January Newsletter - The Carlmont Post

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THE CARLMONT

POST Volume 3 | Issue 08

January

Carlmont Key Club

In This Issue

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Messages from Newsletter Editor and President

January Member Recognition

Past Club & Divison Events

Club Updates

DCON 2022 Divison, District, & International Updates January SOSP: Children’s Miracle Network Intro to Key Club Structure February Events Stay Connected

A M essage from yo ur

Newsletter Editor

Hi Key Club!

Congrats on finishing up your service hours for the MRP! I know that many members were working hard to meet the bronze, silver, or gold requirements to receive the MRP at DCON. I hope you were all able to accomplish your goals!

We have a nice amount of online service events prepared for February as well, including an ongoing event for Free Rice.

Be sure to continue attending service events, even though the MRP is over! Our club still needs to reach our service hour goal and the category under Distinguished Club. Thank you for all of your participation thus far!

We are continuing with online service events and in-person club meetings this month. However, our February DCM will be held in-person! Be sure to RSVP before February 26th in order to attend this division event and make bookmarks for young readers.

I hope you enjoy this winter themed newsletter! I will be passing the torch to the next Newsletter Editor very soon, but I hope to be able to continue serving you next term in a different position. Best of luck to all of the officer candidates! Elections are on Monday, February 7th, from 4:30-6:30pm on Zoom.

Sunbathing in Service,

Katarina Povinec 1

Katarina Povinec Newsletter Editor 806450@seq.org

Hey Scots!

A M e s sage f r o m y o u r

This month I have a few more special announcements. First of all, a big thank you to everyone who came to our club elections on Monday, February 7th!

I hope you all enjoyed listening to all of our candidates’ amazing speeches, and ongrats to Avirral Agarwal for winning the raffle.

We will also be hosting committee elections in early March, so be sure to stay involved if you want to apply for a leadership position as a committee chair or a committee members on one of our five committees (Service Project, Fundraising, Publicity/Communications, Members Develpment, and Social Events).

President

I hope you all had a fantastic winter break! January was full of online events that many of you guys participated in. I know it is tough to go back online after such a fun semester in-person, but we promise that in-person events will return soon after COVID cases decline. But, we were still able to host over 6 events regardless!

In February, we will continue with Valentine’s themed online events and start out transition to the new term. I hope to see you guys at our next club meeting OR service event.

Feel free to reach out with any questions :)

Best,

Claire Tseng Claire Tseng President tsengclaire95@gmail.com

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January January Memb Mem Member of the Month

Committee Member of the Month Colin Zhang

Sophomore - Members Development Colin has been very helpful and involved with his role on the Members Development Committee. He is not afraid to reach out whenever he has questions or needs help with a task!

Manya Kumar Freshman Manya has been participating in a lot of service events in the past month and even signed up to be a President intern in our internship program!

Officer of the Month

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Katarina Povinec Junior - Newsletter Editor Katarina has been working extremely hard by releasing our Spring Semester Club Guide, interning as a Vice President, and taking initiative to help committees stay organized.

mber ber Recognition Recognition Sticker Awards

Gold Silver 6 hours of service in 1 month Reward: 3 Sanmatic Laptop Vinyl Sticker, 3 raffle tickets** Allison Hoang (7.5) Lina Saleh (7) Amogh Dhumal (6)

8 hours of service in 1 month Reward: 5 Sanmatic Laptop Vinyl Sticker, 5 raffle tickets** Katarina Povinec (43.84) Many Mah (36) Alice Finkelstein (35) Swaraali Save (26) Grace Kimberg (25.68) Kevin Tomita (22) Manya Kumar (19.1) Lauren McCarthy (19) Eden AbramsScheppler (13) Soleil Dam (11.5) Erica Tam (11.5) Emily Mao (10.5) Colin Zhang (9)

Raffle Winner

Bronze 4 hours of service in 1 month Reward: 1 Sanmatic Laptop Vinyl Sticker, 1 raffle ticket** Francesca Brocchieri (5.5) Jocelyn Owen (5.5) Avirral Agarwal (5) Annabel Chia (5) Ethan Moussa (4)

Soleil Dam

Junior Congratulations! Erica Tam will contact you with your prize (a $5 Boba Guys or Starbucks gift card)! ** Attending division events also earns you 1 raffle ticket per event!

