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JANUARY
2015
// EDITOR’S MESSAGE
HELLO ELEPHANTS! This year’s term is almost coming to an end! I am very proud of what our division has accomplished! Our division raised $266 for Project Eliminate from our Ice Skating fundraiser! That’s impressive! We are such an amazing elephant family. Let us finish this year strongly and proudly. I hope you enjoy this month’s newsletter! Elephants dominate!
Vivian Leung
Division 35 East News Editor 2014-2015
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editor’s message contents recognition ltg’s message project happiness isaiah’s rock rose float parade walnut food drive save the date contact
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// RECOGNITION
MEMBER OF THE MONTH:
Terry Xiang
“Terry Xiang has only begun his journey in Key Club, but anyone watching him grow through these past few months can safely say that he is bound to do great things for this organization. In the past term, he has been seen at many events such as Fall Rally, our ice skating fundraiser, and has served as the only general member on our Division Judging Committee. Already, Terry has set an example for other Key Clubbers by making big goals for himself and by doing whatever he can to achieve them. He has already made so many friends, and everyone knows him as one of the kindest members of our Division. For these reasons, Terry Xiang has been chosen to be January’s Member of the Month.” - Vivian Tiet, MRC
CLUB OF THE MONTH:
Rowland
“Rowland High School has shown so much commitment through this past month. With over 200 hours of service, it can be seen that Rowland is dedicated to what they love. Rowland High School always provides the Division with some of the greatest, kindest, and friendliest Key Clubbers. Over the term, they have progressed greatly in not only service hours, but member count as well. We are all excited for what Rowland High School has to bring in the coming years.” - Vivian Tiet, MRC
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OFFICER OF THE MONTH: Kelly
Seto
“Kelly Seto is by far one of the greatest club Presidents I have ever met. Everyone knows that it is a pleasure to work with her. Recently, she has been working on her big fundraiser, Light the Night, which many members of our Division are attending. Kelly knows how to take initiative and be responsible. Her desire to fundraise and help others shines through. Kelly cares so much about her members, and makes sure that they attend events and have a great time. She works well with others, and never complains. Kelly shows the true qualities of a genuine Key Clubber! For these reasons, it is an honor to award Kelly Seto with January’s Officer of the Month award.” - Vivian Tiet, MRC
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// LTG’S LETTER
HELLO ELEPHANTS! As we are getting closer to the end of the term, it is time for us to elect new officers and get ready for the next term. I am excited for the events that are coming up to end this term. We still have one more DCM to look forward to in February and then we will have Region Winter Formal and then we have the Division 35 East and West Benefit Concert. Although the term is coming to an end, there is a lot to look forward to before DCON! I want you all to remain active in Key Club and do not let the end of your term as an officer or being a senior slow you down. Finish this term as strong as you can!
many leadership positions, so take an advantage of it! I do not want to get all sappy and sad just yet because we still have one more month of this term, but I want to thank you all for the amazing year. You guys, the elephants, have really made a huge impact on my life. I am so thankful for having this opportunity to serve you all and I am so proud to be the Lieutenant Governor of Division 35 East. I might be the luckiest LTG because I have the best members behind me. I’ll be more cheesy and emotional in the next and last newsletter of this term!
I can’t wait to see you all at the upcoming For all of you non-seniors, it is election sea- events! son! This is an exciting time of year for all you! I want you all to take a chance and run for a position! If you don’t get it, there STOMPING THROUGH FOR SERVICE, are plenty of other opportunities for leadership positions outside your club. Being on the Division Leadership Team, event coordinator or other leadership positions Division 35 East are offered for all of you. Key Club is the Lieutenant Governor only high school organization that offers so
Daanyaal Kumar
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// PROJECT HAPPINESS // CONTENTS
In September, Key Club announced their partnership with Project Happiness! Project Happiness is a nonprofit organization with the mission to inspire and empower people to create greater happiness within themselves and their communities.
HOW CAN YOU SPREAD HAPPINESS WHY DOES HAPPINESS MATTER? Stress and negativity is everywhere. PeoIN YOUR SCHOOL? Organize a school employee appreciation day. Appreciate the people who make a difference in your school! Say thanks to the school faculty members: cafeteria employees, nurses, counselors, janitors, and teachers!
ple are always talking about bullying, war, and hate. But this can all change! With happiness, people can become kinder to themselves and others! Let us all participate in Project Happiness and start making the lives of others much more brighter and happier!
Create a gratitude wall. Cover a wall with butcher paper and ask students to write Check out the Key Club guide to Project Happiness! what they feel most grateful for! http://www.keyclub.org/Libraries/PROJLeave your hand print. Cut out paper hand ECT_Happiness/Guide_Key_Club_Guide_ prints. Distribute these to students and ask to_Project_Happiness.sflb.ashx them to write down how they hope to leave their hand print (make a difference) in the world. Compliment everyone. Set up a table or just gather a group of club members together. Compliment people as they walk past your table! Ex: “Great haircut!” “You’ve got a nice smile.” Want to make it even more fun? Create compliment signs that you can hold up as people walk by.
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// ISAIAH’S ROCK
isaiah’s rock //kevin huang, tech editor @ diamond bar key club
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or the month of October, Diamond Bar High School volunteered at the Isaiah’s Rock event in Chino Hills. The members helped package grains and seeds that would be distributed to the people in need. We also helped reorganize the shelves where they store the canned foods. Out of date foods were packaged and placed on a pallet, and the canned foods that were still good were organized and categorized on the shelves, according to the types of foods. The members also piled bread and pastry onto boxes, stacked them up and moved them to a corner. After volunteering, we played with the adorable pets as a reward for the hard work. The members had fun, and for most of them it was their first time volunteering at Isaiah’s Rock, and they said that they would continue to attend this kind of event.
