Key Club International | Cal-Nev-Ha | Region 3
The Yellow Pages e 20 m u l o V Issue 6
CONTENTS PAGE 5 Letter from Your LTG
for your LTG’s opinion on the division’s progress
PAGE 4 Letter from Your DNE
for insight on how this newsletter was put together
PAGE 6 Calendar
for important dates and details
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PAGE 22 Contact Info
PAGE 8 Recognition
for ways to contact the division’s executive board
for the month’s shining clubs, member, officer, secretary, & most funds raised
PAGE 10 Spotlight on Service
for this month’s service initiative, including goals, tips, and/or ideas
PAGE 14 Articles
for highlights, written by division members, on events this month
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A Letter from Your DNE Hello Suns! I can’t believe that I’m already on my sixth newsletter! I still remember how much I struggled to design my first newsletter, to turn a blank document into 20+ pages of content. Although it’s still hard sometimes, it’s definitely gotten a lot easier. And my newsletters have gotten a lot better too. Looking back on my old newsletters, I see how much I struggled with coming up with a cover design. I published my newsletters with three different cover designs and I’ve finally decided on one, which is the cover design you see on this issue. Although my newsletter designs are nowhere near perfect, I’m still proud of all the progress I’ve made as a designer and Key Club DLT member. This month, I’ve been reflecting not only on how much my newsletters have changed but also on how much I learned at Region Training Conference (RTC) back in October. At Region Training Conference, I got the chance to meet Key Clubbers from other divisions AND the new Key Clubbers within my own school’s Key Club. It was really great to see how these new members were so willing to learn more about Key Club. And it was interesting to see that even though this is my fourth year in Key Club, I’m still learning more and more about the club and service with every event. The RTC workshops I went to were How to BEE a Leader, How to Live on a College Budget, the Meaning of Service, and CNH Scholarships. The How to BEE a Leader and the Meaning of Service workshops (led by our bee-utiful LTG Kelly) really helped me to reflect on how much I’ve grown as a leader and discover why I love service and Key Club, which has actually helped me in finishing my college apps. The How to Live on a College Budget workshop also helped me as I prepare to leave for college, and the CNH Scholarships workshop guided me through the different scholarships Key Club offers, which is another reason why Key Club stands out from all the other service clubs and organizations. If you weren’t able to attend Region Training Conference, I HIGHLY recommend that you attend next year. There’s always room for improvement and growth. Sun-cerely,
Vivian Luong
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Hello, sunshine! It’s your Lieutenant Governor again. Fall Rally is coming up very soon, in fact, now that October is coming to an end, Fall Rally is closer than ever. While Division 30 South attends Fall Rally South at Six Flags Magic Mountain, there’s also Fall Rally North at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom! This takes place in October instead of November as FRS does. October 22 to be exact! Since the Cali-Nev-Ha (CNH) District is one of the biggest Districts in Key Club International, with a large number of members, we have the wonderful opportunity of having two different Fall Rallies! One for the Northern half of our District and one for the Southern half. Fall Rally North includes 26 different divisions and more than 3,000 key clubbers, while Fall Rally South is slightly bigger, including 46 different divisions and more than 8,000 key clubbers. FRS is truly an amazing experience, giving members an opportunity to celebrate the money the division collectively raises for the Pediatric Trauma Program. As a fundraiser itself, a portion of the money from the event also goes to the program. There is an auction during the rally where every divisions’ PTP donations are used as credit. With this credit, divisions are able to “buy” a District Board Member, who will spend time with the respective Division! Besides celebrating our accomplishments as a division, there’s so much more that Fall Rally offers! I first went to Fall Rally South as a freshman with only a couple other classmates. Even though I was extremely shy, too shy to meet any new Key Clubbers, I still had an amazing time either going on rides or witnessing the spirit of various members. My school usually doesn’t have much school spirit, but at Fall Rally, I was able to cheer my heart out without scowls or judgement. The first year I attended Fall Rally was also the first year Division 30 South ever won a spirit stick during the rally session! This really contributed to my overall Key Club experience. The pride of just knowing you were someone who contributed to some kind of success is more rewarding, sometimes, than the actual prize. From then to where I am now as a Lieutenant Governor, I’ve learned so much along the way. Fall Rally South is just one of the many life-changing events Key Club has to offer. While Fall Rally payments were already due for Region 3, if you’re interested in attending, you can ask your home club President to put you on a waiting list and save up as much as you can for some fun next year! I know I’m excited for Fall Rally, and I hope you are too! I can’t wait to see you all at Six Flags. Sun-cerely,
Kelly Tran
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DESCRIPTION 5 | Spirit Night 2 Theme: TBD 5:00PM-7:00PM Anaheim High School (Gym) The second spirit night will take place the week before Fall Rally. Remember that all Fall Rally attendees must attend a minimum of two out of the three spirit nights, but all members are still welcome to join us at these spirit nights. These spirit nights will allow you to bond with your fellow division Key Clubbers and prepare for Fall Rally South.