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Dog & Cat Toy Making 6 attendees for 12 hours

Colin Zhang Sophomore The Dog and Cat Toy Making Event was a relaxing and enjoyable experience. We used household materials such as fabric and yarn to make cat and dog toys for animal shelters. There were easy to follow instructions to create a variety of toys, from pom poms to braided ropes. Personally, I made adorable little pom pom balls for cats. It took me a couple of tries to get them to hold their shape but the process was really fun! I hope there are more DIY craft events like this one in the future.

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Cards & Bracelets for Children’s Miracle Network Manya Kumar Freshman Making Cards and Bracelets for Children’s Miracle Network was a fun and relaxing service event over Zoom! We started with a fun ice breaker and then got our materials. We were given a lot of freedom for what we could make which inspired everyone to get creative! I tried making different-sized cards and decorating them in different ways with washi tape, markers, and brush pens. My favorite part of the event was when I got to see everyone hold up the cards they made for the group photo!

Jocelyn Owen Junior The Cards and Bracelets for Children’s Miracle Network was an online event where participants made bracelets and cards. I enjoyed creating colorful cards with positive messages for hospitalized children. It was also nice to take a break from schoolwork and make cards at the event. I’m glad that we could make cards and bracelets to bring some joy to children in the Children’s Miracle Network!

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Campus Cleanup

21 attendees for 30.5 hr Grace Kimberg Junior The After School Cleanup was a fun event that took place after school!

Attendees broke off into groups, went around campus, and picked up trash to help beautify the school. It was a great way to bond with fellow Key Clubbers and to help make our school a nice place to be! At the end of the event, it was fun to see which team had collected the most trash, and it was a great time overall. I really enjoyed the event and I can’t wait to do the next one!

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Charity Miles 12 volunteers for 128.4 hr

Emma Goldman Sophomore Charity Miles is an ongoing Carlmont Key Club event in which participants log their time spent running, walking, hiking, etc., and raise money for charity as a result of their movement. During the month of January, there were two walking occasions I logged on to the app. The first time, I walked my dog around the neighborhood for about an hour while listening to music. The second time, I went on a hike with my family at Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve. Both times I simply opened the Charity Miles app on my phone and clicked the “record” button to start recording my walk. Overall, I think Charity Miles is a great app idea, as not only does it encourage individuals to walk or run more, but also is for a great cause. While walking, I felt that it was nice to get fresh air and do something beneficial to my physical health. I am looking forward to continuing to use the app.

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Bookmarks for Liberation Library

16 attendees for 36 hr Samantha Bishop Sophomore This event was a virtual bookmark making event that took place on zoom.

During this service event, we made bookmarks for Liberation Library, an organization that delivers books to young, incarcerated youth. The bookmarks were made using a variety of supplies and the volunteers who participated in this event were given creative freedom, so there was a wide variety of bookmarks made. The event lasted a total of one and a half hours. During that time, we not only created the bookmarks, but we also did an icebreaker and learned about Liberation Library and the upcoming service events. The volunteers that participated in this event were also encouraged to continue making bookmarks during their free time. When the bookmarks were finished, the volunteers individually mailed them to Liberation Library.

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D34N Hearts for Love Grace Kimberg Junior At the D34N Hearts for Love event, Key Clubbers from all over the district got to come together and make origami hearts to show their support for AAPI families who have lost loved ones. I really enjoyed being able to show my support for the AAPI community, especially after the rough time they have been having throughout COVID. It was also fun to make the origami hearts because I had never made them before, so I learned something new! In addition to listening to great music, supporting the community, and making the hearts, I enjoyed being able to hang out with people from our division. Overall, the event was extremely fun, and I can’t wait for the next one!

