D12S | July 2014 Newsletter

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Aloha Supervillains!

I would like to start off with a HUGE thank you to everyone who attended Officer Training Conference last month! Division 12 South was able to win the SandSculpting Contest Spirit Stick, raising $1,398.50 for PTP (breaking the record of previous years)! I hope you all had fun and learned a lot to take back to your clubs for a successful year, since school is just around the corner!

Isn’t it crazy that one month has already passed by and we are reaching the end of summer vacation? I hope you all have been taking advantage of summer to serve your community! Email me about your favorite summer service event and you will receive a prize at the next DCM!

I have already seen lots of growth in this division! YOU ALL ARE LEADERS. It doesn’t matter whether you hold a position or not, being a part of this wonderful organization and serving your community makes you all leaders!

Thank you for continuing to inspire me and I cannot wait to see you all soon!

Serving with a smile,

Vicky Le Division 12 South Lieutenant Governor

I just want to express how proud I am of this wonderful division. Division 12 South is filled with BEE-utiful servant leaders and although it has only been 3 months,

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With

19000 hours as our goal, we’re making slow

April: 997 hours May: 1595.25 hours June: 1080.5 hours Total: 3,672.75 hours

and steady progress. 15327.25 hours left to go! It’s a long way,but the Supervillains can definitely pull it off. Each club should set goals for membership and monthy hours.

Don’t forget about setting milestones for achieving senior stoles and Member of the Month awards as well!

PTP $1,398.50 / $3,000

Remember that your contribution creates a big difference iin our major fundraisers! With $2537.03 raised for the ELIMINATE project in just three months, we will have little trouble raising another

$463 to reach our goal! With $1398.50 Eliminate $2,537.03 / $3,000

raised for Pediatric Trauma

prevention, we are already about to reach our midpoint. Let’s tackle these milestones and reach beyond our mission! The possibilities are limitless!

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G-DOUBLE O-D-J-O-B GOOD JOB! GOOD JOB!

//// S-U-P-E-R SUPERSTAR IS WHAT YOU ARE!

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A sincere congratulations to the following outstanding Key Clubbers for their vitality for service and club spirit! One of the greatest virtues of a leader is their will to keep moving forward.

Good job and keep it up Supervillains!

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NICE TO MEET YOU!

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Club With Most Service Presenting Willow Glen Key Club for reaching 306 hours of service in June!

Club With Most Fundraising Congratulations to Oak Grove Key Club for fundraising a total of $165 in the month of June!

Showcase

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HOW TO REPRESENT YOUR CLUB?

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The Supervillain Showcase Award goes to clubs with the highest number of points each month. Points are mainly distributed when MRFs, TMRFs, articles and visuals are submitted on time with correct format and acceptable to guidelines!

Congratulations to all of June’s awardees!

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4 | PAST EVENTS Josephine Ngo Ann Sobrato Key Club Project Coordinator My first OTC was a memorable experience.

The workshops were very informative about what Key Club is about and helped me become a better member. I came back home with information about the eliminate project, leadership skills, and ways to improve my club. Afterwards, there was a sandcastle building contest that was a fun way to bond with the region. D12S once again won the contest raising over $1000 towards the eliminate project. OTC was a great bonding experience and helped me build character and leadership!

FIRST TIMER RECAPS! (MORE RECAPS PG.) Jaspreet Mumman Santa Teresa Member OTC gave me an inside look of how Key Club is actually run professionally and efficiently.

While most of the information seemed overwhelming to take in all at once, the speakers gave us helpful tips and advice to make things more manageable. It wasn't all informational; we actually got to have fun sculpting sand castles. Overall it was a great learning experience

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Division 12 South won the Sand-Sculpting Spirit Stick, and together, we were able to raise $1,934.25 for PTP!

6th place: D43 - $21 5th place: D12W - $74.50 4th place: D34S - $81.50 3rd place: D12E - $98.75 2nd place: D34N - $260 1st place: D12S - $1,398.50

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INTERNATIONAL BOARD President- Maria Palazzolo VP- Kevin Zhang Trustees Nicole Lema Laken Kelly Rip Livingston Jenalee Beazley Barry Seng Tashrima Hossain

FIVE DAYS WELL SPENT AT THIS YEAR’S INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN LOS ANGELES… RIGHT NEXT TO DISNEYLAND AND CALIFORNIA ADVENTURES!

