Division 30 South || July Newsletter

Key Club International | Cali-Nev-Ha | Region 3

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COVER SPECIAL OLYMPICS

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04 A LETTER FROM YOUR DNE 05 A LETTER FROM YOUR LTG 06 PROJECT ELIMINATE 10 RECOGNITION 12 BLAST FROM THE PAST 20 SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE 24 A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE 28 BEE UPDATED 30 CONTACT

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A LETTER FROM YOUR dne HELLO!

Summer is finally here! It’s a well deserved break from everything we’ve accomplished this past year.

It may be a break from school, but remember that there’s never a break from serving others. Continue volunteering, and if you have volunteered recently, be on the lookout for your sunny faces in this newsletter!

In this newsletter, you’ll be able to find updates on our division, including key clubbers of the month.

You can review the past month and what you’ve all accomplished and also preview what’s coming up. Also, it’s July, and in the midst of summer, CNH Key Club wants to remind you to “Go Outside!” as part of their spotlight on service. So go outside and have some fun; you deserve it!

Y jenny chung Division 30 South News Editor

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A LETTER FROM YOUR ltg HELLO DIVISION 30 SOUTH! It has been a week since I’ve seen all of your RAY-diant faces and I miss you all already! I hope that you had a great time at June DCM to those that went out and I’m excited to see the journey ahead of us! You all have shown such a great amount of passion to Key Club and service and it makes me so proud to serve Division 30 South.

In the past month of May, we were able to serve 3248 hours! This is a record month for us so Can I get an OH YEAH! In this past month, we have done such an amazing job. We were able to hold a Book Mending Service Project, the first of its kind in Division 30 South history and also were able to raise 750 dollars! I am so proud of Division 30 South and all that we have accomplished so far.

With summer coming up, it is perfect time to volunteer! Summer isn’t a time to be lazy but rather it is the time to get more active because you have so much free time! I challenge each and every single one of you to volunteer at least twice a month! This is so possible with the many different events that your club boards should be providing to you all!

Because Summer does have so much more free time, I really want to get to know you! Feel free to message, text, or call me!

I really want to get to know everyone in Division 30 South! Until next time Suns!

shinin’ in service, john hoang Division 30 South Lieutenant Governor

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CHRISTINA HUR || WHITNEY

The week leading up to Mother’s Day, Whitney Key Club celebrated Eliminate Week to battle maternal neonatal tetanus around the world. We wanted to get the whole school involved in this so the idea of having a coin war between rival topics was born. Every day for a week, board members held designated baby bottles. On Monday, we held coin wars between UCLA and USC. On Tuesday it was between Beyoncé and

Kanye West. Wednesday: Marvel Universe vs. DC Universe. Thursday: Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings. And lastly, the coin wars held on Friday were between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. It was so much fun to see friends and classmates get involved in this effort.

While donating their money, we got many questions about what MNT was and were happy to tell them about Project Eliminate and the success and impact it has had on the world thus far.

Our motivation for this was the fact that maternal neonatal tetanus is so easy to prevent. It only takes $1.80 to save a mother and her future children from this

condition. It’s crazy that there is a cure so affordable and so available and yet there are still countries out there with babies suffering from this.

With our coin wars throughout Eliminate Week, May 4 to May 8, we were able to raise enough money to save 76 mothers and her children. Though the coin wars had people put coins and change in opposing jars, the money in both jars had the same purpose: to eliminate MNT. Though UCLA, Beyoncé, Marvel, Harry Potter, and the Clippers won in their individual “war”, in the end, everyone won this small battle against maternal neonatal tetanus.

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RECAP: ELIMATE WEEK: MAY 4-8 2015 RANDALL BELYEA || WESTERN

The first week of May is always Eliminate Week. This is a perfect time to raise awareness for and donate to The Eliminate Project! The project raises funds to fight Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus, a disease that makes mothers and their children extremely sensitive to light and touch.

This horrible disease claims nearly 49,000 lives each year.

This lethal disease can be cured however, with a vaccine that only costs $1.80! Every donation goes towards this vaccine, and more and more lives are being saved as this disease is being eliminated from the globe! Western Key Club accepted any donations for this amazing organization, and also raised awareness of this disease and how to prevent it.

