Division 52 News Pacific Norwest District Key Club Cashmere - Eastmont - Wenatchee
May 2014 VOL 1 ISSUE 1
Wenatchee High School’s Key Club at DCON. 1
In this issue
03 Letter from your Lt.G 04 April Recap 05 Upcoming Events 06 The Eliminate Project
07 Key club 101 08 Key Leader 09 Eastside Rally 10 Meet the new District Board
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Greetings!
Hello Division 52, First off, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Teresa Bendito and I am currently a junior at Wenatchee High School and I am your new lieutenant governor for 2014-2015 term. As lieutenant Governor, I will help improve communication between our division, ( Cashmere, Eastmont, and Wenatchee) as well as informing our division about district events and projects. One of my goals for this year is to increase our division’s participation at DCON. In past years, the only school to send members to DCON was Wenatchee, next year I would like to bring members from Cashmere and Eastmont to represent their Key Club’s. The first step to my goal is to have members attend to our division’s first DCM. This will be a great opportunity to have fun, and meet Key clubbers from our district while learning about our district project, Eastside rally, and vote on our division mascot. I hope to see you all at May’s DCM!
I am incredibly excited for this upcoming year and getting to meet all of our members but most importantly, to see how much our division can grow this year. Please contact me if you have any questions, my email is teresabendito@gmail.com. With Love and service,
Teresa Bendito
Lieutenant Governor Division 52
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April Recap DCON Seven Wenatchee High School Key Club members went to DCON representing our district 52. DCON was April 4-6 in Seattle WA. At DCON we:
Attended forums
Voted for the Executive Board
Listened to motivational speakers
Won an award for most hours of community service per member.
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Upcoming Events May DCM: Mark your calendar for May 17th from 12pm—3pm at Walla Walla Point Park ,Wenatchee. At the DCM you will get to meet other Key Club members, share ideas about fundraising, and vote on our district's mascot.
Youth United Award’s Ceremony: For all of the key club members that are receiving your varsity letter in community service, the award ceremony is May 22nd. Remember to dress nicely because this is a special night to give recognition for all of your work in our community.
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The Eliminate Project What is the Eliminate Project? Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.
About MNT Neonatal tetanus kills one baby every nine minutes— nearly 60,000 newborn children every year. A significant number of women also die due to maternal tetanus. The effects of the disease are excruciating—tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.
Just $1.80 can save a mother and her baby from MNT . 6
Key Club 101 What is Key Club? Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through service to others. Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities.
Core values:
Key Club Motto:
The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness.
Caring– Our way of life.
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Key Leader Key Leader changes lives! Key Leader is a program for today’s emerging leaders. This life-changing event focuses on service leadership as the first, most meaningful leadership development experience. A Key Leader will learn the most important lesson of leadership— leadership comes from helping others succeed.
PNW Key Leader Dates Portland Area: October 24th-26th Camp Collins, Gresham Register at www.key-leader.org
Seattle Area: November 7th-9th Camp Sambica, Bellevue officers
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Eastside Rally What: Eastside rally is an event that unites the Key Club members of the eastern part of Washington and northern Idaho. When: August 16th 11-4pm Where:
Moses Lake High School Who: All Key club members from the Pacific Northwest are welcome to this event. All Key club members from the eastside are strongly recommended to attend, and all key club officers are require to attend. Why: In order to meet other Key Club members who live in eastern Washington or northern Idaho, to properly train all of the club officers from the eastside, and to come together for a day of fun.
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PNW Executive Board Pacific Northwest District Governor Dear Pacific Northwest District, The ending of District Convention is always hard, but it also marks the beginning of another Key Club year and another year of service. If you have not already met me I am Lisa Antonio, and I am honored to have the chance to serve as your District Governor for the next year. I am privileged to be leading such a diverse and enthusiastic district and I am excited to start building upon our strengths and creating new solutions for our district’s weaknesses. In this upcoming year I want to focus on clubs and members. I want to make sure clubs are thriving and increasing not only membership, but active membership. I want each club member to know the District Board is there to serve the members. I am looking forward to meeting all of you, and if you have any questions please feel free to contact me via email, lisaantonio.dgov@gmail.com, Facebook, or telephone 425-9858014!
Pacific Northwest District Treasurer Hello Key Clubbers! My name is Aneesh Pappu and I am the incoming District Treasurer. I am so honored and grateful to serve you all for the 2014-2015 term and I look forward to what we will accomplish together! One of my main goals is to actively educate club treasurers so that dues collection is easy and efficient for all clubs in our district. I also plan to effectively monitor the budget of the board and to oversee all fundraising efforts for the district project this year. In addition, I intend to play a very active role in working with growth committees on the district board to increase membership within our district. I want you all to know that I am always available to assist you with any and all problems that you may have in your clubs. Feel free to give me a call anytime, even if you just want to chat, and add me on Facebook! I look forward to meeting you all this year.
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Pacific Northwest District Editor Hey Pacific Northwest Key Clubbers! I’m Jenny Zhang, District Editor, editorjennyzhang@gmail.com.
This coming year for our district is going to be a legendary one, and it’s an honor to be part of it as your 2014-2015 District Editor. I’m so excited to be involved in your newsletters and giving THE ESPRESSO, our district newsletter, the publicity it deserves. I will make it as inclusive, informative, and exciting as possible. This position combines my love for service and design and I can say confidently that this year, not only will we Key Clubbers feel good, but we will also look good in all of the publications in district!
Pacific Northwest District Secretary Hi, everyone. My name’s Ik Hoon Jung ijungpnwsec@gmail.com, I’m from Southridge High School in Beaverton, OR (Div. 65), and I’m excited beyond words to serve as your District Secretary. I’ve been an enthusiastic member of Key Club since freshman year, and it is truly a dream come true to be in this great position. I hope my term can bring about great positive personal growth in both myself and other Key Clubbers, and I won’t let you down!
Pacific Northwest District Convention Chair Hey PNW Key Clubbers! My name is Cleo Tsang, and I’m so excited to serve as your 2014-2015 Convention Chair. Another year has quickly come and gone, and the 66th Annual District Convention will be here before you know it! I cannot express how honored I am to be planning a convention for the best Key Clubbers in the world. With that said, I ensure you that I will work my hardest to make the 66th Annual DCON the very best! I hope to make you guys proud – so start your countdowns! Please know that I am open to suggestions, questions, comments, etc. so feel free to contact me! 11
Thanks for reading!
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