January 2012 Division 12 South Newsletter

KEY CLUB Volume 1, Issue 4 January 2011

January 2011

Table of Contents

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LTG’s secret message………….………………….……………...…............3 Prologue……………………………………………………………………...…4 Updates & More Updates! …………………………………………......5 - 6 December DC....…….……………………………………………………......7 Big Upcoming Events…………………………………………………….......8 LTG CTC N, Conclave, DCON VI. Events Coming Soon…………………………………………………….…..9 Toys N’ Joy Christmas in the Park FUN Coat Drive VII. Club Reports…………………………………………..………..............10-12 Gunderson Oak Grove Silver Creek Santa Teresa Evergreen Willow Glen Leland Andrew Hill Pioneer VIII. Contact Info…………………………………………………….………..…..11

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Hey Super Villains, We love our LTG <3 Hello Supervillains, Hope you are all enjoying your holidays! 2012 is coming up fast. Enjoy the last few weeks of 2011!

We've done an amazing job in 2011 so far, and I hope we will continue our success in 2012!

If anyone is interested in running for lieutenant governor or would like to find out more about this position, you should attend Lieutenant Governor Candidate Training Conference 2012 on January 14 @ the Kiwanis Family House in Sacramento, CA! It's an amazing experience and gives you an insight on the position's duties! Contact me if you would like to attend or would want more information about these opportunities ahead!

Also, District Convention information will be released within the next few weeks! Keep an eye out for that! If you haven't started fundraising, start now! There are a lot of opportunities on the CNH CyberKey. Go check it out at cnhkeyclub.org!

REMEMBER: If you still have members who would like to join and pay their dues. They are able to!

We are a year-round club. Keep on encouraging new members to come out to division council meetings, community service events, and more!

Everything is approaching fast! Conclave is in a month and a half! We're almost going to have an elect, then District Convention will come sooner than you know it! REMEMBER THIS NOW. March 2nd, 2012 is the deadline for District Convention registration! Don't miss out on this opportunity and start NOW! LTG CTC: January 14, 2012 / Conclave: February 11, 2012 / District Convention: April 13-15, 2012 Have a great holiday break. Good luck to anyone who still has finals!

L-O-V-E I LOVE MY D-I-V!!

“Her enthusiasm, spirit, and dedication to D12S are what make her a great LTG.” Vicky Le -

Love,

Tianna Nguy

Tianna Tianna is such a great leader. She’s great at organizing things. AND she’s cute! :D - Andrew Sanders -

D12S LTG

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“I have to say, Tianna's a GREAT LTG, and an AMAZING LTG! She never dissapoints to pump up our division! I'm glad our club has her to run our division, she's definitely the right person for the job!”

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Brandon Roman -

How Do You Feel?

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Prologue of Our Scheme Welcome New Members, Thank you for signing up for Key Club! If you guys get involved with the events, we guarantee you that you will attain one of the best experiences ever. Once you finally settle down, you will find that you are not just a part of an international, service club, but a family of leaders.

Here are some information you should know about Key Club: Mission Statement: Key Club is an international, student-led organization providing its members with opportunities to perform services, build character, and develop leadership.

Vision Statement: To develop competent, capable, and caring leaders through the vehicle of service.

Key Club Pledge: I pledge on my honor to uphold the objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school, and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

Key Club Motto: Caring-Our Way of Life

Core Values: Caring, Character Building, Inclusiveness, Leadership

Projects: This year, we are having three main projects: Eliminate Project, Project Shine, and March of Dimes.

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UPDATES! UPDATES! Andrew Hill : Andrew Hill have been volunteering at holiday parties as “Santa Little Helpers.” We also collected over 600 cans for the Canned Food Drive while raising funds for UNICEF. Christmas in the Park was one of our bigger events with more than 50 volunteers! Hopefully Key Clubbers will continue to raise the holiday spirit and spread care throughout the community.

Evergreen: Evergreen raised over $1200 for UNICEF, with the majority of the members participating in our drive. We sold churros and spam musubi at EV's Winterfest to raise money for our club. We are selling EVHS crewnecks, which are $25 each. We will have a fundraiser in January, so be on the lookout!

