FV KIWIN'S 2019-2020 Goodbyes

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

KIWIN’S KIWIN’S

editor’s note:

FV KIWIN’S

goodbye

E X ECUT V E I board

PRESIDENT

janie mach

To my Fountain Valley KIWIN’S family, Every single person and action that was made within this club has been memorable, and I cannot express how amazing each and every one of you guys are. You guys not only helped the club, but you have helped me grow as a person. In my times of lost hope and despair, KIWIN’S has helped me stand on both feet and keep moving forward. You guys taught me to keep my head up in times of toughness and to keep persevering through all obstacles that come in my way. I would not give this term up even with all of its imperfections. I just want to thank all of you guys for supporting me each and every step of the way. I love you guys and I’ll say, it has been my greatest honor to serve as your 2019-2020 Fountain Valley KIWIN’S President.

In Service, Janie Mach Immediate Past President of Fountain Valley KIWIN’S P.S. I’d give anything to spend my last moments as president with you guys.

One of my favorite memories is our Winter Social this year. Crazy because some might think of it as the worst. However, during the time there I had fun and was able to connect better with my family because if our gift exchange! It was also the day where I built a greater connection with my executive board that’s unforgettable. We talked about our feelings, thoughts, and everything running through our minds. Though it wasn’t the best event we hosted it allowed to be grateful for working with such great people.

VICE PRESIDENT

dylan nguyen

howdy y’all it’s your boy dylan back it again as ur fountain valley KIWIN’S ip vice president! this past weekend marked the end of the 2019-2020 term as well as the end of my four years in KIWIN’S :) i couldn’t have asked for a better term and am thankful for the experiences this club has brought to me! thank you to all the members and alumni of fountain valley KIWIN’S that i met over the past four years, for creating such an impact on my life. to janie, tiffany, katy, and minh, we made it! it’s been one heck of a year but thank you guys for dealing with the rough times and various conflicts we had to face. “i’M sO hApPy yOU gUyS aRe AparT oF mY eXEc bOaRD aNd I wOUlDn’T wAnT aNY oTHeR mEmBeRS”! to appointed, thanks for serving and i wish you the best in your future endeavors :) let’s stay in touch! to annie, thanks for taking this nightmare of a position away from me HAH. jokes aside, i know you’re going to do great in your upcoming term. feel free to message me anytime! fountain valley KIWIN’S, it’s been an honor to have served as your 2019-2020 vice president! that’s a wrap boys and girls, I’M OUT! my favorite moment this term would probably be the fv KIWIN’S bonfire! this was one of the first big events our board had and it was really cool starting to work with each other. i think i was able to get closer with a lot of our board members here and i even got to bond with manatees from other schools :) i had a lot of fun during water balloon part and enjoyed dancing around!

RECORDING SECRETARY

tiffany nguyen

Hey kiwis. Kinda sad that we don’t get to have a proper goodbye to everyone at DCON but thank you for everything. Thank you for letting me be your recording secretary. The memories that I’ve made with this club will stick with me for a lifetime. You all made this term incredible and I can’t thank you enough. The people that I’ve met through this club are incredible, I hope you all continue your KIWIN’S journey if you have the chance to. Thank you to my board for being amazing people, I know you all will go far in life. I know I don’t show it enough but you all mean so much to me. Being in this club has helped me grow as a person and gave me a second family. Thank you for being my Ohana, I feel good all of the time with you all. To my exec board, I appreciate you all so much. I know we’ve gone through a lot this term but we went through them together and I’ll never be able to thank you enough for the memories that you’ve given me. I hope you know all how much I care about you, you deserve the best and only the best. I know you’re all clowns but together we are the whole circus My favorite memory was at knotts after Fall Rally. Everyone had so much spirit and we were constantly cheering. Oh special thanks to dylan for making me go on the rides. It was fun laughing at how we all looked after the rides and cheering until we annoyed the workers at Ghost Rider.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY katy nguyen

Dear FV Kiwinners, it’s been incredible term serving as your corresponding secretary. Thank you for the wonderful opportunities and the amazing memories i’ve made with everyone in the club. We wouldn’t be here today without our members and all the people that supported us through our journey and huge thank yous to our advisors. I truly will really miss this term and the people I’ve met and those who recently joined KIWIN’S, I hope that you guys will continue to ignite your passion for this club. Thank you board for being there for me and believing in me, although we couldn’t end term together, I’m incredibly grateful for you guys. To exec, I know all of us have been clowns this term but I’m so so happy for everyone and all of our accomplishments we’ve made together, and I’ll never forget the time we served togeter. To appointed, you guys are the best and I wish everyone the best of luck in the future. I can’t believe that I’m writing this right now because term has ended. This position has been the greatest opportunity given to me and wouldn’t do anything to take it back. No matter what happens later on I’ll always remember why I joined, it wasn’t just about the service, it was meeting all of the wonderful people that kept me going.

One of my favorite memories this term was the FV X Marina social, I loved that time so much and so thankful for the vibes. We had so many attendees, although the numbers wasn’t what made it fun, when I saw everyone bonding and meeting new people it made me feel very accomplished and remined me of when I joined KIWIN’S my freshman year.