Shane Meyers Gary Cheng Renisha Daley Liz Moore Robbie Mathis

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Amendment 4:

International dues are now raised by 50 cents

Next year’s ICON:

Dues for a CNH Key Clubber is $11.50

Indianapolis, Indiana CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY with CIRCLE K, KIWANIS and KEY CLUB!

To Lindon Tran for winning the Robert F Lucas Outstanding LTG Award!

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My favorite about ICON was the group of people who I hung out with. They were the reasons why I smiled every day and they supported me throughout the whole week!

-Jason Bui My favorite part of ICON was definitely meeting all the Key Clubbers from different districts. You don't realize how many passionate, inspiring Key Clubbers there are until you go to International Convention!

-Elena Miller

Being given the opportunity to present the Public Speaking workshop with Donald Franks of Willow Glen Key Club is my absolute favorite part from International Convention. Although I did love spending down time with other Key Clubbers and had an interesting time in the House of Delegates, being able to educate other Key Clubbers on a topic related to leadership building qualities was a true honor. Not only did I enjoy cracking jokes and making several bad puns during the presentation, I also enjoyed the several public speaking volunteers from other districts who showed just how adept they are at thinking on their feet by comparing Key Club to the most random of topics!

-Kyle Dimla

ICON ATTENDEES’ EXPERIENCES VISUALS CREDITED TO ANNA PHAM, DONALD FRANKS, AND KYLE DIMLA

My favorite part of ICON is meeting people from different districts around the world and having the opportunity to go to workshops to obtain knowledge to bring back to my home club.

-Janelle Saucedo

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My favorite part about ICON was meeting Key Clubbers from other districts. It feels amazing to connect with others through our passion for service. This convention was a great experience for me to learn more about Key Club International.

- Amy Tran My favorite part of ICON was probably the Dance 2 Eliminate, I got to rock out and go crazy with my friends as well as new people I just met! As for the region tour, my favorite part of it was eating at Fire and Ice. -Johnny Nguyen One word: amazing!! International Convention was an amaaaazing journey and by far my favorite Key Club event! I loved how we all gathered together from around the world to celebrate a year of service! My favorite part of ICON was definitely getting the chance to meet new Key Clubbers and creating unforgettable memories!

-Anna Pham

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International Convention: an experience incomparable to anything I've experienced. Our week-long tour featured Disneyland and Medieval Times, but perhaps the most captivating of all was, of course, Convention itself. As a graduated senior and a representative of my club, division and district, it was an honor to not only host a workshop but also elect and vote for individuals who I felt would effectively uphold the amended portions of Key Club international policy but also leave behind GOLDEN legacies as they CELEBRATE a new year filled with service, leadership and family.

- Donald Franks

“It feels amazing to connect with others through our passion for service.”

– Amy Tran

ICON was truly an incredible experience!

From the Disneyland trips, to the educational workshops, to the dances, to the meet and greet, to the heated debates at the House of Delegates, and to the late night ramen, this has been an experience that I will never forget. Being able to spend it with all these amazing Key Clubbers from all around the world made it even better!

-Vicky Le

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International Convention came and gone so quickly but I had the best time of my life! Getting to spend Region Tour and ICON with our 12 South family made the experience a million times better! All the information from workshops, experiences, friends made, and food eaten will be forever unforgettable!

Definitely encourage many of you to attend International Convention 2015 in Indianapolis so CELEBRATE! Service, Leadership, Family!

- Chris Chong

“I got to rock out and go crazy with my friends as well as new people I just met!”

– Johnny Nguyen “One word: amazing!!.”

– Anna Pham

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Performing at International Convention this year had to be one of the greatest highlights throughout my four years of Key Club. Though I originally planned on auditioning for the talent show during the Recognition session, it was truly an even greater honor to be asked personally from the Eliminate SLP Subcommittee to showcase my talents and to represent the Eliminate Project. This truly was a blessing to be able to represent both my home district of CNH, and more importantly, Key Club International.

-Brandon Roman

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“DON’T MESS WITH THE BEST!”

