The
Kiwi Chronicles OFFICIAL DIVISION 2 NEWSLETTER
San Leandro and Arroyo Key Clubbers help serve food at the Bikes for Tykes fundraiser.
Kiwi Points 8 Recognition 10 DCON 2016 25 Articles 27
January 2016 Volume IV // Issue 8 Division 2 | Region 9 | Cali-Nev-Ha District | Key Club International
Photo by Khoi Nguyen
LTG’s Welcome
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Upcoming Events
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January’s Service Initiative Page 7 Kiwi Points
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Recognition
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Club Reports
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DCON 2016
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November DWS
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Articles
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District Newsletter
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DNE’s Closing Message Page 38 DLT Contact Info
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President’s Contact Info Page 40 Thank you!
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Happy New Year, Kiwis! A new year means new faces, new opportunities, and new memories! I'm ready to start the off the new year strong and I hope you are too! We have plenty of important events coming up, so be sure to read this month's issue of the newsletter! One huge event happening this month is Conclave 2016! As hard as it is to say, the term is coming to an end; it's almost time to elect your new Lieutenant Governor! There are many candidates that are enthusiastic to run for this position, so please support them at Conclave. Conclave will be held on January 23 with location TBD. This is one of the most impactful events of the year, so please attend! Clubs, you must have two delegates that are attending in order to cast your vote for your next Lieutenant Governor. Begin asking members and officers if they would like to volunteer as delegate! District Convention is just around the corner; are you attending? Now is the time to start preparing! DCON registration is already open. Be sure to secure chaperones, advertise to the members, and arrange transportation! Fundraising is very important to your costs at DCON, so try your hardest to come up with new ideas to lower your fees! Please do note that you must be a dues paid member in order to attend. If you club has not submitted dues, they are not able to attend District Convention 2016. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me! I hope you all enjoy the newsletter that DNE Meiling has prepared for the first month of the new year. It's sad to see that our term is winding down, but let's end it with a bang! Don't give up and keep serving your home, school, and community. I'll see you all very soon at upcoming events!
Taking FLIGHT in Service, Calvin Tang

Division 2 Lieutenant Governor
 2015-2016
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A2D2: InterKey Service & Bonding January 29, 2015 Time TBA Barbara Lee Center
Catch up with what Division 2 has done in the past month, and hear speeches from many candidates across the division that are running for Lieutenant Governor. Come out and show your support for all of the candidates!
Hear speeches, watch talent show performances, and perform service with new friends! Meet many Area 2 Interactors and many more kiwis from all over the division!
January's Service Initiative The CNH Service Projects Committee created the Spotlights on Service Program to help educate members about Key Club International and Cali-Nev-Ha’s Service Initiatives to encourage active participation. Each month, a service initiative is assigned for clubs to focus their service projects on.
The January Focus is‌
Pediatric Trauma Program Pediatric Trauma remains the leading cause of death and injury among children ages 14 and under in the United States.
The mission of our Pediatric Trauma Program (PTP) is to develop local projects which will reduce the number of children who are killed or injured by trauma, ensuring all children live happy, healthy, and safe lives.
Service Project Ideas: Raise Funds for PTP! 1. PTP Carnival 2. PTP Movie Night 3. Pie the LTG/Officers 4. Bake Sale Submit the form by the 5th of each month. Send visuals to cnhkc.sp@gmail.com.
Once you've completed a service event that fits the service initiatives created by the district, fill out there form HERE
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Early MRF:
Submit your report form before the 1st at 6PM!
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You do not get penalized. Better late than never!
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Fill out the Google Form and send in a photo by 6PM on the 10th!
