Division 34 South’s Newsletter
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NOVEMBER 2020
Volume 7 • issue 7
MONTHLY ISSUE Look out for Division & Club Updates!
Hello Hello Purple Penguins! It's Thanksgiving Season! I hope everyone is safe and well! Last month, we had a lot of fun with our UNICEF DWS, UNICEF DCM, and Donation Drive service project. In addition, congratulations to everyone who was appointed onto the service project and public relations committees! I am looking forward to see all that you accomplish this term. We are now exactly one month away from the early-bird and on-time dues payment deadline, December 1st. Clubs, please stay proactive about paying dues, which are a necessary component of Key Club. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me so I may assist you! This month, you will have plenty of opportunities to gain service hours, meet other Purple Penguins, and even interact with other branches of Kiwanis! Keep an eye out for information about our November DCM, service projects, Key to College, bonding, and much more! As always, please let me know as soon as possible if you ever have any questions or concerns. Read on in DNE Alayna's newsletter for a spotlight on the service project coordinators, information about the Kiwanis Family House, club updates, and much more. See you at our November events!
Waddling in Service,
CHERYL BAI
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Hello Key-ute Penguins! Happy November!! I'm so excited for the upcoming November break and I bet all of ya'll are too :0 I was thinking about it for a while- what should I write about in my DNE letters?! From Cheryl's letter (I hope you've read before this one) she already covers basically all the events that have been going on and what the newsletter is about! So I usually make my own topics to talk about here. But, okay, there is one thing I want to cover. DUES. DUES, DUES, DUES!! Whether you're an officer or a member, please pay dues. This year, the early/on-time deadline is December 1st (pushed back one month). Doesn't mean you should procrastinate, in fact, contact your treasurer/president right now and pay dues :D. Just kidding, kind of. If you can't pay for dues, that's alright. I know Key Club's like Mountain View, my home club, that have Kiwanis that can help pay for them. Dues are $11.50 in total and basically helps keep our clubs active and counts you as an official member. Not only that, but you're eligible for scholarships, leadership positions, district/international awards, and a lot more! Phew, that was a lot. People at Mountain View call me the crazy dues lady for a reason :). Aside from that, I do hope you all are doing well and enjoy reading through this newsletter. Always remember you can contact me whenever, I'm always open to chat and help out both Key Club and non-Key Club related. Have a great day, awoo!
Waddling in Service,
ALAYNA LEE
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LTG & DNE LETTER
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From LTG Cheryl Bai and DNE Alayna Lee.
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GOALS & POINTS
Updates on district-wide events/annoucements
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KIWANIS FAMILY HOUSE
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Information on the Kiwanis Family House (November SOSP)
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SEPTEMBER PROJECTS Recap of the September DCM/RTC, recognition, DWSs/events, and spotlight of the month!
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CLUB SPOTLIGHT Articles and visuals of what has been happening within our clubs!
Division goals and penguin popsicle points!
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DISTRICT RECAP
THE BUZZING & LINKS Overview of the district newsletter The Buzzing and CNH links.
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STAY KEYNECTED! Division contact information and a thank you.
X / 300 dues paid members 1867.42 / 3,000 service hours $332.81 / $4,500 raised for PTP Cupertino: 663 points Mountain View 380 points Homestead: 303 points Monta Vista: 110 points, Lynbrook: 67 points, Fremont: 63 points, Gunn: 59 points, Los Altos: 40 points, Menlo-Atherton: 26 points, Palo Alto: 18 points
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Kiwanis Family House Read more at kiwanisfamilyhouse.org
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What can we do to support the Kiwanis Family House?
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Become a Friend of the Family House Make a monthly or annual donation to support families in crisis
You can help by making a donation to sponsor a family for a full night's stay. Help them be near to their loved one in their time of need.
Volunteer at the Kiwanis Family House Volunteers are always needed to assist staff in caring for guests and facility
Their Vision:
Their Mission:
To provide temporary housing and support families of seriously ill or injured children and adults being treated at University California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento
Continuously provide convenient, restful, secure, and low cost accommodations for the families of patients being treated at UCD Medical Center or at Shriners Hospital
Collaboration with community partners
Foster awareness for those in need
Generosity
Augmentation of services provided by other organizations
Respect for families
Their Values:
Guided by the KIWANIS Service Motto, they follow "Serving the Children of the World."
