Division 34 South Newsletter
VOLUME 9 • ISSUE 2
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PINGU POST
august '22
d n e ' s LETTER l e t t e r DNE'S Hello hello Penguins! Happy August friends! I hope you all had a great time at the SANRoyals Key Club Training Conference! Seeing Key Clubbers from all over Region 17 was so fun :D Shoutout to the Region 17 LTGs for hosting such a great event. Ahh I can't believe school is right around the corner already. With that also comes club rush! Club officers, this is a very important time for recruitment! Be sure to show off your purple penguin spirit to new members! As the upcoming school year arises, remember to relax and enjoy the rest of your summer! Especially to our underclassmen, these four years of high school go by fast :0 Make every moment count! To my fellow seniors, you as well! I wish you all the best of luck you got this! For now, I hope you enjoy the rest of this newsletter <3!
Waddling in Service,
Lauren Gaela
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l t g ' s LETTER l e t t e r LTG'S hey hey Penguins! I hope your summer has been amazing and you are ready for the start of your school year. You’re all going to do great! I wish good luck to all the incoming seniors who are about to be deep in college applications. You got this and remember to take frequent breaks :) As the school year approaches, remember to welcome new members into Key Club! Club rush/area/day is a great time to meet new people and invite anyone who is passionate about service, caring, and leadership into Key Club. Thank you all for coming to KCTC! I enjoyed seeing you all in person and having our last summer DCM together. I hope you all learned lots and had a wonderful time as part of our SANRoyals KCTC. I can’t wait to see you at our August DCM! Have a fantastic first day of school, penguins!
Waddling in Service,
Sriya Pillutla
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LTG & DNE LETTER
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Letter from LTG Sriya Pillutla and first letter from new DNE, Lauren Gaela
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GOALS Division goals for the 20222023 term.
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Congratulating all the exceptional members of the month!
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CLUB SPOTLIGHT
16 SOSP & MAJOR EMPHASIS Learn more about Key Club's Major Emphasis and Spotlight on Service program.
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DISTRICT NEWSLETTER Overview of the new district newsletter The Bumble and CNH links.
Meet the new PR Committee members!
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CLUB UPDATES Check out what our clubs have been up to in the past month!
JULY EVENTS Check out the photos from Key Club Training Conference!
PENGUINS OF THE MONTH
STAY KEYNECTED! Division contact information and a thank you.
DIVISION
ICY!
GOALS UPDATE
260 Members
616.156/3000 $112/3,000 Service Hours Funds Raised
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EVENTS
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On Saturday July 30th, D34S gathered at Ortega park to make blankets for the Santa Clara County Children’s Interview Center. Attendees were also able to buy boba for the division fundraiser!
During Key Club Training Conference (KCTC) D34S met for the July DCM!
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Region 17 meets at Oak Meadow Park in Los Gatos to have the first in person KCTC in two years! Shoutout to our very own D34S workshop presenters Angelina Kondo, Sami Frehner, and LTG Sriya Pillutla!
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PR COMMITTEE Question: What are your goals for the term? Answer: My goals for the upcoming term are to be more involved in Key Club in general and attend large key club events such as DCM. I also hope I will be able to feature my graphics on the key club Instagram and in the key club newsletters. Question: What are your hobbies? Some of my favorite hobbies are folding origami, swimming, and running.
Barali Kitiyakara Los Altos Key Club Senior
Question: What are your goals for the term Answer: I hope to contribute to Key Club through Public Relations and show how welcoming this community is to others! I have many creative ideas for the upcoming year and will try my best! Questions: What are your hobbies: Answer: I like to skate, play games, and draw.
Ivy Nguyen Cupertino Key Club Senior
public relations COMMITTEE TRAINING
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spotlight on Learn more about CNH's Spotlight on Service Program (SOSP)
The CNH Spotlight on Service Program was created by the Service Projects Committee to promote International and District initiatives as well as to encourage active participation with organizations/initiatives. The Service Projects Committee will provide monthly guides that include tips and ideas on how clubs can complete the monthly service initiatives. Check out the monthly guides on the CNH Cyberkey to get some ideas for your club's service projects. The program also gives clubs the opportunity to showcase their unique service projects that positively impacts their home, school, and community. The Spotlight on Service Program would like to receive project submissions from the District to showcase projects from the previous month in the District Newsletter. Receive recognition and inspire someone with your creative project ideas.