Kiwi Points
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AS OF 12/29/2015
Alameda Albany American Indian Arroyo Berkeley Castro Valley El Cerrito
On-time TMRF:
299 541 293 520 210 747 79
Encinal Leadership Public Oakland Oakland Technical Piedmont San Leandro San Lorenzo Skyline
314 70 315 304 324 318 237 251
Alameda
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Albany
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American Indian 293 Arroyo Berkeley
520 210
Castro Valley
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El Cerrito 79
Encinal
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Leadership Public 70
Oakland
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Oakland Tech
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Piedmont
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San Leandro
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San Lorenzo 237 Skyline
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RECOGNITION
ALBANY
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CASTRO VALLEY had the most service hours. CASTRO VALLEY raised the most funds. ALAMEDA is our club of the month.
$610
KIWANIAN of the month BILL K’BURG— As a past Key Clubber himself at Oakland High
School, he understands the endless amount of opportunities that Key Club can provide, so he is always there for Albany Key Club, whether it’s attending Key Club events, or providing guidance for all the members, Bill is just always there for his Key Clubbers
XIUHOON GIANG— During
the year, she has been able to increase membership, the number of events the club she serves holds each month, and secure Albany’s second space spot for Kiwi Points. She also never fails to keep her club updated on all division activity as soon as they are announced.
MEMBER of the month
SAN LEANDRO
AARON NGUYEN—
Despite it only being his first year in Key Club, Aaron has already been portraying each of the four core values very well. He’s been very inclusive and caring, but he’s also building his own character as he shows off his leadership skills. He has been the most spirited underclassmen at San Leandro, and is never negative while attending as many events as he can.
ALBANY
OFFICER of the month
Alameda “My favorite aspect of Key Club is probably the cheerfulness and positivity generated by the officers and fellow Kiwis.” “Favorite memory would be the OACC December Event.” “Leadership skill would be to quickly analyze and set the situation to your advantage and let others consider your idea.”
Member of the Month:
Eric Zheng
Albany
Member of the Month:
“My favorite part of Key Club is the fact that we get to interact with different people then we usually would, be they fellow volunteers or members of the local community.” “My favorite event was the Albany Community Triathlon this year.” “In 2016, I hope to be able to better communicate with my Key Clubbers, as well as to help organize events.”
Andrew Zhang
American Indian “My favorite aspects of Key Club are being able to meet new people and having the opportunity to give back to the community.” “My favorite Key Club memory would probably be winning the spirit stick at FRN. At that time, I felt very proud of everyone for trying their best to win, while encouraging the other divisions’ members (I almost lost my voice after the spirit battle).” “"In 2016, the leadership skills that I would like to learn or improve on are my communication skills and having the ability to motivate others.”
Member of the Month:
Anne Nguyen
Arroyo “I love how Key Club offers opportunities to students who have free time to serve the community!” “My favorite Key Club memory was Kiwanis one day from last year and working together to clean up the zoo as well as feed the animals!”
Member of the Month:
Karen La
“In 2016, I would like to be a bit more social and outspoken. I also hope I can be a person underclassmen can look up to when in need.”
Berkeley
“I really like that I can hang out w my friends and have fun while helping out the community.” Favorite Memory: “Working at the cal football game with Marli and Luna and all the college students was really really fun.” “I hope that I can learn to speak up more in my community and come up with my own ways to help people.”
Member of the Month:
Pepper Bluhm
Castro Valley “My favorite aspect of Key Club is meeting tons of new people and going to fun events.” “FRN was the best experience for me. It was my first and it left a pretty good memory mark on me.”
Member of the Month:
Ivy Wong
In 2016, “I wish to be able to do better in talking in front of people like large crowds without stuttering and do better on speeches.”
El Cerrito Favorite aspect of Key Club: “They allow me to reach out to everyone and provide help to those who need it.” Favorite Key Club memory: “Volunteering with my friends at the food bank.” Leadership goals for 2016: “To establish a community in this club!”
Member of the Month:
Stephany Su
Encinal
Member of the Month:
“I really enjoy how Key Club provides members with so many opportunities to help the community and meet new people.” “My favorite memory is the DWS where I volunteered at the Oakland Zoo. It was really fun spending my time cleaning the zoo and meeting other Key Clubbers.” “I want to gain skills in taking more initiative and problem-solving to become a better leader.”