Core Values A sense of community
Dedication to service
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REGION 9 & 17
region training conference
& september dcm
September 19th September 20th, 2020
Not only was it plenty of fun, but it was a great opportunity to learn more about Key Club. Growing closer to our division and other Key Clubbers in Region 9 and 17. There were workshops and fun activities for officers! We had loads of opportunities to meet Key Clubbers from D2 North and South, D8, D12 East, West, and South, D26 North and South, D34 North and South, and D43! Towards the end, we got to have fun and compete in games against people across the regions!
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recognition
CLUB GUNN KEY CLUB
MEMBER ALLISON KUAN OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
ADVISOR LIZANNE VERZIC OF MOUNTAIN VIEW OFFICER SAMANTHA SUNG OF HOMESTEAD
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ESCAPE ROOM SOCIAL
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AMARA EDITOR
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SENIOR ISOLATED SIDEKICKS CAUSE AN EFFECT INTRO TO KEY CLUB WEBINAR
ESCAPE ROOM SOCIAL September 6th, 2020
Our Spirit Coordinators worked together to create a fun online escape room to have our members work through!
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Amara Editor September DWS
September 13th, 2020
Amara is a subtitling service that believes in accessibility for everyone. Volunteers caption videos for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as translate videos into dozens of different languages.
We had our members use Amara to subtitle educational videos at their own pace. :)
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September 6th, 2020 September 30, 2020
Senior Isolation Sidekicks is a student-led group that is utilizing technology during the COVID-19 pandemic to connect to the Bay Area’s elderly.
Our members helped connect with isolated seniors by participating in phone or video calls. 12
September 26th, 2020 Our division grouped with our local Chipotle to fundraise for Pediatric Trauma Program. 33% of the proceeds were donated and they completely sold out! 13
Intro to Key Club Webinar September 27th, 2020 We hosted an introduction webinar where we discussed the basics of Key Club such as the structure, our division, big events, and more!
D34S Key Club Info Video tinyurl.com/d34sinfovid2020 D34S Key Club Info Instagram Post tinyurl.com/d34sinfoig2020
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X / 38,000 dues paid members 133,595.12 / 900,000 service hours $8,257.94 / $260,000 raised for PTP
This event was held for five days to spread awareness about PTP. Members posted to #CNHPTP2020 on Instagram to show their spirit for Mental Health Monday, Tiny Tuesday, Wholesome Wednesday, Thank You Thursday, and Fundraising Friday.
Read more at cnhkeyclub.org
Kiwanis Family House
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OUR CLUBS CUPERTINO
This month was packed with a lot of “firsts”. We had our first official officer meeting with our advisor, our first major recruiting session (which was club’s day), and our first member meeting. Around 75 people showed up, so I think that was pretty successful considering everything is online. The members seemed quite engaged and we played a super fun game of Kahoot testing them on their knowledge on Key Club and took a group photo at the end. We also promoted Freerice and bookmark making as our ETOMs. We officially introduced our website using a graphic and made a promo video to introduce our first member meeting.
FREMONT
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GUNN
We've kicked off our meetings for the 2020-2021 term! We recruited over 50 new members and we're excited for what's to come this year. Our first service event will be on October 24 with our Palo Alto Kiwanis advisors.
HOMESTEAD
Our club hosted our first virtual general meeting, and we had about 70 prospective and returning members attend. We conducted polls, introduced everyone to what Key Club was, and talked about why we chose to stay in Key Club. We are planning new service projects coming down the road and what we are going to do for our next meeting.
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LOS ALTOS
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LYNBROOK
We held 3 member meetings and are starting a variety of service projects. At each member meeting we talk about the weekly and monthly service events and then we do a fun activity such as a mentimeter or a kahoot. Some of the current service events are Charity for Miles, Home of Hope Book Drive, Quiz to End Hunger, and Cards for CityGrace Hospital. We are also in the midst of collecting member dues and we are conducting a MOD pizza fundraiser on October 21.
