POLAR BEAR PAGES OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF DIVISION 6 SOUTH | VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 7
Division 6 South | Region 4 | CNH District | Key Club
NOVEMBER EDITION
NOVEMBER 2015 // VOLUME 3 // ISSUE 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LETTER FROM THE DNE, NOVEMBER CHALLENGE
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FREEZING POINTS
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CLUB NEWS
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DLT/PRES CONTACTS 1
KEY CLUB WEEK
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#PBEARSOFKC
MEMBER RECOGNITION & KEY CLUB FACTS
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UPCOMING EVENTS
LETTER FROM THE LTG
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CLUB MARKETING, MEMBER RETENTION TIPS D6S & CNH DISTRICT NEWS
EDITOR’S NOTE
DIVISION CHALLENGE
NOVEMBER
Hey Polar Pals! Happy November! And good luck to all the seniors with their college app adventures! I’m hoping all of you get into your dream schools! Heading to Fall Rally South? Check yourself before you wreck yourself and make sure you have everything on this Fall Rally checklist: • Permission Slip • Medical Release Form • Photo Release Form • Division Shirt • Face Paint • Polar Bear Spirit • $30+ (for food and any divisions that might be selling merch!)
PERFORM 10 HOURS OF SERVICE
Make sure to keep posting your experiences at Key Club events on Instagram so you can make it on the #pbearsofkc page! (Page 22) As always, if you have anything you want to ask, you are free to send in your concerns and contact me at d06s.keyclub.dne@gmail.com! Serving with a roar, Alyssa Alegre
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TEA TIME WITH LTG SALLY TSAI-TEA Greeting Polar Bears! With Fall Rally rolling by this month, along with our traditional Fall Rally Prep Day a week beforehand and our annual November Division Council Meeting a week after hosted by Rancho Verde, this month is definitely a fun-filled packed month! Although there are an abundance of club/ division events, I still highly encourage all of you to still manage your time wisely! Although some individuals are very motivated to strive to achieve the highest standards, please make sure you balance your academics, family life, and other extracurricular activities! With a tough fall season such as this one, it is important to not burn yourself out with so much work and agreeing to every event you are offered to come out to. I understand that everything can become stressful whether it is completing Key Club work on time, applying for colleges, maintaining a happy and stable relationship with your significant other, or anything you have come across, it is important to give yourself a break! In the past, I admit that I was one of those few who would burn themselves out with work and would not reward myself with a break. Eventually, it did lead to very stressful and depressing times, however by reaching out to those I cared the most, I found that relaxing is essential during this point in life and learning to say no is okay. As always, do not forget that you do have a support team ahead of you to cushion yourself upon! Despite the very productive fall season, get in the spirit of Fall Rally! Fall Rally is a mixture of things: spirit, service, celebration, happiness, bonding with our ohana, and a million more. To prepare for this upcoming Fall Rally, do not forget to come out to Paloma Valley High School on Saturday, November 7th 4-8 PM by creating tutus, leis, posters, practice cheers, and participate in a service project in which we will be creating non-slip socks for the Rady's Children Hospital in San Diego! Once the big day comes on Saturday, November 14th, REMEMBER do not hold anything back! Show off your spirit for service in this organization and scream the "How Do You Feel?" cheer as loud as you can when someone asks you the all too familiar question. Don't be afraid to talk to other divisions and maybe even begin a spirit battle with them! In the end, do not forget to have fun on this overly spirited day! Of course, do not forget to report to the Golden Bear Theatre at 2 PM for our Fall Rally session in which we will battle other divisions to see who will be taking home the spirit stick! Keep up the spirit for service ladies and gents!
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FREEZING POINTS Chaparral
Great Oak
Heritage
Linfield
Mesa
Paloma
Perris
Rancho
TV
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525
350
175
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May
June
July
August
September
POINTS Chaparral…………..….………………………………690 Great Oak…………………………………………..…325 Heritage…………………………………………….….650 Linfield……………………………………..….………..160 Murrieta Mesa…………………………………..…….170 Paloma…………………………………………………375 Perris……………………………………………...…….150 Rancho Verde..……………………………………….230 Temecula Valley….………………………………….385
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OUTSTANDING POLAR BEARS 5
MemBer of the Month: EMILY LA, CHAPARRAL After being in Key Club for quite some time now, Emily decided to apply for the honorable position of Interclub Coordinator for the division. Although she was not quite comfortable at the division level yet, she was motivated to take this risk in developing her leadership skills further and become part of the close knit ohana. Inside of me I was unsure of whether to appoint her as Interclub Coordinator during the end of March, however after working alongside her closely at a professional setting for a couple of months now, I have truly seen huge growth in her motivation to serve as well as increasing the bond between the clubs she serves. With creative ways of advertising events with her legendary and interesting videos and her hard work in planning the logistics of interclub events, she has sincerely gone above and beyond the average Division Leadership Team member. Even though she always stumbles upon some type of obstacle when putting together an event, Emily is always willing to move forward and try her best to work her way around it. Throughout the half of the term, I have observed her grow a personal connection between the members and the division as well as improving her email etiquette and event planning. Emily, you are one of those leaders who does not need recognition to keep doing what you do best and a humble attitude. Keep up the amazing work, ICC!