Tiffany Wong
Leadership Public Favorite aspect of Key Club: “The service and spirit everyone has.” “My favorite Key Club memory was the Ice Skating event.” In 2016, “I would like to run as a Key Club officer next year so I can continue to help LPS Key Club grow and bring new ideas to the table.”
Member of the Month:
Lily Chiem
Oakland
Favorite Aspect of Key Club: “Being able to hang out with my officers! ” Favorite Key Club Memory: “Thanksgiving prep with my two awesome officers, Kalvin Wang and Victor Phan!”
Member of the Month:
In 2016, “I want to be become an officer and be able to lead my club!”
Jessica Dam Oakland Technical Favorite aspect of Key Club: “Everyone in Key Club is really kind to each other, its like a family. Everybody can be themselves and just have fun while meeting new people or volunteer.” “I haven't been in Key Club long enough to experience everything, but my favorite memory currently of Key Club is FRN's rally. I had a horrible headache for most of FRN so I couldn't enjoy a lot of FRN, but the rally was my favorite memory since everybody in each division had so much spirit and tried so hard to win the spirit stick and how everybody was really hyped during the rally.”
Member of the Month:
Vincent Yu
Piedmont Favorite Aspect of Key Club: “I love being able to volunteer alongside my school friends, as well as make new friends from not only my school, but other schools.”
Member of the Month:
Favorite Key Club memory: “The decorating Dunsmuir DWS was really fun! The mansion was huge and we got to transform it into a welcoming, Christmas home.” In 2016, “I hope to run for an officer position in the future to increase my participation with Key Club.”
Nathan Chin
San Leandro Favorite Aspect of Key Club: “Knowing that there is someone with a similar heart for doing service.” Favorite Key Club memory: “Probably the Senior dinner where the diners just got to hang out and have fun!” Leadership skill in 2016: “Definitely to be able to plan and organize an event and run it smoothly.”
Member of the Month:
Elias Calderon
San Lorenzo Member of the Month:
“My favorite aspect of Key Club would be how we have so many opportunities to provide our service to our community. Not only do we help those around, but we also gain experience in various skills and socialize with other people.” “An unforgettable Key Club memory would definitely be the St. Anthony's event! I really enjoyed seeing the smiles on the faces of the homeless people whenever I served them their tray of food. My perspective on them also changed because now I know that they're normal people like us: they have names, birthdays, and other fundamental aspects.”
Renee Francisco
Skyline
Favorite aspect of Key Club: “Meeting new people and being able to help out my community.” Favorite Key Club memory. “I like going to services.” In 2016, “She would like to gain more focus and collaboration.”
Member of the Month:
Nahe Ma
OFFICERS OF THE MONTH Alameda—
Albany—
American Indian—
Arroyo—
Berkeley—
Castro Valley—
El Cerrito—
Encinal—
Leadership Public—
Oakland—
Oakland Technical—
Piedmont—
Tiffany Wong
Xiuhoon Giang
Michelle Ng
Julia Pew
Kalvin Wong
San Leandro—
Tiffany Phuong
N/A
Danny Liang
Serena Truong
Lucy Liang
Janelle Le
Raymond Sarah Chin Chu San Lorenzo—
Flore Mountsambote
Skyline—
Tien Le
ClubClubRepOrts RepOrts This month, we attended the Salvation Army Thanksgiving Luncheon in Oakland. We also collected UNICEF boxes from members. We are starting birthday pledges, where members with their birthdays in a particular month can start a pledge where they collect their birthday money from relatives and donate it to the PTP. We have an event coming up called Rythmix Cultural Works where volunteers can help out with the bubble man and event with the Salvation Army Christmas Luncheon.
This month, Albany Key Club attended a variety of events! We helped at the Northbrae Community Church Reception, where we helped set up and make delicious food. Then, we went to the Fireside Songs and S'mores, helping to pass out hot cocoa and plates of s'mores. We also held a churro sale and Thanksgiving potluck for our members, where we got to know each other better!
