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VELALENA MOUA

Bulletin Editor

Greetings Everyone!

My name is Velalena Moua and I am your current bulletin editor. I am glad to be serving as part of the new board and hope that I can provide a helping hand to you all. As the school year ends, we pay farewells to our seniors at graduation, yet this doesn’t mean goodbye for us or them. Furthermore, finals had also been stressful, but despite those challenges I hope you all can have a wonderful summer and continue your motivation to serve our community.

As the new bulletin editor, my key club journey had started with three of my friends: David Nguyen, Sammy Quan, and Erika Zheng. Without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today. They inspired me to become more involved with the club and showed me that key club was more than serving the community. It taught me to build leadership skills and allowed me to break barriers with people. Key club to me is about expanding my key club ohana and building friendships with people who have the same mindset as me. Because of my experience I hope that key club has inspired you the same it has for me.

Love,

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Hey MonSTARS! In the previous term, I served you as your secretary. Though I was really excited about my term, it was you guys that kept me going, encouraging me all throughout the way. YOU are the inspiration to ME and thus, here I am as your next president. I can proudly say that my name is Elaine Phan, serving as your president for the 201819 term. I would like to thank you guys for pushing me all the way here and hope that you continue to support me in my Key Club journey as I will yours. Let’s laugh and cry together.

Though not set in stone, a few of my statistical goals include: 300+ per charity (1500+ funds for service), 3,000 service hours, and a minimum of 25 members earning 50 hours of service. I would also like to increase the amount of active underclassmen we have and become closer to them within the next term. With a closer bond with the club, we can go further and create closer bonds with the Kiwanis and division! I hope that you all with work alongside with the board and I in coming close/ completing these goals because as a club, I believe we can do anything that we set our minds to. Don’t forget that YOU as a member can make a difference, and a large impact at that!

As president, I hope that you don’t look towards me in intimidation, but rather a friend and a resource to come to for help. I am just as (and probably more) dysfunctional, clumsy, and directionally challenged as some of you out there! However, I hope that together we can overcome these challenges and tribulations. This term will be a learning experience for all of us, I can’t wait to learn about all of you as all of you learn about me.

With roaring love and service,

Elaine Pham

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President

1. I got hit in the head when I was little with a power range stick

2. I can walk fast (when there’s food at the end) but I can’ run 3. I’m married to Cindy 4. I have a pool but I don’t know how to swim 5. I eat ice cream once a week

Vice President

1. I am 8 years younger than my sister

2. I love dogs and have a dog of my own, except that I’m allergic to my own dog.

3. I am an active dancer in KMC and am now also a member of Universal Rhythm 4. I have a bump on my forehead because I ran into the wall as a child 5. I have been an athletic person my entire life!

(Gymnastics, track and field, tennis, and now dance)

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Treasurer

1. I can crack my ankle

2. 2. I have 3 family members at Sheldon.

3. 3. I’ve been to China twice 4. 4. I ran into a wall when i was younger and scarred my eyebrow.

5. 5. I raised a duck and ate it.

Secretary

1. I used to play the violin 2. I was born in Iowa 3. I have two sisters

4. I hate fish but love sushi 5. I fell down a set of apartment stairs while sleeping

Bulletin Editor

1. I love to travel and hang out with friends and family 2. I sometimes cry watching Disney Movies 3. I fell down the stairs a couple of times (I’m still okay though) 4. I set off the fire alarm cooking three times (I obviously can’t cook even if I attempt to) 5. I’m the second oldest of my siblings 9

Member Recognition

1. Karen le is my sister 2. I love sushi

3. My favorite colors are yellow and orange 4. I like to speak Spanish 5. I wear a size 3 in shoes

CO-Techmaster

1. I fell out a car when I was 9

2. I can’t go a day without laughing or smiling

3. I love my friends 4. I like to spread positivity 5. I used to live in Florida

CO-Techmaster

1. When I was 2 years old I was playing under the long church benches and I hit my head and it left a scar on my left eyebrow 2. In second grade this Mexican kid cut me in line. And so I told him, “GET OUT OF LINE.” Later at recess he broke my wrist.

