Official Newsletter of Division 26| Volume 8 | Issue 6 Pacific Northwest | Key Club International
S E P T E M B E R E D I T I O N
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LETTER
Hey unicorns!
I hope that you all had a great summer full of service, and that you’re ready for a brand new Key Club year! I’m excited to see how our clubs with strengthen over the next couple of months and how each of you will grow as the leaders I know you are. As club meetings begin again, I’ll be working with club officers to arrange a day I can visit your club. So make sure to be there with all your Key Clubbers- old and new- to show off your 26 spirit!
Keep an eye out for this month’s DCM to bring new members to and spread the Key Club love! In Love and Service,
Christina Nguyen Lt.G of Division 26 Pacific Northwest District Key Club International
TABLE OF CONTENTS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LETTER- 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS- 2 AUGUST DCM RECAP- 3 MEET OUR KIWANIS LTG- 5 SAVE THE DATE- 6 NEED-TO-KNOWS - 7 MEET RIP AND ADDIE!- 11 MEET THE EXEC BOARD- 13 KEY CLUB 101- 15 WHY SHOULD I JOIN KEY CLUB?- 16 THE ELIMINATE PROJECT- 17 PREFERRED CHARITIES- 19 DIVISIONAL ROSTER- 21
AUGUST
T DCM RECAP
MEET JOEL!
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Hello Key Clubbers! I am writing to introduce myself, and wish you well in your new Key Club year. I will soon be starting a year as Kiwanis Lt. Governor in Division 26, just as Christina Nguyen is your Key Club Lt. Governor in Division 26. My big goals are to strengthen all clubs in Division 26 through growth in membership, service, and community involvement, and activities with sponsored Key Clubs are really important to those goals. I will be meeting with Christina regularly, and working with her to make sure that our Division 26 Kiwanis Clubs are all working together with their Key Clubs. This includes sponsorship, leadership guidance, and working together on fundraising and service projects. Thank You all for being involved with Service through Key Club! So now I have a question: Key Clubbers, How Do You Feel? Warm Regards, -Joel Ware IV.
SAVE THE DATE AUGUST DCM: WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! WHO: Key Clubbers & interested/new members! WHEN: Saturday, September 26th @1pm* WHERE: Camp Schoenwald (Highline Kiwanis) WHY: Kick off the school year with a scavenger hunt in the forest and potluck with your fellow unicorns! *The attendance of all officers who missed training in August is MANDATORY. Please arrive no later than 12pm or let me know if you are unable to attend.
DIVISION 26 M A S COT: U N I CO R N
CO LO R S : R OYA L B LU E + W H I T E
SCHOOLS
K I WA N I S LT. G O V E R N O R : J O E L WA R E I V
C H I E F S E A LT H CLEVELAND EVERGREEN FRANKLIN GARFIELD HIGHLINE MT. R AIN IER N E W S TA R T S E AT T L E LU T H E R A N W E S T S E AT T L E
KEY CLUB 101 MISSION STATEMENT: Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
CORE VALUES: Leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness. PLEDGE: I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions. MOTTO: Caring–Our Way of Life
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER
26 dcm
OCTOBER
18 DCON registration opens
NOVEMBER
1 early bird dues deadline
Y O U R I N T E R N AT I O N A L P R E S Greetings, Key Club members! Just a few weeks ago, our organization convened in Indianapolis for our annual International Con vention alongside Circle K and Kiwanis Internatio nal as we celebrated Kiwanis’ centennial birthda y. It was an unforgettable experience for all, and t hat week, I was fortunate enough to be elected President of Key Club International. As Internatio nal President, my job is to lead our organization f or the next year; to set the vision of what Key Club is, should be, and will be; to supervise and work with your 11 Internati onal Trustees, ensuring that they serve and work with your district properl y; to unite all 33 districts under our common mission, and to do everythin g in my power to leave this organization better than I found it when I leav e office in 2016. Key Club has an exciting year ahead of it! We’re entering the last decade of our first 100 years. We’re working everyday to make me mbership larger, stronger, and an experience that leaves all 270,000 satisfi ed. As a Key Club member, you’ve chosen to be a part of something grea ter than yourself. Greater than your home club, your division, or even your district; you’ve chosen to be one of the thousands of hands Key Club Inter national unites for the greater good around the word. As the saying goes,“ United we stand; Divided we fall”: Let’s unite, Key Club. We’re a global netw ork of smart, inspired, capable servant leaders. Can you imagine what we c an do when we come together? It’s an honor to be your leader this year. I wish you the very best in all of your endeavors this school yearKey Club and otherwise and thank you sincerely for being a Key Clubber. Best regards,
Rip Livingston
S I D E N T & V I C E P R E S I D E N T. . . Hello Key Clubbers! My name is Addison Clipfell and I’m the 20152016 International Vice President. I’m so excited to serve alongside Rip and all of the trustees for the upcoming year. My role as Vice President is often one of ambiguity but I hope to change that this year. This year I will be working on many things including: chairing the Committee for Service and YOF, being a liaison to the Western Canada district, writing a monthly blog, reading governor monthly reports, serving on the executive committee, and much more. If you have any questions about my role this year, please feel free to ask! Some fun facts about me are that I play the violin, I work at Old Navy, I love Sudoku, I have a dog named Roxy, and I absolutely love Key Club. Well, you knew that last one right? I truly hope I can inspire and aid all of you in sparking an enthusiasm for Key Club in your members. This is extremely important to create long lasting connections and it is key to keeping members in the k-family. Also, I hope all of your unique clubs continue to do amazing service in the upcoming year and share that with me along the way! Most importantly I want you to know that while I hold the office of I.V.P, I’m still a regular teenager. I think history is boring, stress about college applications, fan-girl over Fall Out Boy, have a job, and love to serve. I’m just like all of you! I want to be a supporter, a source of encouragement, and a Vice President all wrapped into one. So, with that once again feel free to contact me anytime. My contact info is below. I can’t wait to have an amazing year of service! -Addison Clipfell
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PPARAM RICT URER
JOJO SAUNDERS DISTRICT EDITOR
RYAN MIURA CONVENTION CHAIR
ECUTIVE BOARD
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delivering babies. They have researched the genetic causes behind numerous birth effects and have shared the best practices for perinatal health to help give newborns a healthy start to life.