TREASURER

minh phan

Hey manatees, wow that’s crazyyy!! it has been a year already. This month last year I was standing in front of you guys and said, “Count on me and I will treasure your vote.” Yes, that was my “quote” for the election. I was so nervous and didn’t know if I was chosen to be your future Treasurer. However, at the end of the day, my dream came true. I was elected as the new Treasurer. The experience was amazing (I guess loll), but I was really scared and nervous because I didn’t know if I would be able to do as good as the past treasurers. I didn’t know if I would be a great treasurer who could improve our club's financial status but at the same time make everyone see KIWIN’S as their second home. It's an honor to be able to serve as your Treasurer for the 2019-2020 year. At the beginning of this year, I doubted myself, my plans, and the goals I have for our club. However, as time proceeds and more members join the club, I regain my energy, passion, and interest for the club. Without you guys I don’t know if me and my board would have achieved so much during our term. There are a lot of ups and downs this year, but together, as a club, we were able to persevere and overcome our obstacles. I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. Thank you for being there for us when we need it. Thank you for helping us make KIWIN’S KIWIN’S (if that makes sense haha). Anyway I hope that last year in KIWIN’S treated you well. Furthermore, if something hasn't been wasn’t satisfied please give and understand us. At the end of the day, I just hope ygs will continue to be a member of this family and, maybe, in the future try out for board and make the club better!!! Thank you for a great year kiwinners.

Your crack-head treasurer (2019-2020), Minh Phan One of my favorite memories in the club was when you guys came into our first club meeting of the year. It was amazing to see more than 100 people interested and wanted to join our club. However, in general, every board meeting, social, and volunteering events are my favorite memories because I was able to hangout with our members.

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COMMITTEES CHAIR audrey mai

hellos my cute kiwis!! I was so proud to serve as your Committees Chair this term. It was my first time being on an official board and I wouldn't have chosen to work with any other group of hard-working individuals. I enjoyed the process of interviewing and choosing my committee babiesss. It was a way for me to get to know YOU GUYS !! the members !! in a different perspective. Seeing you apply and taking a chance never failed to impress me. Taking a step further to be more involved within our ohana shows your growing passion. hehe it makes me uwu. Serving as your Committees Chair has been an honor and I hope to make you guys proud as serving as your 2020-2021 Recording Secretary!

My favorite memory of KIWIN'S this year would definitely be the first social. Our first annual KIWIN'S social was a success! Props to our activities chairs for kicking off our new term with an amazing social. I saw a LOT of new faces. It got me excited and optimistic about this year even more. It so was nice to see people socialize and have fun. Your contagious laughs, bright and shy smiles, quirky jokes, etc. made my day!

TECHNOLOGY CHAIR jessica nguyen

When I first joined KIWIN’S, I had no idea how much it would change my life. I remember walking into the first meeting and immediately feeling so overwhelmed and scared by all these people who I had never seen before. But...I can successfully say after two years, I can look into the crowd and recognize all of your faces <33 It has been an incredible journey serving as your tech chair this year. Coming into term last April, I was so afraid to be tech chair, make the website, and for the upcoming term but look at us now :000 with the website winning first place at DCON!! (what??? I still can’t believe it) It has definitely been hard making banners at 2 in the morning and spending hours working on the website but I’m so glad our hard work paid off. I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Thank you for being a part of Fountain Valley KIWIN’S. Thank you for dealing with my weird belly button pokes and foot pics. Thank you for becoming my ohana and the people that I can always count on. I seriously luvvv you guys so much ! You all have truly changed my life for the better and I can’t even begin to imagine what life would be like without KIWIN’S. I hope we can continue making next term just as great and even better as your corresponding secretary? I miss you all and I hope I can poke your belly buttons soon! This is your 2019-2020 chair signing off :’) Every moment of my KIWIN’S journey has been amazing buttt I guess some of my favorite memories would be laughing at Emily when she fell at Bubble Run, cheering at Fall Rally and Knott’s, eating all the food at Experience FV and Tree Lighting, and crying over Justin Beiber with Jadyn and Dylan at the Christmas Social ahahah :’)))

PUBLICIST

tessa than

wowwies!! i cannot believe that my term is coming to an end :< thanks for the unforgettable memories kiwis and for making my term something i’ll always remember. i can’t wait to serve my next term next year as treasurer so this isn’t goodbye lovies!! i just wanted to say that this year has only intensified my passion, motivation, and unconditional love even more for this club. and to our distinguished exec board and appointed board that i’ve worked so hard alongside with!!! i genuinely thank you for being my new friends and family. thank you for making hours of service and hard work memorable and something to look forward to. i wish i could give you guys one more phat group hug.. i love you guys so so so much and i’ve never been so proud of something before. WUV U SO MUCH KIWIS and i’ll see you guys in the next term!! tessa than, 2019-2020 KIWIN’S publicist

our board christmas social is one of my favorite memories. giving each other gifts, laughing and singing our lungs out, watching movies and just talking about life was a memory that stood out so brightly to me. i can’t wait for the many more memories we’ll make <333

HISTORIAN emily vo

Hey kiwis!! I wanna keep this short and sweet and say thank you for such an amazing term!!! I know the year ended short, but I've been able to make so many new friends and memories because of this club. KIWIN'S has impacted me so much and I'm so happy to have made an impact in the club myself. Thank you for having me as your 2019-2020 historian and good luck to the new board! :))

My favorite memory was getting free food at experience FV and crying sessions with Jessica.

ACTIVITIES CHAIR johnston han

Goodybye fellow peeps One of my favorite memories of KIWINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S was the making of handy mandy.

ACTIVITIES CHAIR teresa do

I’m beyond grateful that I had the opportunity to be apart of this board. We’ve made so many special memories together and I’ll never forget them. From board meetings to events, talking about random things in the group chat, exposing embarrassing pictures of each other, I’ll miss being apart of this. Thank you for making my KIWIN’S journey memorable. I love you guys, and to the seniors I’ll miss you guys a lot. Good luck in college! To the next board I wish you luck on the next term because I know you’ll do great.

My favorite memory was board bonding at mile square park :). It was basically like a picnic with a bunch of friends and we did a lot of fun activities.

goodbye

COM M I T T E S E

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SUMMER

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roger n guyen

2019 -2020

yours in service,

2019-2020 board