11 | Spirit Night 3 Theme: TBD 5:00PM-8:00PM Cypress High School Media Center This is the last spirit night before Fall Rally and takes place the day before Fall Rally. Remember that all Fall Rally attendees must attend a minimum of two out of the three spirit nights! Also, if you are participating in the D30S Spirit Stick Competition, remember to
12 | Fall Rally South Six Flags Magic Mountain 6:00AM-9:00PM As usual, Fall Rally will take place at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Transportation will be provided to and from Savanna High School. It costs $59 for admission and $29 if you are a season pass holder. Only members who have already paid this admission price, paid their Key Club dues, turned in their Key Club forms, and RSVPed in September may attend.
26 | November DCM Book Doctor Location: TBD 1:00PM-3:00PM For the month of November, we will be having a service DCM. We will be cleaning and packaging children’s books to prepare them for donating. As usual, this DCM is open to all members. The location has yet to be decided on.
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The Kiwanis Family and Foundation are our support systems in Key Club. We rely on our Kiwanis Foundation and sponsoring Kiwanis club for support. We also work with other Service Leadership Program such as Builder’s Club to bring forth young leaders in the community. This month, let’s show appreciation for our Kiwanis Family and Foundation through service projects! Look to the left for some ideas!
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02 | Kiwanis Dinner
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Kiwanis Takeover is where the club you serve could “take over” a Kiwanis meeting. Your club could create the agenda, lead the meeting, and add fun incentives for the meeting. Kiwanis Takeover could also be a great way to auction off Gift Baskets and items to raise money for your home club or one of our preferred charities.
Plan a Thanksgiving dinner for your Kiwanis Family this season! Plan the event with each branch of the Kiwanis Family and find food sponsors. Invite club members from all branches and ask Key Club members to cook and serve food. A suggestion to have the whole family participate in the dinner is to have activities for each branch. Perhaps K-Kids could set/decorate the table, Builder’s Club could serve the food, Key Club could entertain, etc. This would be a great way to show appreciation and support for your Kfamily and a wonderful way to celebrate this fall season.
Thank someone today for the service they have done, whether it’s for your country, community, or Key Club! We should especially thank our sponsoring Kiwanis clubs because they are a source of constant support, so make sure to express your gratitude this season. And let’s not forget about the veterans who are fighting for us. Get some Key Club members together and write thank you cards and notes to our loving veterans!
This is a service project where both Kiwanis and Key Clubs work together to fundraise for yarn, knitting, or looming supplies. Following the fundraiser is a day dedicated to working together and creating hats for hospitals. Do not feel limited to hats; any crafts would be much appreciated by hospital patients.
Inspire and encourage the love of reading by donating books! Set a date for collection, and make sure to have enough time to advertise the event. Ask a local coffee shop or store if they can sponsor any snacks or little gifts for those who donate books. Then, have members, boxes, and a responsible adult help you you to pack the books away and send it to an organization like Open Books.
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September DCM: Project Warmth ALINA HUYNH | John F. Kennedy smiles. Looking around, I to sacrifice their time to help
With autumn quickly approaching, Key Clubs from Division 30S and Division 4N all gathered at Mile Square Park to participate in a service project. The theme DCM was project warmth, where all the key clubbers help make blankets that are going to be donated to St. Joseph Hospital. It was a sunny afternoon as the members communed under the gazebo. The DCM started off with a meeting discussing upcoming and past events, as well as recognizing people and clubs who have done an amazing job during the past month. It was exhilarating to see many new faces and
can see many new members with the look of excitement as well as apprehension, unsure of what to expect.
others. The new members also seemed pretty excited about Fall Rally with is approaching quick.
The Key Clubbers then split into groups and where handed yards of fleece in which the blankets were going to be made out of. At first, there was a lot of confusion as members were unsure of what to do, but with the guidance of the DLT, things quickly fell into place. As the DCM progress, I was able to get to know more about the new members. I asked them about the reason they joined, they replied that they want to be more involved in their community. It is nice knowing that there are people who are willing
The DCM was certainly a bonding as well as a learning experience. I got the opportunity to get to know the new members, and talk about my own experience of Key Club to them. Overall the DCM was an enjoyable event, and I hope that all the new Key Clubbers had a great time. Hopefully this experience will empower them to be more involved within their home club and strive to make a difference within their community.
