Division 34 South’s Newsletter MONTHLY ISSUE Letter from LTG, Tips, and Updates
u g n i P ost P AUGUST 2019
pg 6. Tour de Cure
Pg 11. July dcm & night market
Letter from LTG Aloha KEY-utie Purple Penguins! Welcome to the August Newsletter! I hope you all are having a KEY-utie summer so far filled with a lot of fun! As the school year is starting to come, please remember to prepare well for the school year by continuing to be active in service and holding leadership meetings if you are an officer! Can you believe that it’s already been the first quarter of the term? Throughout the rest of this term, I encourage you to reach new heights whether it’s through service, fundraising, bonding, designing, or anything else! If you ever have any questions, please let me know by contacting me through the information at the end of the newsletter! I hope you all had a great time at the July DCM, our night market fundraiser for PTP on Sunday, July 28th! I hope to see you all at our August DCM, hint: it has something to do with ICE :D Stay tuned for updates about spirit gear, the spirit video, club rush, RTC, FRN, DCMS, and much more through our google reflector group at tinyurl.com/d34sgg or any of our social medias! Enjoy the rest of this newsletter with recaps and updates about all things Division 34 South!
Waddling in Service, REBECCA PAN
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2
LETTER FROM LTG
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TABLE OF CONTENTS OLD BUSSINESS
STAY KEY-NECTED!
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DIVISION UPDATES
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TOUR DE CURE
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ARTICLES & VISUALS
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JULY DCM & NIGHT MARKET
Website: division34south.weebly.com Instagram: @d34south Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/d34 south/ Google Reflector: tinyurl.com/d34sgg
NEW BUSSINESS 15
REGION UPDATES
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JULY CALENDAR & SOSP
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DIVISION LEADERSHIP TEAM CONCLUSION
22 DIVISION CONTACT INFO 24 LETTER FROM DNE 25 THANK YOU
Division Updates
Goals
350 Dues Paid Members $4049/6000 Raised for PTP 689/5500+ Hours of Service
A great start to the new term! BEE proactive over the summer to reach our goals!
July Recognition Advisor: Sarah Kraemer from Lynbrook
Officer: Tam-Dan Nguyen from Homestead
Club: Homestead High School
Popsicle Points Leaderboard
1) Fremont: 14 points
2) Monta Vista, Mountain View: 13 points
3) Los Altos: Club fundraising, attendance, and submissions will get your club more points!
11 points
TOUR DE CURE
On Sunday June 23rd, we had KEY-uties come and volunteer at June's division wide service event, Tour De Cure! Silicon Valley's Tour de Cure is a series of cycling events sponsored by the American Diabetes Association to raise funds for diabetes research. Our volunteers were tasked with a variety of tasks to makes sure the riders had a successful and fun event. Volunteers helped with volunteer registration, flagging the course, and cheering at the finish line. Thank you for all volunteers who attended the event! Hope to see you at July's service event!
Los Altos - Katherine Lai
ERUC ED RUOT
Tour de Cure was a really fun experience! I signed up for a shift that started at 5:00 AM, so although it was tiring and I got maybe 3 hours of sleep, we got to see a really pretty sunrise and help out with setting up cones! I helped out with directing people into parking lots or on their way and it was really rewarding to get to know the race and aid the bikers/volunteers in getting to the right spot. Overall, it was a super fun experience and I will definitely try to do it again next year!
Monta Vista Tour de Cure is a fundraising cycle event that was held to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Some of our volunteers went to the starting location at Foothill College and helped with registration and recognition. Other volunteers went to Redwood City (one of the rest stops) and helped hand out and prepare snacks and breakfast items for bikers.
VISUALS & ARTICLES HOPES CORNER
Mountain View Hopes Corner is a non-profit organization that provides many services, including breakfast on Saturday mornings, to people in need. Key clubbers were able to sign up for two ships at Hopes Corner on Saturday, June 29th. In the first shift, people helped prepare salads and bagged lunches for the guests to take home. Halfway through the shift, members served food to guests. During the second shift, members continued to serve food and finished their shift by helping to clean up the event.
Mountain View plans to continue to be active over July, with volunteer events such as helping out at the Community Garden at Goodwill, Paul Muir Park Cleanup, and “Shopping for a Disadvantaged Child� event.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
RELAY FOR LIFE
Menlo Atherton Relay for Life was on May 31st at Hillview Middle School raising money for cancer research. We helped with the setup for the event, putting up twinkle lights and signs! About half our members care to help, we all had a fun time!
Menlo Atherton club volunteer at the Relay for Life.
Presidents: Check your email for more information, or contact LTG!
Members: Save the date and prepare to serve and have fun!