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// ROSE FLOAT PARADE
rose float parade
//eric cortez, vice president @ northview
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n December 13, a few of us from Northview showed up (with Starbucks in hand) prepared to be covered in glue, flower petals, and whatever else is used to make parade floats. While we left surprisingly clean, we still did a pretty darn good job on that parade float. We all got some pretty interesting jobs to start out the day. I was spelling out “LOVE” with black beans (which took like 2 hours to finish), Cynthia was 10 feet off the ground gluing pulverized flower petals on bows, and Almendra was in an awkward crouching/on her knees position also gluing flowers. After we finished our unusual tasks, we were moved to the flower petal cutting station. Let me tell you something, there is no better way to bond with someone then by cutting flowers with them. We laughed, we cried, we laughed some more; we left that table with a stronger bond. While I won’t repeat what was said at that table, I will say that it was one of the best and fun-
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niest conversations I’ve ever had with my good friends Cynthia and Almendra, and I have Key Club to thank for that. Eventually we ended up working on the float again doing the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life: wrap twine around a pole. It sounds easy but when you have glue and black bean powder all over your hands, it gets pretty challenging. Lucky, Cynthia came to my rescue and finished it for me (Thanks again Cynthia, I literally couldn’t do it to save my life and that old guy was threatening to break both my legs if I messed up). After like 4 hours of working we remembered that a couple other members from our school, Mark and Chris, were there too. We later found out that they were making bark the whole time. I have no idea how or why they were making bark, but that’s what they were doing for most of the time they were there. Looking back at this event, I’ve realized that it was a really great experience. How often do you get to say that you helped make a parade float? FOR THE ROSE PARADE!!
//bonita
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very year, it is not only a California tradition, but also an American tradition to watch the Rose Float parade. For weeks, organizations spend thousands of dollars and many hours toiling on a parade. But it is all worth it because they are spreading awareness of their cause. Viewers in the stands or viewers from home can see the organizations display a certain theme through their floats. They appreciate the hard work that was put into the decorations. Kiwanis is no exception to this, the organization made a beautiful float to com-
memorate their 100-year anniversary. Key Clubbers from different divisions and clubs came to Pasadena to help decorate the Rose Float. The amount of many hours put into the effort was immense, with lengthy shifts. But all the work paid off because the result was beautiful. The Rose Float featured a birthday cake theme, because after all it is a celebration of a hundred years of giving back to the community. Volunteers placed presents around a giant cake that had a big “100� on top. After blood, sweat, and tears were shed; volunteers and workers were able to see their prized creation on live television or at the parade in person.
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// ROSE FLOAT PARADE
//natalie lu, tech editor @ rowland
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t’s 8 AM, freezing cold, and yet people still have the motivation to work their hardest. Paint is all over their hands, which have already been aching after cutting flower petals and separating bark, but do the volunteers let this dampen their mood? No way. On the last weeks of December, Key Clubbers from all over California gathered at Pasadena to help decorate floats for the annual Pasadena Rose Parade. Some had the chance to actually walk onto the floats and have direct contact with them by painting or gluing, while others still played important parts by cutting flowers in order to form glue or separating bark that would be attached to the floats. And not only did they get to take part in constructing one of the largest projects Kiwanis has to offer, the event also included people from different parts of California, helping more Key Clubbers to
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connect with new people. Some even met the Key Club International president, Maria Palazzolo! “When I first heard about the event I pictured a fun and happy day with my friends, but also a tired and long day of work. As soon as I got there, I knew I pictured wrong. I saw members and adults working together to get things done, and I saw everyone hard at work with smiles on their faces. I found my friends, and together we experienced fun and excitement all in a day’s work,” says Jacob Ye, freshman from Rowland High School. “The experience gave me a glimpse of helping others and a whole new point of view at the different corners of life.” Justin Yee, senior member from Rowland, agreed, saying, “It was nice to meet new people that came from several districts, and nice to know that I could help decorate the floats.” These members’ determination proved to be worth it in the end, for the vibrant floats were shown to the public, their hard work made for all to see.
// WALNUT FOOD DRIVE // CONTENTS
walnut food drive //kevin chen, vp of events @ walnut
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alnut Key Club hosted a canned food drive for two weekends. We collected cans from the community, packaged them together with fresh vegetables and turkeys and distributed these Christmas care packages to multiple organizations and shelters around the community.
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// UPCOMING DATES
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FEBRUARY DCM
Date: February 14th| Location: TBA Time: 11:00AM-3PM | We will be having a division picnic at our DCM! Come spend time with your elephant family and reminisce about the memories we had together!
// CONTACT INFO
CONTACT DAANYAAL KUMAR
MELODY WONG
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR d35e.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com
INTER-CLUB COORDINATOR melodywong12@gmail.com
AMBER GO EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT d35e.ea.cnhkc@gmail.com
ERIC CHEN DIVISION SECRETARY d35e.dsec.cnhkc@gmail.com
VIVIAN LEUNG DIVISION NEWS EDITOR d35e.dne.cnhkc@gmail.com
ALICE PAN
EDWARD HUANG DIRECTOR OF ACTIVITIES eddi3huang@yahoo.com
VIRGINIA MA DIRECTOR OF ACTIVITIES virginiaxma@gmail.com
VANESSA TONG HEAD SPIRIT COORDINATOR vanessatong29@gmail.com
VIVIAN TIET
MEMBER RECOGNITION COORDINATOR DIVISION TECH EDITOR vivian.tiet@gmail.com d35e.tech.cnhkc@gmail.com
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