked about club rush, past events that month, upcoming events and talked about how the goal for the club was 60 members. Then, Alexandra , our Lt. G, gave out awards for that month, including club of the month, which Bravo won! Before we did the dog toy making activity, Alexandra wanted us to mingle a bit more so we were split into groups of four to play a treasure hunt game around the park. She gave us the first clue and from there, we were supposed to figure out what the riddle meant and how to find the other clues. This event was pretty fun, but everyone took it much more seriously than we thought, so a lot of people started running places. When we were done, the first team to complete was Andrea’s team and they got cotton candy as a prize. From there, Alexandra, with Sarah, the Pali President, helping, taught us how to make dog toys. It was pretty fun and all of us made decent looking toys. Alexandra gave us some cookies and brownies to eat and Amanda had the idea to make a tik tok for joining KIWIN’S and that’s what we did for the remaining time!” — Grace Chow, Bravo HS KIWIN’S Member
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SEPTEMBER EVENTS RECAP
Heal the Bay Coastal Clean-Up
September 21st | Ballona Creek | 9 am - 12 pm “At the event, we put on gloves and took a trash bag and then we went down towards the creek to go pick up trash. Trash was everywhere: in the plants, the water, just on the ground. I tried my best to spot every piece of trash and pick up every piece of trash I saw. It was kind of hard to get the trash buried deep in the bushes, but it was worth it. It was great to see so many people cleaning up the earth. I also went to the wrong location before and there were more people there cleaning up. It was great haha. It was also really hot too and my hands were sweating so much haha but we had some nice cold water to refresh us!”
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— Eleora Salvador, LACES KIWIN’S Secretary
CNH KIWIN’S KEY CLUB WEEK What is CNH KIWIN’S Key Club Week? From September 23-27, the district celebrated CNH KIWIN'S Key Club Week! This was an opportunity to show your school and community what KIWIN'S is truly about! Each day, we focused on one of our five core values: inclusiveness, character building, caring, leadership, and ohana.
Check out how Crystal Division participated!
9/23
Inclusive Monday
9/24
Character Building Tuesday
Sarah Trabish, the Pali President, showed off her KIWIN’S gear!
Pali KIWIN’S made cards for hospitalized children!
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9/26
Caring is Our Way Wednesday
Thank Your Leaders Thursday
Pali KIWIN’S supported Thirst Project by attending a meeting!
Our Lt.G shared a photo of the Kiwanians she looks up to!
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Ohana Means Family Friday Our Crystal Ohana at the 2019 banquet!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
USC ey o ollege Circle K International
Saturday, October 5 • 8:30 am - 4 pm
University of Southern California Join us at Key to College led by Circle K, the college sector of the Kiwanis Family! Learn about the application process, college life, and helpful tips about life after high school. SIGN UP LINK: https://forms.gle/De6ZxsqgqSkrbPac7
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Bring the CKI Waiver (on Facebook) if you want to attend!
UPCOMING EVENTS
KTC
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KIWIN’S Training Conference
Are you a new member and want to learn more about KIWIN’S? Do you want to get to know your Crystal ohana? Come out to our KIWIN’S Training Conference to watch fun presentations, play interactive icebreakers, and eat great food!
Saturday, October 12 • 12 pm - 3 pm
UCLA
Tell your presidents if you want to attend!
Mathematical & Sciences Building 5118 (520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095) 7
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OCTOBER DIVISIONAL SERVICE EVENT
Sunday, October 20th
Grand Park, DTLA • 8 am - 3 pm • (more info TBA) The Annual AIDS Walk is here! Join us and volunteer at route checkpoints, help runners, and learn more about the importance of this event!
What to bring: • A $1 donation for the AIDS Walk’s cause • Medical Release Form (link on Facebook)
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Tell your presidents NOW if you want to attend!
PTP WEEK What is Pediatric Trauma Program Week? Every year, CNH KIWIN’S Key Club joins forces with CNH Circle K and CNH Key Club to bring awareness to the Pediatric Trauma Program and how members can get involved and support the cause.
Check out how YOU can participate!
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Mini Me Monday
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Tips n’ Tricks Tuesday
10/16
Wholesome Wednesday
10/17
Team Up Thursday
10/18
“Fund Facts” Friday
Share a story of your favorite childhood activities by changing your profile picture to a picture of yourself when you were younger.
Share tips and tricks that we can share with children about safety and how to avoid dangerous accidents.
Write a post to share your gratitude for your biggest support throughout your journey in life.
Attend your home club’s service projects or any nearby club’s service projects relating to child safety. Post a picture of the service project that you attended/hosted on the PTP Week event page and write a quick summary of the service project.