Officer of the Month: nam nguyen, chaparral
Believe it or not, she was my starting motivation in joining this beautiful organization. When first coming out to Division Key Club events, I can assure you, I was not the most comfortable human being without my so-called twin. For some reason, you always seemed to brighten up Key Club events and encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone indirectly. I remember from the first couple of division events, you told me, "We should run for Lieutenant Governor!" Moving forward to the present, I am astonished to see you grow into such an amazing leader other Key Club members look up to. Even though you were reluctant to accept the position of Editor last year, you sure did not disappoint with your dedication in putting your 110% in your articles and visuals. Not only that, you had enjoyment towards photography when completing these monthly tasks. "Learn to enjoy what you do," will always be the moral you have taught me as a best friend and your Lieutenant Governor. With your constant enthusiasm to take initiative at the club-level to do more and even accepting the offer to substitute the Division Historian the day of a Division Event during occasions, I am more than grateful to have a loyal friend and leader to always be there beside me during our Key Club journey and experiencing our first step into the leadership world. Your work does go unnoticed at times and I want you to know that I truly appreciate all you do! All in all, end this term strong, Nam! You are honestly a legacy to look up to at Chaparral Key Club!
CLUB of the Month: TEMECULA VALLEY As the Lieutenant Governor, I try my best to overlook the nine clubs in the division I serve, however like every individual, there are times I slack off. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen circumstances, I did not have the opportunity to pay a club visitation to have a closer look on the status of the club. As the days approached the Temecula Valley hosted Fall Rally Prep Pt. I at Ronald Reagan Sports Park, I called Alisa Howpun, the Temecula Valley Service Coordinator, on the phone regarding planning. For some reason, I noticed an abnormal amount of attendees that have signed up on the Google Form, so I thought it would be appropriate to congratulate her on promoting very well and ask her how the club was doing. After hearing Alisa elaborating on the game-changing Key Club this year with many promising and enthusiastic members, I knew from that minute on that this term is going to be the one for them. For many years, Temecula Valley has been represented as an active club, but not up to the high standards of division involvement, fully participating officers, and potential members. After analyzing their Monthly Report Form the previous month, I was beyond surprised by the amount of service hours they have accumulated within a month and how hard they have worked towards leading an amazing club. I would like to shout out Tayler Smith, the President, in always having a positive attitude and always giving her 110% in everything she does and Analyne Eguilos, the Secretary, in truly improving her submissions every single month! G-DOUBLE-O-D J-O-B, TEMECULA VALLEY!
THANK YOU TO ALL CLUBS IN OUR DIVISION FOR YOUR HARD WORK!
KEY CLUB FUN FACTS
WE HAVE RAISED $415.53 FOR THE PEDIATRIC TRUMA PROGRAM WITH DIVISION CLUBS AND EFFORTS!
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door to door
written by: Brian plain, chaparral
Chaparral Key Club is continuing in its push to assist the community it lives in by constantly putting on an array of community service events. One of which just passed and was a major success. On September 26th, Chaparral Key Club organized its first Can Food Drive of the year in the community of Bella Vista. Members and officers alike gathered together to help better their community by going door to door to collect as many imperishable items as possible. The individuals that came out were organized into different groups and ventured down different streets to politely ask for a donation to the organization they serve. Prior to going door to door, Chaparral Key Club placed flyers around the community a week in advance to notify the residents of the upcoming community service event taking place in order to ensure a meaningful contribution to a cause that those contributing were already aware of. Overall, the event went on without a hitch and collected several bags of canned goods for the needy of the community. Chaparral Key Club is successfully organizing different events to serve the community and has no sign of relenting in its motivation to be a major impact in its region and in the Division.
