August Newsletter

Key Club August 2012 Volume 2 Issue 5 Pacific Northwest District Key Club: Official Newsletter of Division 27 Bothell—Eastlake—ICS—Inglemoor—Juanita—Lake Washington—Redmond 3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 1-800-KIWANIS FAX 1-317-879-02044

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Toucan Times Summer is Coming to an End...

Dear Division 27, August has started which means summer is coming to an end. :( But that doesn't mean there isn’t enough time to keep serving the community! Along with doing community service, it is a great time to visit your local Kiwanis clubs. :)

Including our International Trustee Calvin Leung! If you liked DCON you will enjoy Seattle Rally!

In this newsletter you will find important dates, back to school ideas, officer of the month, district projects and sponsors, and Kiwanis information!

I hope that everyone is enSeattle Rally is in less than joying the rest of their a week! If you are free on summer and ready to August 13th, please try to launch a great year of Key attend this. Officers will Club! Enjoy the rest of get trained and members your summer and keep will be able to meet Key serving!

Clubbers from all over the Seattle area. There will be about 450+ Key Clubbers!

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In this Issue: Introduction………………...2 Key Dates………………...…3 Back to School………….....4 Officer of the Month.……..5 International Project….…...6 Kiwanis Information.……....7 Contact Info……………….8

Key Dates ICON Seattle Rally WHEN: August 13, 2012 9:00 AM—4:30 PM WHERE: Kent Meridian High School

AUGUST DCM WHEN: August 21, 2012 1:00 PM—3: 00 PM WHERE: Heritage Park All Key Clubbers are welcome to come! Bring food so we can have a picnic! :) We will also be refreshing officer duties and school service and more club updates!

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Back to School As the school year is coming, it is time for us to recruit new members! It may be challenging to gather new members but here are some helpful ideas to encourage your classmates and new students!

A great way for students at your school to learn about Key Club is during orientation. Clubs are able to talk about what they do and why their great, and this is a great opportunity to talk about Key Club!

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Another way of getting Key Club noticed at your school is by putting up posters around school and having the morning announcements talk about when and where the meetings are.

During the first meeting lure the kids with food. Everyone loves food so having food in the meetings always attracts teenage kids. Having pizza or baked goods are a great way to encourage the students into joining key club :)

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Officer of the Month Lisa Matsumoto This officer of the month is Lisa Matsumoto!

She is the president at Lake Washington High School. She has been in Key Club since sophomore year and has made a great impact in their club. She is an outstanding officer, attending the monthly DCM’s, continually serving the community, and a great leader! Thanks for being such a great officer and keep up the great work!

Here is some more information about Lisa!

Favorite season: Spring What is the best part of Key Club for you?

Favorite candy: Sour gummy worms

The best part of Key Club for me is the dedication and sense of community. Everyone is so devoted and excited to help out, making each event enjoyable and at the same time, gratifying. Key Club is also such a tightly knitted community, making it easy to strengthen friendships and even create new relationships with other members. Key Club is so amazing because just by joining, I have made so many strong bonds with people I would have never been able to before.

Favorite quote: "So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about."

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Favorite color: Coral Favorite fruit: White peaches Favorite singer: Brian McKnight Favorite animal: Elephant Superpower? To teleport If you could travel anywhere... France or Greece!

International Projects and Sponsors Hershey’s Track and Field Games! Key Club is newly partnered with this organization. The HERSHEY’S Track & Field Games is the largest youth sports program of its kind in the United States and Canada. Events take place in every state and most provinces in North America, and hundreds of athletes make it to the grand finale — the North American Final in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year. The effects of the disease are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

To eliminate MNT from the Earth, more than 100 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take US$110 million — and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the Kiwanis family.

Kiwanis and UNICEF joined forces to tackle iodine deficiency disorders, achieving one of the most significant public health successes of the 20th century. Now, they are eliminating MNT from the face of the Earth. And in doing so, the project will reach the poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with additional lifesaving health care. The end of this one disease means the beginning of better health for so many families.

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Kiwanis Information Bothell High School and Inglemoor High School Northshore Bothell Kiwanis Meets every Wednesday 7am Alexa’s on Main 10115 Main St Bothell, Washington Redmond High School Redmond Kiwanis Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Watercress Bistro 16505 Redmond Way #B-A Redmond, Washington International Community School and Lake Washington High School Kirkland Kiwanis Meets every Wednesday at Noon Crab Cracker 452 Central Way Kirkland, Washington

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Eastlake High School Sammamish Kiwanis Meets every Wednesday 7am Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church 22818 SE 8th St Redmond, Washington

District Board Governor Giovanni McKenzie

Convention Chair Andy Nguyen

Giovannimc.keyclub@gmail.com

Andy.t_nguyen@yahoo.com

Secretary Kelsie Hoppes

International Trustee Cole Hickman

kelsiehoppes@gmail.com

kcitrusteecole@gmail.com

Treasurer Kenneth Lam

District Administrator John Jay

K3nn3thlam@hotmail.com

jmjay@comcast.net

Bulletin Editor Bassel Hamieh

Assistant District Administrator

Basselhamiehpnw@gmail.com

Suzanne Endroedy suzbeth1@comcast.net

Kristi Chan Lieutenant Governor, Division 27 Pacific Northwest District Key Club International Email: kristic27@gmail.com Phone #: (425)-246-8085

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.�

- Oscar Wilde

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