FALL RALLY NORTH October 18th | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | More info coming soon!

On the morning of FRN, I was already greeted by a bee-eautiful bus. Riding in style—already the perfect way to start off the trip. At the park, we met up with rest of D12S, clad in green and gray.

Then came the official rally. Lots of fun and happiness was shared, from auctioning off LTG's to help out PTP, to cheering our lungs out.

Despite not winning the spirit stick last year, I was able to meet a lot of new faces from other divisions (and scream my head off on all the roller coasters after the rally). I am really looking forward to going to FRN once again this year. And this time, I am looking forward to D12S getting that spirit stick!

Dan Truong

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September 27th – 28th | Camp Jones Gulch, La Honda | More info coming soon!

Meet people from: Region 17 D12E Superheroes D12S Supervillains D12W Spartans D34N Aqua Apes D34S Purple Penguins D43 Tigers

Region 9 D2 Kiwis D8 Ballers D26N Red Devils D26S Blue Devils

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I was very excited about attending RTC last year because it was my first time going! Going to a camp to not only be surrounded by Key Clubbers, but to help build leadership together was a very fun and memorable experience for me. I was able to meet many Key Clubbers all over the Bay area and make new friends that I was able to look forward to meeting to at FRN again! My favorite part of RTC was definitely the part when we did skits, because my group was comedywe laughed our hearts out during the performances! RTC was a memorable experience last year, and I look forward to attending again this year!

Gabby Baniqued

RTC was an amazing experience for me because I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with other people passionate contributing to KC. We all shared the same memories and as we neared the end of the trip I was glad that I had made new friends but was sad because I was leaving all the good food they had.

Minvi Bui

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This year, I was able to attend OTC, and I thought it was extremely fun! It was a great experience being able to meet other Key clubbers from different districts and being able to learn more about my role as an officer. I'm already looking forward to going next year!

Jennifer Nguyen Silver Creek Key Club Secretary

The June OTC was a really great opportunity to learn a ton of new skills for the coming school year. Learning how to manage your time and how to fundraise were particularly important things everyone in our club should continue to learn about. I really hope to see this new wisdom from past Lieutenant Governors play out in benefiting Pioneer’s club and the community. I met a lot of new people in my division and they were all very welcoming. I was really proud of how our sand sculpture turned out.

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Everyone from the division worked together really well, and I think that showed. The amount of money we raised from the sandcastle was really astounding. We achieved $1,398.50 for PTP which is really fantastic and I’m proud of my fellow Supervillains. If it wasn't for the teamwork and effort the whole division put in, then all of this wouldn’t be possible.

Tuan Nguyen Member Recognition Chair

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As I reminisce on all the events I attended throughout my summer vacation thus far, Willow Glen's Music in the Glen is certainly the most memorable. As soon as I step on campus every Thursday, I am greeted with welcoming smiles from my advisors and fellow key-clubbers, the humming of guitar strings racing in my ear-drums, and the distinct scent of freshly made batches of buttered popcorn, gooey cheese pizza, and hot dogs sizzling on the grill. The money that we, as volunteers for Music in the Glen, raised from selling food and beverages, immensely contributes to the scholarships of many students. These scholarships are given to students with bright futures each year by our Willow Glen Kiwanis advisors. It is quite remarkable how one can devote an hour or two of their leisure day, in order to make an impact in someone's life. Volunteering and being a faithful member of Key Club is so much more than what meets the eye; Key Club ultimately continues to unites members and demolishes any boundaries between each individual.

Angela Taing Member

“… Being a faithful member of Key Club is so much more than what meets the eye…”

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On July 2nd, from 7:00AM to 10:00AM, I went to Martha’s Kitchen for a service project.

