The Red Panda Press | June Edition

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The Red Panda Press

Volume 3 | Issue 2

June Edition

The Official Division 46N Newsletter Beyer | Central Catholic | Enochs | Grace Davis | Gregori | Modesto Johansen | Riverbank | Downey | Vanguard College Prep

Division 46N | Region 12 | CNH District

Table of Contents Table of Contents

LTG Message May Recognition

What is PTP? ELIMINATE Week

DLT Introduction Past Events

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Future Events Editor Letter

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Message from the LTG

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15’-16’ D46N Lieutenant Governor Vanessa Banh Hello Red Pandas!

Welcome to the second division newsletter for our division! I hope all of you had a great time in April, and are not stressing too much about finals. I also hope everyone is having a great transition for the new term, with officers learning their jobs and carrying them out effectively and members getting used to the new officers.

In this newsletter, you will get to see all of the wonderful events we had in April, including Officers Training Conference and the End of the Year Banquet! You can always ask Division News Editor, Jasmine Yuen or me if you would like to have anything promoted to our Division in these newsletters.

I hope I see all of you at many events so we can create these great memories together! Remember that Key Club still goes on in the summer, so please still attend service and division events if you are free! We will still have DCMs and our PTP Fundraisers throughout the whole summer! Please also welcome the new Division Leadership Team for the 2015-2016 term at the next DCM on June15th hosted by Central Catholic!

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May

RECOGNITION Officer of the Month Adriana Avila, Central Catholic Adriana has participated in most of the events that occurred this month including the MS Walk, Division Banquet and assisting in Central Catholic’s Bake sale. She is one of few members of Central Catholic that attended all the events offered in her club.

Officer of the Month

Erica Langpaap, Grace Davis As the president of Grace Davis, Erica has been doing an excellent job in getting the club back together. She has also been completing the MRF in the secretary’s absence and has attended as many events as she can.

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Adviser of the month Renuka Prakash, Vanguard College Prep Academy Renuka is the faculty advisor for Vanguard College Prep Academy. She does so much for the club she serves and assists them in any way possible. Their club is where it is due to her help.

Club of the Month Modesto Key Club Modesto Key Club has completed 100 hours for the month of April. They hosted the DCM/Banquet and raised over $160 for the American Cancer Society in the Relay for Life.

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What is PTP? Article by Jason Leung The Pediatric Trauma Program is dedicated to changing children’s lives. Pediatric Trauma is one of the leading cause of death and injury among children that are 14 or under in the US. Data shows that 90% of these deaths/injuries can be prevented through the use of three things: education, awareness, and regulation. The following is an excerpt from a brochure: “There is a widespread belief that injuries are the result of “accidents.” Referring to a car crash as an ʺaccidentʺ contributes to the perception that the crash cannot be prevented; when, in fact, very few crashes occur because of uncontrollable circumstances. “ Each year, 9,000 U.S. families lose a child because of a preventable injury. The Pediatric Trauma Program actively does many community outreach programs to help spread the awareness of Pediatric Trauma and educate everyone.

They also partner with local hospitals to help children who have suffered from Pediatric Trauma by providing funding to train pediatric doctors and nurses, they purchase pediatric medical equipment that is needed, and they create or expand community outreach programs. Some other quick facts about the Pediatric Trauma Program are:

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children ages 14 and under, it is estimated 40% of deaths and 50% of nonfatal unintentional injuries occur in and around the home.

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unintentional injury‐related death and disability and account for 45% of the deaths among children ages 14 and under.

234,000 hospitalizations, nearly 8.4 million emergency room visits and nearly 11.7 million visits to physiciansʹ offices.

enough to require medical treatment, totaling more than 14 million children each year.

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What is ELIMINATE?

Article written by Alexis De La Torre When somebody mentions something about the Eliminate Project, does it occur to you how much of importance it is worth?

Many know what it is trying to eliminate but have not been taught yet on what the Eliminate Project does and how it makes a difference in today’s world.

How many people knew that 49,000 babies and a significant amount of women are attacked by this deadly disease? The effects of the disease are scary and sad, and we see tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch which was never intended for the arrival of a newborn child.