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written by: gabi goldsmith, great oak
SEPTEMBER DCM
This month Division 6 Key Club members met at Paloma Valley High School for the DCM. They started with icebreakers as usual, then moved on to the meeting. Each school shared what they were doing to the group with a skit, song, or rap. This proved to be an entertaining way to find out what each school was organizing rather than simply stating the facts. After the meeting, the group moved on to glow-in- the-dark capture the polar bear (a play off of capture the flag). Once several rounds had been played, everyone gathered to have pizza and soda. Next, a spirit session was held in which we all chanted to show our support for Key Club. This was also a practice for cheering at the Fall Rally coming up, getting us pumped up to go to Six Flags to represent Division 6. Following this exciting pep rally, group pictures were taken. Then we cleaned up and said goodbye, leaving with a feeling of readiness for Fall Rally and for improving and growing each of our clubs.
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LEIS FOR KIDS written by: Chris lam, heritage Heritage was happy to host the ribbon lei-making event on September 26th. This was the first division service event of the year, and the turnout was great. Many were only expecting about 30 max attendees due to the south side of the division partaking in homecoming and/or other activities, but membership went upwards to 60 and 70. There was not even enough ribbons for everyone to contribute 2 leis for hospitalized children. Shout out to the north side: Heritage, Rancho Verde, Perris, and Paloma! Like any other Key Club event, members participated in a few icebreakers while more people arrived. Paloma Key Club secretary and Division Spirit Coordinator Marielle Formoso led the event by teaching the volunteers how to make them. For the next few hours, lei after lei was finished. Anticipating that some would finish earlier, cards and string were provided so they could send a message along with the ribbon lei. A total of about 87 leis will soon be delivered to Rady’s Children Hospital in San Diego! Because of the multitude of people, ribbon was exhausted and some who were quick-paced finished the lei and letter. With an hour left to spare, Marielle, Alan, and Ricky were ecstatic to share information about the upcoming events: Region Training Conference and Fall Rally, and also lead a spirit session. Members felt really good completing service by helping the children in need of spirit, and also practicing their own.
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written by: JOSEPH LEE, MURRIETA MESA
DRESSES FOR AFRICA
On October 16, 2015, Mesa Murrieta’s Key Club took part in its very first inter-club experience! The Dress for Africa was truly an effort pooled together of resources and members, and with even Kiwanis members from other schools, we were able to contribute some help to some fellow inhabitants of Earth. Africa has long been renowned for its stature as a third-world country and as such, multiple drives have been carried out to deliver necessities such as shoes or food to the needy in the country. Thanks to the planning of our district leaders and club presidents, we got to take part in that humane goal with the Dress for Africa event, a service project in which Linfield and Mesa collaborated to create dresses for girls in Africa. By Friday, a surprising amount of members filled an entire classroom, and swiftly went to work with needle and thread. With the direction of Emily La, Interclub Coordinator of Division 6 and some pillowcases, we were able to make clothes to be shipped to Africa. Jessica Lee, one of Mesa’s members, said “It was a fun experience and it made me happy to know that we’ll actually be helping kids in Africa!” With the Dress for Africa event, members of Kiwanis were able to reach out not to the community, but across the world to African children in need. Those that participated in the event were thoroughly excited to help out, and it’s not hard to imagine that further events will receive the same, if not greater, degree of enthusiasm.
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a little goes a long way written by: GABE FABIAN, PALOMA VALLEY On Tuesday October 1st Paloma Valley High School hosted their well known yearly Blood Drive. They partnered up with Life Stream once again to help collect over 150 pints of blood to be distributed to the nearby medical centers. It only takes about a tablespoon of blood to save an infant baby and about 6 pints for a typical heart transplant. The blood always goes to good use because hospitals are always in need of blood to perform many procedures in their patients. The Life Stream employees came before school and were all set up and running by first period began. They actively drew blood from first to sixth period and sent the last period and after school for clean up. Throughout the day around 90 PVHS volunteers came to help out for a hour to make sure the donors were taken care of properly and everything stayed in order. The volunteering members were assigned to be one of two things. One job that was assigned was being a hand holder. They took care of the donor while they were giving blood. The other assigned job was to work the canteen station. Here they gave the donors something to eat or drink after their donation to get them back on their feet and ready for the rest of the day. The donors were given 15 minutes to recoup and were off to their next class. The whole day went as smooth as it possibly could have. Everyone had fun without realizing they were actually doing work. They are pumped up for the next events to come setting a spectacular tone for the rest of the year.