We started the month by painting a second coat on the Gateway Mural. American Indian also participated in November's DWS at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate to decorate the estate in the spirit for Christmas. We also collected our donations for Project Eliminate. To end the month, our Key Clubbers volunteered their time on Thanksgiving day to serve free meals at the Lake Merritt Methodist church.
November was another busy month for Arroyo! We gave kudos to one another for all of the service that we participated in this year through events like Bikes for Tykes, Fundraising Dinner, Hawaiian November Day Festival, Dia De Los Muertos Festival, Special Olympics Bowling Tournament, and Vitas: Holiday Decorating. After many months of hard work, our board has finally released Division 2 windbreakers. We also began collaborating with Arroyo Interact to host an InterKey movie night in the following week.
During the month of November, Berkeley High key club participated in five events. On the first of November, we volunteered at the Books for Prisoner's Event, on the 14th and 28th, we volunteered at the Cal Concessions with Circle K, and finally on November 22, the Berkeley Half Marathon. In addition, we also had one bake sale on fourth street on November 29th.
During the month of November, Castro Valley went to the Dunsmir Hellman Estate to decorate the mansion for the holidays. On the 12th and the 13th, we set up and volunteered at the Transfiguration Church for their Dynamic Dinner. We also volunteered at a Pasta Dinner on the 14th. Before starting Thanksgiving Break, we hosted an ice skating fundraiser with our school's Interact Club and raised $385.50 for our club. We also volunteered at the Berkeley Half-Marathon by setting up on the 21st and volunteering during the actual event on the 22nd.
Send in a photo of your club to Meiling at d02.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com to make sure your club gets to be showcased like it deserves.
This month we have collaborated with our school and held our weekly meetings in our schools garden.
This month our club participated in division events such as November DWS & DCM as well as the first event of the December DWS. In addition, we attended the monthly food bank on the first Saturday of December.
Send in a photo of your club to Meiling at d02.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com to make sure your club gets to be showcased like it deserves.
For November, our club unfortunately was not able to host any events. But, we did plan various events for December! We are planning to host a toy drive, and donate all the toys so that a child's Christmas may be happier!
This November, we volunteered at Lake Merritt Methodist Church on Thanksgiving and the day before thanksgiving. We helped prepared food for Thanksgiving and served food on the day of Thanksgiving. "Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." -Ward
In the month of November, Oakland Tech's Key Club has fundraised over $100 from spam musubi and boba sales. Our members have also volunteered at Uhuru Foods farmer's market at Lakeshore as well as helping them bake pies for Thanksgiving. In addition, we also made an ice skating social with UC Berkeley's Circle K to bond with them and took part in the November DWS.
This past month, our club volunteered with Uhuru Pies twice and also attended the November DWS. Additionally, one of our officers hosted a brochure-making movie day where we assembled medical kits for the American Medical Women's Association while watching our favorite movies. We've also continued our bubble tea sales to raise over $200, making November a successful month for out club!
This month, we've had 4 events, we've had the Bikes for Tykes fundraiser dinner, a day of the dead festival, the monthly community food pantry, and a Thanksgiving dinner at our local senior community center. This month was very eventful but we look forward to December as we have more events planned out.
This November, San Lorenzo Key Club helped in cleaning Oakland Zoo, removed invasive ivies from trees in Sausal Creek, hosted the DCM in UC Berkeley, planted plants that will attract bees in Sausal Creek, met new friends in Dublin Ice Skating Social, helped around in the San Francisco Exploratorium, and fed the homeless in St. Anthony's Soup Kitchen. We also raised $286.30 from the UNICEF's Halloween fundraiser.
