The Daily Samurai | November Newsletter

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SAMURAI NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

IN THIS ISSUE… Message from the LTG

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Message from the editor

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Preferred Charities

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DCON 2015

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International Trustee Tashrima

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Let’s get Key-nected

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What’s up with Dues? 23

March of Dimes

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Key Club 101

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Project Eliminate 13

Trick or Treat for UNICEF

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Divisional Officers

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International Trustees

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Promotional Resources

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Division 20i Club Officers

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District Treasurer Aneesh

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Club Reports

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MESSAGE FROM YOUR LTG Happy November, Division 20i!

I hope you all are enjoying the school year so far and hopefully not over stressing any of your school work! It’s that time of year again where there’s constant fundraising for charities and that’s what makes me love this time the most.

You know what else gets me super pumped during this time of year? The release of CALL TO CONVENTION! For those who don’t already know, DCON is quickly approaching and the district board and convention team have been working extremely hard on making the 66th annual district convention the best it could possibly be. For more information, contact me at riabains20i@gmail.com to obtain the call to convention packet! Hope you all enjoy this issue of The Daily Samurai!

Ria Bains Division 20i LtG. Key Club International

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MESSAGE FROM YOUR DIVISIONAL EDITOR Hey Guys! Its your divisional editor, I hope that everyone is having a wonderful key club year, and ended their first quarter on a good note! A lot happened last October for us. One of the most memorable key club experiences for me was Trick or Treat 4 UNICEF. It’s always been my favorite service project, and I’m more than happy that I spent it with great company and friends. Over 450$ was raised from my home club.

I want to remind the club editors that I need a monthly report from you guys. Other than that, keep up the good work and cant wait to see all the editors during club visitations!

Jhon Dimaculangan Divisional Editor Key Club International 3

P R E F E R R E D C H A R I T I E S Key club participates with Children’s Miracle Network by sponsoring fundraising events. Key Club members also participate in service projects at their local children’s hospital.

Find out how you and your club can help CMNH.

For decades, Key Club has partnered with the March of Dimes to give every baby a healthy start.

Key Club members raise thousands of dollars annually through various programs, such as March of Dimes’ signature event, March of Babies.

Since 1994, Key Club has been Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF and over the years has raised nearly US$5 million for iodine deficiency programs worldwide and HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya and Swaziland.

Now it’s helping The Eliminate Project.

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INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BRIAN LE

PNW DCON WHAT IS DCON?

“DCON is District Convention, the yearly gathering of over 1,800 Key Clubbers from across the Pacific Northwest District. For one weekend, these Key Clubbers meet in Seattle, Washington and celebrate a year’s worth of service. This year’s theme is “SERVICE TO INFINITY AND BEYOND,” emphasizing the members who go the extra mile and beyond to serve their home, schools, and communities.”

WHAT DO YOU DO THERE?  Meet Key clubbers from all over PNW  Elect the next District Executive Board  Retire and Install the old/new District Board  Spirit Battles  Watch entertainment and talent  Go to forums and better your clubs  Dance at the Governors ball

Click to watch the “Call to Convention video” for more info! https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uoDgvMVtVI

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THE DETAILS Where: Seattle Sheraton Hotel & Washington State Convention Center When: March 13th- March 15th, 2015 Cost: About $300 per member (remember that you can fundraise with your home club, have your sponsoring Kiwanis help support, and also have your school donate money) THIS INCLUDES  Convention Registration  Hotel Rooms  Food  Transportation  New Friends  Priceless memories

FOR THE OFFICERS

Your club will need to have the Call to Convention packets filled out by the 24th of January. I will be emailing out the packet to all board members so that you may be able to look over it with your advisors.

Take a look over these first to get an idea what is needed from you!

Section A: Registration Section B: Candidate Information Section C: Awards & Talent

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INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE TASHRIMA 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.

