Division 30 South || February Newsletter

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

30 south n o i s i v i d

VOLUME 19 ISSUE 9

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CPAD CHRISTMAS PARTY

FEBRUARY

04 a letter from Your DNE 05 a letter from YOUR LTG 06 RECOGNITION 08 ROSE FLOAT 12 BLAST FROM THE PAST 16 SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE 20 SAVE THE DATE 22 BEE UPDATED 24 CONTACT

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A LETTER FROM YOUR dne Hi suns!

Wow–election season is over! For many of us officers, we know who will carry on our legacy for the next term... weird isn’t it? No matter what, for those seniors out there, don’t let senioritis beat you and keep volunteering and loving Key Club. We’ve been able to accomplish so much in this term, and we already beat our division service goal!

In this issue, we’ll look at the Spotlight on Service for February, which is focused on Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and also recap on events that happened during the holiday season. Also, some information about DCON! It’s the season of love, and make sure to pour out some love to your fellow members and advisors!

Keep shining suns.

Y jenny chung Division 30 South News Editor

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A LETTER FROM YOUR ltg HAPPY NEW YEAR SUNS!

I hope that you have had so much fun serving this past month with all of the amazing Division Events that we had! We had Rose Float Decorating where we hung out together from 5 AM to 6 PM and that was such an amazing experience! December was a wild month with tons of things happening and one thing for example that we finally accomplished is our DIVISION SERVICE GOAL! Over at April DCM, We talked as one big divisions and declared what our division goal would be to accomplish by the end of the year! We agreed that 30,000 was a reasonable goal that we could attain and guess what! We shattered that goal right before the New Year started! Beelieve it or not, December has been a record-breaking month for our term so far where we have served 4512 HOURS! When I first saw this number I was truly amazed because serving that many hours in a single month wasn’t even something that I could imagine.

Our goal has been to serve 30,000 Hours by the end of the term HAS BEEN SHATTERED, we are currently at 30,322 HOURS served! We did it everybody! And now let’s crack 40,000! I know that we can do it!

You make me so proud to serve Division 30 South and this term wouldn’t have been as great if it weren’t for you all constantly serving and making me the happiest LTG in all of Key Club International! You all have worked so hard this term and I know that the possibilities are limitless because of how hard you all work. L O V E I LOVE MY DIV! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL! Keep on shining Suns!

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

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FEBRUARYRECOGNIT S-U-P-E-R, SUPER[SUN] IS WHAT YOU ARE!

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Rose Float decorating

The Rose Parade is part of “America’s New Year Celebration” held in Pasadena, California each year on New Year’s Day. The parade includes flower-covered floats, marching bands, and equestrian units and is followed by the Rose Bowl college football game. Each year, volunteers from all over come and decorate with the Phoenix Decorating Company, and Kiwanis has a special relationship with them, making this an event memorable for Key Clubbers, Circle K, and Kiwanis members.

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VIVIAN BUI||OXFORD Like the millions of other people around the world, watching the Rosefloat Parade on television on New Year’s Day is one of my family’s long-held traditions. Every year, Kiwanis offers about 7,000 people a chance to decorate the floats, contributing more than 60,000 volunteer hours. Using 8,000 gallons of glue, the volunteers create flower-covered floats for Kiwanis International, Honda, Donate Life, etc.

My long day started out with waking up in the early daylight to travel to Savanna HS. At 37 degrees, we all bonded over how freezing cold it was. Once we boarded the bus, we headed to Pasadena. This year, I unfortunately didn’t receive the chance to work directly on the float unlike last year. Instead, I worked the whole day at flower-cutting duty outside. Although the job may not have been exciting, it was still fun to bond with my friends as we worked for hours and hours. At least we were definitely rewarded during our break as we received a free lunch!

Waking up at 4:30 AM was definitely worth it because decorating the floats gave me a newfound appreciation for the tedious work that goes into perfecting each float. On New Year’s Day, I will definitely be watching and admiring the Kiwanis Float on TV with pride.