Gunderson: Gunderson has done our monthly Jamba Juice this month, with many happy customers. We have also continued with our Member of the Month, which is Thomas Hoang for December. Gunderson, after several months of planning, has pulled through with our December DCM. Through all the planning, work, & time put in, I am so proud of all of the officers & members who helped. Hope all you had fun & thank you for coming! We attended the last Kiwanis Meeting of the year, & it was fun! Currently, we have been working with the San Jose Kiwanis Food Booth at Christmas in the Park; everyone who has worked it so far has had a blast. Spreading the holiday spirit is always fun! Come support the San Jose Kiwanis Club by purchasing food!

Leland: Leland has turned in our Family Giving Tree presents and passed out membership cards to new members who paid in October. We have been planning a coat drive with Almaden Valley Kiwanis. We will also have a joint project (Blankets for Kids) with AVK and help out at the Holiday Party and Toy Drive at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. We will take part in two more Fantasy of Lights events and Williams Elementary’s Crab & Pasta Feed.

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Care for more?

Oak Grove: Oak Grove is still doing our weekly school watering on Mondays. We had another fundraiser - mistletoe grams - donating all proceeds to a non-profit organization called MEMO of UCI, UCSD, and UCLA. Our December has been going fairly slow, but we hope to pick up the pace by having our first volunteer event of the New Year at the San Jose Rose Garden where we will be pruning the roses, some Salvation Army volunteering, and a movie social for all our fabulous members.

Pioneer: Pioneer’s member of the month was Andrew Bui. We had our social with all our greattt members at Christmas in the Park. We assisted the St. Jude’s Walk and helped sort out toys for low-income families at Toys for Tots. We are planning to help out at the Santa Clara Fairgrounds and innVision group project. We also turned in the UNICEF money. This coming month, we will hold a coat drive, which all the proceeds will go towards Bill Wilson.

Santa Teresa: Santa Teresa has been engaging in many events, like the Panda Express Fundraiser and the Cooking Pasta, where we sold baked food. We also have been working at Christmas in the Park to help deliver holiday spirit. Also, when the break started, we had a Holiday Social with all our members. It was a ton of fun! Upcoming, we are going to assist in the Toys N’ Joy in downtown to give out presents to low-income families.

Silver Creek: Our main focus of December was the Christmas party at Santee Elementary School with the Family and Children Services and our school's Interact club. I know it's crossed onto enemy lines, but I really wanted to reduce the amount of tension between our two clubs.

That was partly why I wanted to create such an event.

Willow Glen: Willow Glen sold popcorn and pretzels at Willow Glen’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. We helped host the breakfast at Willow Glen Community Center. We also brought holiday spirit to San Jose by assisting Santa Clara Fairgrounds. We are still having Our World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser, and it’s been going amazingly well!

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December DCM Hosted by Gunderson Key Club

“Great Job, Gunderson Key Clubbers!

You guys sure did BBBBBRRRRR-ING out that fun in winter!”

Look at those Villains smile…HOW CUTE, RIGHT?

"All the preparation and hard work we put into the DCM paid off since everyone looked like they had a great time. The games were also pretty fun and intense. :)” -

Brian Trat

“Even though I couldn’t stay the whole time, every second was very welcoming. It was great seeing all my amazing Key Clubbers again, and Key Club never fails to allow me to meet new ones. I heard about all the preparations and how much time Gunderson Key Club put into the DCM, and it definitely turned out greaaatt! Love the decorations ” - Thien Le

“It was a whole lot of fun! I met lots of new people. We played lots of games. Also, the meeting was really informative. I was updated with each club’s activities.”

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Caitlin Tsang

“The DCM was really fun! I enjoyed it. Seeing everyone have fun, during the activities, made me regret not mingling more and joining in. Overall, I had a wonderful time!”

- Branden Caasi

“In my opinion, the December DCM at Gunderson was very well put together.

The events that were set up were fun to participate in or watch. There was also a bboy session behind the snack place.”

