OFFICIAL DIVISION 2 NEWSLETTER
Oakland, Arroyo, and Piedmont working together at Splash Pad Park.
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August 2016 // Volume 5 // Issue 3 Division 2 | Region 9 | Cali-Nev-Ha District | Key Club International
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Upcoming Events
August DCM: Col Saturday, Augus or War Rendezvous t 20th 11AM-3PM Location: Stenz el Park, San Le andro August DWS: Kids Car Sunday, August 14th nival! 9AM-4:30PM Location: Golden Gat e Fields
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August's Service Spotlight
Children’s Education
Focus: The CNH Service Projects Committee created the Spotlight on Service in order to help educate members about Key Club International and California-Nevada-Hawaii’s service initiatives to encourage active participation. This month’s highlight values the importance of children’s education! As summer vacation is coming to an end soon, it is great way to start off the year by preparing for school! Here are some ideas on how to prep. Any questions or concerns, you are welcomed to email: cnh.sp@gmail.com. PUBLIC LIBRARIES
A perfect place for books and other resources to be checked out with your library card!
MARCH OF DIMES Nonprofit organization that focuses on preventing birth defects or premature births. March of Dimes has led a path in educating professionals and the public regarding child births.
MAKE A WISH An organization that supports children in achieving their wishes. Their primary role is to empower and strengthen children.
BOOK DRIVE Don’t want your books? Awesome! You can donate your books to the library or host a book drive with your club to support those who are unable to obtain books to read.
PROJECT HAPPINESS
TUTORING
Feeling stressed, worried, or anxious? Have no fear as this project emphasizes techniques i n f i n d i n g w h a t m a ke s happiness comes to light!
Never be afraid to ask questions! It is better asking for help than to be stuck drifting in the waters. There is always someone willing to lend a hand!
As of July 15th:
Alameda………………………………….211 Albany.............................................343 American Indian………………………..214 Arroyo…………………………………….298 Berkeley…………………………………..136 Castro Valley………………………..404 El Cerrito…………………………………120
Encinal……………………………..…….232 Leadership Public…………………………20 Oakland…………………………………..125 Oakland Technical…………………..…170 Piedmont…………………………………207 San Leandro…………………………418 San Lorenzo……………………………..234 Skyline…………………………….………245
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Alameda
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Albany
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American Indian Arroyo Berkeley
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Castro Valley El Cerrito
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Encinal Leadership Public
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Oakland
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Oakland Technical Piedmont
170 207 418
San Leandro San Lorenzo Skyline
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Member of the Month S[mmi Lui
Recognition
[right] has gone to the last DCM, DWS, and she is one of two general members from Alameda who went to OTC. She also has a very outgoing personality, trying to interact with more people everyday.
Advisor of the Month Vi]tor Ch[n
is the Kiwanis Advisor for two clubs, he continues to support Division 2's officers, while being the region advisor! He continues to work hard to support our clubs, division, and the entire region. Victor will go all out just to help someone if they're in a need for guidance.
Officer of the Month St_ph[ny Su has worked really hard for her home club, just to make sure it stays active. She's completed various amounts of tasks all by herself and has attended nearly every single DCM despite the major distances.
Arroyo with the most service events. 34 Castro Valley raised the most funds. 2 $ Encinal is our the club of the month.
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D2 Member of the Month Sammi Lui
Alameda
-My favorite aspect of Key Club is having fun with friends and being able to help the community at the same time. -My favorite Key Club memory was pieing our DLT members. đ&#x;˜ˆ -The most exciting thing I've ever done was learning about plants and how to take care of our environment at Alameda's Crab cove event.
Wendy Liu -Inclusiveness; all kinds of people can come together and work together for a common goal. -Making leis with everyone because I love making crafts and being with people I like, haha. -Hmm, well, I'm not a very exciting person . . . The first thing that came to my mind was when I was running around with my friends in a summer camp to find my missing ukulele? Hahahaha
Albany
Anny Hoang
American Indian
-My favorite aspect of Key Club is being able to help in the community. -My favorite memory of Key Club was when we went to six flags together and met Key Clubbers from other schools. -The most exciting thing I have ever done (for Key Club) was going to the soup kitchen to volunteer.
