D37E NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2019
THE STING! VOL. 10 | ISSUE 4 GETTIN' BACK INTO THE STING OF THINGS
letter from the
EDITOR IN THIS ISSUE: HEY, JELLIES!
02 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 03 LETTER FROM THE LTG 04 JUNE DCM RECAP 05 KIWANIS FAMILY HOUSE 06 CLUB RUSH IDEAS 07 BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS 08 CLUB SPOTLIGHT 09 RECOGNITION 10 SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE 11 UPCOMING + LINKS
Welcome back to another edition of The Sting! For the month of August, most of us will be gathering up our supplies and getting ready to head back to school. While going back to school can be dreadful, I hope you all will carry a good mindset with you and stay positive against all odds. With that being said, I hope you all will continue with your service hours for the month of August, even with all the commotion of school right around the corner. The new school year also brings plenty of new students, and I hope you’ll work toward including more of them into Key Club. I am assured you are all looking forward to Club Rush and FRS coming up this season! Returning members, take advantage of this time now to get your hours in order for Fall Rally. The new school year also brings a great time to get a feel for our division’s DCMs and RTCs. I look forward to seeing new faces in our events, and hopefully I’ll get to meet more members this season. Nonetheless, I hope you all have a service filled August and enjoy this edition of The Sting!
STINGING WITH SERVICE,
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SOFIA NAWAZ - D37E NEWSEDITOR
LETTER FROM THE LTG WHAT'S STINGIN', JELLIES? Can you believe summer vacation is almost over? I hope you've all had a relaxing break and spent some quality time with your friends and family. As some of us are preparing to head back to school, take some time to set some personal goals, treat yourself to a little back-to-school shopping, and finish those summer assignments! Make this school year start off on a great foot! As we begin the month of August, we are also heading into one of the busiest and most exciting periods throughout the term- Region Training Conference and Fall Rally Season! For those of you who've been in Key Club for a while, you know that this season means more service opportunities, more fundraising events, and of course, more members! With that being said, be sure to use this month to your advantage. Start contacting local schools to help out during registration and fall festivals. Begin contacting places to host fundraisers to raise money for your club and the Pediatric Trauma Program. Work with your officers to find ways to go all out during Club Rush and make props and trifolds! August is also a great opportunity to think of a game plan for the upcoming year. Officers, take time to figure out the Member Update Center and the dues process, update your club rosters and sign-in sheets, and plan out your first few meetings. Keep in mind that there is only a short period between Club Rush and Region Training Conference so schedule your time wisely and be sure to advertise RTC as much you can! RTC is one of the biggest training conferences we will have this term and it will allow your new members to see what Key Club is really about! (Plus, we want to bring home that spirit stick!) In aDdition, over the next few months, you will start seeing Key Club recruitment videos, cheer lists, and spirit nights from the division in preparation for Club Rush, RTC, and FRS. Make sure to stay connected with our division on social media and keep an eye out for updates! I'm so proud of everything we've already accomplished and I just know this is only the beginning. Continue to work hard but don't forget to take care of yourself. Your health is the most important! Enjoy this newsletter and make the most of your last few weeks of summer!
STINGING WITH SERVICE,
JANE PHAM - D37E LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
JUNE DCM RECAP Here, the members donated their socks and then sewed, cut, and glued different stuffed animals. The stuffed animals utilized felt, clean socks, stuffing, markers, thread and more, but was a great opportunity for our members to show off their creativity. After creating the small toys, the project products were donated to local sick children who may be feeling demoralized from their conditions. San Marcos hopes to brighten the day of the children with their stuffed animals and additionally participated in the Pies for PTP part of the meeting. Key Clubbers got to purchase whipped cream plates to pie their officers and division leadership team as a tribute to the pediatric trauma program. This effort is a part of our club's larger effort towards PTP and our fundraiser later this month. - Krista Nguyen San Marcos President
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KIWANIS FAMILY HOUSE The Kiwanis Family House is a Key Club instituted program which helps ill and/or injured kids and adults have a secure means of temporary housing. These patients are brought in from the UCD Medical Center or Shriners Hospital. The co-founders, Vern and Leona Bright, even have their own award presented to any district, division, club, or individual who showcase exemplary service towards their community. While the Kiwanis Clubs from the Sacramento area provide an exquisite means of financial aid and support to the Kiwanis Family House, here are some ways you can help, too: DONATE! this can range from a one time donation, to a monthly one GIVE GOODS the Kiwanis Family House is especially on the eye out for donations such as disinfecting wipes, toilet cleaner, paper towels, kleenexes, etc HOST AN AWAKE-A-THON see more information on how your club can raise money with this method by checking their website! SPONSORSHIPS you have the opportunity to sponsor a room, a family, and a Kiwanis Club ask your club president about available payments that are able to be pledged over a 5 year period For more information, check the Kiwanis Family House website at http://kiwanisfamilyhouse.org.