Martha’s Kitchen is placed at the Sacred Heart organization just south of downtown San Jose. Volunteering there at such an early time during the summer can be a challenge to any teen, to me especially, since I have gotten used to going to sleep around three or four latest, and not waking up till maybe 10 or noon at most. While I was tired from waking up earlier than usual, I was still excited to volunteer. If my memory serves me right, I got there about 45 minutes early and waited outside for the rest of the KC volunteers that signed up. Waiting there, I watched as the block around me woke up to begin a new day’s work. There was a church to the right of us which was closed, and so were almost all the stores around us. When all the volunteers finally showed up, we went in together and were immediately split up into groups. Two of the three were sent to the sandwich making section and I was sent to wash and pick out oranges. That was awesome. I felt like the god of oranges because I got to pick which orange was eaten or which orange went to the trash. I had so much fun with that that I finished early and moved to cutting bread, then washing apples. By then I was close to

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the end of the shift and I was just enjoying myself doing all this work. All this food making was to feed the homeless and hungry people of the surrounding area later on in the day. I believe that people ate well that day because of the great work that we did.

Edwin Mejia Member

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OTC was really fun because while I was at the beach hanging out with friends, I learned how to be a better vice-president and how to serve my community and members! While having fun, key clubbers raised about 2,000 dollars towards PTP by having a sand sculpture contest! It was killing two birds with one stone, and I recommend others to come next time!

Irene Kuang Live Oak Key Club Vice President

Attending the San Jose Giants Race was really a something I don't regret. Here, we with all our spirit, we cheered on runners to keep continuing the rest of the 5k race. As we were cheering, some people even said thank you just for being out there so early. Afterwards, when all clean up was done, they even invited us into the stadium for free drinks and food!

This also gave us time to meet some other Key Clubbers that volunteered for this event too! I'm definitely volunteering for this event again.

Maryrose Pardo Kiwanis Liaison

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Kimberly, along with other volunteers, lifting the Microsoft sign in preparation for the event.

The Run for Wellness event was more than just an early morning service event. I was able to invite two friends, an international student from Japan and another friend who never had been to

a service event. A couple nights before this event I was thinking about what we all had in common although they weren’t Key Clubbers. We were all leaders with one important skill; communication.

I remember the day of the event we were walking to the parking lot and I asked them, “What was one thing that you benefited from this event?”

They both said “The good mornings from the runners.” At that point I realized how effective a simple greeting could be.

Kimberly Esparza Member

The AASC program is a free summer school for low income families that started on June 23 and will end on July 18. As a volunteer in the program, I get to help students from grade 1-6 learn as well as accompany them on field trips. It is very refreshing to see all these bright young minds, and I feel like I am helping to make a difference. The kids are very cute and fun-loving, and it is a wonderful experience to interact with them! Given the chance, I would definitely do it again next year!

Janet Nguyen Member Thank you to Sara Nguyen for writing an article. Your submission was sent to the CNH district!

Janet assisting in arts and crafts and helping kids learn new material in math, reading and science!

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Volunteering at the Hershey's State Track Meet to help these hard working athletes usher in a new possible future of becoming state champion was a really inspirational moment to never forget.

Arriving at the track meet, I and the entire volunteer group were assigned jobs to manage how far the children threw in the shot-put competition. The managers of the competition would split us into groups and 3 people were placed in shot-put boys while the other 3 people were placed in shot-put girls. At the shot-put section, of us would set the tip of our foot on a black mark that was made after a soft ball that was thrown landed. These children threw 60-70 yards with just one throw. It was a phenomenal sight to watch. Afterwards another person (me) would run to fetch the green soft balls while another measured the distance of the throw. We repeated this process until lunch began. When lunch ended, I was moved to the long jump section with Amy Le. Amy took the job of putting the sharp stick into the ground while the manager for this athletic section measured the distance of the foot closest to the starting line. I had to shovel the marks away after the person finished jumping.

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These athletes jumped 9 -8 feet long however, some of these athletes were also clumsy and one of them who got the highest jump ranging in the 9 feet area got his distance scrapped to 6 feet because he stepped his foot back.

It was heart breaking….. Nope I face palmed and it shows you need to be in 200% focus with 0% chance of fumbling as well as don’t get cocky. As the results for the races came it, I heard a couple of the athletes ran 5 minute miles and one of them, if I was not mistaken, had a previous record around the 4:50 mile range. Overall, it was an exciting moment to watch these children race and to top it off they were only Middle School students who had the chance to go to Tennessee to compete in the same championship. You don’t get to see a competition like this every day and I hope more children keep running towards their goals. Pun :): the sandbox has bad luck because he always gets jumped.