3. I flipped a folding table with food when the Seahawks threw it at the one yard line.

4. I went camping and my friends decided to go explore the woods at 1 am. So I went with them and took rocks and threw them at the bushes to make noises to scare them.

5. I want to be Hoekage. Beelieve it.

Service Coordinator

1. I have a scar on my forehead from when QA (my sister) dropped a wooden chair on me when I was a few months old.

2. 2. I listen to basically all genres of music except country, but my favorite is usually rap.

3. 3. My two biggest inspirations are Chance the Rapper and Gordon Ramsay

4. 4. I used to have a bowl cut 5. 5. I avoided Key Club at all costs freshman year

Vice President

1. I have two brothers & two sisters 2. I’m in love with make up

3. I don’t know how to swim or whistle; I can barely ride a bike 4. 4. I can eat wings, onions rings, & French fries everyday if I could 5. 5. I have a ketchup packet in almost all my bags

Social Chair

1. I’ve almost been kidnapped, jumped, and I’ve been hit by 5 cars before all on different occasions but I’ve never broken a bone before

2. I love my friends but I hate them too 3. I am legally blind 4. The first time I hung out with Elaine, she broke my bracket with her hair

5. I work out just so I can eat more food and ice cream11

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May DCM & Service Project Serotonin Surge

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Bubble Run

UPCOMING EVENTS SACRAMENTO BUBBLE RUN SATURDAY JUNE 2ND | 6AM-11AM

2018 WOMEN'S FITNESS FESTIVAL SUNDAY JUNE 3RD | 7AM

COLOR RUN SATURDAY JUNE 16TH | 6AM-11AM (Race Day)

COLOR RUN SATURDAY JUNE 16TH | 10:30AM-2:30PM

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Recap of Events SACRAMENTO NAMI WALK Volunteers worked together throughout the event assigned with various tasks such as: checking in runners & passing out t-shirts to runner after being checked in.

DOGGY DASH Volunteers were tasked with course monitoring as seen in the picture of Kaley Xiong (left) directing the runners which way to go.

MAY DCM Members throughout the division reunited once again at the first DCM of the new term. Key clubbers were able to meet new people. Followed by it, was a service event, where the entire division was able to work together to make dog toys. Erika Zheng and her brother, Evan Zheng, are seen working diligently together as they help each other cut t-shirts for the other volunteers.

ARTHUR C BUTLER SPRING FESTIVAL Volunteers were assigned with various tasks. Varying from passing out pizza to the community to conducting game booths. Volunteers Tommy Tran and Huy are seen helping pass out pizza.

MORE THAN PINK WALK Volunteers are helping pass out t-shirts to runners as they check in. Some also helped cheered on runners down the pathway and helped course monitor.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEY CLUB!

KEY CLUB DAILY

Key Club was first established in May of 1925. Today there are about 1000 clubs in over 38 countries! It is also known as the largest and oldest student-led organization. It has four core values which are caring, character building, leadership, and inclusiveness.

BLUE = UNWAVERING CHARACTER

WHITE = PURITY

GOLD = SERVICE

UPDATE : Sheldon Key Club is within Division 7 South, which is in Region 16.

We are overlooked by the current region advisor, Bruce Mercado, and current lieutenant governor, Diego Andrades. We are also within the CNH district, which has about 18 regions consisting of 75 divisions. Our current district governor is Jonathan Lum followed by his secretary Zoe Yao and treasurer Kara Yoshiyama.

THE ELIMINATE PROJECT MARTERNAL/NEONATAL TETANUS •

1 baby dies every 9 minutes from MNT and about 160 babies die in one day

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It occurs mostly within developed countries

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It kills a significant amount of babies including the mother, themselves

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Countries with MNT:

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Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, GuineaBissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Turkey, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam

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As of June 15, 2012, The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis's global campaign for children, in partnership with UNICEF, has raised $14,090,137.04 in cash and pledges.

