Issaquah Newsletter

ISSAQUAH KEY CLUB Featuring “What is Key Club” written by Key Clubber Cienna Buyco on page 3

Note from Bulletin editor.. 1 New Officers…………………. 1 Kiwanis Auction…………….. 2 Dcon Recap………………….. 4 Icon Info……………………….. 4

Issaquah Key Club April Newsletter 2013– 2014 school year Bulletin Editor– Kaitlynn Lux

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Note From Your Bulletin Editor HEY KEYCLUBBERS HOW DO YOU FEEL! I am your new Bulletin Editor for the 2013– 2014 school year. I am super excited to keep all of you key clubbers informed, and I really think ive found the what I really want to do.

This year I plan to not only get this club organized, but make it easier for the next set of officers to come in. that ultimately is my biggest goal for this year, work hard to help others in the future.

Some things you can expect from me in the short term however is to have a Newsletter each month, and to keep the website updated at all times. In each newsletter, be prepared to see information about upcoming service projects, and a note from one of your officers. On occasion you will see an article from one of your very own Key Clubbers. I look forward to working key club to unlock a better world.

The new officers for Issaquah High School Key Club are Austin Weinstein– President Alan Ko— Vice president Megan Huang– Secretary Adam Newton– Treasurer Kaitlynn Lux– Bulletin Editor Lucy Huffman– Community service coordinators They will all be inducted on May 21st 2013 For more information on our officers go to the Issaquah key club website: keyclubissy.wix.com/issaquahkeyclub

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Sock-Hop Attire (1950's outfit).

Let the Bidding Begin on April 26, 2013!

Join us to celebrate our club's 84th year of service! We’ll have great food, drinks, entertainment, and of course lots of fabulous stuff to bid on. All money raised at our auction will go directly to help those in need in our community.

Please tell your parent about this and go to http://issaquah.kiwanis.org/auction.htm to buy tickets, to sign up to volunteer go to http://keyclubissy.wix.com/issaquahkeyclub#!serviceoppurtunities/c21ld

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WHAT IS KEY CLUB? WRITTEN BY CIENNA BUYCO The words, “Key Club”. Before we get into what I think about it, I’ve asked a variety of people what their opinions were. To sum it up, all I really got out of it was either “some non-profit organization and looks good on college aps” or “just a club that does community service” or “people who volunteer for fun” and personally my favorite, the infamous “a club for keys” (with a questioning look on their face). But that’s the thing. Are we really just a club that does And are we really just people who volunteer for fun? To me, the meaning of Key Club isn’t “just” what other people think, it IS what other people think. Key Club is about service. Let me bold that for you. Service. However, there’s more to that. It’s about leadership, commitment, dedication, and simply having fun. I know for a fact that some people in Key Clubs around the world would only join and gain hours to become an “official member” or even just to go to DCON. And although I had just joined Key Club this year, that’s something I’ve noticed right away. “Key Clubbers” base their hours and club meetings around being the best school with club pride, getting the Spirit stick, showing off who has more of this and that or as people would say, “swag”. It’s not about all that. The Key Club pledge doesn’t say: “I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Spirit stick of Key Club International, to build my spirit, school, and swagginess; to serve my district and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine my own club and not anyone’s else because we have more swag than them.”

We have it all wrong! This is a club for service... Service. Spirit and “swag” should be the second thing on our list. We should be building our “home, school and community” and even extend beyond that. All in all, the hours I’ve served this past year had gradually got me thinking, I’m not really serving just because I feel like it. I’m not helping the community just to get those 15 hours, or to be eligible for becoming official. I’m serving from the bottom of my heart, and I’m serving because of the number one thing I love to do, and that is to make people smile. Whether they’re all the across the Pacific Ocean or right here in Issaquah, I’m making someone happy and that's such an amazing, powerful feeling. I know this whole thing was supposed to be what I, as an individual, think the true meaning of Key Club is, but it’s not just me. We’re all Key Clubbers here. We’re all in this together (without breaking into song and dance because that’s awkward). This is not about what I think, but instead, more along the lines of about what we think. I mean, our motto is “Caring - Our Way of Life”. We are Key Club, we are one community, and we are one big family. But to me the best thing of all, is I know for a fact that someone, somewhere around this world is smiling because of not only my, but OUR actions because WE are the key to unlocking a bigger and brighter future.

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This year I had the pleasure of going to the 2013 District Convention or DCON. This years theme was diving into service. DCON was a ton of fun, I got to meet new people, hear ideas, and even give advice; I really enjoyed seeing all the members having such a great time doing something worthwhile. Next year at DCON I hope to have an even better time. I want to start working to make it great as soon as possible; I know that some ways we can do that is to start to work towards some of the awards, like the website award, or DCON attendance award.

The 2013 Key Club International Convention will take place July 3-7 in Washington DC, at the Washington Hilton.

For more information on ICON visit http://www.keyclub.org/events/convention.aspx

Contact Information 2013-2014 District Officers Our Lieutenant Governor of Division 28- Lisa Antonio: lisaantonioltg@gmail.com Area Administrators John Lux- area administrator for division 27 (our sister division) Stephanie and Becky Wilder- Area administrators for division 28 Club Officers- keyclub.issy@gmail.com President - Austin Weinstien - austinweinstein@gmail.com Vice President - Alan Ko - history1996@gmail.com Secretary - Megan Huang- megan.huang@gmail.com Treasurer - Adam Newton- aenewton1@gmail.com Bulletin Editor - Kaitlynn Lux: - kaitlynnlux@gmail.com Community Service Coordinator - Lucy Huffmanlucy.huffman@hotmail.com Kiwanis Advisors Becky Wilder - bvwilder@gmail.com Stephanie Wilder - stephw21@gmail.com John Lux - johnlux@outlook.com Faculty Advisor Emily Young - younge@issaquah.wednet.edu