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s ' r o t i Ed age... s s e m HI D35E ELEPHANTS! We are off to a great start for this 2014-2015 Key Club year! With all of your hard work and dedication to helping others, our division is one step closer to achieving our goals of raising funds for PTP (Pediatric Trauma Program) and Project Eliminate. As your Division News Editor, I aim to inform all of our members of the recent events, updates, and success that have been accomplished within our division. I hope to motivate our members to become more active in helping others after witnessing the impact our division has made in our community. I am excited to see what this division has in store for this term. I hope all of you enjoy reading this issue and continue to look forward to upcoming newsletters! Everybody knows that D35E Elephants work hard to serve their community, so let’s all get out there and start stomping for service!
Vivian Leung
Division News Editor 2014-2015
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04 LTG’S MESSAGE 06 ICON
10 JULY FOURTH PARADE
14 RELAY FOR LIFE 15 OFFICER TRAINING CONFERENCE
16 FINKBINER PARK 17 PTP
18 PTP CARWASH PHOTOS 20 UPCOMING EVENTS
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ELLO ELEPHANTS,
I hope you all are enjoying your summer! By now, summer school is over for most of you, and it is finally time to take a breather from all that schoolwork. The best part is now you can devote all your time to SERVICE, and FUNDRASISING for out preferred charities such as PTP or The Eliminate Project! For those of you who have been attending the summer events, I hope you all have been having fun with all the elephants at these events. I hope you all learned something new about leadership, yourself, or about an officer position you plan on running for the following year at Officer Training Conference 2014. I know it was a long day, but hopefully it was also beneficial.
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A big event that occurred these past few weeks was International Convention 2014. Key Clubbers from all over the world attended this event! People from all over the United States, people from Aruba, Jamaica, and parts of Europe were there. It was an unforgettable experience, and it also allowed us to see how Key Club works on a greater scale. Also, at International Convention, we were able to elect our new International Board. Give a warm welcome to the new International President Maria Palazzolo, and the new International Vice President Kevin Zhang. These two along with the international trustees that were elected at Interntional Convention will be leading us this next administrative year to new heights! If you were
unable to attend International Convention this year, I hope you will be able to experience it next year at International Convention 2015 in Indianapolis. Lastly, huge thank you to everyone that came out to the Division 35 East PTP Carwash this past Saturday! It was such a hot day, but many of you came out, worked hard to wash all the cars out there! It was a very successful event where we raised $312 from all the generous donations we received that day. It’s crazy because that day was the first time I got sunburnt in my whole life, so I cannot imagine how badly you all must have gotten sunburnt! In the words of Sabrina Bodine, #sunburntforservice rings true!
// BY: DAANYAAL KUMAR
There are still many events that are coming up this summer that you do not want to miss out on! 626 Night Market, Region Picnic, Region Beach Clean-up are just a few! Be sure to keep an eye out for information on upcoming events, and I cannot wait to see you all at a future event! If you go to Region Picnic, you will have an opportunity to PIE me in the face along with the other Region 13 LTGs! I better see you all there!
f o e g n e l l a h c ltg : h t n o m e h t • Go on the Division 35 East Website, and learn all of the Division 35 East Cheers that we currently have! http://cnhd35elephants.wix.com/ d35east#!cheers/c1dz9 • Learn Elephant Lemonade, When we Stomp By, the How do you Feel Cheer, the RTC Cheer, and Elephant Fuego! I want you all to ready, and prepared for the Region Picnic spirit battle! Let’s show the other Divisions in Region 13 that ELEPHANTS will STOMP them down with our MASSIVE SPIRIT!
UPDATES ON DIVISION GOALS Funds raised for PTP: $1,074/$3,000 • $427 Division 35 East Button Sales • $203 Bowling Fundraiser • $312 PTP Carwash • $32 OTC • $100 fundraised by Bonita Key Club • Funds raised for the Eliminate Project: $138.01/$3,000 • 138.01 fundraised by Rowland Key Club • Members: 1,327/1,500 • Service Hours: 2,366/18,000 (Some of the info on last month’s Division Goal Updates were wrong, so please disregard last month’s!)
Daanyaal Kumar
D35E Lieutenant Governor 2014-2015 ATTENTION: DIVISION 35 EAST, IF WE RAISE OVER $4,000 ($1,000 OVER OUR GOAL) FOR PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM BY FALL RALLY, THEN I WILL DYE MY HAIR RED., BUT ONLY IF WE REACH OUR GOAL BY FALL RALLY!
