Division 25 East September 2014 Newsletter | CNH Key Club

The Koalaty Times

Division 25 East | Region 7 | CNH District

Volume 5 | Issue 4

September 2014

Showing off their final product, these Key Clubber donate their home-made pillow sheets to help those cancer patients without one.

|Birmingham|Cleveland|Granada Hills|Grant|Kennedy|Monroe|Northridge Academy|Van Nuys|

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September 2014

MESSAGE FROM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DIVISION NEWS CLUB RECAPS MEMBERS SECTION CLIMBING ON UP REGION 7 NEWS DISTRICT UPDATE CONTACT INFORMATION DISTRIC TUPDATE

WORD FROM YOUR DNE Hello Koalas,

I just want to welcome you all back to another fun and exciting school year. Some of you started early and most of you are barely starting no matter what the case is, the service never stops.

Since it’s the beginning of the school year don’t forget to make sure to recruit new members to this great organization. Let this BEE your opportunity to welcome in a new face and let another person gain their Key Club Moment. If you are reading this email me your Key Club moment, what event or person in Key Club impacted you so greatly that you decided to keep persuing in this amazing organization. You may be featured in the next upcoming newsletter. You can contact me at d25e.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com. I can’t wait to see all your lovely stories.

Never forget, everyone has a story, everyones different, and everyone has their own feelings. Now go on and read up on the latest news within the division, region, and district levels of Key Club International. Also there’s news that the DCON 2015 Pin is finally out.

Signing off for now, Coddy Anthony Ramos Division 25 East News Editor

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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Hey Koalas!

I hope everyone has had a successful transition back to school. A new year means another chance to make something of ourselves in high school. Do you want to be the genius, the class clown, the athlete, or even the Key Club person? It’s all up to you to decide what legacy you want to leave at school. This applies to Key Club as well. What kind of Key Clubber do you want tox be? Do you want to be the member who always attend events, the officer who puts in more work than is expected, the Key Clubber who shows undying passion for this organization? It’s all up to you to decide.

As we begin the 2014-2015 school year, remember that this is the perfect opportunity to begin advertising this amazing organization. Do your part as a member to spread the great things Key Club does throughout your whole school. Reach out to your friends, help make posters, tell your fellow classmates about your amazing Key Club experience, and any other way you can make Key Club one of the most successful clubs on campus.

As the school year begins, never forget about what your priorities are. Be sure to remember that your grades should be more important than Key Club. Even though all you koalas have unwavering passions for service and Key Club, always keep your grades in mind. Keep your grades up, koalas! Never forget what is important.

The first quarter of the term has passed and I have been truly inspired by your actions as Key Clubbers. The service events and fundraisers that have been organized by you all make me so proud to serve the best division in the world. By your hard work and dedication to serving the community and raising funds for Eliminate and Pediatric Trauma Program you have proven to be the epitome of true Key Clubbers. I couldn’t be more proud to serve as your Lieutenant Governor.

Celebrating in Service, Monica Reyes Lieutenant Governor 2014-2015

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In the beginning of the term, Lt. G Monica Reyes set her expectations and goals for this dvision:

550 DUES PAID MEMBER 5000 HOURS OF SERVICE 5,000 FUNDS RAISED

by the end of this 2014-2015 term.

Currently our division has: # of Hours

1098.25/5000 # of Members

237/550 # of Funds

$1379.96/$5,000

CELEBRATE: SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, FAMILY

UPCOMING EVENTS MATS FOR UGANADA August 30th, 2014 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Mats for UGANDA WHEN: AUGUST 30, 2014 TIME : 12PM - 2PM WHERE :18300 LEMARSH ST. NORTHRIDGE, CA

AUGUST DCM STREET CLEAN UP August 30th, 2014 2:00pm - 4:00pm

September 6th, 2014 7:45am -10:00am

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newly appointed coordinators Division Service Expo Coordinator

Ralph Agbayani Division Spirit Coordinator

Alina De Castro Division Spirit Coordinator

These members will serve as part of the Division Parliament. Any questions regarding the Club Rush and ideas about advertising and getting Key Club’s name out there should go through Ralph Agbayani the Division Service Expo Coordinator. If you ever have any cheers or ideas for some possible spirit stick grabbing ones please don’t hestiate to contact both DSC Alina De Castro and Mizelle Felix.