But some do not even understand what we mean when we mention the Eliminate Project. Some our curious what is our project really all about?

Well, in many poor countries, delivering a baby can happen in unhygienic circumstances, putting mothers and babies in a trap of life-threatening infections. World Health Organization has informed us that maternal and neonatal tetanus or, also known as MNT, have been among the most common lethal consequences of unclean deliveries and umbilical cord care practices. Maternal and neonatal tetanus kills one baby every eleven minutes and can kill mothers too. Sadly, there is only a slight chance of survival. These deaths are heartbreaking for every family to have to lose a loved one in this horrific disease at a time that should be the most joyous of celebrations.

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Some sadly believe hope will never be found but with strong minds and powerful help the goal of Project Eliminate is to be able to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This project is very important and can help save millions of lives. I believe if our whole community worked together we can help C save more than we can imagine. My personal goal is to help others understand the huge impact they can make by just saving one life. I hope to encourage others to follow in depth with this project making not just our community a safer place but the world around us.

How can this big, outrageous disease be tackled? Well, to our advantage, maternal and neonatal tetanus is highly preventable. Hooray!

There is our hope and should be our drive to help get the word out about this faster and effectively!

As Kiwanis and UNICEF formally informs us that just three doses of a 60cent immunization can protect mothers, who pass this immunity to their future children. More than 10 million mothers and children must be immunized. Requiring vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff members and much more. This will approximately take us $110 million US dollars. But with everyone’s help we will be able to raise the money in no time!

Sounds like a plan but why should I help? Why should I need to focus on this issue so crucially?

Do you believe it to be right that innocent babies and their mothers should have to suffer and die because of this disease and your knowledge that you could have made a difference in their future? This can be an amazing opportunity to help others outside of your community and be able to reach your hand out to the most neglected mothers and their children. You may not understand your effects now but soon you will see the world slowly becoming a brighter place because of you. What a joy, what an honor to know that you have helped cause another thriving, healthy generation of mankind. You surely will be delighted in yourself and others will be even more delighted because of you making a big difference in their lives. You can truly be amazing by helping us eliMiNaTe and give the joy of life to a family who might have been waiting impatiently for quite some time.

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Beyer’s Kiss a Senior Goodbye Article written by Sydne Langpap

For Eliminate Week, our club decided to do a fundraiser for the Eliminate Project. The Eliminate Project helps eliminate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus from women and their children. We chose Kiss A Senior Goodbye not only because we thought it would be fun, but also we wanted to show our appreciation for our seniors. These are the last couple of months they will be with us, as they will be going off to college and starting a whole new chapter in their life! We started on planning on Sunday, April 26th and we officially started taking orders on Wednesday, April 29th. We decided that it would be $3 for 5 Hershey Kisses or $6 for 12 Hershey Kisses. All bags would have a bag with a ribbon tied and also a label that said who it was “to” and from”, there was also a specialized message from the sender to the recipient. This fundraiser was only made possible with the help of everyone who volunteered to help! Broneka Kovarkez, Sydne Langpap (myself), Jason Leung, Ryan Lewis, and Nour Poles were in charge of going to many different stores to check prices and find out which prices were the most affordable. Jasmine Yuen then stepped up to put together the bags…amidst AP testing week, and she did a GREAT JOB! Orders were taken until Monday May 4th at 10 pm and distributed on Wednesday, May 6th at the club meeting. We had a total of 26 orders and we made $98!

The seniors responded to this with very positive feedback. I hope that we continue to do this project as it was a very creative and sentimental way to say goodbye to some really great seniors (and great Key Clubbers)!

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DLT Introductions Service Expo Coordinator

Cameron Mckoy - Vanguard Hi there! My name is Cameron Mckoy, the new Division Service Expo Coordinator. I am from Modesto, California and I go to Vanguard College Prep Academy. In the last year I had the pleasure of serving as VP of Vanguard. I got to serve my community and meet many new friends and colleagues. As Service Expo Coordinator I hope to continue to learn and grow.