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D2 Member of the Month Vivian Luong
Arroyo
-My favorite aspect of Key Club is definitely the bonds I've formed with people. The ability to make a person's day light up and the family-like bonds are my favorite aspects of Key Club. -FRN, by far, was my favorite Key Club memory...a huge group of enthusiastic kids with a passion for service took over Six Flags. That's pretty amazing, yet terrifying. -Jumping off a cliff into deep water was terrifying yet thrillingespecially considering the fact that I'm a horrible swimmer.
Lilly Dawson -My favorite aspect of Key Club is the diversity of events. There is always a different event for everyone's interest and schedule. I also like that there is often transportation to events. -My favorite Key Club memory was volunteering and the book fair in downtown Berkeley. -The most exciting thing I have done in Key Club is help out packing sandwiches at glide church in San Francisco.
Berkeley
Ethan Gatchalian
Castro Valley
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-My favorite aspect of Key Club is being able to make a difference in the community. It makes me feel proud to be helping out. -My favorite memory is probably the End of the Year Social, when I pied Matthew Ngor, fundraising chair. -The most exciting thing I've done is attending FRN last year. It was such a fun gathering to be apart of. It also opened my mind to meeting new Key Clubbers.
D2 Member of the Month Cindy Huynh -My favorite aspect of Key Club is that we are all like a family. We are all bond well together and are very welcoming to everyone. Because we are all so tight like a family, volunteer service is very enjoyable as it feels like you just are hanging out with your closest friends while serving the community! -My favorite memory of Key Club is when we all went to FRN last year. We won the spirit stick which we have not been able to do for years! I met many different people there and overall had a great time bonding with my fellow kiwis.
Encinal
Nia Presa
Leadership Public
-My favorite aspect of Key Club is being able to meet many other people within the community. -My favorite memory was when we attended our first meeting, this was when we all got to know each other and discuss what we plan to do within the year at Key Club. -The most exciting thing I have done this month is go to the meeting and shared their ideas.
Iris Cheung -My favorite aspect of key club is that you can meet different people from different schools so it's not just people who you see everyday. -My favorite memory from key club was FRN, seeing everyone so excited and hyped was so fun! especially when we won the spirit stick. -The most exciting thing I've ever done is doing a ropes course.
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D2 Member of the Month Jodie Huang
Oakland Technical
-My favorite aspect of key club is that everybody is really friendly and outgoing. It also allows me to give back to my community through volunteering and I get experience when I go to a lot of different events. -The most exciting thing I've ever done is going rock climbing because I'm pretty scared of heights but being able to climb up a rock wall was pretty brave because there was nothing to support you up there and I was facing my fears and with practice I was able to climb up a wall successfully without being scared of falling.
Edwyna Zhu -My favorite aspect of Key Club is that there are so many events that I can choose from. -My favorite Key Club memory is when we went to help distribute food to people in a church at San Leandro. I had a lot of fun working with the other people and learned a lot about our local community. -One of my most exciting moments was when I got really good at diving last summer. I had a dream in the spring of last year that I was so good at diving, and that dream actually came true!
Piedmont
Jessalyn Su
San Leandro
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-My favorite aspect of Key Club is we get to learn a few things and also we get to meet lots of new people that we can really make a bond with. -My favorite was DCON because I thought all my friends where there my school club was there and we all were just cheering and laughing and we were bonding made me feel like I had true 2nd family. -I don't think I haven't done anything exciting
D2 Member of the Month Lena Mai -My favorite aspect of Key Club is that it is a great opportunity for highschool students to earn experiences for the community. -My favorite moment in Key Club is when I get to meet my other friends who I don't have any classes with during meetings and outside of school, which is really exciting. -One of the most exciting things I've done was at the Fan Festival. There were two shifts morning and afternoon, I attended to both and the good parts of it were not only volunteers get free breakfast and snacks, volunteers were also able to attend to games during the day.