Don’t forget to come talk to them and introduce yourself to them at the next DCM. Also don’t worry they don’t bite... but maybe they’ll koala hug you...

Mizelle Felix

MALIBU TRIATHALON September 13th, 2014 4:30am - 12:00pm

Don’t forget, just because the division events are only happening once in a while. Let this BEE your opportunity to attend your individual clubs events.

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division news

CLUB recaps

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Club Recaps are created by each individual club giving each club an opportunity to reflect, make goals, and advertise to the entire division!

Birmingham

Granada Hills Charter

Cleveland Cavaliers

Van Nuys

Kennedy

Northridge Academy

Patriots

Cougars

Monroe Vikings

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Highlander

Wolves

Pumas

Birmingham High School MEET THe 2014-2015 OFFICER BOARD

Khrisley Castillo

PRESIDENT

“I’M SUPER DUPER EXCITED TO BE PRESIDENT OF BHS KEY CLUB! I FEEL LIKE DOZENS OF FIREWORKS ARE BLASTING THROUGH THE AIR! THIS IS THE BEST SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS THING THAT I COULD EVER BE” – Khrisley Castillo

SECRETARY Ariel Gonzalez

VICE PRESIDENTS Our new Vice Presidents Abygail Viramontes and Jennifer Ngo. They are best friends and are ready to help our members and officers when they need help!

Our new Historian Kathy Flores! She is excited to take pictures at our future events and write and collect articles to share the experience of volunteering.

HISTORIAN

C L E V E L A N D

Cleveland’s Key Club accomplished their goal of having thirteen people attend the ConKerr Cancer event. Even though its summer, there will be people who stay dedicated to Key Club and attend their events. The people who came made over twenty pillow cases for people. The members had fun while making pillow cases. They learned something new while meeting new people.

Vice President Aram The Region 7 beach clean up was a very enjoyable experience. I was able to have a fun time with my friends and the new friends I made. The work itself wasn't very difďŹ cult. We just separated in groups and cleaned up while conversing with your teammates.

After the cleanup, the majority of us stayed and relaxed at the beach. It was just like a normal beach day with a lot of people.

Sweet Snow When:

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Time:

12pm - 11pm

Where:

Reseda Blvd #7, Northridge, CA 91324 Beat The Heat With Sweet Snow

GRANADA HILLS CHARTER

Region 7 Beach Cleanup Splash splash…pick up your trash? Well, yes! If you attended the Annual Region 7 Beach Clean Up at Dockweiler Beach on July 19, then you know exactly what that means. At this fun, summer yearly event, all of Region 7 was able to bond together as a Ohana once again while beautifying the lovely coast. We also held Division 25 East’s DCM there which was very unforgettable because it was on the beach, and near the end everyone chilled out making s’mores and relaxed on the warm sand or took a dip in the cool water. This event was such an enjoyable day, until next time Region 7!

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“Hello, Koalas! Summer is coming to an end, but that doesn't stop the service! Our club did not have many events, but we definitely joined the division for various events. On July 19, we had the Region 7 Beach Clean Up and July DCM at Dockweiler Beach. It was a great time with the Region 7 Ohana, and the "Thuggin' for Service" DCM was really fun because we had to make our "hoods" with our teams. There are more events and fundraisers to come in August!“

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Kennedy RUN OR DYE Memorial Day, Kennedy key clubbers got to experience the world’s most colorful 5k! Run or Dye was certainly one of the most enjoyable runs that Kennedy has ever done. We had the opportunity to paint each other and the sky. In the end we cleaned up the running pathways and got treated to some free Run or Dye gear.

Reflections “Summer has just begun but that doesn’t

mean the service stops! This term we have so many exciting service events planned for our members to participate in. Color Run one of the events the members (including the board) are super ecstatic about! We also started to sell our koala wristbands again, which is one of many beneficial fundraisers to come. I can hopefully show that service doesn’t have to be boring but also fun. This way as a club we can gain more members!”

