Cal Kronicle | Fall Banquet 2016

Winter Wonderland CAL KRONICLE

VOLUME XXII | EDITION III | | FALL BANQUET 2016

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT/EDITOR PUBLICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES MESSAGE FROM LTG/ADVISOR SERVICE HALLOWEENFEST/MEMORIES LEADERSHIP MENTOR/MENTEE COMMITTEE MEETINGS FELLOWSHIP FAMILY SOCIALS FALL TRAINING CONFERENCE BOARD CONTACT

CALENDAR SUN 4

MON 5

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TUES 6

BANQUET!

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(BARNES AND NOBLE GIFT WRAPPING 12/4 TO 12/22)

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STUDY-ATHON

STUDY-ATHON

TEA SOCIAL

STUDY SOCIAL

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THURS

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FRI

SAT

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WINTER- CHAPARRAL BBALL FEST HOUSE CONCESMUSIC KIWANIS SIONS MEETING SPECIAL

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KIWANIS HOLIDAY AUCTION GOOD LUCK ON FINALS!!! :)

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HAVE A WONDERFUL WINTER BREAK!!!

COME TO BARNES AND NOBLE GIFT WRAPPING!

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hello!

We have reached the last level of our Fall 2016 semester! Finals are upon us and winter break is almost at our grasp. However, take a second to reflect on your college experience. Regardless if you are a freshmen or a senior, college consists of everything in between a stressful thought to an endless laugh. Thus I would to thank you for allowing Circle K to be a part of your college experience.

Fall semester has consisted of such great achievements that wouldn’t have been possible without your time and dedication. Whether it’s fundraising at concessions, eating 3lbs of Fenton’s ice cream, or your favorite weekend service project, each and every one of you have made this club a family. For many of you, the journey has just started and I hope you come to love this organization for not only its service, but for the people who have become inspirations to you. Realize that a close friend you have met in Circle K may have started with a simple hello or a shared laugh.

You are a fun, unique, and loving group of people with so much potential to become amazing leaders in whatever you set out to accomplish!

First timer, board member, returning member, or fossilized senior, you are part of the Kiwanis Family. A family that drinks too much boba and changes people’s lives. You have changed my life and I can never thank you enough for that. So never miss an opportunity to say hello because it can go a long way in this club.

Have a relaxing winter break, you all have earned it. Stay in touch over the holidays and see you in the spring!

Best, Ana Chavez

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR Hellloooooooo! :) Now that we’re almost done with this semester (whooo), I hope you have/had a great time at Fall Banquet!

Thank you to all the people who helped me write articles, find pictures or just cheered me on. :) Especially thank you to my subcommittees-I really don’t know what’d I do without you <3. (Make sure to look at Mattin’s page!!!)

I hope you’ll be able to look through the newsletter and remember certain memories-whether it was hanging out with family, mentor/ mentee or cheering at FTC. I hope you’ve had a great time this semester attending various socials, volunteering at service events, or just simply grabing food with someone in the club! I am happy that I was able to meet and get to know the new members and reconnect with the older members~ :) Good luck to everyone on their finals and have a fun and amazing winter break! :)

Thank you,

Annie Chen

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PUblications subcommittees Articles

THANH THANH THAI MOLECULAR ENVIRO BIO HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM I’M NOT A FUN PERSON SO I DON’T HAVE A FUN FACT :-)

ELLEN CHANG COG SCI/PUBLIC HEALTH MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CA I HAVE SONGS IN 8 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES IN MY PHONE.

make-your-own

MATTIN DELAVAR POLITICAL SCIENCE WOODLAND HILLS, CA I CAN DO THIS PERSIAN VERSION OF SNAPPING.

Joyce Shin: Shoutout to my mentee Joyce!! Although we don’t hang out often, let’s try to have more adventures next semester ^_^ -Kimberlee

KEVIN WU HAAS, COMP SCI BEIJING, CHINA I GREW UP (12 YEARS) IN CHINA

Blue Bombers: Ellen and Joy: Thank you for being Y’all are the Vivian: best fam. Love Best triplets I my foodie buddie you all! and listening to can ask for <3 -Neiron meee(: -Miranda 4

Fabulous Fairies: Hello family! I hope y’all been having a good fall semester. Stay strong, we’re almost done -Manny

MESSAGE FROM OUr LTG Hello Golden Bears!

