KEY CLUB
GIRAFFE
PRESS
FEB 2015
vol. 2 issue 11
“
Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love
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—Martin Luther King Jr.
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Hey Division 66! I hope everyone had a great finals season and did well on everything! With this busy time of year over, I hope you all are ready to get back into serving your home, schools, and community!
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February is the start of an end. From wrapping up my term to helping finish the final touches of District Convention, February will be the end of many things for me. As for the clubs, it is time for elections to begin. For some, this is the end of an amazing path. For others, it will be the start of a new journey. Officer or not, we all have the power to make a difference in the world, and it is my hope that you all continue to find novel ways to engage in service. There are many great events coming up to celebrate our year of service! As the Key Club year comes to a finish, we still have the second DCON Prep (February DCM), Division 66 Awards and Recognition (March DCM), and the Pacific Northwest’s Annual District Convention. These will be great opportunities to continue bonding with those who share the same passion of service. Hope to see you all soon! Yours in Caring Service,
Brian Le
Lieutenant Governor of Division 66 Pacific Northwest District Key Club International lebrianpnw@gmail.com
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Hello fellow Giraffes! For those of you who don't know me, my name is Bailey, your 2015-2016 lieutenant governor elect. I am excited for another wonderful year of service! Thankfully, finals week is over! I hope everyone did well on all your exams. With club officer elections, the second DCON prep for the February DCM leading to Brian's last DCM in March, February will be a busy month! According to the Lunar Calendar, February is when New Years occur, so take this as a second chance to continue those resolutions and create new ones. We have the highly anticipated Pacific Northwest District Convention coming up, and it will be out of this world. The convention marks an end to some members but a fresh start to others. Whatever your case may be, I hope you enjoyed your Key Club experience! For those who are walking into a new journey, I hope one of your pathways reach to Key Club's destination: service. I am ecstatic to work with all the officers and to meet all the members! Don't hesitate to talk to me! Let's have a fantastic term, one step at a time. Yours in Caring Service,
Bailey Chen Lieutenant Governor of Division 66 Pacific Northwest District Key Club International baileychenpnw@gmail.com
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CENTENNIAL Concession Stand Burgerville Take-Over Fundraiser Kiwanis 100th Anniversary Celebration CLACKAMAS Feed the Hungry Wichita Center Oregon Humane Society CORBETT Brookdale Bingo/Party Night Clothes Closet
SPREAD THE
PORTLAND LUTHERAN Card Making for Homeless REYNOLDS Retirement Home Center Visit
SERVE THE
SAM BARLOW Friends of Trees Wheelchair Rugby
Key Club International President, Maria Palazzolo, joined representatives of the Kiwanis-Family branches for the Rose Parade, this year celebrating Kiwanis International’s 100th Anniversary. Photo Credit: Kiwanis International Facebook
Happy
th 100
Birthday,
January 2
Kiwanis International!
21st, 1915
THE KIWANIS FAMILY KIWANIS: Kiwanis International is a global community of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis and its youth-oriented Service Leadership Programs serve communities in more than 80 countries and geographic areas. PHOTO CREDIT: KIWANIS
AKTION CLUB: Aktion Club is the only service club for adults with disabilities, with more than 12,000 members worldwide. Aktion Clubs draw members from various organizations that supports. PHOTO CREDIT: AKTION CLUB
CIRCLE K: Circle K International (CKI) is an international collegiate service organization that is a sponsored leadership program of Kiwanis International. It promotes service, leadership, and fellowship. It has over 13, 000 members. PHOTO CREDIT: UCLA CIRCLE K
KEY CLUB: Key Club International is the high school organization sponsored by Kiwanis International. Key Club assists Kiwanis in carrying out its mission to serve the children of the world.
BUILDERS CLUB: Builders Club is the largest service organization for middle school and junior high students, with more than 45,000 members worldwide. Members learn to work together and develop servantleaders skills as they serve their school and community.
K-KIDS: K-Kids is the service component of the Kiwanis Kids program. K-Kids clubs provide elementary school students with their first opportunity to learn about organizing projects that help others.
PHOTO CREDIT: KEY CLUB
PHOTO CREDIT: BUILDERS CLUB
MAJOR EMPHASIS
“Children: Their Future, Our Focus” UNICEF: Unicef is the only organization of the United Nations dedicated exclusively to children. It works with other UN bodies, governments, and organizations. Unicef works to provide primary health care, basic education, and safe water and sanitation to developing countries. Currently, Unicef and Kiwanis have teamed up to eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus from the face of this planet by 2015.
MARCH OF DIMES: The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. The organization was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a fight against polio; now, it strives to prevent premature births—an event that affects 1 in 8 babies. Prematurity is the number one cause of death during the first month of life.
CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK: Children’s Miracle Network is a nonprofit organization that raises money to benefit hospitalized kids while increasing awareness of its member hospitals. Donations are used to purchase up-to-date equipment, train staff, conduct life-saving research, implement outreach programs, and aide in healthcare costs.
PREFERRED CHARITIES
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SERVICE SHAMROCK RUN
OREGON CONVENTION CENTER
FRIENDS OF TREES
ANIMAL AID
OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
WHAT’S
POPPIN’ IN
PNW PHOTO CREDIT: JENNY ZHANG
A Night Under the Stars On Friday, January 30th, the Seattle Area Lieutenant Governors hosted Dance to Eliminate: A Night Under the Stars at Harambee in Renton. Over $1500 was raised for the ELIMINATE Project, saving over 800 babies from maternal/neonatal tetanus. Great work, everyone! Want to learn more about the Pacific Northwest District and stay connected? Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and to check out our website!
PHOTO BY: BMH PHOTOGRAPHY
imagine
1,800 teenagers from Alaska to Northern California who share a passion for service.