San Lorenzo
Allen Huynh
Skyline
-My favorite aspect of Key Club is getting boba after service and hanging out with my disciple David Tang. -My favorite Key Club memory is falling asleep right after a long day of service. -The most exciting thing I have ever done is knocking down 3 pins to win a large stuffed Pokemon at Great America.
B, O J O-D e l b u G-Do OB!! J B, D O O J O G O-D e l b u G-Do OB!! J D O GO
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Officer of Alameda -
Angel Zhou Albany -
the Month Leadership Public -
Alexia Padilla Oakland -
Ruby Tang
Jason Le
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Oakland Technical-
Haley Tran
Amy Huang
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Piedmont -
Karen La
Angel Zhou
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Athena Castro Valley -
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Vanessa Wu San Lorenzo
Christine Tseng
Sarai Montes
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Skyline -
Sara Ching
Tina Lin
Encinal -
Deanna Chu
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As the school year ends, our board sends off seniors with great care. The new board takes action and hold events such as the Crab Cove planting event where we cleaned up our community. We spent time communicating with other clubs at the July DWS, where our members and officers had a great time doing crafts and playing with the children together. Together as a club we built our ability to cooperate. Our club plans to create more events to help the community along with helping others.

Club Reports
With the school year drawing to a close and summer only a few days away, Albany Key Clubbers did not lose spirit and kept up the quality work they displayed throughout the past school year. From working hard at the June DWS to dedicating time for the annual Graduation Lei Sale, Albany definitely finished off the 2015-16 school year strong! We look forward to attending and volunteering at summer events and can't wait to serve our community.
Sadly, we weren't able to complete that many service events this month because of conflicting schedules as well as lack of members since many of them are on vacation. However, we were able to volunteer at the Montclair Beer and Wine Festival 2016. There, we helped out with setting up booths, passing out flyers, cleaning up, and much more. However, we are hoping to have more service events in July, so please tuned for more of our Key Club spirit. That's all for now.
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In the month of June, Arroyo had five total events! We participated in 2 events with our sister club, Piedmont Key Club, which was the Splash Pad Work Party and the Community Food Pantry. The volunteers did a lot of yard work at Splash Pad Work Party as well as at the Backyard Cleaning. One of our kiwain, Vonnah, claimed her Yard Work coupon, so the event, Backyard Cleaning, was held at her father's backyard. In addition, the volunteers helped serve lunch at St. Vincent de Paul's Kitchen. Lastly, they helped at the Norhtern California Soy and Tofu Festival so that it ran smoothly.
This month Members and officers volunteered at the Bay Area Book Festival, helping set up and pick up trash. Some members and officers also started a long term service project with reading buddies reading books to little kids. One officer was able to attend the OTC, and we had a meeting with both Angela and Meiling to discuss club goals.
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In the beginning of June we volunteered with Meals on Wheels at their event called A Taste of France. Castro Valley Kiwis also participated in the set up of the 10th annual Castro Valley Moose Lodge Car Show. Our first joint fundraiser we partnered with Arroyo for a charity dinner, Key to the City, we had performers entertain our dinner guests. Through the amount of tickets sold that night, together we raised over $700, more than half will be donated to PTP. We also had our End of the Year Summer Social for our home club, where officers were auctioned to be pied by the highest bidder. We had also hosted the June DCM, where we had a BBQ, played games and ice breakers, as well as pie-ing the DLT! At the end of June, members had the opportunity to usher concerts held at the Alameda County Fair.
This month, we helped out at El Cerrito's very first Loving Day where we helped set up for the event and helped with arts and crafts for the children. In July we are going to El Cerrito's annual World One Festival on July 4th where we will be running game booths and selling got dogs with our local Kiwanis. We are also volunteering for Relay for Life.
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To celebrate the beginning of summer, our club wrapped up our last meeting with a party, and with several fun events spread out across this month. Our members and officers participated in some division events like Studio One Art Center Clean up as well as the Bay Area Book Festival. We also helped set up at Alameda's Island Jam and hung flyers around the neighborhood for Uhuru. Finally, we participated in our Relay for Li fe as well as set up and clean up.