We've had a rough month of November fundraising wise but we hope that won't be the case with the others we plan to have. To compensate for the lack of funding raised we tried our best with service events. In November, we attended the DWS, the SF Color Run, the Lake Merritt Church Banquet, and the Lake Merritt Cleanup. We also worked with Uhuru, the Lake Merritt Methodist Church and the Prisoner's Literature Project. Hello Kiwis! My name is Calvin Cheung and I’m one of the Executive Assistants for our Division! It’s been awesome seeing everyone work so hard throughout the term and getting to know each of every one of you!
EA’S NOTE
The New Year is finally here! As the term is coming to an end, all clubs should be thinking about elections. Think about hosting an officer training conference for your members. Inform members about what each position does. If your club has applications, think about announcing them now and give your members a heads up to when elections are so they can prepare their speeches! As we go into January, there are many important events coming up! Don’t forget to tell your members to attend these events! With the stress of elections and conclave coming up, don’t forget to look for service events too! It’s always important for members and officers to attend service events! Show your passion for service to get your members to attend! Show your members you appreciate them for attending events! Talk to them and see how they are doing; let them know that you are grateful for them! Overall, I hope to see all your clubs to continue to work hard! January is the time for new beginnings and new starts! Always remember to enjoy the time you spend with your fellow members and officers! If you have any questions, you can always contact me or the other EAs!
Calvin Cheung Executive Assistant 2015-2016
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DCON registration is now open! Click HERE to begin. Click HERE to see available contests and recognition! Join thousands of Key Clubbers from all over CNH at the 70th annual District Convention from April 8-10, 2015 in Sacramento!
Holiday Tradition
Decoration Division 2 Key Clubbers came to the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate once again to lend a hand and help prepare for the upcoming events!
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ST. Anthony’s Soup Kitchen November 29, 2015 A day before the Thanksgiving break ended, San Lorenzo Key Club participated in Saint Anthony’s Soup Kitchen located in San Francisco, where we were able to directly feed and serve the homeless. We volunteers were given a brief orientation and instructions about how to serve them their food in an organized manner. As the doors opened for the homeless, they quickly filled up the whole cafeteria. We lined up near the food station, took their food, and directly served it to them. We greeted them “Good Morning!” with a warm smile, and we made sure that they felt welcomed and at home. Homeless people are often perceived negatively or sometimes not at all by society. They are often neglected, avoided, ignored, or even
Wesley Sosa, San Lorenzo ridiculed when they are seen. Through this event, we were able to interact with them, and let them know that no matter who they were, they would be served and acknowledged by us with dignity and respect. Through our volunteer service, we provided them the attention and warmth that society did not give them before, and made them realize that people actually do care and will look out for them. Personally, this event meant a lot to me because a homeless person helped me when I needed it the most. I can’t possibly repay him in any way, shape, or form, but by giving my service and warmth towards the homeless community it was the least that I could do to thank him and express my gratitude for the impact that he had on me as a person. Personally, I hope that
through this event, or other homeless-related community service events, we can start changing people’s preconceptions that the homeless are just people riddled with mental illnesses. Not all of them are like that and there is so much more to them to learn and see, if we just stop for a second, and listen to their stories. Looking back over the summer, San Lorenzo Key Club was just a simple club participating in community service events consisting of board members and very few members. Now, we are an official club that has grown so much, and still continues to develop today. As the New Year approaches, we are driven even further to develop and expand our school’s Key Club, and make a long lasting impact on our school and our community.