JULY DCM & NIGHT MARKET
On August 28th, we had our July DCM and night market! At the event, clubs sold delicious food, members made cards for the service project, and as a result we raised funds for PTP. Thank you to all the members and officers that came to make this event successful!Â
Roderick Sou, Homestead VP It was really cool! 9 out of 10 clubs completely sold out including Homestead's churro booth. Everyone was hustling to get their products bought while having a good time and getting to know members from other clubs!
Micaela Pennebaker, Spirit Coord I thought the night market was fun because we got to bond as a division. Even though the turnout was not as high as we'd (DLT) hoped, I believe that it was still successful because we still had a lot of fun, raised money for PTP, and even wrote cards for hospitalized children.
Homestead sold churros at the night market!
Group picture at night market!
Monta Vista sold ice cream floats!
We are part of Region 17 Royals!
REGION
Definition: a collection of divisions that are geographically close
RTC
Overnight conference
Save the date for our annual Regional Training Conference (RTC) with R17 and R9
Spotlight On Service Program (SOSP) WHAT: The CNH SOSP was created by the Service Projects Committee to promote International and District initiatives as well as to encourage active participation with organizations/initiatives. Try orienting volunteer events and service projects around the theme. Showcase your club's unique service projects that positively impact your home, school, and community by submitting articles/visuals to the District.
WHY:Â Your service projects can be showcased on the District Newsletter. Receive recognition and inspire someone with creative project ideas.
July's spotlight is Children's Education. Ideas include collecting school supplies or books to provide for a child's education.
August Calender
tMRF due
MRF due
Club report
PUB due
DIVISION LEADERSHIP TEAM Rebecca Pan, Lieutenant Govenor This month, we had a few meetings and concluded the school year with a few service events! We had one meeting where we had an informal "senior send-off" and thanked our advisor, as well as finished off our school year. We also volunteered at an event at Shoreline Lake where we helped kids with disabilities have fun on boats and paddle boards! Excited for next month and what is to come! I am super excited to serve this term at Lieutenant Governor so that even more individuals and especially underclassmen can be able to gain the same experiences, iif not even more impact ones, that I, and so many others, were able to gain through joining Key Club. I am confident that together, we can truly S.H.I.N.E. (Serve, Help, Illuminate, Nurture, and Educate) and reach new heights this term–through learning about truly the impacts of Key Club, service, and leadership to build our Division 34 South Ohana. Beyond Key Club, you can find me researching business ideas, having intense political debates and conversations, studying til I drop, getting Peach Oolong Milk Tea with Pearls at any boba place (like almost every week :D), and much more! I love meeting new people, so please don't hesitate to talk to me at any of our Division events or contact me!
William Cui, Fundraising Coord. KEYCLUBBERSS!! My name is William Cui and I am going to be a senior at Lynbrook. I love to play badminton, basketball and all kinds of sports. I am excited to be serving as your fundraising coordinator for the 2019-2020 term!
DIVISION LEADERSHIP TEAM Executive Assistants (EAs) Selina Zhang Hey penguins! My name is Selina Zhang and I am honored to be serving as one of your Executive Assistants in the DLT for the 20192020 Key Club term. I will be a junior this year at Los Altos High School, and I'm excited to see this division grow through my third year in it! I love all the aspects of Key Club, whether it be caroling for cans through pouring rain and still enjoying every moment of it, cheering our hearts out at FRN, seeing how much money we were able to raise for charities at the end of the year, or a simple service project that impacts our community in a big way. Besides Key Club, I love boba, my dog (and all other dogs, of course), painting, playing and listening to music, volunteering, and more! I'm super excited for this term and I hope we will be able to serve you all to the fullest and do as much service as we can!
Cheryl Bai Hello hello purple penguins!! My name is Cheryl Bai and I have the honor of serving as your executive assistant this term. I am a junior from Monta Vista, and I have been in Key Club since freshmen year. I'm super excited to help our division reach the best that it can be! I love service, art, playing the piano, and being a meme. Apart from Key, I'm involved in Chinese Honor Society as well as Monta Vista's literary and art magazine. DM me a meme to make a new friend, and I'm looking forward to an amazing term!
DIVISION LEADERSHIP TEAM Spirit Coordinators Michaela Pennebaker
Hey D34 South! My name is Michaela Pennebaker. I’m a senior at Monta Vista and I’m excited to be one of your Spirit Coordinators this term. I love Key Club and all its amazing “key-uties” whom I can’t wait to serve with. As one of the Spirit Coordinators, I’m excited to pump that penguin spirit up and show everyone how awesome D34s is at FRN, RTC, and DCON. I love hanging out with friends, playing soccer, exploring, and trying new things. If you ever see me, come over and let’s get food!
