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Division 34 Newsletter Pacific Northwest District Key Club International
August 2014 Edition Bellarmine l Fife l Foss l Gig Harbor l Lincoln l Mt. Tahoma l Peninsula l Stadium l Wilson
Table of Contents 1 Front Cover 2 Table of Contents 3 Greetings from the Lieutenant Governor 4 Meet the 2014-2015 Key Club International President 5 Meet the 2014-2015 PNW District’s International Trustee 6 Meet the PNW District Projects Director 7 Key Club 101 8 Promotional flyers 9 Division 34 10 July DCM recap 11 Seattle Rally recap 13 Upcoming events of August 14 August DCM announcement 15 Member of the Month 16 Shark Cage 18 Club officers contact information 20 Executive District Board Contact Information 21 Appointed District Officers Contact Information 22 Key Leader 23 Eliminate Project
Greetings from your Lieutenant Governor
Hello Division 34! August, better known as “The Sunday of Summer” is finally here. It’s the final month of summer, so let’s enjoy the time we have left. However, school is just around the corner, which means that it’s time to get ready for your first Key Club meeting. I plan to meet with each club for officer training in August and September. Presidents, please let me know which day is best for you and your officers, so that we can meet up for an officer training . It was great seeing some of you at Seattle Rally and I hope you all had a wonderful time learning from the workshops, meeting new Key Clubbers, and bonding with our division. Enjoy the rest of your summer, and remember keep on serving! In Love and Service,
Ayane Kawaai Division 34 Lieutenant Governor Pacific Northwest District Key Club International Ltg34.ayanek@gmail.com 253.358.0467
Hello, Key Clubbers! My name is Maria Palazzolo, and I am so thankful to be your 2014-2015 Key Club International President! I was elected at the International Convention in Anaheim, California, about a month ago. It is a privilege to serve you and the rest of our 267,000 members. As Key Clubbers, we have a unique perspective of the world. We, as teenagers, get to make lasting impacts within our communities and throughout the world. I find it absolutely amazing that our organization is made of so many selfless individuals with one mission: to positively change the world. As your International President, one of my main goals is to make Key Club International more accessible to provide more ideas and opportunities to make your club the best it can be. This can be done through: • Webinars o On topics such as: § The $.50 dues increase § Grants available to fund club projects, such as the Youth Opportunities Fund {more information here: http://www.keyclub.org/service/fund/yof.aspx} § Twitter chats with International Board members § Increased interaction through social media We will also be promoting the Eliminate Project, which is the Kiwanis family’s campaign to raise $110 million by the end of 2015 to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus from the face of the planet. It nears its completion at the end of the year, and we need to work tirelessly to meet our goal. I will work with our International Vice President, Kevin Zhang, and our eleven International Trustees to meet these goals to make this year a productive one for our organization. I hope to see all of you at our International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, next summer! Imagine 2,000 people who are just as focused on helping others as you are. It’s an absolutely amazing time. If you have any questions about Key Club International, International Convention, or would just like to talk to me, feel free to email me! Have a great year, and thank you for all that you do in your homes, schools, and communities!
Yours in service, Maria Palazzolo Key Club International President ipmariapalazzolo@gmail.com
Hey, Pacific-Northwest! My name is Tashrima Hossain, and I’d like to introduce myself as the new International Trustee for your district. It is such an honor to be in your service, primarily by ensuring that your voices are heard at the international level during the upcoming year. I’m excited to join the PNW moose; I’ve already received so much enthusiasm from the Board, I’ve heard many great things about PNW, and I can’t wait to see all the great achievements your district has in store. To let you know a little about myself, I am from Cypress, Texas, which is a suburban area adjacent to the Houston border. In addition to Key Club, I devote much of my time to debate and Student Council— which often leaves with very little time for sleep! As a result, I’m a bit of a grandma, and I like spending much of my free time sleeping, reading, or just hanging out with friends. For those of you who would like to know more about my duties as International Trustee, I have a few basic responsibilities: attending International Board meetings, participating in a maximum of two district visits, and acting as a representative of the international level of Key Club. In addition, Governor Lisa and I completed a Governor-Trustee agreement, which identified the main expectations Lisa has of me, as your district’s Trustee; many of said goals revolve around constant communication and building positive Sister District relations—all of which are means to ensure that I effectively represent your views on the international level. Additionally, I serve with Jenalee Beazley, Rip Livingston, Liz Moore, and Nicole Lema on the Growth and Communications Committee. There, we predominantly focus on fostering a connection between advisors and Kiwanis clubs, making Key Club a school-wide name, creating a “cool factor” for Key Club, empowering local clubs to publicize their work, creating a strategic growth plan for KCI, and creating an annual club census. We already have a very specific set of goals and action
steps for the first quarter; I plan to update you all with any progress in that arena. During my term, I will stay committed to the goals I campaigned with, but more than that, I intend to actively serve as a resource for you all. If you have questions about amendments, elections, service, or general Key Club knowledge, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I’m here as a resource, friend, and assistant in any way you may need. Call me, email me, Facebook me— I’m always ready to lend a hand.
