Division 28 | September 2015 Newsletter

THE GOTHAM CHRONICLES Division 28 Pacific Northwest District Key Club International

SEPTEMBER 2015 | VOL 2 ISSUE 5 BELLEVUE | INTERLAKE | INTERNATIONAL | ISSAQUAH | LIBERTY | MERCER ISLAND | MOUNT SI | NEWPORT | SAMMAMISH | SKYLINE

04 Greetings from your Lieutenant Governor 06 August DCM Recap 08 September DCM Information 09 Youth Opportunity Fund 10 The Eliminate Project 12 Dues and Key Club Information 14 Key Leader 16 Greetings from International 18 Key Club 101 20 Seattle Sounders Fundraiser 21 Preferred Charities 22 Member/Officer of the Month 24 Divisional Contact Info 26 District Contact Info

Hey Division 28, It’s September! Although the summer is coming to an end and the sun is disappearing, the Key Club year is finally starting up!

Clubs will become more active, DCMs are becoming more important, and DCON is coming ever closer. I hope you’re all ready for another fruitful year of service, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for our division during the rest of the year!

Club officers, now that the year is starting, there’s a lot of work to be done. With the dues, membership growth, and eventual DCON registration, your jobs may not be easy. Remember, if it ever seems like more than you can handle or there’s something that confuses you, I am always here to help!

In Love and Service, Adam Newton Lieutenant Governor of Division 28

SEPTEMBER 5th • President and secretary reports due SEPTEMBER 10TH • Club newsletter due SEPTEMBER 27ND • September Service DCM at International School: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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SEPTEMBER SERVICE DCM NO SEW BLANKETS

WHAT: At this service DCM, Key Clubbers will be creating easy to make “no sew blankets”. This is a great way to get to know others in the division and earn service hours, so invite your whole clubs!

WHERE: International School – main commons WHEN: Sunday, September 27th from 5pm – 7pm WHY: These blankets will be donated to local organizations such as children’s hospitals and similar foundations!

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND

“Youth Opportunity Fund? What’s that?”

The Youth Opportunity Fund, or YOF, is a grant run by Key Club International If a club wants to start a service project but lacks the funds to do it, the YOF will grant them $100 to $2000 to achieve their goal.

The YOF is funded by your annual dues, so take advantage of it!

Interested? Visit the Key Club website for more info! http://keyclub.org/service/fund/yof.aspx

Applications are due OCTOBER 15th!

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But there’s good news

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Greetings, Key Club members!

Just a few weeks ago, our organization convened in Indianapolis for our annual International Convention alongside Circle K and Kiwanis International as we celebrated Kiwanis’ centennial birthday. It was an unforgettable experience for all, and that week, I was fortunate enough to be elected President of Key Club International.

As International President, my job is to lead our organization for the next year; to set the vision of what Key Club is, should be, and will be; to supervise and work with your 11 International Trustees, ensuring that they serve and work with your district properly; to unite all 33 districts under our common mission, and to do everything in my power to leave this organization better than I found it when I leave 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 membership larger, stronger, and an experience that leaves all 270,000 satisfied.

As a Key Club member, you’ve chosen to be a part of something greater 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 International 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 network of smart, inspired, capable servant leaders.

Can you imagine what we can 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 year Key Club and otherwise and thank you sincerely for being a Key Clubber. Let’s have a fantastic year!

Best regards, Rip Livingston President, Key Club International rlivingston@alabamakeyclub.org

Hello Key Clubbers!

My name is Addison Clipfell and I’m the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 International Vice President E-mail: addie.clipfell@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/aclipfell

In the midst of serene nature and fluctuating weather conditions lies the great Pacific Northwest District (PNW).The Pacific Northwest is geographically the largest district of Key Club International. The district spans from western Canada to northern California: with Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and the pan-handle of Idaho in between. The Pacific Northwest encompasses nearly 1.8 million square miles and includes over 300 clubs that operate under 45 divisions. Through rain or shine, snow or hail, Key Clubbers in the Pacific Northwest dedicate countless hours to their communities and internationally, and are always Proud 'N' Willing to serve!

2015 KEY CLUB FUNDRAISER

WITH SOUNDERS FC Key Club has partnered with the Seattle Sounders to help fundraise for the Eliminate Project. When you purchase reduced price tickets under the Key Club name, Sounders FC will donate to the Eliminate Project.

August 30 vs Portland Timbers October 25 vs Real Salt Lake

HOW TO PARTICIPATE For more details, visit: www.soundersfc.com/keyclub

Enter the promo code “KEYCLUB” to purchase discounted seats.