One way we were able to participate in Eliminate Week was by accepting donations. The board had a baby bottle which we circulated amongst ourselves, and used it to keep donations in! Each day, a board member was able to explain the bottle and MNT to their classes and raise money for the Eliminate Project.

This effort was also emphasized at our weekly meeting. We were able to discuss MNT, it’s cure, and the importance of the Eliminate Project. We also passed the baby bottle around to collect more donations. We were able to fundraise $82.60 from these activities!

Western Key Club decided to keep fundraising even after Eliminate Week technically ended by selling AP Exam Grams! All proceeds from this fundraiser were donated to help fight MNT. This coincided with AP Testing, and was a great way to motivate students and raise money for the Eliminate Project at the same time!

All of our efforts were successful, and Western Key Club had a very eventful Eliminate Week! We were able to educate our school (not just our members), save many lives, and have fun while doing it. It was a bit stressful, but also a very exciting experience.

This was our first time ever trying something like AP Exam Grams, and I was still getting use to (and am continuously getting used to) planning and executing fundraisers. It wasn’t always organized, but I’m glad we tried new things this year. I think whatever bumps we had were worth our end result, and I’m excited already for next year’s Eliminate Week!

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JULYRECOGNITION

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ISABELLE LEE || WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL

On the morning of June 2nd, Key Clubbers from various schools woke up early to help serve the community at H.O.P.E. Food Bank. H.O.P.E. Food Bank is a food bank that occurs every first and third Saturday of each month where volunteers serve the community by giving out food to the families and making sure the event runs as smoothly as possible. H.O.P.E. Food Bank has personally been one of my favorite events as you are able to meet volunteers from other schools, get to know adult volunteers, and also get to know some of the families themselves.

Volunteers first were asked to set up the food bank whether it be by pushing carts of pastries, bringing out tables, or helping serve families some breakfast. After the food bank was set up, volunteers then were asked to organize various produces, pizzas, and organize cans.

Volunteers were assigned specific locations to help give out food/necessities to each of the families. One of the most rewarding parts of this food bank is that you can see how much volunteer changes the community and how big of a difference helping others can. After all the food and necessities were given out, volunteers then took down the food bank.

What was different about this food bank was that the coordinators of this event wanted to give back to the volunteers, which was incredibly sweet of them. The coordinators wanted to give us pizza and other snacks while creating fun games for the volunteers to bond over and winners were also rewarded with a gift card. For 2 hours, volunteers were able to eat delicious food, bond with other volunteers, and also the adult volunteers as well. It was an incredibly sweet event and the coordinators were so sweet to put on an event after the food bank as they also are amazing people!

Food bank has always been one of my favorite events as you are able to meet so many new people and realizing that volunteer does make a change in the world.

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DCM RECAP:

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KELLY TRAN || OXFORD ACADEMY

May DCM was an AMAZING EXPERIENCE. It was my first DCM as executive assistant. I finally got to see how much work really happens behind the scenes as I was running back and forth, doing various things to keep the DCM in order.

The division held a book mending service event. I’ve never done this before, so it was great being able to do SOMETHING NEW. Since I was part of the division leadership team, I came early to set up the event, which consisted of setting up tables, cleaning tables, and doing anything else lieutenant governor John asked me to do.

When the DCM started, I had to be in charge of a table, making sure everyone knew what to do and the BOOK MENDING was going smoothly.

Afterwards, I helped CLEAN UP the tables and other materials we used.

I never realized how much the dlt did before, during, and after DCM’s. There’s a lot more to having a position than just the title, and I’m INCREDIBLY PROUD to be part of division thirty south’s leadership team.

ANGELICA CADONDON || LOARA

The May DCM I attended at Servite High School was especially fun for me because of all the new PEOPLE I MET. Usually everyone stays in their own groups during Key Club events, but we all got to break that habit by INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE we’ve never met before. These bonding games included getting into groups and creating our own dance moves. I saw more and more SMILING FACES around me and it was automatically a HAPPIER ENVIRONMENT. I also ran into many of my old friends from junior high and it was great talking to them again and catching up on what each other are doing nowadays. One thing I really love is being surrounded by people who really CARE ABOUT KEY CLUB AND THE COMMUNITY.