Vivian Le, Skyline The service for The Color Run was at San Francisco on Sunday, November 13th, 2015. It started at 6 a.m. for volunteers so we got there 15 minutes beforehand. As we walked towards the AT&T park, we saw many other people that were also there for the service. We all walked together to the other side of AT&T park, towards the booth located under these huge tents. They had different colored shirts that corresponded to the different sections they had. We got pink. After we chose our color, we took the shuttle, to our color section. The pink section was going to be on both the sidewalks and road because the street had been closed down for The Color Run specifically. First, we had to set up
before the race. There were about 10 people who all started to get to work setting up flags and signs. Afterwards, we proceeded to fill squeeze bottles with pink colored cornstarch to get ready for the runners. As the first runners came through, they were colored in yellow and blue. It was very fun and exciting. We sprayed them with pink as they passed through our section. After a while, more and more people were passing by, and we got busier trying to spray them, and then refilling the bottles. Before long, things were hectic as there was this neverending rush of runners jogging past, and we all hustled so that that the participants would all get a chance to get some pink on them. I think that we were all enjoying ourselves and this moment. Because of the large
quantities of people, there were pink clouds of cornstarch everywhere. We were covered from head to toe! Even objects like clothes, bags, or water bottles could not escape the pink. Things got even more hectic at the end. At this point, the floor was filled with cornstarch. As things got busier and busier, runners continued to enjoy their experience, and it was fun seeing their joy. By the time the last runner passed our site, we were all both physically and mentally exhausted. But after ever ything was done, we started to clean up, put away supplies, and sweep the cornstarch from the roads. Overall, it was a tiring, yet very exciting and fun experience.
Lake Merritt Methodist - A great way to give back Giving back has been a major factor of Oakland High Key Club. On Thanksgiving morning and the day before Thanksgiving, the things we give back to our community were far more than what other expected to be. Some of our members volunteered at Lake Merritt Methodist Church on the day before Thanksgiving. They helped the staff stuff “Turkey” and prepared dishes for the big day; that’s going to happen on Thanksgiving. The turkey looked great was ready to be roast. I was indeed hungry when I looked at it. One of our member said, “Is this even a Turkey, LMAO.” Via Facebook messenger to one of the group chat. This kind of talk created a vibe and humor in Oakland High Key Club and made many laugh. On the day of Thanksgiving, other key club members came to assist the staff with serving the food. The food looked delicious and was ready to be passing out. The kind of generosity our members showed that day was a memorable moment. They choose to take off some
of their time during Thanksgiving break in order to give back to their community. Thanking those who made us smile and the one who made our heart warm.
Phu Hoang, Oakland
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Michelle Xie, American Indian
What’s better than eating a Thanksgiving meal? Serving the less fortunate their meals! As our Key Club tradition, we volunteer to serve meals on Thanksgiving every year at the Lake Merritt Methodist church. On the morning of Thanksgiving, many of our Key Clubbers chose to take time out of their day with their families to go to the church to help serve free meals to those without families, homes, or food.
Our Key Clubbers were assigned to set up tables with napkins, utensils, plates, and table dĂŠcor to make the tables look more festive. After we set the tables, we were in charge to cut pies and put them on their individual plates to serve. Soon after prepping the meal went as smoothly as possibly, we also served the three entrĂŠe meal of salad, turkey, and pie. E x - p re s i d e n t C i n d y Tran felt taking a small amount of time away with her family to serve others was worth the sacrifice and really honors the spirit of Thanksgiving. C o -V P H a l e y Tr a n thought waking up so early in the morning to prep and serve meals was hard even if she was sick, but seeing how grateful the people she helped serve made waking up in the cold worth the effort.
Savannah Tuma, Berkeley
The Berkeley Half Marathon is a time when people get together to conquer the 13.1 miles in front of them. To do so, they need a little help. And by a little, I mean a lot. Specifically, over 500 volunteers were needed in order to face the battle in front of them. On a sunny Sunday
morning, the Berkeley Key Club arrived at 7:45 AM at mile 7: the halfway point, the end of the 1st leg, the start of the 10k and the start of the 2nd leg. There, we excitedly helped tell the relay runners where to go by organizing them, held them back so that they didn’t get overly excited or get partnered with the
wrong person, took the 10k runners to their starting line, poured out water for the relay runners that were finished, gave them bars, and wrapped them in heat sheets. In addition to feeling good cheering on the runners (+ our own members!), we also got volunteer swag with our free lime green shirts, reppin’ D2!