Submit your articles and submissions to Kathy Yan of d02.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com to make sure your club gets recognized for all the hard work you have accomplished
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This past month we had only one service event, Splash Pad Park. We assisted with weeding the weeds and prepping a flower bed. We were taught the steps in prepping a flower bed so that they could plant new plants there. We were told the history of the park and also the insects living in there. It was very tiring to weed all the weeds in the garden but we made it worthwhile. We helped beautify the garden while having lots of fun.
This past June, we participated in multiple Uhuru events, from their booth during SF Pride Weekend to their normal booth at the Grand Lake Farmers' Market on Saturdays. Volunteers were able to help out in all aspects of the process, from preparing scrambled egg plates to manning the front booth. We also participated in the San Leandro Nubi Yogurt Fundraiser, where volunteers were able to interact with fellow Key Club members from around the bay in addition to selling delicious frozen yogurt. 15% of all proceeds went to PTP (Pediatric Trauma Program).
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For the month of June,Piedmont Key Club did three joint events with Arroyo Key Club. Members from both schools attended the Bethel Church Community Pantry, which Arroyo hosted on the 23rd and the 30th of June. On the 26th of June, Piedmont hosted a joint gardening event at Splash Pad Park. On the 27th of June, Piedmont also attended an Uhuru kitchen event.
This month, our club held our first fundraiser of the term. It was at Nubi Yogurt, located at Bayfair mall, where people had the chance to enjoy yummy frozen yogurt and support PTP. Our club attended the June DCM and was recognized as the Club of the Month!
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This past month of June we haven't attended any service events other than the DWS (Play Day In The Plaza), but we did attend the DCM at Lake Chabot, had and EA meeting, and a board meeting afterwards. The DWS and DCM allowed everyone to interact with other club members which was very nice and an enjoyable experience.
Summer has started in the month of June. This month we had four services. Our first service was the Soy and Tofu festival where helped with setting up and working some of the booths. We had two other services where we helped our school, Skyline. Two of our officer attended Tech's Studio One clean up.
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Antonio Calbo-Jackson What is your favorite Key Club Memory? My favorite key club memory was going to my first Fall Rally North. Just being able to see an entire amusement park filled with high schoolers all under a common goal just made my experience just that much better.
How did you join Key Club? I first learned about Key Club from my brother who served as fundraising chair and then treasurer for my school's club.
What is one unique fact about yourself that people wouldn't know unless they're told. Something that people might not know about me is that I knit, making my own hats, scarves, and many other accessories that I add to my spirit gear.
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Articles
Vanessa Wu, San Leandro How’s the weather looking for you? If you thought it was hot, we hope you came out to Nubi Yogurt at Bayfair for a cold and yummy treat! On June 27, San Leandro hosted their very first fundraiser of the term! All the funds that we earned through this fundraiser was donated to PTP! This was a great opportunity for people to spend time with their family and hang out with their friends! There were many familiar faces from multiple clubs who came to join us that day, even some who might’ve had to travel quite some distance! Many members got the chance to sit and bond over a conversation, a card game and of course, a cold cup of frozen yogurt! San Leandro would like to thank everybody who came out to support us and most importantly supporting PTP, making our first fundraiser a success! Stay tuned for future fundraisers!
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Angela Zhou, Piedmont When I was searching events for that weekend, “Work Party at Splash Pad Park” showed up. Although I have never heard of “Splash Pad Park” before, I decided this would be a perfect event because it was five minutes away from where members lived. Arriving a bit early, I discovered that Splash Park was the name of the park where the Oakland’s Saturday Farmers market’s is located. I also found out that the park was also cleaned and managed by a small group of elderly volunteers. I was pleasantly surprised that it was voluntarily work that made the park so nice, since I have always assumed (the many times that I have been to the Farmers Market) that it was the city who cleaned the park up. This discovery, only led me to respect the volunteering work we do more. Since this was a joint event between Piedmont’s and Arroyo’s Key Club, the supervisor of the event was glad that so many people came out to help them garden and clean the Park. At 9 am, everyone picked up their shovels and tools to help clean the park. As we were working, we also discover that there were also volunteers from the Oakland High’s Key Club. This event provided us the opportunity to not only work with people within a different age group but also other Key Club members. After working three hours of laborious work, Key club member from three different schools clean the Splash Pond Park. After finishing our three hours of gardening, the elderly volunteers also provide everyone delicious lunch. Working at the Splash Pad Pond was a great bonding experience and will be definitely be an event we will revisit.
