Division 30 South || August Newsletter by Division 30 South

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VOLUME 19 ISSUE 3

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COVER ORANGE COUNTY VISION WALK

AUGUST

04 A LETTER FROM YOUR DNE 05 A LETTER FROM YOUR LTG 06 MEET & GREET 08 RECOGNITION 10 ICON RECAP 14 BLAST FROM THE PAST 22 SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE 26 A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE 30 BEE UPDATED 32 CONTACT

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A LETTER FROM YOUR dne HI SUNS!

Is it already time to go back to school? I feel as if summer began just yesterday... For many of us, August has suddenly become the month where we say goodbye to our summer and say hello to another year and another term. Although summer’s coming to a close, focus on how you’re going to make this school year great. Whether you’re starting high school and you’re a little scared, or you’re a big bad senior, this year will have something to offer; Key Club will have something to offer to you this year. So when school starts, go out with a big smile and meet some new people! Keep volunteering, pay your dues, and work hard to fundraise. Make big plans while it’s still summer and you have time, and carry them out throughout the year. Look back on your Key Club-filled summer by looking through this newsletter and the ones before it. In this issue, you’ll find recaps on ICON 2015, Officer Training Conference, and more. Also, look forward to the events we have in store in August! Always stay sunny, suns.

Y jenny chung Division 30 South News Editor

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A LETTER FROM YOUR ltg HELLO DIVISION 30 SOUTH!

I hope that you all have had an amazing summer so far and have had a productive one full of volunteering, serving, and smiling. Summer is a perfect time to volunteer and with summer coming to a close and school is coming closer, this is the perfect time to begin volunteering so that you can get a head start on your hour requirement. You all have made me so proud to serve Division 30 South through the amazing service, participation, and smiles that you all have been doing through this term. We have gone above and beyond and broke barriers that we have never done before. We have already served OVER 10,000 SERVICE HOURS! That is so amazing and it could not have been done without you all. We are going above and beyond and this is honestly all because of you. Without you, we wouldn’t have been able to serve so much. Without you, the presidents wouldn’t have been as inspired to work as hard. Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to work as hard as I did. Everything that has been done so far is because of you. Thank you Suns for making this term so far so amazing and let’s end this with a bang. I hope that you all have had an amazing time at Beach Boomba and I just hope that I can continue to serve as much as I do for 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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CNH EXECUTIVE TEAM

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MARY KIM DELANOS, DISTRICT TREASURER

JOSHUA NUESCA, DISTRICT GOVERNOR Hello CNH Bees! My name is Joshua Nuesca, and I serve as your 20152016 District Governor. T his year, I aim to focus on every member’s individual journey through Key Club, by encouraging additional opportunities for leadership through service, and promoting the wonderful feeling of ohana that the Kiwanis family provides.

Aloha CNH Bees! My name is Mary Kim Delemos, and I am incredibly humbled to serve as your District Treasurer for the 2015-2016 term. I live in South San Francisco, CA. My hobbies are cheerleading, exploring the streets of San Francisco, streaming netflix, and stargazing. I am a Starbucks gold star member, but I am also a fan of boba milk tea. As District Treasurer, I want to ensure that the dues you submit annually expand and better your Key Club experience by encouraging everyone to utilize all resources available to them. I want to emphasize the importance of paying membership dues and provide an education that you can be a part of, as well as, to support every single one of you by striving to be a part of your ohana. Don’t forget to pay your dues, and I hope to see you soon!

AMIR PATEL, DISTRICT SECRETARY Hello CNH Bees! I am ecstatic to have the opportunity to serve you as your district secretary this term. I have been a member of the Kiwanis Family for 6 years and I look forward to making my final year of Key Club with each of you absolutely magical! Through

communication, education, and innovation,

I hope we can take strides to improve our district as we spread SMILEs through our servant-leadership in our homes, schools, and communities. Never hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. I look forward to an unforgettable year with my fellow Guardians of Service!

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JULYRECOGNITION

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RECAP: The 72nd Annual Key Club International Convention took place in Indianapolis, IN, June 25-28, 2015. Why go to the convention? Because it’s the biggest event of the Key Club year! Imagine celebrating the amazing things Key Club does with more than 1,600 Key Clubbers from all across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. +Bond with your people by traveling to and from International Convention with your district. + Share innovative service project and fundraising ideas. + Listen to amazing speakers. + Learn about servant leadership. + Train for your leadership position. + Elect next year’s Key Club International Board. + Hear about our success so far with The Eliminate Project—and how you can help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. + Discover new charities and organizations you and your club can team up with. + Have fun and make memories and friendships that l ast a lifetime.