- Andrew Sanders

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Big Upcoming Events :) LTG CTC N WHAT? LTG Candidate Training Conference North WHEN? January 14, 2011 WHERE? Kiwanis Family House, Sacramento: 2875 50th St., Sacramento CA 95817 FOR WHOM? Are you interested in becoming the next LTG for D12S? Duties of an LTG, tips on how to do well during Conclave, and much, much more will be covered. Come meet the candidates of 2012 – 2013 LTG elections! If you have any questions, feel free to contact our current LTG, Tianna! 

Conclave WHEN: February 11 WHAT: This is where the Lieutenant Governor candidates give their speeches in 2012-2013. We will get the results of who are next LTG will be right here! Sounds interesting to you? Do it! 

Just cut to the chase…

1) Have you turned in your membership dues yet!? You can finally be an OFFICIAL KEY CLUB MEMBER! You know you want to :P

2) Interested in becoming an LTG? Contact Tianna ASAP, so we can get you on the list! Don’t be shy. SHOW YOURSELF, KEY CLUBBERS 

3) Got any ideas or interesting tips to be a great leader in Key Club?

Please contact one of the officers on the division team to publish your thoughts. Don’t be shy! :P

DCON WHEN: April 13-15 WHERE : Santa Clara Conventional Center You cannot miss out on Key Club’s most amazing event! You will have an opportunity to meet people from 3 different states, California, Nevada, and Hawaii. You will experience recognition for your club’s accomplishments, election for executive board for 2012-2013, and the super fun Governor’s Ball. Come on, D12S! It’s so close too, in Santa Clara! Let’s go, super villains!

Aren’t you excited?! I know I am :D

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Events Coming Soon Toys N’ Joy (December 22, 2011) Need help picking out gifts for small ones? Well, come on out and let some of us Key Clubbers help serve you all. Our villains are elves for the day!

LET’S GO! Christmas in the Park FUN Are you feeling the holiday spirit yet? Well, come on down to Christmas in the Park beginning this day to get the winter vibe! It would be a great way to bond with members 

SUPPORT

Coat Drive Feel the need to donate clothes? Well, here’s a great opportunity for you to do yourself a service as well as help others less fortunate. Make sure that the clothes are in fairly good condition. How would it feel like for others to feel YOUR clothes? You should be mighty proud!

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Club Reports Gunderson : Gunderson has been growing as a club & developing new leaders. We definitely had great results from the December DCM. It turned out to be a success and all our hard work paid off!

We have also been intently taking shifts at Christmas in the Park. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to see how many members volunteer to attend the events. A lot of the freshmen and new members in general, have been active in Key Club, while still having fun both serving the community and making new friendships. I am so proud of all our members; they will help continue to grow the club.

They're ready for DCON in April!

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Tia Lee, President

Oak Grove : Oak Grove has been doing working our best to be an active club. Like always, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been watering school plants every Monday. We had another fundraiser - mistletoe grams - donating all proceeds to a non-profit organization called MEMO of UCI, UCSD, and UCLA. After the break started, we we hope to pick up the pace by having our first volunteer events of at the San Jose Rose Garden, where we will be pruning the roses. We plan to volunteer at Salvation Army and host a social. It seems like we will be pretty busy. We got this!

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Mindy Pham, President

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Silver Creek : As for the overall club, we are doing better than I was expecting us to. We raised a tremendous amount of money for the Christmas party and found excellent events that the participating members loved and wanted to do again. Unlike last year, we are really promoting DCON to the members. As a matter of fact, a few of the members are already saving up for DCON and have planned out everything from what they plan to bring and what they want to do. The enthusiasm is incredible and motivating to see.

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Lisa Tran, President

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Club Reports (Continued) Santa Teresa : This month was quite busy! Santa Teresa hosted a Panda Express Fundraiser earlier this month.