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Tina Lin , Skyline On the windy morning of June 8, 5 of Skyline kiwis hopped of the bus, and walked toward the church where the Soy and Tofu festival was going to be held. With the help of Google Maps, we arrived at the church a little before 8. There we were assigned with setting up the booths before the eager attendees arrives. We were given the task of putting table cloths on the table, so the table will not get dirty. After helping setting up the festival, we went the tables for the festival, we went to the table where we were assigned to work. Some of us worked at the check-in booth, while some of us were helping sell merchandise. When the clock struck 11, crowds of people excited awaiting to attend the festival lined up at the check-in booth. The tables were set up with already cut tofu and soy milk ready to be given to the incoming attendees. After an exhausting and exciting hour of serving free samples to people, our shift was of serving out free samples, our shift was over.
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Charlotte Chan , Encinal This year marks the 22nd year Alameda has participated in Relay for Life, supporting the American Cancer Society. As it always has been, Relay for Life was held at our very own Encinal High School track. This would be considered one of those major events that all of us look forward to each year, this year especially, because many of us decided to camp out overnight for the first time. Our relay began with setting up; we set up our own little booth where we sold water bottles and wristbands to fight cancer and support survivors and caregivers. Another attraction at our booth was a bike. It isn’t just any old bike, but a bike that blends delicious frozen fruit and vegetable smoothies when pedaled. Not only was it a great way to support exercise and healthy eating, but it was also the perfect way to cool down in the hot sweltering day in between laps around the track. Another little booth was built for decorating luminaries, paper bags and candles made in honor of a survivor or in memory of a loved one. Orders were sent to our booth and our job was to personalize and decorate each of the bags with scrapbook paper, stickers, and all the art supplies you could think of. Of course, just because we’re in charge of our booths, doesn’t mean we couldn’t have any fun. On an off shift, we’d walk around the track collecting beads around our necks for each lap. In our pink helmets and pom-poms, we walked around competing for first place in the crazy-hat lap, costume-laps, and opposite-laps. Not to mention, there was some intense scavenger hunting, awesome music and pulled pork from the booths around us. In the evening, we filled each of the luminaries that we decorated earlier with sand and lit each of the candles up. Each lit bag represented hope despite cancer, hope for a cure, and hope for life. The sight of HOPE spelled out with the luminaries is the definitely the unforgettable highlight. After the memory ceremony and the award ceremony, the festivities continued into the night. We also found ourselves huddled inside the small tent we shared. The next morning consisted of cleaning up all the luminaries and packing up our booth and tents. Looking back, I can definitely see why this is one of our favorite events; being able to be a part of the fight against cancer felt undeniably rewarding.