Jesse Gonzaga, Club Vice President

James Monroe High School Key Club This Month’s Events:

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Conkerr Cancer: members helped sew pillow cases for children with cancer.

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Region 7 Beach Clean Up: all of Region 7 came together to clean Dockweiler Beach.

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Shakey’s Fundraiser: Monroe Key Club held a fundraiser to support PTP, Project Eliminate, and raise money for our club!

Club Bonding Day: Our club had a bonding day to make current members excited and ready for the upcoming year!

Officer Reflection: This month has been an exciting one

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clean-up, and division fundraisers, July has been an amazing month!

Conkerr Cancer, which is an event we did this month, has honestly been

This month has been great, and as the new school year approaches, I cannot wait to see what is ahead for Monroe Key Club!

-Aminata Diallo, Tech Editor

Northridge Academy Water Gun Fun

OFFICER REFLECTION

During the Region 7 Beach Clean Up our club decided to sell Water Guns and Water with flavor for 1$ each. We wanted to be able to help the members cool off with a refreshing drink and have fun in the sun. We made posters and flyers to get their attention and soon enough it worked.

It was a definitely a great fundraising idea since it was pretty inexpensive but was in high demand being in the hot sun. It was a pretty ingenious plan too since we knew it was easily profitabel and we’d be able to raise some funds for our own club. I’m glad our president put this together because I had a blast running around and cheering while yelling to go buy our goodies.

Margie Santos | Northridge Academy President

There’s been up and downs, but we’ve pushed through. Northridge has been trying to up our game to represent our home club. We may not be a big club, but we have some pretty rad devoted members. My goals for the 2014-2015 term are: member retention, creating competent members, inspiring people to run for a position, having fun, memorable service events and fundraisers, and to build a closer relationship with my fellow D25E clubs.

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Kayla Gonzalez | Monroe HS

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It’s the little things in life that counts. Little things, such as pillowcases. This month Monroe, Cleveland, and Northridge Academy Key Club teamed up with an organization called Conkerr Cancer. Their goal is to make various objects to brighten up the days of children struck with illnesses. This month our focus was pillowcases. Besides being a golden opportunity to make a child’s day, this event was also a lesson in sewing and team work. One by one, each member tried their hand at the sewing machine to assemble their pillow cases.

Whenever one of us were lost or confused, another member would step in to help get the job done. Not only was this an event between Monroe, Cleveland, and Northridge, but we were also fortunate enough to have a free lunch served by the Kiwanis Club of Chatsworth. Seeing members interact with different clubs and Kiwanis is always a rewarding experience to be a part of, because it helps members realize just how far Key Club reaches out. By the end of the event, we made over 100 pillow cases that will brighten up any hospital room and bring a smile to many children’s face, just as this event brought smiles to our faces.

Thang Diep | Cleveland HS

KIwanis LINK CREW

The Kiwanis event was really interesting. I was introduced to the event through the Chatsworth Kiwanis. Key Clubbers served lunches to the Link Crew at Chatsworth High School.

Because it was really hot and it was a last minute event, not a lot of key clubbers showed up. Despite the setbacks, I still enjoyed serving the lunch to the hungry students because I can see their smiling faces as they received their fresh hamburgers! After we served lunch, the Kiwanis gave me a veggie burger because they ran out of the normal kind. I was disappointed at first, but when I took a bite of the veggie burger, I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I originally thought I would. Key club not only provides me with service, but I guess it forces me to try new things and take risks as well.

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GET TO KNOW...

Gloria Lee

Personal Information

Division 25 East Secretary Full Name: Gloria Lee Age: 17 Birthday: August 3rd, 1997 Experience :

2012-2013 GHCHS General Committee Member 2013-2014 GHCHS Secretary 2014-2015 Division 25 East Secretary

Why did you join Key Club?

I joined Key Club because-- Service! Ever since I was young I enjoyed doing community service and experiencing the joy that comes with helping others. So when I saw Key Club at club rush, I knew I had to join. After being a part of the club for three years, I am still psyched to be a part of such a KOALITY life changing organization.

Why do you love Key Club?

