Vol. 1 Issue 8 NOVEMBER 2012
ALOHA. BEAVERTON. CENTURY. FOREST GROVE. GLENCOE. HILLSBORO. SOUTHRIDGE. SUNSET. WESTVIEW
DIVISION 65 NEWSLETTER
PACIFIC NORTHWEST KEY CLUB
HEY KEY CLUBBERS, HOW DO YOU FEEL?!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE COVER PAGE
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UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR & SECRETARIES
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LTG VISITS & LATEST PICTURES
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PROJECT: EDUCATE
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PROJECT: EDUCATE MERCHANDISE
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PROJECT: EDUCATE ROMOTION
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PROJECT: EDUCATE OPPORTUNITIES
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KEY CLUB GEAR
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OCTOBER DCM MEETING MINUTES
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LTG ELECTION INFORMATION
10-11
CHEERS/DISTRICT BOARD CONTACT INFORMATION
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DIVISION 65 NEWSLETTER
UPCOMING EVENTS KEY CLUB SERVICE PARTNERS
November 25, 2012
November DCM @ Cedar Mill Library 2:00PM-3:30PM
- $$ from Miracle Dollar due - pick up Division 65 Crewnecks December 1, 2012
Key Club Dues Due (Early Bird/Regular)
December 16, 2012
LTG Election Day @ Cedar Mill Library 2:00PM-3:30PM
SECRETARIES
REMEMBER: Late is never. Collect all of your club Board Members’ contact information
First/Last Name, School, Grade, Board Position, E-mail Address, Phone Number (Indicate Texting Abilities)
HILLSBORO, I AM STILL MISSING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION!
E-mail susiethan.d65ltg@gmail.com the completed contact information.
Complete your Secretary Reports by the 5th of every month at: http://bit.ly/pnw_club_report
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” — Dalai Lama XIV
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DIVISION 65 NEWSLETTER
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR VISITS WHO: ALL DIVISION 65 HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUBS WHAT: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR VISITS WHERE: Your High School! WHEN: NOTE: If you r high school is not on the “Upcoming Events” calendar, please contact me to reschedule my visit. WHY: Lieutenant Governor visits are actually one of my favorite parts of being an LTG! I will be evaluating all of your board members and meeting structures to see that everything is going smoothly and to help you in any way I can! I’d like to give a brief speech and/or presentation so please notify me a week prior to my visit which your club would prefer! I am visiting your clubs to share more about Key Club on the District level and get everyone motivated to serve the community. I look forward to visiting you and your club! ALREADY VISITED CLUBS: -WESTVIEW -SUNSET -ALOHA
THE LATEST PICTURES!
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PRESENTING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL 2012– 2013 DISTRICT PROJECT!
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NAME OF PROJECT: “Project Educate” MONETARY GOAL: USD $30,000.00 (JMD 2,659,500.05) OBJECTIVE: Helping to support the development of early-childhood & primary education in the developing country of Jamaica. HOW WILL THE MONEY BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS EACH CONTRIBUTION? GOAL #5 30,000 High school scholarships for 10 students across Jamaica GOAL #4 27,050 St. Mary School (yet to be confirmed) school supplies GOAL #3 23,050 Online classroom assistance to 150 students across Jam. GOAL #2 20,050 Wakefield Primary School assistance for a new Library GOAL #1 12,050 Mona Heights Primary School supplies & library equipment
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PROJECT: EDUCATE CHARITY TEES
$15 EACH
PROJECT: EDUCATE CHARITY WRISTBANDS
$1 EACH You are all strongly encouraged to support this project by selling tshirts and/or wristbands at your high schools! If you would like to order some to sell at your high school, please contact me as soon as possible! Another good idea is to come up with fundraisers on your own! Please help this year’s District Project become a success by working together to Educate Jamaica!
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MARKETING AND PROMOTION “I CARE” CAMPAIGN
People will send in their pictures, a quote, their name, and title A promotional picture will be created for them Spread the news via social media websites! PROJECT: EDUCATE WEBSITE
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR/CLUB COMPETITIONS LIETUENANT GOVERNOR COMPETITION
DCON Award
LTG or Club Member of the division that raises the most money will win a free trip to Jamaica and the Jamaica District convention
DCON District Project Award
PEN-PAL SYSTEM
Voluntary list of Lieutenant Governors and clubs who want to talk to Jamaican Key Club members!
Pen-pal directory will be in the marketing and fundraising kits that will be produced soon by the District Project Committee
FOR MORE INFORMATION... PLEASE CONTACT ME OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
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#YOLO CHARITY TEES These t-shirts were sold at Seattle Rally but LTG Rachel still has leftovers! If you are interested in purchasing one, please let me know and I will bring you one home after the Tri-K District Board Meeting in October. Each t-shirt is $15 and will go to the Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program (KCCP).
DIVISION 65 CREWNECKS October 28th is the deadline to order crewnecks! Contact Katie Chanthakhoun for more details :) $20
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OCTOBER DCM MEETING MINUTES I, Lieutenant Governor of Division 65, officially call this DCM to order on October 28, 2012
DIVISION 65 GEAR: CREWNECKS “WE SO FLY. SIXTY FIVE! $20 a crewneck. Crewnecks from the #2 order will be available to pick up on the November DCM. We are going to put a little stall on the ordering for a while so the next collection of orders will probably be around January or February. MIRACLE DOLLAR We will be pulling together the efforts of 10 high schools in our division to collect $1 from every single Key Clubber! Our divisional goal is $800 and the money will be due on the November DCM. KEY MOTHA’ BANQUET Mother’s Day Themed event. Silent Auction. Talent Show (Presentation). Relatively Semi-Formal. Dinner. Admission Tickets. Etc. We will be breaking off into committees to further plan this event during the November DCM! CLUB BOARD TASKS Secretaries, do your reports. ‘Nuff said. LTG ELECTIONS Elections will be held, tentatively, on November 4th. Nominations Window is open now. Nominate your friends or yourself. Current Nominees Include: PROJECT: EDUCATE ORDERS SUNSET: 100 wristbands WESTVIEW: 20 wristbands SOUTHRIDGE: 8 smalls, 2 mediums, 2 larges, 2 tots; 20 wristbands
I, Lieutenant Governor of Division 65, officially adjourn this DCM on October 28, 2012.