Member Recognition Chair

Crystal Cheng – Gregori Key Club Hello, fellow Red Pandas! I am Crystal Cheng from Gregori, serving as your DLT Member Recognition Chair. I have been in Key Club for 2 years, and my passion for service has not diminished, as you can always see me volunteering at service events. Key Club has truly impacted my life with a positive attitude on service and cherishing new friendships. Other than volunteering, I like to reading or playing the piano, marimba, or violin.

It's an honor to be able to serve on the Division Leadership Team and I hope to be able to get close to all of you and build friendships that will never be lost!

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Spirit Coordinator

Zoe Huerta – Beyer Key Club Hi! I'm Zoe Huerta, one of the new spirit coordinators for Division 46N Red Pandas. I joined Key club last year and let me tell you, it was one of the best decisions I have made. Not only did I gain new close friendships throughout Key club but I also serve the community with compassion and honor. If I am not busy with Key club I am either running, practicing my violin, or watching endless episodes of Doctor Who on Netflix. I am extremely glad to be spirt coordinator for the 2015/2016 school years and I hope to see you all at Fall Rally!!!!!

Division Newsletter Editor

Jasmine Yuen – Beyer Key Club Hello D46N Red Pandas! My name is Jasmine Yuen and I am the new division newsletter editor!

I have been in key club for two years and next year will be my third. Throughout my years of Key Club I have made incredible memories and even more incredible friends. As the division newsletter editor I encourage participation from all members to help out with writing articles about your experiences in Key Club. I want the newsletter to be centered on the great achievements of my fellow key clubbers! I love making new friends so don’t be afraid to say hi!

Some of my interests (things we can spark up a conversation about) include: key club, drawing, watching Grey’s Anatomy, playing keyboard, and cheesy jokes.

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Spirit Coordinator

Justin Yang - Gregori Key Club Hello D46N, I'm Justin Yang, one of your two division spirit directors. I've applied for spirit director because I want to enhance the way that our division shows its spirit. As you know, there are always some people sitting on the sidelines of each DCM, rally, event etc.t really putting themselves out there.

I've decided I wanted to change that and try to raise as much morale for our division as possible by converting "Don't-ers" into "Do-ers. Usually, we have about 80% of the work at key club being done by 20% of the people. I feel as if this difference in the effort/work put into our events and such needs to be changed, dramatically. Key club is something that I am beginning to take very seriously, meaning I would like full participation from our members to make us look more spirited than other, larger, divisions(*Cough* Grizzlies).

This year at fall rally, lets try to go for our SECOND consecutive spirit stick in a row by showing as much spirit as possible. I'm hoping to see everyone being able to balance out the "work" and "fun" parts of key club this year. I, as well as the other spirit director, hope to change this year to make it the biggest, most spirited year ever :).

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Pediatric Program Coordinator

Jason Leung - Beyer Key Club Hi! My name is Jason Leung. I am currently a sophomore at Beyer High School. I am confident that I can fulfill my duties as both a President and PTP Coordinator because of my dedication and love for Key Club! During my free time I love to watch TV shows like: American Horror Story, Arrow, Bates Motel, and Dexter I also love listening to artists like: Calvin Harris, Carrie Underwood, Iggy Azalea, and Selena Gomez.

Eliminate Project Coordinator

Alexis De la Torre – Beyer Key Club Hello, my name is Alexis De la Torre, the Eliminate Project Coordinator for my Division!

I have lived in Modesto, California all my life.

I am a freshman at Beyer High school and had just started this amazing program. Key Club is super fun and I get involved with my community so much more than I used to. I love making new friends and helping others.

Also, I love to cheer, being involved with Leadership at my school, and hanging out with my family and friends. I really do love Key Club and hope to keep up with them all four years. I can’t wait for this new year to start off a great tradition!

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Executive Assitant

Waleed Khan- Gregori Key Club Hello! My name is Waleed Khan, one of the two executive assistants along with Vivan Tran on the Division Leadership Team for the D46n Red Pandas! I was born in Lansing, Michigan, and I lived in Connecticut and Oregon before I came to Modesto in 2008. I attend Modesto High School and I’m currently a junior. If you want to know anything about sports or comics, I’m your guy, and I also enjoy sleep, food, and talking. I love meeting and talking to new people and I hope to meet and connect with as many Key Clubbers as possible this year. I know it will be a pleasure Key Clubbing with all of you, and I look forward to an awesome year of conversations, cheers, service, and executive assisting!