We had a Holiday social for all our members, providing hot chocolate and games. To bring it up a notch, we held a Cooking Casa, where we sold donated clothes and baked goods, which the proceeds were donated to American Cancer Society. We’ve also been in and out of Christmas in the Park. Tons of members have been having a great time there! We will also participate in Toys N’ Joy this coming Thursday to help hand out gifts for children. I’m thrilled to see our wonderful achievements and hope to see even bigger improvements. Great job Santa Teresa! :D -

Nicole Fernandez

Andrew Hill : In the past month, Andrew Hill Key Club has been helping those in need during the holiday season. Members have been collecting canned food on their own while also continuing to raise funds for UNICEF. Although it is the holiday, members have not stopped volunteering and continuing to contribute to the community.

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Anh Huynh, President

Willow Glen : For the month of December, we had a few volunteer opportunities. On December 1st, we sold popcorn and pretzels at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at WG Elementary. On December 10th, we helped run the Christmas pancake breakfast with Santa at WG community center.

On December 18th, we had some key clubbers help direct guests, assist santa, organize tops, and set up games at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Our World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser is going really well and many people are buying! We are going to start talking about DCON soon and get a head start on raising more money for the trip!

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Tiffany Pham, Vice President

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Club Reports (Continued) Leland : land has had a slow month in terms of projects but we are planning many more for the upcoming year! Projects from December include the Family Giving Tree, the Holiday Party & Toy Drive at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, and Fantasy of Lights. Upcoming events for the new year in January so far are the Williams Crab & Pasta Feed, Loaves and Fishes, and a coat drive (that is still in the planning stage!) Leland Minions are looking forward to an exciting 2012!

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Serena Wong, Secretary

Evergreen : December has been a busy month for us, as we all had finals to worry about. We have many events upcoming this holiday season, as we get to take part in the Christmas spirit like many other volunteers. We are having multiple fundraisers as well. As you probably heard, the Winterfest was a success, selling churros and spam musabi. We have also been selling our club apparel for $25! Lots and lots of events to come! :D -

Tyler Lam, Spirit Commissioner

Pioneer : This month in December, Pioneer Key Club did service at events like Toys for Tots, Santa Clara fairgrounds. We will be helping out an innVison group project to spread some holiday cheer around to San Jose. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s halfway through the school year and our club has just turned in most of their dues, UNICEF money to Eliminate project, and will get their shipment of pioneer key club apparel soon. We also just made holiday cards to send to a local children's hospital. I am glad to see most of our members attending events like the recent DCM and to see their key club spirit through members wanting to attend the upcoming CTC. In January, we will begin our second semester with working on a class competition coat drive within our club for clothing and necessities to donate to the Bill Wilson Center and do much more!

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Emily Dinh, President

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D12S PRESIDENTS : Andrew Hill President - Anh Huynh E-mail: xanh.huynhx@yahoo.com Evergreen Valley President - Sherry Vu E-mail: sherryvu@sbcglobal.net Gunderson President - Tia Lee E-mail: tialee.4@gmail.com Leland President - Cindy Wang E-mail: cindy.kathleen.wang@gmail Oak Grove President - Mindy Pham E-mail: mindynpham@gmail.com Pioneer President - Emily Dinh E-mail: emily@phsservicelearning.org Santa Teresa President - Eric Oh E-mail: krazyxkrnxboy@gmail.com Silver Creek President - Lisa Tran E-mail: lisaxt14@yahoo.com Willow Glen

DIVISION TEAM : Division 12 South Lieutenant Governor Tianna Nguy Senior @ Oak Grove High School E-mail: d12s.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com Division 12 South Executive Assistant Ashley Lam Sophomore @ Santa Teresa High School E-mail: d12s.al.ea@gmail.com Division 12 South Executive Assistant Tiffany Pham Sophomore @ Willow Glen High School E-mail: d12s.tp.ea@gmail.com Division 12 South News Editor Thien Le Sophomore @ Pioneer High School E-mail: riceball.le@gmail.com

REGIONAL CLUB ADVISORS Jennifer Buelna jenbuelna@gmail.com Jim Hart: junkwitz@aol.com Jim Davis: winfield5064@sbcglobal.net

Andrew Hill Evergreen Gunderson Leland Oak Grove Pioneer Santa Teresa Silver Creek Willow Glen

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