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decorating JENNIFER HERNANDEZ||WESTERN

On Tuesday 29th at Savanna High School many of us were waiting for the buses to arrive at 5 am to take us to Pasadena. It was freezing cold despite the amount of layers I had on, at first I didn’t really feel the cold but when we got to Pasadena it got worse.

They organizers kindly gave us shirts to prevent our clothes from getting really dirty. At first we were just given instructions on what not to do in order to keep us safe.

After receiving instructions we waited in line to be assigned to jobs, the coordinators were really kind in letting us be able to stick with our friends in whichever job we received. We got to work on the Alhambra City float which was pretty fun since it was my first time this year helping out at this event. Some of us had the chance to work on the top portion of the float. This required us to climb onto these metal stands and crawl on the pieces of wood that would be holding us up in the air. At first I was quite spectacle to go up there because I was afraid I would fall to the ground and die as dramatic as that sounds.

The lady didn’t force us to go up there if we were afraid but I wanted to try it out and get over my fear. At first when I got up there I was a bit nervous but as I continued working up there I got less nervous. Cecilia, one of our members, was working up there with me and she was really fearless. The reason I say this is because she was standing on the wood in order to decorate the pieces more towards the top. While I was working up there I had the pleasure of meeting a kind man. At first he was just adding

another piece of wood so more people could get up where I was, but then I ended up making casual conversation with him. He gave me advice that would be useful in the future and I’m thankful for that.

The first three hours we didn’t get to finish decorating the roof top and I only managed to get done one row. They gave us lunch around 12 pm and we got hot dogs, chips, and a drink. However, if people wanted something else they could buy it off of the food trucks. Since there were leftovers they let us grab seconds and for some people thirds since even after we got seconds there was still some food left behind.

When I returned back to the float I was working on I wasn’t able to resume my old job due to the people sitting where I use to be at. Since it would have been complicated to get in between the two guys they gave me another job for the meanwhile. In this small job we had to make the bark paper thin in order for it to fit well on the roof top; this would allow it to stay glued and not fall off.

The people guiding us were really nice to us because they would compliment us on our hard work. It showed they really appreciated us helping them out on the float.

After helping out with the bark I did some small tasks that they would assign me because they were still working on the back side of one of the decorations on the float. Since I wouldn’t be able to go back up there I just stuck to working on the bark, but even though it was quite dusty it was pretty fun.

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BLAST FROM THE past

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AMY WANG || WHITNEY

Collecting donations and packaging for Operation Christmas both felt extremely helpful, but shopping for the Christmas gifts with the donations, to me, was the most meaningful. Mostly everyone has gone shopping before, usually for themselves or maybe for a family or friends’ gift, but not everyone has gone shopping for a complete stranger.

The money was donated by people from different homerooms at Whitney. Seeing all the crumpled one dollar bills made me feel grateful. Even though my family may not be in the best position either, they still usually give me an easy twenty to go buy my stuff with. It made me think about how lucky I am compared to many others. The donated money also felt more valuable because it was money given at the kindness and sacrifice of others. It also showcased the teamwork of students at my school; the few crumpled ones donated by many students totaled to enough to buy clothing for the entire family.

The fun part came when choosing the actual clothing. Some of the sizes on the information sheet didn’t match up with other sizing information. My group members and I had an interesting time estimating

and imagining the size of the kids in my adopted family. It was also stressful choosing the clothes. We had to think for others and take our best guess at what we thought our family would like. It was tough because most of us are used to only thinking about what we want for ourselves, or what our friends or family, people we know, might want for gifts.

Shopping for a stranger was much harder, especially one in need. The most important thing wasn’t about shopping for the nicest top, but the most useful. I learned that I am extremely lucky to be able to buy shirts that I like, rather than what I need. The money wasn’t enough to buy a lot, so we could only buy what the family needed. We tried our best to incorporate their interests in the clothes though, such as a Dodgers shirt for the boy who liked them.

Shopping for my family for Operation Christmas really made me reflect on my own lifestyle. I realized that I needed to be more selfless and maybe even a little frugal. At the same time, it was enjoyable to shop for others.