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a lei-mazing day written by: NOHELY HERNANDEZ, RANCHO VERDE On the 26th of September a group of RVHS Key Clubbers attended a lei-making service event at Heritage High School. This event was created to fundraiser for Pediatric Trauma Program (PTP). Since PTP aids in the treatment of children due to unintentional accidents and promoting safety, all the leis were donated to children currently in hospitals. By the end of the day over 80 leis were made, which is very impressive! For some of the members it was their first time ever attending a Key Club event. Senior, Rodrigo Cobarruvias had this to say: “The event was lei-mazing! I got to help lead an ice breaker in front of so many students. I never realized how many people are in Key Club. It was awesome getting to meet members from all different kinds of high schools. I can’t wait for the next one!” Overall, this event went extremely well spirited and had a great turn out member wise. Hopefully the enthusiasm felt from this event by our members will help carry us on into the rest of the month, because we will be very busy in preparation for Fall Rally and other spooky October service events that we have planned.
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COALITION POSTER MAKING written by: Arriane Jozelle, On September 25th, Temecula Valley’s Key Club had a small event TEMECULA VALLEY after school to make posters for Coalition. Our goal was to make posters that would catch the other students attention around campus. The members were able to bond and have fun in the great atmosphere in the room. Although the event didn't last long, the members succeeded in making around eight to ten posters to place around school. "The Coalition poster making event was a great turnout! It was nice to see a lot of our members come in and spend their time making posters for Coalition. We shared a lot of laughs and made new friends." - Analyne Eguilos, "It was great to see our fellow Key Clubbers gather at one of the first Key Club events and make posters to advertise for Coalition." -Alisa Howpun
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Monday, November 2: Show your K in every way—Show people what Key Club is all about! Spread the word by wearing Key Club gear and publicizing Key Club Week in local stores, your school Web site, community newspapers—even on the radio. Tuesday, November 3: Kudos to the Key players—Personally thank all the Key Club supporters you know. Write thank-you notes, host an appreciation dinner or do something uniquely your own style to recognize the contributions of these special people. Wednesday, November 4: Dare to Care—Key Club has three preferred charities—UNICEF, March of Dimes and Children's Miracle Network. Take time to focus on service projects that help support these causes such as
making non-slip socks or capes for your local CMN hospital. Thursday, November 5: Random Acts of Kindness—A smile goes a long way. Spread happiness throughout your school by doing little random acts of kindness such as leaving cards with inspirational messages on every students locker or just simply holding the door for someone else. Friday, November 6: Connect the Ks— Key Club is the largest high school service organization in the world and is a member of the Kiwanis family. Celebrate the entire family of Kiwanis by getting the whole gang involved. Connect with local Kiwanis, Circle K International, Builders, Kiwanis Kids or Aktion clubs and team up for a joint service project.
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FALL RALLY PREP PART II SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH PALOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 31375 Bradley Rd, Menifee, CA 92584 TIME: 4-8 PM CREATE SPIRIT ITEMS, PRACTICE DIVISION CHEERS, DISCUSS FALL RALLY SOUTH DETAILS, AND PREPARE FOR KEY CLUB WEEK! SIGN UP: tinyurl.com/D06SFRPPT2 BRING: MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
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Bond with your fellow polar bears, have a service project, and be thankful for everything that you do!
Keysgiving 2015 | November 21st | 3-7 PM | Rancho Verde | tinyurl.com/D06SNOVDCM |
Candidate Training Conference Saturday, December 5th MORE DETAILS: TBA Learn the ropes to being Lieutenant Governor if you are interested in running or simply want to know what they do.
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SANDWICHES TO SAVE DECEMBER DCM Have a service project creating sandwiches to donate to the homeless, have a white elephant, bond, and hold a DCM!
Friday, December 11th | 5 PM - 8:30 PM Hoed by: Murrieta Mesa High School 24801 Monroe Ave, Murrieta, CA 92562 Sign up at: http://tinyurl.com/D6SDECDCM Bring: donations of Peanut Butter, Jelly, and/or loaves of bread, $10 or less gift for White Elephant 19
member retention
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As the term progresses, you may see a decrease in attendance of member or not seeing some particular faces as often. Keeping your members involved can prove to be a challenge for any club. However, it is not impossible to bring them back or even bring in new members. Below are some strategies you can use to improve member retention by making sure that your members are engaged and committed to service. • Encourage member involvement by inviting them to events and showing how much your club values their participation. • Provide your members with valuable resources and experiences, you can ensure that they don't forget the value of their membership. • Communicate appropriately to your members - quality is more important than quantity. Make sure that all communications you send are relevant to your members, to the point, and timely. • Create a connection with your members by becoming friends with your members, you can make it known how much they are appreciated.