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With school starting a new, you can be sure to expect a plentiful of students to roll in. It’s important to make the most of your school’s Club Rush to ensure your club is portrayed as active and engaging. Here are some things you can do to make your home club stand out from the rest: VISUAL APPEAL have your board members work together to create an appealing trifold to showcase your club make sure everyone working the booth is dressed in spirit gear pass out flyers or brochures about the Key Club community ENGAGEMENT have your most charismatic people working the booth, and make sure you tell your friends to stop by play music, if possible pass out candy, if possible get returning club members to join you in spirit chants INFORM ABOUT THE KEY CLUB COMMUNITY review the leadership skills accessible through Key Club discuss the Kiwanis community showcase all the possibilities of Key Club briefly talk about all the levels of Key Club AFTER CLUB RUSH hold an informal meeting to introduce members to the Key Club community take advantage of ice breakers! start service projects on campus discuss major events coming up in Key Club
As much as you might be dreading returning to school after a relaxing summer, it is truly inevitable. Hopefully with the new school year, you’ll meet plenty of new peers and teachers in which you will remember forever. I wish you an easy year and please make sure you take care of yourself physically and mentally this school year. Hopefully some of these tips will help with this back to school season and help you balance your new intensified school schedule: DON’T OVERBOARD YOURSELF make a timetable of your average school day to see what you can actually fit in i advise asking your teachers how to efficiently manage the given workload and set aside extra time to get your work finished only sign up for clubs and classes you are interested in pursuing or are intrigued by BALANCING YOUR SCHEDULE keep a planner or a timetable to know how much time you need for everything take advantage of your mornings and get a head start on a productive day take advantage of your weekends for reading your weekly chapters and beginning on long term projects ACADEMIC TIPS read a chapter a week to ensure you’re on track in the class make notecards as you go!! find out how you prepare for tests best (prep books, online demonstrations, notes, practice tests, etc) begin to prepare for standardized testing early on
B T S T I P S
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CLUB SPOLIGHT: MISSION HILLS At the Woodland Garden Maintenance, we had a total of 5 volunteers from MHHS Key Club and 4 from SMHS Key Club! During this joint event, members helped maintain the community garden and socialize with one another. Working hard in the hot sun, we were assigned to different tasks such as pulling weeds, planting, and watering. It was an enjoyable and fun experience for both clubs as we became more aware and encouraged to take care of the local environment! - Audrey Santander Mission Hills President
Division Tech Editor, Zander, tending to the community garden beds. activities include watering (as shown here), pulling weeds, and maintaining a clean stature.
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MEMBER RECOGNITION CLUB: MISSION HILLS MEMBER: MAY HONG FROM SAN MARCOS OFFICER: NICK OLIGO FROM DEL LAGO ACADEMY FACULTY ADVISOR: MR. VOSS FROM ESCONDIDO KIWANIS ADVISOR: MR. SCHMITT FROM SAN PASQUEL
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spotlight on service
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION Around twenty years after Key Club International was founded, the organization made it their sole focus to help children around the world gain proper quality education. The program, named “Children: Their Future, Our Focus”, sets out to give kids the skill set and knowledge needed to excel in their future. Here are some ways you can contribute to the cause: HOST A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE have the public donate their unused school supplies at an approved general arena once complete, donate the goods to either School on Wheels or any other educational organization VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY contact your nearby library if they need assistance with cleaning up books and reading to kids weekly story time reading is also a good event for home clubs to pursue HOST A CAREER FAIR let kids get a glimpse of potential occupations by inviting adults in the community to share about their jobs in booths for set up and location, reach out to elementary schools, who’ll most likely be interested RAISE MONEY THROUGH A GAME NIGHT once given an approved location, set up educational games (Scrabble, puzzles, Codenames, etc) for children and parents to figure out raise funds through admissions, the selling of food and drink, and a raffle
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UPCOMING EVENTS! 8/3 - KIWANIS DCM 8/10 (TENTATIVE DATE) - REGION 2 PICNIC/DCM 8/31 - LTG INSTALLATION
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