California State University Northridge
December - January Issue vol. 3
table of
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5 board
retreat
1 calendar
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editor’s
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december DCM
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GO WEST
dcm
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january
service 11
everybody
reads at noble
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special acknowledgements
1st – DCM @ Pierce
19th – 21st
Board Retreat at Fraizer Park
29th – 31st
Go West in Altadena/Pasadena
13th – DCM @ Long Beach
16th – TV Taping:
Who Gets the Last Laugh?
Service for Children
19th – Everybody Reads at Noble UCLA Pillow Fight
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Hi everyone
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It is my pleasure to present to you the 3rd volume of CSUN CKI: December—January issue! In this volume, you will find that our theme, which is Kung Fu Panda, has been incorporated.
It was a fun experience putting this newsletter together and although I would love to keep creating newsletters, I am sad to make it known that this will be the last CKI newsletter that will be put together by me.
I would say that the experience of creating newsletters was unforgettable and I am extremely thankful that I was given the opportunity of being CSUN CKI’s first ever Publications Editor. It was a great challenge each month
My term is coming to a close this coming March and I would like to thank all of you who have taken the time to read and look at my newsletters.
I am very happy that I was able to give back to CSUN CKI: the club that has given me many unforgettable experiences and wodnderful friends.
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♥ Geneive Mijares Mendoza CSUN CKI Publications Editor
Winter break can’t keep CSUN CKI from being productive! As usual, CSUN CKI attends a Divisional Council Meeting. This is
a great way to keep in touch with the other CKI clubs that are part of the Metro Division.
Not only are we given the chance to touch base one another’s progress, we are also able to with spend quality time with our friends from other colleges.
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On December 1st, Pierce hosted a DCM. I had only joined CSUN’s CKI a few weeks before so this was my first DCM in CKI… Attending my very first DCM with CKI was a completely different experience. At the end of the DCM, everyone stayed in the park and chatted the night away.
People who I had never met, people who had never met me, had all become friends and I to them.
I knew that attending the DCM would be a great idea. It was a great experience for the beginning of my CKI life.
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— Josh Kim
CSUN CKI Member
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At the Divisional Council Meeting in December, CSUN CKI had the utmost pleasure of being presented a member-of-the-month prize:
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MARTY
A rather lovable stuffed monkey that symbolizes recognition of a club’s hard work. CSUN CKI was able to keep Marty for a whole month of adventures.
In only a month’s time, Marty already became a part of the family!
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Three days and two nights in a cabin in the woods was plenty of time to create unforgettable memories.
In order to start the new academic semester right, CSUN CKI held a board retreat in Fraizer Park.
The board retreat definitely The purpose of the retreat was to build proved to be effective for it was a familial bonds between weekend filled with each board member so that everyone become closer and therefore will become more in sync with one another comes Spring From shopping together semester. early in the morning to cooking dinner at night, the retreat was a teambuilding experience that led to friendships that may perhaps last for a lifetime.
Not only were there activities that promoted teamwork, every board member had the chance of talking about themselves. This gave the others a chance to get to know one another in a more personal level.
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One whole weekend in a cabin with your friends… what better thing can you ask for?
Those days definitely went by fast but I do not regret it one bit.
I had a really good time spending the weekend with my fellow board members and definitely would do it again.
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This was a great experience and I enjoyed every part of it. I enjoyed waking up and seeing how we all look in the mornings, cooking and baking together and just having fun and enjoying each other’s company.
We have grown to be a family.
Each day we learn more about one anotherand we get closer. We have learned to trust and communicate to each other,
and most importantly that we part of a group that will be there when we need them.
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I am really looking forward to what the future brings us and I know that we will keep improving.
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Erika Cervantes —
CSUN CKI Service Chair
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— Eric Ramirez
CSUN CKI Co-Historian
“ Every year Pasadena Circle K works closely with the Rose Float Kiwanis in order to finalize the Rose Parade floats before their departure on New Year’s Day.
Go West is a 2 day 3 night event with lodging in the Altadena/Pasadena area.
Go West also doubles as a multiple fundraiser for our DFIs (District Fundraising Initiatives), The primary registration profits goes to PTP(Pediatric Trauma Prevention) ”
— CPPCircleK
— (CPPCircleK)
Go West also included fun activities such as broom ball and a scavenger hunt!
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The best moments that I won’t forget was playing broom ball and participating in the scavenger hunt. I have never played broom ball before so I didn’t know what to expect. When we got to the ice skating rink, I assumed that we would be renting out ice skates.
To my surprise, we didn’t need ice skates, just the shoes we had on. Overall I would say go west was a fun and unforgettable experience. I would definitely attend next year and recommend for others to go.
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— Juan Ibanez
CSUN CKI Member
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I was glad to be reunited with my CKI family during winter break because I rarely saw them. When I got to the DCM they started with a valentine card making service, which I was really into. I am quite the perfectionist so I took the whole DCM to just finish one card.
— Tiffy Kao
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The January Divisional Council Meeting was held at Cal State Long Beach! It was nice to see all my friends. It was an awesome way to start off the new year of 2013.
Mariel Calinog —
CSUN CKI Vice President of Administration
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CSUN CKI Membership Development & Education
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The January Divisional Council Meeting in Long Beach consisted of making Valentine’s Day cards for children in the hospital, a flag football social, and a penny war between the CKI clubs of the Metro Division in which the proceeds went to the District Large Scale Service Project South (DLSSP South).
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Service is a huge part of CSUN CKI’s activities. Service to Children however, is a huge part of CSUN CKI’s service.
It is always a pleasant experience for members to come together and work with one another in order to do something nice for the children.
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I am not the most patient when it comes to being crafty. But knowing that it’s for the children I decided to put in the effort. It was fun learning new skills and getting closer to the other members.
Mariel Calinog — CSUN CKI Vice President of Administration
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Every now and then, CSUN CKI takes the time to visit Noble Avenue Elementary school in order to read to the children.
This is a form of service that is not only enjoyable, but heart-warming as well.
Reading to the children is a satisfying form of service that CSUN CKI will continue to offer many more times in the future.
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Many CSUN CKI members, along with many other participants from other colleges, in on the fun at the Pillow Fight that was held in University of California Los Angeles.
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This event was a fundraiser in order to raise money for Alexandria’s House, which is a transitional residence and neighborhood center.
Who said you're too old for pillow fight? Having the chance to swing around a pillow at your friends and people around you, my experience at UCLA Pillow Fight was amazing and I want to go next year.
— Dennis Tran
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CSUN CKI Kiwanis Family Chair
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Photographs Courtesy of
Jennifer Teongnoi Historian
Eric Ramirez Co-Historian