Chianie Chi hey guys! I'm Chianie Chi and I'm so excited to be one of your spirit coordinators this year. I am currently a senior at Homestead High school. Key Club has been a major part in my life for the past two years and so has service. I like to listen and make music in my free time, and I love my dogs (and dogs in general). If you ever have any questions, concerns, boba (yes pls), dogs, rants about school (HHhhH) or just want to chat, feel free to come up and talk to me!
DIVISION LEADERSHIP TEAM Andrea Maminta My name is Andrea Maminta, and I am one out of three of the Division Spirit Coordinators. I will be a Junior at Fremont High School for the 2019-2020 term. Some of the things I enjoy include; singing, art, cheer, volleyball, and guitar. I love Key Club because I get to serve the community around me, and in the process, I get to meet such awesome people. As spirit coordinator, I aspire to bring the division together through spirit and fun. I look forward to getting to know every single one of you and am very excited for this term. Let's show them how it's done penguins! <3
Hongjie Zhou, Service Projects Coord. Hey Key Clubbers! My name is Hongjie Zhou and I will be serving as your 2019-2020 Division Service Project Coordinator. I am currently a senior at Lynbrook High School and this will be my third year of Key Club, so I hope to make the most out of it by serving our division! Some of the other clubs I am in are Deca and Fbla. Contract me at d34s.cnhkc.spc@gmai.com!
DIVISION LEADERSHIP TEAM Charlotte Chui, Tech Editor Hey penguins! My name is Charlotte Chui, and I serve as your division tech editor for D34S. I'll be a senior at Monta Vista HS this fall, and this will be my fourth year in Key Club. Outside of Key, I also love writing, cats (I have 2!!), music, and volunteering! So excited for this upcoming term and come talk to me if you see me at any division events!
Annabelle Law, News Editor Aloha penguins! My name is Annabelle Law and I’m proud to serve Division 34 South as Division News Editor (DNE) this term! I’m currently a senior at Homestead High School. I’m excited for this term because of the exciting events ahead and I get to serve alongside you penguins. If you ever want to talk about the environment, eat good food, play badminton, or volunteer together, hit me up!
DIVISION CONTACT INFO DLT Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Pan d34s.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com Executive Assistant Cheryl Bai d34s.cnhkc.ea2@gmail.com Executive Assistant Selina Zhang d34s.cnhkc.ea1@gmail.com
Tech Editor Charlotte Chui d34s.cnhkc.tctech@gmail.com Fundraising Coordinator William Cui d34s.cnhkc.tcfc@gmail.com Service Projects Coordinator Honjie Zhou d34s.cnhkc.spc@gmail.com
Spirit Coordinators Michaela Pennebaker, Chianie Chi, Division News Editor and Andrea Maminta Annabelle Law d34s.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com d34s.cnhkc.tcspirit@gmail.com
Kiwanis Region Advisor Rachel Shanley rshanley.kiwanis@gmail.com
Region Advisor Valarie Brown valariebrown0206@gmail.com
DIVISION CONTACT INFO Presidents Homestead Chianie Chi chianiechi@gmail.com
Los Altos Selina Zhang lahs.kc.pres@gmail.com
Cupertino Fausto Espitia faustoespitia@gmail.com
Lynbrook Julie Lee julielee.lhskey@gmail.com
Fremont Lyka Illano lykaclaire732@gmail.com
Menlo-Atherton AJ Navarette and Michaela Fong ajnavarrete2002@gmail.com miichaelafong@gmail.com
Gunn Ashley Poon and Cathy Hou ashleyyypoon@gmail.com cathyhou2002@gmail.com
Monta Vista Charlotte Chui charlottechui118@gmail.com
Palo Alto Jasmine Sun selinargao@gmail.com
Mountain View Madeline Cheng madelinecheng04@gmail.com
Contact DLT to send announcements through Google Reflectors.
Letter from DNE Hey Key-uties! Can you believe we're already past halfway through the summer? Neither can I! Although the summer is ending, some exciting events are coming along your war! There's the July DCM & Night Market, volunteering events, Club Rush, and the START OF SCHOOL! I always find the start of school a little nerve wrecking, but also exciting. There are so many opportunities for you to meet new people, join new clubs, and see friends again. As we all graduate from the previous school year, think about how you want to welcome the new class of freshmen. I challenge you to talk to them and get to know them, welcoming them to your school and your respective Key Club. A simple act such as sparking a conversation could make their day. If you read this far into the newsletter, thank you for reading my work. I appreciate you going the extra mile <3
Waddling in Service, ANNABELLE LAW
Thank you for reading!