Van Tech Key Club December Newsletter

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Vancouver Technical Secondary

Division. 13/15/17

President's Message

Happy holidays Key Clubbers!

Thank you to those who came out to our events this month :). It was great to see everyone at the bubble tea social event and CandyTown. I hope everyone has a great winter break, keep an eye out for things coming up after the break

In caring and service,

Emma Smith

Dog Day

We hope everyone who participated had an enjoyable and relaxing time with the dogs! We had an amazing turnout! Big thanks to the St. John's ambulance for bringing in their therapy dogs!

Candytown

Great work to all the members who volunteered at Candytown! We appreciate everyone freezing their toes off in Yaletown for the event. We hope you all had a fun, enjoyable and sociable time volunteering and riding in horse carriages!

Bubble Tea Social

Thank you to everyone who purchased bubble tea! We’re disappointed that our gathering was cut short due to the snow but we hope you members had a great time sipping on your Gong Cha bubble tea!

Clothing Drive

The Clothing Drive was a HUGE success! Huge thank you to all the clubbers who donated to the clothing drive! Ms. Lee said it looked like a junkyard in her classroom! :D ALL donations go toward the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre. All donations will help the women and children at the shelter!

December DCM

Props to the members who attended the December DCM! Jeanne, our secretary, said she had a great time! Below is Jeanne’s recap and experience of the DCM.

“The December DCM was awesome! We learned a lot about the Key Clubs' structure and other information This information was already known by the execs, but it helps members realize how big Key Club International really is. We did icebreakers at the beginning to get to know members from the different clubs We also brainstormed ideas on how to fundraise for DCON and the district project, Holding Hands to Help End Hunger. We listened to workshops from the LTG of Division 18, Nola Stenstrom, the district governor, Kyle Hanson and Jenny Jia, our very own LTG. We participated in a scavenger hunt! We grouped off with a member of a different club and explored the UBC campus to take photos with different prompts Prompts were things like sitting in on a lecture, posing like a bodybuilder outside of body energy club, stick your face in the snow. At the DCM we got to know lots of people, we shared funny memories, and in the end, we were all basically friends! The winners of the scavenger hunt also got a prize! The DCM was very informational, fun and social! Meeting Kyle, the district governor, was super cool and wandering around the UBC campus introduced us to what university life might be like.”

- Jeanne Chen, Secretary

Aunt Leah's

Thanks to everyone who volunteered at Aunt Leah’s Christmas tree lot! We hope you all had a wonderful time hanging out with Christmas trees! Huge thank you to the volunteers, Forrest, Ari, Karli and Julian R, who covered the November 28th shift, it was last minute fill in and we really appreciate it. Also thanks to Kiwanis chaperones, Kitty and Sakura!

Meetings!

There are no meetings during the break! The next meeting is in the auditorium, lunch on Jan. 3rd, the first day back from winter break! Be there and be square! (next meetings: Jan. 3, 17, 31)

Breakfast Club

Thanks to everyone who signed up for the upcoming breakfast club dates. Dates are still open if you are still interested! The spreadsheet can be found on teams or in our discord. Please remember what day you signed up for and be punctual! Contact Jeanne if you have any questions or problems with the sign-up.

Canucks Autism Network

We still have spots left for the Canuck Autism Network shifts on Dec. 10th or 17th! It’s a great opportunity to volunteer with friends in a chill, easygoing environment with a free lunch! If you ’ re interested sign up on the spreadsheet that can be found on discord, teams or our Instagram Linktee. Thanks to everyone who has already signed up! Remember your shift is from 10 am to 4 pm at 1788 W 8th Ave. Don’t be late!

DCON

Are you interested in going to Seattle for a weekend?

Come join us for DCON, a 3-day trip to Seattle with Key Club from March 31st to April 2nd, 2023. This is an awesome chance to get to know Key Clubbers from the Pacific Northwest District and to gain experience & knowledge to run for an exec position!

If enough people attend, our area administrator, Mr. Eckersley will rent a bus for us to travel together

Interested? Fill out the interest form (found on discord or teams) and register at pnwkeyclub.org under events.

Holiday Greetings!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year VT Key Club! This is the last newsletter of 2022 (calendar year). Newsletters will resume in 2023. I hope you all enjoyed reading the monthly newsletters for upcoming club events and recaps. “Don’t be a hermit this winter break” is my wish to y ’all. Make time to go to the outside world and explore, either with friends, family or by yourself. Try activities and visit events you have never done before! Just don’t stay inside all winter break bingewatching or grinding pc games. Touch snow and freeze a little bit this winter season. Enjoy your two weeks off! You deserve a break from school. See you in 2023! :)

-Megan Ho, Editor

Exec Contacts

President

- Emma Smith

Email: emsvangroovy@gmail.com Instagram: @emmasmit.h

VP - Naomi Hawreluk

Email: naomihawreluk@gmail.com Instagram: @naomihawreluk

VP - Astrid Wehner

Email: Astridawehner@gmail.com Instagram: @astrid.w11

Exec Contacts

Secretary - Jeanne Chen

Email: jeanne71518@gmail.com

Instagram: @jean.ne.c

Webmaster - Vivien Chen

Email: vivenchen998@gmail.com Instagram: @vivien. .c

Treasurer - Angela Fong

Email: fonghoiming8@gmail.com Instagram: @fhmm86

Editor - Megan Ho

Email: meganho277@gmail.com Instagram: @mehgu.oh