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MEMBER RETENTION:
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1: MAKE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR MEMBERS AND REALLY GET TO KNOW THEM 2: don’t forget to have fun with your members 3: remind the members what the club is about 4: Perform service with your members
d6skeyclub Hope everyone had fun at Fall Rally Prep today! Pc: @nmphngyn
alyssa.alegre Out of all the mentors, I’m glad to be your mentee đ&#x;˜„ #ucrcki
lxlxvnnx Our mixtape is fire đ&#x;”‘ đ&#x;”Ľ #d6s
Tag your Instagram pics with #pbearsofkc and be featured in the newsletter! nmphngyn Come out to TVDA, meet some amazing choreographers, and dance to save some lives!
lxlxvnnx Are you my type? #blooddrive #heritagekeyclub
im.gabe Boba duh (From Rancho Verde’s Boba Fundraiser)
d6skeyclub Over 87 leis and cards were made, but we couldn’t have done it without the 65+ people who went to our lei making event!
d6skeyclub Thank you to everyone that drove all the way out to UCR!
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CHAPARRAL 380/800 HOURS
PERRIS 213/400 HOURS
SERVICE HOURS GOALS
GREAT OAK 190/500 HOURS
PALOMA VALLEY 260/600 HOURS
HERITAGE 659.5/900 HOURS
RANCHO VERDE 376.5/900 HOURS
LINFIELD 21/175 HOURS
TEMECULA VALLEY
MURRIETA MESA 29.5/250 HOURS
DIVISION TOTAL
272/550 HOURS
2401/7000 HOURS
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DLT CONTACT INFORMATION 27
Alyssa Alegre Division News Editor d06s.keyclub.dne@gmail.com (951) 318-2839
Alisa Howpun Service Coordinator d06s.keyclub.servicecoord2@gmail.com (951) 764-9057
Dana Truong Division Secretary d06s.keyclub.dsec@gmail.com (862) 250-7546
Valerie Haines Service Expo Coordinator d06s.keyclub.expocoord@gmail.com (805) 290-2678
Mitchell Kaake Division Treasurer d06s.keyclub.treasurer@gmail.com 
 (951) 500-5912
Kimberly Tran Member Recognition Coordinator d06s.keyclub.mrc@gmail.com (951) 666-9916
Nessa Vu Executive Assistant d06s.keyclub.ea1@gmail.com (951) 723-0126
Victoria Vu Interclub Coordinator d06s.keyclub.coordinator1@gmail.com (951) 723-7242
Andrew Hong Executive Assistant d06s.keyclub.ea2@gmail.com (951) 294-4095
Emily La Interclub Coordinator d06s.keyclub.coordinator2@gmail.com (951) 532-6448
Chris Lam Head Task Coordinator d06s.keyclub.headcoord@gmail.com (619) 908-9595
Alan Baez Spirit Coordinator d06s.keyclub.fallrallyspirit1@gmail.com (951) 375-9965
Brian Plain Fundraising Coordinator (951) 795-8470
Marielle Formoso Spirit Coordinator d06s.keyclub.fallrallyspirit2@gmail.com (619) 600-8144
Caitlin Austria Service Coordinator d06s.keyclub.servicecoord@gmail.com (951) 312-6237
Luke Xu Historian d06s.keyclub.historian@gmail.com (951) 525-9621
d06s.keyclub.fundcoordinator2@gmail.com
Twitter - @D06SPB Instagram - @D6SKEYCLUB Snapchat - d06skeyclub Website - http://d06skeyclub.weebly.com/
Robin Hitchin Great Oak robinhitchin@gmail.com Andrea Cadaing Heritage hkc.president@gmail.com Chance Kang Linfield chancekanglinfieldkc@gmail.com Valerie Haines Murrieta Mesa valeriehaines20@gmail.com Leticia Martinez Paloma Valley leticiamtz98@gmail.com Kimberly Tran Perris kimmiekxtran@gmail.com Kimberly Austria Rancho Verde president.rvhskeyclub@gmail.com Tayler Smith Temecula Valley taylersmith02@gmail.com
PRESIDENT CONTACT INFO
Nich Chimileski Chaparral nich.chimi@gmail.com
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