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ICON was an amazing, life-changing experience. It’s of whom I now call “friends”, I don’t regret a single made me realize that there was more to what I see thing. Sure it may have been awkward at first since and know and that there are NO I was a solo attendee from my limits. Division and being a freshman, ICON was an amazing, From wanting to only that didn’t help out either but I becoming an LTG, I now want clicked. I talked and socialized. to become District Govenor, I became a weird kid but that’s International Trustee, and finally… okay because I knew that I experience. It’s made International President. I know it wasn’t the only weirdo. I have a seems far fetched a bit too much bunch of them right behind me me realize that there but that’s how ICON is. It changes step of the way. was more to what I see every you. After seeing so much spirit and Anyways, if you EVER get the and know and that everyone coming to celebrate chance to go to ICON, don’t one cause all the while spreading think. Just sign up and pay on the there are happiness and such; it’ll leave you in spot. Bam. Trust me, you won’t awe. regret it. And with that; here’s to From the moody weathers of ICON 2016. I’ll see you in Atlanta. Chicago and the abundances of food, to the many DAVID LA, MAGNOLIA eye-opening workshops and weird people. To the hotel room moments and meeting many people

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Rip Livingston Key Club International President

Addison Clipfell Key Club International Vice President

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save the date! July 6-10, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia http://www.keyclub.org/events/convention.aspx

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BLAST FROM THE past

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CONCERTS on the green

MATTHEW PHAN || OXFORD ACADEMY Summer. The time of year when everyone’s happy, there’s music playing everywhere, and people are serving delicious hamburgers and hot dogs. There’s only one service event that could handle all of this goodness: Concert on the Green. There, Key Club volunteers had a great time working with our fellow Kiwanians to serve everyone at the concert. It was a great event, giving the volunteers there ample time to mingle and have fun. The best part, however, was the fact that we got a free meal for volunteering there. It’s pretty much dinner and a show. What better way to serve the community that to be rewarded for it with a big, juicy hamburger? I mean I’m not saying that volunteering is all about the rewards, but a free burger is a pretty good incentive. The best part is, Concert on the Green is basically a weekly event throughout the summer! Why volunteer at an event once when you have the opportunity to do it throughout the whole summer? The event is pretty fun because you get to talk to the people of Kiwanis there, and it’s a great experience because they’re all so friendly and knowledgeable. So if you have the time this summer, you should definitely check out Concert on the Green! Keep on shining Suns!

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FRANCES LEE || WHITNEY Officer Training Conference - the one day where officers from all over Region 3 congregate in a single building to learn about new ways to IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE of our amazing Key Club members and to better our home, school, and community. Not only do we bond as the rainbow region, but we learn novel methods to implement in our respective clubs from our lieutenant governors. At this conference, we truly recognize and remember why we applied or were elected for our positions: we truly to help IMPROVE KEY CLUB and to provide for those in our community. Oftentimes, we as officers tend WHY to forget the true intention of our titles and why we applied or it’s imperative were elected for that we take our jobs and the leadership our positions: to that we exercise seriously. Every help day is another day with so & much POTENTIAL for us to make TO PROVIDE our members’ experience for those in our so much more than “just another service organization” in community.” this unforgettable ohana called Key Club. OTC taught us more than several new ways to help ourselves grow as leaders and to aid our members when they need us the most; it also helped us make new friends and truly exercise our FOUR CORE VALUES: leadership, inclusiveness, character building, and caring. As we attended the different workshops and heard many words of wisdom, we saw LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER BUILDING in action and as the hardworking, dedicated officers helped each other by providing their respective insight, we saw the INCLUSIVENESS AND CARING (our way of life) that Key Clubbers have been and always will be known for.

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DCM RECAP

JUNE DCM & potluck

LINDA LE || WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL

the month: How Will You Stay Active? We had an open mind session about The June Division Council it and the members basically said that Meeting took place on June 13th, to be able stay active they would 2015. It began at 1:00 PM and lasted check up for updates through social until 3:00 PM. It took place at Veteran’s media and go to volunteer events. This Park. This event/potluck was organized made me think about what Western by John Hoang to celebrate the end Key Club was doing, and I guess we were already one step ahead! of the school year! After the meeting was finally Key Clubbers of Division 30 South gathered together to this very adjourned, we were split into different event. I saw many new faces and groups by whatever number was on the plate we received. In many old faces in our groups we played an ice which I’ve recognized I was lucky breaker where we all grab a from other volunteer events. I was really enough to person hand (each hand had have someone different happy to see many of make NEW to from your other hand) and the friends I’ve made from had to untangle each other past events. Although FRIENDS & there wasn’t that many BOND with without breaking until we were in a circle. For the group Key Clubbers at this them along I was in it did not take awhile event, I was lucky enough for us to figure it out, because to make new friends and the way as we were all coorparting and bond with them along the well.” communicating! Then, once way as well. As everything was getting settled John we were done it was potluck time! Finally, we were able to sit had finally gathered everyone up, so down and enjoy our food. In the group he could start the meeting. During the that I was sitting with were people meeting, John talked about the old business which was about the May from Kennedy High School, Loara High DCM (The AMAYzing Book Doctors) School, Magnolia High School, and and the OC Visions walk. He also Oxford Academy. Although it sounds talked about the new businesses. like the whole Division was bonding From one of the new updates one of together, we weren’t. I was pretty our club member was recognized as bummed that after we all got our food member of the month for Division 30 everyone just seemed to disperse and South! That member was Mia Urtez. did their own thing. I wish there could Even though she joined Key Club have been more ice breakers or about a month before; she had shown activities and maybe even a service so much excitement and enthusiasm project! But to sum up my experience for Key Club. Moving on from that, with my very first DCM this term, it was John, introduced to us the topic of less than what I expected. At the same time I did enjoy being there.