Photos by Johnny Chen, Castro Valley
Vitas Holiday Decorating
Kristen Chhom, Arroyo
At the Vitas: Holiday Decoration event, we interacted with the elderly at Aegis Living as well as decorate for the upcoming holiday season. Some of us introduced ourselves with the elderly and chatted about our interests which were in common with some of them. “It was a great experience for me. I don’t get to speak to the elderly often. They were friendly and I would love to visit again!” said Elton Lee. Others set up sparkling Christmas lights around the
front entrance and placed Christmas wreaths on doors. We also decorated the outside garden with candy canes and snowmen to add some Christmas sparkle throughout the area. The most special part of the event that would not be possible without the teamwork of the volunteers was the formation of the traditional twelve feet Christmas tree. Our volunteers all noted that this part of the event was their favorite, as it marked a symbol of their unity as a club.
Overall, this event was a great start of the holiday season as we remember to give back to the community by bringing the joyous spirit of Christmas to those around us. Seeing the elderly smile at the wondrous decorations we set up is the reason why we volunteer for our community. In addition, Arroyo Key Club members of Division 2 worked with old friends from John F. Kennedy Key Club of Division 12E and also got the opportunity to meet new people.
Rachel Fong, Piedmont
This month our club continued our tradition of volunteering with Uhuru Pies in the Fall. At this event, we were excited to have many new members join us. Three freshmen helped us bake delicious sweet potato pies along with several of our officers. As soon as we arrived, the Uhuru volunteers quickly put us to work. The freshmen measured ingredients, carefully
weighing out every last pound of sugar. Meanwhile, one of our officers helped in the back room to mix the sweet potatoes until smooth. The rest of our members helped with bringing empty cream cartons to the trash, washing dishes, and more. At the event, we managed to make enough mix for the following week of sales at Uhuru. We were glad to help such a great
organization, and always enjoy working with them. Overall, our club had a great time at this event g e t t i n g u n d e rc l a s s m e n involved. Although it was a long day filled with endless amounts of sweet potatoes, we all enjoyed bonding over the process. Hopefully we can continue to volunteer with Uhuru in the future and bake more pies for charity!
Angela Quach, Alameda The Salvation Army Thanksgiving was on N o v e m b e r 2 6 t h , 2 01 5 . Thanksgiving is a time where families come together to give thanks for many privileges in life and to also celebrate this day with family and also friends. For Alameda Key Club, we decided to give back to the community by volunteering for Salvation Army Thanksgiving. What better way to give back to the community while also doing it with our Alameda High’s Key Club family. This event took place near Chinatown. This event started from 10 am to 2pm. This was a luncheon event. We were divided up into groups ranging from serving food to cooking the food. Some of us started pouring tea and water and serving it to people. While the other Key Clubbers went to the kitchen to learn how to cook. We eventually switched jobs. We learned how to cook turkey, ham, mashed potatoes,yam, and stuffing. We also served vanilla ice cream to
people as a dessert. There were a lot of Key Clubbers at the event who were volunteering a n d g i v i n g b a ck to t h e community. We were also provided red aprons with the logo Salvation Army to wear. After volunteering at the luncheon, we were given free food too which was great and also a bar of soap as a thank you gift for volunteering. This event was really memorable for me since there were many Key Clubbers at the event. And we were able to give back to the community together as a Key Club family on Thanksgiving Day.
