November 2017 newsletter

Cloverdale Key Club Monthly Newsletter

Issue 6 | November 2017 | Editors: Club Officers | rowanaddison@icloud.com

Check us out at: www.cloverdalekeyclub.com Cloverdale High School 509 N. Cloverdale Blvd.

Cloverdale, CA 95425

Cali-Nev-Ha District

Page 1:

Title Page

Page 2:

Contents/Key Club Facts

Page 3:

President’s Message

Page 4:

Birthday Bags

Page 5:

Fall Rally

Page 6:

Fire Relief

Page 7:

Joint DCM

Page 8:

PTA Child Care

Page 9:

Vineyard Races

Page 10:

Kiwanis Take-Over Mtg.

Page 11:

Shine Day

Page 12:

October Recognition

Pages 13-17: Distinguished Applicants Page 18:

Key Club Week

Page 19:

Seeds of Learning

Pages 20-27: Upcoming Events Page 28:

December Calendar

Page 29:

X-Mas Make-A-Wish

Page 30:

Key Club Bucks

Page 31:

Kiwanis Crab Feed

Page 32:

Lions Club Toy Run

Pages 33-37: Kiwanis Team Up Page 38:

Contact Information

Page 39:

Just for Fun

Caring–Our Way of Life

The core values of Key Club International are:

▪ Leadership ▪ Character

Building ▪ Caring ▪ Inclusiveness

I am in Mexico right now, with only spotty access to wi-fi. This time with my family, as we deal with losses that are hard to accept, has helped me to reflect on so much! We face challenges at every step of life.

Meeting Some Challenges Brings Sweet Rewards! Here’s a Challenge – Can You Meet the Criteria to Go to DCON? It’s the time of year when we all start getting serious about setting goals for ourselves and our club.

1. Do you want to go to District Convention 2018 (DCON)? a. If so, you may have to step up your service participation. b. 50 hours of service is desired c. $400 in Key Club Bucks is required 2. If going to DCON in Reno in April is something you want to do, then check out both your service record and your Key Club Bucks record by going to the club website at: https://www.cloverdalekeyclub.com/ member-only-page 3. If you are worried about earning service hours and/or Key Club Bucks, be sure to spend some time looking at page 30 of this newsletter.

4. Then, be sure to study all the pages coming after that, to get details about the many events coming up, so you can pick and choose what you want to do!

Birthday Bags

The Washington School Builders Club worked with the Cloverdale Key Club to put together 30 “Birthday Bags”. These were for families who go to our town’s Food Pantry, to use in celebration of a child’s birthday!

By Gaby Gaona | Cloverdale At our September Board meeting, we voted to join up with the Builders Clubbers from our middle school, and make “birthday goody bags” for the local Food Pantry. By doing this we are giving people in our community who can't afford to put on a birthday party for their children the opportunity to do just that! We put cake mix, frosting cans and candles, along with other birthday goodies, in the bags, to try and make their lives a bit more joyful.

The plan was to get together with our Builders Club on Wednesday, October 10th. But, when school was closed due to the fires, we had to re-schedule. We set things up for Wednesday, October 25th, instead. We spent $150 on supplies and took them to their after-school Wednesday afternoon work session. We had planned to show up, too. But, they were done putting everything together before our school even let out for the day! We are so impressed with our Builders Club!

Each bag contained items like these It took this group of energetic Builders Clubbers all of 15 minutes to fill the 30 bags with birthday party supplies

By Neidi Calvillo Fall Rally North was the 21st of October this year and was held at Six Flags once more. It was a fun event, just like it is every year. We were a small division this year, mainly because of the North Bay Fires. Even though we were small, we made it to the 2nd round of the cheer battles. We took 11 Key Clubbers and 2 Kiwanians from our home club. We also took $960 for PTP. We had fun and were exhausted from all the cheering!

Fire Relief Project

Campus Fundraiser We held a campus fundraiser for fire victims and it lasted about a weekand-a-half. The school got very into it, especially Mr. Schmidt’s classes.

Almost half the money raised by the whole campus was raised by his students, and totaled $308.The entire school brought in $746. There was a pizza party for 3 teachers’ classes and Papa’s Pizza generously donated almost $200 for the pizza. A Kiwanis member also donated $100, and our Key Club gave $200. Thanks to every student who donated to the Fire Relief Project!