MENLO-ATHERTON
MA Key Club has been having great meetings this month with different service projects every week. We've done things like write to isolated seniors and raise awareness about prevention by making infographics.
MONTA VISTA
We have held two member meetings so far and have had one service event. Our service event was called BeanBeanBean and we answered trivia questions to raise money for US food banks!
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MOUNTAIN VIEW
In September, Mountain View Key Club had several online recruitment methods, doing things like Instagram Q&As and promotional videos. Our first meeting was a success, as members got to learn more about Key Club and play a Kahoot. We’ve done a lot of planning for October and are excited to see what the fall season has in store for us!
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VISUALS & ARTICLES BOOKMARK MAKING AND FREERICE
CUPERTINO
Bookmark making is just for everyone to make bookmarks which will be given to kids. Freerice is the question game where rice is donated to those in need. These are both going on till the end of October.
SEPTEMBER DWS
LYNBROOK
The September Division-Wide Service event was as its name suggests, a service event for the entire division. We used a website called Amara Editor to create subtitles for online videos. I' d never done anything like it before, and it was super fun!
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DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
and district links!
Read at tinyurl.com/cnhdnewsoctober
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CNH Website
Youtube
cnhkeyclub.org
youtube.com/CNHKCtv
International Website
Newsletter
keyclub.org
issuu.com/cnhkc
STAY KEY-NECTED! Instagram @d34south
Snapchat @division34s
Google Reflector tinyurl.com/d34sgg
Facebook Group tinyurl.com/d34spenguins
Youtube youtube.com/d34spurplepenguins
Flickr tinyurl.com/d34sflickralbums Website division34south.weebly.com
Newsletter The Pingu Post on Issuu CNH CyberKey
Linktree linktr.ee/d34south
Resources Contact Me! cnhkeyclub.org Cheryl Bai Lieutenant Governor d34s.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com (408) 483-6417
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DIVISION CONTACT INFO DLT Lieutenant Governor Cheryl Bai (Monta Vista) d34s.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com Executive Assistant Jessica Li (Homestead) d34s.cnhkc.ea1@gmail.com Executive Assistant Lydia Lu (Monta Vista) d34s.cnhkc.ea2@gmail.com Division News Editor Alayna Lee (Mountain View) d34s.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com
Tech Editor Leanna Chun (Mountain View) d34s.cnhkc.tctech@gmail.com Fundraising Coordinator Joycelyn Li (Lynbrook) d34s.cnhkc.tcfc@gmail.com Service Projects Coordinators Madeline Cheng (Mountain View), Kavya Kaushal (Cupertino) d34s.cnhkc.spc@gmail.com Spirit Coordinators Jedric Rosales (Fremont), Kaitlyn Chan (Monta Vista), Jimmy Yao (Lynbrook) d34s.cnhkc.tcspirit@gmail.com
Kiwanis Region Advisor Rachel Shanley rshanley.kiwanis@gmail.com
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Region Advisor Valarie Brown valariebrown0206@gmail.com
Presidents Cupertino Shana Zheng szheng843@student.fuhsd.org Fremont Andrea Maminta andreamaminta03@gmail.com Gunn Madeline Siu & Noa Shoval siumadeline@gmail.com noashoval123@gmail.com Homestead Tam-Dan Nguyen & Samantha Sung tamdan21@gmail.com smnthasung@gmail.com Los Altos Jeremy Nieda lahs.keyclub.president@gmail.com
Lynbrook Shreedevi Rao & Nancy Qi shreedevirao.lhskey@gmail.com nancyqi.lhskey@gmail.com Menlo-Atherton Isabelle Thyfault izzythy21@gmail.com Monta Vista Anjali Sinha anjalisinha108@gmail.com Mountain View Madeline Cheng madeline.clara.cheng@gmail.com Palo Alto Kyla Fu & Melina Soberg fu.kyla@gmail.com ms24605@pausd.us
Contact DLT to send announcements through Google Reflectors.
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DIVISION WEBSITE division34south.weebly.com
DISTRICT WEBSITE cnhkeyclub.org
INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE keyclub.org