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...it let me experience what Key Club truly has to offer and sparked a special love for Key Club that I had never felt before. MORRIS WANG, SOUTH HILLS
...it gave me a new experiences i can never get anywhere else. It made me fall for our key club family all over again. PHOEBE CHEN, SOUTH HILLS ...I got to meet people from all over and got to hang out, share jokes and talk about our favorite service projects, it made me remember why I first joined this organization and why I really enjoy doing key club events. JAMES OKAMURA, SAN DIMAS ...it gave me the opportunity to learn new skills, network all around the world, and play an active part in voting for amendments & electing our international board for the upcoming term. JACQUELINE YE, JOHN A. ROWLAND ...it was a chance for me to see and meet the people who share the same passion that I do. It’s inspired me to be more open and outgoing! EMILY HUANG, SOUTH HILLS
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...I was provided with the opportunity to learn new things, make new friends from around the world, and help vote for amendments as well as elect our 2014-2015 international board. EDWARD HUANG, SOUTH HILLS ...I was able to make friends with people that live thousands of miles away from me as well as learn how the minds of key club members varies throughout the world. BLAZE LIM, JOHN A. ROWLAND ...I got inspired by the new people I met, the workshops I attended, and the fact that Key Club is making a difference around the world. KELLY SETO, WALNUT ...it gave me a chance to see how each district differed from the rest. It also let us represent the CNH pride that each of us have within ourselves. I also loved meeting all the new people and learning many skills to bring back to my own home, school, and community! SABRINA BODINE, JOHN A. ROWLAND
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... meeting so many people from different areas that shared the same passion for Key Club as I do. VANESSA TONG, SAN DIMAS ...the free times you had and spent with the people that you bonded with, because not only do you make friends with the same passion for Key Club as you, but you leave a mark in their life, as they do the same to you. PIYASUDA SINGKALAVNICH, SOUTH HILLS ...meeting new people from so many different places that I would not have met otherwise, were it not for our shared passion for Key Club and SERVICE! GENEVIEVE LEACH, SAN DIMAS
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...seeing and meeting key clubbers from all over the country and how, despite the distance, we all were able to meet up at one giant convention and that itself is just amazing. MELODY WONG, WALNUT ...being able to meet different people from around the world and obtaining new skills from the workshops to make Key Club even better! VIVIAN YEN, WALNUT
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// PC: NATALIE LU, PHOEBE CHEN, Piyasuda Singkalavnich
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When I think of 4th of July, waking up at six in the morning to set up a parade is not the first thing that comes to mind. Though it was quite tiresome and a definite change from my usual, noon awakening, summer routine, service stops for nothing! Along with the Goldstone Kiwins, the D35W Seals, and the Hacienda Heights Kiwanis, D35E helped set up an awesome parade and a really amazing venue. We set everything from small patriotic decorations to the main stage. There were bouncers and face painting stations, both facilitated by our fellow elephants. The smiles on kids having their face painted were really something to see. The Kiwanis also had its own hot dog booth that we ran and advertised for. Overall, it was an amazing experience because we were able to take the wheel of something we usually simply watch on the side lines. Though we spent many hours under the socal sun, service does not go unrewarded. Many new friends were made and amazing memories were created! KEVIN HUO, ROWLAND HIGH SCHOOL
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Recently, Diamond Bar High School Key Club attended Hacienda Heights Fourth of July Parade along with our Kiwanis. Kiwanis have given us endless support, so this is one small way our club can give back to them. What better way to celebrate America’s independence than to help out with a parade? Even though many members dread setting up for events, set up gave members a chance to bond with other members within the division while we work together to set up the entire event within an hour! The event coordinators were very considerate and continually asked if we needed a break. We helped decorate the park with bows, ribbons, balloons, and even a huge balloon arch! Members also assisted the coordinators with setting up the stage and chairs. When the event started having more attendants, key clubbers got to work! There was a variety of tasks available for every key clubber. Key Clubbers assisted the Kiwanis hot dog booth by helping them prepare the hotdogs, helped supervise the jumpers and watched the little kids, helped
advertise hotdogs to the people, and helped with the face painting booth! Many little kids came up and asked for American flags, Batman, flowers, cupcakes, and many more! Key Clubbers made sure to put their creativity to good use. The Kiwanians offered key clubbers free hotdogs and ice cold water after the event as a thank you. Also, the event coordinators frequently came around offering volunteers ice cold water. Overall, despite the hot weather, key clubbers had a great time volunteering! As much as key clubbers dread set up, we dread clean up even more. However, everyone worked as a team and we managed to clean up the whole park within an hour and a half. Once everything was stored away for next year, everyone got in a circle and the Kiwanians and the Hacienda Heights event coordinators gave us a big thank and we ended the day with cookies, and of course, the Key Club Cheer! This is definitely a great way to celebrate America’s Freedom.
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The Fourth of July event, located at Steinmetz park, was held for the Hacienda Heights Kiwanis. Our President Danielle Torres and Secretary Cynthia Vo had the opportunity to attend this event and assist in setting up and decorating the park. Danielle and Cynthia blew up dozens of red, white, and blue balloons and tied them onto all the canopies in the park. They also created huge balloon decorations-as seen in the second picture-for the parking lot. Our key club members were ecstatic to paint awesome designs on numerous adorable children (as well as on their fellow and equally adorable key clubbers) and hang up very patriotic decorations all over the park. They truly enjoyed helping set up this joyous event and I am very thankful that they took the time to attend on such short notice and on a holiday. Good job guys! All of us here at Northview Key Club cannot wait for all the upcoming events and are looking forward to seeing all of you again!