I love Key Club because it has given me so many opportunities to serve and lead at the same time. I can not even start to explain how many smiles I have seen for all the community service projects I have done. Not only the smiles from the community I serve, but also my own. If you are wondering what made me stay (aka my Key Club moment) was the moment when a shy elementary school girl that I had been having one sided conversations with (because she was so quiet) every time I saw her at a monthly event, gave me a card with a drawing of me and her inside a heart made of pom poms. It literally melted my heart like Olaf during the summer. I was so happy I had made such an impact on her life and that not only put a smile on my face, but also created a GOLDEN memory that will last a lifetime.

I have also gained so much from the leadership roles I have been able to play from committee member to division secretary, I have been able to see the behind-the-scenes of the DCM’s and community service events. All these experiences combined with the iconic Key Club spirit have created, are creating, and will create BEEutiful memories!

FUN FACTS

I love food! My favorite food include frozen yogurt-- particularly from Pinkberry.

I also happen to be a lover of anything Disney, Youtube, Kdrama, or DIY related.

I may be quiet sometimes but I promise that I am always more than willing to talk and meet members and listen to your life stories! I cannot wait to see you all at future service events!

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gloria lee Officer of the moNTh Gloria has epitomized the meaning of a hardworking officer.

She has served the club secretaries beyond what was asked of her. She has gone out of her way to help the secretaries of the clubs understand how to fill out the MRF. Not only does Gloria help out on a club level, but on a division level as well.

By always stopping to serve the members first, Gloria has truly made the experience of the members unforgettable.

Monroe Key Club has always proven to be a hardworking club since the beginning of the term. Through their many fundraisers and events, this club has inspired members and officers alike throughout the division to be the best Key Clubbers they can be. This club has provided the ultimate experience for the members they serve.

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REGION 7 UPDATE

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2014-2015 REGION 7 SWEATER The Region 7 Sweaters have now arrived, special thanks to Jenny Lee and Ashley Payne for their BEE-utiful designs. If you didn’t pre-order or purchased one at the Beach Clean up, contact your respecitve Lt. Governor to order one!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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RTC (Region Training Conference)

Join the region at the Annual Region Training Conference where you will learn more about the different officer positions within Key Club international, as well as bond with your region ohana.

(10.18.14)

AIDS WALK Help and contribute to the region by walking to raise awarness and funds for AIDS. Let this be the chance to bond more with your region ohana and build as competent servent leaders.

(11.15.14)

fall rally A day filled with spirit and fun! Don’t miss out on fall rally, its a chance to bond with your CNH Ohana and show your spirit for the covenant Spirit Stick.

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DISTRICT UPDATES

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CONTACT INFORMATION DIVISION PARLIAMENT

Executive Assistant Michael Lee mlee.d25e.ea@gmail.com

Division News Editor Coddy Ramos d25e.cnhkc.dne @gmail.com

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Lieutenant Governor Monica Reyes d25e.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com

Division Secretary Gloria Lee glorialee.keyclub @gmail.com

Executive Assistant Tyler Kowta d25e.ea.cnhkc@gmail.com

Division Treasurer John Camara john.camara.d25e. dfm@gmail.com

Division Task Coordinator Samuel Kim d25e.dtc.kim @gmail.com

LEADERSHIP TEAM

*missing in photo Presidents Khrisley Castillo Birmingham

Monroe Kayla Gonzalez Email: d25e.monroe. president@gmail.com Phone: (818) 384-4093

Khrisley Castillo Email: d25e.birmingham. president@gmail.com Phone: (818) 521- 3945 Granada Hills Charter

Northridge Academy Margie Santos Email: d25e.northridge. president@gmail.com Phone: (818) 726-3099

Isaac Leon Email: d25e.granada. president @gmai.com Phone: (818) 294-4907 Cleveland

Van Nuys Giselle Kim Email: d25e.vannuys. president@gmail.com Phone: (818) 823-1149

Thang Diep Email: d25e.cleveland. president@gmail.com Phone: (818) 414-6725 Kennedy

Isabel Evangelista Email:d25e.kennedy. president@gmail.com Phone: (818) 303-5903

Assisting out her fellow Key Clubber, they both set up the booth with balloons to attract attention there.

Thank you for reading!

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