In my opinion, Operation Christmas is one of the most giving events, one in which so many people can participate in even if it was just donating a dollar or two. Small donations still made a difference.

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election season

be on the lookout for a conclave recap next newsletter!

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EMILY HUYNH || OXFORD ACADEMY

As I publicize the next election season for the 2016-2017 year, I feel a lot of different things: overwhelmed, but relieved, excited, yet nostalgic.

Mostly, I feel relieved to know that the new President can take over some of my duties, so that I can feel being a second semester senior in full force. I am excited for the new executive board, whoever they may be, to step up to the plate and change this club in ways that haven’t been done before (in a good way, of course).

While the task can be daunting, especially knowing that you’ll no longer be the one executing instruction but rather giving instructions, it is rewarding to take the time and realize how far you and the club have come. The progress really is intertwined because you invest so much time and life into it, but that’s a sign you’re doing things right!

To whomever the new board may be, I know you’ll do great things. Just make sure to trust your instinct, learn from past experiences, and remember that sometimes, micromanaging is okay. It’ll be a rollercoaster, so make sure to remember to have fun along the way even if you’re scared!

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SPOTLIGHT on

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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Children’s Miracle Network is one of Key Club’s Preferred Charities. The mission of CMN is to raise funds and awareness for our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. CMN strives to save young lives battling virtually every type of childhood illness and injury by helping to purchase proper equipment, training doctors, implementing outreach programs, and providing healthcare for children whose parents cannot afford to pay. d i v i s i o n 3 0 s o u t h F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 6

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http : / / www . cnh k eyclub . org / projects / spotlightonservice

Do you have members that are in band or in a band? Well, use their talent to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network! Coordinate a fundraiser at your school or in your community, where these members can teach other students or children to play a certain instrument for a set cost. All profits will then go to a CMN hospital. When beginning this project, you first you need to find members who have musical skills. If no one does, go to your school band or orchestra and ask for their help in return for volunteer hours. Then you need to find a venue.

The best place to hold this fundraiser would be your local recreational center so all of your community can take part in this event. Then you need to publicize and create a way for people to sign up. Whether it is one day or continuous weekends, you need to coordinate with your venue and customers. Also, do not forget to inform your customers of the cause they are helping by getting these musical lessons.

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Miracle Network Hospitals”

Children’s Miracle Network is one of Key Club’s Preferred Charities. The mission of CMN is to raise funds and awareness for our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. CMN strives to save young lives battling virtually every type of childhood illness and injury by helping to purchase proper equipment, training doctors, implementing outreach programs, and providing healthcare for children whose parents cannot afford to pay.

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BOOK/TOY DRIVE

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1 Find a local CMN hospital and make sure that the hospital is fine with you bringing items for the children. Follow their specific donation protocols.

2 Determine an appropriate place to hold all toys and books. Make sure you have specific dates when people will be able to drop items off. You may also want to offer a pick-up service for people who are unable to drop things off.

3 Gather a few of your friends and create publication ads to post online and in the local newspaper. Let everyone know about the book/toy drive you are hosting!

4 After finishing the drive, go over to the local hospital and donate!

1. Tell your members to collect quarters and save them for a fundraiser.

2. Create a circle or any kind of shape with paint, or paper.

3. Designate a section for each member or group them into teams.

4. With the quarters they collect, they can create any design that relates with Children’s Miracle Network.

5. You can turn this into a contest, and offer prizes for the winner with the best design.

MIRACLE MILE OF QUARTERS NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY

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IHOP’s next National Pancake Day is Tuesday, Feb 28, 2016. Every year since 2006, IHOP offers a complimentary short stack to every guest from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

After the meal guests are encouraged to make a donation to Children’s Miracle Network. Guests that donate $5 or more will receive a coupon that is good for $5 off your next visit.

IHOP

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FV Boot Camp 5K & Fun Run february 6th @ FV recreational center multiple shifts

Surf City Marathon

february 7th @ huntington beach multiple shifts

Distinguished Awards Deadline february 10th @ key club international good luck officers!

National Pancake Day february 28th @ IHOP

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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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