Congratulations on surviving the majority of the semester and good luck to all of you in finishing strong.

Thank you all for such warm welcomes during your general meeting and wonderful job on such an amazing Key 2 College. Each of you is FANTASTIQUE, so please never forget to take a moment to breath and remember how much you are loved especially when life is overbearing. To the new members: welcome to the family, returning members: welcome back, and to everyone, many many hugs and see you soon!

Warmly, Monica

MESSAGE FROM our advisor Hello UCBCKI! Another semester has past and I cannot be more proud to call myself your advisor. Seeing many of you at FTC cheering your hearts out, meeting members from all around the District, learning from the various workshops, and seeing what Circle K has to offer you was a wonderful sight. It is inspiring to see all of your hard work and dedication to this organization and being the good in the world that we need now more than ever. I hope you look back on this semester and can see the difference that you have made in the community, this club, and each other. It has been my pleasure to get to know you all a little better over this semester and if I haven’t personally met you yet, I hope I can do so in the near future. Have a nice, well-deserved break!

Chris Tung Ellen: UCBCKI: Annie: Shoutout for never going honestly my first seShoutout to Annie for being such to sleep when we say good- mester in college was so an adorable girl! Thanks for letting night. S.d.d was fun hope much better than i ever everyone tease you all the time. We you stop dying one day imagined bc of you guys 5 can’t help it cause you’re too cute

Tiffany: NICE SNAPCHATS LOL. thanks for being my friend<3

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bridgeview trail restoration At the Bridgeview Trail Restoration service project, we had the opportunity to cut back invasive ivy plants, collect seeds for the pollinator garden, and explore the surrounding ecosystem in a guided tour. I really enjoyed learning about the interesting qualities of the species that lived there as well as getting my hands dirty with my fam in my first Circle K service project! -Cameron Yuki

Roots academy beautification Each month, the Golden Gate Division of CNH Circle K gets together to do a service project. In September, we made a difference at Roots Academy by moving entire rooms into other rooms, painting walls, and putting up bulletin boards. Communities and people are the roots of our service, and we help them grow. -Austin Frenes

Concessions Working concessions was so crazy but so fun! Being able to see how they make food for the games, working behind the scenes and running around to give food for the customers was hectic but I feel like all of the volunteers were able to bond through it all. I got to be closer to a lot more CKI members through concessions and I’d definitely do it again next time! -Anna Se

Jade Wong: you’re the second best roommate (bc i am the first) but you’re an even better friend <3 love you lots

Mattin Delavar and Vanessa Tran: LOVE YOU MY MENTEES/DINGUSES <3 thanks for bringing lots of sunshine into my life this past semester! I appreciate you both very much :) -Cecil

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Steph Ruiz: Shoutout to SnS for being the best tag team I’ve ever been part of

Animal Shelter

Animal Shelter holds a special place in my heart. Not only is it my favorite service event but also the most meaningful as it was my first ever event with Circle K. Helping to socialize dogs and cats for them to be better adoptable helps them and helps me de-stress as well!

-Annie Chen

Start with a story

Every other Sunday morning we go down to Oakland Glenn Dyer Detention facility for the Start With a Story program. Here, we give away books, read to the children, and have a lot of fun with the kids! It’s really fulfilling and a great start to my Sunday mornings!

-Remy D’Agnillo

Immigration relief Clinic

While I worked at the Asian Law Alliance’s clinics, one client was applying for DACA status so he could earn a SSN and find a job. He was the first in his family to be accepted into college and wanted to pay the college tuition himself. To help other people like this, I started the Student Immigration Relief Clinic. My hope is that students can get a chance to collaborate with attorneys to help other people in need!