Host or participate in any fundraisers that are supporting PTP. Be sure to also post a picture on the event page about the fundraiser you hosted or attended and provide a brief description of it in the caption as well.
Make sure to get involved everyday and include the hashtag #CNHPTP2019 for the chance to win prizes!
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FALL RALLY What is Fall Rally? Fall Rally is the CNH KIWIN'S District's biggest fundraiser for our Minor Emphasis, Pediatric Trauma Program, or PTP. It’s a day compiled of exciting spirit battles, icebreakers, special speakers, recognition, and more! To continue, the CNH KIWIN'S Ohana gets together to bond through our true CNH KIWIN'S spirit and support children all over the world through PTP.
Fall Rally 2019
November November 23, 23, 2019 2019 10 10 am am -- 1:30 1:30 pm pm William William Peak Peak Park Park
Who can attend? Any dues paid members in CNH KIWIN’S Key Club can attend!
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Pictures from Fall Rally 2018!
FALL RALLY After Fall Rally ends, the district goes to KNOTTS BERRY FARM! That’s right! A fun packed KIWIN’S event followed by a day at an amusement park. How much better could it get?
Now that you’re hooked, how do you sign up? First, look out for new information about the event that may be posted on Instagram or Facebook. Next, tell your president right away so they can add you to their list. Afterwards, make sure to pay all the fees on time.
How will Crystal prepare for Fall Rally? Crystal Division will have several spirit sessions to prepare for Fall Rally. We will learn new cheers and make spirit gear. It is MANDATORY to attend at least 1 spirit session if you are attending Fall Rally, however the more preparation, the better!
Crystal Division’s Fall Rally Attendance Goals: 100
PER CLUB
Bravo
40 members
Palisades
22 members
Fairfax
22 members
7-10 members
LACES
University
14 members
Help us achieve our attendance goals by encouraging your KIWIN’S friends to attend!
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FEATURED SEPTEMBER CLUB
Club of the Month Palisades Charter High School KIWIN’S Keep up the COOL work! Here is Palisades Charter HS KIWIN’S at events this past month!
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FEATURED OFFICER
Officer Officer of of the the Month Month CONGRATULATIONS Enkhjin Gansukh! Fairfax High School KIWIN’S President
FEATURED MEMBER
Member Member of of the the Month Month CONGRATULATIONS Damaris Arteaga! Fairfax High School KIWIN’S Member
Featured Club, Officer, & Member are chosen every month! Encourage your members to be active in order to become one of next month’s FEATURED WINNERS!
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DIVISIONAL GOAL TRACKER MEMBERSHIP 46/285 members
16.1%
SERVICE HOURS 315/60 total hours per month
525%
FALL RALLY SOUTH
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Pending... DCON 2020
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Pending... MINOR EMPHASIS: PTP $685/$2800 in total
24.5%
GOVERNOR’S PROJECT: THIRST PROJECT $39/$900 in total
4.3%
As a Crystal member, YOU play an important role in achieving our divisional goals! Make sure to keep up the amazing work and continue to help our division serve the communities around us!
PINS SALE Interested in Buying? Contact our Divisional Treasurer: Ogechi Onyenechehe ogonyeneche2012@gmail.com
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Only $1! What a steal!
Do you want to represent your division all day long? Buy a Crystal pin! All money goes towards supporting Crystal!
DIRECTORY Alexandra Aladham Crystal Lieutenant Governor kiwins.crystalltg@gmail.com @alexandraaladham
Sarah Ruangkittikul BRAVO KIWIN’S President sarahruangkittikul@gmail.com @_ilikenoodles_
Enkhjin Gansukh Fairfax KIWIN’S President itsenkhjin@gmail.com @enxhjin
Irene Pyo LACES KIWIN’S President girenepyo@gmail.com @irenepyo
Sarah Trabish Palisades KIWIN’S President sarah.trabish@gmail.com @sarahtrabish
Jade Mendez University HS KIWIN’S President htttpl.j.j@icloud.com
DIVISIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM Urmi Queen Executive Assistant urmiqueen8@gmail.com @urmiaraqueen Ashley Chang Divisional Co-Spirit Chair duckshley@gmail.com @berrybien Nikki Johnson Divisional Co-Spirit Chair niknak397@gmail.com @_.nikkijohnson._ Eulmin Park Divisional Bulletin Editor eulminpark03@gmail.com @thebestmin Ogechi Onyenechehe Divisional Treasurer ogonyeneche2012@gmail.com @o.ogechii Spencer Kellen Divisional Co-Media Correspondent spencerkellen@icloud.com @spencer_kellen Alexis Garcia Divisional Co-Media Correspondent 19alexismg@gmail.com @allexissmariie
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for chilling with us CRYSTAL KIWIN’S 2019-20 • DESIGNED BY EULMIN P.