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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF DIVISION 32 VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 5 | NOVEMBER 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
04 greetings 05 t-shirt contest 06 member of the month 08 key dates 10 october dcm recap 11 november dcm info 12 treasurer’s update 14 toast the toast 16 eliminate merchandise 17 preferred charities 18 district convention 20 stay key-nected 21 turkey baskets 22 key club 101 24 club spotlight 26 key club week 28 contact info
For most of us, Thanksgiving means an amazing meal to look forward to. But not everyone in our communities can afford such a meal at any time. I strongly encourage you to create “Turkey Baskets” this year for your own club’s communities. Would you like to nominate a “Dragon of the month” for November? Message, text, or e-mail me why you think they deserve the title! Don’t forget to check out the Call-to-Convention video! Let’s get pumped for DCON 2015.
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from your lieutenant governor Hi Division 32,
Believe it or not, the end of the 2014-2015 Key Club term is quickly approaching! As we head into the winter months, we also head into District Convention registration, officer elections, LTG elections, and more. Save the date! The Division 32 Lieutenant Governor Election Rally will be held on January 3rd. Remember— if you are interested in running, there is a mandatory informational meeting on November 15th, and a service agreement that you are required to submit to me. Thanksgiving is coming up! What are you thankful for? I am thankful for one amazing Division. Last year, Alan brought the idea of Turkey Baskets to Division 32— for more information, see page 21! In lieu of Thanksgiving, our November DCM will be a yummy potluck. Don’t forget to bring what your club has been assigned!
In love and service,
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Lieutenant Governor of Division 32 Pacific Northwest District of Key Club International Fengjenny.ltg32@gmail.com 425-444-4963
DIVISIONAL T-SHIRT DESIGN Is your design the next Division 32 t-shirt?
> Must be red shirt > Must include divisional mascot (dragon) > Must include division and all eight schools listed on back > Two colors maximum OPTIONAL: Toast, space theme, Key Club, year
Submit them to me by December 13th! If you have any new cheer ideas for DCON 2015, submit them to me by January 10th.
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SEPTEMBER DRAGON OF THE MONTH CAROLYN PHUNG CLUB: Kentwood GRADUATING YEAR: 2017 FAVORITE COLOR: Peach FAVORITE FOOD: Chocolate FAVORITE SERVICE PROJCECT: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, and the NW Chocolate Festival GUILTY PLEASURES: K Dramas
WHY DO YOU LOVE KEY CLUB? I love Key Club because it is my passion and family. I have always loved service since I was young; to find a club where people who are passionate about the same things as I am is amazing. In Key Club, everyone is welcomed and lively, I always feel the spirit. Especially within our Division :)! No matter who you are or where you’re from, we all share the passion of service and we definitely show it. I love how everyone isn’t afraid to help each other as well, so we can always help the community (while having a fun time). I have never been a super dedicated person and I like how that has changed through KC. I’ve also changed as a person through Key Club as well. Key Club is just fantastical.
WHY CAROLYN? Carolyn is an extremely dedicated Key Club member, and has shown that through her involvement in her home club, as well as in our Projects Committee. She received “Member of the Month” at Kentwood High School in September. She also went out of the way to attend the Officer Training in September. I comment Carolyn on her dedication to service, and know that she has a bright future in Key Club leadership!
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OCTOBER DRAGON OF THE MONTH HUY MANH CLUB: Lindbergh GRADUATING YEAR: 2016 FAVORITE COLOR: Red and blue FAVORITE FOOD: Fried chicken and French fries FAVORITE SERVICE PROJCECT: Arbor Earth Day 2014 GUILTY PLEASURES: Dancing when nobody is watching, taking random unexpected selfies, and singing “Anaconda”. WHY DO YOU LOVE KEY CLUB? I love Key Club because Key Club gives me the opportunity to do what I love, help people. It’s something that makes me feel good, and it’s one of the positive things that happened in my high school life. WHY HUY? Huy has been very active in our division, making all of the Divisional Council Meetings, even if he has had to walk or take the bus. He has great attendance and truly shows dedication to making events and meetings, and he always shows inclusiveness towards others. Thank you for always exemplifying these values!