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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@gm ail.com 713-505-2252 keyclub.org

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Key Club http://instagram.co m/keyclubint @keyclubint https://www.facebo ok.com/keyclubintnl

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http://instagram.com/ d20ipnwkeyclub @d20ipnwkeyclub

https://www.facebook .com/groups/21260648 5421310/ https://twitter.com/ Division20i

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1 in 8 babies are born prematurely Prematurity is the #1 cause of death during the first month November is Prematurity Awareness Month with World Prematurity Day on November 17th

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UNICEF The world’s leading advocate for children, with strong presence in 190 countries.

DID YOU KNOW?

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 UNICEF is the largest procurer of vaccines in the world, buying 2.6 billion doses of vaccines in 2008 and reaching 56% of the world’s children.  UNICEF provides critical supplies and support for education, resulting in raising the percentage of children with primary education from 50% in 1980 to 85% today

SUPPORT THE ELIMINATE PROJECT T-SHIRT

TANK

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SNAPBACK

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babies

Talk to your Lieutenant Governor if you’re interested!

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FUNDRAISING IDEAS FOR ELIMINATE  Make miracle minutes class competitions at assemblies.  If you have any Eliminate fundraisers, get the Leadership class involved, and/or other clubs.  Have shoot outs during halftime for basketball games. People pay to shoot from the three point line, and they win something if they get it (there are many different variations to the basketball shoot out).  Have people pay to try to kick a football into a field goal from a certain distance, and if they get it, they win something.  Have miracle minutes at halftime for sports, but make sure to explain what the project is.  Hold a coin drive or penny war class competition or school wide fundraiser where every 100 lives you save , a staff member gets punished or the school is rewarded (increments can vary). For example, 100 lives=Principal gets pied, 200 lives=Lip-synch by Chemistry and Algebra teacher, 300 lives=A teacher shaves their head, etc.  “Kiss a senior goodbye” at the end of the year. You can either auction off seniors, or have a set price.

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 Another coin drive/penny war idea. Each grade gets its own jar in a common area. Dollar bills and pennies are positive points, everything else is negative. You put dollar bills and pennies in your own grade’s jar to increase their points, and dimes/quarters/nickels/etc. in other jars to decrease their points.

Advertise by saying “Bring down the freshmen”, “Don’t let the seniors win”, etc.  Have a volleyball tournament with staff vs. the players, seniors vs. staff, juniors vs. seniors, etc. where people pay for admission, admission fee goes to the Eliminate Project. Hold concessions at this event with the proceeds going to Eliminate.  Ask the adults in charge of selling sports tickets to ask people who are purchasing the tickets if they would like to donate to the Eliminate Project.  Have the ASB donate $2 per dance ticket sold, and on the back of the ticket write "I saved a mother and her future babies" or something along those lines. The advantage is that the people would go to dances anyway, are now contributing to the project.

To clarify, you aren't increasing the price of the tickets by $2.  Involve other clubs and the Leadership class to Trick-or-Treat for Unicef. Advised not to open it up to the whole school, tracking the money will get difficult.  Have a dance where all proceeds go to eliminate!

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DIVISION 20i OFFICERS LYSA BONGANAY Graduating year: 2015 Favorite Colors: Teal Favorite Book: Magic Tree House Favorite Movie: Frozen Favorite Song: For the First Time In Forever Favorite Food: Donuts Favorite Quote: "Be somebody who makes everyone feel like a somebody." - Kid President Favorite KC service project:Teddy Bear Breakfast & Trick-or-Trick for UNICEF Guilty Pleasure: Harry Styles

JHON DIMACULANGAN

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Graduating year: 2016 Favorite Colors: Green, Navy & Burgundy Favorite Book: Marvel Comics Favorite Movie: Spider-Man Favorite Song: Touch the Sky -Kanye West Favorite Foods: Adobo and Fried Chicken Favorite Quote: "Swaggie"-Justin Bieber Favorite KC service projects: Trick or Treat for UNICEF and Relay 4 Life Guilty Pleasure: Buying clothes