Arts for Little Hearts Manya Kumar Freshman Arts for Little Hearts was a Valentine’s Day themed origami Zoom service event organized by Alice Finkelstein. First, we talked about our favorite holiday (most of us like Christmas). Then, we began making origami hearts and flowers while listening to the Division playlist. The best part of the event was when I was following a heart box tutorial and I turned it over to find that there was an origami heart on the back of the box! I thought I had to separately glue on mini hearts but it was actually the same paper that makes the little heart and the box! I hope our arts and crafts cheer up the hospitalized children they will be sent to!

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pdates c l u bu CLUB UPDATES

Join Key Club

Complete these three steps to join!

1. Complete 3 hours of service with key club.

2. Complete the google form application (email 806523@seq. org for it).

3. Pay $20 (or $14 for returning members) in cash to Advisor Rosie at our next club meeting.

Online Service Events Hey Key Clubbers! As of January 6th, 2022, we will be switching to online events ! Throughout the fall months, we were able to host in-person events due to relatively low COVID cases. However, as infection rates soar, we have collectively decided to move all service events online. ** Some division events are still in-person, such as DCMs.

Officer Elections Officer Elections will be held over Zoom on February 7th from 4:30-6:30pm! Come elect your next Webmaster, Newsletter Editor, Treasurer, Secretaries, Vice Presidents, and President. If you stay until the end, you’ll automatically be entered into a raffle!

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c l u b GUIDE guide CLUB

Check out this guide if you want to learn more about club/division elections and/or DCON! Use bit.ly/ckcguide22 to access or scan the QR code above to read :) **The guide was made by me (Katarina, your newsletter editor)!

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d c o n 22022 022 DCON

DCON stands for District Convention! This is a three-day event on April 1-3 in Reno, Nevada that marks the end to the 2021-22 Term and will be a time to celebrate all of the things that our District accomplished this term. There will be a variety of activities varying from Workshops, Award Cermonies, a Governor’s Ball, and more!

- Price Breakdown: $215 for on-time (2/14), $255 for late (2/25) Hotel Room: $222.97/night -> TOTAL: $326.49 on-time, $366.49 late ** This price excludes transportation!

Please contact President Claire Tseng (contacts on page 20) ASAP if you’d like to go! You will give all payments/info to her.

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o t h e r pdates OTHER uUPDATES Division Updates - The February DCM will be held in-person at Father Downey Garden in Belmont on February 26th from 3-5pm! RSVP at tinyurl.com/ febdcm2022 - D34N is also hosting a tote bag design contest! Submit your designs anytime at bit.ly/d34ntotedesign to have the opportunity to design the next piece of division merch + receive a free bag with your design on it!

District + Region Updates - The DCON Registration deadline has been extended to February 14th! Please be sure to submit your club’s payments by then.

- There is also an application open for the DCON Sergeant-at-arms position! Check out tinyurl.com/saa22 to learn more.

International Updates - International Officer Candidate Training Conference (IOCTC) is coming up! If you’re interested in running for an INTERNATIONAL leadership roll, register at tinyurl.com/cnhioctc2122.

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Jan ua r y S OS P : Children’s Miracle Network What is Children’s Miracle Network?

What does SOSP stand for?

SOSP stands for Spotlight on service program.

Every month we have a different organization that we direct our service projects towards.

Cards and Bracelets for Children’s Mriracle Network Carlmont Key Club hosted an online service event for Children’s Miracle Network during January. Attendees created cards and bracelets for hospitalized children using a variety of materials.

They also had the opportunity to meet new people in breakout rooms, and chat with other members!

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Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) is a nonprofit organization that raises funds for children’s hospitals in the US and Canada.

They are an organization dedicated to helping hospitalized kids by funding hospitals, research, and families who can’t afford to pay for healthcare. Find your nearest CMN hospital to contribute.