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KEY DATES November 2014
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VETERAN’S DAY Thank one for their service :)
Call to Convention Packet released
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NOVEMBER DCM LTG CANDIDATE’S Location: Kentridge MEETING KENT LIBRARY @ 10 AM High School
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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December Reports Due
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CK-UPS
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OCTOBER DCM RECAP
The October DCM was our traditional Pumpkin Carving Party. Members came together in a friendly competition to see who could carve the best Key Club related pumpkin! Here are some of the best designs.
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NOVEMBER DCM INFO
WHAT: Thanksgiving-Style Potluck! WHERE: Kentridge High School Cafeteria WHEN: Friday, November 14th, 5:00 pm-7pm
CLUB ASSIGNMENTS: Hazen: Drinks Lindbergh: Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Kentridge: Side Dishes Kent-Meridian: Utensils Kentwood: Desserts Kentlake: Desserts Renton: Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Tahoma: Drinks Please bring what your club has been assigned! As always, this is another opportunity to sign the spirit stick before we take it to DCON 2015!
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Once you’ve collected all of your donations, send a check or money order (made payable to the Kiwanis International Foundation) and your completed gift form to: The Eliminate Project: Campaign Office Kiwanis International Foundation 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA ATTN: Trick-or-Treat Be sure to write your club name or club number on the memo line of the check.
HAVE YOU SUBMITTED YOUR CLUB’S ELIMINATE PROJECT MONEY?
REMEMBER, LIVES ARE COUNTING ON YOU!
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DUES DEADLINE
DECEMBER 1ST MEMBERS, HAVE YOU PAID YOUR DUES?
OFFICERS, HAVE YOU SUBMITTED YOUR DUES? GET THEM IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
OUR DIVISION IS RELYING ON YOU FOR THE DISTRICT DERBY
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As the Division 32 DRAGONS, we make everything hot and TOASTY with our FIRE! How do we add this fire? By being exemplary Key Clubbers— by saving babies, by growing our clubs, by connecting with our K-Family, by promoting Key Club! If you’ll allow me the expression, let us TOAST our toast so that it can actually be toast!
If we earn 1000 points by DCON, the Lieutenant Governor will be subject to “punishment”, and the division will get some kind of reward. (the specifics of that are to be decided later!) Additional ways to earn points may be added on along the way. OCTOBER: 291 POINTS 72 points: Hazen Key Club fundraising 29 points: Renton Key Club fundraising 60 points: Kentlake Key Club fundraising 6 points: Kentridge Key Club fundraising 30 points: All presidents submitted reports 100 points: Early Bird dues (Hazen and Kent-Meridian confirmed) SEPTEMBER:
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20 Points: DCM with at least 35 attendees 43 Points: Money raised for Eliminate 6 Points: Kiwanis Meetings 5 Points: All Presidents submitted reports by the 7th (late) 5 Points: All VPs submitted their reports
HOW TO EARN POINTS: For every member that pays dues above the total member count your club had last year, 1 point For every meeting with above 50% member attendance, 5 points For every DCM with at least 25 attendees, 10 points For every DCM with at least 35 attendees, 20 points For every $10 raised for the Eliminate Project, 1 point For every $10 raised for a preferred charity, 1 point For every Kiwanis meeting attended by any member or officer, 3 points For any month that every secretary submits their report on time, 30 points (Late but all = 5 points) For any month that every president submits their report on time, 30 points (Late but all = 5 points) For any month that every vice-president submits their report on time, 30 points (Late but all = 5 points) For every non-Key Clubber friend you bring to a DCM, 5 points For every club that submits Early Bird dues, 50 points
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ELIMINATE MERCHANDISE
New lanyards have arrived! These, the discounted t-shirts, and the rest of merchandise will be available at the next DCM. Order them from me now to ensure you will be able to buy one before they run out! Remember, we will most likely NOT be ordering more, so get them NOW while they’re still here!