JULIA SMITH Graduating year: 2016 Favorite Colors: Black Favorite Book: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Favorite Movie: Ferris Bueller's day off Favorite Song: Mrs. All American Favorite Food: Yakiniku Favorite Quote: "shut up Robbie Shapiro" Favorite KC service project: Teddy Bear Breakfast Guilty Pleasure: Harry Potter

TJ CORTEZ Graduating year: 2015 Favorite Colors: Red Favorite Book: Dr. Seuss Favorite Movie: Good Burger & Spiderman Favorite Song: Love Bug - Jonas Brothers Favorite Food: Fried Chicken/Shrimp Tempura Favorite Quote: “You win some, you win some” - Lyko Favorite KC service project: Trick-or-Trick for UNICEF Guilty Pleasure: Anna Kendrick/Emma Stone

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MESSAGE FROMTHE DISTRICT TREASURER Hey Key Club Treasurers! This is Aneesh Pappu, your district treasurer.

I hope you are all having a wonderful and productive school year and, for all you seniors, I hope that college applications are going well!

We are currently in the midst of my favorite time of the year – dues season! Dues season runs until December 1st and is the time frame in which all clubs must submit dues in order to be a part of Key Club International. Although there are many service organizations aside from Key Club that do not require payments to join, there is no group that provides you with the same level of opportunities as we do. When you pay dues to join, you’re joining an international organization with ties and projects all over the world. Your dues provide you with the opportunity to fundraise for projects such as the Eliminate Project in order to cure deadly diseases around the world. The benefits don’t stop there however; joining Key Club provides you and your club with resources to succeed. As a paid member, you and your club immediately receive the benefits of district support ranging from the help of your Lieutenant Governor and District Executive Officers to the aid of the adult Kiwanians who support us in each and every endeavor we undertake.

As we enter October a very important deadline for dues submission is arriving – Early Bird dues are due November 1st. Although it is not required to meet this deadline, submitting your club’s dues by this time and21 an Early Bird patch for your club’s banner. In order to meet this be

deadline, each club must submit $12.50 per member for at least 15 members through the Membership Update Center (MUC), which can be found at www.keyclub.org/MUC. If you have not logged into the MUC this school year yet, it is crucial that you sit down with your adviser, login, and begin the registration process. If you have any issues with login credentials, be sure to email memberservices@kiwanis.org and include me as well (apappu97@gmail.com).

After the Early Bird deadline, the final deadline for dues submission is December 1st. Unfortunately, clubs who do not submit their dues by this date will be placed on delinquent status, which can eventually translate into suspended and even inactive statuses for clubs. In order to avoid this, I highly recommend that you finish the dues process as soon as possible! I am also always available to assist if you have any issues, so don’t hesitate to shoot me an email or Facebook message if you ever need to!

Happy Dues Season!

In Caring & Service,

Aneesh Pappu Pacific Northwest District Treasurer Key Club International apappu97@gmail.com

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MASCOT: SAMURAI

SCHOOLS

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Anacortes Friday Harbor Oak Harbor Orcas South Whidbey

BLACK & RED

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K E Y C L U B B A S I C S M I S S I O N

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Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.

V I S I O N We are caring and competent servant leaders transforming communities worldwide.

M O T T O Caring- Are Way of Life

C O R E V A L U E S Character Building Inclusiveness Caring Leadership

C O L O R S Navy Blue Gold White

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P A C I F I C N O R T H W E S T D I S T R I C T

C O L O R Fuchsia Pink

M A S C O T Mortimer the Moose The district spans from western Canada to northern California: with Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and the pan-handle of Idaho in between. The Pacific Northwest encompasses nearly 1.8 million square miles and includes over 300 clubs that operate under 4428 divisions.

BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEES

Maria Palazzolo International President

Kevin Zhang Vice President

Tashrima Hossain CNH KIWINs Georgia Pacific Northwest

Gary Cheng Capital Caribbean-Atlantic Eastern 29 Canada

Rip Livingston Carolinas Indiana Kentucky-Tennessee

Nicole Lema Alabama Kansas Michigan

Shane Meyers Bahamas Illinois-Eastern Iowa New York

Robbie Mathis Jamaica LouisianaMississippiWestTennessee Pennsylvania

Laken Kelly Florida Missouri-Arkansas West Virginia

Barry Seng New Jersey TexasOklahoma WisconsinUpper Michigan

Liz Moore MinnesotaDakotas New Enlgand Utah-Idaho

Renisha Daley Nebraska-Iowa Montana Southwest

Jenalee Beazley CaliforniaNevadaHawaii Ohio Rocky Mountain

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Division 20i CLUB OFFICERS

PRESIDENT: Rheeno Kwak VICE PRESIDENT: Austin Donnell SECRETARY: Angelique Guina TREASURER: Kris Medina BULLETIN EDITOR: Noelle Gasper OAK HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT: Lauren Doster VICE PRESIDENT: Collin Smolsnik SECRETARY: Kate Baker TREASURER: Hunter Wickman BULLETIN EDITOR: Alex Hanesworth ANACORTES HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT: Echo Wood VICE PRESIDENT: Sammy Finch SECRETARY: Sam Pluff TREASURER: Sydney Wilson BULLETIN EDITOR: Allie Galt FRIDAY HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT: Emma Lungren VICE PRESIDENT: Hanna Nielson SECRETARY: Claire Burns TREASURER: Elshadai Serawit BULLETIN EDITOR: N/A SOUTH WHIDBEY HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT: N/A VICE PRESIDENT: N/A SECRETARY: N/A TREASURER: N/A BULLETIN EDITOR: N/A

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ORCAS HIGH SCHOOL

C L U B R E P O R T S VICE PRESIDENTS REPORT: The vice presidents report is due the 1st

of every month. These will give me an overlook of the club and will give you a chance to mention any issues and your general summary of the month. Fill out the document below and email me at riabains20i@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18CsRlJJMtOW8k1bKM4gf6k m3HGXFGA3M0M0bD5h8yUs/viewform?usp=send_form

SECRETARY REPORT: The secretary report is due the by the 5th of

each month. These are to be sent to me, and also the District Secretary, Ik Hoon. The secretary report is important because it gives the district board feedback on strengths and weaknesses of your club and ways we can help. Email me the finished report at riabains20i@gmail.com If you still do not have the document, email me for a copy! (Be sure to send them to pnwclubreports@gmail.com)

EDITOR REPORT: Editor reports are due by the 5th of each month. These

are used for my newsletters so that I can use the pictures that are taken. You should also give me a 100-150 word summary of each of the pictures so that I know what the event was and who volunteered for it. Email me reports at riabains20i@gmail.com

HISTORIANS: I understand that some clubs have historians such as my home club, in that case, editors should email me reports, and historians can send pictures. Communicate with each other!

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CONTACT INFORMATION DISTRICT GOVERNOR: LISA ANTONIO Division 28 Email: lisaantonio.dgov@gmail.com DISTRICT SECRETARY: IK HOON JUNG Division 65 Email: ijungpnwsec@gmail.com DISTRICT EDITOR: JENNY ZHANG Division 32 Email: editorjennyzhang@gmail.com

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DISTRICT TREASURER: ANEESH PAPPU Division 56 Email: Apappu97@gmail.com

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: RIA BAINS Division 20i Email: riabains20i@gmail.com

DIVISION EDITOR: JHON DIMAC. Email: dimacjhon@ gmail.com

DIVISION TREASURER: TJ CORTEZ Email: josephtcorte z@gmail.co m

DIVISION EXEC. ASSIS.: JULIA SMITH Email: smithjulia490 @gmail.com

DIVISION SEC.: LYSA BONGANAY Email: lysabonganay @gmail.com

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