Our service project today was book mending. Everyone moved from the field to the library and was stationed at tables. We were given boxes of donated books to sort out and clean so they would be in good shape for the children who would be receiving them. While I was doing my job, I felt a rush of nostalgia because many of the books were ones I have read when I was younger. At the end, there were boxes containing close to a HUNDRED BOOKS for children to enjoy and extend their knowledge. Overall, this was definitely one of the more fun and memorable DCM’s of this term. I’m SUPER EXCITED to continue being a part of Key Club and doing more SHINING SERVICE!

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VIVIAN BUI || OXFORD ACADEMY

The 2nd Annual Asian Pacific Festival took place in Newport Beach this year, celebrating a vast variety of RICH ASIAN CULTURES through arts, music, food, and fashion. At the festival itself, a variety of cultural exhibits, fashion, entertainments, folk dances, and authentic food from many different Asian countries were available to not only festival-goers but also volunteers!

Volunteers from around DIVISION 30 SOUTH AND DIVISION 4 NORTH diligently worked at a variety of different jobs throughout the event, closely bonding together as a region. Some worked closely with performers, dancers, and the pageant show, cleaning up the stage and doing other tasks behind-the-scenes, while some held signs in the parking lot to direct traffic. On the other hand, a majority of volunteers worked at the children’s art area for the majority of the day.

At the children’s art area, there was a bounce-house and 10 booths; each booth represented a different Asian country with a crafts activity related to the country. Paper lanterns, masks from the Philippines, shadow puppets, you name it! All of us volunteers manned the booths, assisting children in the crafts while teaching the guests how to say “hello” in the language relative to the booth.

Although it was hard to teach the phrase to kids—I am 100% sure that I butchered how to say hello in Cambodia—but the ENTHUSIASTIC EFFORT that they gave trying to learn the foreign languages was HEART-WARMING. As the festival came to a close, all that was left behind were NEW MEMORIES. Even though this 2014-2015 Key Club term has almost officially come to a close, volunteering just keeps on going. Whether it be going to Division events, volunteering at your local animal shelter, or just helping a friendly neighbor out; our call to DUTY NEVER STOPS. So be sure to be on the lookout for awesome events this summer!

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KAREN LONG || WHITNEY

On Saturday, May 16th, over 50 booths filled the Anaheim Promenade with the help of Key Clubbers from all over Region 3.

It was the day of the Children’s Art Festival, which is an event that is hosted annually by the Anaheim Arts Council. This event gives children and their family members an opportunity to CELEBRATE VARIOUS TYPES OF ART with singing and dancing as well.

In the morning, we helped the event coordinators set up by distributing pamphlets, setting up the area near the stage, and making sure that the booths would be ready by the time that the event would officially begin. The booths were arranged by nonprofit organizations with the help of volunteers. Some of the booths had crafts such as stamp art, chalk art, balloon decorating, and more! I volunteered at the stamp art activity where the kids used various objects such as toy cars, pinecones, letter blocks, and shells as stamps after dipping them in paint. It was a bit of a messy activity, but I had a GREAT TIME HELPING THE KIDS, who ranged from as young as 2 years old, create their own art pieces.

But, the event didn’t just have art activities! There were performances by dancers, puppets, and musicians who helped to LIFT THE ATMOSPHERE even more. It also wouldn’t be a festival without food and game booths! There were tacos, hot dogs, and face painting stations. This event was TRULY SUCCESSFUL. It was a day of fun for both the children and volunteers who were able to interact with all of the cheerful participants. In addition, we also had the opportunity to bond with the other Key Clubbers throughout our region by APPLAUDING THE CHILDREN for all of their amazing art projects together.

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BRENDA ROSAS|| WESTERN

Who doesn’t love working with kids? This opportunity was offered to western key club as a division event on Saturday, May 16th at the children’s art festival! A conflict was that it was that this was the day of western high school’s prom so few people signed up but those who did surely had an AMAZING TIME! Once I got there, it was difficult to find the event coordinator and other western high school key club members Because there was so much going on. The good thing was, EVERYONE WAS FRIENDLY and I joined other members of our division in helping to set up the Kiwanis booth. I met various people from cypress who I continued to see in upcoming events and formed a FRIENDSHIP with each one of them.

