The Chipmunk Tribune Official Newsletter of Division 74
PNW Key Club
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ISSUE Contact Information18
Key Club basics 12
Preferred Charities 13 Why Pay Dues?
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Upcoming Events19 Back Cover20
Reasons to join Key Club 15
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A word from your Trustee7-9
G E T R E A D Y T O TA K E
SERVICE TO INFINITY
AND BEYOND PA C I F I C N O R T H W E S T D I S T R I C T KEY CLUB’S
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DISTRICT CONVENTION More information on pages 14&15!
SEATTLE, WA | MARCH 13TH-15TH, 2015
A word from your LtG Hey Key Clubbers! You guys have done a great job this year! I’m on my way to Astoria right now to represent you at our Winter District Board meeting. It’s February- the month of love so show your love this month by volunteering! There are countless volunteer opportunities around the division; from fundraising for the eliminate project to soup kitchens and helping the elderly. Come by the Springfield Public Library on February 28th at 3:00 for our February DCM. We will be doing our final DCON prep, making spirit signs, getting to know the incoming Lt. Governor, and catching up with what’s going on in the District. Hope to see you there! Last but not least, please keep me updated with pictures and descriptions of your service projects, and you may be featured in the March edition of the Chipmunk Tribune. Daisy Marshall Lieutenant Governor Division 74 Pacific Northwest District Key Club International
A word from your LtG Elect Hello! I am so excited to meet all of you at DCON and during club visits! Hopefully I will get to see many of you at the next DCM, where we can toss around ideas about possible future changes in our division. I would love to hear what your hopes are for our division during my term, and we can work together to make them possible! I’ll try my best to make the changes you want to see within our division and I am open to new ideas. I have appointed an Executive Assistant to work with me to make sure that our division runs smoothly. She attends North Eugene High School as well and shares my vision for our division in the upcoming school year. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at pearl.cutting@gmail.com Or our division’s Executive Assistant, Lilly Day, at lillydayy@gmail.com
Let your service Shine At PNW DCON’s For more information, contact Christina Chow at Service Fair! ltgovernor44@gmail.com
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*Make a poster/tri-fold to show off a service project your club organized or participated in *Create a flyer to hand out during the fair *Mail in registration forms by January 24th
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*Throughout the day on Friday and Saturday *You will set up your presentation when you arrive and pack it up Saturday evening *There will be time on Saturday to stand by your booth and explain your project
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Participating clubs will receive free raffle tickets to enter into the Outie dance auction for their entire club!
e e t s u r T r u A word from your Trustee o y m o r f d r A wo Happy 2015, Pacific-Northwest! I’m so glad that we have finally made it. After a swamped first semester of school, a myriad of Key Club events, and a relaxing holiday vacation, I’m sure you all are so excited to welcome in the New Year. A lot of people see this this month as a time of resolutions. However, I think it can better be characterized as a time to reflect and look forward to the future. What awesome things have you all done so far with your time in Key Club? How will you make the most of the rest of this year? Thus far, I have seen Key Clubbers do some spectacular things. Shout out to Tasmia Ahmed and her division for collecting 70 gift cards for sex trafficked survivors in Portland. Shout out to the Communications Committee for completely renovating the face of the Pacific-Northwest district website. Shout out to Kevin Zhang for bringing the “bowl” to #palabowlo. These Key Clubbers have inspired us to do great things. What’s even more exciting is that there’s still so much to come. Whether it’s participating in “Service to Infinity and Beyond” at the 2015 District Convention or finally reaching our goal for The Eliminate Project, the coming months have much in store. Don’t feel the need to make new resolutions; your passion for service, leadership, and camaraderie will naturally take the district to new heights this 2015.
In terms of the international level, there are several items we can anticipate together. First of all, 2015 is our year to eliminate maternal/ neonatal tetanus (MNT) from the face of the planet! We’re taking things to a whole new level. The International Board has its own personal pen fundraiser (I’m bringing them to DCON!), and if all of Key Club International can raise an additional $80,000, board members will be kissing an octopus at our winter board meeting. (Yes, I’m very scared. But I do it fo’ da Eliminate!) For clarity, our winter board meeting will be held in Detroit, Michigan, from January 22 to 25, 2015. The board meeting agenda has already been posted to the Key Club website. If you have any questions, or if you’d like me to bring an additional topic to the board, don’t hesitate to reach out. Finally, with this year’s International Convention swiftly approaching, it’s definitely an event we can eagerly look forward to. Held from June 24 to 28, 2015, in Indianapolis, the home of Key Club International headquarters, this will be an experience you don’t want to miss. Because it is the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis, a lot of our programs will be held in conjunction with Circle K and Kiwanis members, making for a whopping estimate of 12,000 attendees. We have some awesome events planned; we’ll be renting out an entire street of Indianapolis, Hellogoodbye will be performing, and we’ll be surrounded by tons of fun things to do (i.e. free museums, bikes to ride around the city, zoos, etc.). It’s the event of a lifetime, so start fundraising and planning now! Indeed, 2014 may have brought much positivity and joy –especially in Key Club International— but I’m sure 2015 can offer even more. Have a great year, everyone!
Yours in service, Tashrima Hossain International Trustee Georgia, KIWIN'S, & Pacific-Northwest tashrima.hossain.kc@gmail.com 713-505-2252 keyclub.org
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PREFERRED CHARITIES
Children’s Miracle Network is a nonprofit organiza8on that raises money to benefit hospitalized kids while increasing awareness of its member hospitals. All CMN Hospitals contribu8ons directly benefit hospitals, helping to purchase up-‐to-‐date equipment, train staff, conduct life-‐saving research, implement outreach programs and provide health care for children whose parents can’t afford to pay The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preven8ng birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. March of Dimes was founded by our 32nd President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the fight against polio. ATer the discovery of the polio vaccine, March of Dimes focused their efforts to improve the health of babies and has been successful with the help and enthusiasm of many grassroots volunteers. UNICEF, the only organiza8on of the United Na8ons dedicated exclusively to children, works with other United Na8ons bodies, governments and non-‐governmental organiza8ons to assist in children’s needs through community-‐based services in primary health care, basic educa8on, and safe water and sanita8on in more than 150 developing countries.
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Contact Information District Governor: Lisa Antonio lisaantonioltg@gmail.com
District Administrator: John Jay jmjay@comcast.net
District Treasurer: Aneesh Pappu aspappu2008@gmail.com
Assistant District Administrator: Tom Saunders pnwtoms@gmail.com
District Secretary: Ik Hoon Jung ih.j.321@gmail.com
Finance Administrator: Kevin Buyer buyergang@wavecable.com
District Editor: Jenny Zhang jennyz0213@yahoo.com
Convention Chair: Cleo Tsang cleoklutsang@gmail.com
Please feel free to call, text, email or Facebook me anytime! Email: dayzee.d74@gmail.com Phone: 541-790-9060 Facebook: www.facebook.com/sweetdaisymarshall And join our divisional Facebook page too! The Chipmunk Tribune Volume 2 Issue (Key Club Division 74) 8 I look forward to hearing from you!
Upcoming events
February
5th- Secretary Reports Due 6th-8th- Winter board meeting in Albany 28th- DCM
March
5th- Secretary Reports Due DCM- To be Announced
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KEY CLUB
It’s so much more than a service organization. It’s a Lifestyle.