THE ELIMINATE PROJECT The Eliminate Project is designed to help raise funds, to provide life-changing vaccines for mother and child around the world. This is beneficial to those who does not have proper healthcare, so in order for this to happen, Key Club International had teamed up with UNICEF to make this change. With the Eliminate Project, many mothers and babies have been saved across the world, and it continues to strive to save more. With the use of 3 vaccines, a mother can be immune to Tetanus.

HOW TO HELP: DONATE $1.80 TO SAVE A LIFE

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Hey Monsters!

My name is Sammy Quan and I am your secretary for the 2018-2019 term. As secretary, I have the responsibility of recording member’s service hours and keeping track of all members that had signed up for Key Club, whether or not they are a paid member. One person that had inspired me to become secretary would be our President Elaine Phan because, during her term as secretary, I saw her tackle many different type of tasks. Although she had many other extracurricular activities along with hard classes, she still managed to complete her tasks smoothly.

The other person that inspired me was Sean Nguyen, because he helped me develop the right work ethics for key club and allowed me to express myself more throughout the year.

My goals for this year is to constantly update member’s service hours so they’ll always know what they have. Additionally I want the club to reach at least 3,000 service hours or more by the end of next year. I also want more members to join key club and make them feel at home.

Sammy Quan

Hey everyone!

My name is Venh and I am the immediate past president of Sheldon Key Club. I hope all of you are studying hard for finals and attending lots of service events! I know I will be attending lots of service events now that I have more time as a member of the club. I can't wait to reexperience what it feels like to be a member not having to worry about officer responsibilities. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed being an officer for Key Club for the past three years, but it will be refreshing to be able to do something new.

To be honest, I really miss being part of the board. It gave me things to do and people to connect with. If you guys ever get the chance, I definitely recommend stepping out of your comfort zones and apply for a leadership position in Key Club. It will definitely be rewarding! Anyways, I hope to see all your beautiful faces at the next service event I attend.

Good luck on finals!!

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My experience at DCON was an amazing experience, I would want to relive over and over again. Despite the long walks and the tired eyes I had throughout the days, I was awake and ready to learn new things about the club I fell in love with in freshman year. As a Sophomore going to my first DCON, I was at first scared that I wouldn't fit in and would not make new friends, being scared to talk to others. As the days went on and workshops became a routine, I emerged out of my bubble and began socializing. I bonded with my club so much more and made friends within the division and outside of it. The most simple but amazing memory I have is when after Gov. Ball we were all downstairs waiting for the elevators. We probably spent 30 minutes down there, past our curfew and dead from the amount of dancing we did, yet we all were joking and laughing. Our club let everyone go before us in the elevators, and we all laughed when people came down the elevators, reach us, and scream. We all took pictures and videos together so much more than we had before. At DCON I learned that Key Club truly is a place where inclusiveness is common and kindness is its strongest quality.

My name is Antoine Huynh and I am part of Sheldon High School Key Club. My experience in it has changed me. Even though I am not part of Key Club such as going to any of the meetings, not showing Key Club spirit, or donating, I would go to community service events where there were less people because I’m shy around them. There was this one particular event where I went really early and was the first high school student volunteer to be there. I felt better because no one was around and when other students did come, I still felt fine because there was only a couple. To be honest, I do still like to go to events where there isn’t a lot of people, but I think every time I do go to an event with lots of people volunteering, it's more fun. I want to open up to people and talk to them and recently, going to events such as Running for Rhett has made me interact with others instead of just standing there.

Key Club had helped with the progression of breaking my shell. I hope that from now on, every event I go to will help me interact with my fellow volunteers and those who go to the events to support the cause.

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Contact Us

Elaine Phan

IG: @Sheldon_keyclub

d07s.skc.pres@gmail.com

FACEBOOK PAGE: Sheldon Key Club

SNAPCHAT: sheldonkeyclub Cindy Luu d07s.skc.vpresident@gmail.com

Nancy Le d07s.skc.vpres@gmail.com

Sammy Quan d07s.skc.sec@gmail.com

Erika Zheng d07s.skc.tres@gmail.com

Velalena Moua d07s.skc.be@gmail.com

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