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2013-2014 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELECTIONS WHO: 2 VOTING DELEGATES FROM EACH SCHOOL, LTG CANDIDATES, ADVISOR (DICK THURSTON), GUESTS WHAT: 2013-2014 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELECTION WHERE: CEDAR MILL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM WHEN: DECEMBER 16, 2012 2:00PM - 3:30PM WHY: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR INFORMATION, CANDIDATE SPEECHES, VOTING, ETC. THIS IS A FORMAL EVENT AND WILL REQUIRE ALL VOTING DELEGATES AND CANDIDATES TO BE DRESSED IN BUSINESS ATTIRE. RULES: Every club gets 2 voting delegates. 2/3 majority of division must attend election in order for voting to be valid. Prospective LTGs are NOT allowed to announce their candidacy to any one other than the current LTG. CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS: All candidates must be paid members. They must also be able to attend all 5 district board meetings, DCON 2013, and DCON 2014.
If you are planning on running for LTG, here’s your first task... The official Lieutenant Governor Election packet will be released the weekend of Thanksgiving, however, we need to do some house-keeping first. I will be putting together a little booklet for Election Day with all of the information regarding the 2013-2014 term along with all of the delegates. On the following page is an example which you should use to mirror. Please use this to best represent yourself in the upcoming election and enclose a picture of your face. &&& Good luck! THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, 2012. E-MAIL TO: susiethan.d65ltg@gmail.com
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2013-2014 LTG CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACKET (SAMPLE) NAME: Van Susie Than HIGH SCHOOL: Westview High School YEAR: Senior # OF YEARS IN KEY CLUB: 4 DISTRICT CONVENTIONS ATTENDED: 4 WHY I FIRST JOINED KEY CLUB: I joined Key Club because…
WHY I STAYED IN KEY CLUB: I stayed in Key Club because…
FAVORITE KEY CLUB PROJECT/ACTIVITY: My favorite Key Club project/activity is…
WHY I WANT TO BE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: I want to be the next LTG because…
FUN FACTS (OPTIONAL) THINGS I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO: Adopt a dog, Travel FAVORITE FOODS: Refrigerated Oranges/Grapes, Sushi CELEBRITY CRUSH: Joshua Jackson (1994), James Lafferty SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE: Mimi Than
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KEY CLUB ESSENTIAL CHEER/CHANT/PLEDGE KEY CLUB PLEDGE I pledge, on my honor, To uphold the objects of Key Club International; To build my home, school, and community; To serve my nation and God; And combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.
KEY CLUB CHEER
Leader: Hey, Key Clubbers! How do you feel?! Sea of Key Clubbers: I feel good! Oh! I feel so good! UH! (two fists, elbows tucked, downward arm thrust) Double it up. UH! UH! (two fists, elbows tucked, downward arm thrust) X2 Triple it Up. UH! UH! UH! (two fists, elbows tucked, downward arm thrust) X3 One long UH! UHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (right arm extended outward, up & down, wave-like motion) Rapper-style. Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh! (“Uh” spoken with spunky attitude, fingers extended, elbows bent and un-tucked, arms form an “A” shaped wedge, sharply chop air alter nating between right and left arms) WOOO! (clap hands and freestyle cheering)
SIZZLE
Leader: Hey, Key Clubbers! Sea of Key Clubbers: Hey, what?! Leader: Hey, Key Clubbers! Sea of Key Clubbers: Hey, what?! Hey, what?! Leader: Can you show me? Show me? How to Sizzle! Sizzle! Both: First you roll it! Roll it! Then you take it! Take it! Then you bounce it! Bounce it! Then you sizzle! Sizzle! What? What? Sizzle! Sizzle! (repeat first 5 lines) Both: First you pop it! Pop it! Then you lock it! Lock it! Then you drop it! Drop it! Then you sizzle! Sizzle! What? What? Sizzle! Sizzle!
WHAT’S UP, PNW’S DISTRICT EXECUTIVE BOARD? DISTRICT GOVERNOR Giovanni McKenzie GiovanniMc.KeyClub@gmail.com DISTRICT SECRETARY Kelsie Hoppes kelsiehoppes@gmail.com DISTRICT TREASURER Kenneth Lam K3nn3thlam@hotmail.com DISTRICT BULLETIN EDITOR Bassel Hamieh basselhamiehpnw@gmail.com CONVENTION CHAIR Andy Nguyen andy.t_nguyen@yahoo.com DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR John Jay jmjay@comcast.net ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR Suzanne Endroedy suzbeth1@comcast.net FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR Kevin Buyer buyergang@wavecable.com
www.wesofly-sixtyfive.tumblr.com VAN (SUSIE) THAN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DIVISION 65 CELL PHONE: 503-724-1208 (+text) E-MAIL: susiethan.d65ltg@gmail.com SKYPE: susiethan PROUD N’ WILLING TO SERVE CARING– OUR WAY OF LIFE