Joint DCM with Kiwanis

By Gonzalo Perez We held a Joint Division Council Meeting with Kiwanis and Key Club at the Senior Center in Healdsburg. At first, we all met together.

Tricia, the Key Club Region Advisor, gave a presentation about how to be a good leader.

Basically, it was a comment on the fact that being brave enough to be the “first follower� of someone whose actions we admire, is pretty important! After that Key Club went inside a different room and continued our individual DCM. During the time we met, we talked about going to the December DCM in Petaluma, what clubs should be doing during the month of November, a few details about District Convention, and more. We did a service project where we made blankets for homeless people, and we made thank you cards for the firefighters.

Gaby Gaona helped at the October elementary school PTA meeting by providing child care to the children of the parents attending

Anahi Ruiz is shown here working with a child at the September Jefferson School PTA meeting

By Gaby Gaona On a Thursday evening in October, I volunteered to help at the Jefferson School PTA meeting by doing child care for the attending parents. Once there, I helped entertain a couple of children by reading books to them and coloring with them. It was a struggle at first, but I got the hang of it after a couple of minutes. That was because it took a while for the kids to warm up to me; but once they did, it was all sunflowers and sunshine. I had a blast and their parents were very grateful. Helping at our elementary school’s PTA meeting is an on-going project for us; every month, a member is there to work with the children.

The start of the 10 K race

By Neidi Calvillo The Cloverdale Kiwanis Vineyard Races seem to almost always be the day after Fall Rally North. It is really hard to get up at 6 in the morning the day after FRN. The good thing is that, despite this fact, this year 10 of our Key Clubbers were able to get up and go help our Kiwanis club with this event. We all helped with set-up at the finish line area where the runners were given a space to relax and enjoy music, good food and more, as they wound-down from their physical efforts. After that, my job was to be at a table for Fire Relief efforts, where runners could donate money, food, or even running shoes. Some of the Key Clubbers were out on the course handing out water, while others helped serve food to the runners and their families after they had crossed the finish line. It felt really good to help our Kiwanis with this project. It’s especially nice because all the money they raised this year either went to literacy programs for children, or to the Fire Relief efforts.

It was pretty cold that early in the morning. Here are several of our members right after having helped set up the finish line eating area.

Save the Rain: Kiwanis Next Steps Take-Over Meeting

By Katelyn Wilson On the Thursday morning of Key Club Week ten of our members got up bright and early to attend the 7 a.m. Kiwanis meeting! It was our annual take-over meeting, where we actually “ran” the event. Neidi Calvillo, the club Vice President, was in charge, and she did an amazing job! We missed our club President, Anahi Ruiz; but we knew that she was unable to be there, and Neidi represented us well as she followed the Kiwanis agenda! Since the Kiwanis members are always so welcoming, that made it easier for us, and so much less stressful. During the meeting, Gaby Gaona and Jessica Aguirre taught them how to do the Key Club “Re-mix” Cheer, since they already knew the “How Do You Feel?” one! Alex Visconti spent time thanking our Kiwanis for all they do for us. We then gave each of them a small pastry gift. The real fun started with our “Pound Auction”. That was our program for the day, and we made quite a bit of money for The Eliminate Project, $320! It was fun to see people laughing and smiling at the things they bought. The gifts were brought by the Key Clubbers and purchased by the Kiwanis members. The idea was to wrap up something that weighed about one pound, and auction it off, sight unseen. Some items were “nice” and others some were “not-so-nice”. One Kiwanis member bought a block of wood, and another ended up spending $20 on a rock!

Overall, the meeting was very productive and full of laughter.

October Shine Day

The last Friday of October, we made Halloween arts and crafts with the Special Day Class. We all had pumpkin pie with whipped cream in Room 21. Key Club helped the class make Halloween masks as well as making some of their own. It was lots of fun and we can’t wait to do something new next month.