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FOOD BANK Charlotte Chan & Linh Tran, Encinal
This month, our club participated in the December food bank event in Alameda on a chilly Saturday morning. Since it is December and close to the start of the holidays, it was a lot busier than usual as families are getting ready for holiday dinners and festivities. There were up to 200 individuals lining up to get food staples as well as holiday treats. It was a great way for us to not only bond as a club, but to celebrate the holidays with the individuals in our community. Many of our members arrived at 9, before the food bank opens, to help the managers set up food boxes, sort packages, and tidy up the place. Volunteers sign in and are given name tags. A volunteer
coordinator welcomes us and assigns specific jobs for us to do. Many of our volunteers, along with volunteers from Alameda Key Club, work as shoppers. As shoppers, we guide each clients and talk with them about their plans for the holidays. This job is probably the most rewarding and popular because it gives volunteers a chance to get to know and become familiar with the people in our community. While most members volunteer as shoppers, some are assigned jobs at various areas of the food bank. Several members work with the adult volunteers to pass out fruits vegetables and different pastry items. Others work in the back to tear up paper boxes and to make sure they go
in the right area. Members who are fluent in another language work as translators for clients who have not filled out their food choices. Even at the end, most members stick around to help the adult volunteers clean up. It's the least we can do, since every single one of them treats us so well; they provide us with snacks and drinks. The unpaid adult volunteers at the Alameda Food Bank inspires all of us to be more involved in our own community. Volunteering at the Food Bank gives us all an opportunity to assist people in providing them with their basic needs, especially during the holidays.
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Hey Kiwis! Happy New Year! Have you already started making that long list of New Year’s resolutions that always end up being forgotten about after a week? One resolution that I definitely won’t be forgetting about is to stop losing an eraser every other week. I’m sure my friends are tired of me stealing theirs all the time. I hope you all enjoyed this issue! Don’t forget that you can always send me any photos or articles that you would like to have featured in it. Another one of my resolutions is definitely to improve these newsletters and banners, so they can be as pretty as possible. It would be amazing if some of you guys are making a New Year’s resolution to be DNE! It definitely is a ton of work, but the experience is worth it, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. I started this term with very little experience in page editing, but I think these newsletters still turned out alright, so anyone can apply! I would love you forever if you do! The December DCM was once again super fun and enjoyable with Key Clubbers from both Division 2 and 26S, so I hope I’ll see all of you again at Conclave and A2D2 Service & Bonding later this month! With Love, Meiling Zhang Division News Editor 2015-2016
Calvin Tang Division 2 Lieutenant Governor d02.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com (510) 505-4477
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Meiling Zhang Division News Editor d02.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com (510) 909-4393
Calvin Cheung Executive Assistant d02.cnhkc.ea3@gmail.com (510) 913-6888
Rachel Fong Executive Assistant d02.cnhkc.ea1@gmail.com (510) 219-4252
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ALAMEDA
ALBANY
AMERICAN INDIAN
Lucy Peng LucyPeng213@gmail.com (510) 219-9939
Xiuhoon Giang xiuhoong@gmail.com (510) 710-7474
Young Cai youngcai543@gmail.com (510) 336-1223
ARROYO
BERKELEY
BERKELEY
Maya Shen Annie Fang Julia Pew pennyfromheaven2@gmail.com 00xiaowei00@gmail.com juliapew@students.berkeley.net (510) 510-4812 (510) 388-6855 (510) 847-3957
CASTRO VALLEY
Song Quan songq99@gmail.com (510) 600-5896
EL CERRITO
Serena Truong serena.t98@gmail.com (510) 381-1954
ENCINAL
Kathy Yan yankathy5@gmail.com (510) 875-8365
LEADERSHIP PUBLIC
Janelle Le janellekle@gmail.com (510) 363-4038
OAKLAND OAKLAND TECHNICAL
Allan Nguyen Adrienne Le allanguyenn@gmail.com adriennelauren98@gmail.com (510) 759-0252 (510) 316-2872
PIEDMONT
SAN LEANDRO
SAN LORENZO
Rachel Fong 16rachelfong@gmail.com (510) 219-4252
Lilian Nguyen lilianguyenn@gmail.com (510) 463-7298
Kevin Duong tinduong14@gmail.com (510) 755-9334
Douglas Gin region9advisor@gmail.com (925) 785-7616
Lisa Grover lisagrover81@gmail.com (707) 410-8499
SKYLINE
Nikki Phu phu.nikki@yahoo.com (510) 918-8289
Thank you for reading! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the newsletter, feel free to contact Meiling or Calvin.
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