Executive Assistant

Vivian Tran – Gregori Key Club Hello fellow Key Club members! My name is Vivian Tran, and I'm one of the newly appointed Executive Assistants of Division 46 North Red Pandas! I am currently the Intermediate Past Secretary of Gregori High Key Club. I am very excited to be able work along with the new DLT team and our Red Pandas Ohana! I hope to make this year a memorable and lasting experience! Please don't be shy to introduce yourself to me! I would like to get to know each and everyone one of you Red Pandas through this term.

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Past Events

Officer Training Conference, April 18 Key Club Olympics, May 15 Johansen’s Relay for Life, May 16

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Officer Training Conference

Group photo at OTC (above)

Officers Training Conference for Division 46 North and 46 South was held on April 18th at Livingston High School. It began with opening session and the introduction of each of the presenters. There were many workshops offered for all the members, which included a Faculty/Kiwanis Advisor Workshop, Spirit and Cheer Workshop, Vice President Workshop, Secretary workshop, Member Recognition Workshop, Editor Workshop, Fundraising Workshop, District

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Event Workshop, Treasurer's Workshop ad Presidents Workshop. Members learned a lot about their jobs and how to be successful in this upcoming term. There were activities to get them actively involved and to make them think of ideas on their own as well. We hope that everyone who attended had a wonderful time and we hope to see you all at RTC in September! Micaela Meyer from Gregori’s Key Club explained her experience at OTC: “OTC was a helpful learning experience that allowed me to prepare for my duties as club secretary. Not only was I able to participate in workshops, but I met some new people from other schools inside and outside my division. This conference was ultimately a good kick-start to my term and I’d recommend attending to anyone interested in learning bout officer positions.”

From left to right: Janelle Young and Tristan Zeng (president of Enoch’s Key Club)

"Officer Training Conference was a very informative event. While there, I learned a lot about my position and how to improve at doing my job. The presentations were all very thorough, interactive and helpful."

–Tristan Zeng

Key Club Olympics The Key Club Olympics was hosted by Beyer High’s Key Club on May 15, 2015. The event was held at Ustach Park, a vast green area. The goal of the event was to raise $250. If the event reached its goal then it would donate 25% to any charity that the members voted for, in which Camp Taylor was chosen. There were many fun activities such as capture the football, tug-of-war, and a relay. At the end of the event awards were given away to the winners of the individual activities and to the top Key Club Olympians. The winner of the Key Club Olympics was Riverbank Key Club.

Wahleed Khan playing Junk in the Trunk. Junk in the Trunk is a game set up at the Key Club Olympics, in which members shake ping pong balls out of tissue box tied to their waist.

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was nice to see all the different members of key club from different schools having fun and competing against each other for a good cause and I hope we do more stuff like this in the future” –Waleed Khan

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Johansen’s Relay for Life

The Relay for Life is put on by the American Cancer Society to help find a way to end cancer. It is organized in every city to fundraise for cancer research and help cancer patients and survivors. It unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. With 87 teams at the Relay for Life hosted at Johansen High School on Saturday, May 16th, over $219,784 was raised for cancer patients, survivors and research. Almost all the Key Clubs in within our Division

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came out to help at the Key Club booth and some stayed overnight as well! The Key Club booth raised $77.75. It was a truly impactful and meaningful event for everyone who came by and supported the cause.

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Upcoming Events

June 13-14 American Graffiti Car Show June 19 Midnight Bowling July 4 4th of July Parade

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Editor’s Message

Division Newsletter Editor Jasmine Yuen Hello Red Pandas!

Thank you for reading the first newsletter I’ve created for this key club year! I hope you enjoyed it and if you have any suggestions, please email me: d46n.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com. I will review any articles anyone writes and decides to send to me to consider for publication in the newsletter.

It’s important to me that there’s involvement from as many of you as possible, because I believe that the work and dedication you all put into Key Club deserves to be celebrated.

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