NOVEMBER DCM: KEYSGIVING AT HOME

Eileen Rodriguez | ’20-’21 Director of Publicity

During the month of November, Division 30 South held their monthly Division Council Meeting. DCMs are where our division, consisting of Whitney High School and 12 schools nearby us, come together to get key club updates, such as fundraising and upcoming events, and to see other members get recognized for all the effort they've put into Key Club. For the month of November, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, the DCM was known as Division 30 South’s Keys-Giving.

The November DCM took place from 3:30-4:30 on the 21st. It began with our pledges and then continued on to talk about fundraising and all that different schools are doing to raise money and awareness for PTP. The Pediatric Trauma Program is one of our division’s main charity focuses and is based on helping children overcome trauma. We then talked about upcoming events and continued on to recognition. This month, Key Club was awarded Second Shining Club of the Month! By 4:00, all the updates and recognition had been completed and we had started a service activity.

For this DCM’s service activity, we wrote letters of love to seniors. Personally, I decided to give my letter a hint of Thanksgiving spirit and talked about all there is to be grateful for in the world. As our division was busy making our letters, we listened to music and enjoyed the presence of other dedicated Key Club members. This DCM was only an hour long but we all got a lot done and not only got updates and spent time with D30S but we also got the opportunity to do a service activity. If you did not have a chance to experience this year’s Keysgiving be sure to come out for our division’s December DCM!

Ethan Hong| ’20-’21 Director of Kiwanis/Member Relations

Hi Whitney! I hope everyone has had a nice November and a safe Thanksgiving. I also hope all the seniors are still standing after an important month for college applications! There were many things to reflect on last month and many things to be thankful for. I, for one, am very thankful to all who attended November DCM! The theme of this division council meeting was “Keysgiving at Home,” where members were able to join a virtual meeting and see other members from Division 30 South. We had a nice meeting and talked about past and future events, including upcoming fundraisers to support the Pediatric Trauma Program! After that, one of our Division Spirit Coordinators, Nathan Mai, led a riddle activity, where members entered in the chat the answers to riddles given by Nathan. This activity was fun and interactive, and I enjoyed it very much! The last part of the DCM was a service activity where members could write cards to different individuals. As one of your Division Service Project Coordinators, I helped to explain the activity and how to record your hours for your secretary to mark. This event was unique as there were two different places you could send cards to! The first option was an event called “Letters of Love,” where members could write a letter to an elder who might be lonely this holiday season. The second event was writing Thanksgiving Cards to special-needs individuals. Both of these events were called upon so not only do members have the opportunity to write to either or, but both groups of people will have some Thanksgiving cheer this month. This concluded the DCM, and it was quite memorable! The next Division Council Meeting is planned to be on December 19, 2020, so be sure to look out for an email and RSVP to attend. DCM’s are lots of fun and you would not want to miss out; I hope to see you then!