Distinguished President Must: • • • • • • •

Do at least 50 hours of service Lead at least 8 Board & the majority of club meetings Promote the Key Club Core Values Complete a club analysis Promote member participation & club communication Develop effective club problem-solving Attend at least 6 DCMs, 3 Kiwanis meetings, OTC, RTC & an official President’s training workshop

Distinguished Vice President Must: • • • • • • • • • •

Do at least 50 hours of service Lead at least 2 club meetings Provide regular reports to the club on Kiwanis activities Chair a project Conduct a Member Orientation Assist the Treasurer with dues collection Communicate with members & division Attend 80% of all meetings & at least 6 DCMs Attend at least 3 Kiwanis meetings Attend either OTC or RTC & an official VP workshop

Distinguished Secretary Must: • • • • • • • • •

Do at least 50 hours of service Create & update a club roster Complete on-time Monthly Report Forms Record minutes of club & Board meetings Record club election results with the district Complete district online officer information form Attend 80% of all meetings & at least 6 DCMs Attend at least 3 Kiwanis meetings Attend either OTC or RTC & an official Secretary workshop

Distinguished Treasurer Must: • • • • • • • • • •

Do at least 50 hours of service Pay dues on time & educate members about dues Create a club budget Provide regular Treasurer’s Reports for members Organize &help with fundraisers for club Organize &help with fundraisers for service Communicate with the LTG Attend 80% of all meetings & at least 6 DCMs Attend at least 3 Kiwanis meetings Attend either OTC or RTC & an official VP workshop

Distinguished Newsletters Must: • Submit an e-portfolio that includes examples of 3 newsletters, as well as reflections by the editor • One newsletter should be from the summer, one from the fall and one from the winter • Newsletters must be at least 4 pages in length, use graphic standards, the Key Club Logo, have officer contact information, contain suitable articles and photos & more!

Distinguished Website Must: • Have specific content like an About Us, an Upcoming Activities, & a Photos section, etc.

• There must be links to various Key Club resources • Member privacy must be maintained • Key Club Graphics Standards must be used • Member service records must be available • It must be regularly updated and maintained

Distinguished Club Poster Is Judged On: • Originality, creativity, artistic ability, promotion of Key Club, effectiveness for membership recruitment, & overall appearance • Size must be 18” by 24”

Distinguished Single Service Must: • Submit an e-portfolio describing a single club project • The following should be addressed: service need, project plan, project implementation, final results, public awareness & member participation

Distinguished Year-In-Review Is Judged On: (Club Scrapbook) • Showcasing the following sections - Service to School, Service to Community, Fundraising Projects, Assistance to Kiwanis, Major Emphasis Program participation & Miscellaneous as well as cover artwork, interior artwork & news clippings & photos • Many members are involved in this project

Member Recognition Award Is Judged On: • A rubric of criteria as seen below • Has 4 levels of recognition: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum

The following members have already earned at least one level of this award, as of October 31st. There are still 3 ½ months left to add names and higher categories to this list!

➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢

Jessica Aguirre – Bronze Neidi Calvillo – Bronze Cristina Cardenas – Bronze Gabriela Gaona – Silver Sebastian Ley – Bronze Anahi Ruiz - Platinum

https://www.gofundme.com/D32KIWANISANDKEYCLUBFIRERELIEF

Some of the highlights of Key Club Week: • Wearing Key Club attire • Putting together a snack spread for the faculty & staff • Doing a take-over meeting with our Kiwanis & giving them pastry gifts • Spreading kindness on campus with clothespin messages

Pictures are from our work session, Kiwanis meeting presentation and actual activities to help the fire victims.

Gail Chadwin, from the organization called “Seeds of Learning� spoke at our lunchtime meeting during Key Club Week. She encouraged us to help children in Nicaragua have a better life by providing them with funds needed to help them earn an education. The Seeds of Learning organization helps build schools, libraries and resource centers; plus, it provides children with money needed to pay education expenses. Our members will be looking further into how we can help with this project!

Upcoming Events for the rest of November

➢A Save the Rain committee meeting ➢Two Kiwanis meetings ➢Shine Day ➢March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Day ➢Knights of Columbus Dinner ➢March of Dimes Bake Sale ➢A Kiwanis Board meeting ➢Distinguished applications work sessions ➢A Key Club Board meeting

Save the Rain Committee Meeting Tuesday, November 14th at 6 p.m. at Starbucks

We’ll be making fun Thanksgivingthemed treats like these. Come join us on Friday, November 17th in Room 21 at lunchtime.