Tashrima Hossain International Trustee Georgia, KIWIN'S, & Pacific-Northwest tashrima.hossain.kc@gmail.com 713-505-2252 keyclub.org
MEET THE PNW DISTRICT PROJECTS DIRECTOR Hey Key Clubbers! My name is Dorothy Wang and I am a senior from Division 64 – the new home of the Dinosaurs! I cannot express how honored and humbled I am to be able to serve the Pacific Northwest as the District Projects Committee Chair. I will commit this next year to making the Eliminate Project as successful as it can be for our district, and I hope you will, too! After raising over $80,000 for the Eliminate Project over the course of the last year alone, it won’t be easy for us to top our past accomplishments. However, I have complete faith in our district to achieve that and so much more for the campaign’s last year! As some of you may know, our district goal for this upcoming year is set at $50,000, but why not raise more? The district hopes to easily surpass that amount and save as many lives as we possibly can. The Eliminate Project needs YOU and the support of your Key Clubs and communities in order to reach our $110 million goal for Kiwanis International and to eliminate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus by 2015. Time is running out, so it is crucial that we go all out and do all that we can for the project in its final stage! Although the Eliminate Project has been our district project for over a year, we cannot afford to loosen the reins and wait for others to help us reach that goal. The amazing thing about the Eliminate Project is that even a little bit of change can have such a tangible and substantial impact on the lives of mothers and children throughout the world. Through a joint effort, I believe that MNT can and will be eliminated by 2015! Raise awareness throughout your communities and fundraise! Whether you and your club organize a movie night, Dance to Elimin8, Skate to Elimin8, potluck, or even a food sale, EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS! It’s really amazing how far a little bit of effort, enthusiasm, and shameless promotion can go – especially when we’re talking about passionate and serving Key Clubbers! If you ever need help with a fundraiser or have any questions regarding the Eliminate Project, please do not hesitate to contact me through email or Facebook (let’s be friends! !). As Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Never get discouraged, because even $1.80 could change a mother’s and child’s life forever. Key Clubbers have a wonderful opportunity to make a huge impact on the world. Go out there and make PNW proud! In love and service, Dorothy Wang Pacific Northwest District Projects Director & Lieutenant Governor of Division 64 dorothywang.ltg64@gmail.com
Photo Credit: Jenny Zhang, District Editor
Promotional Flyers
Want to promote Key Club at your school and gain more members? You can easily do so by printing out these promotional flyers, created by our District Editor, Jenny Zhang.
Where do I find these flyers?
Go to our district website at: pnwkeyclub.org And click the “Recourses” tab and select “Promotion”. Both, PDF and JPG files are available.
Division 34
Colors: Blue and White
Schools: Bellarmine Fife Foss Gig Harbor Lincoln Mt. Tahoma Peninsula Stadium Wilson
Mascot: Shark
Lieutenant Governors: Gabriel Dumbrique 2010-2011, Lincoln Nickolena Milne-Cooper 2011-2012, Gig Harbor Trang Tran 2012-2013, Lincoln Athena Sok 2013-2014, Lincoln Ayane Kawaai 2014-2015, Gig Harbor
July DCM recap
The July DCM was held on July 22nd at Wright Park from 1-3 PM. The members played many team building games, such as: team body spelling, the human knot, and the picture game. We discussed promotion and recruitment ideas for the upcoming school year. I was also able to share my ICON experience with the members, especially about the $.50 dues increase. Overall, it was a fun DCM even with a small group.
Seattle Rally recap Held on August 4th at Auburn Mountainview High School. About 340 members attended and raised $1519.26 for the Eliminate Project.