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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) is a nonprofit organization that raises money to benefit hospitalized kids while increasing awareness of its member 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. The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Key Club members raise thousands of dollars annually through various programs, including collecting change and taking part in March of Dimes’ signature event, March for Babies. Since 1994, Key Club has been Trick-or-Treating 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.
WHAT IS DISTRICT CONVENTION? District Convention, or DCON for short, marks the end of a Key Club term and the beginning of a new one. In 2015, DCON will take place at the Washington State Convention Center from March 13th-March 15th. Each year, the Pacific Northwest District gets together to celebrate the year of service, elect the new executive district board, meet other Key Clubbers all around the PNW, and learn about new service opportunities. Interested? Intrigued? Confused? Contact Convention Chair Cleo Tsang with any questions you have!
Created by Nancy Tran, President of Kentwood Key Club
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STAY KEY-NECTED
FOLLOW DIVISION 32 ON INSTAGRAM! @d32pnwkeyclub Hashtag #swaggindragons for a chance to be featured!
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Last year, our LTG Alan brought the wonderful idea of Turkey Baskets to Division 32. Now that Thanksgiving is approaching, hold a food drive at your school and make Turkey Baskets to give to families in need, since not every family can afford the luxury of an extravagant Thanksgiving dinner. Since our Division spans a geographical region that contains multiple different communities, it is ultimately up to your club to distribute Turkey Baskets to your own communities. One idea is to contact your Kiwanis Club and work with them, another idea is to contact your school’s office for a list of different anonymous families. This Thanksgiving, let’s make sure EVERYONE in our communities get a chance to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving dinner.
SAMPLE TURKEY BASKET: (may vary if family size is known) >> $25 Grocery Store Gift Card for Turkey >> 2 boxes of stuffing >> 2 cans of cranberries >> 2 boxes of potato mix >> 2 packets of gravy mix >> 3 cans of fruit >> 3 cans of veggies >> 2 boxes of dessert mix
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What is Key Club? Mission statement Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness.
Our 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.
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THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT PNW MASCOT: MORTIMER THE MOOSE PNW COLOR: FUSCHIA
PNW Divisions, Mascots, and LTGs AYN- Polar Bears (Hannah Dew) AYS- Eskimo (Alex Culbert) 9- Narwhal (Jasmair Bains) 18-Salmon (Pranav Arya) 13/15/17- Ninja Pandas (Patricia Xie) 20m - Lions (Esther Chong) 19/36- Whale (Ramneet Kaur) 20i- Samurai (Ria Bains) 21- Bee (Selina Nguyen) 22/24- Red Panda (Lilliam Sam) 26- Unicorns (Kevin Ngo) 27- Toucans (Josh Kim) 28- Batman (Jenna Liang) 30- Jelly fish (Jaskirat Kaur) 32- Dragons (Jenny Feng) 33- Kraken (Greg Park) 34- Sharks (Ayane Kawaai) 35- Tigers (Tyler Bosser) 38- Stars (Georgette Lugalia) 42 Coastal- Orca (Marshall Ferre)
42 Valley- Orca (Bradlee Thielen) 44- Butterflies (Christina Chow) 45- Owl (Jocylin Binkier) 46- Zebra (Autumn Solomon) 48- Super-heroes (Brandon Webb) 50- Platypus (Jayleen Leon) 52 - Minions (Teresa Bendito) 54- Wolf (Bailey Duran) 56- Penguins (Patrick Old) 58- Cactus (Allyson Weaver) 62- Panthers (Tran Hoang) 64- Dinosaurs (Dorothy Wang) 65- Turtle (Tasmia Ahmed) 66- Giraffe (Brian Le) 68- Flamingos (Johnathan Kendall) 70- Elephants (Jimin Lee) 72- Party Animals (Rebecca Luh) 74- Chipmunks (Daisy Marshall) 80- Lady Bugs (Karla Bedolla) 82- Bunnies (Rochelle Banta)
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For the month of October, LINDBERGH KEY CLUB showed its spooky colors by bringing the goosebumps out, but for a good cause. Lindbergh Key Clubbers, like many other schools, participated in the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign by asking for donations throughout the month. It all led up to the ultimate candy fiesta on Halloween where Lindbergh asked for candy and donations. Our club also partied up at our Halloween themed potluck, which also featured a raffle drawing. All raffle tickets were $1 each, and all proceeds will be going towards the Eliminate Project. Lindbergh managed to collaborate and rose close to $40. We had a variety of volunteer events ranging from serving guests at a pancake breakfast to spreading mulch over a river shoreline. In general, Lindbergh Key Club has intertwined the Halloween spirit with the wonders of volunteering this month of October. Submitted by Kenji Nicholson, Bulletin Editor of Lindbergh Key Club