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More information: cnhkeyclub.org/projects/spotlight-on-service-program
CHILDREN: OUR FOCUS THEIR FUTURE,
Learn more about Key Club's Major Emphasis & August SOSP Focus
In 1946, the organization was challenged to build a program to bring together all Key Clubs and members to focus energies on making an international impact. This program is still followed today through the Major Emphasis: Children: Their Future, Our Focus. This month's spotlight on service program (SOSP) focus is Children's Education! Below are some ideas to help serve this cause!
SERVICE Virtual or In-Person Tutoring Sessions Library Visits Make posters & graphics Big Brothers Big Sisters (High School Edition) Write & draw books to donate to children
FUNDRAISING Host a BINGO Night Jeopardy Night PTP Spelling Bee Art Auction
EVENTS School Supply Drive Host a Career Fair Host a Science Fair
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PENGUINS OF THE MONTH Rebeka Orozco Member of the Month Los Altos Key Club
Caitlyn Oda Officer of the Month Palo Alto High School
Meghan Engle Advisor of the Month Mountain View Key Club Carolyn Shepard Kiwani of the Month Palo Alto Key Club Mountain View High School Club of the Month 11
OUR CLUBS CUPERTINO This month, we’ve begun our preparations for the upcoming school year, by setting goals for our club and planning for summer activities for our members to be able to start gaining hours. Our publicities have also been hard at work to create guidelines and an application for our upcoming PR committee!
FREMONT We are planning to have a board meeting in August with our officers and advisors to plan out our trajectory for the next school year and how we can achieve our goals. We are also starting to prepare for setting up a club booth at our school's freshman orientation to recruit members.
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Presidents: please submit your monthly newsletter summaries!
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DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
and district links!
https://issuu.com/cnhkc
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CNH Website
Youtube
cnhkeyclub.org
youtube.com/CNHKCtv
International Website
The Bumble TImes
keyclub.org
https://issuu.com/cnhkc
STAY KEY-NECTED! Google Reflector tinyurl.com/34sgeneral Facebook Group tinyurl.com/d34spenguins Flickr tinyurl.com/d34sflickralbums Website d34south.com Newsletter The Pingu Post on Issuu Linktree linktr.ee/d34south Resources cnhkeyclub.org
Contact Me! Sriya Pillutla Lieutenant Governor d34s.ltg@cnhkeyclub.org (650) 336-4591
Instagram @d34south
Youtube youtube.com/d34s purplepenguins
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DIVISION
CONTACT INFO DLT Lieutenant Governor Sriya Pillutla (Mountain View) d34s.ltg@cnhkeyclub.org Executive Assistant Kimberly Bowman (Mountain View) d34s.cnhkc.ea1@gmail.com Executive Assistant Kelly Chu (Lynbrook) d34s.cnhkc.ea2@gmail.com Division News Editor Lauren Gaela (Homestead) d34s.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com Secretaries Adithri Sharma (Lynbrook) Susan Chen (Cupertino) d34s.cnhkc.dsec@gmail.com
Tech Editors Megan Tang (Cupertino) Ellie Yao (Cupertino) d34s.cnhkc.tctech@gmail.com Fundraising Coordinators Hannah Su (Lynbrook) Clara Takahashi (Monta Vista) d34s.cnhkc.tcfc@gmail.com Service Projects Coordinators Jazlyn Dias (Mountain View) Reeya Sawhney (Monta Vista) d34s.cnhkc.spc@gmail.com Spirit Coordinators Angelina Kondo (Cupertino) Shriya Shekatkar (Monta Vista) d34s.cnhkc.tcspirit@gmail.com
Contact DLT to send announcements through Google Reflectors.
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Presidents Cupertino Angelina Kondo angelina.kondo@gmail.com Fremont Claudia Escorcia sakura.hearts.1970@gmail.com Gunn Kaylee Wong kayleeawong@gmail.com
Los Altos Zoe Cohn lahs.keyclub.president@gmail.com
Region Advisor Rachel Shanley r17advisor.rshanley@cnhkeyclub.org
Menlo-Atherton Lani Vital 813694@seq.org Monta Vista Anika Edara & Emi Kosakura anika.edara@gmail.com kosakura.emi@gmail.com
Homestead Valerie Xu valeriexu1266@gmail.com
Kiwanis
Lynbrook Hannah Su & Sophie Yang yahannahsu@gmail.com sophie.yang2015@gmail.com
Mountain View Sami Frehner samisfrehner@gmail.com Palo Alto Olivia Hau oh46887@pausd.us
Region Advisor Valarie Brown-Klingelhoefer r17advisor.vbrown-klingelhoefer@cnhkeyclub.org
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DIVISION WEBSITE division34south.weebly.com
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DISTRICT WEBSITE cnhkeyclub.org
INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE keyclub.org