-Matthew Chang

St. Marks & loaves and fishes

I had tons of fun working at both St. Mark’s and at Loaves and Fishes. It was a good experience helping set up, cook, serve food, and clean up. Although we come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, we nevertheless have roofs above our heads and warm food within our stomachs; it is important for us to help those who need it the most. -Kevin Wu Winston Lin: hola historiSTON!! :) -Anne

Vania: VANIA! My Mentwin! I love hanging out with you and talking to you! I feel like you, Stephanie, and I are like a true family sometimes. You’re so sweet :-) -Isabel 8

Irisa, Nikki Y. and Whitney: THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING MY FRIENDS <3 you guys mean so much to me seriously i <3 you -Kristine

Ana: Thanks for alwaysbeing there for me anytime anywhere. <3 you

HALLOWEENFEST

Halloweenfest is an annual event hosted by UCBCKI in the Lincoln Center in Oakland Chinatown. It consists of two parts: a festival and a haunted house! This year, the festival had the theme of “Cartoon Olympics” and featured various games and prizes. The haunted house was split into two sections: a spooky room, followed by a mini-maze of jump scares! -Gavin Li

Subchairs: Joy & andrew

Halloweenfest went extremely smoothly and was fun for everyone involved! The kids enjoyed all the cartoon-themed festival booths, ranging from powerpuff girlsthemed shooting contests to dragonball z-themed plinko. The haunted house was exceptionally spooky as well, with scary decorations and terrifying actors. All in all, a festival well done! -Andrew Zhang

All my SD Peeps: s/o to sd, what’s good, I see you, it’s love, appreciate it, it’s honor, appreciate it, yeah.

Wavey baby. -Gabe

This year’s Halloweenfest was absolutely amazing! I was able to participate in the entire planning process and especially the design of the haunted house. During the actual event, everything went super smoothly, and I love working with the kids who were all super enthusiastic to try the haunted house out. -Joy Xie

Ellen, Miranda and Vivian: I LOVE YOU ALL <3 MENTEEESSS, you’re all stuck with me for the next few years heh. -Annie 9

Manny: Thanks for always caring and checking up on me(:

Calvin and Hjordis: hi mentees i love y’all v much thank you for being constant joys in my life <3 -Anne

Mentao: DON’T STOP -Anna

members’ favorite

halloween memories DESIGNED BY MATTIN DELAVAR

VANESSA TRAN

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When I was 7, I got a wheel of cheese instead of candy while Trick-or-Treating.

GAVIN LI

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My favorite memory of Halloween also happens to be last year’s single service event.

Heyun jeong CECILIA NGUYEN

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One time when I was trick-ortreating, I asked the owner of the house if I could go to the bathroom, but then he said no, so I got a handful of candy and ran away.

When I went trick-or-treating with my brother and we would examine what we got at the end of the night and exchange candy, and I’d usually end up ripping him off!!

KRISTINE JIAO Watching Sharknado with my friends because horror movies suck.

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Chair-A-PRoject

The Chair-a-Project Program has always been a good way to get people interested and involved in one of our many continuous service projects. Being a chair is a big responsibility since you lead the other volunteers at the event, whether you’re doing rad science experiments with kids or overseeing clean up duties at St. Mark’s.

Chairing also involves writing presentable yet fun emails to spice up events to those who signed up for it! I hope you first-time chairs enjoyed your little reward from me! On behalf of the club, I want to thank you for helping us do good in the world around us!

Member of the weeks Mattin Delavar

Kristine Jiao

Avena Cheng

Tiffany Nguyen

Randall Belyea

Calvin Tang

Ellen Chang

Anna Se

Kevin Wu

Member of the Months

“What would you eat for the rest of your life?”

Andrew Zhang “Protein Powder”

Thanh Thanh Thai “Ramen”

Andrew: Annie: for cooking with me, being my lifting BEST SWEETpartner, always keeping me compa- EST CUTEST ny, and joining that sweet sweet afx! NICEST MENDon’t let anyone steal your gains now TOR 12

Cameron Yuki “Sushi”

Kathy: Your mentee loves youuu!

Thank you for being amazing!

Jordan Fan “Potatoes”

UCBCKI Board 2016-17: Thank you for putting up with me through all the ups and downs.