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For Key Club week, KENTRIDGE KEY CLUB had a social gathering for Key Club members and non-members. At this social gathering, officers lead icebreakers, people ate food, met new people and learned a little about Key Club. Our LTG Jenny Feng spoke about the District Project and officers were auctioned to get pied. We were able to raise $58.50 for the Eliminate Project and walk away with hilarious videos and photos. Our advisors were present and we could not thank them enough for the contributions and commitment they have made with us and the club, such as staying after school every Friday for recycling. This event sure did bring our members closer together and brought potential members to become more interested in joining the club. It was a great end to Key Club week, although service does not end yet! Submitted by Denny Tran, Bulletin Editor of Kentridge High School
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Shown below: Hazen Key Club made Halloween cards for start! So school year, Kentlake Key Club offCards toofaservice great Our In far thethis past month, Kentridge Key Club hashas hadbeen afor series events, like club’s attendance has from people showing up torecognized meetings regularly Hospitalized Kids. CHFK is5-10 an internationally the usual recycling on grown Fridays, Kent Parks events, marathons, concessions, etc. last an average 58.that For service projects, our club Theyear, eventtothat stood outof the most in September was without a volunteered doubt the for charitable organization spreads hope and joyhasto hospitalized National Public Lands Day at Lake Fenwick. There, we weeds Playground Build. On Saturday, September 20th, wehandmade hadpulled a totaloutofcards. 32 and children all over America through uplifting helped to keep the plant life from taking over the trail. Our next service event
volunteers from Kentridge attend Kent Parks's Build-a-Playground event, where will on the 11thinforbuilding ReLeafaatnew Clark Park.while We are also getting theybegotheld to participate parkLake in Kent, enjoying free our club ready for trick-or-treat are being placed in pizza. A total of 208 hoursforofUNICEF, service wasdonation done for boxes that single event! In just every aboutclassroom. 6.5 hours, our Key Clubbers, some of Kent Meridian's Key Clubbers, and other volunteers from Kent were all able to help successfully build a new playground at Green Tree Park! Submitted by Jessica Lou, Vice President of Kentridge Key Club One of many fun projects we had in the month of September was the Take a Warrior Fishing at of Coulon Park with Renton High Club. At Throughout theevent month September, Kent-Meridian KeySchool Club Key has been this event we sorted vests,Field fittedfootball them onto kids andonadults, handed volunteering at thelife French concessions a weekly basis.out This fishing set up chairs and and set uptothepractice food area. main task event gear, provides volunteers withtables, an opportunity theirOur marketing, was to look after the who were too young to go fishing their families. communication, andkids computation skills. Cashiers work atwith the windows, We only had twoand toddlers look afterwhile and they were just adorable. Weare pushed juggling orders price to computing, the volunteers in the back ready them aroundprepare, in their or stroller, them snacks, swungDuring them on swings, and to retrieve, restockfedanything as needed. thethe hours of business, played withcups themare atset theout playground. The money event was overall a success and we donation to earn extra for the Eliminate Project. In all the had great time ourhave community with each pasta month, ourserving members racked up over fourother! hundred hours of community service and over $100 of donations, solely from concessions. Members take a liking to this event because what could be better than serving up smiles! :) Submitted by Emily Ly, President of Kent-Meridian Key Club
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Shown above: Kentlake Key Club raised a whopping total of $647.43 for the Eliminate Project through Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF. This is enough to save 230 lives!