“One of my favorite parts of Seattle Rally was experiencing the authentic enthusiasm of Key Clubbers all over the area because it instilled an even greater enthusiasm in me to go back to my community and serve!” -Olivia Gates, Gig Harbor
“I enjoyed it the second I entered the school, I could feel this intense energy from everyone. People were so excited to meet new friends and hangout with old ones. The spirit everyone gave off was beyond amazing. Like when D32 started cheering, it put almost every high school football game I had seen to shame. But don’t count out Division 34. It was just a great experience that I can’t wait to take part of next year.” -Raum Nesbitt, Foss
“Seattle Rally 2014 was a really fun experience for me. I was able to meet new and old friends. An activity I really enjoyed the most was the “photoshoot” icebreaker because I was able to be myself easily and have fun while doing it. I loved the workshops as well because ltgs were really welcoming and spirited while they presented. Overall, Seattle Rally was worth going and just looking back all these photos in the Seattle Rally hash tag makes me really happy.” -Tommy You, Lincoln
“Well Seattle Rally was fun and it was a great experience. The part I enjoyed most was meeting new people from other divisions and it actually brought me closer to people in my division. The workshops were fun but being crowded in one small room was unexpected. J “ -Ken Le, Mt. Tahoma
Upcoming events of August
August 5th : President and Secretary reports DUE August 8th-10th: Summer Board Meeting (District Board) Camp Wa-Ri-Ki, Washougal, WA August 13th: August DCM 1-4 PM at Wapato Park August 16th: Eastside Rally 11AM- 4PM at Moses Lake High School August 20th: Canada Rally 10:30 AM- 3 PM at UBC- Buchanan A August 21st-24th: PNW Kiwanis DCON Portland, OR August 23rd: Katie Na’s Birthday August 27th: Our sister division (D35) LTG’s birthday
August DCM Announcement
When: August 13th Time: 1-4 PM PRESIDENTS: PCM is at 12:30 PM Where: Wapato Park 6500 S Sheridan Ave, Tacoma, WA 98408 Why: Let’s celebrate Shark Week together, by spending some time with our fellow D34 Sharks! We will be doing a scavenger hunt, team building games, and….. You can win prizes just by participating! I can’t wait to end the summer with a fun DCM and I hope that you are all excited!
Member of the Month
Ken Gaither Peninsula High School Ken has only been a member of Key Club, since last spring. But he has become very involved with his club and our division. He was the only member from his club who attended Seattle Rally, and was interacting with Key Clubbers from other divisions. Keep it up, Ken!
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How to earn points
5 points per DCM/Kiwanis DCM attendee 5 points per officer report that is submitted first within the division 5 points per new member for the 2014-2015 year 5 points per late officer report (president or secretary) 10 points per rally attendance 15 points per presidents’ report (without pictures) 20 points per presidents’ report (with pictures) 20 points per secretary report 20 points for being Member of the Month 30 points per project/fundraiser for the district project
School
DCM attendance
New member
Rally attendance
President Report
Secretary Report
Member of the Month
District Project
TOTAL
Bellarmine
0
Fife
0 50
45
65
Gig Harbor
50
110
20
45
225
Lincoln
125
200
25
65
415
Mt. Tahoma
75
170
20
60
20
345
Peninsula
40
30
45
40
20
180
30
20
40
30
35
65
Stadium
Wilson
Â
25
5
20
185
5
Foss
90 20
175
Officer Contact Information Foss High School
Gig Harbor High School
President: Jacqueline Nguyen jyjacqueline@live.com
President: Olivia Gates Olivia.gates@comcast.net
Vice President: Ayla Dudolf laraye97@live.com
Vice President: Evelyn Lundeen Leftylundeen13@gmail.com
Secretary: Maria Nguyen mmarianguyen@hotmail.com
Secretary: Lindsey Shaw Lindseye.shaw@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Tuyet-Nhi Le nhi_le2008@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Angela Shin Angelashin19@gmail.com
Historian: Avahtni Pathmmavong Gemini3610@live.com
Lincoln High School
Editor: Isabel Gates Isabel.gates@comcast.net
Mt. Tahoma High School
President: Miko Davis Mikochaaaaan@gmail.com
President: Elizabeth Yi viabeyonce@gmail.com
Vice President: Jaliyah Austin Austin5jaliyah@gmail.com
Vice President: Hoang Nguyen Ihero.nguyen.96@gmail.com
Secretary: Jennifer Ongoco Jennifer.ongoco@yahoo.com Treasurer: Amy Hung Theamyhung@yahoo.com Editor: Keliah Riem KeilahLillyet@outlook.com Events Coordinator: Shayla Trinh Trinh_shayla@yahoo.com