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OC Children’s Book Festival CAITLYN SAW | Whitney Although I’m an officer, these past few weeks, I felt like I haven’t been active enough within our Key Club in terms of actual volunteer work (not DCM’s). So, I forced myself to sign up for this event. All shifts (which were, in total, fifteen and a half hours) were spread out over the weekend and I volunteered for all of them. I was so tired. However, like any volunteer experience, I came back with new knowledge and a new experience. To me, this is invaluable and always worth a morning sleeping in. Some things I learned: 1. How to set up a sound system 2. How to make friends when you don’t know anyone at the event 3. The fact that I had the strength to lift some heavy boxes that I thought I wouldn’t be able to carry! 4. How to take initiative 5. Some really great animal puns and jokes
this, I promise that the feeling you get afterwards of accomplishment and gratitude is enough motivation to volunteer for more events. It takes a little effort to start volunteering, but that is enough to set the ball rolling. In the end, you never remember the heat on the day of the event or the sore muscles from lugging around ladders and tables all day. Now, I just remember that the stage manager gave me advice on how to be happy in the career I choose. I just remember the appreciation the author I helped had for me because she had bad eyesight and the fact that she trusted a total stranger with her profits. I remember that she even asked me for my contact information even though she lives in Chicago. I remember how friendly a poet was and the small talk we made while I helped him load his car. These are the things you truly get out of volunteer events, not just hours.
This event was on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, we helped set up the book fair by setting up directional signs and the dining room. On Sunday, I helped with last-minute set up in the morning and afterwards helped set up microphones and speakers for one of the stages. Towards the end of the event, I helped an author with her sales and booth. I know it’s hard to sign up for events, especially in the school year when everyone is busy, but you should always try to make room for a volunteer event or two. It’s definitely hard to get yourself to sign up; it’s hard to wake up on the day of the event and be excited to go, and it may even be hard to have to go through the event. Despite all of
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Disneyland Half Marathon ANH MAC | John F. Kennedy It’s 2 in the morning. You never would have thought anyone to be at Disneyland filling water cups. But I was there along with almost 50 other high schoolers helping out at the annual Disneyland Half Marathon. Waking up at 2 AM seems to be a hassle; especially when
it’s on a Monday night which you get the school day off. However, there’s really something special about the marathon that gets me excited every time I have the opportunity to volunteer. Maybe it’s seeing the smile on the runners face as they pass by with their Disney-themed costumes, which sometimes remind me of my childhood memories, or simply just getting to spend time with my friends at Disneyland in the early morning. Unlike the other times when we volunteered for the marathon previously, this time, we had the chance to go backstage in Disneyland, in which we witnessed the usual Disney parade floats when they are still in their “sleep-mode” or the decorations that should be by now put out throughout the theme parks in celebration of
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Before the race started, we set up tables and water cups to be ready when the runners pass us. I honestly felt so exhausted after only the setting up process that I didn’t think I would still have the energy to
cheer them on later. (I really took a nap as we were waiting for the race to begin). When the runners started approaching, I still didn’t gather the energy to yell and cheer for them. Yet, somehow as if Disney magic really do exist, I started cheering for almost 2 hours straight as more runners come. It was heart-warming seeing the smiles on their face as they ran past and thanking us for our time and service. It felt nice being able to serve our community and also knowing people do appreciate us high schoolers for our efforts. I was dead-tired after the marathon, but I’m still grateful that I have the opportunity to be apart of this amazing event, and I look forward to attending other service events similar to this marathon. Even though we don’t get to see any true significant impact for our service, but sacrificing my sleep and time was definitely worth it as I was able to stay involved with my community and help out whichever organization that is in need of the assistance.
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Opening Note: Key Club International: the club that undoubtedly changed my life. Here’s a brief rundown on why I love this club and why you should consider being active this year. Whether you want to join with the purpose of getting a Key Club graduation stole or whether you want to meet new people, everyone is welcome! Regardless, this club will make an impact on your life, so be sure to join us at our meetings and join us at weekend service events/socials!
Service: Key Club is the oldest and largest high school service organization. We participate in weekly volunteer events, ranging from the highly-anticipated Disneyland Half Marathons to our local HOPE Food Distributions.
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Social: Since Key Club extends past just your school, we frequently hold events with other schools. During events such as DCON, you get to meet so many people across not only the AUHSD school district also the world.
Spirit: People usually associate Key Clubbers with spirit and the “How Do You Feel� cheer. Remember how much fun you have during school rallies when each class cheers its heart out? Imagine that but 100x better. Every year, 8000+ Key Clubbers gather at Fall Rally South at Six Flags to both raise money for the Pediatric Trauma Program and to cheer our hearts out at spirit rallies.
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CONTACT KELLY TRAN
lieutenant governor d30s.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com
VIVIAN BUI
ETHAN XU
executive assistant vpbui002@gmail.com
executive assistant exu2001@gmail.com
ELIZABETH ESTOLONIO
VIVIAN LUONG
division secretary lizzy90620@gmail.com
FACEBOOK: www. facebook.com/ groups/division30southkeyclubs/ INSTAGRAM: @d30ssuns WEBSITE: cnhkeyclub.org
division news editor d30s.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com
REGION ADVISORS: MR. BARRY | fbarry642@gmail.com MRS. PONG | epong119@aol.com