RAINBOW BOARD School
Current Total
Earned
New Total
Chief Sealth
450
70
520
Cleveland
140
40
180
Evergreen
90
60
150
Franklin
190
20
210
Garfield
270
70
340
Highline
330
140
470
Mount Rainier 210
150
360
New Start
0
0
0
Seattle Lutheran
30
20
50
West Seattle
205
70
275
WANT MORE POINTS? Attending DCMs – 10 points per member Secretary report filled out on time – 20 points Attending Kiwanis meetings – 10 points per member Presidential report filled out on time – 20 points
No points will be recorded if I have not received your school’s Secretary report. Proof of Kiwanis meeting visitation is required
CHIEF SEALTH IS IN THE LEAD!
D I V I S I O N A L
CHIEF SEALTH
CLEVELAND
EVERGREEN
FRANKLIN
GARFIELD
President: Sung Min Chun (sm.richardchun@gmail.com) VP: Ariana Frigillana (arianacfrigillana@gmail.com) Secretary: Malissa Mang (mangmalissa@gmail.com) Treasurer: Tommy Nguyen (tomtombom@yahoo.com) Editor: Alan Cao (alancao18@yahoo.com)
President: Paul Ly (paully003@gmail.com) VP: Phuong Tran: (kim.tran@cle.gapps.seattleschools.org) Secretary: Andy Luo (aluo259@hotmail.com) Treasurer: Xuanda Wu (xuanda.wu@cle.gapps.seattleschools.org) Editor: Lena Tran (lenata0n@aol.com) President: Bemnet Assefa (Bemnetateferi@gmail.com) VP: Kim Nguyen (kimjimmynguyen@yahoo.com) Secretary: Colleen Hong (colleenhong2@gmail.com) Treasurer: Nathan Tran (tran.nathan1999@gmail.com) Editor: Victoria Thaing (Victoria.thaing@gmail.com)
President: Sabrina Wang (sabrinawang1303@gmail.com) VP: Daniel Bach (Daniel.b7575@gmail.com) Secretary: Leyi Lei (leyilei@live.com) Treasurer: Gracie Brown (graciebrown2017@gmail.com) Editor: Thien Nguyen
President: Carmen Phu (phu.Carmen@yahoo.com) VP: Rachel Dahle (rmdahle@icloud.com) Secretary: Qiyi Wu (qiyi626key@gmail.com) Treasurer: Mikio Habu (riceballer98@gmail.com) Editor: Chan Huynh (chanshuynh@gmail.com)
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O F F I C E R S President: Rachael Tang (rtang2252@yahoo.com) VP: Triston Jennings (tristonjennings@hotmail.com) Secretary: Shyam Rabadia (shyamrr@live.com) Treasurer: Kevin Mai (kevinhmai@outlook.com) Editor: John Bonifacio (bonpin13@Hotmail.com)
HIGHLINE
President: Andrew Srey (andrewsrey206@yahoo.com) VP: Zoraya Garcia (zorayakgarcia@gmail.com) Secretary: Stephanie Aguilar (stephanieaguilarx3@yahoo.com) Treasurer: Cat Corvalan (cat.v.corvalan@gmail.com) Editor: Angel Mungia (angel.mungia2000@gmail.com)
MT. RAINIER
President: Ethan Alvarez (ethan.alvarez1298@outlook.com) VP: Secretary: November McVea novembermcvea@outlook.com) Treasurer: Editor:
President: Denisse Gonzales (gonzalesdenisse00@gmail.com) VP: Julianna Smith (julianna.n.smith@gmail.com) Secretary: Abigal Sanders (abbi.sander04@gmail.com) Treasurer: Micaela Stewin (micaelasolveig@yahoo.com) Editor: Connor Wartelle (ckwartelle@Comcast.net)
NEW START
SEATTLE LUTHERAN
President: Mireya Keller (mkkeller4@gmail.com) VP: Vanessa Khim (khim.vanessa@gmail.com) Secretary: Rosemary Baddock (rosemary.baddockeb@gmail.com) Treasurer: Diego Lingdad (dlingad14@gmail.com) Editor: Vince Cerbito (aldwinvincecerbito@gmail.com)
WEST SEATTLE
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