Thomas Lao Member

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The Sharks Fitness Face Off was a pretty unique event although the volunteers did not have to do much after setting up all the tents.

My friend and I rock climbed and also went around getting free stuff from ads. It was a really fun event and watching people run was pretty cool as well. They said we would get Tshirts for volunteering but we never got them.

All and all it was a pretty fun event to attend.

Andy Bui Secretary Thank you to Tommy Huynh for writing an article.

Your submission was sent to the CNH district!

Justin Yu and Anthony Wong setting up food during a Second Harvest Food Bank distribution event

Our club volunteered at the annual 4th of July Morgan Hill parade to help support our local community. Our members met up early in the morning to check in and get assigned a banner. We carried banners that introduced the different people and organizations that were in the parade. Even though we had to walk approximately a mile under the hot sun, I had a lot of fun! I try to volunteer at this event every year because I love seeing the local bands perform and the amazing floats that organizations put together. This year, the parade organizers gave donations to volunteers. It was really nice of them and our club was able to raise a lot of money towards PTP!

Jessica Wong Member

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Instead of attending OTC like the rest of my fellow Key Clubbers, I decided to volunteer for the Youth Triathlon at my school, Sobrato High School. I recall volunteering at this same event last year which inspired me to do it again this year.

The event was expected to go on at least from 7am-12pm, however it ended quite early at 9:30. Upon arriving at the event, I was given my position on the bike course to direct the children where to bike. Not only did I have to direct the kids where to go, I had to display an overall great enthusiasm. With the strong enthusiasm of mine, I utilized it to cheer on the kids to strive to their full potential. The only struggle for me was to stay wide awake.

Since the event was so early in the morning, I had to be more alert on where the kids were biking--some could bike the wrong way or take short cuts. As bikers passed by, I began to realize there weren't that many remaining. I wanted to keep cheering them on. I was a little disappointed when they all finished biking.

Sobrato Key Clubbers representing student volunteer organizations!

When my shift was over, I walked over to the finish line with the others to watch and cheer on the kids cross the finish line. It made me happy to see all the smiles plastered on the children, all proud of their hard work and achievement. On the way out, I helped myself with Jamba Juice and a bagel. It was great way to start the morning.

Adrianna Baldwin Member

Ann Sobrato Key Club gets goofy at OTC 2014!

Thank you to Donna Vu for writing an article.

Your submission was sent to the CNH district!

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ARTICLES AND VISUALS

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Lieutenant Governor | Vicky Le d12south.cnh.ltg@gmail.com Andrew Hill President | Kevin Tran aznpride831@gmail.com Executive Assistant | Andy Chau chauster97@gmail.com Ann Sobrato President | Chris Chong chong.chris97@gmail.com Executive Assistant |Silver Creek President Anna Pham| annamypham@gmail.com Evergreen Valley President | Julie Ling xjulielx@gmail.com

Executive Assistant | Maryrose Pardo mspardo1999@gmail.com

Gunderson President | Cynthia Voly cynthiavoly@gmail.com Division News Editor | Celine Nguyen d12s.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com Leland President | Baolinh Nguyen baolinh.nguyen5@gmail.com

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Visit the Division website! d12south.weebly.com

Join our Google Group for upcoming events and announcements!

Live Oak President | Hanh Phan hanh.phan.16@gmail.com

Oak Grove President | Christy Nguyen passthecrust@gmail.com

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/d12south

Dear Supervillain-ians, Thank you for reading our newsletter!

While this workdoes a great job at keeping my summer busy, I still really enjoy this opportunityand I’m always excited to see what you all think of the newsletters so far. I am open doors to comments, questions, critique and suggestions on how to improve.I am usually ALWAYS available online, so please share your thoughts with meon Facebook, email, etc. etc. Creating newsletters helps me learn a lot about the division. Good job on all of June’s accomplishments and don’t stop the service!

Celebrating with service, Celine Nguyen D12S News Editor

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Pioneer President | Audrey Lopez-Valdez lopezvaldezaudrey@gmail.com

Santa Teresa President | Trisha Nguyen

stkcpresident1415@gmail.com

Willow Glen President | Troy Dao t2thedao@gmail.com

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