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CONTACT INFORMATION
DISTRICT GOVERNOR Lisa Antonio Division 28 lisaantonio.dgov@gmail.com
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DISTRICT SECRETARY Ik Hoon Jung Division 65 ijungpnwsec@gmail.com
DISTRICT TREASURER Aneesh Pappu Division 56 apappu97@gmail.com DISTRICT EDITOR Jenny Zhang Division 32 editorjennyzhang@gmail.com CONVENTION CHAIR Cleo Tsang Division 32 pnwconventionchair@gmail.com DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR John Jay jmjay@comcast.net ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR Tom Saunders tom@saunders-appraisal.com INTERNATIONAL TRUSEE Tashrima Hossain tashrima.hossain.kc@gmail.com
APPOINTED OFFICERS: Communications Director:
Anav Gagneja anavgagneja@gmail.com Membership Growth:
Suvir Copparam suvirc_17@live.com
K-Family and International Relations:
Athena Sok sok.athena@gmail.com
DIVISION 32 CLUB OFFICERS President: Justin Danao Justin.danao118@gmail.com Vice President: Jessica Tiamzon jessicatiamzon@gmail.com Secretary: Lisa Lai liissaa425@live.com Treasurer: Efrain Velasco efrainvelasco97@yahoo.com Bulletin Editor: Kenji Nicholson kenjilee102@gmail.com
President: Emily Yoshioka eyoshi14@gmail.com Vice President: Carina Tran carinatran16@yahoo.com Secretary: Kim Anh Tran Kimtran.79@gmail.com Treasurer: Tony Vo ttvo1022@gmail.com Bulletin Editor: Kim Tran kimthegrandmaster@gmail.com
President: Cindy Truong cindytruong1717@gmail.com Vice President: Jacquelin Huang jacquelinhuang@live.com Secretary: Constance La constancexla@gmail.com Treasurer: Crystal Tam crystaljtam8@msn.com Bulletin Editor: Jonathan Dieu jman6768@gmail.com
President: Natalie Cerna ncerna77@gmail.com Vice President: Katarina Hunt khulagirl@gmail.com Secretary: Katie Sherick ksherick855@go.tahomasd.us Treasurer: Danae Golding danaegolding@gmail.com Bulletin Editor: Anne Sweeney Smiley.sweeny@msn.com
President: Emily Ly smartyrice@gmail.com Vice President: Bryan Raganot time4eggs@yahoo.com Secretary: Elise Nguyen Nguyen.elisexkm@gmail.com Treasurer: Kimberly Ly itsKimberlyLy@hotmail.com Bulletin Editor: Kelsey Tran kelseysaywha123@gmail.com Public Relations: Calvin Nguyen calvinnguyen356@yahoo.com
President: Michelle Nguyen Michelle.N261@gmail.com Vice President: Jessica Lou Jlou.xu@gmail.com Secretary: Kathleen Nguyen nguyen.kathleen@rocketmail.com Treasurer: Naomi Cho Naomi.cho@hotmail.com Bulletin Editor: Denny Tran denny-tran@hotmail.com Historian: Jojo Saunders SaundersnotSanders@gmail.com
President: Nancy Tran tran.nancy@aol.com Vice President: Sarah Turner skturner011@gmail.com Secretary: Truman Ngo Hieuasdfghjkl@gmail.com Treasurer: Peter Da peterda6@gmail.com Bulletin Editor: Connor Chinn Chunwenfei97@gmail.com
President: Zia Wanalista zwanalis@gmail.com Vice President: Hieu Nguyen hieutnguyens@gmail.com Secretary: Abbie Descargar abbie0728@comcast.net Treasurer: Bannysa La Torre Banbeasa@yahoo.com Bulletin Editor: Alexa Agustiano alexa.agustiano@yahoo.com
LT. GOVERNOR Jenny Feng FengJenny.ltg32@gmail.com
425-444-4963
AREA ADMINISTRATOR Sue Owens Division 32/33 Key Club
KIWANIS LTG: Greg Smith Div. 32 Lt. Governor 2014-2015
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THANKS FOR READING! -Jenny Feng Lieutenant Governor Division 32 Pacific Northwest District Key Club International