WELCOME TO DCON.
SERVICE TO
∞ AND BEYOND
AYS: Tanya Charoonsophonsak 9: Kelsie Coffell 13/15: Veronica Vivero 18: Baneet Briach 19/436: Tiana Herring 20i: Jhon Martin Dimaculangan 20M: Ryan McLaughlin 21: Jessica Bae 22/24: Erica Smith 26: Christina Nguyen
27: Julienne Renne 28: Cyssi Ngo 30: Alex Wicks 32: Kim Tran 33: Andrea Diep 34: Angela Shin 35: Michael Morales-Marquez 38: Sharon Lee 42C: Ryan Loforteza 42V: Shelby White
44: Stuart Sardo 45: Michelle Chang 46: Misty Schofield 48: Leah Maly 52: Cynthia Lopez 54: Viyana Sinsanavong 56: Grace Chung 58: Ariana Regimbal 62: Vicky Buyen 64: Daniela Mai
65W: John-Nick Beronilla 65E: Bryan Lee 66: Bailey Chen 70: Kennedy Birley 75: Pearl Cuttiing 76: Danielle Acosta 82: Mariah Gronbach
GOOD LUCK with your term!
THE ELIMINATE PROJECT
1 BABY DIES EVERY 11 MINUTES FROM MNT
MNT (MATERNAL NEONATAL TETANUS) IS A HIGHLY PREVENTABLE DISEASE A SERIES OF 3 VACCINES PROTECTS A MOTHER AND ALL HER BABIES
AND COSTS ONLY $1.80 PROTECT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN A MOTHER AND BABY
Click to learn more about the International Board Challenge
Click to learn more about fundraising ideas
eat free
PANCAKES
donate to CHARITY
TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2015
20
CLACKAMAS
1441
20
CORBETT
646
20
THE DALLES
10
(40)
933
20
63
10
(50)
1554
20
9
10
(50)
705
25
(25)
25
DAMASCUS CHRISTIAN
75
(50)
75
GLADSTONE
133
(25)
133
GRESHAM
261
PORTLAND LUTHERAN
119
REX PUTNAM
0
REYNOLDS
667
SAM BARLOW
563
SANDY
143
REPORT
SECRETARY
48
in the lead
TOTAL
20
DUES
EDITORS REPORT
815
COMMUNICATION
VP REPORT
CENTENNIAL
DCM
BEFORE
SUPER SPOTS 20
261 20
6
8
25
178 0
20
20
18
10
(50)
735
20
3
10
(25)
596
(25)
163
20
FEB.
219 South Main Avenue, Gresham, OR 97080
- chants - “Hug Me” signs
10 toAM 12 PM
- ice breakers - DCON schedule/rules
FEBRUARY DCM MARCH DCM - club recognition - farewell
201 N Main Ave Gresham, OR
- ice breakers - snacks…please bring something to share
MAR
5 PM to 7 PM
KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE
INDIANA-EASTERN IOWA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TEXAS-OKLAHOMA
Kevin Zhang
Maria Palazzolo
Tashrima Hossain
PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT SECRETARY
GOVERNOR
TREASURER
EDITOR
Lisa Antonio
Ik Hoon Jung
Aneesh Pappu
Jenny Zhang
lisaantonio.dgov @gmail.com
ijungpnwsec @gmail.com
apappu97 @gmail.com
editorjennyzhang @gmail.com
CONVENTION CHAIR
COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR
DISTRICT PROJECT DIRECTOR
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH DIRECTOR
Cleo Tsang
Anav Gagneja
Dorothy Wang
Suvir Copparam
K-FAMILY RELATION & INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR
Athena Sok
John Jay
Tom Saunders
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELECT of DIVISION 66
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR of DIVISION 66
Brian Le
Bailey Chen
lebrianpnw @gmail.com
baileychenpnw @gmail.com
CENTENNIAL
President: Tommy Nguyen Vice President: Darlene Xiong Secretary: Kalhia Yang Treasurer: Helen Nguyen Editor: Stephanie Hout
CLACKAMAS
President: Louiza Bovaeva Vice President: Bailey Chen Secretary: Lauren Phan Treasurer: Patrick Le Editor: Hung Le
CORBETT
President: Nicole Philpott Vice President: Anna Wilms-Crowe Secretary: Katie Riley Treasurer: Cedar Mackaness Editor: Chloe Ballard
GLADSTONE
PORTLAND LUTHERAN
President: Sonica Gupta Vice President: Melody Do Secretary/Treasurer: Dominique Stein
REYNOLDS
President: Vianey Jimenez Vice President: Veronica Villegas Secretary: Soltsi Hernandez Treasurer: Kayla Cha Editor: Alyssa Vy SAM BARLOW President: Haley Coutts President: Ana Parvankin Vice President: Ashley DuPis Secretary: Bethany McCurley Treasurer: Kainoa Cuttitta Editor: Isis Dominique Navarro
SANDY
President: Andra Breshears Vice President: Trask Telesmanich Secretary: Sarah Clyde Treasurer: Matthew Prom Editor: Madison Niiranen
President: Grace Knapp President: Pam Frasier Vice President: Clayton Westbrook Secretary: Molly Nutt Treasurer: Julie Grosav Community Liaison: Zayna Salveter
GRESHAM
NO INFORMATION FROM
President: Victoria Blanger Vice President: Olivia Loftin Secretary: Hannah Hohbach Treasurer: Tim Smart Editor: Tahji Cutler
The Dalles Damascus Christian Rex Putnam (Inactive)
THANK YOU FOR R
THE GIRA with
READING
AFFE PRESS. lebrianpnw @gmail.com
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