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KELLY SONG, DIAMOND BAR HIGH SCHOOL
ERIC CORTEZ , NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
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4TH OF JULY PARADE
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// RELAY FOR LIFE
WALNUT KEY CLUB 2014
Relay for Life Walnut Key Club ran a booth at the Walnut Relay for Life on Saturday, June 21st. To raise money for the American Cancer Society, the Japanese themed Walnut tent offered face painting and photo booth opportunities with either a Polaroid or Instagram cardboard cutout. It was an a great bonding day for our cabinet and with the rival Interact club as we had water balloon fights along with group games. KEVIN CHEN, WALNUT HIGH SCHOOL
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D35E OTC 2014
Officer Training Conference
The Officer Training Conference (OTC), held on Saturday, June 28, 2014, was such a great, life changing experience for many. Key Club officers and members that attended learned how to be magnificent leaders for their schools’ clubs and communities. We were informed on how to perform the jobs and duties held as officers. Throughout the day, officers and members went to various informal workshops and sessions, where we learned about Key Club, our division, key points for being a great leader, and so much more valuable information that could be used throughout our lifetime! OTC was not just informative and fun, but served as such a great opportunity to meet new people from different schools in our division who have the same motivations, skills, and leadership values as one another. Lastly, Nogales’ Key Club would like to happily congratulate one of our members, Hanna Lam, as D35E’s member of the month! She has shown through her dedication that our communities and clubs can improve if each of us show unstoppable dedication and love for what we key clubbers do best—help and spread joy to others. SHIRLEY MANALANG, NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL
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// FINKBINER PARK
BONITA HIGH SCHOOL
Finkbiner Park & Otc For many weeks in the summer, there is a free concert hosted at Finkbiner Park in Glendora. Multiple music groups put on a show for the many people and their families sitting in the grass. This is a great way for many families of Glendora and nearby towns to spend their Sunday afternoon. People with similar interests in music may enjoy and talk about the presented music groups. Glendora Kiwannanies try to raise money here by selling sundaes to the audience. In the summer heat, sundaes are a great complement to the music being performed. Every week, different volunteers from Bonita High School go to Finkbiner Park to help the Kiwanians sell ice cream. They take the money, scoop, and give the ice cream to the customer. At the same time, they are able to enjoy the music and relax, just like everyone else. Bonita High School Key Club also hosted this year’s Officer Training Conference at their school. At this conference, there were different seminars that helped officers and prospective officers learn more about Key Club. The first set of seminars were on the different jobs that each officer did, which taught the newly appointed officers what they had to do, and showed prospective officers what they will have to do if appointed. The second set of seminars taught the members different aspects of Key Club, like the importance of public speaking and the many partner charities of Key Club. Last but not least, an inspirational speaker talked about how everyone had a purpose and how we must all set a goal and pursue it. PHILLIP CHUNG, BONITA HIGH SCHOOL
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PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM Pediatric Trauma Program, or PTP, is the leading cause of death for children among the age of 14 and under in the United States. The CNH district aims to develop local projects to reduce the number of children who are killed or injured by trauma. Pediatric Trauma Program is based off the principle that all injuries are preventable. For example, if a child had a helmet, he or she would be less susceptible to head injury, or the risk of a child tumbling down the stairs would be reduced if households were provided safety gates. With the raised funds, the CNH district will donate such safety items to prevent injury and trauma. With the help from our members and the community, our division was able to raise $1,074 - - $312 coming from our recent PTP car wash. Great job Elephants! Keep up the good work and continue to help our district to ensure that all children live happy, healthy and safe lives.
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! s t n e v e g n Upcomi 626 NIGHT MARKET
626 Night Market is the largest Asianthemed night market in America, and you definitely don’t want to miss out on it! The Night Market has a variety of yummy foods, unique goods, and head-bobbing music. Friday & Saturday, July 18 & 19 4PM - 1AM Santa Anita Park 285 W Huntington Dr. Arcadia, CA 91007
REGION 13 PICNIC / JULY DCM
It’s going to be an awesome day filled with delicious food, meeting new people, playing games, buying and selling merchandise, showing division spirit, and much more! Entrance fee $5 & Bring medical release form Optional: Bring a can item to receive a raffle ticket to win some cool prizes. Saturday, July 26 9AM - 4PM 1010 Puente Ave. San Dimas, CA 91773
REGION 13 BEACH CLEAN-UP
Have fun cleaning up the beach with your fellow Region 13 Ohana! Come to this event to make a positive impact on the environment. Saturday, August 9 8AM-TBA Santa Monica Beach
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