Ya’ll deserve gold medals but my budget aint that big. -”Dictator”

Mentor-Mentee Revelations and challenges

Stephanie Ruiz: Steph is amazing! She is always there for anyone who needs her even though sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always busy running around doing stuff. -Vania

Anna: I LOVE U MENTWIN #Dontstop -Medha

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Andrea: Anne, Carla and Jade: Yall make me a proud mentor! Thank you for alGood luck on finals and let me ways smiling and know if you need me to feed you Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss you next semester :( or drop off a Redbull <3 -Ana

Committee Meetings

ANNE LIU HISTORIAN

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR MEETINGS! :)

TAO ONG TECHNOLOGY

KATHY XIE MEMBER DEVELOPMENT

CECILIA NGUYEN SPIRIT AND SOCIAL

ANNIE CHEN PUBLICATIONS

GAVIN LI SINGLE SERVICE

AARON LEE PUBLIC RELATIONS

SHAIRA SANTOS FUNDRAISING

MANNY ILASCO KIWANIS FAMILY

JAVA VILLANO PROJECTS

KEITH PACANA MEMBER RECOGNITION

Clevian: Major shoutout to Clevian for joining CKI!! I’m so proud of her

Avena: Hey Avena~ I’m so glad to have a sweet mentee as you. I hope you have a great holiday!:^) -Manny

Vanessa: Medha: You’re pretty cool I guess.. I’m so glad Vanessa JK I LOVE YOU SO MUCH joined Circle K, it warms THX FOR BEING MY ROCK my heart to see her at 14 #sincethe4thgrade -Ellen events and meetings!

Cameron: Beans ^.^

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Kiwanis family

We channelled our inner Picassos on a beautiful Sunday morning and were able to give back to the community in a simple yet fun way. It was wonderful to be able to see the children’s instant joy when they saw the paintings on their faces!!

-Thanh Thanh Thai

Key to College was an incredible event! Led by Circle K group leaders, local high schoolers and Kiwanis members got to explore UC Berkeley’s campus, learn about college from different workshops and panelists, eat lunch at the famous Campanile, and win prizes at a closing raffle. A fun and helpful adventure!

-Randall Belyea

Fall Cazadero was an amazing service project that allowed us to meet members of our local Berkeley Kiwanis club and work together to clean up a music camp. Although it was raining, I enjoyed spending time with my fellow members and meeting new people. I can’t wait for Spring Cazadero!

-Mattin Delavar

Matthew: Steph Ruiz: Jordan: Thanks for being an awesome Dad this Thank you Thank you so much for making my semester. I love laughing with you and and I love semester so fun and for being my your sense of humor kind of matches you <3 favorite mentor! I’m excited for all mine, so it makes jokes even funnier.

16 the things we’ll do together!

Thanh Thanh: Hello Comrade Thanh, I hope you enjoy some dank memes this year!

ASSASSINS-top three

TAO ONG

RYAN TSAO

JULIE UNG

FAMILY SYSTEM

CHARMING CHAMPIONS

BLUE BOMBERS

GLAMOUROUS GUARDIANS

SONIC SQUAD

MAGIC MASTERS

Cecilia: We’re so glad that Cecilia is our mentor!! She’s always so fired up, has such good advice, and is allaround so much fun to be around!!

Cameron: Prince Pineapple!!!

-Maria

FABULOUS FAIRIES

FALLOUT FAM

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Randall: Donald: Thanks for always Shout out to Donald for drivchecking in with me ing me back from Sacramento and always offering through the storm on next to a helping hand :) no gas. Clutch calls!

SOCIALS

The Big C Hike was my first Circle K event, and it is the reason I decided to stay in the club. The welcoming feeling I experienced from all the friendly past members is indescribable. I felt very comfortable and at ease with everyone. This event really showed me what Circle K was about, and how great the people are.

-Medha Kothari The Emeryville Social was super fun! A great way to start off the semester: shopping, food, a scavenger hunt, and good company. It was a great way to meet and bond with old and new members of the club. Yay for Fall Cecil Socials!!

-Susannah Lee The SF social was my favorite social because I got to bond with people and made new friends. We ate at Pier 39, played games, and visited the Ghirardelli Square.