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ORANGE COUNTY

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cheer on the walkers who were At the 10th Annual walking blindly. Before the Orange County Vision Walk, race, some of the volunteers volunteers mainly assisted in even made supportive posters setting up tables and cheering that they would read out for on those who are and arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t those who could not do so visually impaired. Upon arriving themselves. There were many at the Angels Stadium in benefits from attending this Anaheim, volunteers helped event. Unlike many of the placed tables where the volunteering events one goes coordinator of the event to, the volunteers who went wanted to, and volunteers to this event were allowed to communicate and also placed experience what it table cloths This event was like to take care over the tables really of someone who was in order to add allowed me visually impaired. Most an aesthetic appeal to the event. to RESPECT of the visually impaired had guide dogs on Once the volunteers those who leashes; thus, you could finished setting up the tables, chairs, are visually see over 100 dogs throughout the main and canopies, impaired pavilion, and I remember around 20 of the more.â&#x20AC;? counting around 25 volunteers went to during the walk itself. help carry a dragon boat over to the central area This event really allowed me to in where the lobby would be respect those who are visually located. Once the dragon impaired more and more. I boat was placed, volunteers did not realize how difficult helped a representative from being unable to see was, so Sprint set up a station where to give these walkers hope everyone could take fliers that and support that they would publicized for Sprint. What not receive everyday was very was very neat about these enjoyable. This event was very fliers was that there was braille beneficial to enlarging the engraved onto them, and amount of respect I have for so both the visually impaired those who constantly struggle and the non-visually impaired through everyday life due to could read what the flier was some problem they may have. saying. Once it was time for I do look forward to attending the walk to begin, volunteers this event next year since this headed out to certain station event does occur annually. spread throughout the walking course so that volunteers could

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SPOTLIGHT on

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Knowledge is absolutely priceless because a child’s imagination is endless. Let’s learn how to impact a child’s education. D I V I S I O N 3 0 S O U T H AU G U ST 2 0 1 5

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Did you know that 250 million kids lack basic education? Not 25, 250, or 250,000. 250 million kids. That’s a lot of children who are unable to reach their full potential because of something that they cannot control-the lack of accessible education in their countries. Help make education a reality for these kids! Get involved: -Try and start a leadership council or a PoP Club! Both of these will help greatly in advocating for education. -Raise money to build a school, to fund a scholarship, to help create health programs to keep kids healthy, or to train a teacher.

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“CHILDREN’S EDUCATION” Education creates opportunities upon youth to explore their talents and imaginations. A child’s education directly affects our future. The future generation might just be able to cure cancer or create time travel machines. But without basic education support, their opportunity to shine is not possible. This month, our focus is to support children’s education in every way possible. Read about some projects ideas that promote our August Focus.

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KIWANIS KIDS & BUILDER’S CLUB

Builders Club is our service leadership programs for middle school and elementary school students. The importance of working with these Kiwanis Family clubs is to show these children that education and learning truly is important. We are teaching these children how to help others and how to help themselves. Officer(s) can contact nearby K-kids or Builder’s club Faculty advisor and keep in mind that most (if not all) events will need parent permission.

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Save The Children is the leading independent organization that creates lasting change in the lives of children in need worldwide. It is recognized for its commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration to help children. Whenever a disaster strikes, Save the Children helps to resolve issues that children have to face every day, such as: poverty, hunge, illiteracy, and disease. For less than $1 a day, you can sponsor a child. Your donation will go towards food and education.

SAVETHECHILDREN.ORG TUTORING PROGRAMS

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Go to your local elementary and middle schools and ask if they have after school programs! Often times, there are many kids here who need help with homework or just need someone to talk to. Make a child’s day by helping out! -No after school programs? Go and ask teachers if they need TA’s during a certain period, or if there some children who seem to be struggling and need one-on-one help.

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Book and/or school supplies drives are great service initiatives because they promote the value of education. Some children and students do not have the money to buy materials to get the proper education they need, but that does not mean they do not deserve it. These events show that these items are worth fundraising for.

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YMCA’s cause is to provide an opportunity for each individual to thrive and learn, no matter what age, income, or background. Volunteer opportunities could include: +raising funds so that opportunity is open to everyone + coaching sport teams + teaching classes +extending a hand to help adults D I V I S I O N 3 0 S O U T H AU G U ST 2 0 1 5

A LOOK INTO THE future

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august 1st @ grace middle school TBA

LA MIRADA WET & WILD 5K

august 8th @ 13806 La Mirada Blvd 6 am- 12 pm

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OC FAIR 5K & FUN RUN august 9th @ oc fair center 4:30 am- 12pm

AUGUST DCM

august 22th @ downtown disney TBA

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AUGUST DCM

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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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