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Christine Tseng, Castro Valley As another questionably “wonderful” school year came to a close, Castro Valley Kiwis had finally gotten through the last of our horrendous finals and were so ready to take on the adventures of #summer2k16! Merely a week after the 2015-2016 school year ended, Castro Valley Key Club started off the summer right by hosting our annual Endof-the-Year Summer Social. The event was held at Castro Valley’s lovely Lake Chabot Regional Park, where our club had barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs to enjoy with plenty of other foods and drinks. Around 30 members came out to socialize and have fun, including past Division 2 Lieutenant Governor Calvin Tang and current Division 2 Lieutenant Governor Meiling Zhang! The Summer Social had been a full five hours dedicated to celebrating a great year of successful service, as well as witnessing each of our officers get pied. An auction had been held before the day of the pie-ing for 9 of the 10 officers Castro Valley Key Club boasts, where the highest bidder got the opportunity to slam a plate full of shaving cream into an officer's face. However, members had been told that there would be two surprise guests auctioned off the day of the pie-ing. In fact, those two very special guests had been our Castro Valley Key Club President, John Paul Riel Aquino, and our very own Lieutenant Governor, Meiling Zhang, who had participated in being pied, with whipped cream and not shaving cream like the rest of the officers, to show her love for her favorite (and only…) home club! Our Summer Social was definitely a blast; it was an awesome time filled with bonding through icebreakers, teaching each other Chinese, petting dogs, and maybe even playing a little Frisbee. Us Castro Valley Kiwis undoubtedly kicked off into the summer adventures right on track! Though Lake Chabot had been crawling with terrible spiders, ants, and all sorts of weird six-legged objects, we had thoroughly enjoyed our time together, and we’ve got the pics to prove it! Through the food tickets and officer pie-ing auction, Castro Valley got to raise over $200 for PTP and club funds. What a great way to start this summer fresh!
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Ronald Dinh, American Indian Even though it’s summer and everyone’s busy with vacations, pulling all nighters, and all that’s in between, American Indian’s Key Club was occupied with trying come together to help out our local community. From tables to picking up trash, we diligently worked together to help those around. What’s a better way to spend summer than by hanging out with friends and doing community service, am I right? When we arrived, we were greeted with the tantalizing scents of the many foods being cooked, as well as the homely warmth of the early morning sun. While the vendors were busy with cooking their delectable specialties, we got straight to work with setting up booths and stalls. After that, we divided into groups to conquer tasks like taking out the trash, passing out flyers, as well as monitoring traffic. Our club traveled enthusiastically throughout the festival, providing our services as well as our Key Club spirit to anyone that was in needed them. In the middle of our service event, we were able to witness our community uniting and having a good time with one another, something that isn’t much seen on the news anymore. Vice President Anne Nguyen thought that it was a pleasant experience because of how engaging and memorable it felt to be an active member in her society. Key Club member Brendan Co also believed that it was a fun opportunity to incorporate community service into summer plans, and that he would definitely volunteer again another time.
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DNE’s Closing Message Hi Kiwis! Have you been enjoying your summer vacation so far? If not, how about catching up on those hours of sleep at the very least. Nonetheless, I hope you all have been taking a good break to re-energize for another school year filled with Key Club fun! It was certainly fantastic to see the whole Region come together at one park and hold Triwizard Olympics DCM. It was great meeting new people from other divisions and I had a bomb time. Congratulations to the Ravenclaw house on their win, but the Gryffindor house still rocked it. I’m looking forward in the next DCM and I hope you do too because it would be awesome to see you there! The more the merrier. Just like that, summer vacation is cutting close to an end. It’s hard to believe that school is coming so soon already. Just like yesterday it felt like it was the first day of summer and next thing you know it’s the first day of school. I know the topic of school is a dreadful topic because of all the unnecessary homework and less hours of sleep we will all get, but it is good to start prepping. If your club still haven’t created a base overview of your school year, it isn’t late yet to start. Now will also be a good time to start finishing any of your assigned summer homework too. I wish the best of you all luck in your work and I can’t wait to see you during the school year! Thank you all so much for reading my newsletter and see you in the next issue! At Your Service, Kathy Yan Division News Editor 2016-2017
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Hello, it’s Division 2! Meiling Zhang Division 2 Lieutenant Governor d02.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com (510) 909-4393 Kathy Yan Division News Editor d02.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com (510) 875-8365 Nikki Benitez Executive Assistant d02.cnhkc.ea1@gmail.com (510) 935-2423
www.d2kiwis.org/
Division 2 [Key Club]
@division2kiwis
Angela Wong Executive Assistant d02.cnhkc.ea2@gmail.com (510) 417-8099
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Ruby Chin Executive Assistant d02.cnhkc.ea3@gmail.com (510) 918-8209
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Thank you for reading! Please contact Kathy Yan or Meiling Zhang if there are any questions, comments, or concerns. See you in the next issue.
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