World Prematurity Awareness Day All members are asked to wear PURPLE on Friday, November 17th in honor of the March of Dimes World Prematurity Awareness Day! About half a million babies are born premature or with birth defects in the U.S. each year

Saturday, November 18th St. Peters Church 4:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Help is needed bussing tables

Chicken & Polenta Dinner (Earn $30 in Key Club Bucks)

❖ Monday, November 20th ❖ Ray’s Food Place ❖ 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ❖ Need baked items to sell ❖ Need workers for the table

Members wishing to complete Distinguished applications should plan on finding time to do AT LEAST 10 hours of work within the scheduled times listed below: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Saturday, November 18th Sunday, November 19th Monday, November 20th Tuesday, November 21st

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Members MUST sign-up in advance, so that they can be picked up at home and transported to the work location, which will be the Faculty Advisor’s house

Club Board Meeting Tuesday, November 28th Starbucks 6 p.m.

Details about our UNICEF Halloween Party on October 31st still to be arranged‌ we’ll share more at upcoming meetings

Saturday, November 4th Citrus Fair 5:30 to 11 p.m.

Christmas Make-a-Wish ➢ Friday,

December 1st (3:30-5:30 p.m.) ➢ Travel to Walmart to shop ➢ Buy items for three children (toys & clothes)

Hoping to raise the money needed for DCON? Here’s your chance!

To Earn Key Club Bucks!

Check out the following December events that ALL earn Key Cub Bucks: ▪

Kiwanis Crab Feed o Morning shift - $15 o Evening Shift - $50

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Lions Club Toy Run - $35 Kiwanis Meeting - $10 Kiwanis Secret Santa Pal - $15 Kiwanis Bake Auction -$??

Kiwanis Caroling - $15 Kiwanis Board Meeting - $15 Kiwanis Meeting - $15 Kiwanis Food Pantry - $15 Rose Float trip - $50 Kiwanis Food Pantry - $15

You can show up at the Citrus Fair at 10 a.m. and work until noon on the set-up for the Crab Feed

EVERY MEMBER IS ASKED TO HELP! Be at the Citrus Fair at 4:30 p.m.

Wear the “# I Am Kiwanis T-shirt” (shirts will be ordered for members who don’t already have one)

We need a minimum of 20 members to work Members will be serving food and bussing tables Tips for the evening will be placed in the Key Club Bucks account Plan to stay until clean-up is complete...usually about 9:30 p.m.

If, for some reason, you can’t work the entire time, come for whatever time you can make it!

Lions Club Toy Run

Show up at the Citrus Fair at 10 a.m.

Work until 1 p.m.

You’ll be helping by doing whatever they ask you to do

At the December 5th Key Club meeting, members will be given the opportunity to sign-up to be a Kiwanis Secret Pal. Information sheets about the Kiwanis members will be distributed. Each Key Clubber will be asked to buy a gift for their Kiwanis Pal, valued at about $10. The member will need to bring the wrapped gift to the December 14th Kiwanis meeting. It will be an exchange, as Kiwanis members will ALSO be buying gifts for their Secret Pal Key Clubbers!

Kiwanis Bake Auction At Their Thursday, December 14th Meeting

Held at the same Kiwanis meeting as the Secret Santa Pal Gift Exchange. Bring 2 or 3 items if at all possible! Example: 4 cupcakes looking special & then another 4 cupcakes‌.

Package everything nicely & they will likely sell for a higher price!

▪ Sunday, December 17th ▪ 2 – 3:30 p.m.

▪ Cloverdale HealthCare Center

Our Kiwanis Club is operating the Cloverdale Food Pantry during the month of December

Friday, December 22nd & Friday, December 29th Show up at the corner of 2nd & Commercial St. 1 to 3 p.m.

Help distribute food to families in need!

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Would You Like to Help Create the Kiwanis Rose Parade Float?

A small group of Division 32 members are traveling to SoCal on Wednesday through Friday, December 27-29th to help with the Rose Parade float. The cost will be minimal, as members will be staying in the homes of Key Clubbers while there. Members will need money for food while on the trip. If you are interested in going, let the Faculty Advisor know, ASAP!

Club Officer Contact Information

Sue Cummins Stephen Bearden

Faculty Advisor Kiwanis Advisor

cummins@sonic.net steph32450@gmail.com