It was my first time in SF with friends rather than family, and I had so much fun!

-Kristine Jiao

Aaron, Matt, Gavin, and Gary: Thanks for being the realest people to live with ever! -Austin

Isabel: So glad you came out to CKI this year, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait for the next few years!

Tao: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop (being awesome) -Medha

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Simon: Thanh Thanh: for proThanh^2!! Wow thanks for being such a cute and awesome mentee! Talking to you tecting about life over food is always fun though so my I hope we can hang out more next semester! gains

Fenton’s challenge

I probably should have put more thought before making the decision to be part of the Fentons challenge. It was definitely a scary but fun experience to try and eat 3 pounds of ice cream while watching other challengers endure the same suffering as me. Even though I didn’t win, I was able to cheer on the people beside me as they struggled to drink the rest of the ice cream soup left on their plate. I think the best of part of the Fentons Social was probably when everyone started yelling “CHUG CHUG CHUG” because one guy was almost done and all he had to do was chug the cream, but he seemed like he needed a little extra peer pressure to finish. I felt like the entire experience brought me closer to Circle K and I’m happy to say that I’ll be going again next year!

-Avena Cheng

Ana: Susannah: Thank you for the Shusannah years of friendship and does the support <3 And also the best shoprides back to Foothill :’D ping cart!

CKI: Thank you for giving me a home these past semesters!

I’m honestly so glad I joined because I got to meet all of you. You all have the kindest souls, volunteering your 19 time to service. I’ll miss you Circle K next semester.

Kathy, Aaron, and Danny: hi oakland -Anne

FALL TRAINING CONFERENCE (FTC) FTC Workdays let everyone contribute to the club, and all our hard work resulted in tangible props and a well-executed skit!!

Spending time with good friends and being a part of something greater than ourselves made the experience worthwhile and definitely memorable.

-Tiffany Nguyen

For this year’s FTC service project, we chose three projects aligning with our DSI – Serve to Conserve. We aimed to “upcycle” old discarded materials into new, useable goods. With the help of dedicated volunteers, we turned old t-shirts into pillows and dog toys, grocery bags to plastic yarn to be subsequently knitted into quilts, and old beverage bottles to cute planters.

The project was a great success, thanks to everyone who attended!

-Ryan Tsao

FTC SKIT PEOPLE: Cameron: CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYThanks ONE WHO HELPED OUT WITH THE for being SKIT, ACTORS PROP HOLDERS, AND the best DANCERS FOR YOUR HARD WORK. bro <3

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Mattin: ur my spirit animal and i love u thanks for always sending me the funniest chain texts and enabling my cheesecake addiction <33 -Anne

Matt: You the best marshmallow mentor hehe <3 :P

It’s tiki time!

I first joined FTC committee because I knew I wanted to make new members’ experiences at FTC as amazing as the experience I had. Little did I know that I would also have a great six months getting to know my committee along with my co-workshops chair. Especially during FTC, I realized how much fun it was to plan this large-scale event and I know it has been one of my favorite memories of Circle K. -Andrea Seet

THANK YOU TO ALL THE DRIVERS, WORKSHOP HOSTS AND THE FTC COMMITTEE! Steph Ruiz: Shoutout for always offering rides to the Bart station :)

Gabe: hi gabe thank you for being a g8 friend and always jamming to drake with me :) -Anne

Ellen: You’re cool <3 -Medha

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Neiron: for those bathroom snap pics they always bring a smile to my face haha oh and also the Costco runs

UCBCKI: I’m so proud to call this club my home. Keep on serving and smiling all the time <3

Circle K Pledge

"I pledge to uphold the objects of circle k international, to foster compassion and goodwill towards others through service and leadership, to develop my abilities and the abilities of all people, and to dedicate myself to the realization of mankind's potential."

Ana Chavez Stephanie Ruiz Gabe Oero Stephanie Chu Andrea Seet Shaira Santos Anne Liu Manny Ilasco Kathy Xie Keith Pacana Java Villano Aaron Lee Annie Chen Gavin Li Cecilia Nguyen Tao Ong

Board contact info

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