The Chipmunk Tribune Official Newsletter of Division 74
PNW Key Club
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DCON teaser 3 T-shirt decorating contest
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Key Club basics 16
Trustee10-13
Preferred Charities 17 Why Pay Dues?
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Reasons to join Key Club 19 LtG Elections 6&7
Contact Information22 Upcoming Events23 Back Cover24
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DISTRICT CONVENTION SEATTLE, WA | MARCH 13TH-15TH, 2015 More information on pages 14&15!
A word from your LtG Happy New Year, Key Clubbers! I hope you’ve had a good winter break and fantastic start to 2015! I hope you’re ready for DCON 2015! Don’t forget; your paperwork and registration are due no later than January 24th. Talk to your clubs about transportation and funding for it if you haven’t already! I’m happy to announce the election of Pearl Cutting; the incoming Lieutenant Governor! She will take office in my place during DCON and serve for the following year. I can tell she is going to do an amazing job! You can read a bit more about her on page 8.
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Let’s make 2015 a year to remember! Not only for ourselves but also for the people we serve and love on a daily basis! See you at DCON! Daisy Marshall Lieutenant Governor Division 74 Pacific Northwest District Key Club International
Divisional T-Shirt Design Contest! Send your ideas to me at dayzee.d74@gmail.com. All designs are welcome, but must be submitted before January 24th! Please include our mascot and the DCON space theme “Service to Infinity and Beyond!� I look forward to seeing your designs!
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A word from your LtG Elect Hello! My name is Pearl and I am so excited to be your new Lieutenant Governor and to meet all of you! I am a junior at North Eugene High School and before this I served as the Vice President for our club. I have many hobbies, including skiing, water polo, playing bass, hanging out with my friends, and listening to music. I love the outdoors and being active. For the upcoming school year, I plan to create more service projects to participate in as a division, not just as individual schools. I hope to do more outdoor oriented projects to benefit not only the community but also the environment. 8
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at pearl.cutting@gmail.com
Let your service Shine At PNW DCON’sFor more information, contact Christina Chow at Service Fair! ltgovernor44@gmail.com *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 *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!
Sharing is Caring!
A word from your Trustee 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?
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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 organization that raises money to benefit hospitalized kids while increasing awareness of its member hospitals. All CMN Hospitals contributions directly benefit hospitals, helping to purchase up-to-date equipment, train staff, conduct lifesaving 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 preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. March of Dimes was founded by our 32nd President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the fight against polio. After 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 organization of the United Nations dedicated exclusively to children, works with other United Nations bodies, governments and non-governmental organizations to assist in children’s needs through community-based services in primary health care, basic education, and safe water and sanitation in more than 150 developing countries.
The Eliminate Project Nineteen years ago, Kiwanis International made a pledge, a commitment to fixing one of the major tragedies in the world today; Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus. Before the Eliminate fundraising campaign, MNT was responsible for the deaths of 60,000 babies every year.
Since Kiwanis and UNICEF teamed up to fight this terrible disease, the campaign has gained support and publicity beyond what we could even imagine Kiwanis and UNICEF have made it their goal to not only decrease the number of deaths, but to eliminate MNT altogether. It only takes $1.80 to vaccinate a woman and all of her future children.
The campaign has already raised more than 53 million dollars and has eliminated MNT from 34 countries! The goal that UNICEF and Kiwanis have set is to raise $100 million by the completion of the project in 2015. If that goal is reached, it would be enough to successfully eliminate Maternal and Neonatal tetanus from the planet entirely. We can’t do it without you! 20
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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! (Key Club Division The 74)Chipmunk Tribune Volume 2 I look forward to hearing from Issueyou! 8
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January 5th- Secretary Reports Due 10th- DCM 24th- DCON paperwork due
February 5th- Secretary Reports Due DCM- To be Announced 6-8th– District winter board meeting
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It’s so much more than a service organization. It’s a Lifestyle.