CNH | KEY CLUB Division 38 West Newsletter Volume 2 | Issue 9 | February 2012
In this issue: Hello Robots!
District Convention is arriving soon!
I’m sure that all of the attendees — newcomers and old timers — are just as excited as I am about going to the grandest Key Club event of the year. In this edition of the newsletter, I would like to discuss the Division 38 Conclave, District Convention 2012, and recognition at the District level. I would also like to share a neat Valentine’s Day service event that Highland Key Club participated in so that you all may try something similar to this when the time is right.
Letter from the Editor…….…… 1 Recap…..…………..………..…. 2 Conclave...........….….……... 2 Upcoming Events…………...... 3 District Convention...........… 3 Recognition……………………. 5 Service: Highland…………….. 6 Contact Information…………. 7
I hope that you all can take advantage of this information to its full potential, and thanks for taking the time to read my newsletters throughout the year! :) Programmed for Service, Victor Ly Divisional Technology Editor
“Caring - Our Way of Life”
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The Quartz Hill Key Clubbers are sitting together on the left. On the right, you can see the Lancaster and Eastside Key Clubbers.
On February 4th, the Division 38 Conclave was held at the Happy Golfer in Victorville. After all the candidates gave their speeches and were caucused, the winners were announced. The Division 38 East and 38 West LTG's of the 2012-2013 term will be Hanna Youn and Rashika Choudhary, respectively! All of you officers should get yourselves acquainted with Rashika, because you all will be working with her a lot throughout the year in staying connected with the rest of the division and being informed of all the events (DCM's, Fall Rally, DCON, training conferences, etc.). Also, I would like to congratulate the other candidates that ran, Cecilia Nguyen and Johnathan Heflin for doing so well. It was very admirable of them to put themselves out there to run for the office of LTG.
Here you can see the current LTG, Peter Chor, with his elect, Rashika Choudhary (left) and a group photo (right) of the elects, the current LTG’s, and the past LTG’s of the Division 38.
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The 66th annual Cali-Nev-Ha District Convention is coming up in less than 2 months, and the on-time registration fees are due on March 2nd, while the late registration deadline is March 23rd. Now is the time for clubs and members to gather the necessary funds so that they may attend DCON. This year’s DCON will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on April 13-15, 2012. The theme is “BEElieve — the Magic of Service.” At DCON, thousands of Key Clubbers will gather to celebrate a magical year of service, elect the new District board for the 2012-2013 term, retire the old board, and install the new Lieutenant Governors and District Executive officers into their terms.
Division 38 West Key Clubbers are seen cheering during the First General Session and in a workshop in these two pictures taken during the first day of DCON.
During Convention, Key Clubbers are expected to attend all the workshops, caucus sessions, and General Sessions. The exceptions to this case are delegates, Sergeant-atArms (SAA), candidates, and the campaign staff of candidates. Delegates must miss a few workshops on the second day of DCON because they have to attend the House of Delegates, SAA’s must miss several workshops in order to monitor the halls, and the candidates, along with their campaign staff, will not be attending some workshops and will be moving around the convention center during the caucus sessions.
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With the end of the year soon approaching, the members, officers, clubs, and even the advisors of CNH need to be recognized and awarded for their accomplishments! There are 4 categories for the awards judged at the District level: Officers, Individuals, Advisors, and Clubs/Divisions. Club Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries, and Treasurers can apply for the Officer awards. Key Clubbers that aren't in an office may apply for the Individual Awards, which consist of the Member of the Year and Sandy Nininger awards. Faculty and Kiwanis advisors can be nominated for Advisor of the Year, Jack Luther Hall of Fame, or the Marvin J. Christiansen award. Clubs contests can be entered by any Key Clubs, and the awards consist of Club of the Year, Most Improved Club, Club
Attire, Club Newsletter, Talent, and District Project. A club's website is automatically entered into the judging if the club's Technology Editor submitted the website to District Tech Editor Elijah Kang earlier in the year. Applicants that meet the basic criteria of each contest will receive an Outstanding award at DCON, and those that go above and beyond the expectations of the contest shall receive the Distinguished awards. The deadline for all applications is March 2, 2012. Remember to apply no matter what! The only time that you will never have a chance at receiving an award is when you put yourself out of the race and do not apply! For further information about the contests and what to do to apply for them, please visit http://www.cnhkeyclub.org/recognition.
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A week prior to Valentine’s Day, the Highland Key Clubbers made over 100 Valentine’s hearts. On February 13th, they went to the Rancho Village Retirement Center and gave the hearts to the elderly.
On Monday, February 13th, a group of us from Highland High School went to the Rancho Village Retirement Center to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the elderly. Our advisor, Mrs. Wright, and a few other members performed love songs while the rest of us passed out our handmade valentines that we made at the previous general meeting. We also brought homemade baked goods to share with the residents there. We talked with the seniors, played with their pets, listened to a WWII story, and even got a few of them to dance. It was great to be able to share our talents with the amazing residents and to hear all their incredible stories. I was proud to see how all the Key Clubbers interacted with the seniors and truly showed how much they care. We will definitely be going back soon! Peace Sadorra HHS President
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Club Presidents Burroughs President Christal Hoang christalhoang@yahoo.com 760-382-7998 Eastside President Guadalupe Hernandez guadalupeh@live.com 661-341-6257 Highland President Peace Sadorra spsadorra@gmail.com 510-364-4941 Littlerock President Daniel Solis dansolis12@hotmail.com 818-583-6393 Paraclete President Veronica Cruz vrcruz27@gmail.com 661-492-1495 Pete Knight President Natalie Anderson nataliegailanderson@gmail.com 661-480-4109 Quartz Hill President Niki Bakhru musicismywrld@gmail.com 661-310-8059
Divisional Board Lieutenant Governor Peter Chor d38w.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com 661-839-6696
Regional Advisors Ms. Jenn Skidmore bright_eyed78@yahoo.com
Divisional Executive Assistant Rashika Choudhary d38w.cnhkc.ea@gmail.com 661-400-9094
Mrs. Alyson Palmer apalmer@interact.ccsd.net
Divisional Secretary Dennis Malabanan d38w.cnhkc.divsec@gmail.com 661-618-7998 Divisional Newsletter Editor Victor Ly d38w.cnhkc.divnews@gmail.com 661-317-3479
Links Key Club International: www.keyclub.org CNH Cyber Key: www.cnhkeyclub.org D38W Reflector: groups.google.com/group/div38w Highland: www.wix.com/d38whhs/keyclub Paraclete: phskeyclub.weebly.com/ Eastside: www.wix.com/lancasterca/ehskeyclub
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