After we were done helping out at that booth, we were instructed to just walk around and offer other booths our assistance. Due to the high amount of volunteers, not many people needed help so we decided to keep wandering around until someone accepted us. The man in charge was very outgoing which made the booth enjoyable. Apparently, he is in charge of many events such as a 5K Run and formally invited us to participate.

I ended up staying at his booth the whole time. At the booth, children were able to build kites with simple supplies such as: newspaper, string, straws, and paper. We first handed the kids a piece of paper and let them design their kite however they wished.

Then, the volunteers helped them build the kite using the supplies.

It was amazing to see how easily ENTERTAINED CHILDREN are and how proud they feel when they work on something.

Overall, the event was SUPER FUN! There was a variety of options on booths, food, and entertainment. A band including some of my old friend played which impressed me because I wasn’t aware of how much talent they had! Everyone seemed to be having an AMAZING TIME and it was great to see parents appreciate and take advantage of their child’s youth. This is an event I’m definitely LOOKING FORWARD to attend next year and I really hope it doesn’t fall on the same Saturday as prom again so more people can have the opportunity to volunteer.

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SPOTLIGHT on This July, we Key Club members are aiming to change that with our focus to help ourselves and others to maintain active with the outdoors to maintain healthy lives.

How will you promote GO OUTDOORS in your home, school, and community?

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Rustic Pathways, one of our Key Club International CoSponsors is a program that allows students and families to experience another culture and help others less fortunate than us. Imagine caring for elephants in Laos, learning Spanish from a native Costa Rican, or building schools in Fiji. That’s just the beginning; there are many more programs to get involved in.

Their main goal is to “enrich the lives of our students and our staff, benefit the parts of the world we serve, and build cultural bridges that lead to greater global understanding and cooperation.” By participating in this program you will learn new ideas, meet interesting new people, and enjoy sights and experiences that you can’t get at home.

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“GO OUTDOORS” In this day and age, too many of us are stuck to our phones and computer screens. But this July, we Key Club members are aiming to change that with our focus to help ourselves and others to maintain active with the outdoors to maintain healthy lives. How will you promote GO OUTDOORS in your home, school, and community?

Read on and find projects that tie in our July Focus.

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HERSHEY’S, one of our Key Club International Co-Sponsors, hosts its own Track and Field Games. It encourages kids, ages 9-14, to go outside and exercise! To be exact, its goal is “to provide a quality recreation and school program where children have fun and are introduced to physical fitness through basic track and field events such as running, jumping, and throwing”. Start your local city’s track and field games with five steps to plan, which includes finding a location, contacting your State/Provincial/Territory Chair, utilizing the online event manager, and gathering equipment and helpers. Here’s one fun fact-this event has even produced many Olympic medalists and competitors!

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Landscape Structures Inc. is a Kiwanis Vision Partner that encourages inclusive play for all children. Their playground designs promote a higher level of inclusive play by addressing accessibility, age, and developmental appropriateness and sensory-stimulating activity.

It should be a priority to fight childhood obesity and to help build social skills. They also have grants to replace broken, old, or hazardous equipment or build new ones. You can apply for these grants to help replace or build a playground for the children in your community.

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Beach and Park Clean Ups are important because they create a cleaner environment for kids and the community to be safe in.

Perform this service initiative by choosing a local beach or park and bring trash bags and gloves. This is a simple service event that officers can easily plan for their members.

Enjoy the sunlight cleaning a beach or a park with your fellow members.

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Go outdoors and beautify your city to make the environment appear brighter. Officers can go to their local city hall and ask about service events that deal with keeping the city beautiful. Create a city mural, re-paint a building, plant a city garden, etc. The list goes on and on. BEE creative! What would you like to see in your city?

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A LOOK INTO THE future

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CONTACT JOHN HOANG lieutenant governor

d30s.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com KELLY TRAN executive assistant kellytran414@yahoo.com

KRISTYN BYRD executive assistant kbyrd@rosaryroyals.org

ANH MAC division secretary itslittlemac@gmail.com

JENNY CHUNG division news editor d30s.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com REGION ADVISORS: MR.BARRY fbarry642@aol.com || MRS.PONG epong119@aol.com www.facebook.com/groups/ division30southkeyclubs/

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