Secretary: Don Ta dontamthssecretary@gmail.com Treasurer: Nhi Nguyen Thienthan_acquy_12195@yahoo.com Editor: Micow Ly Michael_ly9800@yahoo.com
Stadium High School
Peninsula High School President: Daniela Smith Bubblyellie37@gmail.com
President: Julia Han juliaaahan@gmail.com
Vice President: Alicia Shulz aliciashulz@hotmail.com
Vice President: Jaelin O’Halloran jaelinmo@gmail.com
Secretary: Susanna Dodo Susiejo98@gmail.com
Secretary: Yasmeen Wafai Ywafai@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Simone Bogar simonebogar@gmail.com
Treasurer: Katie Na Kt_na@hotmail.com
Editor: Austin Coughlin Austincoughlin17@gmail.com
Communications: Valeria Sanchez Valeriasanchezj@gmail.com
Wilson High School President: Sierra Suafoa-McClain Sierra_zebra@yahoo.com Vice President: Adaiya Granberry Adaiya.granberry@gmail.com Secretary: Tyler Strader tystrader@comcast.net Treasurer: Sam Flynn samanthadflynn@live.com Public Relations: Amara Gordon Tilaia897@hotmail.com
Executive District Board District Governor Lisa Antonio Lisaantonio.dgov@gmail.com 425-985-8014
District Secretary Ik Hoon Jung ijpnwsec@gmail.com 503-560-3193
District Treasurer
Aneesh Pappu Apappu97@gmail.com 509-432-9908
District Editor Jenny Zhang Editorjennyzhang@gmail.com 206-941-1073
Convention Chair Cleo Tsang pnwconventionchair@gmail.com 425-306-6823
District Appointed Officers Convention Aide
Convention Aide
Jag Bains The.jag.bains@gmail. com
Ryan Miura Ryanmiura0241@gmail. com
MEET THE PNW DISTRICT PROJECTS DIRECTOR Hey Key Clubbers! My name is Dorothy Wang and I am a senior from Division 64 – the new home of the Dinosaurs! I cannot express how honored and humbled I am to be able to serve the Pacific Northwest as the District Projects Committee Chair. I will commit this next year to making the Eliminate Project as successful as it can be for our district, and I hope you will, too! After raising over $80,000 for the Eliminate Project over the course of the last year alone, it won’t be easy for us to top our past accomplishments. However, I have complete faith in our district to achieve that and so much more for the campaign’s last year! As some of you may know, our district goal for this upcoming year is set at $50,000, but why not raise more? The district hopes to easily surpass that amount and save as many lives as we possibly can. The Eliminate Project needs YOU and the support of your Key Clubs and communities in order to reach our $110 million goal for Kiwanis International and to eliminate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus by 2015. Time is running out, so it is crucial that we go all out and do all that we can for the project in its final stage!
Communications Director Anav Gagneja anavgagneja@gmail.co m
Although the Eliminate Project has been our district project for over a year, we cannot afford to loosen the reins and wait for others to help us reach that goal. The amazing thing about the Eliminate Project is that even a little bit of change can have such a tangible and substantial impact on the lives of mothers and children throughout the world. Through a joint effort, I believe that MNT can and will be eliminated by 2015! Raise awareness throughout your communities and fundraise! Whether you and your club organize a movie night, Dance to Elimin8, Skate to Elimin8, potluck, or even a food sale, EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS! It’s really amazing how far a little bit of effort, enthusiasm, and shameless promotion can go – especially when we’re talking about passionate and serving Key Clubbers!
District Project Director Dorothy Wang Dorothywang.ltg64 @gmail.com
Membership Growth K-Family Relations If you ever need help with a fundraiser or have any questions regarding the Eliminate Project, please do and not Reactivation Director hesitate to contact me through email or Facebook (let’s be friends! !). As Margaret Mead said, “Never Director doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Never get discouraged, because even $1.80 could change a mother’s and child’s life forever. Key Clubbers a wonderful opportunity to make a huge impact on the world. Go out there and Tina have Sok make PNW proud! Suvir Copparam Sok.athena@gmail. In love and service, Copparam.suvir@gm Dorothy Wangcom Pacific Northwest District Projects Director & Lieutenant Governor of Division 64 ail.com dorothywang.ltg64@gmail.com
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