UNICEF Since 1994, Key Club has been Trick-orTreating for UNICEF and over the years has raised nearly US$5 million for iodine deficiency programs worldwide and HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya and Swaziland. Now it’s helping the Eliminate Project.

MARCH OF DIMES For decades, Key Club has partnered with the March of Dimes to give every baby a healthy start. Key Club members raise thousands of dollars annually through various programs, including collecting change, holding dances, and taking part in March of Dimes’ signature event, March for Babies.

CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS Key Club participates with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by sponsoring fundraising events. Key Club members also participate in service projects at their local children’s hospital.

DIVISION 28 AT A GLANCE Division 28 serves the Bellevue, Issaquah, Mercer Island, and Snoqualmie areas. It contains 10 schools, including Mercer Island, Newport, Bellevue, Sammamish, Interlake, International, Issaquah, Skyline, Liberty, and Mount Si. Division 28 is one of the largest and most committed divisions in the district, and had the highest divisional attendance at DCON 2015.

MASCOT: Batman

COLORS:

Yellow and Black “Twenty-eight dominate!�

OFFICER OF THE MONTH PETER CH’EN

BULLETIN EDITOR

Bellevue High School Peter has been a very passionate Key Clubber as well as pretty much the most enthusiastic member in the Bellevue club. He also attends most DCMs and

MEMBER OF THE MONTH CARLOS LARIOS MEMBER

Mount Si High School Carlos is a kind and helpful member.

He is always trying to help and goes beyond as a member by going to DCMs when officers cannot and attending most service events.

CONTACT INFO

BELLEVUE President – Charlene Lam VP – Shayna Hallman Secretary – Hannah Tsai Treasurer – Ein Chang Bulletin Editor – Peter Chen PR – Hannah Feller

INTERLAKE President – Aurora BaysMuchmore VP – Julia Chen Secretary – Yael Goldin Treasurer – Kevin Li Bulletin Editor – Rosie Skovron

LIBERTY President – Sara Bluhm VP – Lauren Dodd Secretary – Kacey Ton Treasurer – Adriell Cabrera Bulletin Editor – Lucas Maier

NEWPORT President – Judi Wong VP – Zuzu Tang Secretary – Kevin Wu Treasurer – Andy Li Bulletin Editor – Mino Nakura Committee Chair – Shelley Liao

INTERNATIONAL President – Jasmine Zhu VP – Athulya Rajkumar Secretary – Rahma Kamel Treasurer – Nijal Trivedi Bulletin Editor – Lauren Lee

ISSAQUAH President – Nathan Nishi VP – Austin Zhao Secretary – Hannah Dyer Treasurer – Danielle Jun Bulletin Editor – Thomas Chin CSC – Kelly Chen

MERCER ISLAND President – Aidan Wang VP – Megan Lee Secretary – Jasmine Louie Treasurer – Dana He Bulletin Editor – Rory Murphy Fundraising – Vi Le Publicity – Riley Fang

MOUNT SI President – Mara Gothelf VP – Annika Laufer Secretary – Elizabeth Carroll Treasurer – Noah Hance Bulletin Editor – Addison Webmaster – Donavan See

SAMMAMISH President – Elizabeth Tran VP – Lena Mai Secretary – Chelsea Blanes Treasurer – Min Li Bulletin Editor – Meadow Becker

SKYLINE President – Justin Suh VP – Sisir Gudipati Secretary – Erika Kumar Treasurer – Jonathan Seto Bulletin Editor – Neel Baxi Publicity – Sara Reed and Jessica Ma Kiwanis Liaison – Erika Shing Special Events – Eric Ke and Amulya Bhattarai

DISTRICT CONTACT INTERNATIONAL BOARD RIP LIVINGSTON International President Alabama PNW DISTRICT EXECUTIVE BOARD

TYLER BOSSER District Governor

TRAN HOANG District Secretary

tylerbosser.pnwgov@gmail.com tranhoang.pnwsec@gmail.com

SUVIR COPPARA District Treas

copparam.suvir@gm

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ADDISON CLIPFELL International Vice President Michigan

JOJO SAUNDERS District Editor

DEVIN SUN PNW International Trustee New Jersey

RYAN MIURA Convention Chair

mail.com jojosaunders.pnweditor@gmail.com pnwconventionchair@gmail.com

Thanks for reading!

Adam Newton Lieutenant Governor of Division 28 Pacific Northwest Key Club Key Club International anewton.ltg28@gmail.com 425.260.1210

Andes Lee Divisional Secretary andes.leelee@gmail.com

Jacque Li Divisional Public Relations Officer

li.s.jacque@gmail.com

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