Serving over 10 million kids in the US and Canada, CMN is able to donate to 172 hospitals that provide 32 million treatments per year for kids. By contributing to this organization’s goal, you are able to make a difference in the lives of a child, a family, and a healthcare facility.

In January, Carlmont Key Club hosted a service event dedicated to this organization and their cause. By making cards and bracelets for hospitalized children to receive, attendees were able to make a difference in their community and support the lives of children.

In tro to K e y C l ub S tr uc tur e

Each club is made up of at least 15 members led by a President Carlmont Key Club

Each division is made up of various clubs in a defined territory led by a Lieutenant Governor Division 34 North

Each district is made up of one or more states led by a Governor Cal-Nev-Ha District

Key Club Int’l encompasses all clubs within its 33 districts and other countries not included in a district

As a new member, Key Club’s structure may seem confusing, but the diagram above is a greatly helpful resource that breaks everything down. Our club is just a small part of a very large organization that is split into the following four levels: Club, Division, District, and International.

- Club represents anything that you do solely for our club, whether that be participate in a fundraiser, running for a position as a committee member, etc.

- The divison is in charge of overseeing a set number of clubs (15 for D34N) and guiding them through events with other clubs, connecting them to the district and international level, and merging everyone together into one Key Club family.

- District level is all of the divisions in a selected area (ours is all divisions from California, Nevada, and Hawaii) - Our district (CNH) is the largest of all 33 districts of Key Club International with: - 45,000 members - 780 Key Clubs - 77 divisions - 18 regions - Key Club International is made up of all of the Key Clubs around the world. An international event that you can attend this term in order to interact with these different clubs is the Summer Leadership Conference (in place of ICON due to COVID restrictions).

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February Events Save the Date!

Sunday

Monday Free Rice Ongoing Event Ends Feb 27th

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7 D34N Service Weekend @11-1pm @3-5pm

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8 Club Elections @4:30-6:30pm

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Soul Boxes @4:30-6:30pm

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28 ** LTG + DNE challenge questions due!

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Tuesday

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Club Meeting @Lunch in D-12

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10 Club Meeting @Lunch in D-12

16 Free Rice/UNICEF Math Games @4:30-6:30pm

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Valentine’s Day Cards for Seniors @4:30-6:30pm

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Club Meeting @Lunch in D-12

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D34N Service Weekend @11-1pm @5-7pm

D34N Service Weekend @5-7pm

Arts for Little Hearts @5:30-7:30pm

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Saturday

19 Bookmarks for Liberation Library @2-3:30pm

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Club Meeting @Lunch in D-12

26 February DCM @3-5pm

ALL Club Events are online until further notice!

** Find these in the division newsletter!

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Read the Division Newsletter!

Made by our DNE, Kaelyn Fung!

Read it here!

@d34naquaapes

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@d34n2021 to 81010

Key Club D34N Aqua Apes

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President Claire Tseng carlmontkc.pres@gmail.com Vice President Sanjna Sood sanjna1sood@gmail.com Vice President Amber Chia amberchia1212@gmail.com Secretary Mandy Mah 806684@seq.org Secretary Joyce Chu 806659@seq.org Treasurer Carolina Cuadros carolina.cua@icloud.com Newsletter Editor Katarina Povinec 806450@seq.org Webmaster John Zhou 806759@seq.org Service Project Co-Chair Alice Finklestein 806047@seq.org

d ar Bo Service Project Co-Chair Britney Fong britney.fong@comcast.net Membership Development Chair

Kaitlyn Kwan kaitlynkwan7@gmail.com Publicity Chair Miriya Mayenkar 806749@seq.org Commuications Chair Guillermo Mendoza g.men.con.24@gmail.com Social Event Chair Erica Tam 806536@seq.org Fundraising Chair Emily Mao 803583@seq.org Kiwanis Advisor Rosie Jimenez rosjimenez2@gmail.com Faculty Advisor Matt MisKelly mmiskelly@seq.org Division 34 North LTG Courtney Tai d34n.ltg@cnhkeyclub.org

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